STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22391, 11 April 1936, Page 7

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS FIRMING IN DEMAND APPRECIATION IN VALUES A larger number of good quality dairy'cows and heifers was offered at the Westfield weekly stock sale on Thursday and rallies appreciated considerably. The demand for springing stock and cows in milk firmed over that of recent weeks and was maintained throughout the sale. Only in exceptional instances did the offers fail to reach reserve values. The bidding was brighter than usual and initial offers were on a higher level. Both average and top values wesre enhanced and many lines of all breeds realised between £6 10s and £9 ss, which wai obtained for a fine type of Jersey heifer Cows of the same breed realised up to '£B 15s and Shorthorns brought up to £B. Good values were also obtained in the store section, with boner cattle still commanding impressive values. The top price was £6 12s (kl for fat bulls. The quotations were:— Store Cattle.—Young cows, good condition, from £2 Ss to £3 15s; less condition. 80s to £2; others, to 27s 6d: boner and aired cows, to £3 ss; boner bulls, to £G 12« 6d; breeding Jersey bulls, to £4 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, good quality, to £2 10s; others, to 355. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cows, good quality, close to profit, to £8 15b; more backward, to £6 10s; others, to £3 15s; Jersey heifers, choice quality, close to profit, to £9 6s: more backward, to £6 12s 6d; others, to £3 15s; -Jersey-cross cows and heifers, close to profit and in milk,- to £7 15s; more backward. to- £5 15s; others, to £3 12s 6d: Shorthorn cows, good quality, close to profit, to £8: more backward, to £5 15s; others, to £3 15s; other cows, to £3 15s.

YARDINGS AT OTOROHANGA The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports as follows on their Otorohanga stock sale:—Cattle: The bulk of a heavy yardins were mostly medium fat Jersey cows, heavy cow beef being in compara.tively short supply. Local butchers were bidding keenly for supplies, and Frankton rates were fully equalled on good cattle. Exporters were a little keener on stores and light fat Jersey cows and on bonere, with the consequence that values for these tended to improve over Frankton quotations. A few pens of in-half heifers sold exceedingly well, while no variation took place in prices of a number of potter bulls. Quotations:—Good quality fat Jersey cows, £3 7s Gd to £4 ss: medium, £2 10s to £3 ss; killable forward Jersey cows, £2 2s to £2 10s; heavv boners, £1 14s to £2; rough, to £1 12s; good store Polled Angus steers, £7 10s; rough mixed coloured grown store steers, £5 10s; good quality' Jersey in-calf heifers, £5 55.; pen of extra choice Jersey Shorthorn-cross in-calf heifers, £5 ss; heavy bulls, £4 to £5 10s; others, £2 15s to £3 15s. Sheep: Prices for fat lambs, which comprised most of a good-sized entry, wer* high on the basis of recent quotations, and nil sold freely. Values likewise were fully niaintained on a few odd pens of fat ewes and of wethers. Bidding for a number of pens of store lambs was exceedingly buoyant, and prices rose perceptibly. Quotations Heavy fat wethers, £1 2s 6d to £1 4s Cd; prime fat lambs, £1 39 to £1 5s 6d; good fat' lambs, £1 Is 6d to £1 2s 9d; medium quality fat lambs, 19s to £1 Is; forward. 17s 6d to 18s 6d; forward ewe lambs, lfjs to 17s: good store mixed sex lambs. 15a to 16s 6d; small store lambs. 13s to 15s, very inferior, lis 6d to 12s 6d; light fat ewes, 13s 6d to 14s 6d. Pigs: Of a smaller entry than customary, only a few pens of porkers and light baco'ners came forward. On these, recordings show no variation. Good store rigs and slips were fairly well sought after, and prices on these were much better than at recent sales. "Weaners and small slips,- however, were hard to quit. Quotations.—Medium porkers, £1 15s to £2 ss; light, £1 lis to £1 15s; good store pigs, 16s to £1 2s; medium, 14s to 16s; slips, 12s to 13s 6d: large weaners, lis to 12s; others. 7s to 10s.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports as follows on their Otorohanga stock sale:—A medium yarding of sheep, comprising mostly store and fat lambs, came forward. The market remained unaltered. Cattle: Beef was yarded in good numbers, including 15 light and medium steers, which evoked good competition. Prime cows and heifers were only in small supply, these selling at late rates. An extra heavy yarding of heavy Jersey and boner cows wete in good demand by the exporters. Pigs: A smaller yarding of mostly stores and weaners, the market showing little change. Quotations:—Sheep: Light fat lambs, 20s Id to 21a 6d; killable, 18e to lib 3d. Cattle: Medium fat steers. £8 10s to £lO 10s; lighter, £6 10s to £7 15s; killable. 5 £5 10s to £6 2s fid: heavy fat cows, £6 to £6 7s 6dr medium fat cows and heifers, £4 15s to £5 10s; lighter. £3 17s 6d to £4 10s; killable, £3 3s to £3 15s; heavy boner cows, £2 10s to £3 Is; medium, 38s to £2 6s; lighter, 20s to 335; potter bulls, £2 10s to £3 10s. Pigs: Porkers, 29s to 335; good stores, 20s to 355; slips, lis to lis; weaners, 6s to 8s 6d.

STORTFORD LODGE VALUES [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION] HASTINGS, Thursday There were smaller yardings of both cattle and sheep at this week's Stortford Lodge sale. Altogether 300 fat cattle were yarded, a large percentage being light and unfinished. Prime quality lots found a firm market, with little change. Prime heavy bullocks made to £l3 10s, the highest price attained for some months. Other prime sorts made £ll 15s to £l2 ss; prime qnality young cows, to £8; medium, £6 10s to £7 ss; others, £4 10s to £6; prime useful weight heifers, to £8 15s; other light medium-weights, to £7 ss. Store cattle: Good station-bred lines found a firm market. forward bullocks making £8 10s to £9 7s 6d. There was a quieter inquiry for three-year Bteers, passings being frequent. Forward cows, suitable for winter beef, made £6 3s. The store sheep consisted largely of wethers and lambs. Wt>ll-grown forward wethers made 26s 3d; good two-tooth, to 23s Gd. Values generally improved one shilling. Lambs met keen inquiry, with values appreciating. Shorn lambs, to 18s Id; woolly lambs, to 2f/s 9d. Fat sheep values remained very firm, wethers showing an advance over last week. Heavy prime made 26s 9d; medium-weight ewes, to 225; well-finished lambs, to 245.

NEW COMPANIES AUCKLAND REGISTRATIONS The following private companies hare been registered in Auckland: — Waikato Investment Company, Limited, dealers in real estate, builders, etc.. Hamilton. Capital, £3OOO in shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Elaine Goodfellow, Estelle A. Chamberlin, W. Goodfellow, 1000 shares each. Angell, Harrison and Company, Limited, merchants. —Capital, £2IOO in shares of £1 each. Subscribers: A. A. Angell, 1000 shares; A. J. Harrison. 1100 shares. REGISTRATIONS IN THE SOUTH Registration of the following Southern companies is announced in the Mercantile Gazette:— PUBLIC Jacquard Hosiery Mills, Limited, Wellington. Capital, £6500 in 500 fullypaid shares of £1 each and 6000 contributing shares of £1 each. Subscribers,: Wellington—G. S. Amos, J. E. Williams, L. A. Murtagh, M. E. Robertson, C. W. Bleakly, C. S. Hogg, J. W. Hunter, one share each. PRIVATE Murdoch (A.) and Company, Limited, Wellington. Capital, £2OOO in 2000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington —W. A. Murdoch, 1900 shares; Eleanor G. Murdoch, 100. Objects: To manufacture, export and import medical, surgical, chemists' and druggists' accessories and requisites and incidental. REDUCTION OF CAPITAL Rotoiti Timber Company, Limited, Wellington. Capital reduced from £IOO,OOO in 89,200 ordinary shares of £1 each and 10,800 preference shares of £1 each to £55,400 in 89,200 ordinary shares of 10s each and 10,800 preference shares of £1 each.