STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22754, 14 June 1937, Page 5

STOCK SALES

KING COUNTRY VALUES

DEMAND FOR FAT SHEEP BREEDING EWES SHOW A RISE [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] TE KUITI, Saturday Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having hold the usual sale at Piopio on Thursday, when a small yarding of sheep and cattle came forward. Hoggets were a trifle easier than of late. At Te Kuiti yesterday, when a medium yarding of sheep came forward, medium class hoggets were again easier, though good white-faced wether hoggets made late rates. Ewes were yarded in fair numbers, old ewes not meeting with the ready sale that was expected, though good quality ewes sold well. Quotations at Piopio:—Two-tooth wethers, 2(>s 3d; good wether hoggets, 20s lid to 225; medium ewe hoggets, 25s 'Jd; goodcondition blaek-faccd hoggets, 17s -Id; small black-faced hoggets, 13s Id; boner cows, 355; small Polled Angus steer calves, £3. A comidcto herd of dairy cows averaged £5. Te Kuiti prices:—Good white-faced wether hog- j gets, woolly, 235; shorn, 20s (id; forward-i condition black-faced hoggets. 18s (Jd; small, 13s lid; good ewe lambs, 27s (id; small twotooth owes running with Romncy rams, 355; good four-tooth and six-tooth ewes running with Romney rams, 3ss; good mixed ewes running with Romney rains, 375; good five and six-year-old ewes, running with Southdown ram, 'J5s; (rood five-year-old ewes running with Southdown ram, 28s; aged ewes running with Southdown ram, J«s to 21s (id. Abraham and Williams, Limited, report that at Te Kuiti there were a good, yarding of sheep and a small yarding of cattle. Fat sheep were in good demand and sold at ruling rates. There was a sound market for breeding ewes and values showed an improvement. The lambs penned were mostly of mediocre quality and sold at late ruling rates. Quotations: —Heavy fat wethers. 33s (id; medium fat wethers, 30s to 30s Id; fat ewes, 22s (id; medium fat iambs, 23s 7d; good ewe lambs. 31s; fair ewe lambs, 275; small sorts. 23s 7d to 23s 1 Od; medium wether lambs, 20*; small lambs, ]2s (id to 13s (id; cull lambs, 8s to 30s; good fullmouth breeding ewes, 325; medium. 25s to 28s; plain sorts. 22s (id to 23s (id; plain Polled Angus cows in calf, £5 IJs; fair quality boner cows, £2 lis; dairv cows, £l 17s 6d; good weaner Jersey heifers, £3 3s. ROSEVIEW STUD DISPERSAL GRADE COWS SELL READILY [by telegraph OWN correspondent] TE PUKE, Saturday The Roseview sale on account of Mr. S. W. Mitchell, conducted by the Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Limited, was continued yesterday, when the remaining pedigree yearling Jersey heifers arid calves and grade cows were offered. There was again a large attendance of buyers, most of the visitors from other districts having remained for the secrfrid day. Yearling pedigree heifers ranged in price from 3 guineas to 11 guineas. Mr. M. Montgomerie, of Mangere, secured i two very choice beasts at the latter figure. Mr. Rcnnie, of Auckland, purchased two at 10 guineas. Many purchases of pedigree yearling heifers were made by local buyers, among whom were Messrs. L. A. Hintz, J. X. Blamires, J. F. Levis and M. A. Wilkins. j Pedigree Friesian calves from one week to; three weeks ranged in value from 11/ al l / a to 4 j guineas. Grade cows sold exceptionally well j under keen competition, the top price of £l6 10s being paid by Mr. W. P. Ryan, of Matamata. for two very choice cows. Grade cows ranged in price from £-1 to £lO 10s; early calvers, £ll Ids to £lO 10s; more backward sorts, £1 los to £ll 10s; older cows, £-4 to £7 10s. Bulls were sold as fol-lows.-—-Roseview Orange Lad, Mr. D. V. A. C'oe, Te Puke. IGgns; Lord Promoter, Messrs. D. and S. Ross, 12V 2 gns; Prince Promoter. Mr J. P. Gordon, Te Puke, 12gns; King S. Gid, Mr. E. R. Hughes, 12gns; Prince Thorndykc. Mr. F. Cheetham, llgns; Orange Duke, Mr. M. S. Rennie, Auckland, ltigns; Prince Sylvia (twin). Mr. W. S. McEwen, lOVigns. NGARUAWAHIA CATTLE PRICES The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at the Ngaruawahia sale the advertised herds on account of Mr. B. Cook, Te Kowhai, and Mr. R. Shaw, Ngaruawahia, came forward. The demand for dairy cattle was not as keen as in other centres, but practically a total clearance was effected. The herd of 58 Jersey cows on account of Mr. 1?. Shaw averaged £0 18s, while the herd of Ayrshire cows on account of Mr. B. Cook averaged £(>. There was a medium entry of beef and store cattle, with competition keen and prices realised on a par with recent quotations. Dairy cattle: Choice young Jersey cows, £8 ins to £!» 15s; more backward, £7 10s to £8 los; small and backward sorts, £0 to £7; cows in milk, to £0 ss; choice young Ayrshire cows, £0 10s to £11; choice Ayrshire cows, third and fourth calvers, £8 to £0; more backward. £7 to £7 15s; empty cons in milk, £5 to £0 ss; choice tw;o-year Ayrshire heifers, £7 to £8; more backward, £(> to £0 15s; late calvers, £1 10s to £5 10s. Cattle: Heavy fat cows, to £(i i»s; medium, £5 3s to £5 30s; light,' £1 -Is to £1 13s; heavy boner cows, £3 5s to £3 Ids; lighter £2 to £2 10s; yearling Ayrshire heifer calves, to £3 Gs; yearling Jerseyheifer calves, to £2 10s.

MORRINSVILLE QUOTATIONS The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agencv Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports that at the Morrinsville sale the yarding was moderate. It comprised a few pens of medium flit Shorthorn heifers, several pens of dairy heifers and a small yarding of dairy cows, the balance being unfinished .Terseys, stores and boners. Butchers' cattle commanded quite keen competition and sold well, with prices very firm. The consistent demand for exporters' cattle at all centres at present was maintained for the entry of this class, which elicited strong bidding, without alteration from former quotations. The dairy cattle sold satisfactorily without noticeable fluctuation. Medium to good quality fat Shorthorn heifers. .£'(! 5s to £7; medium to light. £5 10s to £(> '2s (Id; good quality fat Jersey cows, ft 12s <ld to IT> -Is; medium conditioned, .€1 2s (id to it lis; unfinished Jersey cows, £3 12s Od to £1; medium ex dairy stores, £3 2s (id to £3 lis; good quality boners, £2 12s Od to £3; others, up to £2 ss; medium I.C. Jersey heifers. £0 15s to £7 10b; backward, up to CO 10s; plain dairy cows, £•"> 10s to £(> 10s; inferior, up to £5 5s TE AWAMUTU OFFERING The New Zealand Boan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reports as follows on its Te Awaniutu stock sale: —Fat and store cattle: Good cow and heifer beef was penned in large numbers, but ox beef was in comparatively light supply. Spirited competition was forthcoming for heavy cow and heifer beef, which all sold readily nt prices showing a slight movement in favour of vendors from recent Frankton quotations. The bidding for ox beef was slacker. Messrs. W. ,T. and TT. IT. Thompson were paid £lO 10s for a prime Shorthorn heifer, the buyer being Mr. ,T. Middlebrook. Mr. IT. Maxwell purchased from the same vendor two medium Shorthorn heifers at £S 5s and two prime Shorthorn-cross cows nt £9 -Is. For four lieifers Mr. A. L. Storey received £8 5s each, the buyer being Mr. T. IT. Welch. Two more from Mr. Storey were bought at £7 15s by Mr. TT. Maxwell. Quite good numbers came forward in the store, anil boner section and drew eager bidding. Hates did not fluctuate from the high levels current hitherto and a complete clearance was readily effected. Heavy prime Shorthorn heifers, £1) 5s to £lO 10s; medium quality, £7 5s to £8 15s; heavy Shorthorn rows, £8 5s to £!) 4s; medium fat cows, £0 lOs to £7 15s; heavy fat Jersey cows, £1 17s (ill to £5 15s; medium. £3 15s to £ t 10s; ex dairy Jersey cows, £3 Is (id to £3 12s (id; heavy boners, £2 lis to £3 2s (id; others, £2 ss. Dairy cattle: In the vicinity of 200 head were penned. The average quality was only plain and competition consequently only fair. Early calvers and quality cows were briskly competed for and rates for the later ones would be eoual to those quoted nt other recent sales. Most of the dairy heifers were of mediocre class. These sold satisfactorily. Tlio entry included the advertised herd on account of Messrs. KUis Bros., as well as several other small herds. Good Jersey cows, due early. £8 5s to Cf) 10s; medium class Jersey dairy cows, CO 10s to £7 15s; more backward, £5 to CO 10s; early heifers. £7 5s to £8 ss; others, up to £7. Sheep: Wethers were comparatively scarce and there was an absence of prime quality. Prices did not alter. Most of a fairly heavy entry of fat ewes were in different sorts and these were traded at prevailing prices, exporters i articulurly being busy in this section. Both fat and store lambs were in large supply. The former maintained staid,•. values, while the hitter were well sought after by n good attendance of buyers. Practically everything in the sheep section changed hands. Medium fat wethers, 20s to 325; light, 27s (id to 20s; extra prime ewes, 27s (id to 30s (id; good fat ewes, .21s to 21s; aged fat owes, 10s to 18s; inferior aged, 12s to 15s; prime fat lambs, 2(is to 30s; medium, 00, fo 255; good store lambs, 17s (3d to 10s Id; medium, lis to I7s; small, up to 12s; ewe lambs. 2(is -Id. Pigs: Although the proportion of heavy baconers was small, medium quality and porkers were entered 'in good numbers. Sales were recorded on the 'isms of late rites. Young pigs came forward in fairly heavy numbers and sold very satisfactorily. Medium baconers, £3 2g Od to £3 8s- light, £2 14s to £3; heavy porkers, £2 ss' to £2 12s (id; light, £1 16s to £2 4s; good store pigs, 21s to 23s Od; medium, 10s to 20s; light, 13s to los; weaners, 0s to lis.