COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22864, 20 October 1937, Page 11

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

FIIANKTON QUOTATIONS SHEEP VALUES DECLINE BEEF REMAINS FIRM [fhom our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Tuesday Values for all classes of fat sheep were easier at the Frankton stock sale to-day, a decline of Is 6d a head being bhown, Prime ewes, however, realised up to last week's rates. There was a smaller entry of hoggets and a lighter demand. A good yarding of all classes of cattle came forward, with a smaller offering of ox beef, which sold firmly 011 a par with last week's realisations. Cow and heifer beef also sold under steady competition with values remaining firm. A medium yarding of boner cows sold fully at schedule rates. Individual beef consignments included a truck of prime steers from Mr. 11. H. Hall, Cambridge, -which sold from £l3 7s 6d to £l6 os, and averaged £l4 14s. Lighter prime steers from Glencoe Farm sold from £l2 17s 6d to os, while prime cows from Mr. R. H. Hall realised up to £ll 12s 6d, and Polled Angus cows offered on account of Mr. J?. F. Hall, Walton, sold from £8 12s 6d to £8 17s 6d. A full yarding of fat pigs came forward, with competition keen. The prices realised were slightly in advance of those ruling last week. There was a full yarding of stores and weaners, and a large number of breeding sows and sows with young. Stores and weaners showed an easing tendency and prices realised were slightly below last week's quotations. Breeding sows and sows with young sold well at late rates The auctioneers cpiote:—

t armors' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Sheep: Prime fat shorn wethers, 30s to 32s fid; forward and light fat shorn wethers, '_'7s Od to 29s Od; fat woolly cues, 20s Od to 30k; lighter, 18s (id to 235; fat shorn ewes, 22s fid to 20s (idj killable shorn ewes, INs to 21s; shorn two-looth wethers, 23s (id to 25s (id; woolly hoggets, 22s !>d to 2Ss; ewes and lambs, small lots, all counted, His 3d to 20s; cull hoggets, lis. Cattle: Heavy prime steers, to £lO ss; medium, to £l4 7s sd; lighter. £l2 17s (id to £l3 7s Od; heavy prime cows, *lO 2s to £ll 12s (id; medium, IS 12s Od to £0 2s; lighter, £0 2s to £7 10s; fat Jersey cows, £0 2s to £0 10s; lighter, £5 (is to £5 17s; killable, £1 ."is to £5 Is; heavy boners, £3 5s to £3 l!)s; lighter, £2 to £3 2s; sound young Jersey cows and heifers, £3 .",s to £3 His; Jersey springing heifers, £8 5s to £8 12s Od; Jersey springing cows, £0 to £7. Pigs: Best baeoners, £1 Is to £-1 6s; medium, £3 15s to £1; light, £3 10s to £3 14s; buttermilk pigs, £2 10s to £3 8s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 15s; medium. £2 (is to £2 OS; light, £2 to £2 ss; unfinished, 3(3s to 30s; breeding sows to farrow, .£2 to £4; sows with young, £lO to £ll ss; large stores, 35s to 30s; slips, 20s to 325; best weaners, ISs to 21s; smaller, 10s Gd to 12s Od.

(r. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited. — Heavy fat shorn wethers, 31s to 32s Od; lighter, 30s to 30s Od; unfinished, to 20s (•ii; heavy prime ewes, 27s to 2Ss Od: heavy fat ewes. 25s to 20s Od; light, 24s to 245; spring lambs, 27s to 30s; heavy fat hogfrets (shorn), 20s to 28s; lighter, to 255. Beef: Heavy runners, £4 10s to £5 10s; others, £3 15s to £4 ss; heavy vealers. £3 to £3 1 Us; medium, £2 to £2 15s; small calves, 15s to 30s; heavy fat bullocks, £ls 5s to £lO 2s (3d; mediumweights. £ll to £ls; light, £l2 to £l3; heavy fat cows, £9 to £lO 10s; •mediumweights, £8 to £8 15s; light, £0 10s to £7 10s; medium-weight, heifers, £0 to £!> 1."»«; lighter, to £8 10s; heavy fat Jersey cows, £7 to £8; others, to £0 10s; heavy boners, £3 to £1; others, to £2 15s. Pigs: Prime heavy baeoners, £4 2s to £1 (is: medium, £3 12s to £4; light, £3 5s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 3s; medium. £2 10s to £2 15s; light, £2 2s to £2 Ss; good stores, 30s to £2 Is; others. 32s to 375; good slips, 25s to 20s; others, 22s to 255; best weaners, His to 255; others. 12s to 15s; choppers, to £3 10s; small sows in pig, to £5 10s; small Berkshire boars, to £5 lOs.

Dalgety and Company, Limited.—Sheep: Heavy fat shorn wethers, 22s to 22s Od; fat shorn wethers, 30s to 31s (Jd; light, 20s to 20s Od; heavy fat shorn ewes. 23s to 2is (id; medium, 20s to 21s 3d; light, 18s to 10s (3d; heavy fat shorn hoargcts, 27s (id to 28s 3d; ditto, woolly, 30s to 31s (3d; spring lamb, 28s to 30s; store four-tooth wethers, shorn, 275. Cattle: Medium heavy fat bullocks, £l4 10s to £ll 15s; medium, £l2 10s to £l3 ss; medium fat cows, £0 19s to £lO 2s Od; heavy fat Jersey cows, £7 ins to £8 ss; medium, £5 15s to CO 7s 0<1; medium heifers, £1 15s to £5 10s. Vealers: Heavy runners, £4 10s to £5 Os; medium. £3 to £3 15s; light. £1 2s (id to £2 15s. Store cattle: Cows, £5 to £6 Os; boner cows, heavy, £1 to £4 12s (3d; medium. £3 to £3 15s; light. 35s to £2 12s Od; medium vearling Jersev heifers. £3 5s to £4 3s; small, £2 10s to £3. Dairy cattle: Springing Jersey cows. £0 5s to £7; more back ward, £5 5s to £0; springing Jersey heifers. £5 15s to £0 10s. Pigs: Prime heavy topweight baeoners, £1 5s to £1 Os; prime heavy baeoners, £4 to £1 ss; heavy, £3 His to £1; medium, £3 10s to £3 16s; light, £3 to £3 10s; heavy porkers. £2 12s io £3; medium. £2 Os to £2 12s; lißrht, £° to £2 OS; small, 35s to £2; heavy choppers, £3 to £3 12s; best store pigs. 38s to £2 2s; medium. 32s to 38s; small, 20s to 325; best slips, 24s to 28s; medium, 20s to 245; small. 10s to 20s; best weaners, 20s to 22s Od; medium. 10s to 20s; small. 10s to 1 Os.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited.—Cattle: On account of Mr. T. M. . Hall, heavy Polled Angus heifers, realised up to £l3 10s; medium Hereford bullocks, £l2 10s to £l2 17s 0d; heavy Polled Angus heifers, £l2 to £l3 10s; good Quality, £lO to £11; heavy Jersey cows, £0 to £7 2s; medium. £.-> 7s (id to £0; unfinished, £-1 12s Od to £.-, .">s; forward store cows, £3 15s to £t r>s; heavy boners. £2 10s to £3 12s Cd; others to £2 10s; good vealers, £1 18s to £3 Is; others, £1 16s; young bulls. £7 to CS 10s Sheep; Good shorn wethers. 29s to 32s (id; medium, 28s to 20s; light, to 27s (id- good shorn ewes, 22s to 21s (id; others, to 21 s; medium shorn hoggets, 21s to 25s 3d; others, 22s to 245; light forward, to 21s. Piars; Heavy bneoners, £3 18s to £1 3s; medium. £3 12s to £3 17s; light, C 3 -is to t'3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 l(!s to £3 2s- medium, £2 !>s to £2 15s; light. £2 3s to £2 8s; choppers, to £3 2s; best store piers £1 16s to £2; medium, £1 12s to £1 small, £1 8s to t'l 12s; slips, £1 2s to i'l 7s; best wcaners. 16s to 21s; others. 10s to 1 os. * RUNCIMAN CATTLE Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report a very successful sale at Runciman yesterday, when all classes of cattle were 'penned in good numbers. Competition for dairv cattle, however, was less keen. Beef and'boner cattle met with a ready sale. Good duality dairv cows and heifers at profit made from US 7s (id to £!) ss; lesser quality, £0 to £8 ss; need, inferior and more backward cows, £3 15s to £5; medium fat cows, £6 Ids to £8 ss; others, £•! 17s lid to £(> "s Oil; heavy boners, 43 ."is to £1 Is; lighter, I'l 10s to £2 15s; potter bulls, £3 to £7, according to weight; coloured steers, £7 1 <s Od- good fresh conditioned Shorthorn cows, £5 to £5 10s; cows with calf at foot, £1 to .to 18s the pair; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 10s to £1; smaller, £1 18s to £2 15s. CLEVEDON YARDING Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited, report a good attendance at the C'levetlon sale. Competition was good for all classes of cattle. In the beef classes light fat steers made £!> |o £l2 15s; heavy fat cows. £7 15s to to ">s; lighter Jersey cows. £•"> 15s to £7 •_'s (id; boner cattle, £2 Is to t'3 10?. A pen of two-year-old steers made £8 each, and a pen of Shorthorn yearling steers £5 each. Cows with calf at foot. £1 10s to £5 2s Od; yearling heifers. £1 to C 5; cows ill milk and in low condition, to £5 10s. MORRINSVILLE STORE CATTLE The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at a special store cattle consignment sale at Morrinsville fully the advertised entry of East Coast cattle came forward. The offering comprised many pens of good quality grown steers, also a stood yarding of two-year-old steers. There was a large and representative bench of buyers from all parts of the district in attendance, and bidding on all male cattle was fairlv brisk, and late values fully maintained. A good yarding of female cattle, including several pens of choice quality Polled Amnis and Hereford two-year-old heifers, for which keen competition existed, well-bred Hereford heifers making up to £8 12s. Spe.ved and empty cows were also in demand. Sixty good quality three-year-old dehorned Hereford steers'from Paunriki Station averaged £lO 15s; 05 three-year-old Hereford steers from Tokomaru Bay averaged £lO Ss; 100 three-year-old Polled Angus steers from Maungatarata Station averaged £0 13s; other two-year-old Hereford steers from Tokomaru Bay sold l'rom £7 8s to £8 lis; two-year-old Polled Angus steers made from £7 15s to £S its; other Polled Angus steers from Opotiki sold from £8 Is to £8 10s; smaller two-year-old Hereford steers, also from Opotiki, £H to £8 Ids; speyed Polled Angus cows, £7 lis to CS 2s; empty Polled Angus cows. £7 7s to £7 10s; Hereford cows, £6 10s to £7 17s; best two-year-old Polled Angus heifers, £7 15s to £8 Is; poorer-conditioned Polled Angus heifers. £5 11s to i' 7 Ss: best quality two-year-old Hereford heifers, £7 10s (3 £8 12s; others, £6 Its to £7 15s; poorerconditioned, £5 Us to £6 IDs.