NEWTON KING REPORT

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 30 September 1933, Page 10

NEWTON KING REPORT

The report of Newton King Limited a states that a spirit of confidence con- 1 f ! tinues throughout the stock market, 11 with competition available for prac-, » ticallv all classes, and difficulty is be- « ing experienced in satisfying the demnnd in some sections. Quotations of cl store sheep and cattle, are very limited,) a and as coping with pasture growth is' si the main thought with many at the' d moment, the shortage of local quota-j tions suitable for graziers suggests that a the adequate stocking of their farms, a with any particular class is going to. 1* be a problem. Improvement is always ft noticeable in values for boner cows, fj occasioned by competition from would- 1be buyers of station-bred cattle were I n they available, and it seems likely that b

many will look to this source to satisfy their requirements , Dairy cattle continue to be keenly 1 sought, and a further appreciation in realisations has been noticeable during the week, good quality cattle meeting a very strong demand. Their scarcity ! has occasioned some improvement in prices for medium sorts; in fact the demand for all classes is much improved. Values in the beef section hold their ground, with perhaps a slight improvement noticeable for wellbred prime cattle. Most of the changing is, however, confined to paddock sales, and truck lots of young cows and heifers have been sold at from £5 to £6, while the oddments of dairy sorts submitted at auction change hands at from £3 to £'4 10s, according to finish. Values in the fat sheep section are firm, but supplies of wethers especially are not plentiful. Wethers sell at from 22s 6d to 255, while ewes meet a ready sale at from 17s to 18s 6d, with occasional lines exceeding the latter figure. Considerable interest is being displayed in the purchase of store sheep on a| forward delivery basis, but as yet little 1 business of much account with ewes has been completed. The sale of a line 1 of 1200 black-faced lambs for January | delivery has been made at 15s. Strong inquiry continues for ewes ' and lambs! for immediate delivery, but few lines are offering, sales during the week in-, eluding a line of 500 4 and 6-tooth and 4-year-old ewes and lambs at 275, smaller lots of full-mouth sheep changing hands at from 24s to 255. Hoggets and store wethers are also in strong! demand, but here again few are offering, and outside the small lots that come under the hammer little changing can be reported. Ewe hoggets sell at from 17s to 20s and wethers at 14s i 6d to 16s 6d, but no guide as to the I strength of buyers of store wethers j can be given as practically no business with this class has been transacted. All classes are popular in the store cattle section, cattle suitable for fat-

teniny; being perhaps the most popu-, lar. There is. however, quite a good demand for all female cattle suitable, for next season’s dairy requirements, but no improvement in value is as yet noticeable as a result of the spring demand. Two-year empty Jersey heifers; I (good) make £3 to £3 10s, others 355: to £2 ss, sound empty cows (best) to £2 os, others £1 12s Gd to £1 17s 6d, choice yearling Jersey heifers £4, good sorts £3 7s 6d to £3 12s 6d, smaller cattle displaying quality £2 15s jto £3, well-grown crossbred cattle £2 '7s 6d to £2 12s 6d, good quality holdover heifers £2 2s 6d to £2 7s Gd, average £1 15s, inferior and light- ‘ conditioned 20s to 27s 6d. [ Only moderate yardings of daily cattle are being submitted, and eagerness to buy is being shown at all ceil-; tres, good quality cattle selling es- • pecially well. The depleted condition of supplies suggests that higher levels will be attained before the season is ! far advanced At the moment good quality heiiers sell at from £7 10s to ,£8 10s, occasional choice animals ex- , ceeding the latter figure. Good sorts

make £'6 5s to £6 15s, average' and smaller cattle £5 7s 6d to £5 15s, inferior and light-conditioned £4 to £4 15s. Dairy cows are also meeting a bat-1 ter demand, genuine sorts soiling un-| der spirited competition at from £Bi to £9, average cattle at £5 Ills to £'o 10s, and inferior at £3 to £4. I The Douglas sale on Monday drew an} average yarning in all departments, I and a keen sale resulted, practically a I total clearance being effected under | the hammer. Average quality yearlingJersey heifers made £3 3s, fat cows, £4 7s, unfinished £3 13s, fat heifers £4 7s dd, paddock cows £2, two-year ' empty Jersey heifers (choice) £3 lbs, average sorts £2 ss, store bullocks £3 ss, sound Jersey bulls £5 17 s 6d, meaty works cows £1 10s to £l 155, ! boners £1 5s to £1 Ss 6cl, average quality springing Jersey heifers ±,d 2s del to £v lus,. medium £5 5s to £5 15s, poor £3 15s to £4 ss, average dairy cows £5 10s to £5 15s, others £3 iss to £4 15s. The Stony River sale on Tuesday drew a good entry in all departments, and perhaps one of the brightest sales that has been witnessed m this centre for some time resulted. A good entry of 2-year heifers came forward and'

met with a spirited sale, prices showing a little advance on late quotations. Dairy heifers were also in strong demand, values also showed some up* precaution. Choice two-year empty Jersey heifers made £3 15s, good sorts £2 17s to £3 os, crossbred £'2 6s, 2-vea.r empty Friesian heifers £2 13s, average quality hold-over heifers 29s 6d, inferior 15s to 20s 6d, paddock cows in good condition £2 7s to £2 10s, sound empty cows (good quality) £2 to £2 2s 6d, boners 20s to 28s, choice Friesian springing heifers £8 10s, choice Jersey heifers £9 to £9 2s 6d, average sorts £5 12s 6d to £6 2s 6d, small and crossbred £3 10s to £4 10s, dairy cows inferior £3 to £3 12s 6d. The Haw era. sale on Thursday drew an average yarding in all departments, and a total clearance was effected. Fat hoggets made 18s 6d to 20s Id, fat wethers 25s 6d, fat Hereford cows fplain) £4 ss, fat dairy sorts to £3 Is, plain and unfinished £2. 12s 6d, meaty works cows £1 15s to £2 2s, boners 15s to 30s, good-quality year-

I ling Jersey heifers £3 9s, good quality dairy heifers £G 10s to £7 15s, average sorts £5 10s to £6, inferior £4 to £4 10s. The Waiwokailio sale on Thursday drew an average yarding and a spirited sale resulted. Fat ewes made 19s sd, fat hoggets 20s 2d, sound empty cows 36s to £2 2s, boner cows 18s to 31s, good paddock cows £2 2s to £2 7s, fat Polled Angus cows £5, fat .Jersey sorts £3 3s, 2-year empty Jersey heifers £2 8s to £3 2s, good quality yearling Jersey heifers £3 ss, average sorts £3, choice Jersey spring-/ ing heifers £9 to £9 ss, average sorts' £5 15s to £6 ss, inferior £3 to £3 15s, good quality dairy cows £6 15s to £'< ss, average £5 15s to £6, inferior £3 to £4 10s. That the popularity or, the Ayrshire breed is increasing was well exemplified at this sale, when 25 ’ pedigree yearling and two-year Ayr- 1 shire bulls were offered on behalf of the Taranaki Ayrshire Club. Two | year-olds met most favour and the ■ best bred cattle sold readily at from! 14 to IS guineas, the latter figure be-1 ing obtained for a bull offered on behalf of Mr W. Hall, Lepperton Other] realisations ranged from 8 guineas to 12 guineas. All but three of the en-| try changed hands under the hammer A good demand continues for all |

classes of pigs, and it is only where, extra heavy yardings are submitted, that any receding in values is notice-' able. Large store continue to be the most popular-and prices for this class i if anything show a hardening tend-: cney. ’ The New Plymouth Haymarket sale yesterday attracted one of the j largest yardings that has been submitted at this centre for some weeks. About 200 pigs were submitted andj practically a total clearance was effected under the hammer. Weaners, ex-| cept choice lots, were down a little on last week’s rates. Porkers made 29- 1 Gd, unfinished 26s to 27s 6d, large, stores 24s to 255, extra good slips 21s 6d to 23s fid, smaller sorts 18s fid, [ choice weaners 16s to 17s, average sorts 13s fid to 15s, inferior fis to 7s. j