STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22936, 14 January 1938, Page 5

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS * EASING IN DAIRY PRICES BONER CATTLE IN DEMAND A duller tone prevailed at the Westfield stock sale yesterday and as a' result values were not up to the previous week's rates. The yardings of dairy and store cattle were well up to average. The demand for dairy lines, however, was not keen, and this was mainly on account of the comparative dearth of fine quality cows and heifers. Forward springers of good type were offered in limited numbers and made up to £9. The'general level of prices was considerably below the firm rates of last week. In the store section the demand fluctuated, the steadiest demand being for boner cattle. Under good competition from freezing works buyers, potter bulls realised up to £8 15s. Several good young cows realised up to £7. The quotations were: — Store Cattle.—Young cows, good condition, to £7; less condition, to £4 ss; others, to £2 17s Od; boner and aged cows, to £4 7s Od; potter bulls, heavy-weights, to £8 ,15s; mediums, to £0 10s; lighter-weights, to £4 10s; meaty, killable cows, to £0 17s Od; yearling Jersey heifers, good quality, to £4 2s Od; others, to £2 ss; breeding bulls, to £O. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey, cows, good forward springers, to £0; more backward, to £6 15s; others, to £4 15s; Jersey heifers, good springers, to £8 10s; more backward, to £0 10s; others, to £4 15s; Jersey-cross cows and heifers, forward springers, to £8; moro backward, to £0 7s Od; others, to £4 10s; Shorthorn cows and heifers, good forward springers, to £& ss; more backward, to £0 ss; others, to £4 10s; Holstein and Holstcincross cows and heifers, forward springers, to £8; more backward, to £0; others, to £4 10s; other cows, to £4 15s.

NORTH AUCKLAND SALES

PRICES AT VARIOUS CENTRES [FKOM OTTK OWN COBHESPONDENr] WHANGAREI, Thursday At the One stock sale'.Daigety and Company, Limited, had an average yarding. Prices realised were well np to late rates. Springing Jersey cows made £4 to £5 2s 6d; heavy boner cows, to £4; lighter, £2 to £2 12s-fid; boner bulls, to £6. A large yarding of all classes was submitted to a good bench of buyers at Moerewa by Dalgety and Company, Limited. Almost a total clearance was effected. Quotations:—Springing heifers, smaller sorts, £3 5s to £3 18s; heavier, £3 ICS to £4 ss: springing cows, £4lss to £5 7s 6d; cows with calves at foot, £3 12s to £4 14s: empty cows, £4 to £4 10s; yearling Shmhorn heifers, £3 30s to £3 19s; boner cows. £2 lis to £3 10s; light boner bulls, £2 Os to £4; heavier, £4 iss to £5 10s; yearling Shorthorn steers, £3 to £3 4s; two-year Shorthorn Bteere, £4 lCs to £5 12s; light fat cows, £3' 3s to £3 7sf medium, £3 10s to £4; heavier, £5 to £6 ss; medium-weight fat bollocks, £7 to £7 17s; weaner pigs, 13s fid to 17s fid. Walter Wakelin reports having held his usual monthly sale at Ruakaka and weekly cattle and pig sale at Kamo. Good yardings came forward at both sales and good clearances resulted. Pigs, which came forward In average numbers at both sales, met with an improved demand, weaners making particularly good prices. Euakaka prices: Fat cows, medium, £4 to £5 10s; light, £3 10s to £4; store cows, £3 fis to £4; boner cows, £1 5s to £2 18s; boner bulls, light, £2 10s to £4 10s;' yearling Jersey heifers, £2 10s to £4; yearling Shorthorn heifers, to £3 8s; yearling steers, mixed colours, £3 10s; dairy cows, £3 10s to £4 fis; medium bawmers, to £3 Ss; light, £2 18s to £3 3s; heavy porkers, £2 13s to £3; medium, £2 8s to £2 12s; light, £1 lis to £2 ss; stores, to £1 10s; slips, to £1 ss; weaners. 17s to 21 s; breeding sows, to £2 12s 6d. Kamo prices: Heavy fat cows, £6 to £7; medium, £4 to £5; forward steers, coloured, £6 18s to £7 10s; 2%-year Shorthorn steers, £5 10s; yearlings, £3 8s to £4 18s; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £3 to £3 Os; yearling, Jersey heifers, £2 5s to £4 2s fid; cows and calves, £3 10s to £6 ss; boner bulls, light, £3 10s to £5 15s; dairy cows and heifers. £3 10s to £0; boner cows, heavy, £2 15s to £3 12s; light, £1 10s to £2 10s; f(tt and forward lambs. £l: small store lambs, 12s l)d; fat ewes, 10s fid; heavy baconers, £3 14s fid; medium, £3 3s to £3 8s; light, £2 15s to £3 3s; heavy porkers, £2 12s to\ £3; medium. £2 4s to £2 8s; light and unfinished, £1 128 to £2 4s; stores, £1 12s to £2 6s; slips, £1 to £1 10s; weaners. 17s to £1 38; choppers, £1 10s to £3; breeding bows, to £3. ■ ... There was quite a good yarding at the Moerewa sale - of the North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited. Competition wis brisk throughout. The yarding consisted mostly of boner cattle. Prices were as follows! Light fat bullocks, to £8 4s; best dairy cows, £fi to £6 ss; medium dairy, cows. £4 10s to £5 15s; cows and calves, good quality, to £6 10s; lighter, sorts, £4 5s to £4 15s; vealers, £2 10s to £3 ss; boner bulls, light, £3 15s to £4 7s fid; heavy boner bulls, to-£8; fat cows, £fi to £6 15s; light fat cows. £4 15s to £5 17s fid; heavy boner cows, £3los to £4 2s; lighter. £2 12s fid to £3 ss; canner cows. 35s to £2 12s.

RANGIRIRI YARDING A medium yarding of fat. and boner cattle was penned at the Rangiriri sale, held by the Fa niters' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited It met good competition from a small bench of buyers. Competition, for a small entry of potter bulls was not keen and values realised were lower than Frankton quotations. Medium fat Hereford cows made £7 to £7 4s; lighter Shorthorn and Hereford cows, £6 to £6 10s; fat Jersey cows and heifers, £5 15s to £0 7s; liprht, £4 5s to £5; youngr store cows, £3 10s to £4. ss; heavy boner cows, £3 5s to_ £3 15s; light, 25s to £2 10s; two-year-old Shorthorn heiiers, running with bull, £5 10s; heavy potter bulls. £7> 15s; lighter, £4 10s to £5 ss, FRANKTON SHEEP PRICES Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports that at the Frankton sheep .sale there was a full yarding of lambs which met with a ready sale, all the good lines being particularly well competed for. .It was eviuMH buyers were keen on getting # the best lambs offered, and as several lines of really Rood lambs came forward bidding, was keen. Ewe lambs were njore or less neglected and in this section sellers were disappointed in the bidding, nevertheless, a complete clearance was effected. The offering totalled 2855. The main lines sold wero: —On account of H. Featherstonhaugh: 103 shorn white-face lambs, 15s 4d. Cliffs, Limited: 111 small ewe lambs, 1«S; 130 ditto. 10s; 104 wether lambs, 15s 3d. E. L. Tucker: 152 whiteface wether lambs, 10s Id; 04 ewtlambs, £1 Is; 30 wether lambs, 16s 10d; 112 ditto, 10s 2d; 42 small ewe lambs, 17s 3d- A. A. Wapp: 150 wether lambs, 18s1d; 09 ditto, 10s Od; 34 ditto, 18s lid. Cliffs. Limited: 113 wether lambs, 13s. C. G. Tapp: 111 wother lambs, 10s. J. H. Copvell: 75 wether lambs, 13s 3d; 54 ewe lambs 13s lid. J. Moore: 00 wether lambs, 17s Gd; 50 ditto. Ids lid. I. Brouchton: 04 wether lambs, 15s 7d. A. J. Tapp:lo_ wetlier lambs, 10s Id. J. E. Harper: 42 ewe lambs, £1 1s Gd; 47 wether lambs, 17s sd. F. b. Trolove: 70 wether lambs, 18s 2d; 87 ditto, 18s A. W. Moore: G2 two-tooth wethers, £l" 4s 2d.

RYEGRASS AND MAIZE GISBORNE BUYING ACTIVITY [by telegraph—own correspondent] GISBORNE, Thursday A flutter of buying in ryegrass seed direct from threshing mills has been noticed in the Gisborne district during the past few days, and an improvement has been noticed in the inquiry for maize in Auckland. The sudden demand for ryegrass seed has been for bush burn mixtures in what has been mainly farmer to farmer sales.. From 9s to 10s a bushel of fanners' dressed seed has been paid for certified seed. Very little uncertified seed is on the market yet, but sales have been recorded from 7s to 7s 6d and even as high as 8s a bushel. A little business has taken place in maize recently and inquiries are being made from Auckland for prompt and forward delivery. Outside buyers are offering from 6s 3d to 5s 4d for prompt delivery, but inquiry is not for forward delivery and there is little indication of values yet. Practically the whole of the* past season's crop has to be sold before th«» new crop is available next spring. The new maize crops havfe made excellent progress and are thriving in the hot, dry conditions, with the exception, perhaps, of one or two of the late sown lines that had not been established well before the commencement of the dry spell. Crops generally have the best appearance for some years, being a healthy, dark green and with an excellent growtlj. Some of th,e crops already have reached the flowering stage, ■ . , f