STOCK SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15746, 22 October 1914, Page 3

STOCK SALES.

AUCKLAND. Tho Now Zealand _ Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports as foll°At Westfield Yards on Thursday last, dairy and store cattle came forward in good numbers, and at late rates. Boat dairy cows, close to profit, sold at from £8 10s to £9 Ids. others £5 to £8 ss; heifers, £5 to £8 12s 6d; empty cows. £•! to £5 10s; bubs, £4 to £7 10s; calves, 30s to £2 15s. At Coromandel sale on Thursday, the yards were completely filled with cattle of a good class. Beef sold to 40s per 100lb» small steers making; £12 7s 6d, heifers to £10 7s 6d; grown steers spld from £6 6s to £8 17s 6d; bulls, £i 10s to £7 ss; dairy cows, £5 to £8 12s 6d: sheop, wethers, 17s 6d to 18s 9d. On Friday, at the Albert Yards, horses camo forward in average numbers, and sold under better competition. Heavy draught horees sold at from £30 to £38, medium ditto £18 to £28 10s; light harness horses, £5 to £18; hacks, £5 to £12 10s. Gig, pony and harness, realised £28 10s.

At Waiuku Yards, on Saturday, there was a full yarding of stock, and prices were on a par with late sales. Best dairy cows and heifers sold at from £8 to £11, others £4 to £7 10s; heifers, £4 to £9; empty cows, £3 10s to £5; heifers, £3 to £4 12s Sd; good steers, calves £2 10s to £3 Is, others £2 to £2 9s; heifers, calves, 80s to £2 10s; bulls, £5 to !£8; pigs, 12s 6d to 255. At Henderson, on Monday, we had a full yarding of store stock and dairy cows, which iiict with ready sale, almost everything changing hands. Fat heifers made from £5 10s to £8 15s; grown steers, £6 15s to £11 17s 6d; bulls, £1 to £6 15s; heifers, £3 to £3 15s; empty cows, £:! 15s to £5; calves, 20s to '13s. At Pukekohe Yards, on Monday and Tuesday, we held a special horse sale, vrhen just on 400 horses were yarded, and met with a good sale throughout. Unbroken heavy draught horses sold at from £28 to £38, medium ditto £13 to £27 lighter sorts, £12 to £17; light harness Boris and hacks, £5 to £15; Shetland ponies, £8 to £10 10s; young heavy draught horses sold at from £30 to £41; aged draught, £15 to £28; medium draught, £15 to £30; light harness horses, £12 to ±'25; hacks, £10 to £22 10s; cobs, £8 to £17; ponies. £3 lo £10At Westfield Yards, on Wednesday, fat cattlo were yarded in extra large numbers, of good duality, and declined in price on last week's quotation, owing to the freezing buyers being unable to compote to tho samo extent as the last few weeks. Best ossn sold to 393 (3d, others 36s to 38s; cows and heifers, 35b to 375. Steers sold at from £10 5s to £17 15s; cows and heifers, £5 to £11 los; a draft of 21 steers from Messrs. R. and W. Gollan, Panmure. averaged £15 19s; 22 steers frojp Okahukura averaged £I'< lis 3d; 20 cows from the same place averaged £8 6s. Veal calves came forward in full supply, and sold at fully late rates; heavy vealers no Id at- from £4 5s to £5 0s 6d, medium weights £3 to £-1, lighter sorts £1 15s to £2 15s, smaller 20s to £1 13s; small and fresh dropped. 3s to 15s- Sheep wore yarded in extra large numbers, and sold at last week's rates. Woolly wethers sold at front 18s 9d to £1 9s 3d, shorn wethers 20s to 265; woolly ewes, 18s 9d to 25s 6d; shorn ewes, 18s to 24s 9d; shorn hoggets, to 19s 9d; woolly hoggets, 27s 6d. Lambs were yarded in large numbers, and sold at, for best quality, from 19s 9d to £1 2s 6d, others 13s to 19a; store ditto, 7s to 12s 6d. Pigs came forward in full numbers, and sold at better rates. Largo baconers sold at from £3 ISs to £4 103; baconers, £3 3s to £3 17s; large porkers, £2 10s to £3; porkers, 30s to £2 os? weaners, 10s to 17s; sow and young realised £5 19s.

During the week we sold a draft of beef Devon bullocks, from Messrs. Smith Bros., Matakohe, for £15 each in the paddocks.

Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons report as follows: — At the Haymarket on Friday last, horses came forward in full numbers; aged draughts brought from £18 10s to £26; bakers' and grocers' cart class, £16 5s to £24; light harness sorts, £7 to £15 10s; buggy horses and hacks, £11 10s to £21; gig ponies, £3 10s to £12; spring trap, £11 10s. On Thursday, October 15, we held a clearance sale or Mr. R. Prendergast's, Maungatawhiri. There was a large attendance of buyers, and satisfactory prices were obtained.

The boat dairy cows and heifers realised from £9 to £12 Ids, others £5 to £3 10s; bulls, £5 5s to £8 8b; fresh dropped calves, 8s; pigs, porkers, £1 10s to £1 12s; farm horses, £19 10s to £22 103; trap mare, £11 10s. The implements and sundries sold at usual values.

We had more than an average yarding of dairy and store stock at Westfield on Thursday, October 15. The former were in rather better demand, and the latter continue to meet with a ready sals. Best. dairy cows, at profit, made from £9 to £11. second duality £6 15s to £8 10s; best springing heifers, £7 to £9, smaller £4 10s to .£5 ss; empty cows, £3 3s to £5 10s, according to age and condition; forward four-year-old steers, £10 3s; 3! to four-year-olds, £S to £8 19s; two-year-old steers, £4 153 to £5 ss; yearling to two-year-old heifers. £3 to £4 4a; good calves, £2 3s to £2 14s, smaller £1 10s to £2, weedy £1 3s to £1 7s; well-bred young bir's, £5 5s to £12 12s; sows, ;a pig, £4 to * 6a.

We held a special salo of dairy stock and bulls at Runciman on Saturday, October 17. The yards were fairly we'll filled, and there was a good demand for cows and heifers at profit. Young well-bred bulls also sold freely. Best cows brought from £9 to £10 17s 6d; choice heifers, at profit, £7 5s to £9 10s; second quality cows, £5 15s to £7 10s; small heifers, £4 to £6 ss; young bulls. £5 5s to £12 12s, according to quality; aged bulls, £5 to £8 158. The Howick Yards were well filled with stock on Monday, October 19. There was a good attendance, and almost everything was sold. Dairy cows and heifers brought from £5 5s to £9, empty cows £4 10s to £G 12s 6d; yearling heifers, £2 10s to £3 16s; IS-months steers, £3 12s to £4 3b; good calves. £2 5s to £2 13s, others £1 la to £2 2s; bulls, £4 2s 6d to £8.

We held our usual monthly salo at Pokeno on Monday, October 19, and had a large yarding of stock. -Buyers were in attendance, and all classes were in demand at prices similar to those ruling at Runciman the day following. We held our seoond cattle fair of the season at Runciman on Tuesday, October 20, when the yards woro completely filled. The major portion were well-bred three to five-year-old steers. There wa3 a very large attendance, and competition was good for all classes, although several pons were passed at the hammer. Most of these were disposed of privately. Forward four to five-year-old steers sold at from £9 18s to £10 12s; three and a-lialf to four-year-olds, £8 15s to £9 10s; best three-year-old- steers, £7 15s to £8 10s; same age, less condition, £6 153 to .£7 10s; two and a-kalf-yoar-o'ds, £5 12s to £6 10s; 18-month to two-year-olds, £-1 2s to £5 10s; yearling t 0 18-month 6teers, £3 6s to .£l. Fat cows, £6 133 to £7 17s Gd ■ large-framed empty cows. £5 5s to £6; hash young cows. £4 103 to £5; a line of 149 cows averaged £5 3s 6d: yearling to two-star-old heifers, £2 13s to £4 6s; strong calves, £2 6b to £2 17s, smaller £1 16s lo £2 ss, others £1 58 to £1 15s; bulls. £6 to £11 2s 6d; dairy cows and heifers, £5 to £8 15s. On Wednesday, October 21, at our weekly Westfield fat stock market, our supply of beef totalled 489 head- There was a falling*off in the demand, although exporters were operating freely. In a few instances about last week's values ruled, but generally there was a drop of 10s to 15s a head. Choice ox sold to £2, prime £1 15s to £1 17s; cows and heifers, £1 63 to £1 12s; steers ranged in price from £9 10s to £21 ss: two bullocks, fattened by Mr. T. R. W. Gill, Panmure, brought £20 5s and £21 ss. respectively, and a three-year-old steer, bred and fattened by Mr J. D. P Morgan, Pukeroro, realised £20 15s; a truck of bullocks from the same vendor averaged £17 15s; cows and heifers, £4 10s to £12 10s. There was a-•full supply of fat and young calves, which sold without alteration from last report Runners sold to £5, heavy suckers, £3 10s to £4 8s: medium puckers. £2 S o, to £3 2s, lighter £1 8s to £2. light lfia to £1 ss, small and fresh dropped 3s to 14s (102 sold). Sheep came forward in large numbers, and sold steadily throughout at values which were on a par with late quotations. Extra heavy prime shorn wethers, £1 os to £1 9s 6d; no extra heavy woolly wethers penned; heavy prime wethers, in their wool, £1 7s to £1 9s 3d; shorn. £1 Is to £1 3s 6d; medium to heavy woolly, £1 4s to £1 6b 6d, shorn 18s to £1 Os 6d; extra heavy woolly ewes, £1 4s to £1 7s, shorn 19s to £1 S3: other ewes, in wool, £1 Is to £1 3s Cd; shorn, 15s to 17s. Spring lambs sold freely at from 19s to £1 Is for best, lighter 16s 6d to 18s 6d. small 14s 6d to 16s (57 sold). Tile .118 pigs penned met with a ready sale- Baconers, £3 to £3 Bs, light £2 15s to £2 IBs; heavy porkers, £2 Es to £2 12s, medium £1 18s 0 £2 3s, light £1 8s to £1 15s; weanere, 15s to £1. •

Messrs. Dalfirety and Comnany, Limited, toport having held their usual weekly fat stock saw at Wostfield yesterday, as under: — Beef: A larpe yarding. The demand was a shade easier than last wepk Choice pens of extra prime ox sold at equal to S9s per 1001bordinary quality ox maile 36s to 3Ss; cow best was plentiful, and sold at lower ra'es; prime made up to 3-4s per 1001b; ordinary qunMty. ?6s to 80s Veal: An average yarding Heavy runners made up to .-65 ss; ether runners, £3 5s to •t'4; choice suckers made 323 to 453; others. 3s to 953.

Mutton: A laree yarding which sold at last ■week s rates. Heavy woolly wethers made up to 31a: medium woolly wethers, 23s 3d to 2<ss 9d; heavy woolly ewes made an to 26s 3d; medium ditto. 21s to 23»; extra heavy shorn wethers made to 28s 3d; heavy dU*o, 25* 6d: heavy shorn ewos, 20s 9d; medium weight ditto, 15s to 18b. Lamb: A Nre°r vardintr than usual, nnd prices were lower 23 to 3* per h»nd; heavy prime lambs made un to 22«: medium lambs 14r to 17s; small fetched 7s to 9s A , moderate yarding, which sold at a slight advance on last week's quotations. pernors *old a* eQval to 5d.-r»er lb: porkers, equ»l to 6d per lb; small weaners fetched 14s to 16s.

ADDINGTON.

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Christchtoch, Wednesday. At the Aldington live stock marfiet there were smaller entries of fat stock, except lambs, and a good attendance. Beef was firmer in consequence of a shorter yarding. Store sheep and fit sheep showed no change, and fat iambs were easier, as there were more o tiered than were requiredStore Sheep: Woolly sheep, medium twotooth ewes, with lambs. 15s. all counted: good six and eight-tooth ewes. 14s 6d, all counted: failing mouth ewes, with iambs, 12s lid, passed; medium four-tooth wethers, 19s: medium hoggets. 13s to 14s: cull hog gets. 10s. Shorn —Fairly forward fourtooth wethers, 15s 3d. passed: very forward four-tooth wethers, 16s: hoggets. lis -d to 12s 2d.

Fat Lambs: Prime woolly wethers. 2-is to 31s 6d: others. 20s to 23s 6d: shorn wethers. 18s 3d to 26s 6d; Merino wethers. 20s 6c! • prime woolly ewes, 22s to 80s; others. 14s 3d to 21s 6d: shorn ewes, 17s 8d to 27s 6a: woolly ho«<?ots, 23s 3d to 26s Fat Cattle: Extra steers, to £21; ordinary steers, £8 IBs to £12; extra heifers, to £11 15s; ordinary heifers. £7 10s to £9; extra tows, to £15 10s; ordimry cows, £6 to £8 os: price of beef nor 1001b. 35s to 455. Store Cattle: Yearlings, 36s■. 15 to 18 months sorts. £2 18s to £3 15s; two-year steers. £5 Is to £5 ss; dry cows. 303 to £4 8s: dairy cows. £3 10s to £10 los Fat Pigs: Choppers. 70s to 100s; extra heavy baconers, to 78s: ordinary baconers. "7s 6d to 72s 6d; lighter baconers, 55s to 655: price per lb. s|d to 6d: heavy porkers. 48s to 525: lighter porkers. 40s to 465: prico per lb. 6id to 6Jd; best stores, 33s to 38c. e <J'um e'ores. 25s to 325: small stores. 18s to 235: weaners, 12s for very small to 21s for extra good sorts; sows in pig. 80s to 120s.

MARKET REPORTS. Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons report: — On Tuesday at our usual weelily sale wo submitted large catalogues of hiaes, skins, taiiow, etc., which met with a ready sale. . Hides: Market is very firm, with, .good inquiry. Stout ox Sid, medium 7{d to 7Sd. light 7d to 7id; cows, best, lines, up to 7Jd, good 7{d to 7jd, seconds 6*d to 7dstags. 4}d; Kip and yearlings. 7d to 8d; calfskins, best, up to 10id; good lines. 9d to aidcut, damaged, and meaty, 6d to 7id per'.o. Sheepskins: Marke; firm, with keen demand. Butchers', large, to 5s 6d: good, 6s 9d to 7s fid; medium, 5s 9d to 6a 6d; small, 4s 9d to 5s 6d; country, dry skins, equal to 6Sd to lid per lb; pelts and lambskins, Is to Is 6d each.

Tallow: Market dull. Beat mixed to 225; seconds. 17s 6d to '20s; inferior, lis to 173 per cwt. Bones, £5 per ton. Hair: Boat. Is id to Is Gd: seconds, Is io Is 3d; inferior, 6d to lOd per lb. Wool; In bags and dumps, crossbred, 7Jd to Bid; crutchings, Gd to 7id; pieces, 4kl to s!d. —

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held their weekly ewe ot hides, sKins, tallow, eto., on Tuesday. Competition tor both hides and sheepskins was very Keen. Hiaes: Market very firm, with "hardening tendency- JtSuichers' hicies, well flayed and conditioned, stout, to S;ct; medium, 7}d io VJcl; light, 64 dto 7Jd; cow. well flayed' and conditioned, to 7Sd; wet conditioned, bet to 6!d; dirty, scored, or sloppy hides at lower rates; damaged and cm. 3d to sd: stags, 3d to 44d; kip, 6d to 74d; call, best lines, to 9Jd; good, 7d to 8d; cut, damaged, and mealy, 6d to 6d. Sheepskins: Market very firm. Dry, woolly skins, to 8s 6d; medium, Is fid to 6s; small, 3s to 4a: dry pelts, 6d to 9d, according to length of wool. Skins with weevil-oaten and weather-stained pelts at lower rates. Butchers' salted skins, best lines, to 8s; seconds, 4s 6d to 6s; picked skins, to 9s. Tallow: Market very dull. Best, in shipment casks, 21s; in 4cwt casks, 18s to 21s; seconds, 15s to 17s 6d; tins, 15s to 20s according to quality. Oowtails. Is 4d per dozen. Horsehair: Tail. Is 3d to Is Gd; mixed, Is to Is sd; mane, 7d to "Od. Bones; Good dry, £5 per ton. Wool: Crutchings, 3d to sd.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports as follows:—We submitted and sold large catalogues of hides, skins, and tallow on the 50th inst... competition being keen for all lines offering. Hides: Market firmer, with good inquiry. We quote: Extra stout ox. Rid to S*d ■ stout do, 8d to Bid: medium do, 7!d to 7}d; light do, 7d to 7Jd: cows, best lines 7d to 7?dgood. Gfd to 6Jd; inferior, 6d to 6id ■ stags'. 4d to sd; calfskins, best, to lOd; good, 75d to Sid; cat and damaged. s}d to 6'd; Kips, 6"d to 7'd : damaged hid«s. 3'd fo old. Sheervkins: Market advanced under good competition Best bntchors' skins, picked, up to 8s 9d; good linos. 6s to 79 Gd: medium. 4s 6d to 5s 3d; small. 3s to 3e Bd; lambs and pelts. Is to Is sd: country, dry skins. 6d >o 8d *v><- lb; damaged skins. 3d to 4>d per lb. T*Uow: In poor demand. Boot mixed, ur> to 225; good, 19s to 20a 6d; inferior, 15s to lfis fid.

Bones. £5 Cowtails. Is id per dozen. Horsehair, XOsd to Is sd.