STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22954, 4 February 1938, Page 5

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD SHEEP FAIR SMALL YARDING IN DEMAND PRICES REMAIN FIRM Indications were forthcoming at the Westfield annual sheep and ram fair yesterday that the demand for sheep, botli by graziers and by farmers running mixed stock on their lands, is still firm and substantial. The factors indicating this trend was the smaller offering of sheep, the comparative scarcity of young sheep in the pens and the keen bidding and firm values, espcially for aged ewes. The yarding failed to reach last year's figures and less than 10,000 head were forward. Old ewes, chiefly culls from large mobs, sold at very good prices, which generally were satisfactory to the vendors. Lambs were also less numerous, the top price being 19s for forward condition woolly lambs. Store wethers realised up to 25s and two-tooth ewes to 37s Cd. A line of Rornney rams offered on behalf of Mr. D. G. Forlong, of Uunnythorpe, sold up to Bgns., and Southdown rams were sold on account of Mr. A C. Trousdale, of Howick, jind Mr. J. R. Self, of Papatoetoe, at prices reaching 7Jgns., The quotations were:— Shcop.—Two-tooth Southdown-cross ewes, to 355; four-year-old ewes, to 25s Od; five-year-old ewes, from 38s Gd to '2os Od; five-six-year-old ewes, to 23s Od; full-mouth ewes, 15s to 17s Od; aged and inferior ewes, front 7s Od to 12s; store wethers, to 255; two-tooth Komney ewes, to 37s fid; crossbred ewes, to 20s. Lambs. —Good shorn wethers, 15s to 17s 3d; smaller. 10s Od tt> 13s fid; good mixedscx woolly lambs, 10s 6d to 17s (3d; forward condition woolly lambs, to 10s; small woolly wethers, from lis to 13s 6d. Earns. —Southdowns, from 4gns to 7%gns; Romneys, from sgns to Sgns.

BETTER- RAM PRICES COMPETITION AT HAMILTON [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Thursday An improvement in the average prices realised was seen at the annual Hamilton ram fair, which opened at the Claudelands Showgrounds to-day. There was a large bench of buyers, from all parts of the Waikato. The market for the first offering of Southdown was quiet, several lots being passed, but in the afternoon the prices had become much firmer, the best one-shear rams consistently reaching 7gns. The top price for the sale was 10%gns, and it is estimated that the average price obtained was at least one guinea firmer for all classes. RAMS BRING TO 75GNS. . ANNUAL FAIR AT FEILDING [by telegraph—press association] FEILDING, Thursday There was a crowded' attendance, representative of both the North and South Islands, at the first day of the annual ram fair at Feilding to-day, when about 1350 flock \and 30 stud Romneys were offered. The market was slow at first and although firming luter remained unsteady all through. Nevertheless, the sale was one of the best yet held at Feilding for good sheep, which averaged well above recent years. The top price for stud rams was 75gns, with others from 40 to Ttlgns, the average price being 37y a gns. Rams exhibited in the flock classes at the Feilding: show sold extremely well, the top prices being 40gns, against 20gns last year. The heavy percentage of indifferent quality rams in the general flock offering brought the average price well down, although individual breeders with well-known flocks enjoyed a greatly improved sale. The top price for a flock ram in this section was 23gns. Fully So per cent of the offering was cleared at auction. 20,000 SHEEP YARDED OPOTIKI ANNUAL FAIR [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] OPOTIKI, Thursday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reports that over "0000 sheep were yarded at the annual sheep fair at Opotiki. A large number of buyers was present from all parts of tno Bay of Plenty, Rotorua and the \\aikato. The sale was an erratic one and prices realised showed a considerable decline on the prices of February, 1037. Vendors in most cases met the market. A very large entry of good back-country sheep met with a keen demand. Prices realised were:—l-n account of Mr. A. E. Blake, five-year eves, 225; on account of Mr. E. tiundell, fiveyear ewes, 23s (id; on account Mr. A. J. W. Kemp, two-tooth, 30s (id; on account Mr. Frank Fisher, Motu, four and six-tooth ewes, '_>ss 3d; on account Messr»> Looney Brothers, five-year ewes. '.Ms. A large entry of good two and four-tooth wethers came forward in excellent condition and met with keen competition, the whole o/ the yarding being sold under the hammer. Prices realised were:—On account of Mr. A. E. Blake, fourtooth, 124s Od; on account Messrs. Looney Brothers," two-tooth, '22s lid; on account Mr. E. Sundell, two-tooth, 2ls 8d; on account Auiokura Station, four and six tooth. •23s (id. For a" fair entry of very ordinary quality lambs prices were poor. Rams: On account of Stansbury Estate, one-shear, 3/ a guineas to 4 guineas. Other prices were: Two-tooth owes, 24s Od to 275; four and six-tooth. 23s Id to 24s Od; four-year, 21 s (id to 235; five-year, 18s to 225; full mouth, 17s 6d to £L; two-tooth wethers, 21s 3d to 245; four and six-tooth, 2.1s to 23s 7d; four-year, to 23s Sd: five-year, 20s 2d to 22s Od; full mouth, 10s to 21s. Dalgotv and Company, Limited, yarded 11,800 sheep, which came forward in good condition. Tho quality of the whole yarding was on a pnr with last year. Wethers were yarded in larger numbers and sold under keen competition at values slightly less than the corresponding period last year, while ewes and lambs showed a decided drop in some cases from 6s to 7s. Competition was keen on all the classes ub to corresponding realisations at outside centres and practically a total clearance was effected under the hammer. Vendors in all cases realised that the values received at the corresponding fair last year could not be obtained. Owing to tho very heavy yarding, the commencing of tho Rule was delayed an hour to enable the yarding to be completed. AH were disposed of by six o'clock. Thero was a very largo and representative attendance of buyers from all parts of the Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Hotorua districts. Quotations: Twofoofh wethers, 21s to 22s Od; medium sorts. IPs to £1; inferior, lfis to 17s ltd; fourtooth wethers, 22s to 24s 3d: medium. CI to 21s Od; inferior, 17s to 18s; four-tooth and six-tooth wethers, 22s to 24s 3d; medium, £1 to 2ls (id; two-tooth ewes, 2Ss to. 20s 3d; medium, 25s to 20s od; inferior, 17s Od to ei; mixed aged ewes, £1 to 24s Od; medium, 17s Od to 10s; four-year-old ewes. £ I to 23s tid; medium, I.Bs to 10s fid; five-.veHr-01.l ewes;, .£!. to 235; medium, 17s to 10s; inferifhs 10s to 14s; culls, 8s to" 10s; six-yenr-old ewes, 77s to £1; medium, 10s to 14s: shorn wether lambs, 13s Od to lfis; medium,i lis to 12s Od: culls, Re to 10s; ewe lambs, shorn, medium, 12s Od to lis; Southdown-cross lambs, 15s; culls. 10s; one-shear Romney rams, 4V 3 guineas to y/ A guineas; medium sorts, 3 guineas to 4. guineas; two-shear Southdown rams, ft guineas to 6 guineas; aged, 2 guineas. The principal sales were as follows:—On account of Edwards Estate, 310 four-tooth and sixtooth wethers, 24s 3d; Mr. J. H. Roid, 405 two-tooth and four-tooth wethers. 21s Od to 22s 3d: Redoath Brothers, 280 wethers, 225; H. S. Holmes, Limited, 200 wethers, 225; Mr. Raymond Read, 473 two-tooth wothers, 22s Od; Mr. A. .T. Macßae. 225 two-tooth wethors, 21s Id; Messrs. Oordon Brothers, 345 four-tooth wethers. 23s Od; Stansbury Estate, 2fi two-tooth ewes. 20s 3d; Mr. Boris Black, 72 two-tooth ewes, 28s Od; Mr. A. G. Pile, 70 two-tooth ewes, 28s; Mr. W. J. Thompson, 01 two-tooth wethers. 28s 3d; Messrs. Gordon Brothers, 23:? five-year-old ewes. 17s Oil: Mr. Raymond Head, ,">OO flve-yca r-old • ewes, 20s 3d; Mr. A. E Campbell, 103 fiw-year-old ewes, 10s 2d; Messrs. Redpnth Brothers 140 four-year-old ewes, 23s 3d: Mr A. J. Macßae, 100 four and five-vear-old ewes, £1 2s;. Mr. A. F Hellert, 150 four and five-vear-old ewes, 225; Stnnsbnrv Estate, five Romney nuns, V/, gninoas: foiir ditto, 3'/ a guineas, five ditto, 3% guineas.

DEMAND AT WAINCARO G. W. Verc.oe and Company, Limited, reports having hold its annual .ewe fair at Wnintftiro. Tlio quality of tho sheep was again first-class and bidding from a large bench of buyers was keen, end a. total clearance resulted at. very satisfactory prices. The principal sales were as follows: —On account of Mr. J F,.' KichaTdson, Kuakiwi, 200 two tooth ewes, !Ws 0(1; 400 five-year ewes, 2&«; Mr. S. T. M. Wilson, Waimni, 01) two-tooth ewes, atto lid; Mr. I\. F.. Henry, To Akau, 6t> two-tooth ewes, 295; Messrs. Kellow Bros., Huakjwi, 'l7 small two-tooth ewes 27s Gd; 120 mixed Horcd ewes, 2,1s 9d; Mr. L. C. Picut, Waimai, 103 five-year ewes. 2f!s; Mr. A. McDougall, To Akau, 217 four-year ewes, 29s fid: Mr. C. Day, Tc Akau, (36 four and five-year-old ewes, 275; Mr. S. F. I'liilburn,

Te Akau, 116 mixed aged ewes, 27s 0d; 262 five-year ewes, 245; Mr. T. Morton, Te Akau, 115 four and five-year owes, 265; Messrs. Wilson Bros., Waimai, 470 five-year ewes, 26a Gd; 07 six-year ewes, 20s Od; 33 mixed aged ewes, 2Js <;d; 20 six-year owes, 18s (id; Mr. Ci. A. Eyre, Waimai, 195 full-mouth ewes, 22s Od; SO aged ewes, ltis Od; Mr. H. Upton, •Waimai, 300 five-year ewes, 22s 3d; Mr. J. Mahood, Te Akau, 212 five-year ewes, 23s 9d; Dunmore Estate, Waingaro, JBB full-mouth ewes, 21s 3d; 108 ditty, 10s fid; Mr. J. G. Reeves, Waimai, 409 'full-mouth ewes, 22s 3d; Estat? A. Snodgrass, 75 five-year ewes, 23s 3d; Mr. J. Evans, Te Akau, 1«50 fiveyear ewes, 23s Od; aged ewes, 13s to 17s.' cull ewes, Os to 12s (id; Romney rams, to 6gns; Southdown rams, to sgns. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports:— A good yarding of ewes came forward and sold well. The offering totalled 4203. Following were the main sales: —271 small twotooth ewes, 28s; 163 fair, 34s 6d; 34 good, 30s (id; 107 ditto, 355; 5» small, 31s 3d; 168 good, 365; 25 small, 20s; 53 four and six-toofh ewes, 30s; 33 ditto, 30s 6d; ICS four and five-year ewes, 20s; 50 small four and six-tooth ewes, 'Jis 3d; 189 four and five-year ewes, 29s Od; 39 mixed aged ewes, 24s Od;' 137 five-year ewes, 265; 236 ditto, 255;. 120 four and five-year, 27s 3d; 220 five-year, 24s (3d; 128 five-year, 24s 6d; 95 mrxed aged, 27s 6d; 147 five-year, 255; 187 five-year, 27s 6d; 167 old ewes, 17s 6d; 132 five and six-year, 21s 6d; 146 mixed ages, 225; 107 five-year, 245; 60 aged ewes, 17s; 138 five-year, 23s 3d; 180 four and five-year, 20s; 01 sound mouth, 21s; 59 mixed ages, 245; 53 four and five-year, 27s Od; 51- mixed ages, 255; aged and cull ewes, 10s 6d to 14s 3d; small two-tooth ewes, 20s to 26s 6d; Southdown rams. l%gns to 2gns; aged Romney rams, potters, 10s Od to 14s.

PUKEKOHE VALUES [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday Values for dairy cows appreciated at the weekly stock sale at Pukekohe to-day, conducted by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited. The yarding in tho dairy section was larger than of late and included some extra choice Shorthorn cows and heifers close to profit. Quality cows and heifers sold to an exceptionally keen demand, with farmers who milk for town supply bidding freely for lots at profit or close up. An average yarding of beef cattle sold to koen competition at prices firm on late rates. A good yarding of all classes of pigs came forward. Fat pigs sold to a steady demand, but with pork values slightly easier than of late. Small store pigs were not in very good demand and prices receded. Choice dairy heifers close to profit made £8 to £lO 10s; other good heifers, £6 15s to £7 15s; backward, £5 5s to £6 10s; small and inferior, £3 10s to £4 15s; best dairy cows, close to profit, £7 10s to £9; more backward, £6 to £7 ss; aged, inferior and unsound, £4 to £5 ss; well-bred Jersey 18-month heifers/ running with bull, £6 5s to £6 7s 6d; smaller, £5 to £5 10s; yearling heifers, running with bull, £4 Is to £4 ,7s 6d; best Jersey heifer calves, £1 10s to £2; poorer, 14s to £1 4s; prime heavy fat cows and heifers, £8 2s 6d to £8 10s; lighter, £7 5s to £7 17s 6d; light, £5 5s to £6 15s; other killable cows and heifers, £3 15s to £5 10s; heavy bonftr cows, £3 5s to £5 10s; medium, £2 10s ".to J&8; light, £1 10s to £2 2s 6d; light fat steers, £8 5s to £10; cows and calves, £2 10s to £6 the pair; potter bulls, £4 7s (id to £ll 7s 6d. In pigs, choppers made £2 10s to £4 14s; heavy prime baconers, £3 15s to £3 19s; medium, £3 10s to £3 14s; light, £3 2s to £3 9s; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 Is;" medium, £2 8s to £2 14s; light, £1 10s to £2 6s; small and unfinished, £1 Is to £1 7s; large-framed stores, £1 Is to £1 6s; slips, 14s to £1; best weaners 8s to 12s; others, 4s to Cs; service boars, t sgns. The average price for baconers an< porkers, dressed weight, was 6d per lb. WELLSFORD CATTLE RATES [from our own correspondent] WELLSFORD, Thursday There was a good yarding of cattle at tha sale held at Wellsford by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited. The greater proportion consisted of bulls and fattened dairy cows. Boner bulls and killable cows were bought for exporting firms at prices above the advertised schedule 'rates, while fat cows were taken by Auckland dealers and butchers. Practically the whole yarding sold under the hammer without delay. Shorthorn store cattle sold well. 18-months steers bringing £5. Values were:—Shorthorn boner bulls, £5 2s 6d to £8; heavy Jersey bulls, £0 5s to £7 17s (id; light. £3 12s 6d to £5 7s 6d; small Shorthorn bulls, £4 15s; fat Shorthorn cows, £0 9s to £7 ss; light, £5 to £5 17s; killable. £3 J4s to £5 28; fat Jersey cows, £4 2s Od to £4 15s; killable, £3 6s to £4; fat Hereford cowb, £7 ts to £7 12s; light fat Jersey heifers. £2 19s to £3 ss; boner cows, £2 15s to £3 6s; light, £2 to £2 12s 6d; cull cows, 25s to 325; Jersey cow, with runner calf, £5 9s; Shorthorn cow, with calf s £6 10s the pair; Jersey-cross cows, with good calves, £4 2s 6d to £4 6s the pair; small Shorthorn cow, with good calf, £4 the p&ir; 18-month Shorthorn steers, £5; small Shorthorn weaner calves, £2 Is; Shorthorn heifer calves, 265; 18-month Jersey-cross steers, £3 10s; sows .in pig, £2 Bs.

GOOD SHEEP AT PAKOTAI • [from our' OWN correspondent] WHANGAREI, Thursday There was a large yarding of good quality sheep at the Pakotai sale held by the..worth Auckland Farmers' Co-operative., Limited. Prices for ewes and wethers were slightly better than late rates, but lambs were easier. A line of 203 good shorn ewe lambs was passed at 10s (id, the vendor asking 21s. Prices were:—Two-tooth ewes, 28s 6d to 30s 3d; four-year-olds, 23s to 24s 4d, the highest price being obtained by a line from Mr. A. Meiers; five-year-olds, 18s to 10s 3d, light condition, 14s Od to 10s (id; six-year-olds, 14s Od to 17s; aged and cull, 9s Od to 12s 6d; two-tooth wethers, 10s Od to 21s (3d; good store wether lambs, 12s 3d to 13s 6d, medium, Os to lis 3d, small, 4s 6a to <e Od; one-shear Romney rams, s'/< to 7 gns.; aged, all breeds; 7s to 2Vigns. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports:— Two-tooth black faced wethers, 16s; others, to 21s; four-tooth, 10s Gd to 22s 9d; two-tooth black faced ewes, lis 7d; others, to 30s; good four-year-old ewes, 21s Od to 238 \ good five-vear-olds, 17s 6d to 18s lOd; six-year-olds, 15s 3d to 17s 8d; older, 10s to 12s; shorn wether lambs, small, 7s 6d to 8s 3d; hotter sorts, 10s to 12s; ewe lambs, 13s 4d to 15s; smaller, Os to lis; mixed sex lambs, ,s 4d to lis fid; killable black faced lambs, to los 4d; agfcd rams, 7s to 15s.

NORTHERN QUOTATIONS [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Thursday Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports holding a sheep fair at "NYaiotira, when th® re was a Rood yarding of all classes, with a fair demand, the majority of the lines selling under the hammer, lwo-tooth wethers, 19s to '2os 7d; four-tooth, to 21s Sd: fat ewes, lGs; fat wethers, to 245; two-tootli ewes, 325; fiVe-year-old, 14s to 15s 2d; better sorts, ISs t»d; forward store wether lambß. 14s 6d; good stores, Os 7d to 10s Id; mixed sex lis 3d; owe lambs, 14s Id to IBs; Romney rains, 4 guineas; aged Romney rams, 21s; aged Southdown ranis, 28s. Walter Wakelin reports having held sales at Parua Bay, "Whakapara and Kamo this week. Good yardings came forward to all sales and practically total clearances resulted. The Kamo entry comprised .300 head of cattle, 500 sheep' and 550 pigs. Competition was fairly keen and a good sale resulted. Fat pigs realised _ fully schedule prices, but weancrs and slips dropped to a very low level in many instances. No bids were offered for weaners. Fat cows, £6 Is to £8 lis; medium, £4 to £5 ss; light, £3 10s to £4 ss; forward four-year-old bullocks, to £0 15s; two-year steers, to £6; 18-month Polled Angus steers, £5 Gs; 18month Shorthorn steers. £3 12s <3d to £4 17s Od: cood quality weaner Shorthorn gtcers, £2 15s" to £3 3s; mixed sex Shorthorn calves, £2 lis; two-yenr Shorthorn heifers, £3 r>s to £3 15s; boner cows, £1 10s to £.l Ids; boner bulls, £3 10s to £lO. according to weight; dairy cows and heifers, £-4 to £7; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 ss_ to £4 ss; smaller, £1 5s to £1 15s. Pigs: Baconers, £3 to £3 14s; medium, £2 10s to £3 3s; heavy porkers. £2 5s to £2 18s; medium, £1 18s to £2 ss; light, £1 10s to £1 .1 fis; slips. 10s to 1.0s; weaners, 2s io 8s; choppers, £1 10s to £3. Sheep: Fat ewes, 17s 6d; sound mouth ewes, 10s fid to Its 6d; aged. 5s to 10s 6d; store lambs, Os to 14s; cull lambs, 4s fid to 7s 9d.

TOTAL CLEARANCE AT TE PUKE [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TE PUKE. Thursday At the fortnightly stock sale conducted by the Farmers' Auctioneering Company. Limited, at Te Puke, thero was a tfood yarding of cattle and a total clearahce was reported at recent late rates. A feature of the cattle market was the large number of bullß yarded and the prices they realised. A full yarding of all classes of -pigs was penned. There was a large attendance of outside buyers and competition for all classes was exceptionally keen. The top prico reached for baconers was £-1. The following are some of the prices:—Medium fat Jersey cows. £4 5s to £5 13s; light, £3 15s to £4; store cows, £3 lOf to £4 ss; Jersey cows and calves, £4; boners, £2 10s to £3 18s; jB-moTi(lv Polled Ansrus and Hereford steers. £0 Ss (id; mixed colour yearling steers, £3 f>s; Jersey heifer calves, 355; heavy potter bulls, £0 10s to £9 2s Hd; others, £5 to £0 ss; lighter. £3 17s (id to £4 1 'is Cd. Pigs; Heavy baconers, £3 10s to £4; medium, £3 8s to £3 16s; light, £3 to £3 7s: light butter-milk pigs. £2 12s to £2 18s; smaller. £'2 2s to £2 7s; heavy porkers. £2 2s to £2 10s; medium, 35s to £2; light. 28s to 3-ls; medium stores, 22s to ;iOs; slips and small stores, 16s to 225; best weaners. 12s to 10s; small, 8s to 10s; choppers, £2 5s to £3.

HIKUTAIA OFFERING \ The Farmers' Go-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, Reports an average yarding of cattle at Hikutaia. Competition for ail classes was firm, with values remaining on a par with recent quotations. Fat Jersoy cows, £a to £5 9s; light, £4 to £4 16s; medium boners, £3 2s to £3 18s; lighter, £2 to £2 lUs; heavy potter Jersey bulls, £7 7s 6d to £8 os; medium, £6 2b 6d to £6 10s; light, £4 to £5 12s 6d.