STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22413, 8 May 1936, Page 7

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS FIRM RATES MAINTAINED DEMAND FOR QUALITY COWS The recent firm rates for good quality dairy cattle were maintained at the Westfield weekly stock sale yesterday. The demand was solid for cows and heifers in milk and close to profit, but a number of backward lines was passed in. The wintry conditions are definitely checking pasturage growth and farmers on town supply are only buying stock that will help to maintain contract supplies. The number of quality dairy cattle forward yesterday was below recent average and there was fairly keen competition for good cows and heifers. The, top price was £8 17s 6d for a Jersey-cross cow. Shorthorns also gave good returns and j realised up to £8 10s. Heifers of both : breeds also topped £7 and Ayrshire cows were sold at prices ranging to £7 l'2s Od. The store section was cleared at prices on a par with recent rates. Boner cattle continued to meet with i a good market and potter bulls realised ! up to £5 ss. The quotations were:— j Store Cattle.—Young cows, good condi- j tion, made from £'2 2a Gd to £3 15s; less i condition, 35s to £2; others, to 32s Gd; j boner and aged cows, to £3 ss; boner j bulls, to i's 6s; breeding Jersey bulls, to ! £4; yearling Jersey heifers, good quality, [ to £2 7s Gd: others, to 37s Gd. | Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cows, good quality, | close to profit and in milk, to £7 10s; more backward, to £5 10s: others, to £4; Jersey j heifers, good quality, close to profit, to , £7 2s Gd; more backward, to £5; others, : to £3 10s; Jersey-cross cows, good quality, | close to profit, to £8 17s 6d; more backward, to £0 10s; others, to £4; Shorthorn cows, good quality, in milk and close to profit, to £B 10s; more backward, to £G; others, to £3 15s;' Shorthorn heifers, good quality, close to profit, to £7 2s Gd; more backward, to £5; others, to £3 10a; Ayrshire cows and heifers, good quality, close to profit, to £7 12s 6d; more backward, to £i 15s; others, to £3 sa; other cows, to £3 15s. PUKEKOHE VALUES FIRM [from oub own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday Cattle were penned in average numbers at the fortnightly stock sale held by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, at Pukekohe to-day. There was a firm sale all round, dairy heifers close to profit being in demand and backward "cattle being a little harder to quit. Beef was well up to Westfield rates. Best dairy heifers, £8 10s to £lO ss, for some of the advertised heifers; medium, £7 to £8 as; small, £5 5s to £6 10s; backward heifers, £3 10s to £5; dairy cows, £G 10s to £8 ss; others, £4 to £6 23 6d ; aged cows, £2 10s to £3 10s; heavy prime tows, £6 to £6 15s; medium, £5 to £5 15s; lir,'ht, £4 to £4 15s; killable cows, £3 to i'.'i 15s; best boners, £2 to £2 15s; plain cows, £1 10s to £1 18a; aged cows, £1 to £1 lGs; heavy prime heifers, £5 10s to £G 23 Gd; medium, £4 to £5 ss; light, £2 10s to £3 15s; heifers, in calf, £3 5s to £3 12s Gd; smaller, £2 10s to £3 2s 6d; potter bulls, £2 10s to £4 12s Gd. A very good yarding of all classes of pigs came forward and competition was keen, with values for fat pigs in advance of those ruling at last sale. Stores and weaners were in fair demand at prices on a par with late quotations. Choppers, £1 to £2 IPs; heavy prime baconers, £3 to £3 7s; ! medium, £2 IGs to £2 19s; light, £2 8s i (o £2 15s; heavy porkers, £1 18s to £2 7s; i medium. £1 10s to £1 17s; light, £1 3s I to £1 9s; large stores, £1 to £1 Gs; slips, 12s to 17s; lest weaners, 7s to 13s; smalt weaners, Is to Gs; sows due to farrow, £1 to £3; Berkshire boars, 2 guineas to 6 guineas; Tamworth boars, 1 guinea to 2J guineas. SMALL WELLSFORD YARDING [from our own correspondent] WELLSFORD, Thursday There was only a small yarding of cattle at the sale held at Wellsford on Tuesday by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited. A large proportion of the yarding was comprised of boner cows and fattened dairy cows, and these were taken by exporters at current schedule rates. Any fat cows of good quality were in demand by country butchers, but only a few were offered. Only a few dairy cows were offered, and were bought by Auckland buyers for town supply trade. Any good quality store cattle met good competition, a nice line of 18-months tjhorthorn steers bringing £4 7s. Values were;— Dairy cows, close to profit, £3 to £4 10s; springing Shorthorn heifers, £2 153 to £4 ss; light fat cows. £3 5s to £3 16s: fat Jersey cows, £2 18s to £3 4s; heavy boner cows, £1 15s to £2 10s; cull cows. 15s to 21s; boner bulls, £2 15s to £4; 18-month Shorthorn steers, £4 7s; general purpose farm gelding, £7 15s. LONDON WOOL SALES BRADFORD CHIEF BUYERS POOR EUROPEAN DEMAND LONDON, May 6 At the wool sales to-day 11,272 bales were ottered, including 3756 New Zealand. A total of 8191 bales was sold. There was a good selection and competition was active, chiefly from the home trade. Australian greasy wools were again largely withdrawn, owing to firm limits. Prices favoured buyers. | A New Zealand greasy halfbred clip, j "Hakataramea," sold for 16Jd top price and lad average. Poor Continental competition is • chiefly responsible for value tending in buyers' favour. Dawson and Sons point I out that France is very nervous owing to the internal and international situation. Germany is still out of the I market on account of import restrictions. The position of Britain is sound and prosperous, but a period of cautious trading during the summer is advisable. Wool is sounder than most raw materials, but the recent irregularities in cotton and wheat cannot be ignored. SYDNEY MARKET FIRMNESS AT LATE RATES (Received May 7, 9.15 p.m.) LONDON, May 7 At the Sydney wool sales to-day, 9037 bales were ottered and 8067 were sold. I Also 1706 bales were sold privately i The market continued very firm at I late rates. | The average price of the wool sold in I Sydney on the first three davs of this ! week is £l4 las lid a bale or 11.2 d a lb. The low average is due to the largo proportion of crutchings offered. GOLD AND SILVER QUOTATIONS IN LONDON (Received May 7, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, May 6 Fine gold is quoted to-day at £7 0s Sd an oz., compared with £7 0s 4*d yesterday. Silver is quoted at 20Jd an or., spot and forward, compared with 20 5-16 d both positions yesterday. I he. quotation for silver at per fine oz. is 21 id, compared with 21 15-10 d yesterday. SALE OF PEDIGREE JERSEYS TOP PRICE OF 181 GUINEAS [BY TELEGRAFH PRESS ASSOCIATION'] MASTERTON. Thursday An unreserved dispersal sale of the wellknown Middle Run Jersey stud, founded in 1903 by Messrs. W. IT. Booth and Sons, was held yesterday, buyers being present from nil parts of New Zealand. Top price was ISlgns, paid by Messrs. ITeapy, Limited, Grevtown, for the cow Hewn Freemont. This is the highest pricfe for a Jersey female for the past six years. The same purchasers secured the next highest-priced cow, Rewa Rose Marie, for llOgns. Top price for bulls was 71pns, paid by Mr. A. S. Somerville, Takapau. The average for cows was 2Sg:ns. and for bulls 23$sns. The cattle were secured by breeders from both islands, and wore widely distributed.