STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22131, 10 June 1935, Page 5

STOCK SALES

VALUES AT -MORRIXSVILLE AVERAGE BEEF YARDING DAIRY HEIFERS IN DEMAND The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports at its weekly Morrinsville stock sale on Friday an average yarding of ox beef, with the quality again first-class. The market was firm at late rates. Eight prime fat bullocks from Messrs. Howie Brothers, of Morrinsville, sold from £8 16s to £9 os. There was again a full yarding of cow and heifer beef with a good proportion of the offering comprising well-finished cattle. Good quality was in keen demand, while second quality and boners sold at equal to late ruling rates.

Only a small yarding of sheep came forward, the entry comprising a few pens of wethers with a small entry of fat lambs.' Late rates were maintained for fat sheep. 1 here was only one line of in-larob ewe 3, these being sound-mouth Bheep and in-lamb to Southdowns, for which a. run out was sold at 225.

There was a large offering of dairy cattle including a herd oL cows from the VTesi Coast district. L T nfortunately the majority of these cows were fairly backward, both in condition and also late cal.vers. Prices, therefore, were not as good as gome of those realised at clearing sales. Dairy heifers were in better demand and anything showing quality and close to profit realised satisfactory prices.

A smaller entry of fat pigs comprising mostly unfinished sorts, values on the whole being on a par with other sales. An average yarding of stores sold under better competition. Large stores in particular showed a marked improvement.

Prime fat steeis made £8 16s to £9 ss; light, £7 12s 6d; prime runners, £4 16s; heavy fat cows, £5 to £5 10s; medium, £4 2s 6d to £4 16s; second quality. £3 3s to £3 16s; light, £2 8b to £2 16s; tollable, 33s to £2 ss; fresh-condition, 24s 1o 30s; boners, ISb to 225: 25-year Shorthorn steers, £5 17s; two-year, £4 7s; good quality Jersey cows, 258 to 325. Sheep: Fat wethers, 23s 9d to 23s lOd; fat lambs 15s to 17s 6d; stora lambs, 10s 3d; ewes in-lam'o to Southdowns, 225. Dairy cows, late calvers,. £2 10s to £3; more backward sorts, £1 to £2 ss; Jersey heifers, close to profit, £4 10a to £4 17s 6d; more backward sorts, £3 15s to £4 ss; late calvers, £2 10s to £3 ss. Pigs: Baconers, £2 10s to £3 ss; light, £2 12s to £2 16s; heavy porkers. 3Gs to £2 Is; medium, 33s to 355; light. 24s to 30s; large stores. 23s to 265; smaller, 16s to 225; slips. 12s 6d to 16s 6d; weanera, 7s to 10s; breeding sows, £2 4s to £3.

Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports that at its sale there was a medium yarding of cattle and a full yarding of sheep. The bulk of the sheep entry comprised 2000 fiveyear ewes ax Te Hau Station. Gisbome. These sheep landed in excellent condition and were an exceptionally good line. A total clearance was effected and the satisfactory price of 25s 6d was obtained for the line in different lots. Fat cows, fair to medium quality, £2 10s to £3 12s 6d; fleshy cow 3, 2os to 40s; boners, 18s to 245; light baconers. £2 ss; porkers. 335; rough three-year steers, £3 6s; bulls, £2 17s ajid £2 16s. At the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's sale there was a goodsized and representative entry. Values remained stable. Forward-conditioned fat bullocks, £o 10s; good quality fat cows, £3 7s 6d to £3 16s; medium, £2 15s to £3 ss; plain quality, £2 7s 6d to £2 15s; fresh-conditioned young cows, £1 12s to £2 2s 6d; meaty stora cows. £1 9s to £1 lis; others, 16s to £1 4s; yearling Jersey heifers, £1 7s 6d. The advertised two-tooth wethers met with good inquiry and 270 forward quality made 19s; otner pens, 16s 2d to 17s 3d; pen. of twotooth breeding ewes, £1 Is.

CLEARING SALE AT WAHAROA The Farmers' Co-operativ«> Auctioneering Company, Limited, held a clearing sale on account of Mr. G-. Xewsome at Waharoa on Friday, when about 90 Jersey and Holstein cows in good condition were offered. Bidding was brisk for young early while later calvers were also in demand. Included in the offering was a number of springing Jersey heifers, for which competition was keen. A line of yearling heifers of good butter-fat backing was keenly sought. Young Jersey cows, early calvers. £6 to £7 10s: later calvers, £4 15s to ££! 15s; aged and mature cows, £3 to £4 10s; Holstein dairy cows, early calvers. £6 to £7 10s; later calvers, £3 10s to £5 10s; Jersey springing heifers, £5 5s to £6 12s 6cl; others, from £4 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 12s; aged gelding, £32.

DISPERSAL OF DAIRY HERD Abraham and "Williams. Limited, and the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Company. Limited, and Dalgety and Company, Limited, in conjunction report having held a satisfactory dispersal sale of dairy stock on behalf of Mr. D. G-. Forlong at Bunnythorpe on "Wednesday. The dairy stock, which was brought forward in splendid order, was submitted' to a large attendance of buyers atta met good competition. Quotations: —109 second, third and fourth calveis averaged £4 13s 8d; 31 twoyear heifers averaged £3 13s 3d: 11 breeding sows averaged £3 5s 6d; six-year sprinjr carter brought £33.

NGARUAWAHIA COMPETITION The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, held its monthly stock sale at Xgaruawahia on Friday, when & good yarding of all classes of cattle came forward. The advertised dairy herds attracted buyers from all parts of the district and sold under keen competition at firm rates. A medium yarding of beef also met with good competition. Medium fat cows, £4 7s fid to £4 10s; light, £3 8s to £3 17s 6d: heavy second quality cows, £2 129 to £2 17s; killable, £1 16s to £2 6s; fresh Jersey cows. £1 5s to £1 lis: boners, 12s to £1 2s; potter bulls, £2 to £3: oneyear Polled Angus steers, to £2 Polled Angus steers and heifer calves. £1; choice Jersey cows, close to profit, £4 15s .to £5 10s; later, £4 to £4 10s: more backward, £3 to £3 lps; choice Shorthorn cows, £4 to £4 7s 6d; backward, £3 to £3 10s; more backward cows, £2 5s to £2 103; inferior sorts. £1 ISs to £2.

TE AWAMUTU YARDING Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held its three-weekly stock sale" at Te Awamutu on Thursday when a fair yarding of sheep came forward and sold steadily. Cattle were yarded in more than, average numbers, and here again bidding was brisk, the advertised line of 175 Polled Angus and Hereford steers averaging £5 7s 3d. Beef was in demand, and a total clearance was made. Sheep: Fat lambs. 19s 3d. ISs; fat ewes. ISs fid; f.rn. ewes, running with ram, IPs. Cattle: Fat Polled Angus heifers, £6 15s, £6 7s; light fat steers, £6 10s, £6 ss; fat cows and heifers. £6 15s, £5 2s fid, £4 15s. £4 2s 6d: others, £2 10s to £3 12s 6d: fleshy cows, 31s to 445; pen of dehorned Hereford steers. £6 Is; Polled Angus three-year steers, £4 17s to £5 12s; licht boners, 15s to 28s; potter bulls. £3 2s fid. £3. £3: springing dairy heifers. £3 15s. £3 15s, £2 7s fid: heifers. £2 2s fid to £2 7s fid. Pigs: Breeding sows, £2 Bs. £3 Is. £2 7s, £2 '10s; store pigs. ISs; weaners, IDs to 12s; small, 7s fid to 9a.

PUTARURU CLEARANCE [from on OWN* CORT:KSFON"Di:XT~]

PUTART'RTT, Saturday

A heavy yarding of cat:le, a medium entry of sheep and a small yarding of store pigs came forward at Dnlgety and Company's stock sale at Putaruru yesterday. Practically a total clearance was effected. Cattle: Fat Polled Angus ■steers, to £6 ss: fat Shorthorn cows. £3 10s to £4 10s: fat Jersey cows. £2 17s to £3 129 6d; fat Jersey heifers. £2 Is to £2 10s: forwardconditioned Shorthorn cross store cows. £2 12s fid to £3 12s fid; lighter store cows. £1 12s fid to £2 10s; boner cows, ISs to £1 4s: inferior sorts, 12s to l.Ss; small yearling Jersey heifers, 10s to 15s: small potter bulls, £1 5s to £1 10s; springing Jersey cows. £4 7s fid to £4 10s; springing Jersey heifers. £2 5s to £2 10s; others, £1 12s fid to £1 17s fid. Pigs: On account J. A. Ranger, Putaruru. maiden Tamworth sows, 4Jgns to figns; light porkers. £1 to £1 2s: slips, 7s to lis. Sheep: Fat ewes, 14s to 18s 3d: fat lambs, 173 5d to £1 2s 6d: aged cull ewes, running with ram, 9s.

SMALL GISBORNE YARDINGS [by telegraph OWN correspondent] GISBORNE, Saturday Yardings were small at Mafaw.&ero yesterday. The beef entry totalled. 35 Head, and contained nothing of Quality. Oply 160 fat sheep were ottered and little interest was taken in the sale. The market was easier. Ewes made 12s 9d to 13;! 9d and second grade ewes to 12s. A small, entry of 1570 store sheep was yarded and sold at' recent values. Breeding ewes, 4-tootb to 5 years, made up to 20s; lines up to 6 years, tolSs; wethers, in good condition, 17s 9a: good Southdown hoggets, to 12s 9a; good forward old ewe** 10s 3d; ;;at and fonvsrd» 10. 9d.