Stock Sales.

Matamata Record, Volume XVII, Issue 1546, 26 July 1934, Page 8

Stock Sales.

MATAMATA Sharp Rise in Beef There was a small yarding of aIL classes of cattle at the Farmers' Auctioneering Co.’s fortnightly stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday. Beef, which was yarded in short numbers, sold under keen competition at advanced rates. Second quality boner cows showed no alteration.

A smaller yarding than usual of dairy cattle was offered. Heifers close to profit and showing quality found an improved demand, while f dairy cows remained unchanged. Pedigree cows and heifers on account of Mr. W. C. Mears, Walton, sold from to 10 guineas. A few pens of Jersey heifer calves met with better competition than at previous sales.

Only a few pens of fat pigs were yarded, values remaining firm. A full yarding of stores and weaners sold exceptionally well under spirited competition from a full bench of buyers. Prices for this class were well above any other previous sale. There Were only a few pens of sheep, mostly fat hoggets,' and these sold at late rates. Breeding ewes found a ready sale, but were yarded in small numbers.

,Dairy Cattle.— Good quality Jersey and Jerseycross heifers, close to profit, £5 5s to £6. Good quality Jersey and Jerseycross heifers, August calvers, £4 5s to £5. Heifers, later calvers, £2 15s to £3 10s. Jersey and Jersey-cross cows (early calvers), £3 10s to £4 2s 6d. Jersey and Jersey-cross cows (later calvers), £2 10s to £3. Cull inferior sorts, 20s to 355. Beef.— Heavy fat cows, £5 15s to £6 2s 6d. Medium fat cows and heifers, £4 12s to £5 6s. Light fat cows and heifers, £3 10s to £4 12s 6d. Killable cows, £2 10s to £3 3s. Fresh conditioned cows, 33s to £2 ss. ' Boner cows, 11s to 21s. Good well-grown yearling Jersey heifers, 38s to £2 Is. Smaller yearling heifers, 20s to 265. Small and cull sorts, 6s to 15s.

Pigs.— Baconers, £2 7 s to £2 10s. Porkers, 30s to £2 2s. Stores, 27s to 345. Smaller stores, 20s 6d to 25s 6d. Good slips, 16s 6d to 20s. Poorer sorts, 1 36 to 16s. Best weaners, 15s to 19s 6d. - Smaller weaners, 11s 6d to 14s 6d. \ Maiden Tamworth sows, 31s 6d. Tamworth-cross sow and litter, £4 ss.

Sheep.— Prime fat hoggets, 29s to 29s 6d. Medium fat hoggets, 23s 6d to 24s lid. Killable hoggets, 16s 6d to 17s lid M.A. breeding ewes, r.w.S.D. rams, 22s to 22s 6d. Horses. — Medium draught mares, good farm sorts, £BO to £39 10s.

FRANKTON ■ I I • Fat Stock Prices Firm An average yarding of fat sheep, comprised mostly of wethers, was penned at the Frankton saleyards on Tuesday. Late rates were maintained. There were only a few primequality fat ewes, and competition was good. .Fat lambs were yarded in large numbers and were sold at slightly-easier rates. There was a smaller entry of ox beef, the majority again being wellfinished cattle. Competition was good, and the market remained very firm. There was a larger yarding than usual of cow and heifer beef. Prime-quality lines showed an improvement on recent sales. Another small entry of fat pigs was sold readily on a firm market. A large entry of stores was sold exceptionally well, especially those of good quality. Sheep.— Heavy prime wethers, 28s 5d to 29s 2d. Medium, 25s 9d to 27s 3d. Heavy prime ewes, 22s 7d to 23s 2d. Medium, 21s to 21s 9d. Light fat ewes, 16s 6d to 18s 3d. Heavy fat lambs, 22s to 23s 2d. Medium, 19s 3d to 21s 6d. Ewes, four-year and five-year, running with Southdown rams, 18s to 20s 9d. Aged ewes, 16s 3d to 17s 6d. Cattle. — Heavy prime steers, ’£s to £ll. Medium fat steers, £7 10s to £8 ss. Light and unfinished, £5 11s to £6. Heavy fat cows, £6 5s to £7. Medium fat cows and heifers, £4 15s to £5 10s. Lighter, £3 103 to £4. Killable, £2 6s to £3. Store cows, 32s 6d to 38s. Jersey heifer calves, 20s to 30s. Pigs.— Heavy porkers, £2 to £2 6s. Medium porkers, 36s to 38s. Light, 25s to 325. Stores, 20s to 275. Good slips, 15s to 18s 6d: Poorer slips, 10s to 14s. Weaners, 12s to 15s 6d. Tamworth-cross sows, second and third litters, £3 to £3 15s. Maiden Berkshire sows, £1 19s to £3 2s 6d.