STOCK SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20387, 16 October 1929, Page 9

STOCK SALES.

PRICES AT HAMILTON.

LATE RATES MAINTAINED.

[By TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Tuesday. There was a large yarding of beef at tho Plankton stock sale to-duy. Itatea wero on a par with those ruling last week. A moderate yarding of sheep brought slightly easier prices, Pigs were disposed of at lute rates. 'lho auctioneers quote as follows : New Zoaland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—Primo fat bullocks, £l6 7s Cd to £l7: lighter, £ls 6s to £lGss; heavy fat cows, £lO 15s to £ll 10s; lighter, £8 ]7s Gd to £lO 7s Gd; light, £7 7s 6d to £8 0s; fut wethers, 33s 8d to 375; good hoggets, to 35s 3d; baconors, £3 lis to £4; porkers, £2 7s to £2 18s. G. W. Vcrcoe and Company, Limited..— Heavy fat bullocks, £l6 to £l6 7s Gd; med-ium-weight fat bullocks, £ls 2s Gd to £ls 12s Gd; light, £l2 17s 6d to £ll 15s; primo heavy fat cows. £ll to £l2 ss; heavy fat cows, £lO to £lO 15s; medium-weight fat cows. £8 15s to 10s; light, £7 15s to £8 ss: heavy fat heifers, £ll to £l3; lighter, £9 ]os to £lO 7s 6d; fresh conditioned cows, £3 10s to £6 18s; Jersey-cross yearling heifers, small, £4 10s to £1 17s Gd; heavy fat wethers, 365; shorn, 275; heavy fat owes, 30s; light, 21s; fat lambs, 20s; heavy baconers, £4 to £4 10s; light, £3 5s to £3 18s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3 3s; light, 38s to £2 Bs.

Dalgoty and Company, Limited.—Choice ox. equal to 40s per 1001b; ordinary quality cow beef, about 36s to 38s per 1001b; inferior fat cows and heifers, £6 15s to £0 2s Od; very light heifers, £5 5s to £6 10s; small vealers, 235; store cows, £6 15s to £8 ss; 2-year Shorthorn heifers, low condition, £5 (is; good quality well-grown yearling heiferß, to £6 ss; Jersey-cross yearlings. £5 12s; short yearling hcjfers. £3 10b ; best shorn wethers, to 275; forward four and sixtooth shorn wethers, 25s 6d; shorn woolly ewes, 395; best baconcrs, £4 4s to £4 10s; medium, £3 10s to £3 15s; light and heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 6s; medium porkers, £2 10a to £2 ss; light, £2 2s to £2 12s; large-framed stores, £1 16s to £2 ss; slips, £1 103 to £1 13s; best weaners, £1 2s to £1 7s; ordinary. 18s to £l. Farmers' Co-operativo Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Prime fat bullocks. £l6 7s to £lB 3s; medium. £ls 5s to £l6 Is; light, £l2 Is to £l4 10s; fat cows, £lO to £lO 10h; medium fat cows, £8; forward cows, £6 2s Gd to £6 12s 6d; store cows, £4 5s to £5 Is; 18-months to 2-year steers, mixed colours, £6 17s; empty 2-year Jersey heifers, £6 lis; yearling Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £3 7s to £6 6s; fat wethers, 30s; fat ewes, £1 8s; fat hoggets, £1 (is 6d to £1 9s 9d; fat and forward ewes, £1 2s Od: store ewes. 18s to 19s; good Jersey cows in milk, £l6 5s to £l6 15s; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows in milk, £l3 lo £l4 15s; Jersey and Jerseycross heifers in milk, £l2 to £l2 ss; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit, to £l6; S.H. cows, £7 5s to £lO 10s; S.H. cows close to profit, £l2 10s to £l4 10s; S.H/ heifers. £lO to £ll ss; backward, £8 15s to £9 ss; Jersey nnd Jersey-cross cows in milk, £9 10s; heifers. £5 15s to £9 15s; Ayrshire cows. £ls; heavy haconers, £4 4s to £4 10s; medium, £3 15s to £4; light, £3 83 to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £2 IBs to £3 ss; light. .£2 12s (o £2 15s; good stores, £2 4s to £2 10s; slips, 32s lo 375; weaners, £1 to 30s.

CAMBRIDGE QUOTATIONS. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, report having held their usual Cambridge sale on Monday, when a good yarding of nil classes of cattle came forward. Beef and dairy cows sold on a par with lnte rales. Pigs came forward in large numbers, porkers, good atores and weaners selling under keen competition. Quotations: —Sheep: Fat hoggets, 2'2s Dd to 30s. Beef caUle: Light fat steers, to £11; heavy fat rows, to ill 12s 6d; medium, £9 to £9 12s (id: light, £6 IGb to £S 10s; forward cows, £5 36s to £0 12s Gd: store cows. £4 to £5 ss; three-year Shorthorn steers. £8 19s to £9 )ss; three-year mixed coloured steers, £7 2s to £8 3s. Dairy cattle: Yearling Jersey heifers, choice, £7 to £8 2s 6d; others, £4 5s to £G lCs; dairy heifers, £7 10s to £l2 ss: cows, £9 15s to £l4. Pigs; Light baconers, £3 5s to £3 12s; porkers, £2 12s to £3; good stores. £2 2s to £2 10s: slips, 32s to 3Gs: weanera, 16s to 30s. PRICES AT TAUMARUNUI. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TAUMARUNUI, Tuesday. There was a large attendance of farmers at the stock sale to-day. but there was little competition. No fat cows or bullocks came forward. The sheep comprised fat wethers and a few pens of hoggets. Shorn fat wether 9 were passed in at 275. Pigs sold freely. The following prices were realised:—Pigs: Porkers. 2Gs to 30s: alios. 19s; wenners, 98 Gd to 18s. Sheep: Mixed sex hoggets, 19s 3d to 233 6d; ewe hoesets. ]ss lid to 2js sd; wether hoggets, 18s 8d to 21s. Cattle: Store bullocks, 4 years. £lO ss: empty cows (old). £4 17s: empty cows (young). £6 15s: empty heifers, £5 Gs: cows and calves. £6; two-year-old heifers. £5 7s Gd: yearling steers (rough). £2 Is to £4 10s: heifers in calf. £3 12s: Shorthorn heifers. £4 5s to £5 2s: Jersey heifers, yearlings. £5 10s to £5 15s: other . yearling heifers, £3 14s, £4. to £4 2s; dairy cows. £G, £7. to £8 10s.

STUD STOCK DISPERSAL.

MARAEKAKAHO CLYDESDALES

[BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HASTINGS, Tuesday.

For tho opening day of the Maraekakaho station stud stock dispersal sales about 150 people were present. Clydesdales were offered first, und bidding was spirited for best quality. For mares prices ranged from 5 guineas to IC2 guineas! the latter price being paid by Mr. D. McKeneie (Masterton) for Maraekakaho Lady Meikle. Prices for fillies ranged from 24 guineas to 41 guineas, a Canterbury buyer obtaining Maraekakaho Lady Lome at the latter price. For stallions the top price was 130 guineas, paid by Mr. E. M. Hutchinson (Gisborne) for the two-year-old High Tide.

CO-OPERATIVE PIG MARKETING

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

HAMILTON, Tuesday.

Tho monthly report of. the New Zealand Co-operative Pig Marketing Association states that during September pigs came forward a little more freely than the provious month, but have not yet shown any remarkable increase in volume. However, toward the latter end of tlie month tho daily killings increased, and it is expected to handle considerably increased numbers toward tho end of this month. The markets for porkers and baconcrs maintain a steady price. The new company took over operations from October 1.

The association is making the following advances: —Prime porkers, 601b to 1101b, 6d; prime baconers, 1111b to 1801b, heavy baconers, 1811b and over, 3d; choppers, Id. The final two pools of last season, number 13 and 14, are now in course of finalisation, and should be paid out to suppliers within the next few weeks. Thus all pigs supplied up to (ho end of June will then have been paid out upon.

CANTERBURY MARKETS

EASIER TENDENCY IN POTATOES.

[BX TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CIIRISTCHURCH, Tuesday.

The potato market is quiet, and the tendency is easier than at the week-end. The northern inquiry is negligible at the moment. Quotations for prompt deliveries have eased about 5s a ton since the weekend and arc now at £lO to £lO 5s a ton, f.0.b., s.i. The quotation to farmers is £8 15s to £9 on trucks. October delivery is also easier, being quoted at £lO 10s to £lO 15s, us against £ll at the week-end. Up to £9 10s is being offered onUrucks for Dakotns. The Waipiata sailed last night for Auckland with 4400 sacks, 2300 from Timaru and 2100 from Lyttelton. About 1000 sacks were left at the latter port for the Waipalii. Offerings from farmers aro mostly in small lots. It is considered that Wellington will want potatoes for some weeks yet, but a sharp tailing off in the Auckland demand may be looked for. There is no change in other classes of produce. All the principal classes of seeds are in firm demand.