COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22469, 13 July 1936, Page 5

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

TE KUITI QUOTATIONS SHE-EP IN GOOD DEMAND SMALL ENTRY OF CATTLE [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] Tli KUITI, Saturday Palgety and Company, Limited, reports that at the firm's fortnightly stock sale at Te Kuiti yesterday a small yarding of sheep and a medium yarding of cattle came forward. Sheep sold well at late rates, while the yarding of cattle, comprising mainly sr.cond-rato dairy cows, attracted fair competition for anything that was close to profit. Quotations: —Sheep: Good mixed sex hoggets, 23s od; medium, lUs (id; small, lis; medium full-mouth ewes (Southdown rams), 23s 6d to 24s 2d. Cattle: Good conditioned Jersey store, cows, £2 12s; boners, 23s to 30s; medium dairy cows, close to profit, £4 to £1 12s Gd; later calvers, £3 to £3 15s; medium dairy heifers, close profit, £4 12n Gd to £5; later calvers, £3 to £3 12s Gd. Abraham and Williams, Limited, report* having had a small yarding of sheep and cattle. There was a keen demand for all lines of sheep offered and values advanced cm late ruling rates. The cattle were mostly of rough quality and sold at ruling rates. Quotations: —Sheep: Good fat wethers, 25s Gd; light fat ewes, ISs; good ewe hoggets. 27s Gd; good wether hoggets, 20s 6d; good conditioned aged ewes in lamb to Southdown rams, 23s Gd to-2ls 2d; cull ewes in lamb, to ltis 3d. Cattle: Light fat Jersey cows, £4 10s; dairy cows, to £3; small late Jersey heifers, £3 17s Gd; small empty heifers, £2 ss; boner cows, to £1 ss.

SALE AT MAUNCATUROTO []? BOM ODE OWN" CORRESPONDENT] WHANGAREI, Sunday There was 3 moderate attendance of buyers and a fair yarding of cattle at the sale held by the North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, at Maungaturoto. The offering comprised mostly dairy stock, and all lots changed hands under the hammer. Dairy cows, close to profit, brought up to £6 15s; later calvers, £4 5s to £0 OS; backward sorts, £3 5s to £4; fat cows, to £6 ss; forward condition cows, £3 5s to £4 105; boner cows, £l 7s to £1 17s (3d; fat and forward steers, to £6 15s;' boner bulls, to £2 Us; yearling Shorthorn steers, to £2 16s. MORRINSVILLE QUOTATIONS Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its usual weekly stock sale at Morrinsville on Friday, when there was a fair yarding of cattle, chiefly consisting of moderate quality beef cows and fleshy-condi-timed sorts. Competition was very keen and a total clearance was effected at advanced rates. Light fat cows made £5 5s to £0 is; forward-conditioned cows, £3 13s to £4 2s Od; fleshy aged cows, £2 17s to £3 12s Od; boners, £2 2s to £2 15s; pen of 3-year-old crossbred steers. £0 13s; 18-months-old crossbred steers, £2 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 3si; dairy cows of good quality, £5 15s to £7; late calvers, £4 10s to £4 15s Od; springing heifers, medium quality, £5 to £0; store lambs, lss 3d. WAIHI CATTLE VALUES The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports haying held its usual Waihi stock sale on Friday, when a medium yarding of store cattle came forward. The entry comprised mostly cow and heifer beef, for which the demand was firm, values showing an improvement since our previous report.' A good yarding of dairy cattle included the advertised herd of approximately 35 Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, offered on account of Mr. H. C. Morton, o» Waihi. Competition was brisk for early calvers. Fat cows and heifers made £6 12s to £0 10s; lighter, £4 7s Od to £5 10s; forward conditioned and killable cows, £3 to £4 Is; heavy boners, 38s to £2 12s; lighter, to 355; Jersey and Jersey-cross dairy cows, early calvers, £8 to £9; other early calvers, £0 5s to £7 10s; older and later calvers, £3 12s od to £5 15s; Jprsey dairy heifers, close to profit, £6 15s to £7; other early calvers, £5 to £5 17s Od; smaller and later calvers, £3 15s to £4 10s. YARDING AT PAPAROA [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Sunday Dalgety and Company, Limited, report a good yarding, comprising mostly dairy cattle, at Paparoa. All good quality dairy cattle, well forward in calf, sold under good competition at full late rates. Values:— Springing Jersey heifers, moderate quality, close up, £1 5s to £4 37s Od; further back, £3 to £4; small and late calvers, £2 10s to £2 15sj fair quality Jersey cows, £4 to £4 15s; backward, £2 10s to £3 10s; fat Jersey cows, £3 17s to £4; Shorthorn cows, £4 to £4 12s Od; cows and calves, to £4 10s; good boner cows, £1 15s to £2; potter bulls, £2 4s to £2 10s; medium yearling Jersey heifers, £2 2s; smaller, £1 7s.

KAURI GUM TRADE HIGHER AVERAGE VALUE AN IMPROVED OUTLOOK The average price of kauri gum exported 'from Auckland during June rose by over £4 a ton to £32 ss, compared with £2B 3s in May, and £35 in June, 1935. Tlio total amount shipped was 211 tons, against 215 tons in May, and was valued at £6914, compared with £6059. The following table gives details of the amounts of gum shipped, the country to which it was consigned, and the value Country Tom Value United Kingdom .. . . J)1 £2OIO France '.. .. .. 6 349 Japan .. .. . . 5 228 Australia 10 235 Canada, East Coast .. 54 1107 United States, East Coast 45 80S5 211 £6911 "Trade in kauri gum is a lot brighter," said a leading broker on Saturday. "Higher wages on public works are taking men away from gumdigging, and in anticipation of a scarcity, merchants are buying forward. This is not confined to local dealing, for overseas buyers are realising the position and placing orders. Values for the lower grades have risen by £4 to £5 a ton, while better sorts ara worth up to £25 more. "The price of kauri gum is regulated by wages, and diggers, anticipating a return to the prices ruling before the slump, are holding whatever they have in hand. Nevertheless, before men will return to digging, they will require higher prices than those ruling at present." LONDON FRUIT MARKET - (Received July 12, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 11 On the London fruit market apples arc in fair inquiry. New Zcalands, by the Rangitata and Middlesex, are quoted as follows: —Dunns, 6s to 10s; Stunners, 5s 6d to 7s. Australians: Stunners, 5s 6d to 7s 9d; Dunns, 7s 6d. Pears are in good demand. New Zealands by the Raugitane: Nelis, 14s to 15s 3d; Keitfcrs, 8s 6d to 10s. Australians: Nelis, 14s 6cl.