ABERDEEN ANGUS CATTLE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19454, 9 October 1926, Page 9

ABERDEEN ANGUS CATTLE.

THE WOODLANDS STUD. HIGH PRICES REALISED. [bt telegraph.—press association.] MASTERTON, Friday. The dispersal sale of the Woodlands Stud of registered and imported Aberdeen Angus cattle, the property of Messrs. Burling Brothers, was held to-day and resulted in a total clearance at very satisfactory prices. The herd, which is acknowledged as one of the best bred studs in New Zealand, being founded on the I best Scottish blood, attracted the bestknown breeders from all over the Dominion and as a result competition was keen. The top prico for bulls was given by Mr. W. A. MacFarland, of Hastings, who paid 230gns. for Eland of Bleaton (imported). Mr. G. W. Murray, of Canterbury, gave the top price of 125gns. for Bnnty of Mulbean, an imported cow. THE CANTERBURY MARKETS. NO CHANGE IN POTATOES. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The lower values reported at the midweek for potatoes are unchanged to-day. The Kaiapoi's consignment from both ports when she left Lyttelton on Tuesday was in the vicinity of 10,000 sacks. Some were seed. The Katoa is due to sail next Tuesday from Lyttelton after loading at Timaru and sales for her are on a basis of £4 f.o.b. The Sydney market keeps steady at £ll a ton, but there is not much inquiry for tubers by the Whangape, due to sail next Tuesday for that port. It is expected that her cargo will be smaller than that by recent boats. Oats are weaker. Southern quotations mention 3s lid to 4s for A gartons and 3s 9d for B grade f.0.b., local prices of course being another 4d better than this. There are few local oats of any sort about. Perennial ryegrass remains firm at 5s 9d for good weight seed. The home inquiry continues, but the margin for business is very small. Italian ryegrass is also a little firmer and 4s 3d f.o.b. a bushel has been paid. Clover values are unaltered, there being no outside inquiry. Cocksfoot, which is also without life, is worth Is a lb. for standard seed. LONDON WOOL SALES. DETAILS OF THE PRICES. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having received the following cablegram from their London house, dated October 7:—Wool sales: Merino, good to super, 23d to 26d; halfbred, 50 to 56, good to super 20d to 23d, low to medium 17£ d to 19id; fine crossbred, 48 to 50, good to super 16i,d to 19d, low to medium to 16d; fine crossbred, 45 to 48, good to super 15-i-rl to 17d, low to medium 14d to 15d; crossbred, 44 to 46, good to super 14gd to 16d, low to medium 13d to 14d; crossbred, 40 to 44. good to super 14d to 15d, low to medium 12d to coarse crossbred, 36 to 40, good to super 13d to 14£ d, medium to good to 12^d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram from its Lonhouse, dated October 6:—London wool sales:- The sales closed firmly to-day. Competition on German and French account is active and the Home demand is good. As compared with the closing rates of the last sales prices are about 5 per cent, higher for medium Merino, scoured Merino, super, coarse greasy crossbred and coarse scoured crossbred; i about 5 to 7£ per cent, higher for crossbred larnbs. fine and medium greasy crossbred, coarse crossbred slipe, fine and medium scoured crossbred and greasy Merino super; and about par to 5 per cent, higher for inferior Merino and lambs' Merino. The prices realised for average to super grades of descriptions as below were as follow:—Merino, super 24d fo 26., d, average 19d to 23d: crossbred, 56 to 58, 22d to 25d; 50 to 56. 18jd to 21id: 48 to 50, 15d to 17id; 46 to 48, 14d to 16d: 44 to 46. 13d to 15d; 40 to 44, 12A-d to 14d: 36 to 40, to 13id. FEILDING STOCK SALE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—rRESS ASSOCIATION.] FEILDING, Friday. At the Feilding stock sale to-day there was a small yarding of sheep, consisting mainly of fats and hoggets. Fat wethers were in good demand and sold at a slight rise on late rates. The fat ewes offered were eagerly sought and met with a good demand at improved prices. In the store pens a good line of wether hoggets met with keen competition and sold up to 21s fid, being a substantial advance. Other hoggets sold well above late rates. Other stores were a negligible quantity. The following prices were realised:—Fat shorn ewes, 19s 9d to 26s 3d; fat woolly ewes, 21s 3d to £3O 2d: fat shorn wethers, 24s to 28s 7d; fat woolly wethers, 30s lOd to 35s lOd. In the store classes woolly wether hoggets made 17a fid to 21s 6d; ewes, 16s to 22s 6d. There was a heavy _ yarding of good quality fat cattle, which met a spirited demand, but prices showed a slight drop on the previous sale. A small yarding of dairy stock 3old at late rates. No store cattle were entered. Medium fat cows mado .£5 15s to £7 10s; good fat cows. £8 10s to .£lO 10s; light fat bullocks, £7 5 s to £S 4s; medium fat bullocks, £9 17s 6d to £l2 lis; prime fat Shorthorn cows passed at £lO 10s; heifers passed at £l3; heavyweight bullocks, £lB. BULL SALE AT PAPAKHRA[BY TELEGRAPH- —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PTJKEKOHE, Friday. The Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report that at their annual bull sale at Papakura to-day some 400 bulls were offered, this being more than the advertised number. Competition was steady md neaily all were sold, although values ruled lower than last year. Both pedigree and gTade Jerseys and Shorthorns mot a steady demand throughout, but other breeds were somewhat neglected. Pedigreo .lerseys sold up to 25gns and registered Shorthorns to 20gns. In grade Jerseys two-year-olds brought £7 to £ll and yearlings £-1 4s to £7 7a. Grado Shorthorns, two-year-olds, made £8 8s to £l4 14s; yearlings, £3 3s to £7 7s; aged bulls, from £3 3s to £6 fis. PRICES AT HAMILTON. The Fanners' Co-operative Auctioneering Company report:—At the weekly stock sale in the Frankton yards we had a good yarding of beef, a fair entry of fat sheep and store cattle, and a good yarding of fat and store pigs. Beef was firm, prime ox beef being equal to 36s per 1001b. Steers made from £ll 9s to £l3 10s; no heavy steers were yarded. Prime cows and heifers made £ll 15s to £l3 ss, equal to 34s per 1001b: medium quality, £9 10s to £lO 12s fid; plain and unfinished, £6 15s to £7 10s: Fat shorn wethers realised 25s to 265; fat shorn ewes, 275; 4-year store bullocks, £8 fis; 3-year steers, £7 15s; store cows. £3 to £3 17s: store cows in low condition, £1 17s fid to £2 3s; yearling steers, £2 19s; yearling heifers, £2 10s to £2 15s; dairy cows, £8 to £lO ss; prime heavy baconers, £4 fis to £4 13s; prime baconers, £3 17s to £4; porkers, £3 4s to £3 7s 6d; slips, 32s to £2; weaners, 16s to 20s.