COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22404, 28 April 1936, Page 7

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

PRICES AT WATHOU CATTLE IN KEEN DEMAND LARGE YARDING OF PIGS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at its fortnightly stock sale at Waihou last week there was a good entry of fat and store sheep, which sold well at late quotations. The cattle pens were filled to overflowing with nil classes of fat and store cattle. Competition was keen throughout, and a total clearance wns effected at full market rules. A large entry of potter hulls sold at. late rates. In tlie dairy cattle section there was a full entry of heifers, which met with a good market. A line of 28 heifers, 011 account of Mr. W. Coombe. of Waihoti, sold from X'G Is to X' 7 10s. and ;30 from Messrs. Fitzgerald and Company averaged £0 10s. Thare was an exceptionally heavy yarding of both fat and store pigs There was a good bench of buyers for fats, competition being keen. Porkers showed a slight advance, while baconers were very firm at late rates. A better demand for stores was in evidence and prices firmed, Quotations: —Sheep: Light fat wethers made from 2,1s 9d to 255; heavy prime lambs, 2'is 5d to 245; medium. 2!s 3d to 225; light, 19s 2d to 20s fid: killable ewes, 14s to 15s 6d: store lambs, 15s to 15s 3d; cull lambs, 13a to 14s. Cnttle: Heavy fat cows. £4 15s to £5 lis; medium fat heifers, £4 5s to £4 10»: medium fat cows, £J 10s to £4 8s; light, £2 15s to £H 7s fid: heavy boners. £2 10s to £3 3a; medium, 38s to £2 ss; light, 24s to 325; heavy bulls, £5 to £G 7s fid; light. £2 10s to £1 ss. Dairv cattle: Quality Jersey heifers, r.w.b.. £6 10s to £7 10s; olhers. £5 5s to £fi ss; smnll weaner calves. 34a to £2 3s; Jersey bull calves, £2. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £3 2s to £.3 4s; medium, £2 17s to £3; light, £2 lis to £2 15s; buttermilk pigs, £2 4s to £2 10s; heavy porkers, 3Ss to £2 3s: medium, 34s to 375: light. 80s to 335: unfinished, 22s to 2Ss: stores, 16s to 225; slips, 7s to 14s; wenners, 3s (id to 8s (id: choppers, 30s to £2 Gs: maiden Tamworth bows, to £2 2s; sows to farrow. <27s 6d to 3os; sows with litters, 25s to £2 lis. PUKEKOHE HORSE FAIR [from our OWN' correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Monday A larger yarding than at the last sale was offered at the fortnightly horse sale held by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, at Pukekohe, last week. Prices were equal to those ruling recently. Aged horses were hard to quit. A 2!-ycar-old bay filly was sold privately for £47 10s. An 8-year-old grey gelding was sold under the hammer for £4O, and a 7-year-old bay gelding brought £35 10s. Medium to heavy draughts made trom £35 10s to £4O; other useful farm norses, £2O to £2O; aged farm horses, £l2 to £18; hacks, £7 5s to £l4. TE ANGA CATTLE PRICES Reporting on its stock sale held at Te Anga last week, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Btatcs that its yarding was a very heavy one. The yarding comprised a number of pens of heavy fat cowe, several lines of grown, and one and two-year store steers, a number of store-conditioned weaner and 18nionths heifers, many odd lots of light fat to store-quality Jersey cows, and a few bulls. All classes of fat cattle sold bi'iskly, while for store Jersey cows "Waikato realisations were equalled. Buyers competed keenly for the store steers, and all sold at very satisfactory prices. Bulls made late rates also. Quotations:—Light fat bullocks sold at £6 10s to £7 Is; heavy fat cows, £5 7s 6d to £6; good-quality Shorthorn fat cows, £4 15s to £5 ss; medium-quality fat cows, £3 17b 6d to £'4 10s; lighter-condi-tioned, £3 5s to £3 15s; fresh young store cows, £2 10s to £3; medium stores, £2 2s 6d to £2 10s; bonera, to 38s; crown, forward store steers, £6 8s to £G 12s; medium 21year store Shorthorn steers, £5 5s to £5 9s; rough-quality store steers, £3 16s to £5 2s fid; mixed sex calves, £2 2s; Shorthorn heifer calves, to £2 12s; 18-months heifer*, to £3 15s. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a medium yarding of all classes of cattle. Fat and forward cows were penned in small numbers, these selling at unchanged rates. Yearling and 18months Shorthorn and Hereford steers met with keen competition, selling at value* equal to those ruling at Waikato sales. Quotations: —Light fat cows made from £3 4s to £3 lGs; killable, £2 ICs to £3; heavy beners, £2 5s to £2 10s; medium, 3Gs to £2; light. 20s to 30s; good conditioned 18months Hereford steers, £5 2b to £5 ss; wellgrown 18-months Hereford and Shorthorn steers, £4 10s to £5; smaller, £3 15s to £4; good Polled Angus steer calves. £3 to £3 ss; small Polled Angus heifer calves, to £2 7s; potter bulle, heavy, £2 los to £3; others, 3Gs to £2 10s. HIKUTAIA REALISATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a sale at Hikutaja last week, when a medium yarding of cattle came forward. A good entry of second quality beef created keen competition, values being firm at late rates. Boner cows eame forward in good numbers, the market being slightly above schedule rates, while a good yarding of potter bulls met with a ready sale at recent quotations. Quotations: —Heavy fat cows, £4 14s to £5 3s; medium fat cows, £t Is to £4 10s; light, £3 10s to £4; killable, £3 to £3 7s 6d; fresh, £2 12s 6d to £3; heavy boner cows, £2 2s to £2 12b ; lighter, 19s to £2; potter bulla, heavy, £4 8s to £5 3s; lighter, £2 10s to £3 10s; Jersey heifer calvea, £2 10s to £2 12s Gd. MORRINSVILLE RATES The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reports that at its stock sale at MorrinsviUe last week heavy fat. cows were comparatively scarce, but medium quality were 'in heavy supply. There were also more store and boner cows than usual. Everything sold readily at prices well up to Frankton quotations. The advertised Jersey heifers in calf drew brisk competition and prices were most satisfactory. The entry of pigs was small and satisfactory prices were secured. Quotations:— Cattle: Heavy fat cows and heifers sold at £5 2s to £5 10s; good quality fat cows. £4 10s to £5; medium fat Jersey cows, £3 to £4; fresh-conditioned cows., £2 10s to £2 17s lid; medium stores, £2 2s Gd to £2 10s: • heavy boners, £1 lis to £2; others, to £1 8s; medium-weight bulls, to £4 10s; best dairy heifers, in calf, £4 15s to £5 10s; good. £4 5s to £4 15s; others, to £4; dairy cows, to £5, Pigs: Stores, 10s to 14s; weaners, 3s to 9s. CATTLE RATES ADVANCE [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] P AERO A. Monday The cattle sale of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Limited, was held to-day. Cattle were penned in large numbers. There was a very free sale and an advance in values. In the dairy section, springers were wanted, but only a few of those penned were close to profit. A total clearance, however, resulted. Quotations: — Best dairy cows made from £G to £7 2s Gd; others, £5 to £5 15s; backward, £3 10s to £5 7s Gd; beef, medium prime heifers, £5 10s to £G 2s Gd; light, £3 10s to £5 2s Gd; small, £2 10s to £3 7s Gd: heavy prime cows, £5 10s to £G 7s Gd: medium, £4 to £5 ss; small, £3 to £3 15s; prime Jersey cows, £3 5s to £l 2s Gd; killable cows, £2 15s to £3 2s fid; best boner cows, £2 to £2 12s Gd: inferior cows, £1 10s to £1 18a; aged cowa, 15s to 17s; boner hulls, £2 5s to £4 17s 6d: heifers, in calf, £2 10s to £4 7s Gd; weaner Jersey heifers, £1 15s to £2 Gs. TAUMARUNUI VALUES [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TAUMARUNUI, Monday There was a large attendance of buyers at. the Taumarunui cattle fair and sheep sale. There was an entry of 700 cattle and a fair entry of sheep. Although the large yarding of cattle was cleared, prices showed n decline. Sheep sold well at late rates. Prices:—Sheep: Fat lambs made to 23s 2d; ewe lambs, lGs to 21s; cull lambs, 10b to lis- small black-faced lambs, to 15s 9d; light fat wethers, to 225; two and four-tooth ewes, to 27s 3d; full-mouth ewes, to 20s. Cattle: Fat bullocks, £3 10s to £7 10a: fat steers, £3 to £6 15s: fat cows, £3 to £5 7a Gd; fat heifers, £2 12s Gd to £G 12s; store cows, 23s to £2 ICs; store steers, 31s to £2 17s Gd; Polled Angus heifers, £4 7s Gd to £5 lis: Red Polled steers, to £5 9s: Polled Angus stenrs, £3 10s to £7 10s; Polled Angus steers, £3 10b to £7' los; Polled Angus cows, ill calf, £ls 7s to £4; heifers, in calf, 27-3 to £3 10s; yearling heifers, to 355; cowa and calves, £2 to £3 10s; cows in calf, 21s to £3. Tigs: Stores. 18s to 20s; slips, to 12s; weaners, os to Bs. GOOD QUALITY PIGS YARDED [from our own correspondent] TAUPIRI, Monday The New Zealand, Loan and Mercantile Agency Campany, Limited, reports that at its fortnightly sale held at Taupiri to-day tliere was a heavy yarding of good quality pigs, including some very prime baconers and porkers. Values for baconers and porkers were very firm, and prices in other centres were fully maintained. An extra heavy yarding of stores and weaners exceeded the demand ajid a slow sale resulted. Quotations:—Heavy baconers, £3 3s to £3 Gs; baconers, £2 19s to £3 2s; medium, £2 15s to £2 18s; light, £2 12s to £2 14s; heavy potkers, £2 to £2 8s; medium, 35s to £2; light, 28s to 335; good stores, 14s to 16s; others, 10i 6d to 12b; weaner*. 6s to 8s 6d.