STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23002, 1 April 1938, Page 5

STOCK SALES

DAIRY VALUES RISE COWS SELL UP TO £l4 * DEMAND FOR STORES DULL Tho effects of the dry weather were evidenced in tho prices paid for dairy i cattle at the Westfield stock sale yes- " terday, the values appreciating very j substantially under keen competition, j in the store section the seasonal con-. , ditions have adversely reacted on values j and excepting for boner cattle tho demand was weak. The drying-up of pad- j docks has affected herds, that are being i milked for town supply and farmers i are being compelled to buy additional ( cows that are coming into profit. The top values advanced to £l4 for a newlycalved Jersey cow, while many other 1 cows and heifers close to profit sold i freely at prices ranging up to £9 15s. Potter bulls continue to sell readily to : a keen market and boner stock generally is in demand. The quotations were: , Store Cattle.—Young cows, good condition, to £0 15s; less condition,, to ,C 4 10s; i others, to £3 ss; boner a.nd aged cows, to £4 17s Od; potter bulls, heavy weights, to £10; medium weights, io £7 10s; lighter weights, to £5 30s; meaty, killable rows, to £0 10s; ycailing Jersey heifers, good qnal- 1 ity, to £4 15s; others, to £2 15s; breeding bulls, to £0 10s. Dairy Cattle. —Jersey cows, choice quality, recently calved, to £l4; springers, close to profit, to £0 10s; more backward, to £5; Jersey heifers, good springers, to £0; more backward, to £7; others, to £5; Jerseycross cows and heifers, (rood springers, to £9 15s; more backward, to £7 r>s; others, to .'JS us; Shorthorn cows and heifers, Rood quality springers, to £0 12s Od, more barkward, to £7 ss; others, to £5 58; Holsteincross cows and heifers, good springers, to £f) 5?.; more backward, to £7; others, to £5; other cows, to £5 ss. PUKEKOHE VALUES [FIIOJI OUil OWN' COHBESPONDENTJ PUKEKOHE, Thursday Thg. yarding of beef cattle at the weekly stock sale at Pukekohe to-day, conducted by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, was above the average. The stock sold to keen competition at values well up to thoso realised at Westfield yesterday. The entry of dairy cattle was fairly good and there was a slight easing tendency in values. There was a large yarding of all classes of pigs, 1122 head filling every available pen. Baconers met a keen demand and sold at values equal to those ruling at Westfield yesterday. Prime porkers also sold readily, but there was an easing foir unfinished sorts. Prime heavy fat cows and heifers brought £8 5s to £9; heavy, £7 2s 6d to £7 15s; lighter, £G 12s Od to £6 17s 6d; light, £4 10s to £6 ss; other kiilable cows, £4 to £5 7s fid; heavy boner cows, £3 15s to £4 15s; others, £2 5s to ££; 10s; fresh-condi-tioned store cows, £3 17s fid to £4 15s; other store cows. £l2 10s to £3 10s; cows and calves, £4 5s to £5 10s a pair; heavy potter bulls, £8 to £lO 17s Od; lighter, £2 17s 6d to £7 15s; best dairy cows and heifers in milk or close to profit, £7 10s to £8 15s; more backward, £6 5s to £7 ss; other sound cows, £4 15s to £6; aged, inferior, and unsound cows, £2 10s to "£4 10s; weaner Shorthorn steers, £3 to £4 4s; best weaner Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £3 10s; smaller, £1 15s to £2 10s; fat hoggets, £1 3s to £1 4s; fat lambs, £1 2s; store lambs, 9s to 10s 3d. In pigs, choppers made £2 to £3 12s; heavy prime baconers, £4 to £4 (is; medium, £3 13s to £3 18s; light, £3 5s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 14s to i £2 19s; medium, £2 4s to £2 9s; light, £1 17s to £2; small and unfinished, £1 5s to £1 14s; large stores, £1 Is to £1 4s; j smaller, 14s to 16s; slips, 10s to 13s; good I weaners, 6s to 9s 6d;' weedy and small, Is _ upward; service boars, 3y 2 gns to Ggns; sows ' due to farrow, £2 to £3 ss; sows with ' litters, £2 to £5. The average price for I baconers, dressed weight, was 6V!id to G'Ail per 5 lb, and for porkers, Od to 6Vid.

MATAMATA VALUES Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports a good entry of cattle and a full entry of fat and store pigs at Matamata. Cattle values were slightly easier owing to the dry conditions prevailing, but practically everything sold. Prime wethers made to £1 7s 9d; freezing ewes, 15s to 15s 6d; canncr sorts, 4s to 7s; fat lambs, 17s to 21s; small store lambs, 10s to lis 6d; culls, 7s Od to Ss 3d; failing mouth ewes, l'ls. Cattle: Beef prime young cows and heifers, £6 5s to £7; heavy cows, £3 10s to £G 355; light, £4 5s to £5 ss; heavy boners, £3 15s to £4 2s 6d; medium, £2 17s (!d to £3 7fl Od; thin, 35s to £2 ss; springing cows, £5 los to £0 7s (3d; heifer calves, small, 2s lid. Pigs: There was a large entry of fat pigs, which sold at full late market quotations. The yarding comprised principally medium to heavy porkers and no prime top-weight baconers were penned. There was a good yarding of store pigs, tho yarding for the most part being good quality. Prime heavy baconers made £3 15s to £4; heavy, £3 10s to £3 15s; prime medium, £3 5s to £3 10s; medium, £3 to £3 ss; light, £2 15s to £3; prime heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 15s; heavy, £2 10s; prime medium, £2 to £2 ss; medium, 35s to £2; primo light, 30s to 355; light, 25s to 30s; choppers, prime heavy, £3 10s to £4 4s; heavy, £3 to £3 10s; medium, £2 to £3; light, 30s to £2; sows to farrow, £2 15s; best store pigs, 22s to 275; medium store pigs, 17s to 225; best slips, 13s o ISs; best weaners, Ss to 12s; others, os to 8.

OTOROHANGA YARDING The Farmers' Co-operative. > Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a large yarding of cattle and a medium entry of sheep at Otorohanga. Competition for a small entry-of beef was keen, and boner Cows and potter bulls sold at recent values. In the sheep section values for store 'ambs were easier. A small entry of pigs sold at late ruling rates. Quotations: —Sheep: Light fat wethers, _-s Gd to 245; ight fat ewes, los to lbs; shorn storo wether lambs, 10s to 12s Gd ; ewe lambs, 15s Gd to 17s; cull ewes, 3s 6d to 6s. Cattle: Heavy prime Fyicsian steers, 'to £l2 3s; light prime Herelord steers, to £9 10s; medium fat cows and heifers, £o to £6 ss; killablo cciws, £4 15s to £o 15s; heavy boner cows, £4 to £4 18s; light, £2 to "£° 15s; good coloured store cows, £5 to £5 12s 6d; Shorthorn cows and calves, £4 30s to £6 7s 6d; heavy potter bulls, £7 10s to £9 12s 6d; light, £4 10s to £5 15s. Pigs- Heavy choppers, £3 7s to £4; light porkers £2 7s to £2 14s; good store pigs, 30s to 365; good weaners, 8s to 10s; small, 4s to 6s 6d.

TE PUKE AUTUMN FAIR [by telegraph—own correspondent] I TE PUKE. Thursday The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held lta autumn cattle fair in conjunction with the usual fortnightly stock sale at Tc Puke. iV largo yarding of both cattle and pigs was penned Prices were slightly easier for cattle as was to be expected at the time of the year, but pig values were an improvement on the previous sale. Especially was this so for bacon and butter-milk pigs, thei top price realised for bacon being £ 4 oS- s onie of the prices were as follows:—Cattle. Fat steers, to £lO 12s; heavy fat cows, £5 oS to £6 15s; lighter, £4 5s to £5 2s 6d; light fat heifers, £4 5s to £5; heavy boners, £3 10s to £4 4s; lighter, 35s to £3 £•> 15s to £3 15s; cows and calves, £3.lbs to" £4 15s; three-year mixed-colour steers, £5 14s; two-year empty heifers. £3 fas to £5 2s; yearling mixed-colour heifers, £- 10s to £3 10s; heavy potter bulls, £6 10s to £7 10s; lighter, £5 to £6 ss. P Heavy baconers, £4 to £4 ss; I " ed^ 3 m, l^ 3 15s to £3 19s; light, £3 Ss to £3 ios. lafger butter-milk. £2 16s to £3 Cs; small £2 Os to £2 15s; heavy porkers. £- -« to £2 10s; medium, 36s t° 4Ts; liffHt. _ to 355; stores, ISs to 235; slips, 10s to>lsß, Ss 6dl to 7s 6d; pedigree wearier .berksrure ditto, sows, lVagns.

BRISK SALE AT KAMO rraoxi OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT J WHANGAREI, Thursday The North tive, Limited, repor there was a fair yarding'! Competition was brisk throughout the sale. . { o 7s 3^ ; forward Fat -U,crsrna backward springing store "■cthers to - -! Jergcy helf f pi si heavy fat cows, to £7 158; <0 j ,"m k 10s to £7 2s 6d: light. £5 r In £(>■ light fat bullocks, to £lO ss; 5s %£ calves £6 to £6 12s; inferior cows and ° lO " to £5 heavy boner sorts, £4 15g; £3 to £3 9s- light, £2 10s to £2 18s; light boner bulls, £3 15s to £5 ss. No heavy bulls were yarded.

EDGECUMBE PIG SALE [by telegraph —own. correspondent] "WHAKATANE, Thursday The Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Limited reports having held its fortnightly pig sale' at Edgecumbe, when a largo yarding of nigs Avas offered to a representative bench of buyers. Prices lor bacon pigs were on a par with the last sale. W'eaner pigs wero not in great demand, owing to the dairying se;(son drawing to a close. Heavy baconers niada £4 to £4 4s; medium, £3 16s to £3 19s; light, £3 7s to £3 15$;' heavy porkers, £2 lis to £2 10s; medium, £2 2s to £2 13s; light. £1 lis *0 £2; stores, £l. 7s to £1 10s; slips, Ids to 17s 6d; weaners, 4s Gd to 14s Gd; choppers, £2 to £3 6s.