COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23052, 1 June 1938, Page 9

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

FRANKTON QUOTATIONS HEAVY YARDING OF SHEEP PORKERS KEENLY SOUGHT [l'llOM OUR OWN COHRKSPONIH-.NT] HAMILTON, Tuesday A heavy yarding of slioop, including only a small proportion of prime quality, came forward at the Frankton stock sales to-dav, the bulk of the entry comprising light-weight and unfinished wethers. A small entry of ewe mutton sold readily, and fat lambs showed a slight improvement on late sales, wnile the offering of store wethers and lambs was also cleared at satisfactory values. There was an unusually heavy yarding of all classes of cattle, with the execution of ox beef, which was in .short supply. There iv-as n very heavy yarding of lat cows. Competition wis not as kecr. as fust week and values showed a nlisht decline. A full offering of boner cows, and an average yarding of potter bulls met with a ready sale, values remaining firm. A good entry of vcaVrs sold under Keen competition, with values in I.Ms section on a par with late rates. A fair entry of store cattle brought good inquiry. A medium yarding of fat pigs came forward. Baconers were firm at late quotations, and porkers were keenly sought after by butchers while fanners were buying lighter pork for wintering purposes, and prices "in this section showed an improvement. A medium yarding ?.f store and weaner pigs came forward, with iarge stores selling at l,°.tc quotations, while and weanej-s were in keener demand, values being in advance of last sale. The auctioneers quote:— j Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering ComI pany. Limited.—Sheep: Medium fat wethers, | 2Ss (id to 31s 0d: light, 25s Od to 20s 9d; : filial I and unfinished, 23s to 255; fat ewes. 18s to 'Jlis (id; killable ewes, 12s to His; i fat woolly lambs, 18s Od to 22, 5; shorn lambs, ; 17s (Id to 19s Od; store hunts 10s Od to j lis 3d; cull lambs, Is to (Is Od; forwardconditioned wethers, 2(>s (id; store two-tooth ; wethers, 2!Cattle- Light prime steers, to | .til Is; heavy fat cows, i 7 los to £8 7s 0,1 ; , lighter, CO to A-7 Is; fat Jersey jo.vs, ,I's 5s to A's 17s Od; lighter, £-1 7s Od to L~, Is; •ncdiuin vralers, i:2 His to C 3 lis; small. 3(Js to ,C2 -Is; heavy boners, CI 2s to 11 His; medium, .£3 5s to £3 18s: lighter, t:2 5s to •C 3; Jersey bulls, to £7; two and a-half-I year Friesian steers, to CO 2s; two-year Shortj horn steers, to -C5 10s; IS-nionths Shorthorn j steers, i-l 5s to £-1 8s; yearling Friesian | steers, to t'2 7s: Is-months Jersey heifers, running with bull, to £5 8s; small Jersey heifer calves, 31s to £2 -Is; good coloured store cows. £5 Os to £5 10s. Pigs: Best baconers, CI 2s to £1 Ss; medium, i.3 15s to £ t; lighter, £3 Ss to £.l us; luifinished, £2 l*s to £3 ss; heavy porkers, £2 Ss to C2 15s; medium porkers £2 2s to £2 7s; light, 3'is to £2; unfinished, 28s to 335; large stores, 2-ls Od to 2cfs; smaller, 22s to 23s Od; slips, 15s io 20s od; vraners, 9s Od to 1 .'is od. G. \V. Vercoe and Company, Limited. — Sheep: Heavy prime wethers, 33s to 345; medium prime, 31s to 32s 9d; medium-weight wethers, 28s to 30s; light and unfinished. 20s to 27s (id; prime maiden ewes, 25s to 20s Od; heavy fat ewes, 22s to 23s !)<1; well-finished medium weights, 18s to 21s; light and unfinished, 1-ls to 17s; mediumweight lambs, 18s to 225; light and unfinished, to 17s. Cattle: Light runners, £1 to £1 10s; prime vealcrs £3 (o L 3 15s; medium weights, £2 to £2 18s; small rahes, 15s to 355. Draft of prime bullocks, ex Messrs. Taylor Brothers, of Taupiri, sold to £ls, and averaged £ll 17s (id; light-weight rattle, ex Mrs. Campbell Johnstone, of Whatawhata, to £l2 5s Heavy prime bullocks, £ll 15s lo £ls; well-finished medium weights, to £l2 ss; light, £lO 10s lo £ll Ids; unfinished, .CO 17s (id to £lO ss; prime heifers, ex Messrs. Taylor Brothers, of Taupiri, £ln 17s to £l2; prime medium-weight cows, £ll to cm ss; medium weights, £S to £S 15s; well-finished light weights, (.7 5s to £7 15s; others, £(i 10s to C 7; heavy price heifers, £ lo to £l2; light prime, £8 lo £9 2« (id; others, to £7 Ids, hcavv fat Jersey cows, £7 15s to £S 10s; medium weights. £6 to £7 ss; light, £5 5s to £5 15s; Polled Angus heifers, three and four-year-old, running with Polled Angus bulls, £0 to £0 io»; empty Hereford heifers, to CI 10s yearling Hereford-cross heifers, tc £3 ss; two-year-old Jersey steers, to £3 Os; good quality Jersey heifer calves, £-1 to £-1 7s; others, £3 to £3 15s; cross-bred heifer calves, £2 to £3; small mixed-coloured heifers. 35s to £2 ss; empty two-year Jersey heifers, to £3 ss; forward-condition Shorthorn and Friesian cows, £5 to £5 15s; others, £1 1 to £1 17s (id; heavy boners. £3 15s to £1 | 10s; medium-weights, £3 to £3 12s (id; i light, 30s to £2 15s: good quality Jersey I heifers, early calvers, to £9; more backward, to £7 ss: Jersey'and Jersey-cross dairy cows, fair quality, to £7 10s; backward and inferior, to £5 ss. Pigs: Heavy prime baconers. £4 5s to £4 8s; heavy baconers, £4 to £-1 4s; medium-weights, £3 12s to £3 18s; light. £3 3s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3; medium-weights, £2 5s to £2 12s; light. £2 to £2 4s; light and unfinished, 35s to 38s; heavy choppers, to £3 15s; lijrhfer, to £- 10s; good stores, 21s to 28s; smaller, 21s to 23s (id; best slips, 18s to 20s (id; others, 13s to 17s; good weaners, »s to 13s; others, up to Bs. Dalgety and Company, limited.—Sheep: Prime fat wethers. 30s 9d to 325; medium, 27s (id to 2!is; good store wethers, 24s to 20s; light store wethers, 21s to 235: prime fat ewes, 18s to 225; lighter, 10s to 17s (id; prime fat lambs, £1 to £1 3s; lighter, I (is io 18s; store lambs, 12s to 1 Is. Cattle: Prime heavy fat bullocks, £l2 los to £l4 17s (id; lighter, £lO 10s to £l2 ss; prime heavy cows, £8 5s to £9 los; medium, .£" to £8; lighter, £5 to £0 los; boners, £3 to £4 los; others, £1 10s to £2 15S; on account of Mr. C. D. H. Kout, two pens of outstanding vealers made £1 2s, £5 2s, £5 ss, £5 12s; others, from 30s to £4 15s. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £4 2s to £4 8s; medium baconers, £3 10s to £4: light baconers, £3 lo £3 Os; heavy porkers, £2 los to £2 19s; medium porkers, £2 2s to £2 8s; light porkers, 30s to £2; good store pigs, 19s (id to 255; medium stores, 15s to 17s fid; good slips, lis (id to 13s Od: weaners, (is to 10s (id. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited. —Cattle: Our offering in the ox beef sections was an average one, and consisted mostly of light and unfinished beef. Values were firm on last week's sale. A large yarding of cow beef was offered. Competition for quality sorts I was good, the market remaining firm. Second riualitv beef, however, met with a slow sale due to the heavy supply, values consequently showing a marked decline. Competition for 1 store and boner cows was good, also slight easing in values was noticeable. Unfinished bullocks. £8 Is to £9; prime heavy fat cows, £S 10s to £9 10s; medium fat cows, £7 to CS; heavy second quality fat cows, £0 5s to £7 2s fid: medium. £."> 12s (id to £0; others. £4 ixs to £5 Ss; heavy store cows. £3 13s to £4 Is; medium, £3 2s (id to £3 11s; heavy boners, £2 l is to £3 2s; others. £ 1 12s to £2 3s. Sheep: Our offering in the fat sheep section was only a medium one, the offering showing an improvement on quality on recent sales. Competition was good earlv 'in the sale, but tended to slacken off somewhat toward the end. Fat wethers. 20s Od to 28s (id; fat ewes, 22s (id to 21s od; lighter, 10s (id to 19s; medium-weight fatlambs. 18s Od to 20s Od. Pigs: The yarding of fat pigs was a small one, finished porkers and baconers meeting with keen competition, with values remaining firm, while light baconers and porkers showed a slight increase in values. Prime heavy baconers, £4 3s to £4 7s; medium, £3 Its to £3 18s; light, £3 8s to £3 12s; unfinished and heavy porkers. £■•> 17s lo £3 Os; medium porkers, £2 Ss to £2 15s; light. £1 18s to £2 ss; unfinished. £1 10s to £1 10s. Store pigs were yarded in fair numbers, competition generally being good with slips and weaners realising slightly higher prices than those of last week. Large store pigs did not elicit as much competition as recent sales, values showing a slight, drop. Best stores, 20s to 28s Od; medium. 23s to 255; small. 21s to 22s Od; slips. 15s to 21s; good weaners. 10s to lis; smaller (is to 9s. PUKEKOHE REALISATIONS [KKOXt our own corukspondent] PUKF.KOHK, Tuesday Practicallv a total clearance of a large yarding of dairy heifers was made at a special sale at Pukekohe conducted by Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited. There was a large attendance of buyers, including a number rroni the Waikato. Competition was particularly keen for all classes of good type heifers, and satisfactory prices were realised. The advrrtised line of good Shorthorn heifers, July-August calvers, were cleared at from £s' 12s Od lo £9 10s. The balance of the yarding comprised Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers. F.xtra choice heifers, close to nrofit. reaped Clo 10s to £l2 15s; good springing heifers. £S 5s to £lO ss; good but more backward, £7 to £8 2s (id; small and backward. £4 to £(> 10s. OPOTIKI PIG VALUES [iJV TKI.KGKAI'II —OWN* COlt ItKSPONDK NT] OPOTJKf, Tuesday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, 'eports a full varding at the Opotiki pis: sale and a total clearance at prices on a par with last sale. Prices realised were:—Prime i.ico-uts. £3 15s to £3 19s; medium, £3 8s to £3 13s; lighter, £2 18s to £3 ">s; heavy porkers, £2 Os to £2 12s; medium, (2 to *l2 ss; light. 28s to 3Ss; largo stores, 30s lo 355; smaller, 22s to 28s; good s'ips, to 2 Is; others, 18s 3d to £1; Choppers. £2 8s to £3 8s; purebred Tamworth boars, threo months old. 30s; sows, 395. CAMBRIDGE VALUES FIRM The Farmers* Co-operative Auctioneerinjr Company, Limited, reports a fnll yarding of all classes of cattle at Cambridge. Beef: An average offering, comprised mostly mediumquality cows, there being only a small proportion of finished cattle. A pen of medium prime steers offered on account of Mr. Ci. Douglas, of Maungatatiri, averaged £ll Is. Competition was keen and values remained

on a par with Frankfon quotations. A full j offering of boner cows sold in advance of I schedule rates. Dairy cattle: A full entry of! dairy cattle, includiug the advertised herd of Ayrshire and Ayrshire-cross dairy cows offered on account of Mr. J. Campbell, of Cambridge. The cattle came forward in pood condition with competition for early calvers firm, values remaining on a par with recent clearing sale quotations. Backward cattle were not so keenly sought after, but values were fully up to expectations. I'iws: An average yarding, including: a small proportion of fats. Bidding was firm for all classes and quotations remained firm. Quotations:—Cattle: Medium prime, mixed coloured steers, to A* 11 Is; light prime Shorthorn heifers, £7 Os to C 7 10s; heavy second-quality cows, £>> los to .€7 ">>; fat Jersey cows, £•"> Iss to A'fi I"_'s <id; lighter Jersey cows and heifers. AM 10s to £', its; heavy boner cows, At to M IGs; medium. A'.'l to Ali I.">s; lighter, fj to i"2 17s fid: two-year foiled Angus heifers, running with bull, to £'<!; l."> months Polled Angus heifers, running with bull, to L I !>«; tuo-vear Jersey heifers, running with bull, CS His to Aft 12s; Jersey heifer calves. £•2 17s fid to £•:s '2s. Dairy cattler Ayrshire and Ayrshire-cross cows, early calvers. i'S 1.-,s to £lO ss; other early calvers, £7 ."is to CS Ills; backward and aied cows. £5 10s to £ls 1 ."is: Friesian cows, early calvers, £1) to fio; Jersey anil Jersey.cross cows, early calvers, £S l">s to £0 15s: backward. £5 15s to to 10s; two-year Ayrshire heifers. (.!» to CO 10s; smaller, CS to f, s ss; calved Friesian heifers, to £l<> 1 l'igs-. Medium porkers. £'2 '2s to £2 !>s; lighter, !55s to £'2: large stores, '2ss to .10s; medium, to 2Us; slips, 1 '2s fid to 17s; best weaners. lis to 13s fid; others, 5s to Ifts. HINUERA DISPERSAL The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, reports having held a dispersal sale on account of Mrs. O. C. Cowan, of Hinuera. A full bench of buyers was in attendance and competition for good sound dairy cows was keen, a satisfactory average being obtained for the herd of tO7 cov.s. A line of '27 heifers averaged £7 S)s. Jersey and Jersey-cross dairy cows, early calvers, £lO to All 15s; later calvers, £7 to £!) 15s: more backward, £5 to CO ss; pedigree Ayrshire hulls, o'4 to 17gns; Jersey bulls, to £<> 15s: Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, early calvers. AS 15s to £ft '2s fid; late calvers. Afi 15s to AS '2s fid: sows due to farrow, A'2 to A3 ss: draught horse, all farm work, £ t'2 10s; light bay geldings. £'2o and £•2 l. PUTARURU QUOTATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a irood yarding of cattle at Pularuru. Competition was brisk, and values on a par with recent quotations. A medium entry of pigs sold at unchanged values. Dairy cattle, which were yarded in average numbers, did not. evoke keen competition. Quotations: —Cattle: Heavy fat cows. Afi fis to Cfi l'2s; medium, £ I lis to £5 IOs; light, L I 5S to C I I'2S: heavy boners. £3 10s to £1; light. Hss to <?'2 10s. Dniry cattle: Medium-quality Shorthorn heif»r«. backward. Cfi to Cfi 10s: medium-qualitv Jersey heifers, backward. £fi to C 7: small Jersey-cross heifers, backward, 05 to £fi. Pigs: Light porkers, riSs to £'2 <ts: good weaners. '27s (id to .'Mis: medium. to '2ss; slips, l(is to '2os; weaners. Ss to 12s KIOKIO CLEARANCE A clearing sale on account of Mr. K. W. Tozer was held at Kiokio by the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited. A good bench of buyers was present, representative of the surrounding districts with competition especially keen from Waikato farmers, who purchased a good percentage of the dairy herd. The cattle came forward in exceptionally good condition, and realised the satisfactory average of £lO 15s. Good quality Jersey dairy cows, July calvers. All to £i:i ss; August calvers, £!) to £lO lis; later calvers, i'fi 10s to £8 los; two-year Jersey heifers, July and August calvers. Ail 15s to All: choice weaner Jersey heifers. At Ills; smaller, £3 7s; bulls, £5 15s to Afi 15s; four-year bay gelding, £10; sows to farrow, A"2 10s to £3 .'is; store piss. l'2s to 21 s. THE CITY MARKETS BANANA PRICES FALL VEGETABLES MORE PLENTIFUL! _ The release of stored bananas has caused a rapid drop in tiie price of the l'ruit, although the shipment which arrived by the .Niagara has not yet been placed on the market. Prices range from 14s I'd to 22s a case, two cases being sold at the latter figure. The general tone of the market was only a fair demand in all classes. The scarcity of green vegetables has been somewhat relieved, with prices slightly lower. Uther vegetables are in good supply. Prices are: — FKU.IT Apples, Delicious, Is to Cis a case; Bailarat, -Is Gd to (is; Granny Smith, 5s lo 7s; Jonathan, Os to Os 'id; Munro, is lo •is fid; Stunner, -Is to (is; pears, Packhams, 'ls to ss; Keiffers, 5s to (is; Winter Coles, and "Winter Nelis, 7s to Us; tomatoes, hothouse, Dd to 3s -Id per lb; Hutt, 12s to J3s a case; tree tomatoes, new black, Js lo /is; yellow, 3s to Is fid; oranges, Californian, 20s Od to 30s; grapefruit, Xew Zealand, extra choice, fss to Os a case; others, os to 7s; Californian, 32s Od to 355; lemons, choice cured, 7s to its; others, Js to os; man darins, Fiji, ISs Gd to 20s; bananas, ripe. Its to 225; pines, Queensland, 10s to 10s, grapes, hothouse, Coleman, extra choice, 2s 3d to 2s (id per lb; others, Is to Is Od; cape gooseberries, 4%d to 5d per lb; guavas. 3s to Js fid; persimmons, 3s od to -Is; coconuts, 15s a sack FIELD PRODUCE Beet., Od to Is 3d a dozen; celery, cuoking, fid to Od a bundle; dessert, Is 3d to '2s lid; carrots, Is (id to 3s a bag, or Od to !»d a dozen; cauliflowers, ids (id to 15s a sack; cabbages, Os to 12s; cucumbers, hothouse, -Is fid to Ks a dozen; French beans, 3s to 7s a bag; stringless beans, Os to 12s fid, green peas, Gd to lod a lb; kumaras, local, 5s Gd to Ss a bag; Tanranga. -Is to ss; leeks, 3d to 5d a bundle; lettuce, 2s to fis a case; marrows, 2s Gd to Is a dozen; melons, citrons, Is to Is (id a sack; onions, choice, firm, Gs to 7s a bag; medium, 3s Gd to as; potatoes, southern, fis to 7s,a bag; Ohakun*. 3s to *ls Otl;pumpkins. choice Crown, (is tf» 8s a cwt; Triuinble and mixed, 2s to 6s a sack; parsnips, Is to 7s a bap; Is 3d to Is yd a dozen; radish, Od; rhubarb, Is fid to 2s (id; spinach, Is to ts Od; spring onions Gd to Is 3d a bundle; .swedes, Is to os a bag; turnips, Gd to Is a dozen; Brussels sprouts, Sd to 11d per ih POULTRY Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 5s to (>s Gd: not prime, 3s np; light breeds, prime, Is Gd to 2s Od; not prime, Is Gd up; fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime, 3s to Is; light, •2s to 3s; fat hens, heavy breeds, 3s to -Is; light. 2s to 3s; pullets, heavy breeds, best, 4s Od to Gs Od; smaller, 2s up; light, best, -Is to 7s; smaller, 2s to 3s; drakes, young, prime. 3s to -Is; smaller. Is fid to 2s Gd; old, 2s to 3s; ducks, young, 3s to <Js;_ old, 'Js to Us; geese, Us to ss; turkey hens* As to Gs Oil; gobblers, 7s to los. BUTTER AND EGGS Eggs, hen, first grade, 2s S'/sd per dozen; B, 2s oVafl; C, is O'/ad- Duck, tirst grade. 2S O'/jd per dozen; B, 2s -t'zd; C, 2s O/jd Farmers' butter, is to Is 2d per lb. HIDES AND SKINS VALUES AGAIN EASIER A full bench of buyers attended the fortnightlv hide and skiu sale held by Auckland brokers yesterday. Local tanners were operating freelv and took the bulk of the offering Hides again were easier, but there was a fair sale for skins. Tallow was unchanged. Prices for best grades were: — Glides. —()x (abattoirs), heavy, per lb; medium 7 :, J (I; liffht. 5d to s\d; ox (country butchers), heavy, ">%d to (id; medium. 5u to ,V'd; light. 37 id to Id; cow (abattoirs), heavv sd; light lo medium, l' B <l; cow (country butchers), heavy, 4 1 /« d; light to medium, lii to IVid; farmers (all weights), 3/<u to :{vd• yearlings (abattoirs),' heavy, Gd; light to medium, (i/.d to 7d; second grade. 1/v.l to ILd; faulty and cut, 3 1 jd to Id; calfskins, 31b to 51b, 7 1 ..d to Sd; (ill) to Sib, 7'id to Od; seconds and cut, (id to o%d; slippy. 2d to sd. Salted Sheepskins.—Half to three-quarter wools, large, Is Id to Is -Id; medium, 2s 10(1 to 3s Sd; quarter to half-wools, 2s to 2s 7d; faulty and small, Gd to Is 2d; bare to quar-ter-wools. Is lo Is Sd. Drv Sheepskins.—Three-quarter to f u 11wool, sound, 7d to T 1 id; damaged and faulty, oVjd to OVJd; half-wool, sound, Gd to fSy 4 d; damaged and faulty, t'jd to 5(1; bare to quarter-wools, sound, 1 1 3 dto sVicl; damaged and faulty, 2 1 yl to Id. Tallow.—Good quality, 13s to 13s Gd per cwt; second grade, 10s ml to lis; third, Os to os (id. DUNEDIN MARKET EASIER [by TKr.EGIt.U'H —I'll F.SS ASSOCIATION] I>UX ED IN, Tuesday Medium-sized catalogues were offered to a full bench of buyers at the Dunedin sheepskin sale. Competition was keen for all grades, but the market generally was easier by y 4 d to Mjd per lb compared with the last! sale's rates. Dead and damaged skins were firm at late rates. Quotations: —Second pelts, to 3d; first pelts, 3 3 /; d; crossbred quarterwool, to (iV<d; crossbred half wool, to 7'/ 9 d; crossbred three-quarter wool, to Sd; crossbred full wool, to B%d; fine crossbred quarter wool, to G 3 .;d; fine crossbred half wool, to 7'/ 2 d; fine crossbred three-quarter wool, to S'/jd; fine crossbred full wool, to Od; halfbred quarter wool, lo Gd; halfbred half wool, to 7V 2 d; halfbred three-quarter wool, to SK'd; halfbred full wool, to O'/.d; crossbred dead. to fine crossbred dead, to 7/3(1; halfbred dead, to Sd; crossbred hoggets, to 7*2(1; fine. Crossbred hoggets, to </sd; halfbred hoggets, to Sd; crossbred hoggets, dead, to G 1 id; fine crossbred hoggets, dead, to (i\d; halfbred hoggets, dead to '«• i crossbred lambs, to Ovid, n ? 71/ri lambs, to 7d; halfbred lambs, to 7,«. d. I