COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21553, 26 July 1933, Page 5

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

PRICES AT FRANKTON EWES AND WETHERS IMPROVE [FROM OUIt OWN COBHESPONDBNT] HAMILTON. Tuesday There was another heavy yarding of fat sheep ill the Franklon saleyards to-day. Compeliti jn was brisk, and prices for both fat ewes and wethers rose from ?s to -la a head on last week's quotations.}A line of prime wethers sold on behpV of Messrs. Van Ifonlle and Nolett, of Uku, realised 27s each. Lambs were, 'm small supply, and there was no fkferation on late rates. / Competition for ox aui. cow beef was steady, and prices wn'.e on a par with las>t week's quotations. * Theie was n largo yurding of fat pigs, theso being. -ifiainly unfinished porkers. Values were slightly easier for all classes. A large entry of stores met with spirited eonm-fetition until near the close of the sale, when most requirements had been filled. The auctioneers report lip follows: The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Sheep: Heavy prime wethers sold at "2*ls 4d to '2ss 9d; medium, 21s 3d to 2:ls 7d; light, 17s 9d to 19s tid; heavy prime ewes, 20s to 20s sd; medium, 15s (id to 16s 9d; light fat ewes, 10s !)d to 14s Gd; heavy prime lambs, 18s Gd to 19s M; medium prime lambs, lGs to 17s lOd; light lambs, 12s to 15b Gd. Cattle: Heavy prime steers, £'G lis to £6 19s; medium, £5 17s Gd to £6 ss; light, .£4 19s to £5 8s; heavy prime cows, £4 4s to £4 17s; heavy prime heifers, £4 5s to £4 lis; medium fat heifers, £3 19s to £4 3s; medium fat cows, £'•} 7s to £3 17s; light. £2 lfis to £3 2s Gd; killable cows, 37s to £2 8s; boner cows, 15s to 2tfs; Jersey heifer calves, £2 4s to £2 10s; small heifer calves, Q7s Gd to 355. Pics: Baconers, 38s to £2 ss; heavy porkers, 30s to 325; medium, 25s to 2Ss; light and unfinished. aOs- to 245; stores, 17s to 20s; slips, 13s to IGb Gd: weanors, 12s Gd to 15s: sow, with litter. £5 ss. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited.—Very prime wethers sold at, 23s to 2G»; prime quality, lßs to 225; good, IGs to ISs; fair, 13s to 15s Gd; prime ewes, 15s to 18s (id; medium quality, 12s to 15s; inferior, Ids Gd to lis Gd; prime lambs, 17« to 21s; medium. 13s to 15s Gd; inferior, lis lo 12s Gd. Cattle: Heavv ox beef, £G 5s to £0 17s; good quality, £5 10s to £G; lighter, £4 10s to £5 ss: good vealers, 35s to £2 Gs; prime cow and heifer beef. £4 5s to £5; good quplity, £3 10s to £4 2s G<l; medium, £2 17s Gd to £3 7s Gd; forward, £2 5s to £2 12s Gd; good stores. 31s to 38s; medium. 22s to 30s* Friesiun three-year store steers, forward condition, £3 10s to £3 19s; medium, £2 10s to £2 19s; Polled Angus three-year medium condition. f3 15s to £3 19s. Pigs: Boars, £2 to £2 7s; breed sows, £2 to £5 12s; heavy baconers, £2 to £2 4s; light and heavv porkers, £1 10-> to £1 15s; medium, £1 3s to £1 8s; light, 18s to £1; good stores, I 7« to £1; pooler, 12s to 15s; slips, lis to IGs; .'rood weanors, 12s to 15s Gd; inferior, (is to 9s. Dalgety and Company, Limited.— Fat sheen: Prime fat wethers sold at 19s Gd to 24s Gd; light wethers, 15s to 18s; extra heavy, fat ewes, to 18s; plain ewes, 12s to 15s (id; unfinished. 10s. Fat lambs; Heavv lambs, to 18s; moderate lambs, 13b to 15s. F'lt cattle: Prime fat cows, £3 10s ty £•' lis; light fat cows and heifers, £2 7s Gd to £3 7s Gd; inferior cows, 35s to 455: smnll Timners. 255; small vealers, 7s. Store cattle: Yenrlinrr Friesinn heifers, 37s to 455; two-year-olds. .£2 3s; Jersey steers, 275. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £2 ss; best baconers, 38s to £2 9s; heavy porkers, 345; mediupi, 28s to 325; light, 18b to 225; choppers, to £2 Is pedigree Tnmworth boars, .-£3 14 s Qd: medium store pigs, 14s Gd to 17s; slips. 12s to 13s lid; weancrn, 13«. Cr. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited.— Extra prime welhers sold at from 21s to 275; heavy fol wethers, 21s to 235; unfinished wethers, 18b to 19b 3d: heayy fat ewes, 18s lo 20s; light fat ewes, 14b 9d to 17s (id: heavy .fat lambs, 20b to 225; light, 15s to 17s Gel; unfinished. Us to 12s Gd. Cattle: Small runners, to £2 18b; vealer?, fl 10s to £2 ss; heavy fat bullocks. £6 10s to £7; lighter. £5 ISs to £G 7s Cd; light, £5 5s to £5 10s; heavy fat cows. £1 10) to ,£5 10s; lighter. £3 5s to £3 15s; ligh'. £2 5s to £3; 21-year Friesian steers. £2 10s to £2 18s; Hereford cows, with calves, £3 10s; 25-year Polled Angus heifers, £2 Jf"» store cowb. 35b to £2 10s; boner cows, 18s to 345. Piers: .Baconers, 3Gs to £2 4s; heavy porkers, 29s to 345; medium-weights, 25s to 28s; light. °.ls to 245; choppers. £1 14s to £2 10s; good stores. 17s to 21s Gd; slips. 12s to IGs Gd; weaners, 10s to 14s Gd; sow*, in pig, £2 lo £3 10s. DAIRY CATTLE AT PUKEKOHE [I'JIOM oun OWN correspondent] PUKF.KOHE. Tuesday A special sale of dairy cows and heifers was conducted at Pukekohe to-day by Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited. The yarding v. as not large. CJood quality heifers were in keen demand and realised good prices, but the demand for other htifers was poor. Best heifers, close to profit, realised from £G 5s to £7; best cows, close to profit, £6 5s lo £G 15s; good heifers, £5" to £C; backward cows and heifers. £3 to- £4 15s.

PRICES AT KOPU Dalgely and Company, Limited, report having held their ÜBtinl bi-monthly stock solo ot Ivopu 011 Monday, when a full yurding of dairy cows and heifers came forward and practically tho whole . offering was disposed of at satisfactory prices. Pigs were yarded in good numbers and values showed an appreciation 011 the last sale. Good dairy cows, close to calving, made £6 5s to £6 15s; medium sorts, £5 to £6: backward culvers, £3 to £4; good quality heifers, £4 5s to £5; medium, £3 to £3 15s; fat heifers, £4 to £4 7s Gd; fat cows, £3 to £Tt 17s (id; lighter, £'l 5s to £2 17s Gd; empty cows, to 30s; Jersey bulls,' £2 to £3 ss; yearling crossbred heifers, to 31s. Pigs: Baconers, 37s (id to £2; light porkers. 22s (id; forward stores. 17s lo 22a; weaucrs, 8s to Us Gd. HORSE SALE AT MATAMATA A fair entry ot useful horses cnmc forward at the sale held at Malamata on Monday by Dalgety and Company, Limited. There was a good attendances of buyers. Although competition was not keen, 50 per cent of the entry was disposed of. Tho following prices were obtained:—Heavy draughts, up lo £34; medium, up to £26; aged horses, £l2 to £18; young horses, broken to chains, £ls to £25; good hacks, up to £8; others, £3 IDs to £5; ponies, £2 10s.to £3 10s.

VALUES AT RANGIRIRI The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its usual stock mile at Ruugiriri on Monday when ii /till yarding of all classes came forward. Cow and hoifor beef which were penned in uverago numbers, remained firm at lato rates. An exceptionally heavy yarding of duiry cattle came forward, the majority lacking quality, and these' mot with a poor demand. Any cattle showing quality and being early calvers maintained late rates. Values were:—Light fat steers, ,£4 lis to £4 17s; medium fat cows and heifers, A"! 10s to £3 18s; lighter, £2 lis to .£2 17s lid; billable cows, 34s to i'2 2s; boner cows, His to 28s; fresh conditioned cows, 35s to £2 JOs; store cows, 2ts to 325: one and a-half-yeur to two-year steers, £2 5s to .£2 Ms; empty two-year heifers, 28s to 355; one-year medium heifers, 2Gs to 32s lid; Jersey heifers, closu to profit, £5 15s to £(i 10s: Jersey ami Jersey-cross hoifrrs, August calvers, £4 5s to £5; heifers, backward sorts, £2 10s .to £3 ss; sound young dairy cows, £5 to X 5 15s; cows, lnler calvers, £3 5s to £4; more backward sorts and inferior cows, 30s to £2 58. CAMBRIDGE QUOTATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at the Cambridge stock sale on Monday a heavier yarding of cattle came forward, prices on all classes being firm nt rates ruling in . other centres. A heavy yarding of dairy cattle met with fair competition for cows, while good quality heifers sold under brisk bidding .Values were:—-Fat wethers, to 18s (id; fat lambs, to 15s; light fat Bteers, £4 2s (kl to £5: heavy fat cows, £3 8s to £4 3s: medium, £2 10h to £2 19s; fat heifers, £1 10s to £2 18s; light fat cows, £2 to £2 7s Od; heavy boner cows, £1 12s to £1 18s; lighter boners, 15s to £1 7s; medium-quality yearling Jersey heifers. £1 15s to £2 fisj poorer sorts, £1 4s to £1 10s. Dairy cattle: Best Shorthorn cows, close to profit, £4 15s to £7; best Jersey cows, close to profit, £5 10s to £7; best Friesian cows, close to profit. £1 to £5 10s; good Jersey cows, in milk, £5 to i' 7; others, £2 10s to £3 10s.; choice Jersey heifers, close to profit, £G 15s to £7 ss; others. £4 5s to £5 15b; choice calved heifers, 2G 5s to £9: other calved heifers, £3 to £4 15s. Pigs; Store pigs, 17s to 225; slips, 13s to 15s Od; weaners, 10s to 12s Gd. AUSTRALIAN ESTATES CO. • RECOVERY IN EARNINGS The Australian EstatCß nnd Mortgage Company, Limited, London, for the year ended December 31, 1932, shows profits of £85,984. Adding £6807 brought forward, there is £92,691 available, and, after paying interest on debentures, there is £10,853 in undivided profits to be carried forward. Treating debenture interest as a charge against earnings, the company therefore showed a net profit of £'lo-16 for the year, compared with n loss of £622 for 1931 and a loss of £51,176 in 1930.