STOCK SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20517, 19 March 1930, Page 9

STOCK SALES.

PRICES AT HAMILTON. WEAKER DEMAND FOR BEEF. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] HAMILTON, Tuesday. There was a weaker demand for beef at the Frankton saleyards to-day, and prices were easier. A medium yarding of sheep sold at late rates. Pigs were penned in large numbers, prices remaining unchanged. The auctioneers report a3 follows :

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited.— Ordinary fat bullocks, to £9 12s 6d: ordinary fat cows, £8 7b 6d to £8 17s; vealers, £2 10s to £5 14s; fat ewes, 15s to 15s 7d; fat wethers, 23s to 27b; fat lambs, to 2Gs 6d; heavy baconers, £4 7s (id to £4 13s; light baconers, £4 Is to £4 ss; medium baconers, ±'3 10s 3d to ±'3 17s Gd; heavy porkers, £'2 15s to £3 5s 6d; light porkers, £2 to £2 7s 6d; large stores, 38s; medium stores, 33s 6d; weanors. 10s to 15s Gd. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—Fat bullocks, £l2 10s to £l3; fat cows, .£9 2s to £9 lis; lighter. £7 12s to £8 14s; light, £6 2s Gd to £7 10s; fat wethers, 28s 2d to 31s 6d; fat owes, to 19s 3d; fat woolly lambs, to 19s Gd; fat shorn lambs. lGs 4d to 17s Id; heavy baconers. £4 to £4 13s; lighter, £3 15s to £3 19s; heavy porkers, £2 183 to £3 10s; light., £2 12s to £2 16s. Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited.—Fat bullocks, £l2 13s to £l3 lis; fat cows, £8 18s to £9 ss; lighter, f £6 lis to £7 15s; heavy baconers, £4- to £4 13s; lighter, £3 15s to £3 18s; heavy porker 3, £2 17s to £3 10s; lighter, £2 12s to £2 15s; heavy fat bullocks, £l3 14s Id to £l3 12s Gd; lighter, £l2 to £l2 15s; light, £8 15s to £11; prime heavy fat cows, £lO to £lO, 7s 6d; heavy, £7 IDs to £8 12s Gd: light, £4 10s to £6 15s; runners, £3 10s to £4 2s 6d; vealers, £2 10s to £3; forward-conditioned four-year Shorthorn and Hereford bullocks, £lO 15s to £lO 18s; potter bulls, £7 10s to £8; heavy.--' fat wethers. 27s 7d; fat ewes, l»s to 21s; fat lambs, 17a to 18s; heavy baconers. £4 10s to £4 14s; medium, £3 18s to £4 8s; heavy porkers, £3 5s to £3 16s; light, £2 14s to £3 3s. PRICES AT TAUMARUNUI. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] - TAUMARUNUI, Tuesday. \ The yarding at the Taumarunui stock sale to-day comprised 3500 sheep, a few head of cattle and a small entry of pigs. Mixed-aged ewes made up to late rates, wethers showed a slight decline on last week's prices and best two-tooth ewes made 24s 9d. Bidding was not very spirited, but most of the sheep were sold under the hammer to local farmers. There was a large attendance of farmers, but outside •* buyers were conspicuous by their absence. The following prices were realised:—Pigs: Porkers, 35s Gd to 365; stores, 19s to 275; weaners, 12s to 16s. Sheep: Fat sheep, 25s Gd; mixed age wethers, 12s 3d to 19s 3d; two-tooth wethers, 20s 2d to 21s 6d; small mixed ewes, 14s to 18s; good ewes, 22s 6d; four and five-year-old ewes, 16s 9d to -17» 6d; four-year-old ewes, 21s; best two-tooth ewes, 24s Id to 24s 9d; other - two-tooth ewes, 22s Id; old ewes, 9s 6d to 12s 6d; good wether lambs, 14s; small wether lambs, 12s 9d; ewe lambs, to 15s. CAMBRIDGE AND RANGIRIRI. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., reports:—At the Cambridge sale on Monday we penned a good yarding of cattle and sheep. Late rates were niaintained throughout. A line of 13 dairy cows averaged £lO 12s 6d. Quotations:—Sheep: Fat wethers, 22s 9d to 25s 6d; forward lambs, woolly, 21s; good woolly lambs, 14s 3d to 17s 9d; smaller woolly lambs, 12s to 13b 3d; cull lambs, 7s 8d; two-tooth ewes. 275; full mouth ewes, 123 to 14s 9d; cull ewes, 93 6d to 12s. Cattle: Fat cows, £6 4s to £3 lis; forward cows, £5 to £5 17s 6d; store cows, £3 to £3 15s; heifer calves, £2 2s to £3' 7s 6d. Pigs: Stores, 35s to £2; slips, 293 to 335; weaners, 12s Gd to 22s 6d. Dairy cattle: Best Jersey ar.d Jersey-cross dairy cows, £lO to £l2 10s; others, £8 to £9 10s. The company reports having held their Rangiriri slobk sale on Monday, when a good yarding of cattle came forward. Prices throughout were on a par with late rates, with little demand for young Btock. Quotatiors:—Light fat cows, £6 10s to £7 Gs; forward-conditioned cows, £5 7s Gd to_.£6 ss; store cows, £3 10s to £5; cows, with calves, v £5 5s to £6 7s; dairy heifers, in milk, £6 10s to £7 15s; dairy heifers, springing, £6 15s to £8; 18-months Shorthorn steers, £5 93 to £7; yearling Shorthorn steers, £4 2s Gd to £4 17s 6d; yearling steers, £2 5s to £3 15s; 18-months neifers, in calf, £5 15s to £6 7s 6d; yearling heifers, £3 5« to £3 10s; heifer calves, Shorthorn, £2 18s to £3 6s; potting bulls, £2 15s to £4. HIDES AND SKINS SAtcS. - DECREASED VALUES RULING. Hides and sheepskins sold at decreased rates at the fortnightly auction conducted at the Auckland Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Tallow ivaa also easier. Following are the prices:— ; Cow Hides.—Best grade.' light, 5Jd to s}d per lb; medium and heavy, s}d to ssd; cut, 4id to 4}d; second grade, 4d to'4jd; ox., best grade, light, sid to 5Jd; medium, s|d to Gd; heavy, 6£d to (Bid; cut, 5d to sid; second grade. ,4|d to sd: kips, best grade. s|d to sjd; second grade, 4id to sd; yearlings, heavy, 6Jd; light, B}d to B}d;,second grade, s|d to Gd; calfskins, heavy, B}d to Bid; medium, lid to Hid; light, IOJd to lid; small, 9}d to lOd; slippy, 7d to 75d; cut, 9d to 9}d. • , Sheepskins.—Dried, three-quarter to full woolled, medium to fine crossbred, 7d to 7sd per lb; coarse, 61d to 7d; faulty, ssd to 6d; damaged, 3d to 4Jd; badly damaged, 3d to 3Jd; quarter to half woolled, Gld to 7d; coarse, 6d to 6Jd-, faulty, 5d to s}d; damaged. 25d to 3d; bare to quarter woolled, 6d to 6jd; second grade and faulty, 3d to 4Jd; lamb skins, best grade, Gld to 7d; faulty and seedy, 41d to sd; damaged, 3}d to 4d; salted sheepskins, large, 3s .4d to 3s 8d each; medium. 2s 9d to 3s 3d; bare to quarter woolled, large, 2s 4d to 2s 9d : light and small. Is Gd to 2s; faulty, Is 3d to Is Gd; lambskins, large, 3s Id to 3s 3d; medium. 2s 6d to 2s 10d; light. Is Sd to 2s 2d; shorn, Is to Is 4d. Tallow, in barrels, good mixed. 26s to 26a Gd per cwt; second grade, 24s to 24s Gd; poor quality, 20s to 21s Gd; ill tins, good mixed, 24s Gd to 255; second grade. 22s to 235; horsehair, best tail, Is Gd to Is 8d per lb; mixed. Is 3d to Is 4d; short and mane, Sd to 9d; bones, clean, dry, £5 15s a ton.