COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23000, 30 March 1938, Page 9

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

FBANKTON QUOTATIONS FULL YARDING OF SHEEP READY SALE FOR VEALERS [from our owx cokrkspoxdent] HAMILTON, Tuesday A full yarding of sheep, with prices for prime quality lots on a par with last week's quotations, came forward at the Frankton stock sales to-day. Fat ewes, however, showed a slight decline in value, with fat lambs in steady demand. There was a full entry of all classes of cattle with the exception of ox beef, which came forward in small numbers only, with competition firm at late rates. A good yarding of cow and heifer beef included a fair proportion of finished cattle, but bidding was not as keen as anticipated and values generally were easier. A good yarding of vealers met with a ready sale at firm rates, while boner cows and potter bulls sold in advance of schedule rates. The advertised entry of store cattle came forward, but bidding was not as brisk as anticipated, although in the majority of instances vendors met the market. There was again an extra heavy yarding of fat pigs with baconcrs in keen demand, whilo porkers realised late rates. A larger yarding of stores and weaners was also penned, prices remaining on a par with retent quotations. The auctioneers quote:—

Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Sheep: Fat wethers, '27s (id to 2«s; lighter, 25s to '-'6s 3d; fat ewes, Its :id to His (id: killablc ewes, 10s (id to 13s 3d, fat woolly lambs, 20s 3d to 225; light. JTs »d to 18s (id; light shorn fat lambs, His <;d to 20s. Cattle: Light prime steers, to £lO 17s; heavy prime co,vs, £8 i.'is to £'.) "10s; medium, C 7 10s to £'B; light, £0 to £7; medium prime heifers, to £8 r.s; fat Jersey cows and heifers, £1 10s to £."> ."is; good runners, i t (is to £1 l-1s; heavy boners, £1 to £1 18s; medium, £2 17s (id to £3 His; light. 35s to £2 15s; medium potter bulls. ,C<( 7s to £7 lis. Store cattle: Three-year Polled Angus cross steers, to £8 10s; three-year Hereford and Hereford cross steers. £7 15s to £7 17s; trjo-.vear Polled Angus and Ped Polled steers, to £(! I.'is; twoyear Hereford steers, £0 to £0 lis; 18months Polled Angus and Ked Polled steers, to £5 7s (Id; 18-months mixed-coloured steers, £1 to £1 ss; mixed-coloured steer calves, £2 2s (id to £3 ss; two-year empty mixedcoloured heifers, £2 10s to £3 10s; mixedcoloured heifer calvrs. 20s to 355. Pigs: Best taconers. £1 Is to £1 (is; medium, £3 14s to £1; light. £3 (is to £3 12s; unfinished, £2 15s to £3 ss; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 12s; medium, £2 to £2 Is; light, 395; unfinished, 28s to 335; large stores, 28s to H'Js; medium, 21s to 275; good slips, 18s to 235; others, lis to 17s; good weaners, 10s to 13s (Id; smaller, 5s 10 Bs.

G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited. — Sheep: Heavy prime wethers, 20s to 30s Gd; lighter prime, 27s Gd to 28s fid; mediumweight wethers, 20s to 275; light and unfinished. 25s tc 25s Od; prime maiden ewes, 22s to 25s Gd; others, to 2ts; heavy fat ewes, 17s to 18s fid; medium weights, 15s to l(>s fid; light and unfinished, 12s to 11s; heavy fat lambs, 23s to 245; medium weights, 21s to 22s 0(1; light and unfinished, 18s to .CI. Cattle: Medium-weight runners, £3 15s to £1 10s; others, to £3 10s; heavy vealers, £2 I.">s to £3 ss; medium weights. £2 to £2 10s; small, 1.-)S to 355; prime light fat bullocks, £lO 15s to £11; others, £lO to, £lO 12s fid; small and unfinished, to £0 10s; prime tows and heifers, ex the Snodgrass Estate of Te Akau, to £0 10s; prime Polled Angus cows and heifers, ex Mr. F. C. Johnstone, of Waitetuna. to £0 ss; heavy prime cows, £8- 15s to £0 1 Os; heavy fat cows. £7 15s to £8 12s fid; medium weights, £0 lOs to £7 10s, light, £5 10s to £fi ss; prime medium-weight heifers, i'B to £0 ss; others, to £7 Tos; heavy fat Jersey cows, 10 to I £0 17s fid; medium weights, to £5 15s; light, I to £5 ss; prime Jersey heifers, to £0 15s; ! others, to £5 2s Od; Red Polled cows with I calves, to £5 10s; 18-months Polled Angus i heifers, to £4; small 18-months mixed-coloured •steers, to £3 10s; Jersey heifer calves, to ' £3; small Tossbred heifer calves, 25s to £2\ forward conditioned Shorthorn and Friesian ; cows, £ < os to »:5; others, to £1; heavy boners. £3 15s to £1 10s; medium, £3 to £3 10s; inferior, to £2 15s; heavy prime bulls, £» 10s to £ll 10s; heavy bulls, £8 to £1) ss; medium weights, £0 15s to £7 12s Oil: light, to £0 10s. Pigs Heavy prime baroners, from £1 2s to £4 fis; heavy baconers, £3 15s to CI; medium weights, j £3 10s to £3 14s; light, £3 3s to £3 Os; heavy porkers, £2 1 Is to £3; medium weights, i £2 8s to £2 13s; light, £2 to £2 7s; small and unfinished, 32s to 80s; choppers, to £4; i best stores, 21s to 2Ss; others, lf>s to 235; : best slips, 1 lis to 18s; others, 10s to 15s; ' best weaners, 7s to Os; others, up to fis; I saws in pig, to £3 ss.

Dnlgety and Company, Limited.—Cattle: Light ox. prime. £» 10s to £lO 10s; twoyear beef, unfinished, £7 10s to_£S_l3s: prime young cows and heifers. £7 15s to £8 ss; lighter prime, £0 7s Od to £7 12s Od; cow beef, heavy, £0 to £0 15s; medium weights, £5 2s Od to £5 15s; plain. £4 5s to £1 1 !)s Od; two-year Hereford steers, £G 7s; rough 18-months sorts, £3 15s to £4 2s: vearling steers, £2 8s; breeding cows of indifferent quality, £3 15s; yearling heifers. Hereford. £3 3s; weaner steer calves, ,C2 Ss. Sheep: Heavy prime wethers. 28s to 31)8 Od: lighter, 25s to 27s 3d; unfinished, 21s Gd to 235; prime ewes, 10s Od to ISs Od; inferior, 13s to lis Gd; canncr sorts, Os to 7s Od; prime lambs, best, £1 3s 3d; good quality, 18s Od to 2is; plain. 10s Od to 18s. Pigs: Top-weight baconers. £4 3s to £4 ss; prime heavy baconers, £4 to £4 3s; heavy, £3 15s to £4; prime medium, £3 10s to £3 15s; medium, £3 5s to £3 10s; prime light, £3 to £3 os; light, £2 15s to £3; prime heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 15s; heavy, £2 5s to £2 10s; prime medium, £2 to £2 os; medium, 35s to £2; prime light, 30s to 355; light. 25s to 30s; prime small, 22s to 28s; medium, 18s to 225; prime heavy choppers, £3 to £3 18s; medium, £2 to £3; small, £1 to £2; good store pigs, 20s te 245; medium, 15s to 20s; good slips, 12s to 10s; good weaners, Ss to 12s; small, 4s to Bs.

Wriirlit, Stephenson and Company, Limited. —Sheep: Best wethers, np to 'ills; others, from 23s Od to 28s; inferior sorts, l!)s Hd to 10s (id; fat ewes, 17s Od; others, llis and His 3d; culls. 12s; fat lambs, of medium quality. His to ISs (id. Cattle: Medium steers. ,C 7 10s to £S 1 r»s; better sorts, up to £lO 1.-)S; medium quality fat cows, from £5 10s to £<! 17s (id; light, down to C-t; there were some good lines of Polled Angus cows and hiefers, ex East Coast, yarded; one line of 20 heifers brought £7 Us; others, from £1 5s to £5 10s; a line of '>o Polled Angus cows sold at £5 15s. while a truck-load realised £5 17s Od; bulls brought from £3 10s to £7.

n GOOD SALE AT TAUPIRI The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reports it held a sale at Taupiri on Monday. A full yarding of cattle was olTcred, being made up of mostly light fat and store and boner Jersey cov.-s, these meeting with a very bright market. A total clearance was A number of weaner Jersey heifers were also offered, the market for which showed an improvement on recent sales. Prices:— Fat Jersey cows made from £5 17s Od to £0 ss; light, £5 is (id to £5 12s; killable cows and heifers, £4 10s to £5; store co*,.. £3 10s to £1 ss; heavy boners, £3 7s (id to £3 12s Od; others. £2 to £2 IRs; Jersey cows with calves at foot, to £4 17s; potter Jersey hulls, to- £5 10s; .weaner Jersey heifers, £3 2s 0(1 to £3 Is; small, £2 (is to C2 10s. A number of dairy heifers was offered, theso meeting with a very keen inquiry, the entire entry beinj disposd of. Prices ranged from CS 10s to C 8 12s Od. Several springing dairy cows wero also sold, prices ranging from £5 17s Oil to £0 Os. The largest, yarding of pigs for some considerable time was offered, the yards being filled to capacity. In the fat pig section a large nerrentaees of the offering consisted of well-finished baconers anil porkers, which met with an excellent inquiry and practically the entire entry was sold. Pork showed an improvement of 2s per head. Prices:— Prime heavy baconers made from £1 5s to Ci 4s; heavv, £3 10s to £4; medium, £3 10s to £3 15s; light. £3 3s to £3 Os; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £3: medium, £2 4s to £<> 10s - light, £1 10s to £2 2s; unfinished. cT 115" to £1 His; choppers, £2 10s to £1 '"Only a small .vnrdingr of store pigs wan offered large stores r\ieetini;r with satisfactorv sales, but little interest was shown for small store pigs and wen tiers. Rest stores made from 25s to 30s; light. ISs to 23s Od; slips, 12s to Its (ill; weaners, f>s to lis; others, to ss.

DEMAND FOR STEEL BROKEN HILL OUTPUT The report of "the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited, for output from the iron and steel works, Newcastle. for the four weeks ended March 13, shows that production from the beginning of the financial year up to that date, a period of 40 production weeks, in generally well in excess of the previous year. Output of steel is 56,333 tons higher, but pig iron is 9932 tons less. With the exception of pig iron, however, all other phases of the company's production show definite increases.