STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23008, 8 April 1938, Page 7

STOCK SALES

DAIRY VALUES FIRM __ i SPRINGERS SELL FREELY LESS DEMAND FOR STORES While the top values for dairy cattle did not reach the high level of £l4 of last week, the demand for cows and heifers in milk or close to profit was very firm at the Westfield weekly stock sale yesterday. The best realisation was £l' 7s 6d for Shorthorn heifers, with cows of the same breed making up to £ll. A good number of cattle was disposed of at prices ranging from £8 15s upward. The demand was chiefly from dairymen and at times the bidding was keen. Tho sales in the store section lacked the liveliness which has been evident for several months. The majority of graziers are awaiting further rains and recovery of paddocks before entering upon heavy stocking. The demand for boner cattle was also less pronounced, this being duo to the congestion at some freezing works, Which are handling herd culls in fairly large numbers. Tho quotations were:—• Store Cattle.—Young cows, good condition, to £0 10s; less condition, to £4 10s: others, to £3 ss; boner and aired cows, to £4 lCs; potter bulls, heavy-iteights, to £i) 10s; medium-weights, to £7 10s; others, to £5 ss; meaty, kijlablo cows, to £0 los; yearling Jersey heifers,, good quality, to £<l'los; others, to £ii 16s; breeding Jersey bulls, to £<l 10s.

Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cows, good duality i'i° J ss; more backward, to X< _ 10s; others, to £5; Jersey heifers, (food i springers, to £9; more backward to .17; oiiiers, to .t-5; Jcrse.v-cross cows and heifers, KoJd springers and in milk, to £1) 15s; more backward springers, to £7; others, to £5; Shorthorn cows and heifers good quality springers, to ill 7s Od; mof* backward, to fn'ri hiffL othcrs i t0 - L:> r>H - Hoistcin cows «r I s * fi 00(1 s " ri "Kcrs, to £8 15s; others, to io os; other cows, to £5 ss. PAPAKURA YARDING lhe New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a successful sale at Papakura. There was a capacity yarding of all classes of cattle. Competition *«s keen from a large bench of buyers prices Mn llSC ( Wfr^;— Best dairy cows and heifers close to profit and in milk, £0 to £lO sslesser quality, A 0 s to £8 His; inferior and backward, £4 10s to £0 10s; fat cows r L wcaner Boiled .Angus steers, to £3 os; bulls, £3 10s to £ll ss, according to weight; weaner pigs, to £l. PUKEKOHE VALUES RISE [from oub own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday Cattle were penned in large numbers at tho weekly stock gale at Pukekohe to-d&y conducted by • the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. Lively interest was shown in dairy cattle and competition for cows and heifers close to profit was keen. Values for beef cattle showed a sharp rise in sympathy with the increased rates ruling at Westfield yesterday. Store cattle also sold well. A full yarding of pigs was received, every availsbie pen being utilised. All classes of fat pigs sold very well, but store pigs were not in demand. Best dairy heifers brought £8 10s to £10; medium, £7 10s to £8 ss; backward, £5 10s to £7 ss; best dairy cows, £lO to £l2 153; medium, £7 10s to £0 15s; backward cows and poor quality cows close to profit, £0 to £7 ss; weaner Jersey heifers, £2 10s to £3 2s Od; prime heavy fat cows, £8 to £9 7s (Id; medium, £0 10s to £7 10s; light, £5 to £0 ss; fat Jersey cows, £4 to £6; prime heavy fat heifers, £7 10s to £8 15s; best boner cows, '£3 to £3 17s 6d; others, £1 to £1 15s; good coloured store cows, £4 to £5 ss; potter bulls, £3 to £8 12s Od; weaner Shorthorn steer calves, £3 15s to £4. In pigs, choppers realised £2 to £3 15s; heavy baconers, £4 to £4 Os; medium, £3 8s to •£3 19s; light, £3 to £3 ss; heavy porkers. £" jo s to £2 15s; medium, £2 5s to £2 30s; light, £2 to £2 ss; small and unfinished, £1 12s to £1 18s; large stores, £1 5s to £1 10s; slips, 14s to £1; good weaners, 10s to 15s; others, 5s to 9s; sows, due ,to farrow, £2 10s to *£3 10s. TAUMARUNUI VALUES [by telegraph—own correspondent] TAUMARUNUI, Thursday

There was a fair attendance at the Taumarunui stock sale and moderate yardings of sheep, cattle and pigs. tat wctiier« made 2.V Od; store wethers. 12s to 1 Gs; ewe lamfx., 22s to 245; wether lambs, 14s 2d to 17s 4d; Southdown lambs. 13s Bd. Cattle: Fat cows, £4 17s Gd; black Polled Angus empty heifers, £5 ss; steers, £4. Pigs: Weaners. Is to 12s; stores. 15s to 27s (id. „. ~ , Dalgetv and Company. Limited, reports that a lino of ewe lambs, well grown and of good quality, made 21s; forward to fat Southdown lambs, to lis. Breeding ewes were hard to quit and sold at well under value. Cattle were easier, due to continuously dry weather. Piss were penned in good numbers and sold well under keen competition at good prices. Ewe lambs, good, made 245; medium 20s to 225; black-face lamb 3, medium, 12s to 14s; small, 9s to 10s; Romney wether lambs, medium, 10s to 12s; failing-mouth ewes, Ss to 10s; poor and weedv. fis to 7»; one-shear Southdown rams, 3y a gns to 4gns; store pigs, good, 345: medium, 27s Od; slips, good, 20s to 25 s; medium, 18s to 20s; weaners, good. Us to 12s Gd; medium, Ss to 10s; suckers. 3s to Ss. ) NORTH AUCKLAND VALUES [by telegraph—own correspondent] DARGAVILLE, Thursday The yards were filled to capacity with store, boner and yountr cattle at the Mangawhare cattle sale. Prices were steady and fat cattle were in sympathy with outside markets with an casing in prices. A large yarding of young cattla realised satisfactory prices, although rates showed a slight reduction on previous sales. , „ Tho North Auckland Farmers Co-operative, Limited, quotes: —Light fat steers, i'S 15s; heavy prime cows. £5 10s to '£o 10s; medium, £4 lfis to £5 lGs; light. £3 Ifis to £4 10s; heavy boner cows. £3 to £3 15s; light boner cows, £2 to £2 10s; potters, £1 to £1 10s; heavy bulls, £7 to £8; medium, i's 10s to £U 10s; light. £4 to springing two-year-old Jersey heifers, £fi 10s to jL'O 10s; Shorthorn steer calves. £2 7s Gd to £2 1 fis; Red Polled heifer calves, to £2 10s; small, £L 10s to £2; Jersey heifer calves, £2 to £3; small. £1 Gs to X'l 'lfis. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—A large yarding comprised mainly of fat cows, heifers, steers and heifer calves and boner cows came forward. Although on account of tho large yarding prices for fat cows wero slightly below recent values they remained fully up to exporting schedules. Dairy cows made to £G lfis; fat Shorthorn heifers, to £G 10s; fat Shorthorn cows, to £7 4s; fat Jersey cows, £4 to £5 fis; fat Jersey heifers. £4 10s lo £5 lfis; heavy boner cows, £3 Gs to £4; lighter sorts. £2 12s to £3 3s; Shorthorn cows and calves, to £11; 18-months old Shorthorn steers, to £4 14s; IS-months-old in-calf Jersey heifers, to £4 Gs; Black Polled Bteer calves, £3 Os to £3 18s; Black Polled heifor calves, to £3 13s; best Shorthorn steer calves, to £3 10s; lighter quality, £2 to £2 lGs; late steer calves, to 30s; Shorthorn heifer calves, to £2 15s; Jorsey heifer calves, to £3. GOOD DEMAND AJ MATAMATA The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, reports having held its fortnightly stock sale at Matamata, when a full yarding of all classes of cattle was ponned. Beef: A small offering of cow and heifer beef sold under brisk competition, at prices in advanco of recent quotations. A pen of choice Shorthorn heifers offered on account of Mr. J. I'ohlen, Matamata, averaged the satisfactory price of £0 2s. A full yarding of boner cows and a medium offering of potter bulls sold fully up to schedulo rates. rbe advertised entry of Jersey heifers, running with bull, ovoked only fair inquiry, and values were slightly easier than recent realisations. Sheen: A small yarding only, which sold at late market rates. Pigs: A full entry of fats and a medium yarding of stores and weaners. In tho fat section the entry comprised a good proportion of primo quality baconers, for which competition was keen, prices remaining firm at Frnnkton rates. Porkers also wero in keen demand, and hero again prices remained firm. Store and weaner pigs were penned in average numbers and sold at prices slightly in advanco of thoso ruling at other centres. Quotations: — Cattle: Medium primo Shorthorn heifers, to £0 2s; medium primo cows. £0 to .C 7; fat Jersoy cows, £4 lfis to £fi 13s; forwardcondition Shorthorn and Friesian cows. £4 17s to £5 lfis; heavy boners. £4 to £4 13s; medium, £3 Gs to £3 17s; light, £2 10s to £3 3s; heavy potter Jersey bulls, £7 7s Od to £8 2s Gd; lighter, £4 17s Od to £5 355; light, £3 to C 3 10s; medium Jersey heifers, running with bull, .CO 10s to £7; smaller Jersey heifers, running with hull. £5 10s to £O. Sheep: Prime two-tooth wethers, 2fis; medium fat lambs, 21s; medium fat owes, 128 od; cull owes, Ss to 10s Gd; Ntoro lambs, :12s to 14s; cull lambs, 8s to 10s 3d. Pigs: Choppers. £2 15s to .C 4 Os; nrimo heavy baconers, £4 2s to £4 7s; heavy, £3 18s to £4 Is; medium, £3 10s to £3 Ids; light, £3 3s to £3 8s; unfinished baconers and butler-milk pigs, £2 14s lo £3 Is; heavy porkers, £2 Ss to £2 12s; medium, £2 to £2 Os; light, 34s to 3Ss; | unfinished, 20s to 325; large stores, 25s to 2SS Od; medium, 00s fo 23s Od; slips, 14s to ISs; weaners, O's to lis 6d; breeding sows, £2 7s (3d to £2 10s; sows and young, to £3 148.