STOCK SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18087, 11 May 1922, Page 5

STOCK SALES.

AUCKLAND. Alfred Bucklaud and Sous. Ltd.. report:— During the week we held sales of dairy and atoro cattle at Westtiold and Waiuku. There were, average yardings, and values wort much the same as at late Males. Best dairy cows at protit £11 to £10. second crado £10 to £13. more backward £5 to £8 10s, aged and intorior £1 upwards: best springing heifors £U to £12. others £0 to £8 10s. small £3 to £5; empty cows, 10s to £1 15s; three to four-year-old steers £3 to £3 15s. two to three-year-olds £210 ato £2 18s, yearlings £1 to £1 10s; good calves. 16s to £1 3a; Jersey heifer calves, £2 to £3 103; fat cows and hoifers. £1 10s to £4 10s; bulls. 10s to £2. Pigs, porkers £1 10s to £2 ss; slips and weaners, 14s to £ 1 2s. The clearing sale held on account of Mr. W. J. Churches at West Tamaki on Monday was well attended, and satisfactory prices were obtained. Best cows sold at from £17 to £22, others £3 to £11; aged cows, £2 to £7.

Yesterday at our weekly Westfield fat stock market our supply of beef totalled 502 head, coinprisitig 368 steers, LJ3 cowa and heifera, and six bulls. The demand was loss keen, and, generally, values wore slightly easier. Extra choico 01 &old to .£1 2a, choioo and prime 19s to £1 la, ord-nary and plain 16s to 18s; prime young cow and heifer beet, 170 to 19s: ordinary cow beef, 13s to 16s; rough beef, 5s to 103; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from X'lo 5s to .£lO 17s 6d; heavy prime steers £8 100 to £9 10s, 1 lighter prime- £7 5s to £8 ss, light prime £5 I 103 to £6 15b, small and unfinished £2 10s to £5 ss: heavy prim/? yo\mg cows and 1 he; fera £5 5a to £6. lighter £3 15a to £5. • others. £1 S3 to £3 10s; bulls, £1 to £1 10s. J The highest- a-vera-ges for steers were 21 from I the Waikato. £3 3s; 11 ex road, £7 14si lOd ; 16 from Mr. Jas. McNicol. Tc Aroha, £1 13s i sd; eight from Mr. W. Mitchell, Waiomco, £7 10s 3d; three from Mr. L. Johns, Ma-ta-roa, £7 10s; five cows from the same vendor, £5: eight from Mr. E. G. Phillipps, To Heke, Hclensvdlc, £7 8s 3d; five from the coast, £7 7s 6d; 20 cows and heifers from the same consignment. £5 2s 6d: eight from Mi-. A. Wight, Te Aroha. £7 6s 3d; seven from Mr. Jos. Slater. Pukckawa, £7 3s 7d; 13 from Mr. D. Sutherland, Onehunga, £6 18s 6d; 12 from Mr. J. M. McDonald, Otaua, £6 14s; four from Mr. B. Hammond, Otaua, £6 13s Id; eight from Mr. H. Bayly, £6 12s 6d; 28 local. £6; 27 from Mr. Ted Muir, Onewhc-ro, £5 18s fkl; 18 from Mr. P. C Bull. Waingaro, £5 14s 7d: 16 from Mr. R. Neil, Otaua, A'fi 7s 9d; 16 from Messrs. Fitzgerald Bros., Kiwitahi, £6 Is 3d; five from Mr. P. Hull. Otaua. £6; nine from Mr. C. G. Orr, Pukckawa, £5 7s 9d; nine from Mr. I A. Kcycs, Onewhoro. £5 7s 2d; eight cows j from Mr. Fisher. Cambridgo, £4 3s 3d: IS cows from the Waikato, £3 12s 6d. : There was a heavy yarding of sheep, including many lines of prime mutton. Competition was keen throughout. Heavy prime ! sheep were slightly easier. All other classes ; easily maintained last week's advance. j Heavy prime wethers £1 8s to £1 10s (no j I extra heavy wethers offered), mediuia to ! heavy prime £1 5s 6d to £1 7« 9d. I'sht i , prime £1 3s 6d to £1 ss, unfinished wethers I '£1 to £1 sa: he-avy prime young ewes £1 ! 38 6d to £1 G* 6d heavy ewes £1 1« to £1 i 3s. lighter ewes 16s to £1 (3049 sold). An 1 average entry of lambs sold at ruling prices i Heavy prime £1 2s to £1 5s 3d, lighter 19a I to £1 la 6d. light 17* to 18s 6d. unfinished 13s to 16s 6d stores 10s 6d to 12s 6d (648 sold). Fat and young calves were penned in avorage numbere. There wai a steady , demand throughout -with values showinz ian improvement on last wock's rates. Run- | ners made from £2 7s Cd to £3 10s; heavy ▼esters £2 5s to £3 Is. medium £1 15s to I£2 2a. hght l&s to £1 10s. email and fresh- | dropped 5s to 16s (134 sold). Pigs were ! yarded rn record numbers, the major portion . of winch were baconers and porkers of plain quality Competition was etcady for prima baconers. Light and medium porkers showed a further decline in values. Store n l , Rß ,n* re P ract,ca; -'y unsaleable. Choppers f 1 Jo ,t? • £ , 3, cxtra heavy baconers £3 lis to £3 17s, heavy baconers £3 to £3 8s medium baconers £212 a6dto £2 17s. heavy I porkers to light baconers £2 2b 6d to £2\ jS S '-ii lg % '7 10 . d '" m Porkers £1 7s 6d to ±1 lis 6d. unfinished porkers 17s 6d to £1 i aii sola) 10s *° 15s wean * rs medto as i \£ he N °w- z r eal , an d Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd.- We held sales of dairy w? *r m° Ctt U o u i" lD , K th « P ast w oek at Westfield and Pukekohe, and report good clearances at both places at lata quotations. We quote: Springers, best £10 to £17 10s. others £5 10s to £9 15a; aged cows and inferior heifers, £2 5s to £'5 ss; dairy heifers best £5 10s to £7 10s, others £3 15s to £5 sa; bulls, 15s to £2 10s; emptv cows, 15s to £1 10_s; 4-year steers, £3 15s to £1 7s 6d; 3 to oi steers. £2 17s 6d to £3 12s fid • 2 to 2J steers, £2 to £215 a; yearling to 18-months steers. £1 5s to £1 17s 6d; calves, best, £1 2s to £'\ others 10s to £1 j empty yearling to 18-months heifers, £1 12s 6d to £2 7s 6d. At Westficld fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned in large numbers. Competition was steady throughout, with prices on a par with last week's report. We quote: Extra choice oxen sold to 23s per 1001b.: choice and prime oxen. 18s to 22s per 1001b.; rough and plain oxen, 13s to 17s per 1001b.; young cow and heifer beef, 15s to 19s per 1001b. j other cow beef. 10s to 14s per 1001b. No extra heavy pjime steers were penned. Heavy prime steers. £8 to £9 lOsj medium, £6 12s (id to £7 17s 6d; light. £5 5s to £6 10s; plain unfinished steers, £2 10s to £4 10s; young cows and heifers. £3 15s to £6 ss; other cows. £2 to £5 30s. Calves tamo forward in average numbers, and sold up to last week's rates: Runners. £'2 to £2 16s; heavy vealers £5 to £4 8s: medium vealers, £2 to £2 10s; light vesWs. £1 10s to £2 8?; smaller, 10s to 18s; small and fresh dropped. 4s to 9s. Pigs came forward in large numbers and declined in price: Choppers. £2 10s to £3: heavy I baconers, £5 5s to £3 12?: medium bacon- • ers, £2 15s to £3 3s; light baconers and I heavv porkers. £2 12s to P.2 18s; medium porkers. £2 4a to £2 10s; light norkcrs,. £1 10s to £1 lf.s; store pigs beim; easier; slips, Pa fo £1 _2s: wcaners, 3s to l'2s. Sheep were rienned in extra large numbers, and although competition was steady throughout prices generally were easier. We quote: Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 10s (o £1 12s- heivy prime wethers, £1 8s to £1 9s 9d ■ medium nrimo wethers, £! 6s to £1 7s Or 1 .; small and unfinished wethers £1 2s to £1 5s M : extra, heavy prime ewes, £1 5s to £1 8s Cd : heavy prime ewes. £1 3s to £1 ■)■> °>d • medium and litfht prime ewes, £1 to £1 2s 9d • uifiniphed and inferior ewes, 17a to 19s pd, 'Lambs neuned in average numbers, pold uvder steady comnelition at Inte quotations: Heavy prime lambs, £1 5s to £1 8s fid • medium orime l»mbs. £J 2s t>d to £1 *•» 9d • Ji<*ht prime lambs. 18s to £1 2* 3d; «'ore. best 14s to 17s 6d; others. 12s to ISs 9d.

ADDTNGTON. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PREPS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday.

At the Addington market thoro wore large yardings ot stock in all sections, and a aught eivimg in values, except tor breeding twos: — Store Sheep.—A large yarding for thistime of the year. Wethers and lambs were not in finch k&cu demand. Forward lambs 14s 6d to 16a 6d, good ISe to las, medium 10s (3d to 12s 6d. email 8s 9d to 10s, cull 6s Gd to 8s <kl, good half-bred ewo lanibfl 203 6d to 24a, others 10a to lis; good 4 and G-tooth ewes 21e to 265, ordinary 16s to 19s 6d fair 2 urid 4-tooth ewes 10a ad. inferior and low-conditioned i and 8-tooth ewes 12s 6d to 156. (ailing-mouthed owes 10a to 18«, aged 3s 6d to 9g-. forward 4 and 6-tooth wethers 10« to 20*. fairly good 17s to 18s 9d; 2*tooth wcthere 13s to lf>s. Fat Lambs.—A yarding of ff-150. compared with 4630 last week- Prices all round were a shade weaker, averaging about 7Jd per lb. Extra prime lambs 20n to 3Sb, prune 21s 9d to 24a 6d. medium 19a 3d to 21s 6d. light and unfinished 16s 6d to 19?. 9d. Fat Sheep.—A very heavy yarding and an easier sale for big sheep, particularly ewes, which comprised tho greater part of the entry. Extra prime wethora 27s to 33-s 6d. prime. 22s 9d to 26s 9d. medium 19s 9d to '>2a 6d lighter 17s to 19s 6d: extra prirno owe* 23a to 24s 9d. prime 10a to 22s 9d, 'medium 14s 9d to 18s 9d. lighter lis 6d to Ma 6d. old 8s 9d to lis 3d. Fat Cattle.—A yarding of 508. practically a record. Prices showed an all-round eiising, though there was a good clearance. Extra prime steers £14 to £'15. prime £10 Ks.to £13 10s medium £7 12s 6d to £10. inferior Jtfi 5s to £7 10s; extra, primo heifers £8 10s to £10 10s, prime £5 12s 6d to £8 ss. ordinary £4 to £5 10e: prime cows £5 to £7 15s. ordinary £3 10s to £4 15s, old £2 5s to on "7.1 (}g| Vealers.--Prices were lower than Inst week. Runners £5; good vealers £3 ,5s to £.1. medium £1 5s to £2: small calves 3a Hid upwards. Store Cattle-—Heifers suitable for dairying were in demand. 3 and 4-year steers £5" 12s to £6, 2-year £2 l&s to £3 IBs. yearlings £1 Cs to £1 lis: 3-year herfers (milking sorts). £5 10s to £6 3-yej.r oviptjr heifers £2 16s to £3 16s. 2-year £2 10s to £3 5s ycarlinea £2 5s to £2 7s 6d; medium cows 20s to 26a. , , ... . , Dairy Cattle.—Extra good second and third culvers £15 to £25. good £8 to £14 10s; , good wringing heifer? £8 10s to £12: cows in milk for some time £5; aged and inI ferior COWS 10s to £4 10s. 1 p a t ]),„!>.—Porkers and baconers were in over supply. Chorners. £2 10." to £4 10» light baconers £3 5s lo £f. heavy £4 os to' £5 ss, average price per lb.. 6d; light porkers £1 13s to £2 ss, hoary £2 7s to £3- average price ser lb.. Cd to pd. Store Pigs.—A somewhat substantial decline in prices. Medium stores, £1 7s 6d to £1 15s, araall 15s to 255; wcanciu 5s to 10a.