STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22261, 8 November 1935, Page 7

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS GOOD HEIFERS IN DEMAND LATE RATES MAINTAINED Increased yardings of dairy and store cattle were forward at the Westfield weekly stock sale yesterday. Buyers were operating moro freely than in recent weeks and the offering of a larger percentage of good quality cows and heifers in the dairy section stimulated sales. Some fine quality Jersey nnd Shorthorn heifers were penned and both breeds sold readily. The best realisation was for a finely-conditioned Shorthorn, which brought £6 2s 6d. The Jersey heifers realised up to £5 12s 6d. Cows of choice quality, close to profit and recently-calved, also sold well and realised up to £6 10s. This was the price level for quite a nutnber of cows, and an advertised herd was also disposed of at prices ranging up to that figure. With the improved weather conditions and more feed, the stock generally was in much better condition, and this was reflected in the upward trend in average values. The solid values of farm horses were reflected in the sale of a half-draught mare for £lO. Store cattle also sold well at prices on a par with the recent improved values. The quotations were as follows: Store Cattle.—Young cowb, good condition, from £2 10a to £4 4a; less condition, fair quality, from 35s to £2 2s 6d; others, to 32s 6d; boner and aged cows, to £2 7b 6d; boner bulls, to £5 10s; breeding Jersey bulla, to £5; yearling Jersey heifers, good Quality, to £2 7s Gd; others, to 355. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cows, good quality, close to profit and in milk, to £6 10s; more backward, to £4 15s; others, to £3 10b; Jersey-cross cows and heifers, good quality, to £6 10s; more backward, to £4 10s; Jersey heifers, good quality, close to profit, to £5 12s 6d, more backward, to £4 16s; Shorthorn eows and heifers, close to profit, good quality, to £6 2s 6d; more back-ward, to £4 15s; others, to £3 10s; other cows, to £3 10s. PUKEKOHE QUOTATIONS [from: otjb own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, I/imited, report® on its Pukekohe sale as follows; Cattle came forward in average numbers at our fortniafrtly sale to-day. The demand is still keen for all classes and all values were well up to late quotations. Values for beef were firmer if anything. Best dairy heifers sold from £5 15s to £7; medium dairy heifers, £5 to £5 10s; email and backward dairy heifers, £3 to £4 10s; dairy cows, £3 10s to £6 10s; heavy prime steers, to £l4; medium, £9 5s to £lO 10s; light, £7 to £8 15s; heavy prime cows, £5 5s to £6 10s; medium, £4 to £5; light, £3 to £3 15s; prime heifers, £3 10s to £6 7s 6d; killable cows, £3 5e to £2 17s Gd; boner cows, £1 8s to £2 3s; aged cows, 18s to £1 8s; store cows (good colours), £3 5s to £4; others, £2 10s to £3 3s; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £3 4e; others, £2 to £2 10s; small Jersey heifers, £1 10s to £1 18s; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £2 15s to £3 108; service bulls, 2igns to Ggns; potter bulls, Sgns to 7gne. A very heavy yarding of all classes of pigs came forward and competition for fat pigs was good, with values very firm at late quotations. A large number of stores and weaners met a brisk sale and values were better than those ruling last sale. Choppers realised from £1 to £1 15s; heavy prime baconers, £2 19s to £3 4s; medium prime baconers, £2 15s tc £2 18s; light and unfinished, £2 12s to £5 14s; heavy porkers, £2 Is to £2 lis; medium, £1 16s to £2; light, £1 7s to £1 15s; large stores, £1 5s to £1 12s; 'slips, 18s to £1 4s; best weaners, 15s to £1; others, 8s to 14s Tamworth boars, 3gns'to Signs. KEEN PAPAKURA DEMAND The keenest eale held at Papakura this year was conducted by the New Zealanc Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, on Wednesday, when' an overflow yarding of cattle was offered to a large at tendance of buyers, including many from th< North and the "Waikato districts. 'Then was a total clearance except for a few pent of small hard-done yearling Jersey heifers for which there was no demand. Values generally were in advance of local sale quotations. Quotations are as follows:—Heavj prime steers, £9 to £9 17s 6d;- medium, £8 2s 6d to £8 15e; prime cows, £7 10s tc £8 10s; medium. £6 lOe to £7 6s; light, £5 to £6 ss; killable. £3 10s to £4 12a 6d; 3 and 4-year fresh-conditioned steers, £8 10s to £9 12s, for a line ex North; others, £7 5s to £8 4s; 2-year-old steers, £5 10s to £6 12a 6d; yearling, £3 9s to £4 Is: etore cows (good colour), £4 to £4 10s; others, £3 10s to £3 17s Gd; aged, £2 5s to £3 ss; 2-year-old empty heifers, £3 to £4 10s; yearling heifers (Jersey), £2 10s to £3 2s; smaller. £2 to £2 7s 6d; inferior, £1 8s to £1 16a; yearling Friesian heifers, £2 10s to £3 10s; yearling Shorthorn heifers (best), £3 8s to £4; others, £2 10s to £3 ss; bulls (service), Sgns to 7gnß; potter, £2 to £5 10s; farm horses (mediums), .to £25 10s. VALUES AT MATAMATA Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its usual fortnightly sale a< Matamata on "Wednesday, when there was a good yarding of fat and store cattle and a small yarding of sheep. Bidding was particularly keen for all classes of cattle, and a total clearance resulted. Medium weight fat woolly ewes made 20s 3d. Medium weight fai Shorthorn cows, £6 10s to £6 15s; light, £S 17s Gd to £4 10s;'heavy fat Jersey cows, £4 18s to £5 ss; medium weight fat cows, £4 to £4 10s; fat Jersey heifers, £4 15s to £E 7s Gd; light. £3 10s to £8 19s: good stor« cows, £3 2s 6d to £3 15s; light Jersey cows (young), £2 7s 6d to £2 12s Gd; light conditioned Jersey cows, 30s to 37s 6d; small yearling Shorthorn steers, £2 16s; Heavj potter bulls. £5 lis to £G ss; medium, £4 to £4 15s, light bulls, £2 7s 6d to £3; small yearling service bulls, £3 2s 6d to £3 12c Gd; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £2 lGs tc £2 17s 6d; yearling Jersey heifers (medium quality), £2 17s 6d to £3; smaller sorts, £S Is to £2 12s; dairy heifers (in milk). ££ to £6 There was nn extra large yarding ol fat and store pigs, re-penning of fat pig« being necessary. Practically a total clearance WBS effected at values equal to late rates, good quality baconers being especially sought after. Prime heavy baconers, £2 18s to £5 8s; medium, £2 12s to £2 17s; light baconert and butter-milk pigs, £2 6s to £2 14s; heavy porkers, £2 to £2 ss; medium, 35s to 395; light, 30s to 345; best stores, 3fis; good stores, 30s to 355; slips, 21s to 29s Gd; best weaners, 19s, Gd: good weaners, 12s to 17s Gd; small weaners, 8s to lis; sows in pig, £] 17s Gd to £2 15s. > PAEROA YARDING [by telegraph OWN correspondent] PAEROA, Thursday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company,, Limited, had an extra large yarding of cattle at its fortnightly stock sale at the Paeroa yards on Monday. There was a large attendance ol buyers and a good sale for all classes there being a total clenranco at pricej which showed a further improvement oi those of the previous sale. Best dairy heifers made £5 to £5 15s; others, £4 to £4 15s; small and backward, £2 to £3 15s; dairy cows. £3 to £6 ss; heavy prime cows, £5 5b to £5 17s Gd; medium prime cows, £4 to £5; light. £3 to £3 15s; prime heifers, £3 to £5 10s; killable cows, £2 to £2 15s; boners, £1 6s to_ £1 16s; good coloured young fresh-conditioned cows, £2 to £3 10s; service bulls, 3gns to 6gns; boners, £2 to £1 10s; yearling heifers, £1 10s to £2 8s; farm horses (aged gelding), £2O 10s; medium gelding. £2l. DEMAND FOR PICS [from our own correspondent] WELLSFOBD, Thursday There was a large yarding of young pigs and a small yarding of cattle at the sale held by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, at Wellsford on Tuesday. There wbb a good demand for young pigs and the whole yarding was disposed of at current prices. Any dairy cattle close to profit sold at improved prices, and any fat and killable cows were i•) demund by country butchers. Only a few boner cows were offered, but wore all sold at; recent values. Values were: —Good springing Jersey heiifers,. £8 17s 6d to £4 ss; poorer Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £3 ss; young Jersey cows close to profit, £2 to £2 17s Gd; Shorthorn heifers, due to calve, £1 to £4 ss: dairy cows, with young calves, £2 17s 6d; yearling Jersey bulls, 2gns to Sgns; heavy fat Shorthorn cows, £4 19s to £5 ss; fat, £4 2s to £4 10a; killable cows, £3 10s to £3 15s: heavy boner cows, £1 10s .to £.l 15s; small boner, 20s to 255; cull cowb, 15s to 18s: fat Shorthorn heifers, £4 ss; store cows with big calves, £2 10s the pair, empty store Shorthorn cows, £2 7s 6d; mixed store cows, £2 to £2 ss; poor store cows, £1 3s; crossbred yearling steers, £2 ss; yearling Shorthorn steerß, £2 19s; yearling Jersey heifers, £1 17s to £2; big store pigs, £1 sb; smaller, £1 2s 6d to £1 3s; good slips, 18s; best weaner pigs. 15s 9d to 16s 9d; smaller weaners, 12s 9d to 14s 3d; 4 poor weaners, 10s.