STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22449, 19 June 1936, Page 5

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS LATE RATES MAINTAINED STORE CATTLE SELL WELL Average yardings of store and dairy cattle were forward yesterday at the Westfield weekly stock sale. The yarding of dairy cattle did not include so many good quality cows and heifers as usual and the demand was accordingly weaker than in past weeks. Prices generally were in line with late rates, with backward stock values easing considerably in face of a poor demand. The better-class lines sold fairly well, tho top prices for various breeds of cows reaching £B. Heifers of good quality also sold readily, but buyers | put a definite limit 011 values, and in several instances lines were passed in. I Jersey and Shorthorn breeds topped the list. Store cattle met with a firm j sale and prices were well maintained 1 throughout. Boner cattle continued to j find a ready market at recent good | rates. The quotations were: — Store Cattle.—Young cows, good condition, from £2 2s Gd to £3 ss; less condition, 35s to £2; others, to 32s lid; boner and aged cows, to £3 ss; boner bulls, t3 £5 Jus; breeding Jersey bulls, to £4 15s; yearling Jersey heifers, good quality, to £2 ss; others, to 37s Gd. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cows, good quality, close to profit, to £8; more backward, to i's 15s; others, to £3 ss; Jersey heifers, good quality, close to profit, to £7 10s: J more backward, to £5 10k; others, to £3 \ ss; Jersey-cross cows and heifers, good ! quality, close to profit, to £8; more back- [ ward, to £5 10s; others, to £3 7s (id; Shorthorn cows and heifers, good quality, close to profit, to £8; more backward, to £n ss; others, lo £3 ss; Tlolstein-cross cows and heifers, good quality, to £7; more backward, to £4; other cows, to £3 sb. VALUES AT PUKEKOHE [FROM OCR OWN correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday Cattle came forward in average numbers »t the fortnightly stock sale held at Puke l<ohe to-day by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited. There was a heavy yarding of dairy cattle, in eluding two herds. Competition was stead}throughout, with lale values ruling. Beef values improved and all store cattle sold Well at late rates. Best dairy heifers made from £7 ]os to £9; medium, £G to £7 ss; small and backward, £-4 10s to £5 15s; dairy cows, £8 10s to £!> 10s for the advertised herd of Mr. N. Chennels, Pukekawa; others, £4 10s to £6 10s; medium prime steers, £8 7e Gd to £8 17s Gd; prime heifers, £G to £7 ss; medium. £5 to £5 15s; light, £3 10s to £4 10s; heavy prime cows, £5 5s to £7; medium, £4 10s to £5 10s; light. £4 to £4 7e Gd; killnble cows, £3 to £3 15b; boner cows, £2 to £2 17s Gd; others, £1 to £1 18s; weaner hiefers, £2 10s to £3 2s Gd; bulls, £2 to £5. An average yarding of fat pigs came forward and competition was steady, with values very firm at late quotations. A large yarding of stores and weaners was rather in exces? of requirements and values were easier toward the end of the sale. A large number of sows due to farrow met a keen demand. Choppers, £1 15s to £2 18s; medium baconers, £3 to £3 10s ino heavy baconers were penned); light, £2 10s to £2 19s; heavy porkers, £1 18s to £2 9s; medium. £1 lis to £1 17s; light, £1 4s to £1 10s; large stores, 18s to £1 Gs; Blips, 12s to lis: best weaners, 10s to 15s; others, 4s to 9s; sows due to farrow, £2 5s to £4 17e Gd. YARDINGS AT CAMBRIDGE Dalgety and Company. Limited, reports that at their sale at Cambridge a fair yarding of all stock came forward and sold at prices well up to late values ruling at other centres. Fat ewes (good), 18s to 20s; fat lambs, 203 to 23s 6d; store wether lambs, good, 16s to lGs 9d; others, 14s to 15s 6d; store wethers, 19s to 22s Gd; breeding ewes, full mouthed and well farmed. 25s 6d to 2Gs 3d. Fat cattle; Cows. £4 5s to £4 los; others, £3 to £4 2s; boner cows, from 35s to £2 lGs; store cows, Jersey sorts, 2ls to 325; dairy cows, good and close to calving, £G ss; other good cows, £4 to £5 los; springing dairy heifers, £3 15s to £5 15s. j Pigs: A smaller yarding than usual, comprising chiefly two lines of grade breeding sows, which met with keen competition and sold well up to late rates. Quotations: Store pigs, 22s Gd to 24s 6d; smaller, lGs Gd to 17s; weaners. 10s to 13s; young breeding sows, close to farrowing, £5 10s, £5 15s to £6; others, according to quality and size, £3 15s to £4 2s Gd; backward and later sows, running with boar, £2 17s Gd to £3 10s. CLEARING SALE PRICES The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held at Morrinsville on Tuesday a clearing sale on account of Mr. H. V. Chapman. A large attendance of buyers competed keenly for a herd of young Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, at prices in advance of late sales. The herd of 96 cows averaged £7 ss. the 13 springing heifers £8 3s, and 20 yearling heifers £3 ss. Choice quality Jersey and Jer-sey-cross cows, early cnlvers, sold at £8 to £10: other younc Jersey and Jersey-cross cows. £G to £7 10s; more backward and older cows, £3 to £5 10s; cows, just calved, £0 10s to £9; earlier calvers. £5 to £G; springing heifers, £8 to £9; grade Jersey bulls, £lO 2s Gd; yearling bulls. £3: 5-year I bay mare, £54: colt foal. £251 gocd Tamwoith and Tamworth-cross sows, in pig, £3 to £4 10s; older cows, £2 to £2 15s; young maiden Berkshire sows, in pig, 30s to £2 ss; store pigs, 19s to 20s; slips, 9s. The company reports that at' clearing sale at Waharoa on Tuesday, on behalf of Mr. J. Penetito, o herd of 90 cows and GO mcalf heifers was submitted .to a medium attendance of buyers A good proportion of tho cows were carrying age, but younger sorts were keenly sought. All came forward in good condition, and a total clearance effected at rates equal to those ruling elseI where. Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, second, I third and fourth calvers, close to profit, I made £6 15s to £7 10s; slightly later calvers. I £5 to £G; backward, £3 15s to £4 15s; aged ! and unsound cows, £2 to £3 ss: well-grown | in calf Jersey heifers, £G 7s Gd to £7 ss. Backward heifers were passed in. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, reports that at lauj whare, on account of Mr. P. E. Dingle, on j Wednesday, competition was good throughout. the herd showing constitution and type. The whole herd of 105 averaged £G 10s 3d i and 30 heifers averaged £6 15s. Best Jer- ! 6ey cows, close to profit, made £8 10s to i £9 15s; later calvers, £6 10s to £7 15s; i Jeraey-crosp cows £7 10p to £8 108; later 1 calvers, £3 12s Gd to £5 15s; Shorthorn I cows. £5 15s to £7 15s; backward. £4 to £4 10s: Jersey heifers. £7 to £8 ss; | later calvers, £5 to £G 10s; bulls, £2 15s j to £3 12s Gd. , The company also reports that on account of the estate of Mrs. R. Brown. | Mannwarii. on Wednesday, a very satis- ; factory sale resulted. The herd was a good one and sold well under spirited competition. averaging £7 12s Gd. Choice Jersey cows, July calvers. made £S 10s to £11'; August and September calvers. £G 10s to £8 Is- Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, early calvers, £7 10s to £9 15s; later calvers, £5 to £G 15s; hold-over cows, in milk, £3 5 e to £5; empty and unsound cows, £2 7s Gd to £4 Ills; choice springing heifers, £7 10s to £9 10s; choice springing heifers, in milk, £6 10s lo £7 ss; choice yearling Jersey tieifers. £3 19s; pedigree Jersey bulls. Ggns to 12gns; yearling Jersey bulls, £4 15s to £5 10s; seven-year mare, all work, £53 10s; aged mare, all work, £34; ditto £3O; aged gelding, chains. £25. STORTFORD LODGE | BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] HASTINGS, Thursday Values for bullocks at Stortford Lodge were fully 10s a head easier yesterday. No extra heavy prime lots were offered, but medium prime made £9 lGs, others, £8 5s to £9 ss. Values for prime medium heavy cows showed little change from late rates. Unfinished sorts were slow of sale, but made prices that were better when compared with the heavier lines. Medium-weight prime heifers made £7. The store sheep section included several good station-bred lines, Waipoapoa twoi.ooth ewes, running with Southdown rams, making 35s lOd. The same station's fivei year ewes sold at 28s lOd, and Tc Apiti ewes, same age, 28s lOd. Four-tooths, in lamb to Southdown rams, sold at 33s Gd. and shorn wether hoggets. 19s 3d, Aged breeding ewes made good sales. There was an absence of the big pens of travelled wethers which have been a feature of late sales. Heavy rain prevented the entries from showing to good ndvantage. Values for fat sheep showed little change. Heavy prime wethers made 2Gs Gd; medium heavy ewes. 21s Gd; light, 18s 9d. Lambs wero largely light and of second quality, and ranged from 19s Gd to 20s Gd. PROPERTY AUCTION C. F. Bennett. Limited, will offer at auction nt its rooms, corner and Queen and Shortland Streets, at noon to-day, an eight-roomed residence situated at. 2 Balmoral Road (corner St. Andrew's Road). Mount Eden. T Mandeno Jackson will offer at auction at bis rooms, 3 Swanson Street, at 11 o'clock this morning, a brick bungalow on freehold section in Carrie Street, and several bnildine and business sites fronting Sandringham Road, Kitchener Road. Carrie Street, Coyle S'reet and Taumata Road.