COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21879, 15 August 1934, Page 7

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

FRANKTON QUOTATIONS FAT EWES IN DEMAND LITTLE CHANGE FOR BEEF i [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON. Tuesday There was an extra heavy yarding of fat wethers at the Frankton saleyards to-day, the demand for prime quality being equal to last sale. On inferior lines the demand was easier. Fat ewes came forward in smaller numbers, and sold under keen competition at advanced rates. Tho yarding of fat hoggets was a good one, and prices were firmer than those of the last sale. The yarding of ox beef was a smaller one, there being few well finished cattle. In this section all classes remained unchanged. A full yarding of cow and heifer beef came forward, the majority being good quality, with heavy cattle showing an easing tendency. Lighter lines showed no change in value. An increased number of fat pigs were penned, with a better proportion of good quality. Buttermilk buyers were in attendance, and pigs suitable for their purpose showed a marked improvement in values. A smaller yarding of stores and weaners sold at prices in advance of last week's quotations. The auctioneers report as follows:

Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton.—Sheep: Prime heavy wethers sold at £1 8s to £1 lis Cd; prime wethers, £1 6s to ill 7s 6d; medium quality, ill 4s to £1 Gs; light, to £1 3s; prime heavy ewes. £'l 3s to £1 6s: ffood quality, ill Is to ill 3s; plain, 16s to £1; medium fat lambs, £1 l 3 to £1 3s 9d; plain, 16s to £l. Cattle: Medium fat bullocks, £6 to £7 10s; lighter, £5 to £G; good quality fat' cows and heifers, £5 15a to £7; medium quality, £4 10s to £5 10s; .lighter, £3 to £4 ss; unfinished, £S 5s to £3; quality B t°r* cows, £1 5s to £1 10s; inferior, 10s to £l. Pigs; Heavy baconers, £3 to £3 7s; medium, £2 10s to £2 16s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £1 14s to £2 4s; porkers £1 6s to £1 108; good stores, £1 Jo £1 6s; others, 16s to- 18s; slips, 13s to 15s; weaners, 10s to 14s Gd. Dalgety and Company, Limited.—E)at sheep: Extra heavy prime wethers sold at 28s to 31s Gd;- inferior-weight wethers, 2Gs Gd to 27s 9d; extra good young ewes, to 263; medium-weight and light ewes, lGs Gd to 19s 9d. Fat lambs: Heavy prime lambs, 2ls to 255; medium weight. 17s to 20s; small and inferior, 12s Gd to lGs 3d. Fat cattle: Shorthorn heifers, to £5 15s; Jersey cows, £2 10s to £3 5s 9d; aged and inferior, 30s to 40s. Fat pigs: Prime heavy baconers, £2 19a to £3 2s; medium, £2 13a to £2 "16s; light, £2 10s to £2 12s; other quality baconers, £2 ss; prime heavy porkers, £2 2s to £2 ss; medium, 39s to £2 1b; light, 31s; other light porkers, 25s to 29p. Store pigs; Good large stores, 25s to 275; medium quality, 21s to 245; smaller, 17s tcr 19s; good quality slips, 16s; medium, 14s to 15s; small, 12s Gd.

Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Heavy prime-wethers sold .11 28s 3d to dOs; medium prime wethers, 2Gs to 27s 3d; . light, 24s to 25s Gd; prime ewes, 275; medium fat hoggets, 18s to 20s. Cattle: Medium fat steers, £7 6s to £7 15s; lighter, £0 £o £6 10s; runners, £3 to £3 10s: heavy fat cows, £G 10s to £7 2s Gd; medium fat cows and heifers, £5 5s to £5 15s; lighter, £3 10s to £4 ss; killable cows, £2 5s to £3; fresh-conditioned cows, 35s to £2 2s; stores, 22s fid to 30s; boner cows, 11s to 21s. Pigs: Prime quality Imodium baconers, £2 16s to £3 2s; ligLt baconers, £2 10a to £2 15s; unfinished baconers and heavy porkers, £2 Is to £2 9s; medium porkers, 35s to 40s; light. 30s to 31s; choppers, 34s to 395; good large stores, 27s to 335; smaller, 21s to 255; good slips, lGs Cd to 20s; others, lis. to 15s' weaners, 9s to 14s; sows to farrow, £2 163 to £2 17s lid; sows with litters, £3 18s. G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited.— Heavy fat wethers sold at 28s to 30s 3d; medium weights, 2Gs Od to 27s (id; light, -24s to 2Gs; heavy fat ewes, to 275; medium weights, 21s to 255; light, 22s to 235; heavy fat hoggets, 23s to 255; medium weights, 21s to 22s Gd; light. 17s Gd to 20s. Cattle; Medium-weight fat bullocks, £7 10s to £8 19s; light fat bullocks, £6 10s to £7 ss; unfinished, £5 10s to £6 ss; prime heavy fat cows, £7 to £7 lis; heavy fat cows, £5 15s to £6 12s Gd; medium weights, £4 5s to £5 10s; light, £2 15s to £3 10s; heavy fat heifers, £5 10s to £G 10s; medium weights, £4 5s to £5 ss; light. £3 to £3 15s. Pigs: Prime baconers, £3 8s to £3 10s; medium, £3 to £3 ss; light, £2 15b to £2 18s; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 12s; medium 38<j to £2 2b; light. 33a to 355; lighter. 25s to 30s; choppers, £3 to £3 13s; good stores. 27s to 29s Gd;-medium, 24s to 265; slips. 18s to 2ls;_ good weaners, „lis to 18s; others, 8s to 12s.

TE KAUWHATA PRICES FIRM G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited, report having held the fortnightly sale at Te Kauwhata on Monday, when a good yardins of fat pigs" was penned.. Competition was keen throughout, and prices obtained ■were very firm at latest ruling rates. Heavy hnconers eold from £3 6g to £3 10s; medium weights. £2 15s to £3 ss: light. £2 6s to £2 11s; heavy porkers, 38s to £2 ss; rpedium weights- 32s to 365: light. 29s to 3ls: choppers, 25s to £2. A full entry of store pigs met with an exceedingly keen demand, and prices obtained were considerably firmer than those of the previous sale. Good stores 26s to 28s: others. 23s to 25s 6d: slips. 19s 1o 225: good wenners, 18s to 21b: small wcaners. 14s to 10s: sows in pig, to £3, Cattle: A small entry of fat and store cattle sold at late rates. Medium fat cows, £3 10s to £4 ss; light. £2 15s to £3 7s Gd: freshconditioned cows. 32s to £2 ss: heavy boners, IPs to 225: others. 8s to 16s: yearling Jersey heifers, to 25s- empty two-vear-old Jersey heifers. £1 to 395. A full entry of dairy cattle met with a good demand at late rates. Good quality Jersey cows, close to profit, £5 5s to £6 ss: good quality Jersey cows tmore backward), £-1 to £5 2s 6d: backward cows, £2 to £3 ssgood quality Jersey heifars, clobo to profit, £5 to £5 15s- more backward £4 to £4 15s: Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit, £4 5s to £5; backward, £2 53 to £3 10s

VALUES AT CAMBRIDGE Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held the usual Cambridge sale on Monday. There was a medium yarding all round, which met with good competition. Good fat cows, £6 10s; medium, 36s to 40s; good store .cows, £1 to 30s; boners, 5s to 15s; good Quality Jersey heifers, £5 10s to £6 10s; medium sorts, £4 10s to £5; inferior and backward sorts, £2 10s to £3 10s; good young Jersey cows, £4 to £6 10s; others, £2 to £3 10s; large store pigs, 303 to 85s; medium, 25s to 30s; small, 18s to 225; weaners, 8s to 12s. MAUNGAKARAMEA YARDING [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Tuesday ' The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, reports holding a stock sale at Maungakaramca yesterday. There was a small yarding, mostly of dairy stock, competition being slack. Values were;— Best dairy cows. £'2 10s to £3 ss; others, £1 to £2 2s 6d: fat cows, £2 15s to £4 ss: boner cows, 7s Gd to 15s; store pigs, 18s to 21s; real good weaner pigs, 38s Gd to 20s 6d.