COMMERCIAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 70, 6 March 1930, Page 9

COMMERCIAL

STORTFORD LODGE SALE. The associated auctioneers report having held their usual weekly sale of sheep and cattle at Stortford Lodge yesterday. There was a small yarding of cattle and a large yarding of sheep, the market being distinctly easier than at the last sale. There was only a medium attendance of buyers. The various brokers report sales as under:—

De Pelichet. McLeod and 00., Ltd. -1 fat cow £9 10/-, 1 do. £8 6/-, 1 vealer £1 10/-, 1 steer £5 18/-, 1 Jersey bullock £lO 8/-. 1 store cow £5, 1 do. £3 9/-, 1 fat ewe 12/-, 12 do. 17/-, 29 fat wethers 20/11, 29 do. 20/8, 22 fat lambs 19/-, 149 2-th wethers 20/-, 144 f. and f. wethers 24/-, 188 wether lambs 18/4, 199 ewe lambs 18/-, 107 m.a. ewes 12/6, 186 2-th wethers 18/9, 216 6-year ewes 16/-, 79 5-year eWes 18/6, 86 m.s. 2- 14/6. 84 6-year ewes 10/-. 3 ewes 2/-, 1 wether lamb 18/6, 21 4 and 6-th ewes 14/6, 40 Down lambs 13/6. 3 ewes 1/- 2 E. Leicester rams 7/6, 1 2-shear S.D. ram ligns., 2 3- do. 21/-, 7 2-sh. Romney rams £2 2/-. Williams and Kettle, Ltd.—Boo 4, 6 and 8-th ewee 23/-, 263 2-th ewes 28/3, 6 5-year ewes 15/6, 36 m.a. ewes 11/3, 22 fat ewes 16/1, 35 do. 16/-, 73 f. and f. ewes 13/9, 39 store ewes 6/6, 57 m.s. lambs 14/9, 12 m.s. 2-ths 14/9, 17 ewes 2/-, 7 lambs 3/6, 84 4 and 5-year ewes 13/-, 9 R. rams 16/-. 6 do. 5/-, 13 do. 30/-, 7 do. 37/-, 35 fat lambs 17/1, 6 ewe lambs 17/-, 9 fat ewes 19/-, 49 do. 16/7 12 fat wethers 21/1, 243 5-year ewes 15/-, 250 do. 18/6. 67 do. 17/1, 108 Jo. 12/-, 106 2-th ewes 23/-, 60 4 and 6-th ewes 16/-, 48 5-year ewes 13/3, 43 fat ewes 22/-, 21 do. 21/ , 370 5-year ewes 17/6, 314 do. 17/3, 16 do. 12/9, 100 4. 6 and 8-th ewes 6/9 109 5-year ewes 19/-, 16 do. 11/6, 10 do. 8/-, 83 m.s. lambs 10/-, 51 do. 5/6, 41 do. 13/-, 168 2 and 4- ewes 19/-, 73 6 and 8-th ewes 16/-, 12 fat wethers 23/-, 18 do. 20/-, 6 S.D. ewes 18/6, 76 5-year ewes 10/6. 24 steers £6 15/-, 1 heifer £4 7/6, 44 18-months steers £7 18/-, 17 do. £9 12/-, 5 3-year steers £ll 10/- 1 fat heifer £lB 12/6, 4 fat bullocks £l4 12/-, 4 do. £l5 12/-, 4 do. £l5 5/-. H.B. Farmers’ Co-operative Association. Ltd 2 fat buiiocks £9 19/-, 2 do. £l2 6/-, 2 do. £ll 17/6, 2 do. £l6, 2 do. £l4, 2 do. £l3 17/6, 1 do. £l3 6/-, 1 do. £ll, 26 2f-year P.A. cross steers £9 li/ti, 10 S.H. do. £9, 11 P.A. steers £7 17/6, 2 do. £6 6/-, 11 cull steers £2 10/-, 18 ti.B. cows (100 p.c. calves) £ll 6/-, 12 B.H. cows in calf £9 7/-, 1 P.A. 18-months heifer £6 10/-. 2 do. £4 15/-. 20 Jersey weaner heifers £4 15/-, 5 fat ewes 16/6, 27 do. 17/6, 31 do. 16/3. 20 do. 16/9, 10 fat lambs 17/4, 1 do. 2u/3, 129 4, 6 and 8-th owes 20/10, 16 do. 17/6, 28 do. 14/-, 149 5-year ewes 17/9, 152 do. 19/9, 207 do. 18/-. 62 do, 14/1, 275 4-year ewes 23/-, 280 do. 25/2, 67 f. and f. ewes J4/7, 59 do. 13/- 261 f. and f. wethers 26/-, 3 2-th wethers 21/-, 43 woody iambs 16/- 56 Down cross do. 16/-, 84 m.s. iambs 13/1, 8 do, 6/6, 8 do. 5/-, 33 aged S.D. rams 21/-, 1 do. 31/6, .2 aged R. rams 13/6.

do. 10/1, 30 do. 12/7. 7 do. 3/9, 8 Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd.—l at ewe 21/6, 39 do. 21/9, 23 do 19/10, -9 do. 18/-, 14 do. 14/10, 1 do. 18/6, i. do. 16/4, 14 do. 15/-, 4 fat wethers 25/;.-, 141 5-year ewes 15/-, 142 do. 15/10, 222 do. 13/-, 295 do. 21/9, 146 do. 19, 6, 401 do. 15,3, 85 do. 18/-, 101 do. 17/9, 81 do. 22/-, 23 do. 11/3, 323 wethers 20/-. 269 2-th ewes 21/5, 164 4, 6 and 8-th ewes 25/-, 193 do. 6/4. 99 2-th ewes 16/6, 99 do. 27/-, 52 lambs 15/6, 90 do. 11/-. 81 store owes 6/- 77 do. 10/-, 59 4-yr ewes 21/9, 42 store ewos 7/1, 62 2 and 4th ewes 21/-, 2 2-ths 5/-, 35 lambs 5/5, 36 2 and 4-th ewes 18/9, 32 fat ewes 16/4, 1 fat iamb 16/6, 6 do. 20/-, 21 fat wethers 23/3, 51 2-th ewes 16/6, 38 do. 16/-, 4 R. rams 16/6, 10 do. 20/-.

Dalgety and 00., Ltd—2 vealers £2 7/6, 1 cow and vealer £6 17/6, 31 fat ewes 16/2. 169 2-th to 5-year ewes 13/6, 250 6-year ewes 12/6, 66 2 and 4-th wethers 23/3 153 4-th to 5-year ewes 20/-, 77 2-th ewes 19/-, 18 5-year ewes 7/6, 33 store ewes 7/-, 53 f.m. owes 14/9

Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.—l 6 fat ewes 16/-, 236 2-th wethers 21/6, 60 6-year ewes 16/-, 101 f. and f. ewes 14/-, 8.4 6-year ewes 22/-, 38 cull ewes 6/9, 1 wether lamb 8/-, 1 ewe 10/-, 2 4-year ewes 14/-, 2 Jersey weaners £2 10/-, 1 at 31/-. Hoadley, Son and Stewart, Ltd.—B fat bullocks £l4, 4 at £l4 8/-, 4 fat cows £9 7/-. 1 at £8 17/6, 1 fat heifer £7 15/-, 1 at £7 6/-, 8 yearling heifers £4 16/-, 2 cows and calves £6 11/-, 11 steers £6, 2 weaner heifers £2 6/-, 172 2-th ewes 27/-, 200 cull 2-th ewes 19/3, 222 at 19/2, 146 at 16/4. 349 cull 2 and 4-th wethers 19/10. 300 f. and f. wethers 22/7, 100 cull 2-th wethers 15/-, 100 at 17/-, 192 S.D 2-ths 16/6, 30 cull ewes 10/-, 2 Romney rams £5 5/-, 6 at £4 19/9, 6 at £4 4./-, 6 at £3 13/6, 6 at £2 17/9, 2 S.D. rams £2 7/3, 1 at £3 6. WESTFIELD MARKET. Auckland, March 5. At Westfield beef was penned in more than usual numbers, cow beef predominating. There was a falling off in demand and values for all classes were easier, extra heavyweight ox and cow beef being affected most Extra choice ox sold at £2 per lOOlbs., choice and prime £1 7/- to £1 9/-, ordinary and plain £1 14/- to £1 16/-, prime young cow aad heifer beef £1 12/- to £1 14/-, ordinary cow beef £1 9/- to £1 11/-, extra heavy prime steers £l7 to £l9 5/-, heavy prime £l5 to £l6 10/-, lighter prime £l4 to £l4 17/6, light prime £l2 10/- to £l3 15/-, unfinished and small £lO to £l2 5/-, extra heavy prime young cows and heifers £lO to £l2, heavy prime £8 15/- to £9 15/-. lighter £7 10/- to £8 10/-, light £6 10/- to £7 7/6, other cows £5 to £6 7/6.

Sheep were penned in average numbers and sold readily at late rates. Heavy prime wethers £1 8/to £1 9/-, medium prime £1 6/9 to £1 7/9, light prime £1 5/- to £1 6/6, small and unfinished £1 2/9 to £1 4/9, heavy prime ewes £1 to £1 i/-, medium prime 18/6 to 19/9, light prime 16/- to 18/-, inferiorly fatted 10/- upwards. Lambs were penned in average numbers and sold at late quotations. Prime quality 19/- to £1 5/6. unfinished lambs 12/6 upwards. Pigs were penned in average numbers and again drew strong competition in all classes. Values improved slightly on last week. Choppers £2 10- to £5 3 -, heavy and medium baconers £4 to £4 17/-, light baconors and heavy porkers £3 to £3 19/-,

medium porkers and light porkers £2 5/- to £2 19/-. Store pigs sold readily. Large stores £1 10/- to £1 19/-, slips £1 3/- to £1 9/-, weaners 13/- to 22/-.

Calves were penned in average numbers, and although there was a steady demand values were inclined to be easier Runners made £6 to £ll 7/6, heavy vealers £4 to £4 17/-, medium £3 to £3 18/-, light £2 to £2 19/-, smaller £1 5/- to £1 19/-, small and fresh dropped 3/- to 10/-, rough calves £1 to £1 17/-.