COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21717, 5 February 1934, Page 5

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

WAIHOU QUOTATIONS

MEDIUM YARDING OF SHEEP The Fanners' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its "Waihou sale on Friday, when a medium yarding of sheep was penned. Fat sheep sold - readily ai late rates, store l3mbs feeing harder to quit. An extra heavy yarding of fat and store' cows sold at unchanged values, while potter bulls were slightly easier. The yarding of pigs was tho best thi3 season, and included many pens of prime baconere. All bacon pigs were in keen demand and, although only one pen realised tli© top price, £3, 50 of the heavy-weight pigs averaged £2 10s. Although values for porkers were easier than last Kale, the market waa firm at tho ruling schedule prices. A good entry of stores and weaners changed hands at satisfactory figures. Values were:—Sheep: Fat ewes and wethers, mixed, 22s to '23s Gd; fat ewes, 15s to 18s; store wethers, 17s Gd to 21s Gd; light fat lambs, 15s Gd to 15s 7d; store lambs, lis €d to 12s 3d; ev/e lambs, 14s 6d. Catt-lo: Fat heifers, £3 7s to £i; heavy fat cows, £3 123 to £4 ss; medium, £2 12s to £3 33; light, 35s to £2 9s; heavy etore cows, 30s to £2; boners, 13s to 283; heavy potter bulls, £i 10s to £5 3b; medium, £3 12s Gd to £4 7s; light. £2 7s Gd to £3 ss. Pigs: Prime heavy baconers, £2 IGs to £3; medium, £2 12s to £2 15s; light, £2 4» to £2 10s; heavy porkers and unfinished baconers, 3Ss to £2 4s; medium porkers, 33s to 375; light and unfinished porkers, 26s to 32s;j5tores, 203 to 235; slips, 143 to 18s Gd; good weaners, lis to 13s Gd; entailer, 7s Gd to 10s Gd; choppers, light, 25a to £2; sov.'s; in pig, £2 15s. RATES fipT TE KAUWHATA G. "W. Vercoe and Company, report having held the first of their To Kauwhata stock sales at Tc Kauwhata on Friday. Owing to the yards not being completed, pigs only v/ero penned, and these were accommodated in the temporary yards. There was a large attendance of buyers and vendors and just over 700 pigs were submitted. "With the exception of a few pens of weaner and store pigs the whole yarding changed hands at rates in advance of those which have been ruling at other sales held recently. Prime heavy made £3 to £3 4s; heavy baconers £2 16s to £2 19s; medium-weights, £2 12s to £2 15s; light, £2 5s to £2 lis; heavy porkers, 3Ss to £2 3s; medium, 35s to 375; light, 28s to 335; prime heavy choppers, £2 5s to £2 12s; heavy, £2 to £2 4s; lighter. 32s to 38s; light, 20s to 30s; good etores, 24s to 28s; others, 20s to 235; good slipe, 17s to 19s; others, 14s to lGsj best weaner, 13s Gd to 153 Gd; others, "3s 6d to 12s Gd; small weaners. 7s 6d to Ss 6d; sows, in pig, £2 5a to £3 3s; backward sows, 80s to £2 2s; Tamworth boars, £2 to £6 Gs; Berkshire boars, £2 2s to £2 12s Gd. HAMILTON RAM FAIR Dalgety and Company, Limited. Hamilton, report having held it 3 annual sale of Southdown, Shropshire Downs, Suffolk and Leicester rams at the Claudelands Showgrounds cn Friday as follows: —There was a good attendance and competition wa3 very keen, all good Quality rams realising very satisfactory prices, and about 100 per cent higher than last year. We sold on account of Mr. W. Kay, stud Southdown rams at up to 18gns: flock Southdown rams from Messrs. W. Kay, T. H. Lirpton, 'Waverley. D. F. Forlong, P. C. Hoban, J. W. Fisher, G. W. Seton, D. E. Fmlayeon, A. "W. Butherfurd, G. E. McGregor, K. "Welch, "W. C. Germann. Whewell Bros., W. Cooper-Smith, J. "Wharton and others, for 4| to B«gns. On account of Mr. V. Nolan, BJj. rams made 4i to 7gns, and on account of Mr. J. C. Potts, two-shear English Leicester rams, 3cts. ' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports thus at its annual Claudelands ram fair, held on Friday, its offering comprised approximately 200 flock and 10 stud Southdown rams. This fixture, from the commencement, fchowed renewpd life this year after several years of dormancy, and with a particularly eager crowd of principally local purchasers, eager to secure their supplies fom a smaller offering than in previous years, prices jumped fully 100 per cent on those, of the last fixture, keen competition prevailing throughout the greater part of tho day. Also in favour of sellers "was the reflection of other increasing sheep values into this market and also the realisation oi farmers that tho quality of the ram is a major factor in tho production of Quality progeny. Notwithstanding the fact that a large proportion of the rams was barely of the quality of last year's offering, the demand extended to these, and they participated also in the increased rate. A most satisfactory average in the vicinity of seven guineas was secured, and practically a total clearance was eSected. Tho studs met with a particularly good sale, selling as follows:—On account of Mr. C. J. Hawken, Mokoia. one to Mr. "W. G. Maky, Paterangi, Signs; one to Messrs. Henderson Brothers. 20ens: one to Mr. W. A. Jeffries, 19gns: others, lGgns to 17gns. Mr. W. G. Kay, Te Awamutu. one to Mr, C. Hoban, 27gns. Mrs. B. H. Slack. Manakau. one to Mr. E. Matheson, IGigns; one to W. Mears. 19*pns. Flock Southdown rams: On account of Mr. G. "W. Seton. Tirau, 10 averaged 6Jgns; Mr. "W. G. Kay, seven, from Signs to 7gns; Mr. D. E. Finlayson. 10, from 6gns to 7JgTis; Mr. B. Symes, 20, from Ggns to 6Jgn«: Mr. David Johnstone, 15, from sJgns to Glgns; Mr. C. J. Hawken, Mokoia, 10 to Mr. T. Bnine, from 10'gns to 115gns; others, lOgns. Best quality would average in this market 9gns; medium quality, 6|gnß to 7gns; inferior, 3igns to sgns. SHEEP AT TE PUKE [by telegraph OWN correspondent] TE PUKE, Saturday A successful sheep fair was held by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, in tho Te Puke yards yesterday. There was a large attendance of buyers from outside districts and competition for many lines was very keen, practically the whole of tho offering, totalling 11,000 sheep, being sold. The prices realised exceeded expectations. Values were:—Fourtooth, six and full-mouth ewes, 20s 2d to 245; two-tooth ewes ( medium), 21s 6d; five-year ewes (good), 19s to 20s 3d; mixed aged ewes, 15s Gd to 17s; failing mouths. 10s to Ids lOd; fat wethers. 275: two-tooth wethers, 19s Gd; fat lambs, 17s 3d to 19s: rftpo lambs. 14s 4d tc lGs; woolly ewo lambs, 16s; wother woolly lambs (good. 14s 6d: others. 8s lOd to 13s; Southdowns. oneshear rams, 6gns to Signs; mixed aged rams, 3gns to 4gns, NGARUAWAHIA PRICES The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports on its Ngarunwahia sheep fair held on Friday as follows: —A fairly large yarding of sheep, consisting mostly of lambs and several pens of breeding ewes, were handled. Throughout the sale good competition ruled and tho very few which did not change hands under the hammer were quickly booked subsequent to tho sale at sellers' reserves. Prices similar to those of | recent sheep fairs were secured for everything offered. Villus were:—Medium store ewe lambs, 14s 3d to 15s; smaller, 13s Cd to 14s; large-framed wother lambs, 13s to 14s 9d; medium, 12s to 13s; smaller, store lambs, Us to 12s: small. 10s to lis; medium two-tooth ewes, 27,5; medium five-year owes, 17s to 193; ,full-mouth owes, 14s to ,15s. VALUES IN THE NORTH [from our own correspondent] WHANG A REI. Saturday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, reports having held a sheep fair »t Herekino on Thursday, when a yarding of 4000 sheep came forward. Buyers were present from as far south as Morrinsville and all tho sheep sold under the hammer. Competition was good and for lambs and wethers wan exceptionally keen. Values were:—Two-tooth wethers, 18s 3d to 19s Id; fat black-faced ewes. 19s to 20s: four-year-old breeding owes, 15s Gd to 17s 3d; fiveycarold ewer, 13s 2d to 14s; aged ewes, Ok Gd to 12s; small lambs, 9s to lis Gd: medium. Us 9d to 13s: well-grown and heavy lambs, 13s Od'to IGs; two-tooth Romney ruins, sgns to 7gns. A sheep fair was also held at Victoria Valley yesterday, and although the weather was wet. this did not affect tho attendance. Competition again was very keen and everything yarded was sold under the hammer. Values were:—Two-tooth wethers. IGs Gd to 18s Od; four-tooth wethers. 18s to 19s Gd; two-tooth ewes, 21s to 2-ls; five-year-old ewes, 13s 3d to Us: need ewes, 9s Gd to 13s; cull ewes, 5s Gd to 9s; rape lambs, 12s 3d to 13s; store lambs, lis Gd to 12s: small lambs, fis to 10a Od; two-tooth. Romney rams, 4{gns to 7jgns: two-tooth Southdown rams, 3gna to sgns; aged rams, 10s to 30s,