STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21911, 21 September 1934, Page 7

STOCK SALES

GOOD WELLSFORD YARDING TOTAL CLEARANCE EFFECTED [by telegraph—own correspondent] WELLSFORD, Thursday At a special store cattle sale conducted by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, to-day, about 1500 head were yarded. There was a large and representative bench of buyers and competition was keen for all quality cattle. Values showed a marked advance on current rates Waikato and South Auckland graziers were heavy buyers, lifting practically all the bigger cattle. A total clearance was effected, the sale being one of the best store sales held in the province for some years. Mrs. Macky, of Seaview Station, Wh'arehine, obtained the top price with a line of extra heavy well-forward Polled Angus steers at £8 ss, Mr. G. Urquhart being the purchaser. Another line of 30 moderately heavy Polled Angus steers in fairly forward condition from Seaview Station realised £6 Is. Three two-year Shorthorn steers from Mjss Yates, Te Hana, were sold to a local buyer at £8 2s 6d. Prices were*. — Extra well forward heavy •itetrs, Shorthorn. £8 2s 6d; well forward Polled Angus heavy steers. £8 6s; fairly well forward heavy steers, four-year, Hereford, £li 14s: Shorthorn, £6 15s; fair conditioned heavy steers, four-year Hereford, £6 Is; Shorthorn, £6 9s to £6 10s; three-year Hereford, £5 17s; Hereford-cross, £5 15s; Shorthorn, £5 10s to £5 12s 6d; two-year Shorthorn. £4 8s to £4 10s; 11-year, £3 73 6d; yearlings, £2 'lss; Hereford, £3 lis; fairly heavy steers, fairly well forward fouryear Shorthorn, £5 9s to £5 13s; Hereford. £5 14s; three-year Shorthorn, £4 6s to £4 10s; Polled Angus, £4 lGs; two-year Polled Angus, £4 2s; Shorthorn, £4 4s; 11-year, £3 6s; yearling Shorthorn, £2 13s; fairly heavy steers, fair conditioned, four-year Shorthorn, £5 3s to £5 ss; Hereford, £5 3s; three-year Bhorthorn, £4 to £4 4s; Hereford, £4 to £4 Gs; two-year Shorthorn, £3 to £3 3s; yearling Shorthorn, £2 lis; lighter conditioned cattle, four-year heavy steers. Shorthorn, £4 19s to £5 2s; Hereford, £4 10s to £4 12s; lighter steers. Shorthorn, £4 10s to £4 18s; Hereford. £4 10s; three-vear Shorthorn, £3 19s to £4 4s; Hereford, £3 18s; Holstein, £3 3s; two-year Shorthorn, £3 to £3 2s 6d; yearling, £2. Plain-conditioned Cattle.—Heavy steers. Shorthorn. £4 19s to £5 3s; lighter steers, £4 Ps to £4 IRs; three-year Shorthorn, £3 19s to £4; Holstein, £3 3s; three-year smaller Shorthorn. £3 5s to £3 12s; Holstein, £3; two-year Shorthorn, £3 2s Rd to £3 4s; Hereford. £3; yearling, £1 17s to £2. Inferior Cattle.—Heavy steers, £4 Is to £4 9s; lighter, £3 17s to £3 19s; three-year Holstein, £3; Shorthorn. £1 10s to £3 Is; two-year, £1 13s to £1 15s; yearling, £1 7s to £1 12s; extra well forward heifers, £5; well forward heifors, two-year, £3 7s; I<year, £2 8s; fair conditioned cows, £3 lis; lighter, £3 is; yearling heifers, £1 8s; plain conditioned cows and heifers, £1 13s to £1 19s; yearling, < 18a to £1 3s; good two-year Shorthorn heifers, empty, £2 7s. WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS A large yarding of store cattle was offered at the Westfield weekly stock sale yesterday, the numbers heing cleared at rates equal to last week's values. A few fat cows offering were in keen demand and realised up to £5 12s 6d. Other lines sold freely. The yarding of dairy cattle was somewhat under the recent average, and there was a very keen demand for quality cows in milk and close to profit. Competition for backward stock and _ poorer quality was only fair. Jersey cows in milk and Jersey heifers of best quality realised up to £6 ss, and others in good condition made over £5. Shorthorn cowa met with a keen demand, and the top price for this breed was £6. Good herd cows realised prices averaging £5. The prices ruling during the day were as follows:—Store cattle: Young cows, good condition, from £2 10s to £3 sb; others, 35s to £2 7s 6d; fat cows, £3'lss to £5 12s 6d; meaty cows, killable, £2 to £3 10s; boner cows, 10a to 30a; boner bulls, 20s to 30sj breeding bulls, £2 to £3 ss. Dairy cattle: Jersey cows, in milk, £5 to £6 ss; more backward condition, £3 to £4 10s; others, 30s to £2 15b; Jersey heifers, close to profit, fair quality, up to £4; Shorthorn cows, in milk, £4 15s to £6; Shorthorn heifers, close to profit, fair quality, | up to £3 17a 6d; more backward, up to £2 10s; Shorthorn cows, in milk, inferior condition. £2 10s to £3 17a 6d; others, up to £2 15s. PRICES AT PUKEKOHE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the stock sale held at Pukekohe yesterday. The yarding was one of the heaviest recorded for some considerable time. Dairy cattle | were penned in extra large numbers, the I demand not being so keen as at the ptoj vious sale, but practically the whole yardI ing changed hands. Values for beef and | store cattle were well up to late quotations. ! Best dairy heifers sold from £6 to £7 2s 6d: i medium heifers, £5 to £5 15a; small, £3 to i£4 lf)s; backward, £2 to £2 15a; medium j prime steera, £8 10s to £9 17a 6d; light, I £7 to £8 ss; heavy prime cowa, £6 10s to i £7 10s; medium cows, £5 to £6 ss; light cows. £4 to £4 15s; killable cows, £3 to £3 15s; forward cowa, £2 to £2 15s; good j store cows, £2 5b to £3; boners, 14b to £1 8s; empty Shorthorn heifera, £S! 10s to £3 I 3s; yearling Jersey heifera, £2 to £2 9s; medium Jersey heifers, £1 10s to £1 18s; small. £1 to £1 8s; bulls (for service), 2gns to 6gns; others, 10s to 15s. A full yarding of all classes of pigs came forward and competition was keen throughout. Values were very firm at late quotations. Heavy prime baconers sold from £3 18a to £4 4a; medium prime baconers, £3 11a to £3 17a; light prime baconera, £3 to £3 10s; heavr porkers, £2 lis to .£2 19s; medium porkers, £2 2a to £2 10s; light, £1 12s to £2 Is; large stores, £1 8s to £1 18a; slips, £1 1« to £1 7s; best weaners, 18s to £1 4s; others, 10a to 17a; young Tamworth bows, llgna to 35gns; young Tamworth boars, lgn to 3gnß. MATAMATA QUOTATIONS There waa an extra heavy yarding of fat and store cattle at the Farmers' Co-opera-tive Auctioneering Company'a fortnightly stock sale at Matamata on Prime fat heifers and cows in most cases maintained ruling rates, while second auality cattle were harder to quit. A heavy yarding of yearling heifers attracted good competition and in most cases a aatiafactory sale resulted. A medium yarding of dairies, mostly second quality, met with a fair demand. A good entry of sheep met with fair competition, prices being slightly easier 'on fats. A very large yarding of all classes t)f pigs came forward and sold at advanced rates, especially for baconerß, which reached £4 _lB. Values were:—Dairy cattle: Best springing heifers, £6 15s to £7 15a: more backward sorts, £4 to £5 10s; poor eorts, £2 to £3 15s. Beef: Medium fat steera, £8 5s to £9 10s r prime fat heifers, £5 5a to £6 15a: lighter. £2 10a to £4 16a; prime heavy fat tows* £5 10s to £6 4s; prime medium, £4 to £5 7a fid; light, £2 12s to £3 15a; young store cowa, £1 15a to £2 7s; heavy boners, 25s to 86s; boners, 5s to 255; choice yearling Jersey heifera, £2 13s to £3; medium Jersey heifera, 30s to £2; poorer quality 6orts, 10a to 27s 6d. Pigs: Choppers, £2 2s to £3 _l9s; heavy baconers, £3 16s to £4 Is; medium, £3 10s to £3 15s; light. £2 12s to £3 7a 6d: heavy porkers, £2 7s 6d to £2 108; medium, £2 3s to £2 ss: light, £2 to £2 3s; stores. 23s to 355; slips. 27a to 33a; best weaners. 15s to 20s; smaller sorts, _ 10s to 13s 6d; Tamworth sows, pedigree, six weeks old, £2; Tnmworth boar, six months, £3 3s. Sheep: Prime fp.t hoggets, 22s 3d to 25s 6d; lighter, 18s to 20s; prime fat ewes. 22s 6d; lighter, ISa 6d to 21s; sound-mouth cwea, 255. HAMILTON DAIRY CATTLE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the Hamilton sale of dairy stock on Wednesday:—A medium entry of cows and heifera came forward. A slightly brighter tone prevailed ill the market for heifera, while cowa realised prices well up to last week's quotations. We quote: Good quality heifera, £5 5a to £6; medium quality, £4 to £5; poorer quality, £2 15s to £3 15a; medium quality cows, £4 15a to £5 15s; poorer, £3 to £4 ss. KAITAIA AND BROADWOOD [by telegraph OWN correspondent] KAITAIA, Thursday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive. Limited, held its usual monthly aalea at Kaitaia on Tuesday and at Broadwood on Wednesday. There was a fair yarding at both sales. Beef waa in ahort supply and pricea showed a sharp riso. Fat steers made £6 to £6 15s; prime fat cows, £5 to £6; lighter prime, £3 10s to £4 2s 6d; three-year-old ateera, £2 18a to £3 14s; two-year-old £2 5s to £2 lis. A team of working bullocks at Broadwood made £B_ 15s per head; forward dairy cows and heifera, £3 to £4 7a 6d; backward aorta, £2 to £3; culled cows, 17a to £1 13a; Jersey heifera, £1 to £1 8s; atore pigs, 18a Gd to £1 7a; weaners, 12a 6d. PRICES AT GISBORNE [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] GISBORNE. Thursday There waa an excellent attendance, including a number of outside buyers at the Matawhero cattle fair yesterday. Pricea gonerally hardened under keen competition, and most values, especially in the store section, were above ratea ruling recently. A splendid clearance was . made, and a large proportion of the Btock sold will go to other districts. Fat cattle were of good average quality. Cows made £4 17s Gd to £5 l'2s 6d for best, others bringing £3 upwards. Prime bullocks sold to £0 15s. others to £5 10s, with £-1 2s fid paid for Jerseys. Visitors set the pace for stove cattle, bidding being brisk' and prices were higher than at the last fair. Yearling steers made £2 17s brt to £3 lis: yearling heifers £2 to £2 8s; twoyear steers. £4 3s to £4 9s; heifers. £2 19s to £3 ss; three-year steers, £4 16s to £* IPs; bullocks, heavy, to £5 14s; stores, £4 17s to £5 17s 6d; forward empty cows, to £2 15s.