Stock Sales.

Matamata Record, Volume XVI, Issue 1443, 20 July 1933, Page 8

Stock Sales.

FRANKTON.

Fat Ewes Advance in Price. Fat wethers and ewes were in good demand at the Frankton saleyards on Tuesday. Competition was keen, especially for fat ewes, which showed an advance in price of one shilling a head. Quotations for wethers were unaltered, while a small yarding of lambs was sold at late rates. There was an average yarding of ox beef, with medium-weight cattle remaining firm in price. Cow and heifer beef was penned in large numbers and included many animals of choice quality. Competition was good, and late rates were maintained.

There was another heavy yarding of pigs. Values for baconers remained on the level of last sale, but porkers advanced sharply, prices improving by three shillings a head, An average yarding of stores and weaners was sold at a slight advance on late rates.

Cattle.— Heavy fat steers, £5 5s to £5 18s. Light and unfinished, £3 14s to £4 10s. Heavy fat cows, £4 17s to £5 9s. Medium fat cows, £3 10s to £4 4s. Light fat cows, £2 10s to £3 Is. Boners, to 335. Jersey heifer calves, £2 8s to £2 15s. Smaller heifer calves, 25s to 355. Sheep.— Prime heavy wethers, 19s 6d to 20s 9d. Medium, 17s 3d to 18s 6d. Light, 14s 3d to 15s 6d. Heavy maiden ewes, 16s to 16s 9d. Heavy fat ewes, 15s 3d to 16s Id. Medium, 13s 3d to 14s 2d. Light, 10s 7d to 12s Id. Heavy fat lambs, 17s to 19s. Medium, 14s 3d to 15s 6d. Store lambs, 9s 9d to 10s Id. Mixed age breeding ewes, 13s 6d.

Pigs.— Baconers, £2 to £2 3s. Heavy porkers, 35s to 375. Medium porkers, 30s to ■ 345. Light porkers, 25s to 295. Large stores,' T9s 6d to £1 Is. Slips, 13s to 16s. Weaners, 10s 6d to 13s 6d. Devon sow, £4 ss. Tamworth sows, £3 10s to £3 12s 6d.

MATAMATA. Dalgety and Co. held their usual fortnightly stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday, when there was an extra heavy yarding of all classes of cattle, a medium yarding of pigs and a full yarding of yearling Jersey heifers, which changed hands under keen competition at advanced rates. An advertised line of Polled Angus cattle came forward in good condition and sold under keen competition. On account ’of Mr. V. Troughton, Turanga-o-moana, 24 choice Jersey heifers sold at £3 10s, others at £2 10s to £3 ss, and smaller Jersey heifers at 35s to £2 2s. Dairy Cattle.—

Shorthorn yearling heifers, 35s to 375. Good Jersey springing heifers, £5 5s to £6 15s. More backward sorts, £3 15s to £5. Calved heifers, £4 10s to £5 ss. Good Jersey cows, £3 10s to £4 10s. More backward sorts, £2 to 3. Beef Cattle.— Light fat steers, £4. Heavy fat cows, £3 13s to £4 Bs. Medium fat cows, £3 to £3 12s 6d. Light fat heifers, £2 10s to £3. Fleshy cows, 35s to £2. Store cows, 30s to 355.

Light boner cows, £1 to 255. 2£-year P.A. heifers, in calf to Hereford bulls, £4. Two-year P.A. heifers, in calf to Hereford bulls, £3 ss. P.A. weaner steers, £2 6s. Smaller sorts, 375. P.A. weaner heifers, 39s to 425. Empty '2-year P.A. heifers, up to £2 ss. 22-year Shorthorn heifers, in calf to Hereford bulls, £3 ss.

Pigs.— Medium to heavy porkers, 25s to 30s. ~Best stores, up to £1 Is. Slips, 12s to 18s 6d. Best weaners, 13s. Others, 10s to 12s 6d. Tamworth boars, £1 12s 6d. Large White boars, £l.

Tainui Estate, Matangi. The Farmers' Auctioneering Co. held a sale of sheep at Matangi on Monday on behalf of the Tainui Estate. The 'ewes were of extra good quality, genuinely farmed, and showing well forward in lamb. They attracted good competition and bidding was keen throughout. Prices were: — Choice line of 6-tooth ewes, 22s 7d. Two, four, six and eight-tooth ewes, 20s 4d to 21s. Six-tooth and four-year-old ewes, 18s 7d. Five-year ewes, 17s to 17s Id. Three-year Shorthorn steers, to £3 15 8. Two-year Polled Angus heifers, to £2 15 s. '

CLEARING SALES.

Barron Bros., Manawaru. A clearing sale on account of Messrs. Barron Bros., at Manawaru, was held by the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. before a large attendance. The herd of cows came forward in good condition, and having done over 3001 bof fat, met with good competition, and the whole herd reached the satisfactory average of £6 12s. All sundries and implements sold well under keen demand. The horses were a good quality lot and sold at latest quotations.

Dairy Cattle.— Quality Jersey cows, July calvers, £7 10s to £8 15s. Jersey cows, August and September calvers, £5 10s to £7. Jersey cross cows, July calvers, £6 10s to £7 15s. Ayrshire cows, August calvers, £5 15s to £7. Friesian cows, July and August calvers, £6 5s to £7 15s. Unsound cows, £1 12s 6d to £2 15s. Jersey cross heifers, August calvers, £3 15s to £5 10s. Jersey cross heifers, yearlings, £2. Jersey bull, £2 15s.

Pigs.— Tamworth sow in pig, £4 Is. Porkers, 275. Horses.— * Aged geldings, all work, £ls 10s to £2B 10s. Six-year gelding, heavy, all work, £35. Four-year gelding, light, all work, £3O. Implements.— Hay sweep, £2 ss. Stacker, £7 10s. Mower, £l3 10s. S.f. plough, £lO 10s. Drill, £7. Chain and tripod harrows, £lO. Discs, £ll 10s. Topdresser, £lO 10s. Waggon, £25. Tip dray, £l9. Spring dray, £9 ss.

Mr. J. Clements, Tatuanui. The satisfactory average of £6 Is was obtained for 93 cows sold at the clearing sale on account of Mr. J. Clements, of Tatuanui, held by the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. on Tuesday before a good attendance. The cows, which were mostly second and third calvers, came forward in condition, /and competition was keen throughout, especially for cows in milk. Top price was £9 15s paid by Mr. P. J. Flynn, of Te Puninga, for a good Jersey cow. Cows in milk sold at £8 10s, £B, £7 15s (3). Prices were as follow: Jersey cows, July and August calvers, £6 10s to £8; September calvers, £5 to £6 ss. Friesian-Jersey cross cows, £6 10s to £7 15s. Poorer sorts, £4 to £4 10s. Best Jersey cows in milk, £6 15s to £8 10s. Other cows in milk, £4 to £6.

Pigs.— ■Choice Tamworth cross cows, due to farrow, £5 7s 6d to £6 2s 6d. More backward soWs, £3 10s to £4 16s. ' Good stores, 7s to 10s. Slips 13s. Mr. J. F. Holwell, Piarere. The Farmers' Auctioneering Co. held a sale on account of Mr. J. F. Holwell, at Piarere, on Friday, when there was a good attendance. The herd, which were a good lot, were slightly lacking in condition, but despite this fact a good average resulted. The farm horses were a good type, and sold under keen competition. Implements and sundries also found a ready sale.

Cattle.— Choice Jersey cows, early calvers, ' £6 5s to £7. Choice Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, early calvers', £6 to £6 10s. Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, August calvers, £5 to £5 15s. Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, later calvers, £3 10s to £4 ss. Choice Jersey cows, in milk, £6 15s to £7 15s. Choice Jersey heifers, in milk, £6 10s to £7 10s. Jersey-cross cows, in milk, £5 5s to £6 ss. Others, £3 to £4. Medium-size springing Jersey heifers, £4 10s to £5 ss. More backward sorts, £2 10s to £3. Jersey heifer calves, 345.

Pigs.— Breeding sows, £3 to £3 10s. Empty breeding sows, 20s to 30s. Weaners, 8s 6d. Horses. — ' Seven-year bay gelding, £36 10s. Active farm sorts, £24 10s to £26. Aged light sorts, £4 to £7 ss. Implements. — Waggon, £l4. Hay sweep, £ll 10s. Drill, £2O. Disc, £lO 10s. Water pump and motor, £l2 ss. Milking plant, £26. Engine, £ll I.os.