STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22966, 18 February 1938, Page 5

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS GOOD DEMAND FOR STORES FIRMING IN PRICES Graziers displayed a keen demand for store cattle at the Westfield stock sale yesterday, when the values for several lines showed an appreciation over recent firm rates. The prolific growth of pasturage as the result of the recent heavy rains has caused stock raisers to buy in fairly heavily, and under the competition the prices were good for vendors. The rise in fat stock values the previous day also had a bearing on the activity displayed. In the dairy section the demand was substantial and well maintained. Good quality cows and heifers in milk and very close to profit commanded satisfactory prices, the best being £lO 10s for Jersey cows in milk. Heifers of the same breed and Jersey-Shorthorn-cross cattle sold up to £9 15s. The general average of values was a shade higher than in recent weeks. The quotations were: — Store Cattle. —Young' cows, good condition, to £7; less condition, to £4 15s; thers, to £2f 17s (id; boner and aged cows, to £4 1 ."is; potter bulls, medium weights, to £7 12s Gd; lighter weights, to £5 12s tfd; meaty, billable cows, to £G 15s; yearling Jersey heifers, good quality, to £-1 10s; others, to £2 10s; breeding bulls, to £O.

Dairy Cattle. —Jersey cows, good quality, in milk, to £lO 10s; good springers, slightly backward, to £7 ss; others, to £5 10s;; Jersey heifers, good quality springers, to £'J 1 ."is; more backward, to £7 ."is; others, to •to '_'s (id; Jersey-cross cows and heifers, good forward springers, to £9 los; more backward, to £7; others, to £5 ."is; Shorthorn cows and heifers, good springers, to £9 10s; more backward, to £7 ss; others, to £5 ss; Holstein and Holstein-cross cows and heifers, good springers, to £!>; more backward, to £7; others, to £5; other cows, to £5 10s. PUKEKOHE MARKET [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday The torrential rain which fell during the morning, causing minor flooding and slips which blocked roads, clipped the yarding at the weekly stock sale at Pukekohe to-day, conducted by Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited. The blocking of the western bus route from Auckland also led to some buyers being about two hours late in arriving, and the demand in the pig section was affected as a result. Nevertheless, a good level of prices was maintained throughout. Best dairy cows and heifers made £0 to £lO 2s Gd; good, £7 10s to £8 15s; more backward, £0 to £7 ss; small and backward, £4 10s to £5; grade Jersey heifers, b.r.w.b., £2 to £5 15s; prime heavy fat cows and heifers, £8 5s to £10; lighter, £7 2s Gd to £8; light, £4 15s to £0 17s (id; other killable cows and heifers, £4 to £5 10s (id; heavy boner cows. £3 2s Gd to £ 1 15s 0(1; others, £1 10s to £2 17s (id; fresh-conditioned store cows, £4 to £4 15s; others, £3 to £3 15s; cows with calves, £3 5s to £5 15s a pair; potter bulls, £3 2s (id to £8 10s. In pigs, choppers made £'2 to £3 12s; heavy l.aconers, £3 18s to £1 3s; medium, £3 12s to £3 15s; light, £3 2s to £3 8s; heavy porkers. £2 12s to £2 18s; medium, £2 (is to £2 Hs; light, £2 to £2 4s; small and unfinished. £1 10s to £1 10s. Onlv a few slips and weaners were penned. These realised from Rs to £1 !>s. Pedigree fivc-month-'old Berkshire sows brought 3 3 ,{gns. The prices paid for baconers and porkers averaged about O'/id per lb dressed weight. MARKED CALF FAIR [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday A special sale of Jersey heifer calves, marked by the Herd-testing Association as from high-producing butter-fat dams and sires, was held to-day at Pukekohe by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, and Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, in conjunction. The advertised entry numbered 100, but the weather conditions militated against a full yarding. All choice ! well-grown heifers with outstanding butterfat backing met a keen demand and prices for these were better than those obtained last year. Small and young calves were not sb keenly sought. The average price received was £4 2s Gd. Principal sales were as follows;—On account of J. G. Given, Manure wa, £5 to £6 2s Gd; H. J. Andrews. Onewhero, £5 12s 6d; A. H. Pope, Pokenn, £4 2s (id to £4 12s 6d; Mrs. X. M. Blake, Buckland, £4 to £4 ss; A. R. Wright, Buckland, £3 10s to £4 15s; R. Slack, Papakura, £5: A. Coggins, Glenbrook, £4 2s Gd; J. Walmsley, Waipipi. £3 12s 6d to £4 ss; J. A. Short, Waiuku, £4 7s 6d.

MATAMATA YARDING Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports that at its Malauiata sale a good yarding of sheep came forward and a total clearance was effected at satisfactory rates. Light fat wethers made 255; good quality ewes. IDs to 235; aged ewes, 12s to 16s; black face store lambs, medium, 13s lUd to lUs 3d; small, 10s yd to lis (id; Southdown ranis, used 2®igns to 4%gni»; inferior and potter sorts, 15s to lgn. Cattle: There was an average yarding of cattle. Prime heavy cows and heifers brought £7 12s Od to £8 4s; lighter, £5 15s to £0 17s (3d; heavy cows, inferior quality, £-1 10s to £5 10s; good boners. £3 15s to £4 7s Od: lighter. £2 12s. (id to £3 10s; four-year-old bullocks, up

to £0 12s; m.c., £3 15s to £4 10S; heavy bulls, £7 to £lO 8s; lighter, £5 4i» to £(j 15s. Pigs: Qnly a medium jarding of fat pigs came forward and prices realised were ver.v firm on Tuesday's Franktan quotations. Store pigs were penned in average numbers and sold under keen competition, while weaners and slips were penned in more than average numbers and competition was very slack No top weight baconers were yarded. Medium heavy baconers made £3 15s to £3 18s; medium baconers, £3 10s to £3 15s; light baconers. £3 3s to £3 10s: heavy butter-milk, £2 Ids to £3 2s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 Itis; medium porkers. £2 4s to £2 1U«; light, 38s to £2 2s; small porkers, 32s to ti7s; heavy choppers. £3 10s to £3 ISs; medium choppers. £2 10s to £3 10s; smaller, 30s to £2 10s: large stor>» pigs, 30s to 3(55; medium, 25s to 30s; small, 20s to 255; best slips. 12s to Ids; best weaners, Gs to Os

LARGE WELLSFORD YARDING [from our own correspondent] WELLSFORD, Wednesday There was a large yarding of cattle at the sale held at wellsford b.v the North Auckland Farmers' Cooperative, Limited. No sheep or pips were offered, as owing to the numbers offering special sales were neld for sheep and pigs. A large proportion of the yarding consisted of potter bulls and fat dairy type cows. Bulls were taken by exporting firms at schedule rates, £8 18s being paid for a heavy Shorthorn bull, while £6 15s was the best price paid for a mediumweight Jersey. Well finished cows sold for local and Auckland trade at prices up to £8 18s for Shorthorns and £5 f)s for Jerseys. Store o.vs sold well, but Jersey heifers in many cases were passed. Young steers were in demand, a nice line of Red Poll steers fetching £3 3s, All young calves and vealers fit to kill sold well, but unfin'shed and crossbred heifers and steers were not wanted. Any run cows suitßble for breeding from sold well and Shorthorn heifers were in demand. Values were:—Heavy Shorthorn bulls, £8 to £8 18s; medium, £7 5s to £7 15s; heavy Jersey hulls, £(l to £(! 15s; medium, £4 15s to £5 10s; aged Hereford bulls, to £7 Gs; fnt Shorthorn cows. £7 5s to £8 18s; fat Friesian cows, £5 15s to £7 17s (id; fat Jersey cows, £4 17s to £5 Os; killable Jersey cows, £4 Is to £1 17s; fat Jersey heifers, £t Is to £1 lis; vealer calves, to £3 ss; good light vealers, 30s to 3l)s; fat Short-liorn-cross cows, £5 to £0 13s; boner cows, £2 5s to £2 18s; light, £1 13s to £2; empty store cows, £3 10s to £4 10s; poor Short* horn run cows in-calf to Shorthorn bull, £3 10s; mixed run cows with good cahes. £1 15s the pair; light-weight fat Shorthorn heifers £4 10s; Shorthorn-cross heifers, £3 18s- steers. £1 Os; Jersey yearling bull, £2 Is; killable Jersey-cross, cows. £3 10s; Friesian cows with good six-month-old calves, £4 los the pair; small Shorthorn steer calves. £2 10s; mixed run cows. £2 10s; small Jersey he'fers, running with bull, £3 2s; poor Jersey heifer calves, '_> os; Red Poll weaner steers, £3 3s; small fat calves. «ls.

NORTH AUCKLAND VALUES [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] KAIKOHE, Thursday A full advertised entry came at the Kalkolie sale held by Dalgety and Company, Limited. It met with spirited bidding from a full bench of buyers. The yarding in the cattle section was of a good quality and a total clearance was effected under the hammer. Two-tooth ewes made to '27s Sd; dairy cows i:-l 10s to £0; heavy fat cows, £5 to £."> 'lis; lighter fat cows. ±'4 -Is to £5; iiVi-vcar-old Hereford bullocks, to £7 355; •2 l /a year-old Tolled Angus bullocks, £7 12s to £7 14s; three-year-old Shorthorn bullocks, £0 18s to £8; two-year-old Hereford bullocks, £« -Is to £0 lis; mixed Shorthorn steers, £1 .">s to £5 17s; two-year-old Polled Angus heifers, £1 to £'4 Us; boner cows, £•_> 10s to £3 ."is. At the Ohaeawai salo a full yarding was sold under the hammer at full markot, rates. Dairy cows brought £ft 1"s to £ J 15s: fat Jersey cows, £ I 2s <>d to £">; fat Shorthorn and Red Polled cows, i'O 12s to £7 12s; heavy brindle cows, £o 12s to' £0 10s; boner cows, £2 Os to £3 10s; Shorthorn cows and calves, £3 to £"> 12s (id; Polled Angus heifers, to £5 2s; Shorthorn heifers, £3 is to £3 is>.