STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23042, 20 May 1938, Page 7

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS DAIRY VALUES FIRM GOOD DEMAND FOR STORES While the values for dairy cattle at the Westfiekl weekly stock sale yesterday did not reach the exceptionally high levels of last week, a firm tone wa§ found and prices did not show any material weakening. On a quality for value basis the prices compared favourably with roceut rates. The yarding of high-grade cows and heifers was not so large as last week and those in demand sold readily under keen bidding. Tho host realisation was "£l2 10s for Holr stein cows, with Jersey-cross cows making over £ll, Good heifers realised up to £lO 10s. In the store section the demand was brisk and prices wpre on a par with recent rates, potter bulls of good quality realising up to £lO 17s 6d. Tho quotations were:— ,

Store Cattle.—Young cows, good condition, to £0 ss; lens condition, to £4 ss; others, to £3; honor and aged cows, to £4. 7s Gd; potter hulls, heavy-weights, to £lO 17s Gd; medium weights, to £7 10s; lighter weights, to £5 10s; meaty killablo cows, to £0; yearling Jersey heifers, good quality, to £4 15s; others, to £'2 17s (td; breeding bulls, to £6 12s Gd.

Dairy Cattle. —Jersey cows, good quality springers, to £11; more backward, to £8 10s; others, to £5 15s; Jersey heifers, good springers, to £lO 10s; more backward, to ; £7 12s Oil; others, to £5 ss; Jersoy-cross cows and heifers, good quality, to £11; more backward, to £8; others, to £5 10s; Holstein cows, choice quality, to £l2 ss; mora backward, to £8 15s; others, to £5 10s; Shorthorn cows and hoifers, good springers, to £lO 10s; more backward, to £8 ss; others, to £5 108; other cows, to £5 10a.

KAMO QUOTATIONS

[BY TELEGItAFH —OWN ' COUItKSI'ONDKXI]

WHANGAUEI, Thursday

Tho North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited, reports a fair yarding at its Kamo sale. Competition was good and a total clearance resulted. Forward dairy cows, Jersey, mado £0 10s to £8; backward sorts, £5 to £0 10s; Shorthorn hoifers, close to profit, £7 to £8 10s; backward, running with Polled Angus bull, £5 15s; Jersey heifers, forward, £0 ss; backward, £4 10s to £5 10s; fat Jersey cows, £4 10s; boner cows, heavy, £3 7s Gd to £3 15s; lighter, £2 10s to £3j cows and calves, £3 15s to £5.; empty ShOrthorn hoifers, £3 2s Gd; yoarUng Shorthorn steers, £5. Dalgoty and Company, Limited, reports a small yarding, and although competition was rather dull all lines changed hands. Springing heifers, forward, mude to £0 10s; backward, £3 5s to £4 15s; springing cows, £3 108 to £5 10s; boner cows, £1 10s to £2 4s; Jersoy heifer calves, poor, to £1 Gs.

BIDDING, AT PUKEKOHE [from ouu own correspondent]

PUKEKOHE, Thursday

There was a large yarding of dairy cows and heifers at the stock sale at Pukekohe to-day conducted by tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. Dairy stock was keenly sought and late rates were well maintained. Beef values held up to Westfleld yesterday. Best dairy heifers realised from £0 10s to £H 10s; medium heifers, £7 10» to £9 10s; smaller hoifers, £0 to £7 ss; best dairy cows, £ll to £l3: medium dairy cows JES 10s to £'lo 10s; other good dairy cows, £0 to X'S ss. Heavy prime cows brought from £0 to £10; medium prime cows, £8 to £0 10s; lighter prime cows, £0 to £7 lfis; other killable cows, £5 to £5 15s; heavy prime heifers, £8 to £P ss; medium heifers, £7 to £7 55,• lighter hoifers, £5 to £0 15s, Best boner cows mado from £4 to £4 15s; other boners £3 to £3 ss; small £2 to £3 Ifis; inferior bows £i to £1 15s. Jersey weaner heiters brought from £2 to £3 10s; store cows, £4 to £5 7s Gd; others, £3 to to £3 15s. Potter bulls mado £4 to £7 12s Gd. There was a smaller yarding of pigs, which sold on a par with late rates. Store pigs showed a slight improvement. Choppers mado from £2 10s to £3 15s; bacon pigs, £4 3s to £4 7s; medium baconers, £3 IBs to £4 2s j light baconers. £3 5s to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 18s; medium porkers, £2 5s to £2 10s; light porkers. £1 10s to £1 18a; large stores £1 2s to £1 Os; slips, 15s to £1; weaners, 8s to 12s. Sows close to profit, realised from £2 10s to £4.

HIGH" PRICES FOR PIGS

[Kiton OUll own correspondent]

HAMILTON, Thursday

High prices ruled at the sale of pedigree pigs offered on behalf of Mr. A. T. Rogers, Ngaruawahia, by the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited. One Tamworth bow, Mountley's Grand Girl Fifteenth, was sold to Mr. W. McGill, Te Awamutu, for 38 guineas. There was very keen competition for sows In pig to the imported Tamworth boar Woodburn Landon, prices ranging from 12 to 38 guineas, while numerous offerings changed hands at up to 20 guineas. Mr. R. W. Strugnell, of Omokoroa, paid 21 guineas for the sow Burwen Fashion, whilo Mountley's Gay Shirley was sold to Mr. J. C. Armstrong for 20 guineas. A bid of 42 guineas for the Berkshire boar Te Rapa Pride Eleventh did not reach the vendor's reserve. Boars sold at from 0 to 18 guineas, and maiden sows changed hands at from G to 10 guineas. TAUMARUNUI VALUES [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TAUMARUNUI, Thursday There was a large attendance of buyers at the Taumarunui sale. Entries comprised 1000 sheep, 200 cattle and 40 pitrs. Competition was keen for all classes of sheep, wether prices advancing considerably on late rates. A line of 450 store-conditioned mixed age wethers made 23s 9d and 100 forward , two-tooth wethers made 24s Od. A pen of 'well-grown wether Romney lambs realised. 17s 4d. Cattle sold at lato rates, and there was firmer competition for pigs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports:-Two-tooth forward wethers sold to 24s 6d; store conditioned mixed age wethers, 22s 3d to 23s 9d; culls, to 16s; well-grown Romney wether lambs, to 17s 4d; small blackfaced lambs, 12s 3d; broken-mouth ewes, 17s to 218 i culls, 10s 3dj Polled Angus steers, to £5 ssj poor-condittonod run cows, to £2. Abraham and Williams, Limited, reports:—Store wethers made 23s 4d; small and low-conditioned wethers, 163 6d; better sorts, 22s 3d; good-conditioned wethers, 20s 4d; blackfaced lambs, 13s Od; wether lambs. 16s: ewe lambs, 20s to 24s 4d: light fat cows, £3 15s to £4 12s Od; Foiled Angus heifers, Polled Angus bull, £5 10s: Shorthorn cows, Pollod Angus bull, £2 15s to £3; Shorthorn and Polled Angus cows, £2 17s: store cows, £2 to £3; co*s and calves, £" 17s Gd to £4; Shorthorn weaner steers, £3 Rs to £3 Ifls; Shorthorn weaner heifers, £2 r>s to £2 16s; boner cows, .£1 to £3; dairy cows, £4 to £5; store pipra. 14s to 23s Od: weaner pigs, 4s to 10s fid. SHEEP IN KEEN DEMAND Abraham and Williams. Limited, reports that at a sale at Taumarunui a total of 1212 sheep, 185 head of cattle and 31 pigs was yarded. There was a large attendance of buyers and keen competition, for all classes of sheep, wether prices advancing considerably on lato rates. Cattlo met with a demand at lato rates. Competition for pigs was firmer. A line of 455 mixed ago wethers sold in conjunction with Dalgety and Company, Limited, made 23s Od; small and fow-conditionod wethers, 10a Od: bettor sorts, 22s 3.d; goodconditioned wetners, 2(ls 4d; black face lambs, 13s 6d; wether lambs, 15s; ewe lambs, 20s to 24s 4d. Light fat cows, £3 15s to £4 12s «d: Polled Angus heifers. Poled Angus bull, £5 10s; Shorthorn cows, Polled Angus bull, £2 15s to, £3; Shorthorn and Polled Angus cows. £2' 1/S; storo cows. £2 to £3: cows and calves. £2 l<s Od to £4; Shorthorn weancrs steers, £3 5s to £3 10s; Shorthorn weaner heifers, £2 5s to £2 lGs; boner cows, £1 to 30s; dairy cows, £4 to £5. Store pigs, 14s to 23s (id; weaner pigs 48 to 10s od. " >' HASTINGS VALUES [BY TELEGRAPH—-I'ItKSS ASSOCIATION J HASTINGS, Thursday

At Stortford Lodge fat cattle mado up by 15s to £1 the full registered last week and sold very firmly. All classes shared in. the demand and it was one of the best sales in this section for some weeks. Prices were up to 82s for best quality cow beef and more than 33s for heifer hoef.. Anothor small entry in the store cattle section resulted in the best inquiry for some weeks, and prices firmed. Weaner steers mado from £1 15s to £1 Us, While off steers made up to £7 ss. Best store cows made up to £5 10s. Storo sheep wore again difficult to sell, as facial eczema is still causing uneasiness and farmers bid reluctantly. Five and six-year-old owes made to '2os, while forward wether lambs made up to 17s Sd. Good quality fat sheet) were forward in a small entry and values for the best lines were higher, than those of last week. It was a firm sale. • PROPERTY AUCTIONS Samuel Vaile and Sous. Limited, will offer for sale by auction at its rooms, S3 Queen Street, at 2 p.m. to-day, eight-roomed house at 20 Gladstono Road, Parnell, on a section with frontages to Gladstone Road and Staffa Street.