STOCK VALUES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22941, 20 January 1938, Page 9

STOCK VALUES

SALES IN CQUNTBY TAUMARUNUI YARDING j.OVER 7000 SHEEP SOLD ! . ' [by TELEGRAPH —OWN correspondent] TAUMARUNUI, Wednesday There was an entry of over 7000. sheep at the Taumaruriui sale. Prices for lambs were down, but practically everything was sold. Quotations vpere:—Fatr ewes, 14s to 21s; twotooth wethers 22s to 235; aged ewes, 17s to 20s; shorn ewe lambs, 17s to 22s 3d; small and medium, 10s to 17s 3d; wether lambs, 14s 6d to 16s lOd; medium, 12s to 13s 8d; small, 8s to lis; black face lambs, 12s to 14s 6d; light fat cows, £3 3s to £3 10s; weaner pigs, 17s 6d.

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report that despite an absence of outside buyers and decidedly slow bidding ill places, a quit© satisfactory sale resulted. Prices compared more than favourably with other centres. Cattle and pigs were penned in 6mall numbers and realised late rates. Quotations were: -j-Fat and forward wethers, 21s to 258; breeding ewes, 21s 6d to Od; best ewe lambs, 17s (id to 245, for a pen of nice quality lambs offered on account of Mrs. Naylor, Taringamotu; medium, 15s lid to 17s; small, 13s Od to 15s; weedy, 10s to 12s id; good wether lambs, 15s to 16s Sd; medium, lis 6d-to 14s 9d; young and small. 8s 6d lo lis; best black-faced lambs, 16s to lSs lid; ayerage, 12s Id to 13s 9d; small and cully. ,4s '3d to 7s Od.

RUNCIMAN . YARDING Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report a good yarding at the monthly Ruriciman sale. Young: fat cows and heavy potter bulls were in keen demand from a good representation of the public and realised satisfactory £ rices to the vendor. Prices realised were:— ight young fat cows, £5 15s to £6 ss; smaller. £4 32s 6d to £5 10s; young store cows, £4 5s to £4 355; heavy boner cows, £3 10s to £4 4s; lighter, £2 10s to £3 7s 6d; cows with calves at foot, £6 2s Gd to £7 ss; others, £4 5s to £5 17s 6d; potter bulls. £5 7s 6d to £ll 15s, according to weight; herd bulls, £3 10s to £4 15s. Dairy cows and heifers at profit w;ere not in demand. The best brought up to £6; more backward, £3 12s 6d to £4 ss. CLEVEDON CATTLE VALUES The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited reports a successful cattle sale at Clevedon. Good prices were obtained for beef cattle, cow beef in particular being keenly sought after. Quotations:—Fat bullocks. £0 7s fid to £l3 7» 6d; fat cows, £6 10s to £9 10s: good boners, to £4 15s; others, £2 10s to £3 108; heavy potter bulls, £0 10s to £8 10s.

FRANKTON QUOTATIONS The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports 'as follows on the Frankton stock sale:—Cattle: There was a short yarding of good quality fat cattle and prices showed a slight adivance. Medium quality fat cattle were yarded in' larger numbers, values. for which were on a par with last week's quotations. A small entry of store cattle sold satisfactorily. Medium fal bullocks made to £l2 Iss; tight, £0 10s to £10; heavy fat cows, £S 10s to £8 19s; medium, £7 5s to '£7 15s; fat heifers, light, £5 7s Gd to £5 15s; heavy fat Jersey cows. £5 to £5 15s; others, £1 to £5; heavy boners, £3 15s to £4 sb; others, £2 upwards. Sheep: An average yarding of sheep was offered. Fat wethers and ewes sold well. Fat lambs were inclined to be slow. Medium fat wethers, 25s to '.265; light, to £l. 4s 3d; light fat ewes, 15s to 15s 6d; cull ewes, 75.; good fat lambs, to £l 4s; medium, 22s to 235; light, £1 Os 9d. Pigs: A large yarding of fat pigs came forward, a keen demand being shown . for baconers and heavy porkers. Light porkers met an erratic demand, with prices inclined to be weaker than last week. A pen of prime heavy baconers from Mr. J. C. Grove, Karamu realised £3 19s. Prime heavyweight baconers, £3 18s to £3 19s; heavy. £3 14s to £3 17s 6d; medium. £3 8s to £3 12s; light, £3 2s to £3 7s; heavy porkers, £2 ltfs to £3 is-, medium. £2 9s to £2 15s; light, £2 to £2 7s; unfinished, 35b to 395-, choppers, to £3 8s; best stores. 32s to 345; medium, 28s to 3ls 6d; light. £1 3s 6d to £1 7s; slips, 18s to 225: best weaners. 12s to 10s Ud; others, fis to 10s.

, WELLSFOREf VALUES ■ T [fbom our coueespovdent] ""A"WELLSFORD, "Wednesday" ' V | • There was a good demand for' all classes > - of cattle at the sale held at Wellsford by the North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, ' Limited, and practically the whole yarding ; was sold under the hammer. Boner bulls were taken by exporting firms at prices well above schedule rates, £ll being paid for a very heavy Jersey bull, while lighter animals sold up to £6 10s. All fat and killable cows sold well, £8 Gs being paid for heavy fat Jersey-cross cows. Values were:—Heavy boner bulls, to £11; medium, £5 10s to £7 ■ 17s 6d; light, £3 2s 6d to £5 Is; small Jersey bulls, £2; heavy fat Jersey-cross cows, _< - £8 6s; fat Friesian cows. £5.28 to. £7' 10s: fftt Jersey cows, £4 15s to £5 ss; light fit ' Shorthorn cows, £5 to £6 Bsi killable Jersey •c > cows, £3 10s to £4 10s; killable Shorthorncross cows, £4 5s to £4 15s; small fat Jersey cows, £3 to £3 3s; boner cows, £2 10s to £3 ss; cull cows, 255; Shorthorn cow t With large calf, £3 10s; empty store Shorthorn cows, £3 18s; three run cows with four large calves, £2 13s a head; Jersey cow with small calf, £2 7s the pair; Friesian- , cross steer calves, 255; Shorthorn-cross steer calves, £2; Shorthorn-cross heifer calves. 235; . good runner calf, 20s; large brindle steer, £4 3s; small Shorthorn steer calves, £2 is; - - small Jeirsey-cross steer calve!,.. • 3Ss; small r-y. and mixed heifer■ calves, 245; .large Shorthorn j, heifer calf, 365; large weaner pigs, 16s. I.

HASTINGS PRICES EASIER? -^ I [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] V - HASTINGS, Wednesday "; t The offering at Stortford Lodge to-day did not produce any brignt selling. Last peek's r reduced price levels for lambs caused vendors —• to hold off, with the result that less than 4000 were penned. Tl>e most entries were of*-*, -, ewe lambs, these being small grown, off high - and hard country. They m&de from JtSs to - lf>s. Woolly wether lambs offered littlo' aelec- - tdon to buyers requiring good lines.. Down cross pens in quite good store order brought (o 178 9d, and wethers met a much easier market, with selling difficult. Extra wellgrown fat and forward brought 24s 3d; other mixed aged, 225. TJseful two-tooths brought from 10s to 20s 9d, except for prime Down cross. Ewes Vere down 3s a 'head, the best pens making to 18s 3d. Butchers showed little interest in the yarding, which was larger than last wapk. Most of the lambs . • offered were second quality pens, which Bold on a par with the freezing schedule. Pat cattle met with quiet selling, and finished ox beef was . not on offer, cows predominating in the female pens and, except for a few pens, the quality was plain, not being re- - quired by butchers. Best pens mado 25s per 1001b, and rough, aged and unfinished pens were hard to trade at 20s. : Prime heifers made 27s 6d per 1001b. while Jersey pens -'v averaged from 10s to 20s per 1001b. V :

KAMO WEEKLY. OFFERING [FROM OUR OWN correspondent] ; i .. WHANGAREI, Wednesday , •••.. ; . The North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited, reports holding its weekly stock sale ftt Kamo, when there was an average yarding with fair competition. Light fat bullocks - made from £7 10s to £lO ss; light fat cows. £5 5s to £0 18; heavy boner bulls, £5 10$ to £6 6s: medium sorts, .£4 10s to £5 2s. 6d; light, £3 10s to £4. ss;. heavy boner, tows. £3 to £4 ss; light, £1 15s-to. £2 17s : * 6d; empty two-year Shorthorn heifers, £3 • 10s to £5 ss; weaner pigs, 16s 6d to 21s. ;

VALUES AT PAKOTAI [by TBMSCttAPH OWN CORRESPONDENT] r ' I WHANGAREI, Wednesday ; < A fair yarding of stork came forward at " the Pakotai sale of the North Auckland . " Farmers' Co-operative. Limited. Everything - was sold under the hammer at late rates. ' x Quotations:-r-T<vo-year Shorthorn steers. £4 Jss to £5; two-year coloured steers, £3 se to. £3 10s; light boner cows, £2 to £2 10s; twoyear Shorthorn heifers. £2 to £2 15s. ' Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports that a small yarding came forward and a total clearance was offcctcd. Backward springinsr cows realised it 15s to £2; backward 7" ' springing heifers, £1 15s to £2 ss; light boner cows, £1 33s to i'l ISS; light"lwnar -'"'' bulls, £2 15s to £4. -.yrA OFFERINGS AT MANGAWHARE [by telegraph—own CORRESPONDENT 1 f '' DARGAVILLE, Wednesday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reports that at the fortnightly cattle sale at Mangawhart only average yardings of stock came forward Very few dairy sorts were yarded, although Jerseys close to profit realised £5 2s Oil. Other,, quotations were:—Best fat cows, £o 5s to £0 15s; others, £5 5s to £0; killable cows, £1 5s to' £5; good young store cattle, £3'/s fid to £4 2s fid; heavy boner '-S cows. £2 7s fid to £3 ss; others, 15s to £2;„. Cs; heavy bonor bulls, £4 lis 6d; others. £3 10s to £4 7s od. : i, Reporting on the - same sale, the North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited. . . States that an average yarding, comprised j Of fat cows and boners of good medium R u *v . -t ity, came forward? ■ -priws showed.' a. .m*m - easing tendency, quotations locks, to £Uj heavy fat cow«,, £5- ••• s* cows, £3' 5s to £4;. boner/ 15s; potter bulls, f3 lOs to *<s it"-two-year-old heifers, to £•*. j *' *,,