COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22320, 18 January 1936, Page 11

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

VALUES AT MORRINSVILLE STORE SHEEP IN DEMAND

HEAVY ENTRY OF PIGS Medium yardings of fat stock and cuttle and a heavy yarding of both fat and store pigs were entered at the weekly Morrinsville stock sale yesterday. Competition was keen throughout. The Fanners' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports.—A medium entry of fat sheep, comprising chiefly fat ewes and lambs, l'rices remained on a par with last, week's Quotations. There was an exceptionally heavy yarding of store lambs, including many lines of black face lambs, the majority being in fair condition. Competition throughout was extremely keen,, and an advance on lust week's rates was recorded. The advertised lines of wethers also met with a good reception and' sola at fully late values. The first of the Gisborne ewes for this season made their appearance and the sale was keenly followed by a large attendance of ' buyers, prices were fully up to expectations, and in/many cases ot good quality sheep were in advance of vendors' expectations. A ' total . clearance was ellected. A particularly choice pen of two-tooth ewes from Mr. \V. Preston Holt, of Kiwitahi, sold up to 33s 'Jd, while a line of mixed age ewes from' Coromandel Peninsula made up to 'aßs, lour arid five-year-old ewes from Gisborne, 24s 9d to 25s Bd. Ox beef was yarded in average numbers, being mostly of 1 light-weight finished cattle. CompetitiSn was keen and prices remained very firm. A line of fat steers from Mr. A. H. Dernier, of Motu.maoho, averaged £lO 10s. An t> ceptionally good yarding of young quality cow and heifer beef contained a good proportion of prime light fat Polled Angus heifers. Competition in this section was also keen and firm rates were realised. Second quality cows were also yarded in heavy numbers and found a better demand. The usual heavy yarding of boner cows and bulls realised values that were unchangod since last week. Fresh-conditioned young Jersey cows were also sought. Pigs: There was again a heavy yarding of both fat and store pigs, -while last week's high rates for porkers were hardly maintained, fully tchedule rates on all classes prevailed. Stores and weaners again met with spirited competition, late values being realised. Fat sheep: Hbggets, 24s to 26s 3d; wethers, 22s '3d; ewes. 14s to 13? 6d; lambs, 20s (id; lighter. 17s 9d to 19s 3d. Store sheep: Store black face lambs, lfis 5d to 17s; Bmaller, 15s to 15s lid; light, 13s 7d to 13s 9d; sHooi wether lambs. 15s to 17s 3d; ewe lambs, 19s 4d: small mixed sex lambs, 10a lid to l!!s; four-tooth wethers, up to 22s 3d; two-tooth wethers, 20s 4d to 225; cull wethers, 16s Id to'lßs 6d. Cattle: Prime light fat steers, £lO 10s; killable, £7 ss; prime medium fat cows and heifers, £7 to £7 10s; light. £5 15s to £6 lis; killable cows. £3 10s to £4 10s; heavy boner cows, £2 12s to £3 3s; lighter, 30s to £2 4s; fresh-conditioned coivs, 38s to £2 12s; heavy potter bulls, £5 10s to £6 7s 6d; light, £2 10s to £4 ss. Pigs: Best quality baconcrs, £2 15s to £2 17s; medium, £2 12s to £2 14s-. light. £2 8s to £2 lis; heavy porkers, £2 is to £2 6s; medium, 37s to £2; light. 33s to 365; large stores, 2Ss to 325; medium. -SJs to 275; good slips. IDs to 255; poorer, lie to ]Ss; weaners, 143 to 19s; smaller, 8s to 12s Gd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a normal tale of cattle. Good quality fat cows and heifeis, £5 5s to £6; Medium-conditioned fat cows, £4 5s to £5; light, £3 5s to £4; killable Jersey cows, £2 153 to £3 2s 6d; young good-conditioned store cows, £2 5s to £2 12s 6d; medium stores, £1 15s to £2 2s 6d; boners, to £1 13s. Slieep: A gcod-sized entry of sheep, consisting of several large pens of store lambs and of breeding ewes, came forward. The demand was very keen for all classes. Pen of 121 black-face mixed sex forward-conditioned lambs, 17s lid; good j store lambs, 15s 9d. to 17s (id; small mixed sex store lambs, 13s to 15s; 102 small blackface two-tooth ewes, £1 2s Id; 70 white-face two-tooth ewes, £1 5s 6d; 224 five-year breeding ewes, £1; pen of five and 6-tooth medium-conditioned ewes, £1 4s Id. Pigs: As at other centres, a keen demand was experienced for store and weaner pigs, whioh formed the greater portion of the medium entry. Fat pigs also sold readily, maintaining current values. Light baconers, £2 5s to £2 7s; heavy porkers, £2 Is to £2 4S; light, £1 14s to £1 18s; large store pigs, £1 9s to £1 13s; good store pigs, £1 ,4s to £1 7s 6d; slips, 14s '3d to. 18s- 6d; weaners, lis' to 13s 6d. • Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports a moderate yarding of cattle' and a good demand, at, late-rates. Primes fat Holstein cows made £4 18s to £7 10s; Jersey cows, £3"2k to £4 14s; fleshy Jersey cows, £2 2s to £2 14s; Jersey potter bulls. £3 13s to £6 17s 6d. Small lambs, lis Cd to 12s Gd; shorn, 14s; fat lambs, 20s. Fat pigs sold at late rates, stores being keenly competed for and selling under very kei»n competition. Baconerß made £2 7s to £2 14s: porkers, 34s to 38s: good stores, 25a; weaners, 17s

OFFERING OF HORSES [from OITR own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Friday A small yarding of about 40 horses was offered by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, at a sale at Pukekohe to-day. Most of the offering was sold at ruling prices Medium draughts made up to £45; good .useful farm horses, all work, £25 to £32 10s; light farm horses. £l7 to £22; aged, £8 to £l4- good hacks, £7 10s to £l2; other hacks, £3 to £6. RATES AT TE AWAMUTU Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its usual tri-weekly stock sale nt Te Awamutu on Thursday, when a full yarding of fat and store sheep came forward. Bidding was keen on fat sheep and lambs, and a good sale resulted. Store lambs alscL sold readily, but aged breeding ewes were not in demand. There was an average yarding of fat and store cattle, which sold steadily at late lates. Heavy fat wethers, 24s 6d to 255; fat two-tooth, 22s 6d to '33s 6d; heavy fat ewes, 13s 6d to 14s 3d; light and unfinished, lis to 12s 6d; store twotooth wethers, 20s fid to 21s 3d; heavy fat lambs, 21s 3d to 22s 4d; medium-weight, 19s Gd to 20s 3d; light, 18s to 19s; medium black-faqed store lambs, woolly, 15s 8d to 16s 6d; small, 13s Sd to 14s Gd; mediumsize shorn Romney lambs, Ms 3d to 15s; small Romney shorn lamb«, lis Id to lis 8d; small and cully black-faced lambs. 10s to 12s Gd; four-tooth Southdown ram, £3 3s; small black-faced two-tooth ewes, 20s 7d; small two-tooth Romney ewes, 225; aged ewes, cnlly, lis 8d to 12s; others, 8s 6d to 9s 7d. No fat bullocks were yarded. Medium fat Hereford cows, £6 15s; fat cows, £4 7s fid to £4 15s; fat Jersey heifers, £3 15s to £4 12s Gd; light fat heifers, £2 15s to £3 10s; rough fat cows. £2 17s Gd to £3 2s fid; good store cows, £2 2s Gd to £2 lOsv. boner cows, heavy, £2 2s Gd to £2 12s Gd- light cows,.3fls to 37s Gd. Bulls, heavy fat, £6 to £G life; medium, £4 15s to £5 12s Gd: light, £3 ,to £4 2s' Gd. Dairy cattle: Good cows, in full milk. £4 lis to £4 15s; others, £4 to £4 ss. Fat and store pigs came forward in more than avernge numbers, a total of approximately GOO being penned. Prices were on a prt with late rates, good quality porkers being in demand. Good quality baenners, £2 12s to £2 15s; light, £2 Gs to £2 lis; heavy good quality porkers, £2 to £2 ss; medium, £1 15s t<> £1 19s; light and unfinished, 30s to 3ln. Stores: Best large, 28s to 345; medium, 21s to 275; best slips, 17s to 19s: smaller. 15s to 16s; hest weaners, 12s Gd to 14s; smaller, 8s to 9s 9d; sows, running with Berkshire boar, £2 2s fid to £2 17s Gd.

VALUES AT OTOROHANGA The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports that at its Otorohanga stock sale on Wednesday there was an exceptionally good sale in all sections. The yarding of cattle lacked many prime cows, but fair numbers of medium beef cows were included in another fairly heavy entry, principally comprised of stores. Fat cattle met with a particularly keen inquiry, with prices appreciably above last Tuesday's Frankton quotations. Young store cows were keenly sought, and the bulls met with steady exporters' competition at current rales. Medium Jersey fat cows made £4 12s Gd to £5 17s Gd: good beef cows, £3 15s to £4 10s; light quality killable cows, £2 15s to £3 10s; fresh young store cows. £2 5s to £2 15s; good stores, £1 14s to £2 4s; boners, £1 4s to £1 13s; rough. 18-montbs steers, £3 7s Gd: yearling steers, £2 ss; well-grown calves, £1 lGs; heavy potter bulls, £G to £7 2s Gd; medium, £1 5a to £5 15s; light, to £4. In the sheep section store and forward lambs accounted for most of the yarding, which was a fairly large one. There were, however, a number of pens of fat sheep, including some choice hoggets. Store lambs were particularly eagerly sought, and consequently prices rose to figures very pleasing to vendors. Fat voolly wether heggets made £1 5s to £1 7s sd; medium fat hoggets, £1 3s to £ I 4s Gd; forward mixed sex hoggets, £1 2s to £1 4s 8d; medium store wether hoggets, 16a Gd to £1; medium fat ewes, 13s; well-grown forward wether lambs (Te Anga sheep), lGs lOd to 17s 9d;. well-grown mixed sex store lambs, 14s to* 16s fid; medium store lambs, 13s to 14s; small mixed sox store lambs, lis to 12s Gd. A heavy yarding of store and weaner pigs and small numbers of fa< pigs came forward. Bidding for the stores was very animated and all sold readily at fully up to Frankton rates. Fat pigs maintained ruling levels.. Medium baconers sold at £2 Gs to £2 lis; light, £2 4s to £2 Gs; heavy porkers, £1 ISs to £2 3s; medium, £1 14s to £1 17s; best stores, £1 Gs to £1 13s: jrdod.l £1 3s to £1 ss; slips, lGf to £1: large weaners, 13s to 15s Gd: others, to !2s.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at itsi usual Otorohanga stock «ale on Wednesday a good yarding of ail classes came forward.

The advertised entry of sheep, mostly store lambs, attracted buyers in large numbers. Competition was keen, with prioes very firm. Breeding ewes were also in firm demand. There was a full yarding of cattle, with a few fat cows, and quotations were very firm. A heavy yarding of second-quality and boner cows showed a decided improvement in prices. Pigs were yarded in usual numbers, with no alteration in prices. Quotations: Sheep, forward conditioned shcyrn lambs, 16s 9d to 17s 3d; medium, 14s 6d to ISs; smaller lambs, 10s 6d to 12s 6d;. cull - lambs. 6s 9d; poor conditioned fouryear breeding ewes. 20s to 24s 3d. Cattle: Light fat cows and heifers, £4 10s to £5 lis; killable cows. £3 10s to £4 2s 6d: heavy boner cows, £2 15s to £3 ss; lighter, 2Ss to £2 2s; fresh conditioned Jersey cows, £2 5s to £2 18s; heavy potter bulls, £5 15s to £6 7s 6d; lighter, £2 10s to £4 15s. Pigs: Choppers. 30s to 355; light porkers. 30s to 375; good stores. 29s to 335; others, 24s to 275; slips, 14s 6d to 16s; weaners, 8» to 12s. DEMAND AT TIRAU The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its usual stock salo at Tirau on Thursday' when its advertised entry came forward. The entry was a mixed one, although mostly store lambs. Competition was firm at outside rates. A heavy yarding of mostly cows and a few good beef cattle was penned with the demand keen. Heavy second quality Jersey cows were also in demand. A full yarding of boner cows and' potter bulls wan absorbed by the exporters at late rates. Pigs were yarded in usual numbers, with value 3 firm. Sheep: Medium fat twotooth ewes, 26s to 27a; forward conditioned lambs, 14s 2d to 16s 3d; cull lambs, 9s to 9s Bd. Cattle: Medium fat cows and heifers, £5 5.3 to £5 12s; lighter, £4 to £4 15s; killable cows, £3 8s to £3 16s; heavy boner cows, £2 14s to £3 3s; lighter, 30a to £2 4s; heavy fat bulls, £7 to £8 19s; lighter, £2 10j to £5 10s. Store pigs, 22g to 255; slips. 14s to 16s; weaners, 9s to 10s 6d. HEAVY WAIHOU ENTRY The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, reports having held its Waihou sale on Thursday, when a full yardins of all classes of cattle came forward. Cow and heifer beef, comprising mostly medium quality, was in good supply. Competition was firm, values being fully on a par with late sales.. A good entry of boner cows, and an exceptionally heavy yarding of potter bulls were keenly sought after, values being on a par with those ruling at other centres. A full entry of sheep included the advertised line of fat lambs, also an entry of store lambs. Competition was brisk for all classes, resulting in a total clearance at satisfactory rates. A line of 297 jtembs offered on account of Mr. L Fitzgerald realised 20s 6d, while Mr. G. P. Goodfellow's entry -of 81 fat lambs made the top price of 23s Id, these prices being in excess of export schedule. A full yarding of fat Pigs and a medium entry of stores. Competition for fat pigs was good and fully schedule rates were maintained. Tho demand for stores and weaners was greater than the supply, with a consequent rise in prices. Fat cows made £4 6s to £4 18s; lighter, £3 5s to £4 2s; fat heifers, £5 7s 6d to £5 12s 6d; lighter, £3 7s 6d to £4; killable cows, £2 10s to £3; heavy boners. £2 5s to £3; lighter, 27s to £2; potter bulls, heavy, £6 lis to £7 7s 6dmedium. £4 15s to £6; light, £2 15s to £4 10s. Fat hoggets, 21s 9d; fat ewes, 15s sd; forward conditioned ewes, lis 6d to 12s; woolly store lambs, 15s 3d to 16s; shorn store lambs. 14s lOd; cull shorn ewes, lis Id. Best Quality baconers, £2 14s to £2 15s; medium. £2 lis to £2 13s; light, £2 : 8s to £2 10s; heavy porkers, £2 2s to £2 9s; medium, 38s to £2 Is; light, 33s to 375; large stores, 28s to 32a.; medium, 24b to 27s ■ slips, 18s to 255; weaners, 15s to 18s. COMPETITION AT KOPU [BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT] THAMES. Friday - Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held the first sale of the new year at Kopu, where a good offering of all classes of stock came to hand. Fat and killable cows and heifers were the stibject of keen competition and prices realised were firm to slightly better than those ruling at tho previous sale. Young store cattle were also in demand and realised very satisfactory prices. Dairies and boners Bold at- ruling rates. Pigs were yarded in average numbers and there was a keen inquiry for slips, store, and light porkers, which sold at improved values. Prices for other classes were unchanged and on a par with those ruling at other centres.

Following is a list of the prices realised:— Beef cattls: Best fat cows and heifers, £5 to £5 10s; medium, £4 5s to £4 17s 8d; light, £3 10s to £4; killable cows, £2 15s to £3 17s 6d. Store cattle: Heavy freshconditioned cows. £2 to £2 15s; stores, £1 10s to £2; boners, £1 to £1 9s; heavy potter bulls, £4 10s to £6; others, from £3 10s to £4 7s (>d; yearling Red Poll heifers. £2 13s; ditto, steers, to £2 9s; Red Poll weaner, steers, calves, £l_ 12s; ditto, heifer calves. £1 Is. Pigs: Light baconers and heavy porkers. £2 to £2 9s; medium porkers, £1 4s to £1 19s: light and unfinished, £1 8s to £1 14s; large store, £1 7s to £1 14s; small. £1 3s to £1 6s: slips. ISs to 245; weaners, lis to 19s; Tamworth boars, £2 2?

SHEEP AT WAINGARO G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited, reports having held its annua] lamb. and wether fair at Waingaro on Thursday when the advertised entry came forward. Lambs met with a particularly keen demand and prices were well above vendors' expectations. Wethers met with a fair demand and. although prices were not high, a total clearance was effected. A small- entry of four and five-year-old ewes sold under keen competition. Shorn wether lambs. 16s to 17s; small. 15s to 15s 9d; cull, 13s to 14a Gd; cull mixed sex lambs, to 14s sd; for-ward-conditioned two-tooth wethers, 22s to 22s 6d; others, 20s to 21s 9d; small wethers. IPs to 19s Gd. A line of 241 four ana five-, year-old ewes changed hands at 25s Gd ' eaxh. WHAKATANE QUOTATIONS - . [BT TELEGR.y>H OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHAKATANE, Friday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile ■ Agency Company, Limited, report having li<?ld a sale at the Whakatane yards, when there was a small yarding of stock. Quotations:—Young fat cows,- £3 19s to £4 ss: lighter, £2 15s to £3 10s;. stores,. 25p to 30s: boners, 15s to 235; fat ewes, 16s Id: fat lambs, - 16a 6d. ■ Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their sale at Whakatane. when a small yarding of cattle came forward and ■was dispose*! of at recent market rate*. Quotations:—Heavy fat cows. £i 2s fid to £4 10s Gd; light, 36s to 395; stores, 29s to 335; boners, 22s to 255; potter bulls, £4 12s to £4 14s. VALUES AT TE TEKO [by telegraph—own correspondent] WHAKATANE. Friday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report on the stock sale held at Te Teko as follows: Best fat cows, £4 to £4 10s; light, £2 10s to £3 13s; forward cows, £1 15s to £2 ss; store cows, £1 5s to £1 10s; boner cows, lis to 235; potter bulls, £1 15s. to £6 7s 6d. YARDING AT TE PUKE [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TE PUKE, Friday The New Zealand ; Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a successful sale at the Te Puke yards. There was a medium yarding of both cattle and pigs and a representative bench of buyers. Prices were well on a par with those at sales conducted before the holidays. Pigs: - Good duality large stores made to 345; small, to 20s 6d: slips, to 18s 6d; weaners, to 14s 6d. Cattle: Fat. cows, to. £5 lis; lighter, to £4 Ps: fat heifers, light, to £4 3s; forward-condition cows, Jersey ''sort#, to £2 18s; lighter, to £2 4s; heavy boners, to £2. ADVANCE AT WAIOTIRA [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI. Friday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report that owing to the rough weather .on Tuesday their yarding at Waiotira was not as large as expected, although the offering, which comprised a big proportion of cow and heifer beef, sold readily at values in advance of the last sale. Values:—Prime young cow# and heifers, £6 12s 6d to £7; good cows, £6 to £6 15s; lighter, £5 lGs to £6; freshconditioned cows, £2 10s to £2 15s:*bonar cows, £1 Ss to £1 16s. IS-month-old steer«, £3 Gs to £4 4s; boner bulls, £3 2s 6d to £5; springing dairy cows. £2 to £2 12s 6d. VALUES AT FEILDINC [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] FEILDING. Friday A moderate yarding o£ store sheep, including a major proportion of store lambs came forward at the Feilding stock sale today, and the lambs sold at firm rates. Fat sheep also met a firm market. There was a small entry of cattle, with a sood demand for stores. Quotations were:—Fat lambs, to 245: fat ewes, prime, w0011y..215: shorn, to 16s; medium, to 15s; prime wethers. =. woolly, to 25s 9d; shorn, to 24s 6d: bjac&r faces, to 22s 8d: store blackface 'atnb ß -. t o _ 18s id: white faces, to 18s 2ds ewes, to 33s 4d; wethers; to 20s rnttlo • Prime Jersey -cows, to £•»,; neiiers. ■ 1