STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22225, 27 September 1935, Page 7

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS VALUES RECEDE SLIGHTLY AN EASING IN DEMAND There was a slight weakening in values for dairy cattle at the Westfield weekly stock sale yesterday. Average yardings of store and dairy cattle were offered, but the majority of the stock was showing the effects of the recent winter and the .shortage of feed. The better-conditioned stock met with a fairly good demaifd, which, however, was not so keen as in the last few weeks. The general level of values receded slightly, and a number of lines failed to make the reserve pi-ices. The best realisation in the dairy section was £6, for a fine type of Jersey heifer. An advertised line of cattle from tho Great Barrier Island sold under fairly good competition, and a line of Polled Angus three and four-year-old steers made up to £5 17s. Tho values in tho storo cattle section were on a par with recent rates. Boner cattle continued to sell well, Tho best realisation was £5, for a fat bull. The quotations were as follows:

Store Cattle,—Young cowg, good condition, from £2 2s Gd to £3 15s; good quality, less condition. 32s Cd to 37s Gd; others, to 30s; boner and aged cows, to £2 7s fid; boner hulls, to £5; breeding Jersey bulls, to £3 15s; yearling Jersey heifers, good Quality, to £2 2s Cd; others, to 30s. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cows, good quality, close *o profit, to £5 ss; more backward, to £4 1 os; others, to £3 12s Cd; Jerseycross tows, good quality, close to profit, *.o £5; more backward, to £4 10b; Jersey heifers, good quality, close to profit, to £6; more backward, to £4 ss-. Shorthorn and Shorthorn-cross cows and heifers, good quality, close to profit, to £4 17s Cd; more hackward, to £3 15s; other cows, to £3 12s Gd.

VALUES AT PUKEKOHE [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday Cattle were penned in large numbers at the stock sale held by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, .Limited, at Pukekohe- to-day. In the dairy section the quality was hardly up to the company a last sale, but competition was steady, with values on a par with last Pukekohe quotations. Best dairy heifera made from £G to £6 12s Gd; medium, £4 10s to £5 10s; smaller, £3 10s to £4 ss: backward heifers, £2 10s to £3 7b Gd; best dairy cows. £5 to £G 7s Gd; others, £3 to £4 15s : agod. £1 10s to £2 10s. Beef wa« ln Keen demand and Westfield valueß were fully realised. Store nnd boner cuttle were well up to late rates. There was a large number of bulls penned and the demand was limited. Medium prime steer* sold from £lO 10s to £ll 12? 6d; light. £8 17b bd to £lO lie; heavy prime cows, £7 to £7 10a; medium, £6 to £6 15s; light, £5 to, £5 17s Gd; aged, £3 10« to £4 10s: killablc cows, £2 10s to £3 7s Gd'; forward cows, £2 to £2 8s; boner cows, £1 8s to *1 18b ; aged cows, 15s to £1 ss; etore cows, £2 to £2-. 15s; best yearling Jersey heifers. £2 10s to £3 7s 6d, for the advertised heifers from Mr. A. Brown; others, £2 to £2 8s; small, £1 8s to £1 18*; yearling Shorthorn heifera, to £2 10s; bulls, lgn. to lOgna. A good yarding of fat pigs came forward and competition was 6teady throughout, with values well up to recent quotations. A large yarding of stores met with a ready sale, and the total yarding changed hands at satisfactory prices. Choppers realised from 15s to £1 18s; heavy prime baconers. £2 17s to £3 3s : medium, £2 12s to £2 16s; light and unfinished, £2 5b to £2 lis; heavy porkers, £1 17» to £2 4a; medium, £1 lis to £1 lGs; light, £1 6a to £1 10s; large stores, £1 2a to £1 14s; slips, 15s -to £1 Is; best weauers, 14s to £1; others, 7a to 13s* sows, due to farrow, £2 to £3 ss; Tamwortb boars. £1 10s to 3gns. ' WHAKATANE COMPETITION [.BY TELEGRAPH—-OWN CORRESPONDENT | WHAKATANE, Thursday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports having held its fortnightly sale at Whakatane today, when a medium yarding was offered •and disposed of at late ruling rates,' The advertised horses sold aB follows One seven-year-old bay" medium daught farm mare, £3l 10s; two-year-old draught fillies, to £23; foals, to £7 10s; two-year-old lialf-dranght fillies, £l2 to £lB. Dairy .stock: Choice well-grown two-year epringing heifers, close to profit, £4 15s to £5 2s 6d; Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit, £4 2s Gd to £4 12s Gd; small and backward, £2 2s" Gd to £3 10s.

Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held a very suciessful sale.--A full yarding of beef and dairy cattle was submitted to a medium bench of buyers. Although competition in the dairy class was somew'.iat restricted on account of the shortage of feed, n good clearance was effected at late ruling rateß. Beef and store cattle Bold freely and a total clearance resulted. Aged ewes made to 16s 4d: small ewe hoggets, to lGs; good fat store cows. £5 8s to ifl; fat Jersey cowb, £3 15s to £4 7s: medium-weight fat cows, £2 15s to £3 9»: young store cowa, dairy sorts, 25a to 27e; empty two-yea.' Jersc» springing heifers. £2 8s to £2 lis; yearling crossbred heifers, |o 29b ; good quality three-year Jersey springing heifers, £5 12s to £G 15s; good quality two-year, £i to £4 -12s 6d; medium, £3 15s to «; two-year Jersey heifors, calves at foot, £2 15s to £3 15s, An aged draught mare, an harness, realised <lO 15». frankton quotations Dalgety and Company, Limited, held » dairy sale at Frankton on Wednesday, when a heavy yarding of dairy heifers and cows came forward. Competition in good quality cattle was keen, but inferior and backward sorts were dull of sale. Good springing Jersey heifers, close to profit. £5 17s Gd to £7; others, £4 to £5 2s Gd; calved Jersey heifers, to £5 12s 6d; small -calved Jersey heifers, £2 7s Gd to £2 10s; good springing Jersey cows, to £iAl* 6d| good calved Jer sey cows, to £3 12s 6d. MATAMATA COMPETITION Dalgety and Company, Limited, held its fortnightly stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday, when a medium entry of all clwes of stock came forward. Bidding was exceptionally on all good fat cattle, A pen of eight Polled Angiiß cows made £9 Bs. Dairy cattle were keenly sought after and a total clearance was effected. A line of 16 Jersey heifers averaged £G 5s Gd. In the pig section very few fat pigs were yarded, but a good entry of stores sold well up to late rates. Cattle: Prime Polled Angim cows; .£9 8s; fnt Phorthorn cows, 7s; fnt Jersey cows. £3 10a to £5 2s; light. £2 to £3 ss: boner cows, 17s to 355; calved Jersey heifers, £5 7s Gd to £7; heifers close to profit, £5 to £7; smaller heifers, £2 to £i 10s; cows close to profit, £5 to £8; cows in milk, £5 10s to £5 15s. Pigs; Porkers. £1 15s; cows ir. pig, £2 to £2 4s; Tomworth boars. £2 2s Gd to £2 3s; choppers, 30b; best stores, £1 6s 6d; good stores, £1 to £1 5s Gd; smaller, 16a to 19s; best wean«r», 1B»: others, 10s to 14s.

PROPERTY AUCTIONS Robert C. Carr and Son will offer at auction at their rooms, 20 Swanson Street, nt noon to-day, five-roomed bungalow at 20 Jason Avenue, Sandringhnm. C. F. Bennett, Limited, will' offer at auction at its rooms, corner of Queen and Rhortland Streets, at noon to-day. fourroomed residence at 54A Taylor's Road. Mount Albert.

T. Mandeno Jackson will offer at auction at his rooms. 3 Swanson Street, at 11 a.m. to-day, four-roomed dwelling nnd freehold property at Awaroa Bay, Wniheke Island