COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22670, 6 March 1937, Page 11

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

MORRINSVILLE OFFERINGS STEADY DEMAND FOR SHEEP CATTLE PRICES FIRM * The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports on its weekly Morrinsvillo stock sale yesterday:— Fat Sheep.—A medium entry, comprising mostly fat owes and a small number of fat lambs. Competition for all classes was steady at recent values. Store sheep: The advertised entry of breeding ewes from tho East Coast and North Aucklnnd districts attracted a good bench of buyers, and practically a total clearance was effected at satisfactory prices, East Coast ewes boing particularly sought after. A small entry of store lambs met a good salo, realising lato quotations. Cattle: There was no ox beef penned. A full yarding of cow and heifer beef, included a good proportion of finished cattle. Competition was good and prices firmer than at previous sales. A full entry of second-quality and boner cows was also penned, these showing no alteration on recent rates..A full yarding of potter bulls also realised unchanged values. Store cattle: A line of store cattle, comprising approximately 100 steers ex East Coast, found a ready salo from a full bench of eager buyers. Pigs: Another large entry of fats, with prices fifmer than those ruling at other centres. Stores and weaners caino forward in good numbers, but bidding was slow, prices being a little easier than at previous sales, but in most cases vendors met tho market and prac- | tically a total clearance was effected under I the hammer. Quotations: —Fat sheep: Fat black-faced wethers, 25s lOd; fat two-tooth black-faced ewes, 24s lOd; medium fat eues, 17s Od to 18s 2d; light ewes, 15s 2d to 17s; store ewes, 13s to 15s; heavy prime lambs. 28s 3d to 20s; medium, 21s to 20s 3d; killable, 20s 3d to 21s. Store sheep: Ex East Coast—Good two-tooth ewes, 37s to 38s lOd; medium. 33s Gd to 355; smaller, 28s to 325; four-tooth to fonr-year ewes, 26s 3d to 28s; good four and five-year ewes, 30s (id to 31s; smaller, 26s to 28s; five-year ewes, 25s 6d to 275; six-year ewes, 24s to 24s Od; smaller, 20s to 225. Ex North Auckland—Good fullmouth ewes, 24s Od to 25s Od; sound-mouth ewes, 20s Od to 23s Od; aged, 17s to 20s; aged local ewes. 13s to 1.75; shorn store lambs, 16s Od to 17s; store woolly lambs, 14s Od to 16s lOd; cull lambs, 12s 6d to 14s 4d; store wethers, small, 22s 6d. Oneshear Southdown rams, 4'A to s%gns; mixed aged Southdown rams, 2% to 3%gns; aged Southdown rams, %gn to l%gns. Cattle: Medium fat cows and heifers, £7 7s to £7 16s; lighter, £6 5s to £0 10s; killable cows, £4 10s to £5 16s; heavy boner cows, £3 lis to £4 ss; medium, £2 15s to £3 4s; light, 30s to £2 6s; heavy potter bulls, £0 18s to £7 18s; medium, £5 15s to £6 10s; lighter, £3 to £4 18s. Store cattle: Threeyear Polled Angus store conditioned steers, 1 £0 15s; two and two and a-half-year, £7 10s j to £8 16s; two-year Horeford store conditioned steers, £7 lis to £7 19s; mixed colour three.vear steers, £8 7s; in-calf Jersey, heifers, £5 5s to £5 12s 6d; medium Jersey heifer calves, £2 7s Gd to £2 16s; smaller, 30s to £2 2s. Pigs: Choppers, 30s to £2 lis; prime baconers, £2 6s to £3 10s; medium, £3 Is to £3 ss; light, £2 14s to £3; heavy porkers and unfinished baconers, £2 5s to £2 12s: medium porkers, 38s to £2 2s; light, 30s to 30s; large stores, 22s (3d to 26s 6d; medium, 18s to 20s;'light, 16s to 17s Od; slips, 12s to 14s; best weaners. 7s Od to 10s; others, 3s Gd to 5s Od; boars, £2 14s to £2 17s; sows, with litters. £5 7s 6d to £5 10s. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:— There was only a moderate yarding of sheep, which sold at lato rates. Full-mouth ewes, 20s; fat ewes, 20s; cull ewes, Os Gd-; Southdown four-tooth rams, 2gns to 2%gns. There was a largo yarding of cattle, the majority being fleshy and boner cows. The demand was good at late rates. Fat cows, £4 5s to £7 ss; fleshy cows, £3 8s to £4 3s; boners, £2 Is to £3 4s; potter bulls, £3 to £7 4s. Pigs: A medium yarding of pigs came forward and, like all sales during the current week, prices cased a shade in sympathy with the lower hook schedule. No heavy pigs wero offered. Our entry comprised chiefly heavy porkers, which realised from £2 to £2 3s; light baconers, £2 Os to £2 12s; choppers. 355. Store pigs were weak of demand and full late rates were realised. MONTHLY WAIHI SALE The Farmers' Co-operatrve Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its usual monthly stock salo at Waihi, when a full yarding of cattle came forward, mostly fat and forward cows, with a good entry of calves. These met with good competition, selling at full Waikato rates. The pig pens were again filled to capacity, but as at other centres prices were lower than last salo owing to tho drop in schedule, but practically a i total clearance was effected. Quotations: — Cattle: Heavy fat cows, £5 Os to £5 10s; lighter, £4 15s to £5 7s Gd; light fat cows and heifers, £4 to £4 12s 6d; heavy boner rows, £3 to £3 15s: boners. 35s to £2 10s; potter bulls, £3 10s to £7 15s; Shorthorn steer ralvcs, £3 Os; well-grown weaner Jer--1 fey heifers, £2 10s to £2 16s; smaller, 35s to £2 ss. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £3 2s to £3 ss; medium, £2 IBs to £3 Is; light, £2 13s to £2 17s; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 Os; medium, 38s to £2 2s; light, -30s to 355; large stores, 31s to 335; good weaners, 8s to ' 10s; smaller, 5s to 7s; sows to farrow, 37s to £2. PAPAROA CATTLE SALE [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Friday Dalgety and Company, Limited, report holding their cattle sale at Paparoa yesterday, when there was a good yarding offering, and a good attendance of buyers. A total clearance was made under steady bidding at full late rates. Prices wero:—Fat heifers, £6 17s Od; medium, £5 to £5 15s; lighter, £4 to £5; heavy boner cows, £2 10s to £3 5«; lighter, £1 14s to £2 ss; 2%-year Shorthorn heifers, running with bull, £1 6s; 18-months empty Shorthorn heifers. £3 17s; small to medium Shorthorn steer calves, £2 os to £2 10s; small Jersey heifer calves. 25s to 30s; potter bulls, medium-weight, £4 to £4 15s. Dairy cattle: Best springing heifers, to £5 2s Od; backward heifers, £3 to £4; backward springing dairy cows, £4 15s to £5. MATAWHERO PRICES [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] GISBORNE, Friday The yarding of sheep at to-day's Matawhero stock sale was smaller than usual. Tho salo attracted an average attendance and there was good competition. There was an entry of 46 fat cattle, mostly dairy sorts, and the market for these was easier. A black cow made £5 Bs, while £4 5s was the highest price for Jersoy cows. Heifers sold up to £5 13s for good Red Polled, and £1 10s for Jersoys. Only GO fat sheep were yarded. Good heavy ewes made from 19s to 10s 5d and lighter to 17s 6d. A few lambs ntado 10s Od and second grade owes from 15s to 10s. Following the ewo fair of two days ago the offering of store sheep was small and these sold at values on a par with late rates. Mixed ewes, mostly fourtooth, made to 275, two-to.oth ewes to 275, extra good wether lambs 10s, and quality ewo lambs 25s Id. TE PUKE CATTLE AND PIGS [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TE PUKE, Friday Tho Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its To Puke sale, when a full yarding of pigs ■ came forward. Bidding was brisk on bacon- ' ers, but porkers were hard to dispose of. , Vendors in most cases mot the market. [ Values wero on a par with late rates. Heavy baconers, £3 3s to £3 6s; medium, £2 10s , to £3 2s; light, £2 16s to £2 18s; heavy ' porkers, £2 to £2 8s; inodium, 33s to 365; light, 24s to 2Ss; slips. 12s to 15s; weaners. 88 to 10s; choppers, 24s to 38s. A good entry of all classes of cattle came forward. Medium fat cows and heifers were in keen demand, and potter bulls wero keenly sought after. Medium fat cows and heifers, £4 6s to £5; light fat cows, £3 lis to £4; good boner 1 cows, £2 ISs to £3 3s; light boner cows, 1 22s to £2; heavy potter bulls, £0 14s to £0 1 17s Od; others, £2 12s to £5. | NEW KATIKATI YARDS USED : [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TE PUKE, Friday Tho Farmers' Co-operativo Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its Katikati sale yesterday, when a full yarding of all classes of cattle came forward. A full bench of buyers was in attendance. This salo was conducted in the company's recently completed new yards, the convenience of which was much appreciated by both buyers and sellers. A medium yarding of store and weaner pigs was penned, but did not meet with very brisk competition, a number of weaners being passed in. Prices realised were as follows: —Pigs: 'medium stores, 21s to 225; slips, 14s (id to 1.65; weaners, 6s to Os Od. Sheep: Store to 17s 3d. Cattle: Medium fat steers, £o* 12s" to £lO lis; lighter steers. xO 5s to £0 lis; fat cows, £1 10s to £5; medium fat heifers, £4 Is to £4 15s; tillable c<-\vs, £3 10s to £3 17s; heavy boners, £ - 18s to £3 6s; lighter, £1 10s to £2 4s; heifer calves, £2 Os to £2 15s; others, to 2!>s; heavy potter bulls, £5 5s to £5 17s Od; others, £2 17s 6d to £4 ss. TE AWAMUTU SALE Dalgety anil Company, Limited, report having held the usual trl-weekly stock sale at Tc Awamutu on Thursday. Sheep: There was a largo yarding of 4020, and a good clearance was effected at full late rates. Fat ewes made 17s (id to 20s 3d; unfinished ewes, 12s 3d to lis lOd; heavy fat woolly lambs. 21s (id to 20s Gd; medium-weight lambs, 21s Gil to 21s; fat wethers, 25s 10(1 to 28s; store lambs, 13s to 10s; 50 full-mouth breeding ewes,' 235; 186 full-mouth breeding ewes. 235; 252 full-mouth breeding owes, 23s 3d; 20 4 and 5-year ewes, 30s Gd; cull ewes, 8s Od to 13s; one-shear Southdown rams, l'/.gns to Guns; older Southdown rams, 2 1 / a gns to •I'/aßns: full-mouth Leicester rams, 2%gns; cuil rams, lgn to 2gus. Cattle: An average

yarding, which sold at full rates. Fat Jersey steers JJS 15s; light fat cows, £3 15s to £5 16s; lighter, £2 16s to £3 7s 6d; boner cows £2 2s to £2 14s; fat potter bulls, £4 15s to £6 lis; light, £2 5s to £1 6s; Jerseycross heifers, running with bull, £3 10s; _[ dairy cows, £4 ss. Pigs: A very heavy yarding of fat pigs came forward and a correspondingly heavy yarding of stores. The fat pins comprised chiefly unfinished purs. Owing to the recent reduction oi the schedule, vendors wero inclined to reserve. However, in most cases they met the market, and all classes of pifts fairly maintained late Franktoil quotations. Store and weaners were hard to quit and vendors in most cases were firm on their reservations. Prime heavy baconcrs, fls to £3 Ss; heavy baconers. £3 3s to £3 (is; medium, £2 18s to £3 3s;.li e ht £2 1 12s to £2 16s; heavy buttermilk pigs £2 8s f to £2 12s; buttermilk pigs, £2 3s to £2 8s; heavv porkers, 38s to £2 2s; medium, 31s r to 38s- light, 28s to 345; choppers, 38s to £■> 4s* best store piKS. 26s to 28s Od; medium, 22s to 265; small, 18s to 225; best wlins l()s to 12s; best weaners. <8 to 8s; others 38 to ss; sows to farrow. £2 to ] .£'2 ss. _ FEILDING MARKET PRICES WELL MAINTAINED [BY TF-LEGKAPU—PRESS ASSOCIATION] FEILDING. Friday There was another heavy yarding of 25,000 head of store sheep at the Feildine sale today. Prices remained high and there was an excellent clearance. Cattle values*ere mfiinlv stPfldy lfit© rates. Stor ! sheep: Two-tooth ewes, 355, 39s to 44si; foiKi tooth 33s 6d to 37s lOd; five-year, 20s lOd !to 275; four and five-year,. 25s to 20s Od; < six-vear 22s 8d to 245; mixed-aged, 2os 4d ifn 'l(« 7d four-year, 25s to 30s 8d; ewe lambs 2<)s to 20s 8d; wether lambs, 15s 3d to 18s Id* best forward lambs, 18s Sd. Fat sheep: Ewes, 18s 9d to '2l s; wethers, 25s 3d to 30s; lambs, 19s to 26s Od; best forward ' two-tooths, to 30s. Store cattle: I'our and I five-year Polled Angus bullocks, £9 is to ' CIO 10s* three-year, £7 10s to £8 t>s; yearlings £3 to £5 12s 6d; Polled Angus cows £4 7s to £5; top Polled Angus heifers, £6 9s- yearlings, £3; heifers, £6 9s; yearlings, £3 to £1 15s; Hereford, £3 12s 6d to £4; weaner Jersey heifers, £2 to £2 7s; boner cows £2 15s to £3 18s; cows with calves, £3 5s to £4 12s 6d. Fat cattle: Heifers, £b 15s to £8 12s 6d; cows, £s7sfld to £7'l2s; I bullocks, £10; runners, £3 2s Od. . Dairy cattle: fcows in milk, £2 17s Od.; springing, £3 17s Od to £5 15s; heifers in milk, £3 2s Od. KAMO SHEEP FAIR [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Friday Dalgety and Company, Limited, report holding a sheep fair at Kamo yesterday, when only a small yarding of sheep came forward. There was a good attendance of ! local buyers, and competition was e°od up j to fall late market rates, and a total dearI ance was made. Quotations: —Fat and forI ward four-tooth wethers, 24s 6d to 25s sd; two-tooth wethers, to 225; small. 18s to 20s; i small two-tooth . ewes, 245; five-year breedI ing ewes, 22s to 23s 3d; aged ewes, 12s to i 14s; medium woolly mixed sex lambs, 12s; lOd to 13s Od; well-bred two-tooth Bomney ! rams eVizns to B%ens; full-mouth Southdown rams, lgn to 2Vigns; potter rams. 8s to 10 The d North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited, report:—Competition was fairly keen for anything offering. Prices: Two-tooth wothers, 23s Od to 24s lOd; four-tooth wethers, 22s 9d to 245; two-tooth ewes, small, 23s to 24s 3d; aged ewes, 18s 6d to 20s 9d; old and cully ewes, lis Id to 13s Od; good store lambs, 10s to 17s 3d; medium, 14s to 15s 9d; small, lis Od to 13s 3d; one-shear Southdown rams. 10s to 22s 6d; one-shear Bomney rams, 23s 4d to sgns; aged Bomney rams, 10s to 10s. THE CITY MARKETS GOOD SUPPLY OF GRAPES KEEN DEMAND FOR POULTRY i There was an over supply of hothouse grapes at the city markets yesterday, the recent high prices having tempted many growers to consign fruit which : was not ready. Golden Queen peaches ' were plentiful, hut the demand for ; tomatoes, which are coming forward in large quantities, was slacker owing to | the cooler weather. Pears are likely to • be scarce this season, but there is ' evidence of a good apple supply. The price for green peas was lower, as also ; was that for Ohaktine cauliflowers. 1 Celery in good condition sold at higher ; rates'titan last week, and cabbage and i potatoes maintained their recent prices. ' No change was shown in egg prices, but ) there was a keen demand for poultry. ! Values were: — i FRUIT Apples, Gravenstein, 7s to Ss 6d a case; Cox's Orange, 4s to 9s; Delicious, 2s to 5s Od; Ballarat, 3s to 4s Od; Granny Smiith, Os; Jonathan, 4s Od to Os 6d; Munro, 3s to 4s 3d; windfalls and others, Is Od to 2s; pears, Louise Bon Jersey, 12s to 13s 6d; Packhams, os to 7s; Bon Chretien, Os to lis; tomatoes, outdoor, extra choice, 4s to 6s; others, Is 3d to 3s 6d; lemons, choice, cured, Ss to 12s; others, 4s to 7s; bananas, ripe, lSs to 25s 6d; pines, Queensland, lis to 19s; grapes, Te Kauwhata, 7s Od to 12s; hothouse, Hamburg, Od to lOd lb.j Coleman, 10y 3 d to Is 3d; Moroc, 10d to Is; peaches. Golden Queen, cases, 2s 6d to 4s 9d; Golden Queen, crates, 4s Od to 7s (id; plums, Dons, 7s 6d a case; blackberries, Od to Ss lb.; j cape gooseberries, 5d to od; passion fruit, 5s to 9s a case; quinces, 5s to 10s; cocontits, 15s sack. VEGETABLES Beet, 3d to Od a dozen; celery, cooking, Od to 9d a bundle; dessert, 2s to 3s 3d; carrots, Od to 9d a dozen; cauliflowers, 2s Od to 4s Od a sack; cabbages, 2s Od to 7s a sack; cucumbers, Is (id to 4s a doz.en: French beans, Od to Is a bag; stnngless beans, Is Od to 3s 6d; green peas, 2s Od to Os Od; kumaras, Island, 7s to 8s a cwt.; local. iy_d to °d a lb.; leeks, Od to Is a dozen; lettuce, Is to 3s a case; marrows, Od to Is Od a dozen; melons, citrons, 4s to 5s a art.; onions, 3s to 4s 3d a bag; potatoes, Ohakune, Suttons, 4s Od to ss; Ohakune ordinary, 4s to 4s Od; No. 1, local, 3s to 4s 6d; PU'nP; kins, best Crown, 7s to Ss Od a cwt.; Bed Warren. 2s to 5s a sack; parsnips, Od to lOd a dozen; radish. Od to Is; rhubarb, Is to 2s Od; spinach, Od to Is 3d; spring i onions, Sd to Is 3d a bundle; swedes, 3s - to 4s a bag; turnips. Oil. POULTRY ! Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 2s Od to ' 4s Od; not prime, Is up; light breeds, prime, Is Od to 2s 3d; not prime, 9d up; fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime, 2s to 2s Od; light breeds, Is Od to 2s; fat hens, heavy breeds, 2s Od to 3s 3d; light breeds, Is to 2s; pullets, heavy breeds, best, 3s Od to j Os Od; smaller, Is Od up; light breeds, best, | 3s Od to 7s; smaller, Is Od up; drakes, younpr, ; primo. Is Od to 2s 3d; smaller, Od up; old, 9d to Is 9d; ducks, young, 2s Od to 3s Od; 1 old, Od to Is Od. BUTTER AND EGGS Eggs, hen, A grade, Is 9V 2 d a down; B grade, Is C'/ad; C grade, Is O'Ad; duck, A grade, Is 9M,d; B grade, Is oy 2 d; D grade, Is 0/jd; butter, farmers', lOd to Is a lb. CANTERBURY MARKETS [BY TKT/EGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Friday The grain and produce markets continue quiet though there is a certain amount of trade passing in most lines. Wheat deliveries have been interrupted steadily by rain, though the weather of the last 'few days gives promise of better conditions for the completion of the harvest. A good deal of wheat is being delivered out of condition and there have been more than the usual number of rejections. The fowl wheat market is at a standstill with only a very small amount of business passing. It' is reported that Auckland interests are becoming anxious about the possibility of supplies being scarce. The small seeds market remains unaltered. Ryegrass is still firm as confirmation is received of damage done to southern crops. Cocksfoot from the plains is being delivered steadily, but little has yet appeared from the peninsula. Peninsula seed has been offered, but the sample so far is not attractive. Potatoes are slow of sale, and the. price now is about £2 los a ton on trucks. Main crop onions are beginning to appear and the price has eased to about £'o 10s a ton on trucks. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET ' CHICAGO, March 1 Wheat.—May, 1 dollar 33| cents a bushel; .Tulv, 1 dollar 14f cents; September, 1. dollar m cents. QUOTATION FOR SUGAR LONDON, March -l Haw sugar, beetroot basis, is quoted at 6s oid a cwt.