STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22723, 8 May 1937, Page 20

STOCK SALES

COUNTRY QUOTATIONS YARDINGS AT TE AWAMUTU SHEEP SELL AT LATE RATES Dalgefcy and Company, Limited, report having held a sale at Te Awamutu e on Thursday. s There was a moderate yarding of sheep, which sold at fully late r.tttPel wetheis made 2. v .s • (id to MOs; fat ewes, 218; fat lambs, 24s t to 25s lidi store lamns, Ms Id to 18a; cull , lamhs, lOs -Id; W5 breeding ewes, in lamb to 1 Southdown and Eomney rains, 27s sd; aged t ewes, 2-1 s; cull ewes, Its. A full yarding of fat and store cattle sold readily at fully up 7 to late rates. Fat steers, medium weight, made £& as to iio ss-, heavy fat cows, £7 lis to £8 6s; medium fat cows, .€6 17s (id i to £7 ss; light fat cows, £3 10s to £5 2s lid; fat Jersey heifers, £4 5s to £5 7s Gd; r boner cows, £'2 to £8 2s Gd; store Shorthorn cows, £3 i('is to £4 ss; 3'/i-year Short- ' horn steers, fresh conditioned, ££> 10s; twot year steers. £4 5s to £5; weaner Polled Angus steers. £3 lis to £3 10a; Holstein ' weaners, £2 17s; three-year Polled Angus S heifers, running with Hereford bulls, £7 hs; cows, with calves at foot, £3 14s, all counted: others. £2 10s to £3 ss; old cows and calves, 5 £2 10s, with calves given in; weaner Jersey i heifer, £2 17s to £3; Jersey heifers, threeyear, running with Jersey bull, £5 los to £0; 3 small and backward, £1 to £4 ss; bulls, ■ heavy, to .CO 2s (id; medium hulls, £3 10s 1 to £1 1 os. A heavy yarding of fat and . store pigs came forward. The yarding of pigs comprised chiefly porkers, with a few light 3 and medium baconers. All classes sold under t keen competition, and a very satisfactory sale resulted. Medium baconers, ,C 37s to - t'3 Os: light, £2 12s to £2 TiSs; heavy porkers . to light baconers, £2 !>s to £2 'l2s; heavy porkers, £2 2s to £2 Os; medium, 3Ss to . £2 2s; light, 32s to 38s; small, 20s to 325; choppers, £3; backward sows, £2 to £2 ">s; J young Devon boars, 20s to 30s; best stores, i 15s to 18s; medium, 12s to Ms; best slips, lOs to 1 Is; best weaners. Ids to 12s; others, 5s to lOs. • FIXTURE AT PAPAKURA The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile 5 Agency Company, Limited, reports that there I was a keen demand for dairy cattle at its Papakura sale this week. Good competition ' existed for quality dairy animals from a good j bench of buyers from surrounding districts. There was a ready sale for beef cattle at 1 ruling rates. Best dairy cows close to profit ; and in milk made from £7 lOs to £0; lesser , quality and backward calvers, £4 to CO 10s; ' good quality heifers, £7 12s (id to £8 7s (id; medium sorts, £(i 2s (id to £7 ss; more . backward, £1 lOs to £."> IOs; heavy fat cows, £7 2s (id to £8 12s; medium, £5 15s to £<» ' 15s; lighter sorts, £1 to £5 los; bulls for ■ potting, .CI os to .cs ids; meaty cows, to 1 CI ss; boner cows, 30s to C2 15s; cows with | calves, to £(> (is the pair. In-calf Jersey-cross , heifers, to £4 His; yearling steers, to £4 13s (id; weaner heifers, 30s to £2 IOs; .store pigs, to £1 Is; weaners, Os Od to IDs. Three-year draught gelding, i 11. PUKEKOHE HORSE FAIR [FROM OUR OWN CORJIKSPONDKNT] PUKEKOHE, Friday About 50 horses were offered at the horse fair held at Pukekohe to-day by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited. A good demand for ■ all good young farm sorts was experienced. The top price. £l2 lOs, was realised by a five-year-old medium-draught chestnut mare. • The advertised heavy-weight hunter made £25, a farm mare and foal £l2, a three•soi S.T oi i.T 'sasjoti paiia ;s=oi r.I.T oj sot C.T 'sjprsq !sor. M 7 0} sor CT 'sjjos -an !0-,7 oj sot HT 'siios nunj iORT ■ oi r,C-T 'sjjos uijbj jnjssn :sqi r.1,7 oj CC,7 'sjqJJnnjp uinipam pooo—:s.wo|[Oj bb swav sa.itJd jo aauaj aqx -o 17 jjo.i uur.j fiut|jt?a.f rt ; pub 'ogj iCnu iujbj 'pajuijs pjo-jßa.? COMPETITION AT WAIHOU The Fanners' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a sale at Waihon, when a heavy yarding of all classes of cattle came forward. For fat cows and heifers competition remained firm at late quotations, while a heavy yarding of boner cows sold firmly, values showing a slight improvement on last sale quotations. A number of Jersey calves sold well. A good yarding of sheep comprised chiefly the advertised entrv of fat lambs. Competition was firm for all classes and values compared favourably with Frankton rates. A full yarding of fat pigs .-acne forward, with a moderate entry of stores and weaners. A number of sows to farrow weie also yarded, and ail changed hands. Competition for fat pigs was keen and prices on a par with late Frankton rates. Stores and weaners sold at late quotations. Cattle: Fat cows and heifers, £5 17s fid to £6 10s; lighter, £1 17s to £5 lo.S; forward and killable cows, £3 Ids to £4 15s; heavy boners, £3 3s to £3 14s; medium. £2 8s to £3 Is; light, 30s to £2 ss; heavy potter bulls, to £7 ss; medium, £5 10s to £5 17s; light, €3 to C 3 7s Gd; forward conditioned Shorthorn and Friesian cows, £1 Os to £4 lis; Jersey calves, 36s to £2 ss. Sheep: Heavy fat wethers, to 365; unfinished, to 31s; medium fat lambs, 22s (id to 235; lighter, 20s to 225; killable, ISs to ISs Od; good store lambs. 15s (id to 16s 3d; , small, lOs to lis. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £3 j 8s to £3 13s; medium, £3 2s to £3 7s; light, £2 15s to £3 Is; unfinished, £2 lOs to £2 15s; heavy porkers, £2 2S to £2 10s; medium, 37s to £2; light, 31s to 30s; stores, medium 22s to 21s; sows to farrow, 32s od to £2 10s; slips, 15s to 16s Gd; large weaners, lOs to 12s; small, Os Gd to 7s Gd TIRAU REALISATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a sale at Tirau, when a medium entry of sheep and cattle came forward. Competition was keen and prices were firm at recent quotations. Sheep: Low conditioned sound-mouth ewes r.w. rams. 225; fresh conditioned lambs, 17s 3d; store lambs, 10s to lis 6d. Cattle: Heavy fat cows, its lOs to £0 3s; medium, CI 15s to £5 ss; light, £4 3s to £1 12s Gd; fat Jersey heifers, £4 10s to £5 ss; fat Jersey cows, £3 lOs to £1 Is; medium, £2 15s to £3 7s (id; boner cows, 20s to £2 IOs; potter bulls, £1 2s to £5 ss. CLEARANCE AT ROTOTUNA G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited, re- i port having held a clearing sale at Rototuna on account of Mr. W. Cobourne. There was a large and representative bench of buyers, and the herd, which was submitted in firstclass condition, met with a ready sale, and i averaged £8 7s Od. Sundries and farm imple- 1 ments were keenly competed for and changed hands readily. Good quality Jersey rows, in milk, made £f) lOs to £lO ss; good quality Jersey-cross cows, in milk, £7 15s to £9; ; good quality Jersey cows, early calvers, £8 ! lOs to £lO IOs; good quality Jersey-cross cows, early calvers, £8 to £0 IOs; later calvers, £7 to £7 15s; backward and aged ; cows, £5 to £6 10s; five two-year in-calf ! Jersey heifers averaged £lO ss; yearling Jersey heifer calves, £3 10s; farm horses, £24 lOs to £2O lOs. NOMINAL RATES AT FEILDING [itY TELEGRAPH —PItKSS ASSOCIATION] FEILDING, Friday

Owing to the wet weather of the past fortnight the demand for all classes of stock at the Feilding sale to-day slumped, prices being nominal, with many passings. Quotations:—Fat sheep: Ewes, 22s 3d to 25s 2d; wethers, 26s od to 31s; lambs, 2!}s 3d to 275. Store sheep: M.A. ewes, r.w. Southdown rams, 22s Gd; four-year. 3()s Od; four to five-year, 2!is; two-tooth, 355; four-tooth :!Ss Gd; ewe lambs, 20s to 275; wether lambs, 13s .to 15s 7d; fattening ewes. Ids 7d to 18s Od; forward wethers, 25s Id. Store cattle: Two-year Polled Angus steers, £S; weaner Polled Angus steers, £5 3s io £('» IOs; 2'y year Polled Angus heifers, £5 3s Gd to £5 IOs; 20-monfhs' Polled Angus steers, £G 15s; 20-months' Polled Angus heifers. £1 Ids; Polled Angus cows, £5 3s (Id; Jersey weaner heifers, £2 to £2 IOs: forward cows, £2 to £3 2s (id. Fat cattle; Polled Angus steers. £8 15s; Polled Angus cows, £G 2s Gd to £G 12s Gd; extra dairy sorts. £4 15s to £5 IOs; heifers, £5 Ids to £7 10s; vealers, £2 5s to £4 7s Gd. j Dairy cattle: Cows, in milk, £2 15s to £-1 10s; springing cows. £3 15s to £5 15s; heifers, springing, £4 5s to £6 ss. PAPAROA OFFERING [from our own corrkspondknt] WHANGABEI, Friday Dalgety and Company, Limited, report a a average yarding of cattle yesterday at Paparoa. It met with brisk competition and all lines realised full late rates from a good attendance of buyers. Fat Shorthorn cows made £5 lOs to £5 |ss; fat Jersey cons, £4 to £1 12s Gd; lighter, £3 Ids to £1; heavy boner cows, t'2 15s to £3; lighter, £2 to £2 lis; potter bulls, heavy, to CO; medium, £3 lOs io CI IOs; light, £3 to £3 15s; well-bred 18-months empty Jersey heifers, £3 IOs; Jersey cows and calves, t'3 15s to £4 its. Dairy cattle met, with strong competition for all early calving springers. Choice sound young Jersey cows made to £8; other sound Jersey cows, £1 5s to £5 ss; forward springing Jersey heifers, £5 5s to £0 ss; backward sorts, £3 I,os to £4 lOs.