STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22145, 26 June 1935, Page 7

STOCK SALES

FRANKTON QUOTATIONS DEMAND FOR OX BEEF EASIER INQUIRY FOR SHEEP [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON. Tuesday There was a medium yarding of all classes of sheep at the Frankton saleyards to-day. Competition for both wethers and ewes was not strong, the majority of lines failing to reach the owqers' reserves. A uood yarding of fat lambs met with spirited bidding and sold at late rates. Ox beef was yarded in smaller numbers, the majority of the entries being of good quality. The market for this class of stock was again firm at late rates. Six steers sold on account of one vendor averaged £8 19s. A smaller yarding of cow and heifer beef was offered to buyers, with only a small proportion of finished cattle. Bates in this section were unchanged. A short yarding of second quality and boner cows realised slightly improved values. Only a small entry of vealers was offered, the demand for quality lines being fair. There was again a small yarding of pigs, values being unchanged. The auctioneers report as follows: —■

G. W. Yercoe and Company, Limited.— Heavy fat wethers sold at £1 4s to jEI ss; medium weights, £1 3s to £1 3s 9d; light. £1 Is to ill 2s Gd: prime maiden ewce, to £1 2s 9d; heavy fat ewes, l&s to 19s 9d; medium weights, IGs to 17s 6d; light, 15s to 15s 9d; unfinished, 12s to 14s; heavy prime lambs, £1 2s to £1 4s Gd; heavy, £1 to £1 Is Cd; medium weights. 18s to 19s 9d; light, 15s to 17a; store lambs, 13s to 14s Gd; light fat bullocks, £7 10s to £8 10s: unfinished, £G 15s to £7 7s 6d; heavy prime cows, £5 5s to £6 2s; heavy, £4 to £5 2s Gd; medium weights. £3 5s to £3 15s; light, £2 10s to £3 2s Cd; heavy prime heifere, £5 to £5 2s Gd; heavy, £4 to £4 15s; medium weights, £2 15s to £3 12s Gd; light, £2 5s to £2 12s Gd; small vealers, to £1 10s; forward-conditioned ShortITorn cows, £2 to £2 10s; others, £1 IGs to £1 19s; heavy boners, £1 7s to £1 15s; others, 15s to £1 ss; potter bulls, to £4 5h ; dairy cows, to £5 ss: medium baconers, £2 IGb to £3 3s; light, £2 lis to £2 15e; unfinished, £2 7s to £2 10s; heavy porkers, £1 19s to £2 ss; medium weights, £1 14s to £1 38s; light, £1 8s to £1 i3s; unfinished, £1 5s to £1 7s; good stores, £1 to £1 3s Gd: others, 18s to 19s Cd; slips, 14 s to 17s; weaners, 10s to 13s Gd; sows with litters, to £6; bows in to £3 10s. Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited.—Sheep: Fat wethers sold at 22s to 23s Gd; light. 20s to 225; light fat ewes, 14s Gd to IGs Gd: heavy fat lambs, 21s Gd to 245; medium, 17s 9d to 20s Cd: light, 14s 9d to IGs Gd. Cattle: Heavy fat steers, £9 14s; medium, £8 7s to £9; runners, £3 17s Gd: vealers, 27s to 365: medium fat cows and heifers, £4 15s to £5 ss; lighter. £3 10s to £4 ss; killable cows, £2 8s to £3; fresh-conditioned Jersey cows, 30s to £2 2s: boner cows. 18s to 2Gs; choice fiound dairy cattle, £5 to £6: dairy cattle, later cnlvers, £3 to £3 15s. Pigs: Mediuni baconers, £2 17a to £3 Is: light, £2 14s to £2 IGs; medium porkers. 31s to 355; light, 23s to 28s; large stores, 20s to 235; smaller, IGs Gd to 19s; slips, lis 6d to 16s; weaners, 8S Dalgety and Company, Limited.—Fat sheep: Fat wethers sold at 23s to 24s 6d; light, 21s 6d to 22s Gd: heavy fat ewes, to 19s Gd; medium quality fat ewes. 14e fid to IGs; inferior and unfinished lis to 13s. Fat lambß: Prime heavy, 19s to _2s; medium and light, 15s to l<s. Fat cattle: Heavy bullocks, to 22s per 1001b.; light fat bullocks. 24s per 1001b.; medium-weight tat cows, £3 7s Gd to £4: Jersey fat cows £3 7s 6d to £3 19s: light and. -unfinished cows. £2 7s to £2 15s. Fat pigs; Heavy baconers, to £3 3s; light, £2 3s to £2 los; heavy porkers, 34e to 38s; hgnt, 29s to 33s Store pigs: Forward stores, 21s to 245; light, IGs to 19s; good weaners, 9s 6d to 12s 6d: small, 6s to 8s fid. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, HamiUon.--Cattle: Heavy fat bullocks sold at £8 to £9: others, £ 15a to £7 15s: prime fat cows and heiters, £5 10s to £0; good quality cows and heifers £4 17s Gd to £5 7s Gd: medium, £3 is Gd to £4; light, £2 12s Gd to £3 ! ss; for-ward-conditioned store cows, £1 losto ±- ss: medium stores, £1 3s to £1 1-s: bone . to £1 2s. Sheep: Medium quality fat wethers, £1 2s Gd to £1 4s; light, £1 Is to £1 2s Gd; medium ewes, los to lbs. lighter, 13s 6d to 14s 9d; medium quality lambs. 18s to £1 0» 3d; poorer, los to 1,8 Cd • ioO large-framed breeding ewes, in lamb. £1 8s lOd. Pigs: baconerß ; £* 16a to £3 3s: light. £2 10s to £~ los, heavy porkers. £1 15s tq £2 ss; medium. £1 12s to £2: light, to £1 10s; store pigs. IGs to 18s: small. 14s Gd to los Gd; slips, lis to 14s; weaners, to 10s.

DISPERSAL OF HERDS Th» New Zealand Loan and Mercantile •\gencv Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports having held a clearing sale of the outstanding herd, the property of Mr. J. JJ. Hutchinson, Parawera. on the vend.or s : fairm on Monday. The herd, undoubtedly was one of the best for sale in the aikato this season. It capie forward m excellent order and. in fact, comprised an offering which prospective buyers could not wish to improve upon. Buyers were present m large numbers, and exceedingly brisk competition prevailed throughout, S3 of the cows making the average of £6 16s sd. Among others. Mr. \ W. Signal. Frontier Road. Mr. G. is.. H. Zohrab, Parawera. Mr. Wynn Brown, Cambridge, and Mr. D. Walker, Roto-o-Rangi were prominent buyers for the good cattle. The top price was secured for a choice light Jersey cow with a record of 4Solb. fat, this animal making £lo. its daughter as a heifer Averaged 3201b. fat and was knocked down ,at £ll. The same animated inquiry was in effect on 30 I.C. heiters, which nl9o sold very well. Exceptionally good Jersey cows made £ll and £ls: choice Jersey cows close at profit, ±o to iiu OS- Jersey cows, good quality, close, and good colours, £7 5s to £S; medium sorts, £6 to £7; poorer-conditioned and slightly £5 to £6-; choice Jersey heifers at profit. £6 10s to £7 ss; medium, £5 to_£6 53; later and poorer conditioned. £4 to £5. On account of Mr. W. S. Akehurst, of Te Rore, on Saturday, there was a fair attendance of buyers present, but most interest was centred in the smaller proportion of good class Jerseys. A number of poorer conditioned, less attractive cows were eagerly sought after, but in comparison with late quotations realisations were satisfactory. Good stock made high prices. Good quality Jersey cows, close to profit, £5 15s to £7 ss: medium Jersey-cross cows. £4 10s to £5 10s; later crossbred cows, £3 los to £4 7s (id; plain later calvers, £2 10s to £3 10s: venrling heifers. £1 IBs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held a clearing sale of grade and pedigree Jersey herd on Monday on account of Mr. W T m. Campbell, of Taumangi, Putnruru. There was a large attendance of buyers from all parts of the Waikato. The stock was all offered in first-class condition, and butter-fat records and calving dates were given. The arrangements for holding the sale were very complete. Prices obtained were most satisfactory, 80 sound cows averaging £5 15s. Best young cows fetched irom £f) to £lO 10s; backward, £3 to £5 15s: faulty and aged cows, £'2 to £3 10s; heifers in milk, £5 to £6; 2-year-old Jersey heifers, springing, to calve, made £5 ss, £5, £2 <s Gd: yearling heifers. 37s to £2 ss. The pedigree herd sold as follows Jersey cows, Baby Bliss, 29gns; Blissful Baby. 17gns; Te Kinga Petunia, 30sns: Taumangi Petunia, llgns; yearling heifers, 41gns; yearling, lOgns; cow Bonita, 13gns; 6-months-olu bull. 7jgns; yearling bull, llgns; heifer calf, 4gns; cow Gownnbrac Treasuring Signs; heifer Treasure Queen, Ggns: yearling bull, Ogns; heifer, 7}gns; Snowfall's Masterpiece. 14gns. The Farmers' Co-operStive Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a successful clearing sale on account of Mr. F. \Y. Wall at Te Aroha on Monday. The stock was in good condition, the majority of the cows being July calvers, and good competition was elicited from a large and representative bench of buyers. Competition was also keen for the implements and horses. The 54 cows offered averaged £5 12s. Choice Jersey cows, early calvers, £G to £7; Jersey-Shorthorn cows, early calvers, £5 10s to £G 10s: other good Jersey cows, £5 to £6; August culvers, £3 10s to £4 las; cows in milk, to £5 15s; heifers in milk, £2 15s to £4 10s; best Jersey-cross heifers, £3 15s to £4 15s; other heifers, more backward, £2 to £3 ss: yearling heifers, 28s; grade Jersey bull, £7; aged horses, £8 to £26.

TAUPIRI PIG VALUES The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report as follows on its Taupiri pig sale on Monday:—Th<» yarding was a smaller one than the usual, but there was a good proportion of light baconers and porkers entered, nnd usual numbers of stores and weanera. The former made ruling market rates under a 6teady demand, while there was a decidedly firmer market for stores and weuners. which improved appreciably above Frankton late rates. Medium baconera mode, £2 5s to £2 12s: light. £1 l(;s to £2 4s; medium porkers, £1 13s to £1 15s; light porkers, £1 4s to £1 129; best stores, ISs to £1 3s 6d; good large stores, 16s to ISs; »lip 9, 111 to 15a; weanera, 6a to Ida.