STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22349, 21 February 1936, Page 9

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS DAIRY CATTLE IN DEMAND HIGH VALUES MAINTAINED The improved values of last week wero well maintained at tlie Westfield weekly stock sale yesterday. A large yarding of dairy cattle was forward ami a complete clearance was effected. The attendance of buyers was larger than usual and competition was keen for practically all lines. The average level of values was above recent rates and comparatively few cows wero sold below £3. There was also less disparity between top and average values. The best realisation was £9 for a fine type of Jersey qow, close to profit. Other cows of the same breed and .Jersey and Shorthorn-crosses sold freely at values ranging from £6 10s to £8 15s. Heifers were also keenly demanded and realised up to £7. An advertised line of Jerseycross heifers, ex the North, realised up to £6, the average value being £5. An advertised line of dairy cows from the herd of Mr. A". Collie, of Brookby, met with a good sale, the average price being in the vicinity of £6 ss. A Shorthorn pedigree bull from the same source realised 52gns. The yarding of store cattle was up to average and was cleared under steady demand at recent rates. The quotations were:

Store Cattle.—Young cows, good condition, £2 10s to i! 4 ss; less condition, fair quality, 35s to £l2 2s Gd; others, to 32s fid; boner and aged qows, to £3; boner bulls, to £0 15s; yearling Jersey heifers, good duality, to £2 12s; others, to 37s Gd; breeding .Jersey bulls, to £4 las. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cowb. choico Quality, close to profit, to £9; more backward, to £7; others, to £4 10s; Jersey-cross cows and heifers, good quality, close to profit, to £7; more backward, to £t> sa; others, to *.'4: Jersey, heifers, good quality, close to profit, to £7; more backward, to £5; others, }o £4; Shorthorn and Holstein-cross cows, close to profit, to £8 15s; more backward, to £5 15s; others, to £4; other cows, to £4. VALUES AT PUKEKOHE [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday' The yarding of dairy cows and heifers at the stock sale conducted by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, at Pukekohe today was small. The demand was very keen for anything close to profit or just calved, and prices showed a decided improvement on last sale. Best cows made £7 10s to £8 7s Od; best heifers, £6 to £7; backward cows and heifers, £3 10s to £4 10s. The demand for beef cattle was".very keen and boners were in exceptionally strong request. The yarding was large. Heavy prime cows and heifers made £5 15s to £6 ss; lighter prime, £4 15s to £5 10s; prime steers, £8 17s 6d to £9 10s; boner cows, £1 lis to £2 lGs; coming two-year-old in-calf heifers, £3 15s to £5; cows and calves, £3 to £4 8s; potter bulls, £3 10s to £7 2s 6d; young service bulls, £3 to £4 10s. There was a full yarding of both fat and store pigs. All prime baconers were keenly competed for and valuea, were equal to those ruling at Westfield yesterday. Prices for porkers were very firm at late rates. Large stores sold steadily at recent quotations, but the demand eased considerably for slips and weaners. Choppers sold at £1 5s to £3; heavy prime baconers, £2 17s to £3 2s; medium, £2 12s to £2 15s; light, £2 8s to £2 lis; heavy porkers, i £2 2s to £2 8s; medium, £1 17s to £2; light and unfinished, £1 7s to £1 15s; large-framed good-conditioned stores, £1 Gs to £1 9s; smaller, £1 to £1 3s; slips, 14s to 17s; best weaners, 9s to lis; small, 4s to 7s; Canadian Berkshire boars, 4Jgns to 6igns. The average price per lb for baconers was 4Jd to 5d and for porkers, old to 5Jd. STORE SHEEP OFFERING The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, Hamilton, reports that at its %veekly Hamilton store sheep sale on Wednesday there was a large yarding, the bulk being aged breeding ewes. There was, however, quite n good proportion of store lambs and a few pens of young ewes. Lambs were in particularly eager demand and a very good sale Wns effected, while young ewes elicited good competition. EJormer values ruled for more aged breeding ewes. In nil sections a complete clearance resulted. Medium wether lambs, 14s to 15s 6d; good well-grown mixed sex store lambs, 16s to 17s lOd; small ewe lambs, 16s 6d; medium mixed sex lambs, 13s to 15s; small two-tooth ewes, 25s to 26s Id; four-tooth store wethers, 19s 6d to £1 Is; inferior aged breeding ewes, 13s to 17s 6d. FAR NORTH VALUES IMPROVE [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] KAITAIA, Wednesday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Kaitaia, reports holding a sheep and ram fair at Broadwood and its usual monthly stock sales at Kaitaia and Broadwood this week. There was a full" yarding of sheep at Broadwood with keen competition for wethers, which eold at prices fully on a par with recent sales. Ewes and. lambs, however, showed an eisier tendency and prices were below those of previous sales. There was a good yarding of rams and a total clearance was effected with good competition. Best two-tooth Southdowns made from ogns. to Gigns.; best two-tooth Romneys made from 4gns. to Ggns. At both Knitaia and Broadwood there were full yardings bf cattle and competition was keen throughout, all lots being sold under, the hammer. The general tone of the | cattle market in this district is much better than has been experienced for a long time due to the better prices obtained for cattle at the freezing works. NORTHERN SHEEP FAIRS [by telegraph OWN correspondent I KAIKOHE, Thursday Good yardings came forward at the sheep fairs at Ohaeawai on Tuesday and at Kaikohe yesterday, and, although prices were not. tip to the level of the previous fairs for all classes of sheep, the bulk of the yard- , ing changed hands at satisfactory figures. Wethers were in good demand and good four and five-year ewes met with competi- : tion. Older sorts were 2s per head below previous levels. Lambs were yarded in good numbers and these also showed an easing off in price. The range of prices was as follows Wethers. 18s to 20s; two-tooth ewes, good, 24s to 28b; smaller sorts, 15s to 2is; good four and five-year ewes, station lino, i to 23s 3d; good sound-month ewes, up to six years, 16s to 19s; other sorts, 12s to 15s Gd; cull ewes. 5s to 10s; good wether lambs, 10s Gd to 13s; one line ditto, 14s 6d; good store lambs, 9s to lis; good ewe lambs, to 20s 3d. Very few ewe were yarded, the majority being wethor lambs I COMPETITION AT MATAMATA [ The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at its fortnightly stock sale at Matamaty on Wednesday a full yarding of sheep came forward. Fat lambs came in in average numbers, competition was keen and late rales fully maintained. The entry incladed the advertised line of 800 Inmbs, offered on account of Messrs. Irvine Bros., the total line being sold at satisfactory prices A smaller entry of fat ewes and wethers showed no appreci able variation in values. A medium yarding of breeding, ewes, comprised mostly soundmouth ewes. Competition was fair and a total clearance resulted at late rates. A very heavy yarding of all classes of cattle camo forward and values were firm. The entry included a number of good quality fat cows and heifers, for which competition was brisk and values showed an improvement There was a full yarding of bofh fat and store pigs. Baconers were again in demand, late high rates prevailing. Competition for stores and weaners was dull, with a result!',lit drop in prices. I Quotations. —Sheep: Prime woolly lambs. I 24s to 265; fat woolly lambs, 21s Gd to 23s [gd; lighter, ISn lOd to 19s 7d; forward and j killable lambs. 17s 9d to 18s 7d; woolly | store Inmbs. 14s lOd to !5s fid; smaller, ' to 12a; mixed shorn lambs, to 14s Od; woolly wether lambs, 15s Gd; fat wethers. 23s 3d to 2ls sd; fat ewes, to 15s; prime fnt twd-tooth ewes, 25s 6d; sound-mouth ewes, 12s Id to 13s 4d; Southdown rams, one shear. Signs to Gigns; others, Qgns to 3giis; one shear Leicester rams, £2 2s Gd. Cattle: Fat cows. £4 19s to £5 13s; lighter. £3 15s to £4 lGs; fat heifers. £4 10s to £5 Gs; lighter, £2 lfis to £3 7s; forward and killable cows, £2 12s to £3 Us; heavy boners, £2 2s to £3 4s; lighter. 29s to £2: Polled Angus cows, with calves nt foot, £5 ss; Jersey-cross cows, with calves at toot. £2 5s to £2 15s: H-year Sl>nHl'<n" cross heifers. £2 17s to £3 t>s; heavy bulls. £0 IPs to t'7 15<? medii'tv tr ■f, 'igM "i tfis to C 4 15*. weaner Jersey calves. £0 Pigs: Best quality bnconers, CO 17« to P3 Is: medium. f2 13s to £2 lfis. light, to f'2 Us; butter-milk "ips t'2 to £3 7s: heavy porkers, 35s to W* . medium 32s to 345: light. 28s to 31s. be*t quality large stores, lfis to 245; medium. 15s to 18s. slips. 12s to lGs; beet weaners, 9s to 12s; others. 5s to St.