COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22517, 7 September 1936, Page 5

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

TE AWAMUTU VALUES COMPETITION FOR BEEF DAIRY CATTLE IN DEMAND

Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports that at its usual stock sale at Te Awamutu a good yarding of fat and store cattle and a full yarding of dairy cattle came forward and sold under keen competition. A small yarding of sheep, mostly fat wethers and hoggets, sold well. A feature of the beef was the splendid line of 32 fat bullocks, yarded on behalf of the Tokanui Mental Hospital, which sold at up to £l4 17s 6d, the whole line averaging £'l4 2s. Five Shorthorn bullocks on account of Mr. L. R. Kay, averaged £l3 12s Gd. In the fat cow and heifer section a particularly nice Shorthorn cow on account of Air. L. 11. Kay realised £l2 6s. On account of Mr. A. It. Kay cows realised from £lO 12s 6d to £ll 17s 6d. Following are the prices realised: —Heavy fat Shorthorn bullocks, £1- lis to ill l<s (id; heavy fat Polled Angus bullocks, £l2 1-_>S Gd to 414 7s (id; fat Hereford bullocks. £lO 15s to 111 12s Od; medium fat Polled Angus bullocks, £lO 12s Gd; heavy fat Shorthorn cows, £ll 178 Od to £l2 Osj heavy fat llolstein cows, £9 5s to £lO 12s Od; fat Hereford cows, light, £7 5s to £8 10s; medium fat Jersey cows, £7 to £7 17s Gd; medium fat heifers, £0 5s to £7 10s; light, £1 10s to £5 17s; light fat cows, £4 10s to £5 ss; unfinished fat cows, £3 5s to £4; store young Jersey cows, £2 10s to £4 os; boner cows, heavy, £2 15s to £3 2s 6d; two-year Jersey heifers, empty, £2 10s to £3 7s 6d; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 10s to £4 lis. There was a good yarding of dairy cattle, and practically the whole yarding changed | hands at full market rates. There was keen competition on good quality cows and heifers close to profit, while the demand for inferior and backward sorts was not so keen. The whole advertised herd on account of Mr. J. 11. Beard, averaged £0 7s Od, the best cows making up to £8 15s, while the majority of the others made from £0 to £B. Good quality Jersey heifers, close to profit, £8 10s to £0 15s; Holstein-cross heifers, £S to £8 7s (id; good quality Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, late September calvers, £7 15s to £8 7s Gd; medium quality Jersey and Jerseycross heifers, £6 10s to £7 12s Gd; more backward sorts, £5 10 £0 ss; poor-conditioned and inferior quality, £3 to £4 ids; quality Jersey and Jersey-cross, second calvers, close to profit, £9 to £9 15s; good quality young Jersey cows, ex King Country, and later September calvers, £8 to £8 15s; medium quality Jersey and Jersey-cross young cows, £0 15s to £7 10s; older Shorthorn cows. £0 to £7 ss; calved, £G 10s to- £7 ss; backward cows, all breeds, £4 10s to £5 10s.

There was a full yarding of pigs, comprising chiefly medium stores and weaners. Large stores and porkers were penned in average numbers and maintained full market quotations. Medium stores sold on a par with recent quotations, while weaners were not readily sought afte* and in several instances did not reach owner's reserve. Large stores and medium porkers, 38s to £2 Is; medium stores and light porkers, 30s to 375; small stores, 23s to 235; light-conditioned store pigs, 18s to 225; best slips, ltis to 20s; smaller, 12s to 10s; best weaners, ISs to 21s Od; medium, 1-ls to ISs; small, 10s to 13s 6d; choppers, 20s to 30s; sows with litters, £4 to £4 10s; sows to farrow, £3 to £4.

. HOROTIU CLEARANCE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports as follows on a clearing sale on behalf of Mr. W. Turner, of Horotiu. The herd' of approximately 45 head comprised a slight majority of in-milk cows, and came forward in excellent order. Most of the cows had been bred by the vendor and constituted a really attractive offering. A very large attendance of buyers was present and animated competition ruled throughout. Everything changed hands and prices were very appreciably above expectations. Choice Jersey dairy cows, in milk, £ll 10s to £l4 10s; good coloured and conditioned Jersey cows, £0 to £ll 10s; plainer sorts, £7 10s to £8 15s; best Jersey springing cows, £ls to £lfc; good quality I springing cows, close to profit, £l3 to £l4 10s; medium. £lO 10s to £l2 10s; poorer, £7 10s to £10; good class Jersey heifers, close up, £7 to £8 10s. The herd averaged just on £lO CAMBRIDGE HORSE FAIR [bv telegraph—own correspondent] CAMBRIDGE, Sunday Hacks and light horses were offered at the ; concluding day of the Cambridge spring horse fair yesterday. Excellent prices were obtained for the majority of the offering, which sold under keen bidding of a fair bench of buyers. In a special entry a gelding, aged, on account of Mr. G. Peake, made £25 4s, while others sold at over £2O. The top price in the ordinary section was £23 paid for a five-year-old gelding sold to Mr. G. B. Nickle on account of Mr. R. D. Holmes. Mr. A. C. Shaw sold one at £23 10s. Mr, Holmes sold another at. £22, a figure which was also paid by Mr. M. C. Allen for an aged mare bought from Mr. E. L. Robinson. ..Others made over £2O and many sold at over £ls. The best figure for a hack was £25 10s paid for an aged gelding. It was bought by Mr. A. McKinnon from Mr. K. Welsh.

MANGAMUKA YARDING [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Saturday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, held a sale yesterday at Mangamuka. The yarding was smaller than usual owing to the bad weather. However, competition . was keen and prices showed an improvement on recent sales. Quotations: Eighteen months' Hereford steers, to £G 4s; 2% to three-year-old steers, mixed coloured, low condition. £6 ISs; mixed Shorthorn two to three-year-old steers, £6 2s to £7. A line of Hereford breeding cows runninp with Hereford bull made 0 guineas each. Springing dairy cows met with dull competition and realised from £4 to £4 10s; springing Hereford-cross heifers, £4. Horses: Useful' farm horses made up to £25; yearling medium draughts, £11; rough ponies and hacks, £1 10s to £3. PRICES AT MATAWHERO [by telegraph OWN correspondent] GISBORNE, Sunday In spite of the bleak conditions that prevailed, there was a fairly good attendance at the weekly stock sale at Matawhero. Competition was good and late rates were maintained in the fat cattle and sheep sections. In the beef section there was an entry of 40 head, comprising mostly Jerseys of good average finish The market was a brisk one, a primo Jersey cow making £5 lis. Good Jerseys sold up to £4 Us and one Hereford cow made £5 ss. Heifers sold to £5 2s 6d and vealers to £2 15s. There was a larger entry of fat sheep than at last week's sale. The quality was good and the recent high rates were maintained, best ewes making 24s to 28s 3d. Ewes with lighter finish and smaller framo made 20s for one pen. Wethers made -JOs 3d. A small entry of store sheep came forward, late rates being maintained. Most of the ewes with lambs were onlv of medium quality, values ranging from 2-ss to 31s. For good wether hoggots the best price was 23s Od, while fairly good ewe hoggets made 255. NGONGOTAHA QUOTATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their fortnightly stock sale at Ngongotaha on Friday, when a good yarding of cattle came forward. Quotations for beef and store cattle remained unchanged. Dairy cattle came forward in good numbers, the majority lacking condition, and only fair values were realised. Pigs were in good demand. Quotations: — Cattle: Light fat cows and heifers. £5 to £5 8s; killablo cows, £4 to £4 14s; boners, 25s to £2 12s; fresh-conditioned Shorthorn cows, £4 to £4 (is; store conditioned cows, £2 5s to £2 ISs; small Jersey yearling heifers, £2 5s to £2 10s. Dairies: Sound dairy cows, close to profit, £5 10s to £(>; backward, £3 15s to £4 15s; springing Jersey heifers, £0 to £6 10s; backward, £1 10s to i.'s JOs; cows and heifers, in milk. £4 15s to £5 10s. Pigs: Stores, 24s to 25s Gd; slips, 10s to 20s; weanors, 12s to 15s (Id. VALUES AT TE KUITI [my telegraph —own correspondent] TE KUITI, Sunday Dalgety and Company, Limited, report that at their fortnightly sale at Te Kuiti on Friday a small yarding of cattle, comprising mainly dairies, came forward. Run cattle sold well to late rates, while competition for dairies was good, firmer prices resulting. Quotations: —Gcod Polled Angus and Hereford-cross cows, r.w. Hereford bulls, £7 17s Od; forward conlition Friesian cows, £4 10s; empty Jersey store cows, £2 J 7s; empty Jersey heifers, £3 13s to £3 15s; best dairy cows, third calvers, close to profit, £7 2s od; good second calvers. close to profit, £5 7s <id to £5 15s; later calvers, £4 15s; backward dairy cows, £2 15s to £4; backward dairy heifers, £2 15s to £8; aged halfdraught mare, £2O. Abraham and Williams report that a small entry of sheep and cattle was penned. There was keen competition for all lines submitted, dairy stock in particular being .sought after. Quotations: —Ewe hoggets, medium quality, £1 lis sd; storo Jersey cows, £2 los to £2 17s tid; dairy cows in low condition, £5 'to £0; good springing heifers, £7 10s to £7 15s; medium quality sorts. £6 10l to £7; poor-conditioned sorti, to £5.