COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22694, 5 April 1937, Page 5

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

RAETIIII CATTLE FAIR FAT LINES IN DEMAND LARGE ATTENDANCE OF BUYERS Freeman R. Jackson and Company, Limited, report having held its annual Raetihi autumn cattle fair on Thursday, There was a big attendance of buyers, ganging over districts from Feilding, Wanganui, Hawera and as far north at Matamata. Contrary to expectations, all classes of cattle met with a ready and sustained demand, especially for fattening cattle of both sexes, the bulk of this class being taken by Taihape district clients.

In the bullock section top price of £lO 12s was obtained by the Scott Estate for a pen of 49 very nice Polled Angus bullocks, their total offering of 88 bullocks making the good average of £lO 6s 9d. These were followed by F. McNie and H. Bolton, £9 16s; E. Hall and R. L. Gibson, £9 10s; T. McArthur, £9 6s; Mrs. Houghton, £9 3s; J. Handley, £9; several others»clients" lines making close up to this figure. Morikau station's fat cows at £8 2s were top of their section, followed by P. Malpas at £7 10s, numerous other pens ranging just below this rate. In the 20-month steer section, P. Punch obtained £7 16s for his line of Polled Angus and £7 7s i'or his Herefords, other lines making btween £6 8s and £0 18s. Several lines of Polled Angus yearling heifers were sold at between £5 and £0 9s, the latter price being obtained for a line of 31 on account of Morikau station. Two and a-half year stejrs sold freely up to £8 ss, three and a-half year empty heifers up to £6 lis, and forward cows up to £6 12s.

MORRINSVILLE OFFERINGS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports:—At the Morjrinsville stock sale there was only a small entry of sheep, chiefly unfinished fat ewes and store lambs. Fat iambs met with better competition and sold in advance of schedule rates. There was a heavy yarding of cow and heifer beef, with finished quality in short supply. This section was keen, a sharp rise resulting. Cattie from Mr. Dynes McConnell, Orini, sold to £9 2s, from Mr. J. R. White to £8 9s, pnd from Mr. J. R. "Welch to £8 ss. Second quality and boner cows also came forward in extra heavy numbers and these were again absorbed by exporters at Tate firm rates. Bulls were penned in full numbers, prices showing no change. The advertised entry of station-bred cattle from the East Coast attracted a fair bench of buyers, but competition was not as keen as at previous sales and values generally were easier. Most of the steers yarded were young cattle and a better demand existed for in-calf heifers, of which several choice pens came forward, and in most cases clearances were effected. There was a record yarding of fat pigs and a medium entry of stores and weaners. A full bench of buyers was operating for all classes and prices realised were slightly in advance of those ruling at Frankton. Store? and weaners sold on a par with recent rates. Sheep: Extra prime wethers, 31s 9d; fat wethers, 28s 6d to 29s 3d; fat ewes, 17s 7d to 18s Od; forward conditioned ewes, 14s; heavy fat lambs, 22s Od to 23s fld; lighter, 20s 2d to 20s lOd; shorn lambs, 19s lOd; store lambs, 14s to 16s sd; smaller, 10s lOd to 12s 9d. Cattle: Prime fat cows and heifers, £8 9s to £9 2s; prime medium cows and heifers, £7 10s to £8 ss; lighter, £5 8s to £6 16s; killable cows, £4 5s to £3 Is; heavy boners, £3 16s to £1 4s; medium, £2 8s to £3 Is; light. 25s to £2 2s; medium ..potter bulls, £5 to £6 3s; lighter, £3 to £4 2s Od; Jersey heifer calves, best, £2 lis to £2 17s 6d; others, 31s to £2; Shorthorn steer calves, £2 14s to £3 ss; in-calf heifers, £5 17s 6d, Store cattle: Three-year Hereford steers, £8 Is; two and a-half-year Polled Angus steers, £6 18s to £7 15s; two-year Polled Angus steers, £6* 17s 6d: two-year Shorthorn steers, £6; 18-months -Shorthorn steers, £4 10s to £4 12s; Polled Angus heifers, runaing with Polled Angus bull, £7 to £7 10s; smaller Polled Angus heifers, £5 3s 6d to £6 13s; Hereford heifers, running with Hereford bulls, £7 to £7 10s; smaller, £6 5s to £6 12s; empty Hereford and Shorthorn heifers, £6 ss; empty Polled Angus cows, £7; weaner Polled Angus steer calves, £4 Is; Polled Angus weaner heifers, £3 15s: yearling Hereford-cross steers, £4 6s to £5; Hereford heifers, £3 7s. Pigs: Choppers, £2 to £3 10s; best baconers, £3 6s to £3 lis; medium, £3 Is to £3 ss; light, £2 16s to £3; unfinished, £2 10s to £2 15s; heavy porkers, £2 2s to £2 8s; medium, 35s to 395; light, 30s to 345; unfinished, 24s to 295; slips, 13s 6d to 15s-,. best weaners, 7s 6d to 10s; smaller, 3s 6d to 9s; Tamworth boar, £4 7s 6d; others, 30s to»£3. OHAUPO HORSE FAIR The New Zealand Loan and. Mercantile .Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports as follows on the Ohaupo horse fair:— Quite a fair entry came forward. It comprised about 15 unbrokens, 60 draughts, and approximately 20 hacks. Heavy unbroken farm horses-aroused keen interest, but inferior ones were not particularly well sought. The majority of the draught horses were medium to light. Heavy class draughts met with a satisfactory demand and most of these sold. Offers, however, for lighter horses were mostly a little short of reserves and consequently there were occasionally passings in this section. Good hacks were in satisfactory demand and the majority found buyers at about reserve figures. Generally speaking *a satisfactory sale was recorded. Unbroken horses: Mr. R, H6lmes, three-year gelding, £4O, to Mr. T. Hoult, and also one to same buyer at £29 10s; another threoyear gelding was purchased by Mr. H. S. Duncan at £35 10s; lighter unbroken horses, £2O to £3O; inferior, up to £ls. Draught horses, broken: Mr. C. Shaw, four-year gelding to Mr. A. R. Saunders, £42; Mr. A. A. Law to same buyer, gelding at £3B; Mr. H. Brindle, mare, £35, to Mr. W. S. Coate; Mr. H. Page, mare, £33, to Mr. A. R. Saunders; Mr. C. M. Peck, horse. £45, to Mr. E. J. Goodwin; Mrs. H. Brindle, mare £35, to Mr. B. Holloway; Mr. W. Saunders, gelding, to Mr. E. J. Cherry, £32 10s. Mr. R. Holmes, hacks, to Mr. A./Emett. £l2; same vendor, one pony, to Mr." C. Shaw, £8 15s. General quotations:—Heavy unbrokens, £29 10s to £4O; light, £l7 to £O4; heavy draught horses, £35 to £45; medium, £29 to £34; lighter, £lB to £24; inferior aged horses, up to £l6; good hacks, £lO to £l2; medium, £7 to £8 10s; small, up to £6 10s.

GOOD VALUES AT OPOTIKI [by telegraph—OWX correspondent] OPOTIKI, Saturday Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports as follows on its monthly stock sale held in the Opotiki saleyards:—Prices realised on most lines of an exceptionally good yarding of cattle showed a slight advance on recent rates, this being due largely to the quality of 'he cattle yarded. A total clearance was made of a small yard in a: of sheep at prices fully up to late rates. Springing cows made £4 10s; fat cows. £4 os to £4 19s; good condition cows, £3 5s to £4 4s; Rood store cows, £2 10s to £3; store cows, Xl'lSs to £2 7s; boner cows, 14s to £1 Ifis; ' empty heifers, tq, £4 19s; empty Jersey heifers, to £2 1 Os; Jersey heifers, running with bull, £4; Polled Angus bullocks, to £0 2s; good condition Jersey steers, £6 3s to £6 10s: potter bulls, to £5; mixed ago ewes, 20s Sd to 25s Id; wethers, to 24s Id; wether lambs, 15s 4d to 18s 3d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantitle Agency Company, Limited, reports as follows: —A large entry of mixed cattle was offered to a representative bench of buyers and sold at lato rates. From 300 to 400 sheep sold well in advance of late rates, with young breeding ewes particularly firm. Heavy fat cows made to £5 10s; medium, £3 14s to'£i 10s; lighter, £2 17s to £3 12s; store cows, £2 to £2 15s; other cows, 10s to 255; heavy Jersey bullocks, to £0 ss; wen nor Shorthorn calves, to £2 12s fid; bulls, to £5; mixed sex lambs, 15s fid; breeding ewes, to 24s Od; to 24s lOd; store pigs, to Jos; slips,' 7s to Os.