SALES REPORTS

Matamata Record, Volume XIX, Issue 1741, 22 June 1936, Page 8

SALES REPORTS

PRICES AT MORRINSVILLE Better Demand For Beef Good Prices for Breeding Ewes A firm tone prevailed at the Morrinsville stock sales on Friday, all classes of beef selling well. Breeding ewes also attracted keen competition. The auctioneers quote as follows: — FARMERS’ AUCTIONEERING CO. Ox beef was yarded in full numbers, comprising mostly heavy second quality steers which changed hands at late values. Cow and heifer beef came forward in full numbers, and included a draught of light prime heifers on account of Mr. L. Larner, which averaged £6 4s for 26. Competition for all finished cattle was good, prices being at last week’s rates. There was again a heavy entry of second quality and boner cattle, which were absorbed by export buyers at prices fully equal to late rates. Prices for second quality cattle improved slightly. The entry of store bullocks came .forward in good order, and although prices were not so high as at the previous sale the whole entry changed hands. A few pens of young cattle were offered and sold at late rates. A full yarding of fat pigs comprised mostly porkers. Competition, was good for finished sorts, for which late rates were maintained. The store sheep entry comprised a few pens of hoggets which met with a fair demand, while the advertised lines of breeding ewes from the East Coast attracted a large attendance of buyers, and competition was keen throughout, a total clearance being effected at prices in advance of recent sales. A. medium yarding of dairy cattle included a herd on account of Mrs. E. Brinkworth, of Matangi. There was brisk bidding from a good bench of buyers and values hardened on recent sales. There was only a small entry of heifers, with- an absence of good quality sorts. Competition was good, values being in advance of late sale's quotations. Beef. — Fat steers, £8 10s to £9 11s. Unfinished steers, £7 10s to- £7 17s. Prime medium heifers, £6 6s to £6 15s. - Prime light fat heifers, £5 5s to £5 12s. ' . .' Medium fat cows, £5 12s to £6 2s. Light fat cows, £4 8s to £6 Is. Killable cows, £3 6s to £4 2s. Heavy boner cows, £2 12s to £3 Is. Medium boner cows, 38s to £2 6s. Light boner cows, 20s to, 335. Heavy potter bulls, £4 to £4 9s. lighter bulls, £2 4s to £2 15s. Store Cattle. — Mixed colour heifer calves, £2 3s to £2 6s. P.A. bullocks, forward condition, £7 9s to £7 16s. Dehorned Hereford bullocks, forward condition, £7 11s to £7 12s. P.A. and Hereford store bullocks, £6 13s. Fat Sheep.— Fat hoggets, 31s to 32s 6d. Light fat hoggets, 27s 6d. Fat ewes, 19s 6d. Fat lambs, 18s 6d to 19s 3d. Forward condition lambs, 15s to 17s 7d. Store lambs, 113 3d to 12s 6d. Breeding Ewes. — 127 locally-farmed 4 and 5-year ewes, 29s 3d. 100 5-year ewes, r.w. Romney rams, 27s 6d. 210 4 and 5-year ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 28s. S.M. ewes, 24s to 24s 6d. F.M. ewes, 17s 3d to 23s 9d. Cull ewes, 12s. Pigs.— Light baconers, £2 18s to £3 Is. Heavy porkers, £2 2s to £2 Bs. Light porkers, 28s to 335. Unfinished porkers, 21s to 275. Large stores, 19s to 235. Medium stores, 15s to 18s. Slips, 12s to 16s. Weariers, 5s 6d to 10s.

Dairy Cattle.— Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit, £6 15s -to £7. July calvers, £6 to £6 10s.. Later calvers, £4 10s to £5 15s.' Calved neifers, £4 15s to £7. jersey and Jersey-cross backward cows, £5 10s to £6 10s. Lower condition cows, £4 • 15s to £5 ss. Aged sorts, £3 5s to £4 10s. LOAN AND MERCANTILE There was an average entry of cattle in the store pens, but fat pens lacked heavy beef cows. A firm demand 'was experienced for light fat, store and boner cows and a complete clearance was readily effected at late rates. A pen of store conditioned P.A. steers v/as keenly sought. Fair numbers came forward in the dairy section, but the quality was only average and although values were satisfactory, no high figures were obtainable. A line of mixed aged breeding ewes commanded animated competition, prices being very good. Medium to light quality fat cows, £2 17s 6d to £3 10s. Light killable Jersey cows, £2 7s 6d to £2 15s. Store quality cows, £2 2s to £2 7s 6d. Heavy boners, £1 14s to £2 Is; others, to £1 13s. Store conditioned grown P.A. steers, £7. v . Medium dairy • cows, £5 •to '£s 10s. Plainer, £3 15s to £4 15s. Two, 4 and 6-tooth and 4-year • breeding ewes, £1 10s 2d. DALGETY AND COMPANY A medium yarding of cattle, comprised mostly of second quality killable Jersey cows, and a good yarding of dairy cows and heifers came forward. Competition on all classes of cattle was keen, excepting on dairy heifers, for which only those close to profit were in demand. The advertised yarding of breeding ewes was not offered, but a light yarding of store wethers and lambs met with a ready sale. Medium quality condition store wethers, £1 4s to £1 4s 4d. Forward condition store lambs, 15s to 16s 4d. Small store lambs up to 12s. Medium fat S.H. cows, £3 16s to £4 Is. Heavy second quality Jersey cows, £3 14s to £4 Is. Lighter Jersey cows, £2 7s to £2 12s. Others, according to condition, £1 18s to £2 ss. Springing heifers, £6 to £6 10s. Springing Holstein and Shorthorn cows, £5 12s 6d to £6 10s. Backward and older cows, £3 15s to £5 7s 6d.