STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22468, 11 July 1936, Page 11

STOCK SALES

MORKINSYILLE YALUES KEEN DEMAND FOR BEEF PIGS AT ADVANCED PRICES The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their weekly Morrinsville stock sale held yesterday there was a smaller vardinp of sheep, comprising a truck of fat wethers, for which advanced rates were paid. A few pens of store lambs realised recent quotations. Cow and heifer beef camo forward in larger numbers, with good quality in full supply. Competition for this class was very keen, and values were again firm. Second-quality beef was also penned in large numbers, all classes showing a pronounced improvement, while a heavy entry of boners was in keen demand. A few pens of young cattle were especially sought after at increased rates.

A heavy yarding of dairy heifers came forward. Competition was keen and good quality cattle close to profit sold readily in advance of last week's valties. More backward sorts sold on a par with recent quotations. A good entry of dairy cows on account of various owners created brisk bidding, a good sale resulting with quotations fully equal to late rates. There was a smaller yarding of fat pigs, comprising mostly porkers, which sold under good competition at advanced rates. An average entry of stores also sold well, prices in this section showing a good rise.

The quotations:—Sheep: Fat wethers, up to 30s; light fat ewes, 10s to 21s; fat and forward Jambs, 18s 2d to 21 s; store lamhs. 15s ()d. Cattle: Prime fat heifers, £8 30s to £lO 2s; medium fat cows, £7 lis to £8; medium fat heifers, £0 5s to £7 ss; heavy jat second-quality cows, £5 to £0 is; light and killablc, £3 5s to £4 10s; heavy boners, £2 35s to £3 is; medium boners, 38s to £2 8s; light, 25s to 335; young empty sound cows, £2 5s to £3 Ik; two-year empty heifers, £2 10s to £3 ss; quality yearling Jersey heifers, £3 3s to £3 8s; smaller sorts, £2 to £2 1 Gs; yearling Shorthorn heifers, light condition, £2 7s to £2 345; 18-months to two-year steers, £0 2s fid. Dairies: Choice Jersey heifers, close to profit, £S 10s to £0; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £7 15s to £8 ss; August calvors, £" to £7 10s; backward, £5 Jo £0 17s fid: cows close to profit, £0 to £7; Aneust calvers, £5 to C 5 15s; later calvers, £4 15s ti> CI 17s fid. Pigs: Light baconers, to £2 10s; heavy porkers, £2 fis to £2 13s; medium. 38s to £2 3s; light, 33s to 3fis; large stores, 2?s to 335; smaller, 23s to "Jfis; (rood weaners, 7s fid to 1-ls fid; sows with litters. £5 3s: sows to farrow. £3 17s to £4 fis; older sows to farrow, £2 15s to £3 7s Gd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report that in all sections at Morrinsville the entry of cattle was very moderate. Generally, usual conditions prevailed, and there was no material fluctuation in rates either for tat, store or dairy cattle. The advertised breeding ewes ex-Gisborno, and several local lines, came forward. All commanded brisk compe.ition and few were reserved unsold. Quotations: Medium to good-quality fat Jersey cows, £3 15s to £4 7s fid lighter condi-. Honed fat rows, £2 17s Od to £3 10s; heavy stores, £2 5s to £2 15s; boners, £1 14s to £2 2s fid; medium dairy cotvs and heifers, £4 10s to £'fi ss; medium-conditioned fiveyear breeding ewes. £1 5s to £t 7s 6d; plain sound-mouthed breedin? ewes. £1 2s to £1 ss; failing-mouth, to £l.

TE AWAMUTU YARDING The Farmers' Co-operative. Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its usual Te Awamutu stock sale yesterday, when a small entry of fat sheep and lambs came forward, selling at late rates. A heavy yarding of good quality ox and cow beef came forward. Competition was strong at advanced prices. A fair entry of second quality cow beef also met with a good sale at higher rates. A full entry of dairy cows, including tho advertised herd, did not reach the vendor's expectations. A few were passed, the balance selling at prices ranging from £fi 15s to £7 15s. A full entry of dairy heifers met with keen competition. A small yarding of pj £•< comprised mostly unfinished porkers, and a irood entry of stores and weaners sold at values equal to those ruling at other centres. Sheep: Trine wethers, 30s; forward-condition ewes, 17s fid; cull ewes, 7s Od to 8s fid; light fat lambs, 10s 3d to 21s Id; store lambs, 17s to 17s 3d. Cattle: Medium prime ox, £9 His to £lO 12s Od; light and killable £7 I' 1? to £8 12s Gd; prime Hereford and lollea Angus rows, £7 .15s to £8 3s; heavy Shorthorn cows and heifers, £7 10s to £S Ss; heavy second quality cows, £5 17s to £0 4s: prime vetlers, £3 Us to £1 lis; medium second quality cows, £4 l<s to £o ss; light P r >jn® Jersey heifers, £4 12s Od to £5; light fat cows, £1 13s to £5 4s; killable, £3 5s to £4 4s; heavy boners, £2 Gs to £2 ISs; l.'&ht, 28s to 375; empty sound cows and heiiers, £2 5s to £3 8s; medium Jersey heifer calves, £2 12s (3d to £2 18s. Dairy cattle: Best heifers, £7 to £S; smaller, £sl -s Odt°£« 15s; smaii and backward, £4 os to £o ios. dairy cows, close up, £5 l.>s to £G iss. otters, £1 10s to £5 ss; backward and cull cows, £2 15s to £4. Tigs: \ 5 ,,„ 30s; stores. 22s to 28s: good slips. LOs to 23s lid; poorer, 13s to l*s f»d; best weaners.. » to 15s; smaller, fis to 10s Gd. NGONGOTAHA ENTRY The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its usual fortnightly, sale at n gotaha on Thursday, when a good yarding of cattle came forward. Included in the entry was a herd from Mr. W. Gill, of Ngakura. The cows, in spite of being off high country, came forward in excellent condition and having good butterat backing. A representative a tendance of outside and local buyers competed strongly, a verV successful sale resulting Only a small yarding of other classes of cattle was penned, no alteration being recorded. Competition for pigs was brisk. Killable cows made £3 to £3 17s Gd; boners, 30s to £2 10s; bulls, £- ti £° 15s Dairv cattle: Choice Jersey cows, eilrlv calvers, £ll 10s to £l3 15b;. August calvers, £8 10s to £10; choice Fnesian cows, July calvers, £S to £io; later, £0 to £7 10Si Jeisey and Jersey-cross cows, more backward, £4 10s to £5 10s; unsound cow's, £2 10s io £3 15s; choice Jersey heifers, £7 lOs to £J ss: rhoico Fnesian heifers, £0 to £J os. Breeding sows with litters, £(>; store pigs, 20s to 255; smaller, 15s to 18s; slips, l_s to 14s; weaners, 6s to Us. Store hoggets, 13s to los Gd. COLVILLE AND COROMANDEL [by telegraph—own correspondent] THAMES, Friday Dalgetv and Company, Limited, reports having held its stock sale at Lolville on Monday and also at Coromandel on Tuesday, when a large yarding of cattle was offered at both sales. The yardings comprised chiefly dairy cows and heifers of good qualitj, and sold under keen competition. Store cattle were offered in small numbers and were keenly sought. Colville quotations are:—Steer calves £2 to £2 10s; stor-i cows. £1 ->s to C" 10s■ cows with calves at foot, 30s; run cows (r'.w.b.), £4 ss; store steers, £4 2s; forward springing cows, £1 to £o; backward, £3 to £3 17s Gd; forward springing heifers. iS S to £5; backward, £2 12s Gd to £3 12s Gd; calved heifers, £1 10s. Coromandel quotations are: —Yenrllnjf service bulls, ste"T calves, £2 2s; heifer calves, £2 Is; killable cows, £3 4s to £3 Us; forward spring-; ing cows €4 10s to £G: backward springing, cows, £3 5s to £4 7s Gd; forward springing heifers £4 2s Gd to £0 10s; backward £2 10s to £3 17s Gd; calved cows, £5. WHANGAREI PEDIGREE JERSfYS [from our own correspondent] WIIANGAREI, Friday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited reports that there was a fair attendance of buyers yesterday at the reduction sale of Pr G. Walker's Rcaulieu pedigree Jersey herd. Mostly females were offered, and bidding was fairly brisk. The top price of the sale was 2fi truineas, paid for a two-year-old bull, Rcaulieu Fawn Bean. For another two-year-old bull, Rcaulieu l.av Duke, 24 3 euin'ens was paid. The top price among the females was 25 guineas, which was paid for Rcaulieu Oxford Rita and for Reaulieu Mena. lieaulieu Rita's Mab realised 24 guineas. Other prices for females ranged from < to 20 guineas, an average of 12 , / < guineas. DEMAND AT WHAKATANE [nv TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHAKATANE, Friday Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its monthly sale at Whakslane on Friday, when nn average yarding came forward and met wit-i brisk sale at prices in advance of local rulin., rates. The beef caltlo were of good quality, being mostly Shorthorn and met with a ready sale and an outstanding offering of two and three-year Jersey and Jersey-cross springing heifers on account of Mr. F. W. Ne.vton drew advanced prices The cattle offered by the firm averaged £7 13s Sd. Heavy fat Shorthorn cows, £0 28 Gd to £0 7s Gd; heavy fat Jersey cows; £4 to £5 10s; medium fat cows, £3 to £3 7s; boner cows, 103 to £"-J Gs; good quality Jersey heifers, close to f t ofit, £8 12s Gd to £0; Jersej heifers, August calvers, £7 5s to £S 10s; crossiirel heifers, £5 10s to £6 12s Gd. The New Zealanl Loan and Mer-

cantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a I.irge yarding of dairy cattle and als* a fair number of beef cattle, comprising extra good quality Holstein and Shorthorn fat cws and heifers. I,n the dairy section an extra good line of springing three-year-old heifers were yarded on account of Mr. F. W. Newton, of Thornton. These realised from £6 5s to £f> 15s and 11 of them average £7 16s 4d. Extra heavy Holstein and Shorthorn fat cows and heifers made £5 10s to £6 ss; heavy Jersey fat cows and heifers, £4 5s to £5 Ss; aged Jersey fat cows, £2 15s to £3 ss; light fat steers, to £7 IGs; boner cows, 19s to £0 Is; extra choice springing Jersey heifers, £6 5s to £0 15s; Holstein springing heifers, £4 to £4 ss; Jersey dairy cons, close to profit, £4 7s Gd to £5 15s; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 12s. to £2 15s. WHITEHALL CLEARANCE Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held a clearing sale for Mr. 51. F. Toomer, of Whitehall, on Thursday, when a good clearance was effected at satisfactory prices The whole herd averaged £7 ss, and the heifers £G 15s. Best Jersey-cross cows, August calvers, £9 to' £10'; others, £S to l'B 15s; later calvers, £0 to £7 10s; AyrshireJersey cross cows, £8 5s to £9 ss; Jersey cows, in milk, £7 10s; Jersey heifers. £6 JO? to £7 2s Gd. FAT SHEEP AT MATAWHERO [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] GISBORXE, Friday In the fat sheep section of the, stock sale, at Matawhero today values again showed an advance, while in the store section there was also a brisk sale. There was cood sale for nil classes of fat cattle. Good station cows made £5 13s to £0 2s; other station rows, from £4 7s fid; finished Jerseys, £3 2s to £3 13s; vealers, from £1 13s to £2 10s. The fat. ewes yarded were of good quality and the market was again on the up grade, 50 ewes from Opou making 245, the top price to drtc. Other values were: 18s Gd to 20s Gd. A small entry of'store sheep met with brisk sale. Hoggets advanced and wethers improved after the recent easing of 'prices. Goo-I breeding ewes made to 25s Gd; hoggets, to 20s Id and 21s; others, 10s and 10s Gd; good Southdowns, IGs. Empty ewes were in less demand, although one forward pen made 15s. Good conditioned wethers sold at 21s lOd and 22s 2d^ GOOD SALE AT FEILDING [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION']. FEILDING, Friday There were heavy yardings in all sections at the Feilding stock sale to-day, when prices for fat wethers and ewes advanced. There was a very good sale ofi dairy. cattle and fat cattle. Prime fat ewes made 22s lOd to 25s lOd; fat wethers, 30s to 32s 6d; fat lambs, to 255. Store sheep: Good.BF. hoggets, to 10s 9d; wether hoggets, to 21s Od; ewe hoggets, good condition, to 32« i others, from. 21s 2d; ewes in lamb, aged, good, to 27s Gd; fair, from 22s Id; five-year, to 25s 7d. Dairy cattle: Springing cowg, special entry, to £0 2s 6d; other cows, to £6 10s; springing heifers, close to profit, to £7 15s; others, to £6 ss. Store cattle: Polled Angus cows, to £4 13s; steers, to £6 18s; bullocks, £6 lis; young Jersey heifers, to £3 3s; boner cows, to £3 Gs. Fat cattle: Heavy prime beef cows, to £7 2s; steers, to £7 17s Gd; bullocks, to £8 Is; light prime cows, to £5; heifers, £G; runners. £3; vealers, £2 12s Gd.