STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22796, 2 August 1937, Page 5

STOCK SALES

PEDIGREE PIG VALUES

WORLD'S CHAMPION SOW

GOOD PRICES RECEIVED [llY TELEGRAPH —OWX CORRESPONDENT] HAMILTON. Saturday There was a largo attendance at the sale of pedigree pigs conducted by the 1 Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering 1 Company, Limited, at Te I! apa on be- ( half of Burwen, Limited. The best 1 price received was 41 i guineas paid by Mr. A. Swanee, of Whatawhata, for the Tamworth sow Burwen Nancy 11., the holder of the world's littor record, her average offspring weighing 521b. at eight weeks. A Sydney I'oyal Show winner the Tamworth boar Wollinghar Banker, was sold to Mr. J. K. McArtliur, of Tuakau. for '.20 guineas. The champion Berkshire sow Wigtown Juanili 11. was bought by Mr. G. Jamicson, of Horotiu, for 11.y 2 Kiiineas, while the Royal Show reserve champion Dominion fashions JRco changed hands at 12 guineas, Mr. Clark, of Hangitaiki, being the buyer. Berkshire sows averaged GVa guineas and the boars 9 guineas. Prices for Tamworth maiden sows ranged from 0 1 / 3 guineas to .10 guineas, and Tamworth sows with litters from 0 guineas to 15 guineas. PAPAKURA DAIRY CATTLE 0 The Is'ew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports an average yarding at Papakura, including the advertised lines of dairy cattle. Practically everything changed hands under the hammer, competition being keen for all quality dairy cattle. Three pedigree Jersey heifers Bold on account of Mr. A. L. Cooper, of Oaklands Road, Papakura, made from S'/gns to Jlgns; good quality Jersey and Jerseycross cows, springing and close to profit, £8 10s to £10; medium sorts, £6 5s to £7 15s; others, £•! 10s to £6; backward and poor quality, £3 to £4 ss; choice dairy heifers, springing and in milk, £S to £0 12s Od; fair quality, /£6 to £7 15s; inferior and backward, £'' lto £5 15s. TAHUNA PRICES SATISFACTORY The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, report having held a clearing sale on account of the estate of the 'ate Air. \V. J. Collins, at Tahuna. The cattle fame forward in good condition and met brisk competition from a representative bench of buyers, a total clearance being effected at satisfactory prices. Realisations were:— Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, early calvers. £lO JOs to £ls; later c;.lvers, £< to £9 10s: agen and backward cows, £1 10s to £0 10s; choice Jersey ~ows, in milk, £0 to £ll 10s; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, in milk, £0 to i £8; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, in milk, i £(> to £7; choice Jersey and Jersey-cross ! springing heifers, £8 IDs to £10; more backward, £0 to £8; pedigree Jersey bull, 12gns. service bulls, £5 to £0 15s; freshly dropped heifer calves, 13s (id; Tamworth-cross sows, with litter of 10, £7 17s Od; Tam.worth-cross .-ow with litter of seven, £5 ss; Tamworth ; cross sows, running with Large White boar, i l ss; heavy porkers, £2 <>s; good store pigs, 30s; slips, 225. KEEN DEMAND AT TIRAU The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering j Company, Limited, reports having held its j stock sale at Tirau, when a good entry of j dairy cattle came forward, these meeting a ; good demand tor quality close up lots. Back- i ward and inferior sorts were not so keenly sought. A small entry of fat cows was in firm demand, with boners showing no change on late rates. Quotations: —Dairy cattle: Good quality Jersey heifers, £8 10s to £9 ss; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, later, £7 to £7 ss. more backward heifers, £-1 15s to £5 Los; good quality Jersey cows, £7 10s to £S 10s; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, later, £0 to £7 ss; more backward and inferior, £-1 to £5 10s. Cattle: Medium yearling Jersey heifers, £3 to £3 ,l(is; smaller, 35s to £2 ss; light fat cows and heifers, £0 18s to £7 lis; killablc cows. iM IDs to £o 12s; heavy boner cows, A' 3 ]Os to CI Is; medium, £'2. 10s *o £3 3s; lighter, 30s to £2 2s; potter bulls, £3 15s to £1 ss. Sheep: Aged ewes in lamb, ISs; cull hoggets. Us to lis yd. OHAUPO YARDING MEDIUM Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its Ohaupo sale, when a medium yarding of cattle came forward. Competition was fairly keen throughout, and-late market rates were maintained. Medium fat Shorthorn cows made £6 2s to £6 'l6s;. light fat Jersey cows and heifers, £5 to £6 2s; heavy boners, £3 10s to £'l; others, 30s to £3 2s; young Holstein bulls, £3 10s. Dairies: Good iiolstein heifers, calved, £8; springing heifers, close to profit, £S 10s to £9 ss; medium quality young Jersey cows. £6 10s to £7 15s; more backward and older cows, £5 12s Od to £(>. HIKUTAIA QUOTATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports holding its Hikutaia stock sale when a medium entry of all classes of cattle came forward. Dairies: There was a medium yarding which failed to elicit competition. Quotations: — Cattle: Heavy fat cows, £7 Iss to £8 2s Od; medium, £0 5s to £7 10s; light, £5 ss: heavy boners, £3 15s to £-1 ss; lighter. £2 lOs to £3 ss. Dairies: Jersey-cross cows in milk, to £9 ss; Jersey-cross cows, close to profit, medium quality, to £0 10s. CLEARANCE AT OPOTIKI [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] OPOTIKI, Saturday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports holding a successful sale at Opotiki, on account of .Messrs. McKenzie and Crowley, of Tolaga •Bay. Ninety of the 103 dairy cattle offered were Friesians in calf to Jersey bulls. The herd had not been tested for two years, but any cows showing quality met with good competition and there was a total clearance under the hammer. Prices realised were:— Calved cows, to £lO 10s; good da.ry sorts, in good condition and close to profit, £0 to £11; backward calvers, £0 to £S; aged cows, £•1 10s to £5; two-year-old Friesja.n heifers, backward and in ordinary condition, to £0 13s; small sorts, £3 15s to £5; Jersey cows, good sorts, to £lO 10s-, Jersey heifers. 18-months-old, in calf, to £7 2s Gd; very small and late calvers, to £3 ss.

TANGOWAHINE REDUCTION [I'UOM OUR OW.V CORRESPONDENT"! WHANGAREI, Saturday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited, held a reduction sale on Wednesday on account of Mr. B. Coleman, of Tangowahine. The attendance was small, but competition was keen for hi* Reci/ IM"cd<-cr"oss cows, which made from £7 JOs to ,ClO 15s, averaging a little over £O. Rod Po'lled-cross heifers made £7 10s to £9, averaging £S 2s (id. Several other lines of Jersey-cross cows were offered at the sale, but competition was not over brisk for these, although a three-year-old grade Jersey heSfcr was passed at £ll. Best grade Jersey cows made £7 7s to £0; medium, £5 10s to £7 ss; old and inferior cows, £1 15s to £5 7s fid. SHEEP FIRM AT FEILDING [BY TKLEGKAI'U —PRESS association] FEILDING, Saturday Sheep values were very firm at. the Feilding sale, a good quality .yarding of both fat and store lines meeting with keen competition. There was very little demand for cattle, an oversupply of fat cows swamping the market. Quotations:—Fat sheep; ('rime wet tiers, 37s -Id to 3l>s 3d; medium, 3-Js to 3(is Id; primo owes 3<ts (id to 37s (id; good sorts. 30s to 33s (id; lambs, "J 7 s (id to 31s Od, Storo sheep: Four to fiveyear ewes, '27s to 3ls (id; four to sis-tooth, l'Js (Jd; two-tooth, -15s (id; four and sixtooth, 35s till; five-year, 32s Sid; four-year, 30s; wether hoggets, 'JOs (id to 'J(is Od; owes, 31s to 3Ss t)d; two-tooth wethers, 2(is 7d. Fat cattle: Prime cows, £S to £S 17s (id; lighter, £5 10s to £7 10s; prime heifers, £7 ISs to £0 8s; unfinished, £1 15s to C 5 15s; runners, £3 10s to £3 15s. Dairy •cattls: Springing cows, good, £7 10s to £» ss; backward, £5 to £0 lSs; springing heifers, £7 to £0 2s Od; others. £1 15s io £(i ss. PURUA CLEARING SALE [FROM OUR OWN correspondent] "WHANGAREi, Saturday ' The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, reports holding a clearing sale on account of Mr. A. Frood, of Purua. Quotations: —Best dairy cows, Jersey and Jersey-cross, £S to £10; medium dairy cows, £(! 10s to £7 15s; backward and older cows, £5 5s to £0 7s (id; two-year-old springing heifers, small, £-1 5s to £0; two medium draught geldings, £l3 and £-lC»; <IOO mixed colour hoggets, , -'l)s 3d; 1-' working bullocks, with gear, £l2 a head,

PUKEKOHE HORSE FAIR [FROM OUU OWN COIUIESPONDEXT] PUKEKOHE. Saturday A less than average yarding was received nt Alfred Bueklaitd and £>oii.« fortnightb horsofair at Pukekohc. The demand tXr vnnnff sound working horses was keen. \elive young medium draughts brought- from ill to 10s, the latter price being paid for a three-year-old grey gelding from Mr. a r Saunders. Older medium draughts made 2-30 10* to £JO; lighter farm horses. £l7 it)!S to £2l; hacks, £il 103 to £S 10s.,