NEWTON KING REPORT

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 26 August 1933, Page 10

NEWTON KING REPORT

The report of Newton King, Ltd., states it can be said that a better win ter has not been experienced in Tara naki for many years, and with a reasonable duration of the comparatively mild weather that prevails a great improvement m the pastures should soon be noticeable as a result of the recent warm rains. Dairy herds for the most part have come through the winter in great heart and a good start for the new season has been made. The appioacli of spring should inspire a little more confidence with dairymen, and a recovery of values in the dairy cattle section may soon be evident, as there are many replacements yet to be cf fected. At the moment- the supply of dairy cattle is, if anything, ill excess of the demand, but the heavy yardings that have been handled over a period ol some weeks have depleted supplies to some degree, and as lesser numbers come forward to the various sales, so should values improve. Generally a firm tone is the order in all classes ,'h roughout the stock market, the consensus of opinion being that better times are near at hand, and although some degree of caution is noticeable m operations in some sect ons a nuvh brighter atmosphere prevails. Values in both the neof and mutton

sections have snown very little variation on late rates since last week’s survey, the lamer section, however, displaying a slight weakening tendency? Prime cows and heifers are worth to £5 10s, lighter prime £4 'os to £5, average weights £4, light and plain £2 15s to £3 10s. Truck lots of prime fat wethers have been sold at up to 255, lighter sheep 22s to 235. prime fat ewes 18s to 19®, lighter and older sheep 16s to 17s. Hoggets continue to be keenly sought, sales during the week having been effected at from 15s to 17s fid according to fin-1 isli.

Although there is a good inquiry for all classes of store sheep, changing is negligible. Lambing has occasioned a cessation in trade with breeding ewe«. but when this is sufficiently advanced there is evidence that brisk bus ness will again be recorded, and indications point to values being considerably in advance of those ruling at this period last year. Hoggets and wethers, aie sought, but as quotations are limited competition is keen for the- small consignments that come under the hummer.

Trading in store cattle outside the oddments that some forward to the fortnightly sales is of little account. Stnt on cattle of all classes continue Ito bo inquired for, nut difficulty in I satisfying the demand is occasioned

bv lack of quotations. Young paddock cows are perhaps the most popuiai of the oddments offering at auction and these seLl under keen bidd.ng at from Bis to £2 7s fid according to condition. A good demand also continues for all classes of female cattle suitabli for the coining mating season, ant values are firm at late rates. Yardings in the yearling Jersey heifer section are somewhat disappointing and for the most part consist of cross-bred and small cattle. Anyth.ng showing, quality, however, meets spirited competition and values for good earth show a slight hardening tendency while a firm market is tf;e order foi other clashes. Tops sell under sp.cited bidding at from £3 7s fid to £3 ’2; Gd, average to good cattle; £2 15s to £3 3s, good quality a little small £_ 7s fid to £2 12ts fid, cross-bred £2 s>to £2 10s, good quality hold-overs £1 12s fid to £1 17s fid, others 15s to 255. The sale was made of a luu of extra choice all-fawn cattle to a vt’aikato buyer at £4 ss. Numerically, sale entries in the. daily -net.on are being fully maintained; top cattle are, however, m the minority and values tor these have shown a .itr Ic*. improvement on late- rates. Latei -divers, small and light-conditioned •attic are tluil of sale, and lor tin most- part dragging sales are still the >nh*r in this department. Top-qua! t., heifers '.sell at vrom £fi 10s to £7. stood cattle £5 15s to £6 ss, average sorts £4 15s to £5 ss, ismall, liglst--■(jiul. turned and late culvers £3 5s

£4 os. The lirenui sale on Monday drew i good yarding in tin* dairy cattle seecion, which was supplemented by ai. average oiler.ng in other departments Tlit entry in the daily section included a number of good qual.ty spring ing heifers, wli.cli sold under spirited competition at a sight improvement on late rates, but backward and smaller cattle showed no improvement. Choice springing heifers made £6 5; to £6 17s fid, good cattle £5 16s ti Co los. average £4 12s fid to £5. small, light-conditioned anti latei cm vers £2 2s fid to £4. dairy cows (average cattle) £5 to £5 ss, inferior £. 10s to £4, rat wethers (averagx vve,ghts 225, wether hoggets (small 8s fid, Jersey-cross yearling heifers a little small £2 to £2 fis, hold-over he.tous £1 14s, 2-year empty Jersey heifers £2 7s to £2 11s. store cows £1 10; to £1 15s, light fat Jerseys cows am hei'ers £2 17s to £3.

The Inglewood sale on Wednesday drew a good yarding in all depart ments, and although the bidding .n tin dairy section was inclined to drag « very bright sale in other depart men t.* was noticeable, practically a total clearance being effected under the hammer. Pr.rne fat ewes made 18s P to 19s. ewe hoggets 17s 2d. mixed sex hoggets 14s 7d, fat hoggets Ifis to 17s 3d, prime fat c-ows Jersey-cross sorts £3 19s to £4 2s. lighter sorts £3 2s to £3 14s, plain cattle £2 9s to £2 11s, good quality yearling Jersey heif-

ers a little light in condition £3 Is to £3 ss, smaller cattle £2 11s, crossbred sores £2 10s to £2 14k, hold-over ueiTers £1 15s to £1 12s fid, 2-yeut empty Jersey heifers £1 16s to £2 fis according to quality, sound empty cons £l 15s to £1 17s, 2-year Friesian steeis £1 17s to £1 19s, works cows los to £1 12s. The entry in tlie dairy cattle section included few good quality eattie, especially heifers. Average to good heifers made from £5 10s to £fi, medium sorts £4 7s 5d to £5, others £3 5s to £4, average quality dairy cows £5 10s to £6, ordinary £4 to £4 10s, .nterior and backward sorts £2 1 2s fid to £3 ss. At the Kahotu sale on Thursday there was one of the largest yardings chat has been submitted in that centres tor some time. The entry included approximately 100 head of dairy cattle, and anything that was wen forward and showing quality sold under spirited competition, and practically a total clearance was effected. Goon .miry cows close to profit made £'« to £8 ss. average sorts £5 15s to £6 10s. inferior £2 10s to £3 10s. young average quality late calvers £3 os to C 4, well-bred springing Friesiau lie-0 ers at profit £7 to £B, small Jersey and Jersey-ci css sorts £4 to £4 ISf fid, inferior £2 10s, average to goodquality yearling Jersey he.fers £2 15s :o £3. cross-bred £2 3s fid to £2 Its, hold-over heifers £1 Ss to £1 18% 2 year empty Jersey heifers £2 ss, sound empty 'cows £i 15s to £2 3s, lat .cows Jersey sorts £3 17s, unfinished J2 10-s, store cows £1 5s to £1 19s,

boners 20s to 27®. At Douglas on Monday the firm heki a clearing sale on account ol Mr \\ . C. O’Reilly at the farm. The sale wu> held under adverse conditions, heavyram falling all the aiternoon. Despite this there was a large attendance. An extensive range of sundries was otlered, and these excited keen competition. Farm implements in good order brought their lull value, the Duncan drill making £3-5. The cattle sola well, . good cows bringing from £6 to £9. An aged .mare made £32, aged gelding £3 10s, 2£-year gelding £2l, hack £1 15s, 2-year empty heifers £3 lOsi, weaner J»eifers £2 12s, m-cah heifers £4 to £5 15s, dairy cows (good) £8 to £9. medium £6 to £7 10s, poor £4 5s to £5 10s, threequarter cows £1 17s fid to £3, pedigree Jersey hull £4, Jersey bull £, P.A. bulls £9 to £ll.

At the Stratford sale on Tuesday a good yarding in both store and dairy pens was disposed oi. The demand rue good quality cows was keen, poorer class cattle be.iig difficult to quit. Fat hoggets made lfis fid, boner cows 19s to 245, sound empty cows £2 3s to £2 os. fat cow* £2 12s fid to £2 los, empty heifers £2 Gs to £2- os, rat heifers £3 Vs fid to £3 12s fid, yearling heifers good £3 10s, poor £1 x4s to £2 ss, cows (springing) £5 UJs to £fi os, poor sorts £4 5s to £5, heifers (springing) good £o to £i, medium £5 to £5 los, poor £3 12s fid and £4 los, calved cows £5 to £5 10s, calved heners £5 5s to £6 Os.

A number of horse fairs have been held since the last report, and yt alj the sales a good demand has been in evidence for good young useful farm horses, while three-quarter to heavy draughts have also met a good demand. At Stony Hirer on Tuesday some 40 horses were . yarded. Good young three quarter draughts made £39 ilOs to £44, young half draughts broken to all work £29 to £32, older sorts £l9 to £24, aged and inferior £lO to £l2, light harness horses £5 to £9 10s.

The Waiwakailjo horse fair on Thursday drew an entry of about 40 houses of all classes, and all met with a good sale, keen competition being forthcoming for good useful farm sorts. £oung heavy draughts made from £34 10s to £39 10s, young half draughts £29 to £3l, spring carters £2O to £24, harness horses £ls to £l7 10s, aged and inferior sorts £7 to £lO 10s, unbroken 2-year draught filly £2fi 10s. Animated scenes are the order at all filer sales and the eagerness to buy Inis resulted in an appreciation in values for all classes, especially pigs above the weaner stag**. The New Plymouth Hay market sale yesterday drew an average yarding, which met with keen competition, -a total clearance being effected at advanced rates. Good porkers made 30s to 31s fid, lighter sorts 295. unfinished 24 s tc 255, large stores 22s to 235, wood slips 20s toi 21s Gd, choice weaners 17s to 18s, others 14s fid to 15s fid. \