STOCK SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20243, 1 May 1929, Page 11

STOCK SALES.

PRICES AT HAMILTON. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT. 3 HAMILTON, Tuesday. Beef cattle were yarded in large numbers at the Frankton fat stock salo to-day, prices being on a par with last week. There was only a small yarding of sheep, which sold at improved, rates. Pigs were in good supply and were disposed of at late quotations. The auctioneers report as follows: Dalgety and Company, Limited.—Prime cows, to £lO 2s 6d; prime heifers, £9 5s to £lO lis; medium-quality cows, -,£7 .10s to £8 12s 6dj light fat heifers, £6 15s to £7 10s: store steers and cross steeica, £8 15s; heifer calves. £4; fat wethers, 34s 6d; prime ewes, 28si 9d; fat, lambs, ,31s &d; heavy baconers, £3 19s to £4 ss; medium baconers, £3 .to £3 10s; heavy porkers; £2 5s to £2 16s; light porkers, £1 lCs to £2; slips, 7s to 10a Gd; weaners, Is'to 38.. Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Limited.—A good yarding of cattle, sheen and pigs. Cow beef sold on a par with late rates, while steer beef- was slightly easier. Fat sheep sold at equal to last week's rates, while store sheep were in. keen deiiiand. We quote:—Medium fat steers, £11; heavy fat cows, ;£lO 13s to £ll 17s Gd; medium fat cows, £9 3s to £lO 8s; light, £6 to £6 lis; forward, £5 10s to £5 17e 6d; store cows, £3 15s to £4' 10s. There was a keen demand for fat and forward steers. A particularly nice line from Mr. W. J. Pond, of Kauroa, brought £9 19s to £ll' 10s ; for 3}-year-olds, while Sli-year-olds brought £9'6s to £9 19s; other '!J-year-old steers made £7 5s to £8; 18-months steers, £6 7s 6d; steer calves. £4 4s to £4 14s; heifer calves, £2 Gs to £3 ss; prime fat wethers, 34s 3d to 355; ewes, 25s to 28s 9d; fat lambs, woolly, 25s Id to 27s 3d; shorn, 23s Id to 23s Gd; store 2tooth wethers, 275; forward conditioned 2tooth wethers, 325; store lambs,' 18s 6d to 19s Gd; aged ewes, 18s; prime heavy baconers, £4 Is to £4 Gs; medium baconers. £3 10s to £3 16s; light, £3 to £3 Gs; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 18s; light, 30s to £2! 4s; slips, 12s to 15s; weaners, 6s to 9s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile. Agency Company, Limited.—Prime bullocks, £l2 to £l3 13s; fat, to £lO 18a; fat cows,. £8 2s 6d. to £lO 10s; lighter, £6 to £7 13s; fat wethers, 34s 9d to 355; ewes, £1 Is to £1 5s 3d; lambsi, to 27s Gd; heavy baconers, £3 16s to £4 4s: heavy porkers, £1 14s to £2 4s. G. W. Vercoe and Company.—Good fat steers, £ll 10s to £l2 2s 6d; fat cows, £8 10s to £8 15s; light, £7 12s 6d to £8 ss; prime fat heifers, £8 13s to £9 2s 6d; light fat, £6 10s to £8; fresh-conditioned cows, £4 15s to £5; boners, £3 to £3 15s; fait wethers, 34s 6d; fat shorn lambs, 22s Gd-, a line of stud Southdown ewes, £3 3s; heavy baconers, £3 18s to £4 2s; light, £3 53 to £3 17s; heavy porkers, £2 10s-to £3; light, 35s to £2 'ss. CAMBRIDGE QUOTATIONS. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its usutil Cambridge stock sale yesterday, when an average yarding of cattle was penned. Prices were:—Fat cows, £8 10s to £9 10s: light cows, £5 10s to £6 "17s 6d; store cows, £4 Is to £4 10s; others,' £2 to £3 12s 6d: dairy cows, £6 to £lO 10s. Lambs: Good conditiqned, to '£ 4s.' Heavy porkers, £2 13s to £3; light porkers, to £2; stores, J.4s to £1; good slips, 9s to' 13s; weaners, 33 tO S3. . RATES AT TAUMARUNUI. :[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ' TAUMARTJNUI, Tuesday. About.,, 800 sheep and 60 head of cattle car,io forward for the Taumarunui stock sale I to-day. -There was a good demand for lambs and ewe lambs,made 275. Other lambs sold well,' and most- of the sheep were disposed ! of .under the hammer. The following prices were realised:—Pigs: Weaners, 8s to lis 6d. Sheep: Good ewes, 28s 6d; other ewes, 22s 6d; owe lambs, 275; wether lambs, 17s id to 235: mixed sex lambs, 17s to 19s sd; good black-faced lambs, 18s to 22s sdi Small blackfaced lambs, 13s 3d. v Cattle: Fat heifers, £8 to £8 ss; Hereford cows, in calf to Polled Angus' bull, £8; Polled Angus cows, in calf to Polled Angus bull, £9 9s; weaner steers, £5 Is; cows in calf; £5 Gs. MARKET REPORTS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES. The-demand for good quality , local apples showed an improvement at jesterday's sales at the Auckland City Markets. There was a poor demand for pears, while lemons were slow of sale. Hutt tomatoes brought only 3s to 4s a case, a decrease of 2s 6d on last weefs prices. Best lines of Te Kauwhata {[rapes realised 5s to 9s 6d a case, an increase of 2s. Larger quantities of pasisionfruit sold' at lower values. Persimmons were very slow of sale. The field produco market is still heavily supplied with local potatoes, citron melons and pumpkins. Good supplies of all other lines of vegetables met, with a fair demand.

Prices for dairy produce remain practically unchanged. . Both hen and »duck egg£ were in short supply, and there was a keen demand. "Moderate supplies of farmers' butter met with a moderate demand, selling at Is Id ty Is 4d per lb. The following prices were realised yesterday;— ' ERUIT.

Apples, Delicious, extra choice Gs Gd to 8s a case, others 4s to ss; Jonathans, 6s to 83 Ballarats. 6s to 7s; Munroes, 4s 6d to 5s Gd: Northern Spy, 4s to 7s Gd; Grapny Smith, 6s 6d to 6s Gd; Ed. Lippiatts, 4s to ss. Pears, Louise Bon, 5s to 7s; Clairgeati, 3s Gd to ss; Beurre Ciel, 3s to 3s Gd; Iveiffers, 3s to 4s; Coles, 4s to Ga Gd: Nellis, 4to 7s. Tomatoes* best local Gs to 8s Gd; seconds and. small 2s Gd to 4s; Hutts, 3s to 4s. Passions, 4s to Bs. Cape gooseberries, 3d to 5d per lb; tree tomatoes, 8s to Gs Gd a case; Persimmons, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; lemons,-No. 1 9s to 12s, No. 2 5s to 8s; grapes, hothouse, extra choice . Colman' Is Gd to Is lid per lb, others 9d to 3s 3d, Ilamburgs Gd to lid, outdoor Te Kamvhata 5s to 9s Gd a case; oranges, Sunkist 30s; bananas, first grade repacks up to 31s Gd, medium and seconds 20s to 2Cs: mushrooms). 9d to Is 3d per lb. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, southern 7s to 7s Gd per cwt.. local 3s to 4s a bag: omons, 3s to 3s Gd; spring onions, 2d to 9d a bundle; kumaras, 3s to 48 a bag; cabbage, 4s to 9s a sack, on benches. 4s to Gs a dojsen; cauliflower, 7s to 9s a sack, ou benches, 63 to 9s Gd a dozen; swedes. Is to 3s a bag; pumpkins, Crown and Triumblc- 5s to Gs 6d per cwt„; others 3s to Gs a sack, on beaches 6d to Is 3d each; green peas, 7s to 9s a hag; beans, 3s to 8s; lettuce, Is to 2s Gd a case; cucumbers. Is Gd to 4s a dozen; vegetable marrows. Is Gd to 2s Gd; citron melons. 2s to 3s a sack; celery, Is to 3s Gd a bundle; rhubarb, Is to 2s Cd a dozen: spinach. Gd to Is; radish. Gel to 9d: carrots, parsnips, beet, and turnips. 9d: leeks, 3d to Gd a bundlo. DAIRY PRODUCE. IJen eggs, A grade, best qualify, 2s 9d tg 2s lOd; B grade, 2s 5d to 2s Gd: C grade 2s to 2s Jd. Duck eggs, A grade, 2s 3d to 2s 4d; B grade. Is Ifld to 2s; C grade Is 8d to Is 9d. PRICE OF LAMB FOR EXPORT. [by telegraph.—press association. ] WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The New Zealand Meat 'Producers' Board advises that the following prices are being offered for fat stock for Export at ApriJ 29. 1929: Canterbury.—Prime woolly lambs, 3611). and under, 9|d; 371b. to 421b.. 83d • 431b. and over, B|d; second quality lambs, B|d. Southland.—Prime woolly lambs, 361b. and under, 9^d; 371b. to 421b., B£d; 431b. and over, 8d; second quality lambs, 361b. j and under, 8|cl; over 361b., 7|d. It may bo" noted that at the present time most lambs are being purchased by the head, consideration l;eing given to the quality of the lambs and the value of the skins.