STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22461, 3 July 1936, Page 7

STOCK SALES

COUNTRY FIXTURES

VALUES AT PUKEKOHE [from ouk own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday Crttle were penned in well up to average numbers at the stock sale held at Pnkekohe to-day by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. There was a heavy yarding of dairy cattle, for which values were easier than at last month's sales. Beef was in keen demand and values showed a marked increase. Store and boner cattle were well up to late rates. Cows, as advertised, from Mr. Robt. Bull, Pnkekawa, averaged CS 2s fid. Best dairy heifers made £8 to £8 15s; medium, £C> 10s to £7 10s; others. £1 to £5 10s; best dairy cows, £8 to £0 10s; others, £0 to £7 10s: aged and backward, .Cf. to £5 10s; heavy prime cows. £(> 10s to £8; medium, £5 His to CO .Is; licrht, CS 10s to £1 15s; other killnble cows, £3 to £3 12s fid; boi.er cows, £•> to £2 His; yearling lic'fcrs, £2 10s to £3 J Is; bulls, £2 to £5 7s (id. In I'i.'s, choppers made £'l ins to £•_' 12s; heavy piime baconers, £3 10s lo £1; medium, £3 10s to £1; light and unfinished, £2 2s lo £•_' 17s; heavy porkers, £1 18s to 7s; medium. £1 lis to £1 17s; light, £1 Is to £1 8s; lurjre stores, lbs to £1 ss; slips. Ms to 17s; best weaners, 10s to His; small, 5s to its; sows with litters, £3 17s Od to £1 ss; Tain worth boars, l'.igns to 2/jsns. PEDIGREE DISPERSAL A dispersal of the "J1.0." pedigree. Jersey stud, the property of Mr. J. G. Holmes, j of To Awamutu, was conducted on Wednesday by the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneerins Company, Limited. Taking into consideration the condition in which the stock was brought forward, many of the prices realised were somewhat disappointing, al- j though practically a total clearance was : effected. following are some of the priii- : cipal sales: —Alven Empress, 20/8/31, 'Jlgns, 1 to Mr. J. H. Williams, of Waharoa; 11.0. | I'lorist Night, '2(3/0/31, 18gns, to Mr. A. > C. Lovelock, of Eureka; 11.0. Soumisc Clover, ; 0/3/34, 17gns, to Mr. A. I'aton, of Puke- j kura; Rahiri Fernette, '2O/7/30, 15gns, to > Mr. A. 8. Wyllic, of To Awainutu; St. Clare Neat Princess, 15/U/U9, 13gns, to Mr. A. Paterson, Kilukihi; 11.0. Souniise Neathead, 28/0/8-1, 15gns, to Mr. J. A. It,-linger, Putaruru; JI.O. Sotiinise Ellen, 5/3/31, IGgns, to Mr. Ilainger; Burncroft Rhoda, 4/y/3U, lUgns, to Mr. J. E. Laing, o£ To Iloe. RATES AT HIKUTAIA The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its fortnightly sale at Hikutaia on Wednesday, when a medium yarding of cattle came forward. Beef was yarded in fair numbers and included a line of fat steers on account of Messrs. Hamilton Bros., Wbenuakite, which realised up to £lO 12s. Medium fat steers •made £9 to £lO 12s; light, £8 to £8 IPs; j medium fat cows and heifers, £3 10s to £3 10s; light, £3 to £3 !is; heavy boner cows, £2 to C2 15s; lighter, 28s to 38a. Dairy cattle: Friesian cows, close to profit, £0 to £8 1 Os; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, later calvers, £1 15s to £5; Jersey and Jerseycross heifers, July calvers, £5 to £5 12s Od; more backward, £4 to £4 15s. Pigs: Weaners, Gs Od to Bs. DAIRY CATTLE SOUGHT The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a clearing sale on Wednesday in conjunction with Balgety and Company, Limited, on account of Mr. Norman Dey, of Tatuanui. His complete, herd of approximately 85 Jersey and Jersey-cross dairy cows was ofTered before a very large attendance of buyers from all parts of the district. The herd came forward in good condition, and values generally were in excess of expectations Later calvers and older cows also met with a ready sale, values being in advance of recent clearing sales. The herd of sound cows averaged the outstanding price of £9 10s. Top prices of £lB 10s ard £lB 5s were paid by Mr. P. Brewin, of Kiwitahi, and Mr. R. J. Shaw, of Paterangi, respectively, for cattle of outstanding quality and merit. Extra choice Jersey cows made £l4 to £lB 10s; Jersey cows, early calvers, £lO 5s to £ll 10s; other early calvers, £8 15s to £10; older cows and later calvers, £0 5s to £8 10s; Tamworth sows with litters from six to nine, best, £7 to £8 2s 6d; other Tamworth sows, with litters, £5 5s to £0 15s; Tamworth sows, to farrow. £5 to £0 12s Gd; aged bay gelding, £47; three-year black filly, £l9.

DEMAND AT MATAMATA

Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its usual fortnightly sale at Matamata on Wednesday. There was a medium yarding of cattle, and a total clearance vas effected under spirited competition, and a good sale resulted. Cattle: Good quality young fat Jersey cows, £5 to £5 7s Gd; light fit Ayrshire heifers, £5 to £5 ss; killable, cows, £4 10s to £5; fresh-conditioned Jersey cows, £4 to £4 10s; store Jersey cows, £3 to £1; boner cows, 30s to £2; run cows, £4 to £5: bulls, £3 to £4; empty two-year Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £3; sound young cows, £2 10s to £3; good quality yearling Jersey heifers, fawns, £3 15s; yearling Jersey heifers, light-conditioned, £2 to £2 6s; small, 20s to 38s; yearling Shorthorn heifer calves, £2 Is to £2 4s; Ayrshire steer calves, 295. Pigs: There was only a small yarding of pigs of all classes. Porkers sold under keen competition, while stores and weaners maintained late quotations. Breeding sows met a moderate demand. Prime heavy porkers, 36s to £2 Is; light baconers, £2 5s to £2 8s; best stores, 22s to 275; small, ISs to 225; slips, 14s to J7s; best weaners, 10s to 12s; others, (is to Os; Tamworth-cross sows, £3 to £3 15s; Large White sows, £2 5s to £3 10s.

DAIRY HERD PRICES [from our own correspondent]

Tho North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, held a pedigree Jersey female sale at Kamo yesterday, when the whole lot with the exception of five changed hands, although the attendance was small. The top price of IBgns was received by Mr. \V. J. Johnson, of Kamo, for Seafield Fairymaid, the purchaser being Sir. \V. O. Gubb, of Wcllsford. Tho next best. Ki'/jgns, was also realised for Seafield Duff's Dove, bought by Mr. L. P. Ford, of Whangarei. Tb'e company also re[»ort.« holding one of the best-attended clearing sales held in the district for some time on Tuesday on account of Messrs. Cork Bros., of Tikipunga. Bidding was very brisk throughout, draught horses in particular being in strong demand. 'J he top price was paid for an aged gelding at £li3. Three other draughts made from £-18 to ioii. A line of JlO ewes made libs (id; twotooth wethers, 2*is; two-iooth ewes, 345. Tho dairy cows, Jersey and Jersey-cross, sold exctj tionally well. A very good cow brought £l3, whilo several realised over ,t 10. The whole herd ot los averaged well over £7. The yearling Jersey heifers made £3 2a tid and a bull lTgns. PROPERTY AUCTIONS Samuel Vaile and Sons, Limited, vill offer for sale by public auction at its rooms, -S3 Queen Street, today, at 2 p.m., four-roomed house and section at Portage Road, New Lynn. Kunfurly Smith will offer by auction at the Chamber of Commerce, Swanson Street, to-day at noon, the Talisman Hotel, Kutikati. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE (Received July 2, 7.35 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 2 Following arc to-day's quotations on the Sydney produce market: —Wheat, at country sidings, 3s ljd, equal to about 3s Bid ex trucks Sydney. Flour, £9 15s. Bran and pollard, £6 ss. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £7 10s to £8 10s; othors, £7 os. Onions, Victorian Brown, £l3. Maize, yellow, 4s lOd; white, 4s 9d. Adelaide prices are : Wheat, growers' lots, 3s od. Flour, bakers' lots, £9 7s 6d. Bran and pollard, £6 10s. Oats, Algerian, 2s Id. Barley, 2s.