COUNTRY STOCK SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21233, 13 July 1932, Page 5

COUNTRY STOCK SALES.

PRICES AT FRANKTON.

IMPROVED DEMAND FOR BEEF.

[from our own correspondent.]

HAMILTON, Tuesday.

A slight increase in the prices for both ox and cow beef was recorded at the weekly Frankton stock Bale to-day, the smaller yarding being quitted under fairly spirited competition. Values for vealers also advanced slightly, while store cows maintained full late rates. Recent quotations were barely maintained for an average entry of fat ewea and wethers. Prices for fat lambs showed little variation. A small offering of fat pigs, comprising mostly porkers, realised late rates, while stores and weaners met with a ready sale.

The auctioneers quote as follows: New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd.—Cattle: Light prime fat bullocks sold at £5 4s to £5 10s; medium quality sorts. £4 10s to £5 ss: very prime fat heifers, £4 15s to'£s 12s 6d; prime fat cow and heifer beef, £4 to £4 12s 6d; medium quality. £3 to £4; lighter, £2 10s to £3; light, £1 15s to £2 17s 6d; killable, 80s to £1 15s; stores, 16s to 245; boners, 9s to 12s; good quality vealers, £1 53 to £1 12s; others, 18s to 245; yearling heifers, £1 12b to £2 78; others, £1 Gs to £1 lis. Sheep: Pat wethers, lis to 13s Id; lighter quality, 10s to lis; prime ewes and maidens, mixed, 9s 2d to 10s id; good fat ewes. 7s to 8s; lighter, 6s io 7s; medium fat lambs, 9s 6d to 10s 9d; lighter quality, 8s 9d to 9s 6d. Pigs: Light baconers, 29s to 83s; good quality porkers. £1 4b to £1 8s; lighter, £1 to £1 4s: large stores, 18a to £1; smaller stores and good slips, 13s to 17s 6d: best weaners. 8s to 12s; smaller, 5s to Bs.

Dalgety and Company, Ltd.—Sheep: Prim* heavy wethers Bold at 13s; light prime, 12a 9d; indifferent quality, 9s to lis; extra prime ewes, to 8s 6d; average fat ewc3, 7s; lighter, 5s Gd; fat lambs, 8s 6d to lis. woolly hoggets, 5s 7d; shorn hoggets. 5a 7d; mixed age ewes in lamb, 10s 3d. Cattle: Light two-year-old Bteers, to £3 15s; fat heifers, to £4 12s; on account of Mr. 13. TV. R. Leslie, average two trucks, £3 10s; ordinary quality fat cows, £2 4s to £2 15s; boners, 14s to 20s; small vealers, 21s to 245. Pigs: Be3t porkers, £1 7s to £1 10s; medium, £l-to £1 ss; light. 17a to. 19s; stores, 14s to 17s; slips, 8s to 15b; best weaners, 16s; others, 8s to 12a; rougher sorts, 2s 6d, 3s, 4s 6d; sows in pig, £3 to £3 10s. G-. "W. Vercoe and Company, Ltd.—Sheep: Medium-weight fat wethers sold at 13a to 13s 2d; light, lis 4d to 12s; prime fat ewe 3, 8s to 8s 4d; light, 3s 7d to ss; heavy fat lambs, 10s 6d to lis; light, 8s to 8s 6d; killabie lambs, 6s 9d to 7s. Cattle: Prime medium-weight fat bullocks, £6 7s to £6 15s; lighter, £5 to £5 15s; light and unfinished bullocks, £3 15s to £4 10s; prime heavy fat cows, £4 10s to £5 2s; heavy, £3 to-£4 59; lighter, £2 10s to £2 15s; light, £1 10a to £1 15s; prime fat heifers, £4 to £4 15s; heavy, £3 to £3 153; lighter, £2 to £2 10s; light, £1 5s to £1 15s; prime heavy runners, £3 5s to £4; small vealers, 10s to 20s. Pigs: Light baconers, to 30s; good porkers, 223 to 275; light, 16s to 18s; sows in pig, to £3 183; good stores, 15s to 18s; slips, lis to 14a; weaners, 10s to 12s Gd. 1 Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd.—Sheep: Prime fat wethers sold at 13a 3d to 13s lid; medium, 12s to 12s 6d; light, 9s 6d to lis 3d; prime fat ewes, 8a to 8s 3d; light,-4s 2d to 5s 6d; heavy fat lamba, 10s 6d to lis 4d; light, 8s to 9s. Cattle: Runners, £2 Ds to £2 18s; weaners, 15s to 21s; medium fat steers, £4 178 6d to £5 12s 6d; light, £3 5s to £4 2a 6d; prime heavy fat cows, £4 18s to £5 93; prime heavy fat heifers, £4 12s to £5 3s; medium fat cows, £4 5a to £4 15s; light,. £3 17a 6d to £2 9s; store cows, 16s to 21a; boners, 8s to 14s; 6ound young empty Jersey cows, 15s to 255; good quality yearling Jersey heifers, 32s 6d to £2 ss; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, 15s to 22s 6c. Pigs: Choppers, £1 to 30s; heavy porke-s, 28b to 30s; medium, 24s to 275; light, ISa to 22a; stores, 16s to 18a; slips, 14s to 16s; weaners, 8s 6d to 12s; Tamworth sows in pig, to £4 4s. DISPOSAL OF HERDS. The Farmers' Co-operativa Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held ft successful clearing sale on account of Mr, "VV. Holdcroft, of Shaftesbury. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and competition was keen throughout. The 93 springing cows sold averaged £7 25,6 d and. including cows in milk and three-quarter cows, 103 averaged £7. Values were:—Jersey cows, July and August calvers. £8 to £lO 10s; other Jersey cows, July and August calvers, £6 5s to £7 15s; . later calvers. £4 to £6; three-quarter cows. £1 10a to £3 15s; cows, in milk. £6 5s to £7 10s: poorer sorts, £4 to £4 10s: heifers, in milk. £5 15s to £7 10b. Six and seven-year good medium draught horses, broken, to all work, made £29 10s to £3l.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a successful clearing sale on Mr. A. Parkin's property, Ohaupo Road, on Monday. There was a good attendance of buyers. Forward springing Jersey cows made £7 10s to £lO ss: early calvers. £4 to £6 10s; backward and inferior cows, £2 10s to £3 10s: boner cows, 9s to £1; springing heifers. £3 10s to £4; yearling heifers. 295. A email offering of mixed-age breeding ewes made 7s 4d. An aged farm mare realised, £lO 10s. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a clearing sale on account of Mr. J. H. Potter, of Rangiriri. There was a good attendance of buyers. The small but choice herd attracted good, attention. Bidding was very brisk, a good average of £7 5a resulting. Choice Jersey cows realised £8 5s to £8 15s; choice Jersey cows. August calvers. £6 to £7 ss; Jersey cows, m milk, £6 10s to £9 ss; Jersey heifers. August and September calvers, £3 IBs to £4; Jersey heifer calves. 255. Farm horses made £9 5s to £l4.

tatoiarunot prices. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. [J TAUMARUNUI, Tuesday. Over 120 hea-d of dairy cows and heifew were yarded at the saleyards to-day- Dairy farmers were present from all parts of tbo King Country, and a number of cows were purchased by Waikato farmers. The oowa were in fair condition, and there was «• demand for cows close to Profit- £he_ followinCT prioes were realised: —Sborthorn cows, £3 10a to £5; small Jersey cows, £4 and £4 10b to £5 7s Gd. Cows sold on account of Mr. W. H. Milne. Okahukura, realised £2 12s, £3 2s 6d, £4 2s 6d and £4 5s to £5 7e 6d. Jersey cows on account of JMJ. Ji Blair, made £5 15a. £6, £6 2b 6d ana £6 6a. " • '