STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23044, 23 May 1938, Page 5

STOCK SALES

VALUES IN THE COUNTRY

GOOD PRICES AT PAPAKURA MARKET FOR DAIRY CATTLE A very successful sale was conducted at Papakura by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. Exceptionally good prices were realised for some advertised dairy cattle, one entry making from £7 10s to £ls 15s and averaging £ll 10s. Other good quality dairy cows made from £lO to £11; lesser quality, £8 to £0 10s; others, £0 10s to £7 15s; inferior and Inter calvers, £4 5s to £5 15s. Fat cows, to £!) 12s (id; light fat, £7 5s to £8 15s; others, £5 to £0 15s. Killablc cows, £3 5s to £1 12s Gd; store cows. £4 to £1 15s, wearier Jersey heifers. £3 10s to £3 IDs; weaner Shorthorn steers, £3 to £3 12s. TE AWAMUTU YARDING " The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports that an exceptionally heavy yarding of cattle came forward at its Te Awamutu sale. The yards were filled to capacity. Fat ox were offered in average numbers, no primo ox being offered. Medium quality ox met, with a good demand, values realised being on a par with recent rates. The offering of cow beef was heavier than usual, with a number of lines of very good quality beef, competition for which was keen with Tuesday's Frankton rates being fully maintained. The yarding of store cattle was very heavy, competition generally being good for store cows. Medium quality Shorthorn cows made to £5 7s (id. Store and boner Jersey cows were sold at values on a liar with recent rates, with an excellent clearance. Quotations .were:—Medium fat ox, £0 15s to £0 17s (id; light and unfinished. £0 to £0 7s Gd; medium fat Polled Angus heifers, £8 10s to it); fat Shorthorn heifers, £8 17s Gd to £ll 7s; lighter, £G 15s to £6 10s; heavy fat Shorthorn cows, £8 15s to £0 lis; medium fat cows, £7 10s to £8 ss; light, £0 10s to £(i lbs; heavy fat Jersey cows, £7 10s to £8 '2s (id; medium, £0 5s to £7 ss; light, £5 10s to £G; medium quality Shorthorn store cows, £1 18s to £5 7s Gd; others, £1 3s to £1 Us; medium store Polled Angus cows, £5 5s to £5 12s; fair quality Shorthorn cows, with calves at foot. £5 Us to £5 15s; store Jersey cows, £4 2s to £4 12s; others, £3 10s to £4; heav£ boners, £2 15s to £3 7s Gd; others, £1 15s to £2 10s; medium Shorthorn yearling steers, up to £4 2s; others, £3 to £3 10s; two-year-old Jersey-cross steers. £5 3s; medium quality Shorthorn yearling heifers, up to £3 12s; good quality weaner Jersey heifers, £3 lbs to £1 7s; others, £3 r>s to £3 32s Gd; heavy potter bulls, £8 7s (id to £8 15s; medium, CO to £7; others. £4 to £5 10s. Dairies: The advertised herd came forward in fair ; order. There were no quality cows in the otTerj intt, but quite good competition was shown i for medium quality dairiei. A large number of in-calf Jersey heifers were also offered, choice and good quality heifers meeting with a keen inquiry. Medium and inferior quality sorts, however, were not much sought after, bidding in a number of cases not reaching the vendors' reserves. Good quality dairy cows, early calvers, brought £8 5s to £8 15s; medium quality, £7 to £7 17s Gd; medium quality poorer condition, £G to £7; inferior and poor condition, £5 15s to £0 10s. Pigs: An average yarding of fat pigs was offered. Xo prime heavy weight baconers were offered, good heavy bacon making to £4 2s. Values were on a par with Frankton rales on Tuesday, competition being good. Heavy baconers brought £3 18s to £4 os; medium, £3 10s to ■£3 17s; light, £3 4s to £3 s>s; heavy porkers, £2 17s (id to £3 2s; medium, £2 Os to £2 15s; light. £1 l(is to £2 .">s; unfinished, £1 13s to £1 15s. A moderate yarding of store pigs met with a good inquiry, prices showing a slight advance over recent sales. A total clearance was effected in this section. Large stores made 2(is to 28s (id; | medium, 22s to 2.~>s; light, 18s to 22s (id; | slips, 13s to 15s Gd; best weaners, 10s to I 12s Gd; smaller, 7s to Ss Gd; others, to 6s.

NGONGOTAHA PRICES The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that a good entry of cattle came forward at its Ngongotaha sale. Included in the entry was the advertised pedigree Jersey herd offered on account of Mr. M. P. Millett, of Rotorua. These cows were of (rood quality, but in most cases show, ing a fair amount of acre. However, a satisfactory sale resulted. Store cows, good colours, made £ 1 8s to £5 10s; boner cows, £2 5s to £.' l ss; Jersey cows and calves, to £-4 ss; steer calves, £3 7s to £3 1 -Is; small, £2 10s to €2 IHs; Red Poll and Polled Angus heifer calves, small, to £2 18s; potter bulls, to t'S 8s; pedigree service bulls, 7gns to Bgns; Jersey and Friesian heifers, "running .with bull, £7 to £7 12s «d; dairy cows, to £S ss; pedigree Jersey cows, August calvers, llgns to 15gns; pedigree Jersey cows, later calvers, Sgns to lOgns; aged cows, sgos to 7gns; unsound 2'/igns to 4gns. 'PUKETURUA CLEARANCE Dalgcty and Company, Limited, reports having held a very successful clearing sale at Puketurua on account of Mrs. E. W. Logan. The cows came fo|ward in quite good condition and met with kfcen competition from a good attendance of buyers from all parts of the district. The average price of the cows was a very satisfactory one, being in excess of £8 30s. The complete milking plant made a very satisfactory price and sundries sold at late rates. Following is the range of prices:—Early calvers, £lO to £1 L 7s 6d; later calvers, £8 to £10; others, £5 to £8; springing heifers, £5 to £0; heifer calves, £2 10s; Jersey bulls. £4 ss.

TURANGA-O-MOANA CLEARANCE The Farmers' Co-operative .Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a successful clearing sale at Turanga-o-Moana on account of Mr. \V. P. Holmes. The offering comprised a herd of 110 cows and 200 Taranaki and locally bred heifers. The cattle came forward in exceptionally good order and met with keen competition, buyers attending from all parts of the surrounding districts Tho 110 sound cows of the herd averaged £0 10s. Thirty heifers bred by the vendor made the good average of £ll, while the line of Taranaki heifers averaged £lO 15s. and another line of locally-bred heifers, while not so forward and well-grown, met with brisk competition. The range of prices was as follows:—Good quality Jersey cows, July and August calvers, £l2 to £l3 10s;'later cnlvers, £9 to '£ll 10s; three-quartered cows, £5 to £7; well-grown forward Jersey heifers, £l2 to £l3 10s; more backward, £9 10s to £ll 10s; smaller heifers, £7 to £8 10s; l(i yearling heifers, £5 10s; 11 yearling heifers. £1 its. Horses: Six-year bay mare in foal, .CIS 1 Os; three-year bay mare in foal, £32 los; bay filly, £3O; three-year bay mare, £25.

STUD CATTLE DISPOSAL A dispersal sale of Mr. A. C. Lovelock's well-known Glenmore Jersey stud was held at the vendor's farm, Matangi. by "Wright, Stephenson and Company, limited. A large number of buyers attended and satisfactory prices were realised. Mr. Lovelock catalogued his complete herd of females, excluding the vcartlnsr and risintr two-year-old heifers, and "tlie To sold averaged over IS guineas. The top price of 31 guineas was reached on three occasions, when Mr. \\\ S. McEwen, Cambridge, secured the four-year-old Glenmore Devotion and the six-year-old Glenmore Gem 11.C.. and Mr. A. C. Smith, Hamilton, went to this figure for the five-year-old Glenmore Peeress H.C. Mr. McEwen was also the purchaser of Glenmore Oxford Plover, an eight-year-old V.H.C. cow at 41gns, and five-year-old Glenmore Irene H.C. at 4(igns. Mr. J. S. Pattison, of Te Awamutu, was a strong bidder on the top cows and secured Glenmore SunKlow at :?Ssrns and Glenmore Treasure II.C. at 32gns. He secured 10 cows at fin average price of about 2C>gns. Glenmore Primrose went to Taranaki. the buyer being Mr. L. John. Only one bull was submitted for sale and this, a two-year-old, was secured by Mr. A. H. Pope, Pokeno, at 42/'jgns. HORSES IN KEEN DEMAND [from our own couhf.sfoxdent] PtTKEKOHE. Saturday Keen interest was displayed in tho horse fair at Pukekohe, held by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, owing to a special yarding of horses from the South Island. Medium to threequarter draughts predominated. Buyers were present from North Auckland and all parts of the Waikato. Competition for the southern horses was particularly brisk, the pedigree medinm-draught mares realising from 4Huns to HOgns. Other young pedigree mares and geldings brought £42 to £l9; aged geldings, from £2B to £3B 10s. On account of other vendors young medium draughts made from £32 .to £3B; aged, £l(i 10s. to £29; heavy draughts, £33 to £10; ordinary farm horses, £IS to £26 10s; light harness class, ill to £22 10s; hacks, £1 10s to £l2; medium draughts, £25 to £3<; lighter, £S 15s to £ll 108.