STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22860, 15 October 1937, Page 7

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS j TOP VALUES EASIER DEMAND NOT MAINTAINED A dull tone was found at the Westfield weekly stock sale yesterday, when the demand for dairy cattle was indifferent. The sales in the store section, where the ynrdings wore slightly above average, were brisker, and an almost complete clearance was effected. The values for all lines were steady and showed little variation over recent rates. Boner cattle met with a ready demand from freezing works buyers. The yarding in tho dairy section waa also a shade above average, with a larger number of quality stock offering. Some good quality heifers were penned. Several lines failed to make reserve values and were passed in. Top values receded slightly, but the general level of recent rates was fairly well maintained. The best price was £9 10s for Jersey cows recently calved, with Ayrshire and Shorthorn heifers realising up to'£B 10s. The quotations were: — Store Cattle.—Young cow's, good condition, to £G ss; loss condition, to £4 ss: others, to £2 7s Gd; boner and aged cows, to £4 15s; potter bulls, to £7; lighter weights, to £ti; meaty, killablo cows, to £6 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, good quality, to £-1 ss ; others, to £2 t-.s; breeding bulls, to £5 15s. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cows, good quality, recently calved, to £9 10s; springers, more backward, to £3 ss: othors, to £4 10s; Jersey heifers, good quality springers, to £8 10s; moro backward, to JL'O ss; others, to £4 3 0s; Jersey-cross cows and heifers, Rood springers, to £8 17s (3d; nioro backward, to £<> ss; others, to £4 7s Od; Short horn cows and heifers, good springers, to £0; more backward, to £0 JOs; others, to £1 10s; Hoistein co vs and heifers, fair quality, to £(> ss; others, to £4 I'Js (id; Ayrshire cows and heifers, good springers, to £8 10s; more backward, to £5; other cows, to £5.

MATAMATA QUOTATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, held its fortnightly sale it , l ' a,na ' a ' There was a full yarding of all classes of cattle. Beef: A medium entry of cow and heifer beef sold under steady competition, values remaining firm at late quotations. A pen of 10 prime Hereford heifers offered on account of the estate of Mr. A. Totman sold under spirited competition at £lO 12s. Boner cows sold fully up to schedule rates. A heavy yarding of Jersey yearling l heifers elicited keen inquiry, a total clearance resulting at satisfactoryprices. Sheep: A good entry of sheep, comprising mostly ewes and hoggets. Competition was steady throughout, and values fully on a par with Frankton realisations. Pigs: A very largo yarding of fats. Competition was keen from a full bench of buyers and prices realised were fully up to lato Frankton rates. Store and weaner pigs were penned in largo numbers and late rates were maintained. Quotations were:—Cattle: Prime Hereford heifers, to £lO I'Js; fat cows, £1 Gs to £8 Gs; lighter fat cows and-heifers, £5 10s to £7; forward and kiilable cows, £4 f>s to £5 <ls; heavy boners, £3 3s to £3 18s; lighter, £2 to £3 Is; forwardconditioned Shorthorn and Friesian cows, £0 to £5 9s; young sound empty Jersey cows and heifers, £2 10s to £3 10s; young sound empty Friesian cows and heifers, £3 5s to AM; good quality yearling Jersey heifers, £5 10s to £5 lis; medium, £4 lis to £5 os; smaller, £3 to £3 13s. Sheep: Two-tooth shorn withers, 25s 9d; medium shorn wethers, Li7s to 30s; medium shorn ewes, 20s to 21s-, medium woojly ewes, 2~>s (id to 275; .best woolly hoggets, 28s (id to 31s; medium woolly hoggets, 24s Gd to 25s 3d; forwardconditioned shorn ewes, 16s to 18s. Bulls: Yearling Jersey bulla, £5 13s io £6 10s; sound two and three-year-old Jersey bulls, £6 to A'O ss; others, £(J 10s to £7 10s; medium potter bulls, ,€5 10s to £G; lighter, £3 to £4 12s Gd. Pigs: Choppers, £2 12s to £3 2s; best baconers, £-t to £1 Os; medium, £3 los to £3 18s; light baconers, £3 Ss to £3 12s; butter-milk pigs and heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 6s; medium porkers, £2 10s to £2 13s; light, £2 2s to £2 Ss; large stores and unfinished porkers, 35s to £2; medium stores, 28s to 325; best slips, 21s to 26s Gd; good weaners, 20s to 22s Gd; others, 12s to lGs. FULL YARDING AT KAUROA A full yarding of cattle came forward at the monthly Kauroa sale held by the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited. Store cattle were inclined to ease a little,' while dairy stock sold up to late quotations. Quotations were:—Heavy fat cows, £5 10s to £7 15s; light, £4 15s to £G 'Js; store cows, £2 to £3 15s; fat Shorthorn and Polled Angus heifers, £5 2s to £7 18s; yearling Polled Angus steers, £"> Is; small Hereford steers, £4 13s to £4 His; two-year-old Shorthorn steers, £7 4s; Friesian steers, £(> 10s; cows with calves at foot, to £7 as; two-year-old empty Jerseycross heifers, £3 10s to £1; yearling Jersey heifers, £4 10s to £5 Ss; yearling Shorthorn bulls. £5 to £8 15s; yearling Jersey bulls, £7 7s (id to £7 10s; three-year-old Ked Polled bulls, £7 to £S Os. TE PUKE PRICES [by telegkaph—OWN correspondent] TE PUKE, Thursday The Farmers' Co-oporative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its fortnightly stock salo at Te Puke. Owing to the spring cattle fair having been held on the previous day, only dairy cattle, 'sheep and pigs were offered. A good yarding of dairy cattle was disposed of, while a good yarding of pigs came forward and sold freely at advanced rates. The following was the range of prices:—Good quality dairy cows and heifers, £7 10s to £lO 15s; more backward sorts, £4 to £G 15s; inferior, £2 10s to £3 10s; good yearling Jersey heifers, £4 to £8; ewes and lambs, 15s a head, all counted; fat shorn ewes, 245; Pigs: Heavy baconers, £'3 14s to £3 19s; medium, £3 (is to £3 12s; light £3 to £3 Gs; buttermilk pigs, £2 10s to £2 19s; heavy baconers, £2 5s to £2 10s; lighter, £2 to £2 4s; large stores, 38s to £2 ss; smaller, 30s to 30s; slips, 22s to 28s; best, weaners, 10s to 235; smaller, 10s to lis; pedigreo Berkshire boars, o'/agns.

GOOD DEMAND AT WAIOTIRA [from our OWN correspondent] WHANGAREI, Thursday A large entry of good quality cattle, chiefly store steers, was submitted to a largo attendance of buyers by tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, at Waiotira yesterday. A good salo resulted, everything being disposed of under the hammer. Springing Jersey cows made £4 17s (id to £5 7s (id; more backward, £3 As to £3 17s (id; fat cows, good,, £8 to £0 10s; lighter, £7 to£7 15s; store cows, poor condition, £2 15s to £5 ss; lighter-conditioned, £1 5s to £2; three-year store steers, £7 lis to £7 ISs; two-year steers, ill 2s (id to £5 17s; coloured steers, £5 5s to £G lis; twoyear empty Shorthorn heifers, £5 to £5 8s; yearling Hereford steers, £4 to £4 IBs; twoyear Hereford heifers, £5 12s to £5 10s; hack, £7. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reports:—Fully the advertised number of cattle was yarded, with the exception of beef, which was penned in lesser numbers -than usual, and sold under keen competition. Quotations:—Prinie medium-weight fat steers, £l3 5s to £l4; lighter prime steers, £ll 5s to £l2 10s; prime medium-weight heifers, £9 5s to £ll 10s for a very choice two and a-lialf-ycar heifer sold on account of Messrs. Stephen Bros., who also sold a whito cow and runner for £2O, the latter being purchased by Mr. H. G. Appleton, Whangarei. Other good fat cows sold on account of Stephen Bros, made from £9 to £9 15s; fat Jersey cows, £5 10s to £0 15s; killable Jersey cows, £4 5s to £5; boner cows, £2 15s to £3 15s; two-year Shorthorn steers, £5 10s to £(J; yearling Shorthorn steers, £4 5s to £5; twoyear Hereford empty £0 (is.

RUAKAKA YARDING [feom our own correspondent] # WHANGAHEI, Thursday Walter Wakelln reports having: hold his second sale at the new yards at Ruakalui yesterday, when 250 cattle and 200 pigs were offered to a large attendaneo of buyers. Coinpetition was keen throughout and an excellent sale resulted. Quotations: —Fat cows, £(> to .C 8; store cows, £3 10s to £t Ts <>d; boner anil potter cows, 10s to. £3 10s; four-year bullocks, £7 to £0; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £2 10s to £i; two-year Jersey heifers, to £3 los; two-year Shorthorn heifers, to £4 17s (>d; best dairy cows and heifers, dose to profit, £0 to £1) ir>s; medium, £4 10s to £G; backward and inferior, £2 10s to £4 2s (id; cows and heifers, in milk;- £2 10s to £<J 10s; cows and calves, £3 10s to £5 15s; Jersey store cows, £2 15s to £3 ss. Pigs: Baconers, to £3 10s; medium,-£3 3s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £3; light, £1 15s to £2 2s; stores, CI 10s to £2; slips, 25s to 325; weaners. 10s to '2ss. Fat ewes, 30s. Podigree Jorsoy yearling bulls, 4gns to Bgns; two and tiircc-.vcar Jerseys, Ggns to lOgns; two-year Shorthorn bulls, to £7 10s; aged and boner bulls, to £5 ss.

PROPERTY AUCTIONS Samuel Vaile and Sons, Limited, will offer at auction at its rooms, S3 Queen Street, at 2 p.m. to-day, two-storeyed house at 3a Seymour Square, Ponsonby* T. Mandeno Jackson will offer at auction at his rooms, 3 Swanson Street, at 11 a.m. to-day, two-storey residence at 18 Khyber Pass Road.