STOCK SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20081, 19 October 1928, Page 11

STOCK SALES.

PEDIGREE JERSEY COWS.

[jiY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Thursday. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, reports: —We held a sale of pedigree and grade Jersey cows at Matarigi yesterday, on account of Mr. A. Benge. There was a large attendance and keen competition ruled throughout. Pedigree cows in milk realised 20gns to 42gns: pedigree heifer calves, Bgns to 14gns; bull calves, Ggns to llgns: grade heifer calves, £2 2s to' £2 lGs; best, grade cows in milk, £l7 10a to £25: others. £l3 to £IG 10s. CLAUDELANDS BULL SALE. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Thursday. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report having held their annual bull saje at Claudelands yesterdav. A medium yarding came forward und met with good competition. Quotations are:—Pedigree bulls: Friesian bull. Bracken Curly Elgin, two-years, on account of Whewell Bros., Tamahere. to D. and S. Ross. To Puke, Signs; Jersey bull. Glen Ugis Robin Adair, yearling, on account of F. Pcdersen, Claudelands, to Fowler Bros., Glen Massey, UJjfns; Jorsey bull. Bonny Glen Admiral, two-years, on account of E. Hintz, Tamahere, to G. A. Hardwick, Koromatua, 20gns; Jereey bull, Sedgemere Spec's Hercules, four-years, on account of J. T. Holland, Huntly, to H. Sullivan, Horotiu. 20gns. Grade Jersey bulls: Two-year-olds made from £ll to £22. Yearling Jersey bulla made .t'G to £9 lis; yearling Friesian hulls, £5 10s to £8: Shorthorn bulls, - two-years, £7 10s to £ll. TE PUKE AND WHAIvATANE. [IIV TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TE PUKE, Thursday. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd , reports having held its annual spring cattle sales at Te- Puke and Whakatane this week, when cattle came forward at both places considerably in e*cens of advertised numbers. Buyers were in attendance from Opotiki, Rotorua, Waikato and Paeroa. Keen bidding was maintained throughout. Following is the range of prices:—Best fat cows and heifers, £9 2s (id to £lO 10s; fresh-conditioned cows, £0 5s to £7 10s; store cows, £4 15s to £5 17a Gd; fresh-conditioned four-year P.A. and Hereford bullocks, £ll 10s to £l2 2s Gd-. fresh-conditioned three-year P.A, .and Hereford bullocks, £9 15s to £lO 12s Gd: freshconditioned two-year i?.A. and Hereford bullocks, £8 12s Gd to £9; fresh-conditioned one-year P.A. and Hereford bullocks, £6 2s Gd to £7 lis; good Quality one-year Jersey cross heifers, £5 2s Od to £5 15s; smaller sorts, £3 15s to £1 10s: herd bulls. £lO to £lB 18s; potter bulls, £6 5s to £8 2s 6d. Store pigs made 27s Gd to 355; weaner pigs, 13b Gd to 20s; sowb with litters, 455. Dalgnty and Company, Ltd., report bavins huld their spring cattle fair in the Whakatane saleyards this week. There was a full yarding of 1300 head, including a good proportion of exceptionally good sta-tion-bred bullocks and steers. The attendance of buyers was large, operators being present from Waikato. Rotorua and_ all pa-ts of the Bay of Plenty. Competition was very keen and everything was sold iui.de tho hammer at prices in advance of those at the previous sale. Quotations were: —Fresh and forward-conditioned three and four-years Hereford bullocks, 90 at £l2, 37 at £ll 7;. Gd; store-conditioned three and four-year Shorthorn bullocks, to £9 18s: two and three-year Polled Angus steers, £9 12s; JS-month Hereford steers; £7 14s Gd: yearling Polled Angus sieers, £G 4s to £6 7s; two and three-year Shorthorn steers, to £7 7s; pood yearling Shorthorn steers. £5 Gs; best fat cows. £8 10s to £9 lis; medium, £G 10s to £7 19s Gd; light, £5 5s to £fi; best sto.e cows. £4 17s to £5 10s; rough, £5! lis to £3 17s Gd; good Quality yearling Jersey heifers. £4 10s to £5; smaller, £4 Is. A good yarding of store pigs and sows with litters sold under good demand. PRICES AT MATAMATA. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] MATAMATA, Thursday. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd.", report having held their Matarnata Btock sale yesterday, when a very successful sale resulted, fully the advertised numbers coming foi-ward. Beef was in keen demand. prices showing a decided inoreasa. Ktore cattle, particularly yearling heifers, met. with good competition and sold at satisfactory prices. There was only a medium yarding of dairy cattle, but those of Quality sold readily There was a heavy yarding of fat pigs, which were of prime Quality and in keen demand, prices showing a slight improvement. Stores and weaners sold at late rates. Quotations are: Sheep.—Light woolly fat ewes, 325: heavy shorn fat ewes, 26s to 275: forward-condi-tioned hoggets, 28s 6d. Cattle.—Heavy fat cows, £l2 5s to £l4; heavy fat heifers, £9 to £ll 15s; medium fat cows, £9 lfts to £ll sk; lighter. £T 5s to £8 15s; forward-conditioned cows, £5 17s (5d to £G 17s Gd; good coloured store cow*. £4 lGs to £5 10s; poorer store cows, £2 15s to £4; choice one-year Jersey heifers, £7 4s to £7 17s Gd; other good quality one-year Jersey heifers. £5 15s to £6 10s; good quality one-year Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £4 5s to £G 2b (id: good quality, one-year Holstein heifers. £4 to £4 7s Gd; good quality one-year Shorthorn heifers, £4 10s to £4 17s; good quality two-year-old empty Jersey heifers. £1 lGs to £G 2s 6d. Bulls.—Pedigree Jersey bull realised S!9gns. Grade one-year Shorthorn bulls. £6 to £7 7s: grade one-year Jersey bulls, £9 to £11: grade two-year Jersey bulls, £l7 17s to £l9 10s. '

Dairy Cattle.—Choice heifers, £ll 10a to £l3;. backward sorts. £9 to £lO 10s; others. £7 to £8 15s: choice cows, £9 to £ll' 10s; others, £7 5s to £8 10s Pigs.—Heavy baconers, £3 8s to £3 12s; medium baconers. £3 to £3 53; light bßconers, £2 12s to £2 18s; heavy porkers, £2 •Is to £2 10s: extra good stores, 38s 6d to £2 2s Gd; others, 29s Gd to 33s 6d: slips. 22s to 28s; best weoners, 15s to 18s; others, 10s to 12s Gd. Bobby calves made lis fid to 17s Gd; others, 8s to 12s SPRING HORSE SALE. GOOD INQUIRY AT OHAUPO. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Thursday. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, reports: —We held our spring horse sale at Ohaupo yesterday, when we submitted 218 horses nil olasses, comprising: 156 draughts and farm workers and G2 light harness horses, hacks and cobs. There was a good inquiry ■ and a most successful sale. Young broken draughts made from £25 to £32; active farm horses, £lB to £22; more aged farm horses. £lO to £IG; hacks, ar.d gig horses, £8 to £l3; cobs and ponies. £3 to £S 10s. AUSTRALIAN ' PRODUCE. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received October 19, 12.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, Oct. 18. Tlio following are to-day's quotations on the Sydney produce market:— Wheat. —Growers' lots at country stations, 4s Id; ex trucks at Sydney, 4s BJ,d. Flour. —£12 10s. Bran and Pollard. —£7. Oats. —Tasinaiiian, 4s 8d to 4s lOd; Algerian, 4s 6d to 4s 9d. Potatoes. —Clarence River (new), £l4. Onions. —£13 10s to £l6. Adelaide prices are:— Wheat. —Growers' lots, 4s 7jd to 4s Bd. Flour. —Bakers' lots, £ll 15s. Bran. —£6 15s. Pollard. —£7 2s 6dOats. —3s 3d. PROPERTY SALES. C. I''. Bennett. Ltd., will oiler at auction at their rooms. Now Zealand Insurance Buildings, at 12 o'clock to-day, freehold section, in Lucerne Koad, Eemuera, and, under conduct of tho Registrar of the Supreme Court, property at corner of Wakefield and St Paul's Streets, with a frontage of 33ft. to Wakefield Street and 75ft. to St. Paul'sStreet, with two-storey building. William A. Home, Ltd., will otter at auction at their rooms, corner of High Street and Vulcan Lane, at one o'clock today, under conduct of tho Registrar of tho Supreme Court, five-roomed bungalow, at 83, Clonbern Koad, Hemuerii, and fourroonied dwelling on section 55ft. x 136 ft,, in Hinemoa Street. Devonport. T. Mandeno Jackson will offer at auction at their rooms. 9. Commerce Streot, at 11 o'clock to-day, farm of 291 acres, at Win", with six-roomed houso. Palethorpe and Parkes will offer at their rooms, Winstone Buildings, at 11 o'clock-to-day. apple fannlet of 10 acres at Albany, with four-roomed cottage; also five-roomed dwelling and acres "t Hnhsonville. Samuel Vuile and Sons, Ltd., will one ai auction, at their rooms, at 2 p.m. to-oay. each sale being at tho request of the mo - .- gn/iee;—New bungalow of 4 fann offices, in Gardner Street, Rew Ly" ' ~r • of 390 acres, about, five "liles |om mauku railway stntion, .»» Ro"d bungalow of 5 rooms. »n r Co ' jle BeoTakapuna; house of 4 ; , |, u)1 ga!ow tion. Orehu-d Road, ' of 5 rooms and two ®; f ' 4 rooms. in Point C ), ? f val i er; f) _J rreo Hi!!: and-bunga- •