COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22405, 29 April 1936, Page 9

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

FIUNKTON QUOTATIONS FAT SHEEP IN DEMAND LARGE YARDING OF PIGS [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Tuesday A heavy yarding of all classes of fat sheep came forward at tho Frankton saleyards to-day, with a good proportion of ewe and wether mutton. Competition was brisk, values being on a par with last week's improved rates. There was a heavy yarding of lambß, but the quality was not as good aa last week, values remaining unchanged. Buyers were again offered a full yarding of good-quality runners and vealers, the market showing no alteration. Cow and heifer beef were yarded in exceptionally large numbers, with a good proportion of finished cuttle. The market was easier than at recent sales. Exporters showed a keen demand for the extra heavy yarding of second-quality and boner cows, but bulk showed no alteration in values. An exceptionally heavy yarding of fat pigs caine forward, also a full entry of stores and weaners. Competition from a full bench of buyers was keen for all classes, and last week's rates were slightly exceeded. As at other centres, stores and weaners wero dull of sale. The auctioneers' reiiort as follows:

Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Sheep: Prime heavy fat wethers sold at 28s Gd to 30s 3d; medium, 27a to 28s; light fat wethers, 24s 9d to 265; heavy fat ewes, 19s Gd to 21a; medium. 18s Gd to 19s Gd; light, 17s to 18s; medium fu< arnbs. 21s Gd to 235; light, 19s 6d to 21s, killable, 17s 9d to 19s. Cattle: Runners. £'i 10s to £3 10s; good vealers, 35s to £2 ss; small, 20s to 30s; rough calves, 8s to 14s; medium fat cows and heifers. £5 18s to £6 Gs; lighter, £i 10s to £5 lis; killable, £3 10s to £4 ss; heavy boners. £2 16s to £J 6s; medium. £2 5s to £2 lis; lighter, 25s to 30s; potter bulls, £3 to £4 10s; grown forward-conditioned steers, £C 18s to £7 17s: fresh-conditioned 3-year Hereford steers, £6 Los to £6 19s; 2}-year Shorthorn steers. £5 10s to £G Is; small heifers, r.w.b.. £2 15s to £3 10s; 2-year empty heifers, £2 to £2 ss; Jersey heifer calves, £2 to £2 9s. Piga • Best baconers. £3 2s to £3 Gs; medium. £2 1/s to £3 Is; light. £2 lis to £2 163; butternnlk pigs. £2 2s to £2 10s; heavy porkers, dbs to £2 2s; medium, 34s to 375: light, 30s ? 3 ! S: choppers, 38s to £2 6s; best stores, 16a to 20s; medium. lis to 15s; slips, 8s to 12s; weaners, 3s 6d to Bs. Dalgety and Company. Limited.—Cattle: Light-weight steer beef sold at £6 7» 6d 1° I 'B 6d; heavy fat cows, £5 7s Gd to io 17s 6d; medium-weight cows, £4 5s to ±o: good fat Jersey heifers. £3 to £3 15s-light-weight fat cows. £3 5s to £4; heavy boner cows £2 15s to £3: light. 30s to 37s ua. iigs: Prime baconers. £3 to £3 6sheavy, £2 16s to £3: medium. £2 10s to fo P '* 9 t0 I Hght bac °A«s. i- -a to £2 12s; heavy porkers, 38s to £2 licht OQ S t0 u 378: prime - 30s 345: light, 24s to 295: choppers, 35s to £2; beat io«tn 19 183: Bmall, 128 t0 158 ; s'ip*. n J weaners. Gs to Ba. CSW.J , tT Vprcoe < , and Company. Limited.— to ll' i nf ,r wethers sold at £1 8s 7s' ill. i; ™ edl !"? weights. £1 Gs to £1 oi l, * i fnt weth " B . £1 5s to £1 5s 9d ; heavy fat ewes, £1 to £1 2s; medium weights, 18s to 19s. 6d; unfinished, IGs to lit, 9d; heavy prime lambs, to £1 7s 3d; heavy fnt lambs. £1 4s to £1 ssmedium weights, £1 2s to £1 3s; light! Jj S , ° ]s - Cattle: Runners: £3 12s Ji Jn ~l s: pnme vealers, £2 15s to £3. 10s; others. £1 10s to £2 10s; welltinished medium bullocks, £lO to £lO 12sprime light-weights, £9 to £9 17a 6d; light A , b " n ° cks - £8 5s to £8 15s; unfinished, £7 10s to ,f'7 17s Gd; heavy prime cows. £6 to £6 17s; heavy fat cows, £5 to £5 15s ; medium weights, £4 to £4 17s Gd; light fat cows. £3 to £3 15s; heavy prime heifers, £5 15s to £6 10s: light prime, £4 15s to £5 12s Gd: others. £3 10s to £4 ss; forward-conditioned Shorthorn cows, £3 to £3 ss; others. £2 12s to £2 18s; heavy boners, £2 to £2 10s; others, £1 103 to £1 19a; dairy cows, to £5 10s. Pigs: Prime baconers, £3 to £3 Gs; medium, £2 lGs to £2 19s: light, £2 10s to £2 15s; heavy porkers, £2 to £2 8s; medium, ill 12s to £1 17s; light. £1 8s to £1 lis; stores. 18s to £1 2s; smaller, 15s to 17s; slips, lis to 13s; best weaners. Gs to 8s; smaller, 2a jto 4s; sows in pig, to £2 19s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—Cattle: Heavy fat Jersey cows sold at £4 15s to £5 13s; good quality fat Jersey cows, £4 2s Gd to £4 15s; medium-conditioned, £3 10s to £4; light quality, £2 15s to £3 7s Gd: fresh etore cowp, £1 19s to £2 10s: heavy Doners, £1 14s to £1 18s: others, to £1 12s; runners. £2 2s to £2 7s; heavy vealers. £1 14a to £1 18s. Sheep: Heavy fat wethers, £1 7s Gd to £1 9s 9d; good quality wethers, £1 4s to £1 7s; light fat wethers, £1 Is to £1 3s Gd: heavy prime ewes. 19s to £1 la; good quality ewes, 17s to 19s; inferior fat ewes, 15s to 17s; prime lambs, £1 43 to £1 7s; good. £1 2s to £1 4s; others, to £1 Is Gd. Pigs: Heavy baconers. £3 3s to £3 Gs; medium, £2 19s to £3 2s; lighter, £2 13s to £2 18s; hea\-y porkers, £2 2a to £2 10s; medium porkers, £1 15s to £2; light, £1 5s to £1 lis; well-grown store pigs, 183 to £1 Is; medium, 13s to 17s; slips, 8s to lis; weaners, 5s to 7s Gd. CAMBRIDGE REALISATIONS The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile \gency Company, Limited, reports that it held a stock sale at Cambridge on Monday. In the cattle section a fair proportion of the entry consisted of good-quality beef, but as usual the majority of the beasts were of plain condition only. There was also a fair number of store cows. The demand was very firm for all classes, and the entire entry changed hands readily without a noticeable fluctuation. A good entry of dairy cows came forward, which were mostly medium sorts. For these the competition was keen, especially for good types of cows and heifers due early. Prices:—Heavy fat cows, sold at £4 2s Gd to £5; good-quality fatcows, £3 5s to £4; light fat cows, £2 12s Gd to £3 2s Gd; good store-conditioned cows, £2 5s to £2 12s 6d; heavy boners, £1 14s to £2 2s; others to £1 13s; best Ayrshire dairy cows, £6 15b to £8; good-quality Jersey dairy cows. £5 15s to £6 10s; medium dairy cows, £4 10s to £5 10s; inferior, up to £4 ss; good Jersey springing heifers, £4 15s to £F 15s: others, £3 10s to £4 10s. In the sheep section a Bmall entry only was handled. Fat sheep met with a firm market, and prices remained stable. Quotations:—Heaw fat lambs made from £1 2s to £1 4s; medium. £1 to £1 2s; light, to 19s Gd; heaw wethers. £1 2s to £1 4s 3d; medium, £1 to £1 2s; prime fat ewes, 17s Gd to 18s Gd; good store lambs, _l6s Id. Porkers and medium baconers, which were entered in average numbers, sold without change from late rates. As in other centres, stores and weaners were not keenly sought after, but most vendors sold at the prices offered. Tho entry was a full one. Prices:— Medium baconers sold at £2 9s to £2 12s: light. £2 2f to £2 9s; heavy porkers, £1 IGs to £2 Is: medium .£1 13s to £1 IGs; others, to £1 12s; well-grown store pics, 13s Gd to IGs Gd: medium, lis fo 13s; slips, 9a to lis; weaners, 7s to 9s; inferior, to Gs. PICS AT EDGECUMBE [by telegraph—own correspondent] TE PUKE. Tuesday The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, Te Puke, reports that at its fortnightly pig sale at Edgecumbe yesterday there was a full attendance of buyers. About 500 pigs of all classes were yarded and were solo under spirited competition The quality of the offerings, particularly the baconer section, was very good. Values wer<? Hnr. at recent quotations for both baconers and porkers. Heavy baconers made £3 to £3 sa: medium, £2 14s to £2 19s; light, £2 7s to £2 10s; heavy porkers, 38s to 43a; medium, 28a to 355; buttermilk pigs, 35s to 40s; large stores, 24s 28s: medium, 17s to 20s; slips, 14s to 17s; best weaners, 7s to 10s; small, 5s 6d to 6s Gd. FAIR DEMAND FOR HORSES Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held a horse sale at Cambridge. There was a good yarding of 70 horses, but only ft fair demand. For horses that could be recommended, there was good competition, but for high-priced horses and aged sorts the demand was poor. Following were the principal sales:—Aged medium draught mare, with filly foal. £4B 10s; light farm mare, £25; 3-year-old filly. £44; 2-year-old geldinps, £34 and £3l 10s; aged mare, £ll 10s; light gelding. £l4: aged gelding. i"3 10s; hack, £IG; hack, £10; hacks. £l2 10s and £8 ss; pony, £9; hack, £0; others, at market rates. STORE SHEEP AT FRANKTON G. \V. Vercoe and Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports having held its weekly store sheer at Frankton, when the advertised yarding came for%vard. The 1000 ewes offered on behalf of Mr, B. B. Johnstone, of Te Kuiti, met with a spirited demand and changed hands readily at prices ranging from 25s to 27s 3d. Small ewe lambs sold to 15s; cull lambs, lis to 13a; aged Southdown rams, to 80s.