STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22463, 6 July 1936, Page 5

STOCK SALES

TE AWAMUTU VALUES FAT COWS IN DEMAND KEEN BIDDING FOR SHEEP Dalgoty and Company, Limited, reports that at its tri-weekly stock sale at Te Awamutu there was a medium yarding of sheep, which sold under keen competition. Bidding was particularly keen on breeding ewes, mixed aged ewes bringing up to 295. 13oof was penned in average numbers and hero again a good sale resulted. Fat cows topped the market at up to £9. Only n low pons of store cattle were yarded, good Polled Angus steers making up to £9. A full yarding of dairy cattle eaine forward, good heifers selling under good competition to £lO. Following arc the prices realised:—

Sheep.—Fat wethers, .CI 8s (id to £1 lis (id; light, 'J Is to 2(is; fat ewes, 21s to medium-weight fat lambs. 10s to 20s Gd; store lambs, Southdown-cross, J (is (id to JBs • id: smaller sorts, 15s to 15s Dd; mixed aged breeding ewes, r.w. Southdown rains, £L (is (id to ,C I its; ewes ex North Auckland, in lamb to Southdown rams, £1 (is; aged ewes in lamb to Southdown rams, £1 Js Ud. Cattle: Light-weight fat Holstein steers, • £8; light-weight fat Tolled Angus steers, £8 10s; heavy fat Shorthorn cows, £7 !Js to £8; heavy fat Holstein cows, £7 14s to £0; medium-weight fat cows, £0 17s (id to £7 ss; light-weight fat cows, £4 to £5 ss; heavy fat Jersey cows, £1 5s to £5 2s (id; light fat Jersey cows, £3 5s to £3 17s Gil; good fat Holstein heifers, £7 5s lo £8 7s (id; good lat Jersey heifers, £1 15s to £5 15s; store Polled Angus grown steers, £R; store Shorthorn cows, £3 15s to £4 2s (id; store Jlolr-leiu cows, £3 5s to £3 17s lid; boner cows, 30s to 37s Gd; two-year Jersey heifers, empty, £2 l.\s to £3 2s (id; 18morith Hereford-cross heifers, £3; good quality yearling Jersey heifers, £3 to £:i 10s; smaller sorts, 12 to £2 .">s. Dairy cattle: A full yarding. Good quality two-year Jersey heifers close to profit, £8 10s to £10; more backward, £(i to £7 ss; backward and smaller, £o to £5 10s; good quality dairy cows, close to profit, £8 10s to £f); more backward, £5 5s to £0 10s; three-quarter cows, £3 lo £4 ss. I'igs: A medium yarding of fat pigs and a fair yarding of store and weaner pigs came forward. Both classes of pigs met a very ready demand, and a very good sale resulted. Heavy porkers and light baconers, £2 2s to £2 7s; prime porkers, 3(is to £2 Is; medium porkers, 2t)s to 355; prime light porkers, 2(is to 30s; light porkers, 21s to 2(35; choppers, 23s to 325; best store pigs, 20s to 275; medium store pigs, 10s to 20s; best slips, l*s to 21s; smaller, 14s to 17s (id; wcaners, 13s (id to Kis Od; sows with litters, £3 10s to £4; young Tamworth boars, 255. llorsis: Mediumweight farm horses, good handy sorts, £lB, £25 10s, £2O 108.

PRICES AT MORRINSVILLE Dalgety and Company, Limited, report that at its usual weekly stock hale at Morrinsvlllo fat and storo cattle were yarded in 'average numbers and sold readily. Good dairy cattle were keenly sought after and a good clearance was effected. Breeding ewes sold well. Medium-weight, fat cows, £5 7s to £7 !3s; light fat Jersey cows, £4 10s to £5 2s ()d; light fat Jersey heifers, £3 10s to £4 ss; fleshy Jersey cows, £2 ir>s to £3 2s fld; boner cows, 30s to 37s fid. Dairy cattle: Best springing Jersey heifers close to profit, to £0; medium Jersey springing heifers, £5 to £5 15s; springing dairy cows, close to profit, £5 5s to £0 10s; springing dairy cows, later calvers, £-1 to £4 15s; cull cows, £2 10s to £3 ss. Sheep: 273 five-year breeding owes in lamb to Itomney rams, £1 10s: 103 five-year breeding ewes in lamb, £1 Os, 108 six-year breeding ewes in lamb Southdown rams, £1 Gs.

CLEARANCE AT HINUERA The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a clearing sale at Hinuera on account of Mrs. 11. McVinnie on Thursday, a good bench of buyers operating. Tho herd, which was a mixed lot, drafted up very well, and although no fancy figures were obtained, prices paid at the end of the sale were as good as those realised on the first pen. The <l7 sound cows averaged £0 15s. Jersey-cross cows, in milk, made £'J to £0; Jersey-cross heifers, in milk, £1 to £5 10s; best Jersey cows, July and August calvers, £7 to £S 10s: best I'riesian cows, July and August calvers, £(> 5s to £7; Shorthorn cows, July and August calvers, £0 to £<> 15s; older cows, July and August calvers, £5 to £0; unsound cows, £2 to £-1; springing heifers, £5 to £G 10s: yearling heifers, £2 19s; Jersey bulls, £4 5s to £5 10s; aged farm horses, £l2 and £ll 10s; sows, with litters, £2 17s Od to £3 ss; sows, to farrow, £3 to £3 las; maiden sows, r.w.b., 20s to £2 ss, store pigs, 2Ss; slips, lis; young Berkshire boar, £2 10s,

RATES AT OPOTIKI [by telegraph—own correspondent] OPOTIKI, Saturday Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held a sale at Opotiki, when a small yarding of cattle came forward. There was a good attendance of buyers and the total offering changed hands under the hammer at ruling rates. Quotations: —Springing heifers, £5 to £G; backward springing heifers, from £2 lis Gd; fat cows, £3 15s to £5; good condition cows, 20s to £3; boner cows, 10s to 21s; yearling heifer calves. 37s Cd to £2.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report as follows:—A small entry of cattle and pigs, no sheep being offered. Good store pigs and baconers met with keen competition at an advance on late rates. Quality Jersey heifers dose to calving and in good condition sold well, backward sorts being neglected. Pigs: Good stores, 22s Cd to 21s fid; light baconers, 2Ss to 31s; baconers, 31s to 375. Dairy stock: Good Jersey heifers, close to profit, £OS to £7 Ids; smaller sorts, £1 5s to £5 ss; later culvers, £3 to £•(; weancr heifers, to £2 ss; boner cows, 15s to 30s; forwnrd cows, 3l)s Ud to £2 0s; empty heifers, to 355.

TE KUITI SHEEP FAIR [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN* coiirespondent] TE KUITI, Saturday Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its annual winter sheep fair at the Te Kuiti yards yesterday. The advertised number of sheep came forward and were offered to an attendance mostly of local buyers, very few outside purchasers being present. The demand was not quite as keen as anticipated, although a steady sale and a most satisfactory clearance were reported; Bidding for a start was inclined to be dull, but improved as the sale progressed. The sheep 'generally were not quite as good as nt previous offerings and showed a little more age than usual. Any lines of young ewes were keenly competed for. Top price for fivo and six-year-old ewes was obtained for Tappin Bros.' draft, which realised 32s 3d. A line from J. N. Boddie, Oparure, made 30s (id, as did the offering from F. Hunt. A line of <>so good full-mouthed ewes on account of W. I. Hunt, Te Kuiti, realised 3(*s. Two-tooth ewes from Barker Bros., Mangapeehi, made 30s (id. and mixed aged ewes from the same vendor sold at 30s (id. Hoggets were in good demand, and sold readily at lale rates. Hest five and six-year ewes r.w. Southdown rams, 21 Is to 32s 3d; medium quality, 20s (id to 2Ss (id; light conditioned. 20s to 21s (id; medium, two-tooth ewes, 3(is (id; mixed aged ewes r.w. Romney rams, 30s to 31s; light fat wethers, 255; small tooth wethers, 18s to 20s; good wether hoggets, 17s (id; medium wether hoggets, l is 4d to 15s lOd; medium black-face hognets. 15s lOd.

Abraham and Williams, Limited, reports an excellent sale. Four-yeir ewes sold to 31s; Rood five-.vear-olds. 28s to :ils; aged sound-mouth ewes,. 23s to 2<ls; inferior ewes, 12s to 15s; small ewes, hoggets, 22s to 23s (id; wethers, hoggets, medium quality, 3os (Id to l(is; small hoggets, ]'2s to 14s (id; forward conditioned wethers, to 23s (>d.

DISPERSAL OF AYRSHIRES [from our own correspondent] WJIANGAREI, Saturday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a very satisfactory clearing sale yesterday on account of Mr. W. R. Perry, of Maungakaramea. Tho herd comprised pedigree and grade Ayrshires. Owing to tho boisterous weather the attendance was not large, but everything sold under the hammer at good prices, the pedigrees averaging lOgns. The top price was 20gns, paid by Mr. 11. A. Mel lines, of Mama, for a cow Totara Park Honourable. Other good prices were:—liarlstown Daisy 11., 1 7gns, sold to Mr. E. Young, Kaikohe; Totara Park Molly,' lS'/iffns., sold to Mr. J. Clegg, Warkworth; Totara Park Daisy Roll, logns, to Mr. E. Young; Totara Park Dawn, 1-lgTis, to Mr. D. 11. Walker, Maungakaramea; Totara Park Pansy, llgns, to Mr. J. Clegg; Totara Park Gypsy, Il'/,Kns, to Mr. E. W. Thomas, otonga; Totara Park Violet, lO'/jgns, to Mr. P. Sugar, Warkworth; Totara Park Molly, 12'/ a gns, to Mr. W. A. Beattis. Tangiteroria. Grade cows made from £5 Ss to £8 15s. all lots changing hands. A rising three-year-old pedigree Ayrshire bull. Te Ilapi Orion, realised lOgns, being sold to Mr. J. Hell, of Ruawai. A yearling bull, Sunny Jim, made 8 3 4gns, being sold to Mr. (3. 11. Edwards, of Warkworth, while another yearling bull. Tom Thumb, was sold to Mr. J. 801 l for 4%riiß.