COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22142, 22 June 1935, Page 18

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

VALUES AT MORRINSVILLE SMALL ENTRY OF SHEEP DAIRY.CATTLE SOUGHT At the weekly Morrinsvillo stock sale held yesterday the Farmers' Co-opera-tive Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports only a small yarding of sheop. Practically no fat wethers or ewes came forward and a few pens of good quality fat lambs met with good competition and sold at fully schedule rates. Several pens of breeding ewes did not attract much competition under the hammer as the condition was not satisfactory. However, the majority was sold privately afterwards.

Cattle.—Ox beef was ynrded in smaller numbers, with quotations firm. A draft of nine Polled Angus steers sold from £8 to £8 ss. There was again a heavy yarding of cow and heifer beef, with good quality scarce. Second quality and fresh-conditioned cows realised unchanged rntes, while boners showed no alteration in price. A cood fntry of Jersey heifer calves changed hands at satisfactory pricee. The advertised dairy herds on account of Mr. H E. Benaley and Mr. D. McDonald. came forward in fair condition and a total Clearance was effected at satisfactory prices. Springing Jersey heifers wore penned in good numbers and competition for good quality heifers was satisfactory. Therd was a Bmaller yarding of all classes of piga with values remaining on a par with previous sales. Heavy fat lambs made 20s lOd to 21a Od: medium, 17s to 19a 3d; light, 16s; young ewes, in lamb, 21s; sound-mouth ewes, 15s 3d to 17s; aged ewes, 9s to 12s Od. Cattle: Medium fat steers, £8 to £B. ss: killablo. £4 6a; medium fat cows and heifera, £3 18a to £4 2s 0-d; lighter, £3 Gs to £3 15s; heavy second-quality cows, £2 15s to £3 3s; killable. 38s to £2 10s; boner cows, l&s to 235; pqtter bulls, £3 to £3 16s; good Jersey heifer calves, 35s to £2 2s; smaller 20s to 28s. Dairies: Jersey and Jer-sey-cross cows, early calvers, £3 15s to £4 10s: later oalvere, £3 to £3 10s; springing Jersey heifers, £4 5s to £5 os: later calvers, £3 2s 6d to £3 17s fid: Shorthorn cows, late calvers, £2 10s to £3. Piga: Medium baconers, £2 18s to £3 3s; heavy porkers. £2 2s 1 to £l2 8s j medium, 30s to 3Gs; light, 24s to 295; stores, 18s to 235; slips. 12a to lGs; weanera, 7s to lis; sows, close to farrowing, £3 to £4; backward, 30s to £2 10s; choppers, £2 to £2 15s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports as follows Larger numbers than customary were entered in the store and fat section. Most were medium-class store cows, but there were also a few choice heifers and some medium-quality bullocks entered. The market generally was firm and all sorts were readily quitted. The advertised dairy herd lacked condition and this deterred buyers somewhat, although for the quality of the cattle realisations were very satisfactory. A few fat sheep made late Frankton quotations. Medium-quality Polled Angus and Hereford fat steers, £7 se; good quality , heifers. £5 ss; plain fot cows. £3 10b to £3 17b Cd; lallable cows. ,£2 10s to £3; fresh-conditioned cowa, £1 los to £2 5«: medium stores. £1 8s to il 15s: honers, 18s to £1 4s; bulls. £2 10s to £3: yearling Jersey heifers, £1 to £1 7s 6<l; medium quality Jersey-crosa cows early calvers, '£3 15s to £5; poorer and later. £2 10s to £3 10s; medium fat lambs, 18s to £1 la; email forward quality two-tooth wethers, £1 0s 6d. _ Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports.— There was a tmall yarding of sheep and pigs and ft good yarding of cattle. All prices were firm at late rates and practically a total clearance was effected. Tamworth sow, £3; light store pigs, 17s Cd to 20s Fat ewes, i6s lOd: forward-conditioned ewes. 12a 4d to 14s Id; aged cull ewea. j -wr 12s' to 14s. Dairy heifers, springing to calve, £3 2s 6d to £4 2s Gd- fat young cows, up to £4 19s: Jersey fat cows, 39s to 48s* fleshy cows, 30s to 3Gs; boners. 18s to 27a;' fat bulls. £3 10a, £3 10s, £3; poorconditioned heifer calves, 14a.

WAIHOU COMPETITION The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited. Teports having held its usual fortnightly sale at Waihou on Thursday, when there was a small yarding of sheep, with values remaining firm at late ratea. Cattle: A very heavy yarding of cattle came forward. every pen being well filled. Steady competition was maintained throughout, resulting in a total clearance of all classes at late rates..Dairies: A good yarding of dairv cattle came forward, comprising mostly dairy heifers. There .was a good demand for early calvers ehowing quality, whiclt sold from £4 5s to £5; more backward sorts. £2 15a to £3 17s Gd: da,ry cows, £3 15s to £4 10s. Pigs: A medium yarding of fat pigs was penned while store and weaner pif?s were in short Rliptlly . f at pigs showed- no alteration from late rates while stores and weaners showed a sight increase. Quotation: Sheep: Fat wethers ooa to 255: fat ewes, 15s to lfis lid, fat lAmKa v . 11» Sd • lighter, lGs fid to 17s. Cattle- Fat cows' £4 to £4 19s; lighter. £3 2s to £3 17s; fat Jersey cows £2 5s to £3 10s- forward and killable, 3as to <? £i medium' stores 19s to 21s Gd: smaller.' 15s ?o JBs™ sK' Us to 13s: good weaners, to 10s.

SMALL NGONGOTAHA ENTRY The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its fortnightly stock sale at Ngongotaha on ThtmSav when only a smal yardmg of all JlSXme forward in addition to he n dverSKa^dS^^nJ^Jira *ood quality Competition was good and !•» were realised. Quota tfona-—Cattle■ Medium fat cows and heifere, £4 to" £4 8a; fighter, £2 15s to £3 3s; killab e cows, 30s to £2; Doner cows. ILofl to choice Jersey cows, early calvers, £o 15s ffi'fis- choice Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, early 'calvers! £4 5? to £4 15s; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, August calvers. £3 to £3 5o": more backward £2 to £2 10s; choice Jersey heifera. August calvera, £3 15a to £4 2a 6d. Piffa: Weanera, 8s Gd.

DISPERSAL OF SHORTHORNS Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held a dispersal sale of a Shorthorn dairv herd on account of Messrs. Brothers, of Renown. There was a good attendance of buyers from all parte of the Waikato and Auckland, ihe herd was in first-class condition, and had been careful y handled by the vendors. Early calving young Shorthorn cows made from £4 10s to i> , backward sorts. £3 to £4: cull cowa£2 2s fid to £2 10s. The herd averaged £4 fis a head Sows and young made £3 10s; sows in tiir. £2 5s to £2 12s Cd.

COMPETITION FOR PIGS [by telegraph —own correspondent] TE PUKE. Friday The Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at its regular pig sale at Ed gee umbo there was a big yarding of all classes of pigs Competition was keen and the whole yarding sold under the hammer Heavy bucon pigs made £3 to £3 7s; others, £2 10s to £2 19s; heavy porkers, 30s to £2 Gs; large stores, 2t» to 28s; smaller, 15k to 235; slips. Us to 14s; weanera, 7s to 10s.

DEMAND AT TE AWAMUTU The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. Hamilton, reports on its three-weekly Te Awnmulu stock sale on Thursday as follows:—In £pile of another very heavy yarding, comprising a good proportion of prime fat cows and heifers and ox Iwef. as well as the usual heavy supplies of second-class fat and store cows, there was a d< finite improvement in good quality, while others met a 'ready market at ruling rates. A total clearance resulted. A large number of bulls sold readily at schedule, but bidding on a few pens of young stock lacked th" animation evident in other sections. Medium quality fat bullocks, £G 10s to £7 Is: lighter, £0 to £fi 9s; forward condition, £5 10s to £fi; extra prime fat heifera, £fi 9s to £7 Is; prime duality fat cowa and heifers, £5 12s to £fi 4s; medium quality cows and heifers, £3 15s to £4 17s fid; lighter. £3 to £3 12s Gd; killable, £2 5s to £2 17s fid; forward stores. £1 1.4s to £2: medium; £1 6s to £1 12s; boilers, 1.6 a to £1; heavy hulls, £3 15s to £1 sa; medium, £2 Ids to £3 10s. Dairy cattle: The advertised springing Jersey heifera on account of Mrssrs. IT, and S.. Rhodes, of Pate ritngi, csine forward in splendid style and presented a very attractive offering. There was a large and representative gathering competing, and these cattle certainly merited the good average of £5 8s which was .secured. Mr. W. Townsend's herd also contained some choice cow 3, and for these there was also, an eager tone in the bidding. Several smaller lots nlao met with the same good demand. Quotation Sixty-five outstanding heifers, on

account, of Messrs. H, and S. Khodes, averaged £5 8s; extra choice in-calf Jersey heifers, close, £G 10s to £7 2s (id; L '"° quality springing heifers, £5 15s to £<> 10s; medium-sized good heifers, £4 5s to £f 15s; best Jersey cows at profit, £5 16s to £7; medium, £-1 10s to £5 10s; later. £3 to £4 ss. Sheop: A good-sized yarding of mostly mediocre fat Bheep maintained ruling quotations, while the lino of six-year ewes ex Waipukurau met with spirited competition and sold well. Medium fat wethers, £1 Is Gd to £1 3s; eight fat ewes, 14s to 15s 6a; light, 12s to 13s fid; medium lambs, 17s to IBs lOd; light, Ifis Cd: 500 six-year cwcr in lamb to Southdown rams, £1 5e Id. ligs: Smaller quantities of fats sold on a par, while the inquiry for normal numbers of store and weanera was much keener, and these accordingly improved appreciably. Medium porkers, £1 15s to £2 4s: light, £1 4s to £1 12s; large stores, 18s to £1 Is (><l; medium, lGs to 17a fid; slips, 13s to 15s fid; weoners, 0a to 12*. A number of flow ptjzs met with an exceptionally ' good sale, lamworth sow and litters, £5 17s fid to £7 17s fid; Tamworth ao»v to farrow, £3 10s to .14 17s Gd; others. £2 15b to £3 ss.

WALTON DAIRY HERD The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited. Hamilton, report as follows on a clearing sale held on Wednesday at Walton on account of Mr. tint E Barker —While there was. as usual, a substantial marginal difference ill va vies between good and plain sorts of cows, this was evidence of even keener demand than customary for the first-class cows, since values for these were appreciably better than late quotations, whereas plain sorts maintained ruling rates. Throughout strong competition ruled among a large gathering of buyers. Of a number of heifers, forward Jerseys sold well, but prices decreased rapidly in proportion to quality; sundries sold as usual. Quotations Extra good Jersey cows, close to pyofit, £7 10a to £.); good-conditioned early Jersey calvers, £(> to £7 5s- Jersey-cross medium-class cows, ±o 5s 'to £fi; later mixed-coloured cows, £4 to £5; more backward and poorer, £3 5s to £4; good in-calf heifers, £4 15s to £j fis; medium heifers, close to profit, £3 10s to £4 10s; milking plant, £8; . separator, £23 10b: medium sorts of sow pigs, £3. CLEARANCE AT TOKOROA [from our own correspondent] PUTARURU, Friday A clearing sale was conducted on account of Mr. H. "Peoples, of Tokoroa, by the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, yesterday. The whole of his herd of 4G choice dairy cows, which came forward in good condition, was offered and realised an average price of £5 ss. Nine choice Jersey springing heifera averaged £4 13a while nine heifer calves averaged £° Is Quotations: Choice Jersey cows, close to profit, £S to £9; later calves, £6 10s to £7 10s; backward Jersey cow*» £4 15s to £5 ss; later Jersey cows, £3 10s to £4 sa; choice Jersey heifers, close up, £5 5s to £0 15s; nine Jersey heifer calves, i.& is.

PUTARURU, Friday

GOOD CLEARING PRICES [bt telegraph—own correspondent] OPOTIKI. Friday Dalgety and Company, Limited, in conjunction with the New Zealand _ Jjoan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reports having held a very successful clenring sale on behalf of Mr. O H Marx, of V aiotahi. on Wednesday.' The dairy herd of 110 choice Jersey cows came forward in excellent condition and met with spirited competition from a large bench of buyers, including a strong icpresentation from the Whakatane district, a good porportion of the offering going in that direction. Ihe whole' herd, including carry-overs, realised the very satisfactory average of £fi la 2d. The top figure reached was £9 5a for a very choice young Jersey cow. Other best cows reached £S to £8 15s; third and fourth calver Jersey cowb, due July and early August, £6 to £7 15s; second calvers, £5 5s to £G 17s fid: later calvers, £3 15s to £4 10s; quality springing Jersey heifers, best, to £5 2s Cd; others. £4 to £4 15s; smaller, £2 15s to £3 17a fid; unregistered three-year Jersey bulls, £fi ss; two-year-old, £6 to £6 10s; famworth sow, farrowing early, £5 ss; other Tamworth sows in pig, £4 to £4 15s; Tam-worth-cross sows in pig, £4 to £4 2s Gd; store pigs, 17s fid; weaners, 9a Gd; stock pony, £4 2a Gd.

DEMAND AT PIOPIO [by telegraph —OWN correspondent] TE KUITI, Friday Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its usual three-weekly sale at Piopio yesterdav. when a medium yarding of sheep and cattle came forward. Sheep sold well up to late rates, ewes in lamb attracting interest, The entry of cattlo was cleared at ruling prices. Quotations :—l> orword block face hogtjets, 13s; fat and forward wethers, 20s 4d to 21s Cd; four-year ewes, run with Southdown rama, 22s fid; aged ewes run with Southdown rams, lfis Id to 18s; good Hereford fat cows, £5; lighter, £4 58 to £4 9s;, fat Jersey cows, £■■> 3g to' £3 10s; Polled Angus cows run with Polled Angus bulls, .£3 10s; l}-year Polled Angus steers, £3 7s fid; li-year Polled Angus heifera, £2 ss; dairy cows, close to profit £4 to £4 12s Od; others, £2 to £2 ss; boner cows, 20a to 295. Abraham and Williams. Limited, Lb Kuiti, reports on its sale as follows:—A small yarding of sheep and cattle was submitted to an average attendance of buyers. There was a good demand for all classes and prices realised were on a par with ruling rates. Quotations: —Fat and forward wethers, 21s fid; good store wethers, 20s fid- light fat cows, £3; forward-conditioned Jersey cows, £1 lis to £1 12s: springing cows, to £3 7b 6d to £4.

MATAWHERO VALUES FIRM [by telegraph —own correspondent] \ GISBORNE. Friday Offerings at the Matawhero cuttle fair to-day met with a strong market, especially for anything showing quality. In the store section the demand was particularly keen with o higlier selling baßis than at the last fair for steers and bullocks. Values in the fat. cattle section recovered from the recent setback. Store cattle: Breeding cows, Hereford-Polled Angus, £2 fis to £2 8a; Herefords, light condition, £1 17«; good, £2 fis; Polled Angua, light. £2. Bullocks, Herefords, £0 2s to £fi 8s; Hereford Polled Angus-cross. £6 to £6 7s; Polled Angus, forward, £6; 18-month steers, £3 10s to £3 15s; 2}-year steers, £4 to £4 18s; weaner heifers, 15s to 2fis; weaner steers, £1 14s to £2 lis; empty heifers, £2 13s to £3 103; breeding heifers, £3; empty cows, £1 7s to £1 17s; 18-month steers. £1 15s. There was a good sale for all quality beef and the market recovered from the fat cattle decline at the last fair. Jerseys sold at. the usual weekly rntes. Best cows marie from £4 to £4 9s, with several good pens around £3 10b. A single bullock made £7 2s fid; other bullocks made from £6 9s and £G 10s; lighter, £5 15s: good vealers, 31s.

RATES AT FEILDINC [by telegraph—-press association] FEILDINC. Friday There was a small yarding at the Feilding stock sale to-day Fat lambs were cnsier and fat ewes and wethers firmer. There was a good demand for dairy stock. Fat lambs: Prime, 2ts fid; good, 19s to 225; fair. 17e 3d to 18s; inferior, from 14b 7d. Fat. wethers: Prime, 255; good, lis Gd to 235; fair, from 21s. Fat ewes: Prime, 15s lOd to lfis Id: good, 14s 3d to 15s fid; fait, 13s to 14s. Store sheep: Empty ewes, 8s to lis; breeding ewes, two-tooth to five-year, 19s; four and five-year, lfis fid, 17s 8d to 21s; two-tooth wethers, 18s: two and four-tooth wethers, 19s 9d; ewe lambs, 21s 10(1; white-face wether lambs, lis to 15s 4d; black-face lambs, 7s to 12s fid; ewes, 8s Bd. Dairy cattle: Springing cows, close to profit, £4 10s to £5; late calvers, £3 16s; springing heifers, £2 ss. Store cows: Good condition, "82s Gd to 40s; others, from 16s to 30s; Polled Angus cows, £1 7s fid; Hereford cows, £3 7s fid; heavy rough mixed bullocks, £8 7s Gd to £8 17a Gd.

WHAKATANE DAIRY HERDS [by telegraph—own correspondent] WHAKATANE, Friday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on a dairy Bale held at Whakatane Baleyards yesterday as follows:—The herd from Messrs. E. and W. O. Roece came forward,, in rather poor condition, but values were on a par with recent Bales. Following is the range ol prices:--Best young pedum e Jersey cowa, £ll to £l2 5s 1 , pedigree cows, late calvers, £4 to £5 10s; aged and unsound pedigree cows, £1 10s to A3; best quality Krade Jersey cows. £4 to £7 10s: lute culvers, I'l Ills to £3; springing Jersey heifc a, £3 to £5 17s f,d; yearling pedigree Jersey heifer*. £2 If.*: grade yearling Jersey heifers. 255; pedigree Jersey hulls. £5 5s A herd from Mr. F. Waugh was sold under good competition. Jersey cows, July ami August calvers. made £4 7s fid to £0 2s Gd: springing Jersey heifers, £5 to £G 10«