STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22741, 29 May 1937, Page 11

STOCK SALES

MORPJNSVILLE YALUES KEEN DEMAND FOR SHEEP CATTLE MARKET UNCHANGED The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at its weekly Morrinsville -''stock sale yesterday there was a medium entry of fat sheep, chiefly fat ewes. Competition was keen and a good sale resulted. Cattle. —A medium entry of ox beef, mostly unfinished cattle, the market for this class showing no variation on last sale's quotations. Only a small proportion of good quality cow and heifer beef was penned, with competition good and prices again firm. A heavy yarding of boners and second-quality fat cows came forward, with exporters again operating freely. Potter bulls were also .in keen demand. The advertised entry of store cattle did not attract as much competition as anticipated and sales were hard to make, the majority of the cows failing to reach vendors' reserves. There was a full yarding of dairy cattle, including the advertised herd of K7 Jersey and Friesan-cross cows offered on account of Mr. J. H. Page, of Tahuna Road, Morrinsville. The cattle came forward in good condition and met a good inquiry. Values compared most favourably with recent clearing sale rates. There was a large offering of heifers, including a fair proportion of good quality, for which competition was brisk and ' good sales resulted. Smaller heifers and later calvers, although not so keenly sought, sold fully up to late quotations. Pigs: A large yarding of fats came forward with a moderate entry of stores and weaners. A number of breeding sows met with fair competition. Fat • pigs sold on a par with late rates, while stores and weaners also realised good prices. Quotations: —Sheep: Prime black-face wethers. 32s to 335; heavy fat ewes, '26s 3d; light fat ewes. 225; forward conditioned ewes, ISs !)d to 20s; extra heavy fat lambs, 32s Od to 355; heavy fat lambs, 30s; medium, 23s <>d to Uss sd; forward conditioned lambs, 10s lid to 20s 7d; store wether lambs, J!)s 5d to 19s 7d; smaller, 15s Od: cull lambs, Bs' 8d to 10s; small black-face lambs, 10s Id to 13s Hid; cull ewes, Os (id to 33s Od; Southdown rams. Is; sound-mouth ewes, running with Southdown rams, 27s Od. Cattle: Killable steers, £8 :>,s to £8 12s; heavy fat cows, £7 30s to £7 JBs; medium fat cows and heifers, to His to i'l 3s; lighter, £5 12s to £0 28; killable. XI Jos to £5 ss; heavy bonercows, £3 ISs to .11 7s; medium, £3 3s to £3 lis; lighter, £2 2s to £2 10s; rough old cows, 25s to 30s; heavy potter bulls, £■ 7 to £7 His; lighter, £4 to £0 ss. Store cattle: Forward conditioned Shorthorn steers, is (is; two and a-half-year steers, £0 12s; Polled Angus cows, running with Polled Angus and Hereford bulls, £5 15s to £0; older cows, £5; Hereford cows, £4 15s to £5 15s. Dairy cattle: Friesian cows, early calvers, £8 10s to £!); other early calvers, £7 5s to £7 15s; later calvers, £4 15s to £G los; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, early calvers, £7 to £7 15s; later calvers, £5 os to £0 10s; best Jersey heifers. £8 5s to £8 15s; others, £7 to £7 l is; smaller and later calvers, £5 10s to £6 7s Od; good quality yearling Jersey heifers. £4 to £1 Is; smaller, £3 to £3 7s; other hold-over heifers, 30s to £2 2s. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £3 8s to .63 13s; medium, £3 3s to £3 7s; light, .€2 IGs to £3 2s; u (finished, £2 10s to £2 15s; heavy porkers, £_' 8s to £2 lis; medium porkers, 38s to £2 -Is; light, 20s to 365; smaller and unfinished, 21s to 28s; choppers, 31s to £2 10s; large stores, 36s to 37s (id; medium, 21s to 245, slips, Jss to 17s; weaners, 6s 6d to lis; young breeding sows, £2 5s to £3 7s Od; Berkshire boars, to £2 ,12s Od. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports:— The yarding consisted of some well-finished \ cattle, quantities being up to usual standard. A small yarding came forward, consisting mainly of lambs, these for the most part being of forward condition, meeting with keen competition and selling at late rates. Sheep: Fat woolly lambs, 255; forward conditioned woolly lambs, 20s Od to 23s Od; light condition mixed-sex black-face lambs, lis to l is; small pen cull black-face lambs, 7s t3d. Cattle: Prime fat cows, £5 5s to £5 10s; heavy fat cows, £1 15s to £4 19s; light fat cows, £4 Os to £4 12s; prime light cows, £3 * 19s to £4 8s; boner cows, £1 10s to £2 10s; prime light heifers, £5 to- £5 10s; medium quality heifers, £3 15s to £4 3s; good quality runners, £2 5s to £2 15s; light potter bulls, £4 7s Get to £5 10s. Pigs: A small yarding of porkers, stores and weaners came forward. All classes sold up to full late market quotations. Medium porkers, 30s to 345; light. 20s to 30s; small, £1 to 245; medium stores, 15s to 17s Gd; small, 12s to lis Od; weaners, small, 5s to Ss.

TE AWAMUTU QUOTATIONS Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its usual tn-sveekly stock sale at Te Awamutu. Sheep: There was a good yarding of all classes and top market rates were obtained. Good prime fat wethers made Ij.ls to 40s 3d for an extra heavy pen on account Mr. Fullerton Smith; heavy l fat ewes, '2ss (id to 27s (id; light ew*s, 20s tki to 21s <;d; good fat lambs, 275; mediumweight, *2ls (id to 24s (id; forward lambs, I-Is i»d to l!)s l)d; cull ewes, .lis to 17s 3d. Cattle: There was a good yarding. Beef sold at late rates; boners and fieshy cows .were a shade lower. Fat bullocks to £lO 10s; light, AS to £!» 10s; fat cows and heifers, £5 10s to £7; light Jersey fat cows. £3 15s to £4, 18s; fleshy cows, £2 15s to .£3 12s; light, £2 2s to .t'2 12s; store Hereford bullocks, £7 7s (id; Shorthorn steer. £5 ss; crossbred cows, running with Shorthorn bull, £3 (is; potter bulls, £3 17s (id to £5 ss. Dairy cattle: A good yarding, consisting chiefly of backward heifers, the demand for these being very moderate. Good heifers showing up well to £(> 7s Ud; backward heifers. £3 10s to £5. Pigs: A medium yarding of fat pigs came forward with a small yarding of stores and weaners. Sows were penned in more than average numbers. Fat pigs sold at full late rates. Stores and weaners sold under spirited competition, while sows wexe only in moderate demand. Medium baconers, £2 18s to £3 3s; light, £2 10s to £2 18s; heavy porkers, £2 to £2 8s; medium, 30s to £2; light, 30s to 3(is; small, 25s to 30s; unfinished. 20s to 255; choppers, £2 to £2 2s; best store pigs, ISs to 21s; medium. 14s to ISs; best slips, 12s to lis; weaners, 9s to lis; others, (is to Os; medium., quality young sows, £3 to £3 12s Od; others, £2 to £3.

TE PUKE OFFERINGS [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] " TE PUKE, Friday The Farmers' Co-operating Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its fortnightly sale, together with an annual sale, at Te Puke. A good yarding of all classes of stock cftine forward, particularly in the dairy section. Dairy cows and heifers sold at very satisfactory figures. Fat cows, of which there was only a medium yarding, showed a tendency to ease in value, but store cows and boners realised good prices. Pigs sold quite up to recent rates. The following is the range of prices:—Fat cows, £3 17s to v't is; store cows, £2 10s to £3 ss; heavy honors, £3 to £3 l(is; lighter boners, 30s to £2 10s; yearling heifers, £2 10s; heavy bulls, £4 5s to £6; lighter bulls, £2 to £4 10s; good young Jersey-cross cows, forward in calf. £0 10s to £lO ss; young Shorthorncross cows, £5 to £S os; later calvers, £1 to £(> 10s; good Jersey heifers, early calvers, £0 to £7 ss; later calvers. £4 15s to £5 ISs, The advertised line of dairy cows on account of the estate of the late Mr. W. Griffin, came forward in good order and sold satisfactorily, realising from £4 5s to £7 10s. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £3 Os Gd to £3 Ss; medium, £2 l<Ss to £2 10s; lighter, £2 10s to .C2 15s; heavy porkers, £2 to £2 Ss; -t, lighter, 80s to 365; large stores, 20s to 275; lighter stores, :15s to 17s; slips, 10s to 12s; weanors, 4s to Ss Gd.

DISPERSAL AT TATUANUI The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a dispersal sale of the herd and effects of Mr. E. Chinncry, at Tatuanui. A fair attendance of buyers was present and a satisfactory sale resulted. Jersey cows. July calvers, made £8 to .CO 1 Os; later, £0 to £7 10s; unsound and empty cows. £2 10s to £4; Jersey heifer calves, £3 3s; aged farm horses, £2O, £23 10s and £ls: Tamworth sows in pis, £3 7s (id to £3 12s Gd; aged, 25s to 30s. OFFERINGS AT NGONGOTAHA The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a | sale at Ngongotaha, when a good yarding of all classes of cattle was penned. Competition was keen, and a total clearance effected at late rates. A small yarding of dairy cattle was offered, and sold at late rates. Medium fat Jersey cows made £4 to £4 ,10s; killable cows, £3 10s to £3 15s; heavy boner cows, £2 12s to £2 ISs; light, 30s to £2; good coloured store cows, £3 4s to £4 4s; Shorthorn cows, running with bull, £3 4s to £3 13s; potter bulls, £2 17s Gd to £3 15s; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, August calvers, £4 15s to £5 10s; Jersey cows, backward, £3 15s to £1 ss; Jersey springing heifers, £5 10s; small and backward, £3 to £1; mixed coloured yearling heifers. £2 10s to £2 10s; store lambs, lis (id HIKUTAIA HERD SOLD G. W. Vercoo and Company. Limited, reports having held a clearing sale on behalf of Mr. R. Alexander, of Hikutaia. There was a. large and representative bench of buyers, anil the whole herd of 74 cows, .which were submitted in excellent condition, averaged just under £lO. Several outstanding "ows sold as high as £ll. Choice quality Jersey cows (close to profit). £l2 to Cl 5; choice quality Jersey cows (later calvers). £lO 10s to £ll 10s; choice quality Jerseycross cows (early calvers),- £ll to £l3 10s; choice quality Jersey-cross cows (later calvers). £lO to £lO 15s; good quality Jersev cows (in milk), £S 10s to £lO 10s; choice ouality cows, £0 to £11; backward cows, to £S ss; empty and unsound cows, to i'G 10s. "