STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22435, 3 June 1936, Page 9

STOCK SALES

FKANKTON VALUES HEAVY SHEEP YARDING BEEF IN KEEN DEMAND [from our ow.v correspondent] HAMILTON. Tuesday There was an exceptionally heavy yarding of both fat wethers and ewes; at the Frankton saleyards to-day. Competition was not as keen as recently experienced and prices were easier. Fat lambs were entered in good numbers, with rates a shade firmer th:m last week. Quotations were unchanged for a good yarding of store sheep. Ther© was a small entry of runners and vealers, mostly second quality, with values slightly easier. Cow and heifer beef again came forward in full numbers, including a good proportion of finished cattle. Competition was good, with outside buyers operating freely at advanced rates. An exceptionally heavy entry of second quality and boner cows met with a slightly better demand. Buyers were offered a small yarding.of fat pigs, with very few baconers, a. large proportion being porkeirs and unfinished sorts. The demand for baconersi was still good, but porkers were again, lower. Stores and weaners were not so keenly sought as at previous sales, and here again prices were lower. The auctioneers report as follows: — Farmers' Co-operativu Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Shefcp: Prime heavjr wethers, 29s to 29s (id; medium, 27b t<> 28s 6d; light, 24s 9d to 25s 6d; lettable, 23s to 245; priftte "maiden ewes, 25s 3d heavy prime ewes, 21s to 225; medium, 19ii 3d to 20s 3d; light, 17u 3d to 19s; tollable, 15s 6d to 16s 3d; empty store ewefi, lid to 13s 3d; extra prime lambs. 26s fid to 275; heavy, 22s to 24s 3d; medium, 19s 9c'l to 21s 6d; light, 18s 3d to 19& 3d: f,m. ewes, running with Romney rsjns, 22s 3d; sound mouth ewes, running with Southdown rams, 15s 9d to 20s 6d; smalil store two-tooth wethers* 18s 6d; cull wethers,, 14s 9d. Cattle; Eunners, £2 to £2 12s 6d; vealerß, 20s to 30s; rough calves, 15s; prime heifers, £7 to £8 is; medium cowil and heifers, £5 10s to £6 lis; lighter, £4 5s to £5 3s; killable cows, £3 8s to £2l 17s; heavy boners, £2 12s to £3 3s; medium, SSs to £2 6s; lighter, 20s to 335; potter bulls, £2 to £4. Piga: Medium bziconers, £3 Is to £3 10s; light, £2 12s to £3-. heavy porkers, 36s to £2 3s; medium, 23a. to 325; light, 2os to 235; unfirished and small, 20ii to 245; best stores. 17« 6d to 21s 6ol; medium, 13s to :16s; slips, 9s to 13s; weaners, 4s to 7s 6ti Dalgety and Company, Limited.—Fa't sheep; Extra prime heavy wethers made up to 30s 9d; good quality, medium weight wethers, 27s to 295; light and unfinished, 20s Gd to 24s 3d; extrs, irood heavy ewes, 20s 6d to 22b; medium quality ewes, 17ti 6d to 18s 9d: unfinished ewes, 14s to 17i» 6d. Fat lambs; Heavy woolly lambs, 21n 6d to 23s 6d; medium weight, 19s to 28is 9d; unfinished, 17s to IBs 6d. Fat cattle: Good quality young cows and heifers, £5 5s to £6 15s 6d; medium, £3 15s to £4 12.i (Id; Jersey and light cows, £2 15s to £3 17s Gd. Store cattle: Pen empty two-year Polled Angus heifers, £4 17s 6d; pen, ditto, £4 7s; pen Hereford heifers, £2 15s; pen empty Shorthorn cows, £3 10s: pen empty Friesian-crosa cows, £2 18s; Jersej heifer calves, £2 2s; small, 16s. Stor«i sheen: Small two-tooth wethers, 14b to 16s 9<i; pen small lambs, lis 8d; cull ewes, ss. Pigs: Prime medium bacon<irs, £2 18s to £3 2s; medium. £2 14s to £2 18s: light, £2 8« to £2 12s; butter-milk pigs, £2 2«l to £2 7s; heavy porkers, 34s to 365; light, 28s to 32a; small prime,, 22s to 265; best; Etoreil, 20s to 265; small, 16s to 20s; "besit slipii, 12s to 16s; small,' 8s to 12s; best weaneru, 83 to 10s; others, 45,: to 7s. G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited.— Heavy fat wethers, 26 s to 30s 6d; medium, 26s to 27s 9d; light, 25s to 25s 6d; heavy fat ewes, 20s to 21b. 9d;. medium, 18s to 19s 6d; light fat ewes, 16s to 17s 6d; prime heavy fat lambs, 25s to 27s Cid; heavy, 23s to 24s 6d: medium. 21s to 22s 6d; light, 188 to 20s. Cattle: Bnnners, £3 liis to £4 Is; vealers, £1 10s to £2 15s; medium, fat bullocks, £9 to £9 17s; well-finished light-weights, £7 to £7 12s 6d; henry prime cows, £6. 10s to £7 ss; heavy._ £5 to £6 7s; medium, £3 15s to £4 10s; light. £3 to £3 12a 6d; prime fat heifers, £6 ;5s to- £6 17s 6d; lighter prime, £5 to £6; - medium, £4 to £4 10s; light. £3 to £3 15s; heavy boners, £2 5s to £2 .18* { others. £i 3,0s to £2; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 to £2 7s. Pigs: Prime baconers. £3 5s to £3 lis; mediums £2 18s to £3 3s; light, £2 10s to £2' 16s; heavy porkers, £2 4s to £2 9s; medium, 3Ss to £2 2s; light, 28s to 345; lighter, 20s to 265. Stores: Kis to 18s 6d; slips, lis to 14s: weaners, 4s to fit; sows in pig, to £3; choppers, to £2. New Zealand Loan .and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—-Cattle: Good quality fat cows, £3 15s to £4 sa; medium, £3 2s 6d to £3 14s; light, £2 145.t0 £3 2ii; medijm store Jersey cows. £2 5s to £2 12s 6d; heavy boners, £1 14s to £2 3s; others, to_£l 12s Gd; young Jersey dairy cows, close to profit, £6 to £7; medium, £5 5s to £6: Hater plain dairy cows. £4 5s t(i £5 as. Sheep: Good quality fat wethers. £1 3s to £1 6s; mediuin, £1 Is 6d to £1 3s; heavy fat ewes, 18s 9d to £1 Is; medium, lijs to 18s; others, to 16s; medium fat lambs. £1 Is to £1 2s 3d; lighter, 19s to £1 Is; forward quality store lambs, 15s 6d to 18s. Pigs: Heavs baconers, £3 2s .to £3 6s: medium, £2 15s to £3 Is; light. £2 7s 6d to £2 14s; heavy, £1 18» to £2 58; medium, £1 14e tp £l, 17s 6d; light, to £l, 12s 6d; %v«;ll-grown store pigs, 16s to 18s; medium, lis to 16s: iilips, 12» to 14s; large weaners, 9s to lis; othara, to 9a.

RANGIRIRI OFFERING The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held it* EangirLri sale. The . advertised entry came forward, comprising cattle of medium quality. The attendance was small and only animals of quality were ;n demsind. Best quality heifers, £6 to £7: Jersey arid Jerseycross heifers, August calvers, £4 IDs. to .£5; sound young.' dairy coyrs, .£S.io £6; later calvers. £4 to £4 15s; aged and backward sorts, £2 to £3. « CLEARANCE AT WAITOA Tlie Farmers' Co-operative Anft'lioneerina Company, Limited, reports having held a clearing sale yesterday on behalf of the Preece Estate at Waitoa, when two held a comprising over ISO head wer« offered. There was a good attendance of buyers present. Cows showing up N were in good demand, bat a fair proportion of tited «:nd ■ unsound cows were in evidence. However, a very good sale resulted. Realisations were;— Best Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, second, third and fourth calvers. due from July onward and showing well up made from £6> to £lO 10s; August calvers. £6 10s tf> £7 15s: later calvers. £4 15s to £6: aged nnd backward sorts, £3 to £4 ss: empty imd unsound cows, 20s to £2 10s: in-citlf Jersey nnd Jersciy-oross heifers, best. ;£5 10s to £6 ss; smaller sorts, £3 7s 6d to'£s; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifer' calves. £3 16s: small, 32s 6d. ■ ■ » DEMAND AT CAMBRIDGE The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, imports hiivintr held its Cambridge sale on Monday, xvhori a full yarding of all classes of cattle came forsvttrd. Cow and heifer beef was in average supply, the demand for which ar»s firm nnd late rates were fully maintained. Boner cows also met & ready sale, and a total clearance resulted. Dairy cattle; A good entry, including... the advertised herd of approximately 30 Jersey and Jorsey-cross cows offered on account of Mrs. L. Dallirnore, of ArOheAa. The cattle came forward. in fair condition, and comprised mostly m<idium quality sorts. The demand ■was not particularly keen, but prices paid were fully up to tlie value of the cattle. Cattle: Extra hearty fat cows. i; 0 £6 6s: heavy fat, £4 to £4 lis; forward and billable, £2 16a to £3 8s; fat heifers,, £3 5s to £4 93: heavy Doners. £2 2s to £l3 14s; medium. 80s to £3: light. 16s to 2#a: potter bul.l*. £2 5s to £4 28 (3d. Dairy catlle: Jersey and Jerseycross cows, early calvers, £4 15s to £5 ss; others, £4 to £4 10s; Jersey and Jerseycross cows, inferior and late calvers. £2 10s to £3 15s: unsound cows, 37s fid to £2 7s 6d: .Friesian .-gows, £3 5s to £3 10s; heifers in milk, to £4 10s.

RATES AT TE KAUWHATA G. \V. Vercoe and, Company, Li/mtrd. reports having- held its fortnightbr sale at Te Kauwhntft on Monday, when a:a average entry of fat and store cattle cams forwnpa. Competition throughout was fairly keen arid practically a total clearance was effected at full late rates. Heavy fat cows sold from £6 15s to £6 Is: medium. £4 158 to £5 10s! heavy fat Jersey cows. £4 to £4 lGs; lighter, £3 10s to £3 15s; light. £3 to £3 7s 6d; heavy boners, £2 10s .to £2 loa: others. £1 10s to £2 6s: potter bulls, to £8 ss: forwavci-conditioiied Shorthorn cows. £3 15s to £4 7s 6d; Jersey-crosa heifers (July calvers). £4 15? to £5 28 6d: Friesian cows (early calvers), to £5 17s 6d; Shorthorn and Shorthorn-cross cows (August calvers), £6 to £5 7s 6d. The yftrdinK of fat pigs was a small ono and all classes showed a firming tendency. Heavy baconers. £3 8s to £3 lis; medium, £8 to £3 7s: light. £2 15s to £!i 19s; heavy pork(!rs. £2 to £2 88; medium. 355. to ,3!3b; light28s to 345; choppera, to 355. Th<i demand for store pigs was keen ! and a ready sale resulted. Good stores. 20s to 2i«: others. 16s to 18s; slips, 12ii to 15s; best weaners. 9s to lis Gd; others, 6s to 7s; sows in pig. £2 to £B.