COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22671, 8 March 1937, Page 7

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

TE KUITI QUOTATIONS LARGE OFFERING OF SHEEP AN EASING IN LAMBS [by telegraph—own correspondent] TE KUITI, Saturday Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its usual fortnightly stock sale at Te Kuiti yesterday. Well over the advertised number of sheep was offered to a good attendance of local buyers. All pens were well filled, and, t although prices wore below recent sales, there was a most satisfactory clearance. Lambs in particular were decidedly easier, but pood sorts of sound-mouth breeding ewes were in Quite good demand and prices for these were firm to slightly better. An average yarding of cattle, mainly Jersey sorts, sold at late rates. Quotations: —Light fat wethers, 25s 7d; medium-weight fat lambs, 215.8 d to 23s 7d; Rood five and sixyear ewes, '-'3s to 20s Id; others, 18s to 22s .'id; medium wether lambs, 13s Od to 15s Sd; small, 10s to 12s lOd; small ewe lambs, lis to 17s; good lambs, Os to Ss; one-shear Honiney rams, 5 to 0% guineas; one-shear Southdown rams, S'/ a guineas; good firm mouth Southdown rams, 2K..d to 3V* guineas; others, Is to 'IV* guineas; fat Shorthorn cows, £4 lis to to; good Jersey cows, £3 10s to £3 13s; medium, £2 IDs to £3 7s Gd; others, £2 to £2 7s Od. Abraham and Williams, Limited, report:— The market lacked the buoyancy that has characterised recent sales. However, we effected a clearance with the exception of two small pens. Medium and lower class lambs were down in value, and breeding ewes of any quality sold up to late ruling rates.. Quotations: Two-tooth ewes, ex-Poverty Bay. fair quality, 3bs (id; good five-year Poverty Bay ewes, 26s od to 30s ijd; fair quality five-year ewes, -os to 27s Od; low-conditioned sorts, 22s (id to 2ts; sound-mouth ewes, lss to 20s Od; aged ewes, l - _'s (id to 15s; fair fat ewes, 17s 2d; fat wethers, to 275; twotooth wethers, 2"-'s to 2ls; good shorn ewo lambs, 20s Id; good woolly ewe lambs, '-' Os Od; good Homney wether lambs, 17s Od; fat and forward Southdown lambs, ills Od to 20s 2d; medium store lambs, lis to Jos Od; cull lambs, to Its; two-tooth Kornney rams, « guineas.

MORRINSVILLE SALE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports as follows on its weekly Morrinsville stock sale held on Friday:—The greater part of the yarding again consisted of unfinished Jersey beef cows, stores and boners. Fat stock reflected the weaker demand evident at this week's Frankton sale and the general range of values decreased to about the same standard. Exporters' cattle likewise were harder to uuit. Most vendors, however, sold. In the sheep section rates were maintained at the realisations of the previous week. Pig values were a shade easier. A medium number of mostly porkers was entered. The demand was <iuite good at the lower standard set. We quote:—Medium fat Jersey heifers, £4 12s (id to £5 ss; plain fat cows and heifers, £4 2s <sd to £-1 12s (id; lighter quality, £3 5s to £3 -17s Ud; stores. £2 los to £3 2s (id; boners, up to £'2 7s (id; medium-weight bulls, £4 los to £5 It's Od; s.m. ewes, 17s to 21s; f.m. breeding ewes, up to 10s; medium store lambs, 12s to Ms (Jd; inferior, up to lis; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 los to £2 l(>s; medium Itorkers, £2 2s Gil to £2 10s; light, 34s to £2; store pigs, 17s to 20s; smaller, 15s to 17s; weaners, Up to l is. NGARUAWAHIA SALE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on its Ngaruawahia stock sale, held on Friday, as follows:—The entry was a moderate one only. Good quality fat cattle were comparatively scarce, but medium conditions to unfinished sorts were plentiful. Business was transacted at the lower levels of this week's Tuesday Frankton stock sale. The entire yarding changed hands. A few bulls brought schedule rates under a good competition, while a satisfactory sale resulted for a small offering of dairy cows. Medium quality Jersey beef cows realised from £4 5s to £4 10s; unfinished, £;{ 12s (id to £i 2s Od; forward store cows £3 to £3 10s; ordinary store cows, £2 JOs to £2 17s Gd; boners, up to £2 ss; heavy bulls, £4 10s to £5 15s; good dairy cows, jin milk, £5 los to £0 10s.

NGONGOTAHA REPORT The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its usual stock sale at Ngongotaha last week, when a full yarding of cattle came forward. The yarding was mostly light-weight and boner cows, for which competition was good, prices showing no alteration on late rates. A smaller yarding of pigs sold at unchanged rates. Only a small entry of sheep which realised ruling market rates. We quote:— Cattle: Light fat-cows and heifers, £4 14s to £5 7s; killable cows. £3 15s to £4 "105; heavy boner cows, £3 3s to £3 lis; medium, £2 Ss to £2 lis; lighter, 30s to 38s; heavy potter bulls, £5 to £(5; lighter, £2 10s to t'3 15s. Sheep: Light fat ewes, 17s; light fat lambs, l!«s; aged ewes, Ss to 12s 6d; aged Southdown rams. 2 to 3 1 / 2 gns. Pigs: Porkers, 33s to 3(is (id; stores. 20s to 235; slips, 12s to 13s Od; weaners, Gs to 10s Gd. OPOTIKI PRICES [BY TELKGRArH OWN CO It it EXT ] OPOTIKX, Saturday Dalgety and Company. Limited, report having held the monthly stock sale in the Opotiki yards, when a heavy yarding of cattle came forward. The bulk of the yarding consisted of dairy sorts, which sold under keen competition at fully late rates, but lower than previous local sales. However, a total clearance was effected in the cattle section. Sheep were penned in small numbers. Quotations: —Fat cows, £4 14s to £7; good condition cows, £2 5s to £3 Is; store cows, 31s to £2; boner cows, 15s to 255; Jersey steers, to £4 7s; potter bulls, £3 to £4 10s; small potter bulls, 15s to £2 10s; aged ewes, to 18s; mixed sex lambs, 14s lOd to 17s; cull lambs, to 12s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:—A record number of cattle were yarded. The market showed a sharp decline, hut there was a total clearance. Prices realised were: Heavy fat cows, to £.">; lighter, £3 2s to £4-, good boner cows, 22s to £2; well grown, £2 3s: yearling steers, to £0 17s; smaller, £4 10s to t's 15s; yearling heifers, to 355; heavy potter hulls, £4 15s to £5 ss; others, £'_» to £4 os. WAITERIMU CLEARING SALE G. \V. Vcrcoe and Company. Limited, report having held a clearing sale on account of Mr. E. Sands at Waiterimu. There was a large attendance and a ready sale resulted. The herd, which was only a small one. averaged £7 15s (id. Good quality Jersey and Jerscv-cross cows, August calvers. £8 to .CO ss; others, to £7 15s; more backward, to ,CG 12s (id; 18-months in-calf Jersey heifers, to £'(i 12s (id; storo pigs, to 31s.

OHAUPO CATTLE PRICES Dalprety and Company, Limited, report having hold the Oliaupo stock sale last week. There was a medium yarding of cattle, which sold at late market rates. No heavy fat cows were yarded. Good medium-weight young Jersey fat cows and heifers, i'l Ts <>d to £4 'Ms; medium fat cows, lit 1-">s to £4 SS; liclit fat Jersey rows and heifers, £3' ."is to £3 17s C>d; fleshy conditioned cows, £0 ITS to £3 lis; lighter, £2 to £0 "lOs; potter bulls, £4 7s to £.5 ss. according to weight and condition.