STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21758, 24 March 1934, Page 7

STOCK SALES

TE AWAMUTU QUOTATIONS HEAVY YARDING OF CATTLE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports that at the company's To Awarruitu stock sale on Thursday one of the heaviest yardings of fat and store cattle for some years came forward, there being approximately double the usual number, 600 head altogether. A usual supply of ox beef and a fair proportion of good quality cow and heifer beef elicited keen competition from local butchers, while the whole of the balance of the entry, which was principally plain cattle, made prices on a par with recent rates. Forty bulls also realised late rates, while there was not much inquiry for yearling heifers. Good quality fat bullocks raado £5 15s to £6 19s: lighter, £4 17ii to £6 10s; forward. £4 10b j prime heavy cows and heifers. £6 2e Cd to £5 18s; good quality, £4 7s 6d to £5; medium, £3 6s to £4 ss; light, £2 10s to £3 2s Gd; forward store cows, to £2 Ss: medium, to £1 14s; heavy potter bulls, £4 to £1 10b; medium, £3 to £4; medium yearling heifers, to £2 6s. , Sheep were also in heavy supply, tno entry of 2700 being composed of 750 fat lambs, 1250 store Itynbs and 700 ewes. Current values were sectored for fat lambs, with exporters keen to secure supplies, while fat ewes and wethers also made late rates. There was also a strong demand for store lambs. Medium fat wethers made 23s to 24b; light, 21s to 235; good fat ewes, 15a to 16b 6d; medium, 14b to 15s; light, 12is to 13s 6d; Vims heavy lambß, 23s to 265; medium, 19s to 225; lighter, 17b to 19s; light, 16s to 17s; forward store lambs, 14u 94 to lfifl 3d i medium, 13s 6d to 14s 6d; poorer, lis to 12s 6d; four and five-year ewes, £1 6s. A heavy yarding of about 560 fat pigu contained about half porkers and bftconers, for which there was a good sale throughout, with prices cQual to Frankton rates. Values for store and weßner pigs eased slightly in sympathy with dther recent sales, but there was a good demand. Under the auspices of the Waipa Pig Club the company held the first, annual sale of pedigree pigs, there being 30 catalogued. There wait a good disposal at values very satisfactory to vendors. Large Blttek boars especially being souei I. Heavy bacofters made £2 lon to £3 16s; medium, £i 6s t<? £2 12s 6d; light buconers and heavy porkers, £1 18fi to £2 4s; medium porkers, £1 12g to £l. 17s{ light, £1 6s to £1 Us; large stores, 19ti to £1 2s; medium, 16s to 19s; slips, 14s to 15s; large w( aners, 12s 6d to 13s-6d; others,, to 12s; Large Black boars, 1* to 2|gua; Largo Bisck sewn, to 6lgns; Large White boars, to digns; Large White sows, to 3igns, NGONGOTAHA SPECIAL SALE The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering; Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports haying held a special bullock and wether 6al«) 'at Ngongotaha on Thursday, when the company offered a full yarding on account off the Native Department Development Schemes. The ' 3500 came forward in good order, - and, were good even sheep. The first 1900 were in good condition, tho majority being fit for freezing, and realised from 23s 2d to 23s 6(1, The balance wero forward-conditioned sheep, and realised from £l~os 2d to- 21s lOd. A small pen sold for 19s 4d. Practically the whole of the. wetheru were bought by Waikato -buyers. The cattle were without doubt one of the best yardings that has been submitted to auction in the district for sqne time. They were of exceptionally good quality, and a big proportion was carryirffi a- good deal of condition. There was a good attendance of buyers fnom the Waikato and Bay of Plenty districts, and the whole yarding change! hands at very Ktisfactory prices. A feature of the sale As the - strong bidding for Polled Angus steers, Herefords being net quite bo popular. An offering of 130 heavy fat cows realised from £8 10s to £4; Polled Angus steers, in forward condition, £o los to £5 19s; Polled Angjis-Hereford-cross eteers, £4 12s to £5 sii; dehornpd Hereford steers, in forward condition, £5 12s to so 16s; grown Hereford steerß, £4 6s to £4 16s; smaller Hereford steel's, £8 IBs to £3 17U. . '1 ..i 1 :i PRICES AT OPARAU The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, 'Limited, Hamilton, reports thut at the Oparau stock sale on Thursday the advertised number of cattle was penned. Competition for fat cattle and boners wis good, while store steeirs were dull of sale- \ few pens of sheep sold at equal to late rates. Quotations Sheep: Forward-condi-tioned wethers. 225; store wethers, 20s to 20s 9d; young breeding ewes, 15s to 20s 9a i forward-conditioned lambs, 10s Id to 12s Ba. Cattle: Light fat and-tollable cows, £2 10s to £2 17s 6d; forward-conditioned cows, to £2 2s 6d; store cows, to 30s; 2i-year Polled Angus steers, £8 15s to £4; li to 2-year Polled Angus steers, £Z 5s to £3 10s; Polled Angus steers, J:2 8s to £2 19s; Pplled Angus heifers, to £2 Ifls; cows with calvos, to £2 12s; Shorthorn heifer calves, to 3cisi Shorthorn steer calves, to Qss; Polled Angus steer calves, to £2 Is;; Herefords, 15 months to 18 months, to £2 ss; potter bulls, heavy. £3 to £4, lighter, to £2 10s; dairy cattle, to X 3. TE PUKE PRICES ADVANCE [by telegraph—-criro correspondentl . - TE PUKE, Friday The Farmers'. Auctioneering Company report as follows on their fortnightly stock sale held yesterday There was a good yarding of mixed cattle, but a poor yarding pi pigs. Prices showed an advance on lute rates. A keen demand existed for good bulls Prices for good, bullocks ranged from £5 5s to £5 15s; poorer sorts, to £4 10s; fat cows. £4 to £4 ffis; forward heifers, £3 15s to £4 3s; store cows, £2 7s 6d to £2 12q fid; poorer sorts, 20s to 30s; bulls, to £6. Pigs: Slips, to 16s; weaners, 6s f to 10s. MATAWHERO VALUES [by telegraph—own correspondent 1 GISBORNE. Friday At the Matawhero sales to-day the best entry totalled 43, and the quality was better than usual. Prime heavy Hereford and Polled Angus-cross of similar quality realised £2 15s. Good cows generally made from £3 7s 6d to £3 12s 6d; Jerseys, light, £1 vs 6d; medium. £1 12s M; prime heavy, £2 12a 6d. The entry of fa.t sheep totalled 5197 ewes, which hardly maintained their value. Lambs were of better quality than usual, and values accordingly were firmer. Secondgrade ewes, 18s 4d to 15s 4d; maiden ewi?s, 15s; and lambs. 21s for a few, and las 4d to 17s 7d for the general entry. There was a, good tone about the store sheep market with good competition, and values were well up to recent levels. Empty ewes made from 9s 7d to lis ~9d; fairly forward breeding ewes, 13s Id; five-year, 15s 2d; four-year, 15s; four and six-tooth good lusty shorn lambs made 14s to 14s Id; average store two-tooth wethers made 16s Id; medium two-tooth ewes, 16s. NORTH AUCKLAND PRICES [by telegraph—own correspondent! KAITAIA, Friday j The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera- ! tive, Limited, reports having held stock sales at Herekino, Eaitaia and Broadwood this week, when theire were heavy yardings of cattle. At each centre there was a large attendance of buyers and practically everything yarded changed hands, but at prices showing a decline on the rates ruling lsist month. A large number of boner bulls were penned and these sold at late rates. Prime fat steers made £4 15s to £5 ss; good four-year-olds, £3 15s to £4; 2i-year, £2 15s to £3 os; IS-months, £2 to £2 10s; weaner steers. £1 5s to £1 10s. Prime fat cows made £2 10s to £3: lighter sorts, £1 15s to £2 {is; boner cows, 12s 6d to 255; 18-months Jersey heifers, in calf, £1 15s to £2 ss: weaner Jersey heifers, 15s to £7. Breeding ewes were sold at 9s to .Lis 8d; store lambs, 8s 6d to lis. WHEAT, FLOUR AND PULSE LONDON. March 22 Wheat.—Cargoes', are dull and sellers' prices are unchanged. Buyers are only operating for immediate requirements. Parcels are in poor demand. Australians are occasionally 3d down. Futures —London: April, 16s 9d a quarter; June, 17s 10id; September, 18s 7*d. Liverpool: iVJarch, 4s 1- l-8d a cental; May, 4s 2|d; July, 4s sd; October, 4s "\d. Spot trade dull, with an easier tendency. Australian ex ship, 20s 9d to 21s 6d. Flour: Quiet. Australian ex store, 16s 9d to 17s 3d. Oats: and occasionally lower. Peas and peans: Quiet and unchanged. Ra\v sugar, beetroot basis, April delivery, 4s 9fd.