COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23072, 24 June 1938, Page 7

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

MATAMATA QUOTATIONS MEDIUM CATTLE YARDING SATISFACTORY REALISATIONS Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports only a medium yarding of cattle, consisting mostly of forward-condition and boner Jersey cows, at Matamata. The entire yarding changed hands at satisfactory prices to the vendors. Medium quality Shorthorn cows, £5 18s to £6 18s; lighter medium quality Shorthorn cows, £4 17s to £5 15s; heavy boners, £3 to £3 17s; others, 35s to £2 18s; good quality fat Jersey cows, £5 Ss to £0 Is; light fat Jersey cows, £4 7s to £5 ss. Dairy cattle: Springing dairy heifers, close to calving, to £lO 10s; more backward sorts, £6 10s to £8 10s. Horses: The advertised entry of horses met with only limited competition under the hammer, but were all sold by private treaty at satisfactory prices, ranging from £3O to £35. Pigs: Only a medium yarding of fat pigs came forward, with a medium yarding of stores. The advertised line of sows came forward and realised from £5 to £O. Fat pigs met with very keen competition and values advanced. Stores were not so readily sought after. Heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 10s; medium heavy porkers, £2 Ids to £3 12s; prime small porkers, £2 to £2 fls; small porkers, 35s to £2; good medium-size store pigs, 22s to 22s Od; good medium small store pigs, 18s to 225; best slips, 22s to 245; best weaners. I:4s to 21b. TATUANUI CLEARING RATES A successful clearing sale was held at Tatuanui by the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, on account of Mr. G. it. Wine. The herd, which consisted of choice young Jersey and JerseyAyrshire cross cows, was keenly competed for by a. good bench of buyers. The r>s sound springers averaged I'll 7s (id. Sows in pig and with litters sold under spirited b. tiding at prices in advance of recent sales. Choice Jersey-cross cows, springing, £l2 to £l4; choice Jersey cows, August calvers, £lO to £ll 10s; Jersey-Ayrshire cross cows, springing, £lO 10s to £l3; Jersey cows, later cafvers, £0 to £lO 10s; unsound cows, £0 to £7 10s; empty and holdover cows. £4 to £5 15s; choice Jersey cows, in milk, to £l2; sows in pig, to £5 10s; sows witU litters, to £5 12s Od. MANGAITi DISPERSAL . The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a dispersal sale at Mangaiti, Te Aroha, on account of Mr. A S. Scott. The whole herd came forward in splendid condition and competition was spirited throughout, a. complete clearance being effected under the . hammer, the /-i sonnd dairy cows averaging £lO 10s. The farm horses sold under steady bidding and breeding sows were keenly sought. Realisations were:—Choice Jersey and Jersey-cross cows Julv calviys, £l3 10s to £l4 August calvcrs, £ll to £l2 1 r,s: calvers £1) to £lO 10s; more backward tons. £0 15s to £8 I 0»; medium quality two-year heifers, to £8 •'>»; yearling Jjeifer cal £5- Jersey bulls, £5 5b to C(i »s. Aged farm hnFHPK £32 10s and £33; breeding sows, Hnsfi fo farrowing. £4 58 to £4 17s Od: later. £3 12s Od to £3 17s 6d; light porkers, to £'i 8s; medium stores, to 245. MANGAWHARE YARDING £by telegraph—own correspondent] DAROAVILLE, Thursday A larger yarding of dairy cattle than at recent sales was penned at the fortnightly sale conducted by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, at Mangawhare. Beef, store and boner cattljs were yarded in small numbers, but dairy cattle sold at recent quotations, while beef and store cattle showed a slight increase in demand, Good sourjd dairy cows, early calvers, realised £6 10s to £7 10s; later calvers, £4 12s 6d to £0 ss; marked Jersey heifers, at profit, £l2 7s Od; marked Jersey heifers, springing, £lO 15s to £l2; Jersey and crossbred heifers, close to profit, £0 10s to £8; later calvers, £0 to £6 ss; fat cows, £5 Os to £0 ss; lighter, £4 to £5 ss; fat heifers, £5 17s fld to £6 10s; forward good coloured store cows, £4 5s to £5 12s 6d; Shorthorn store cows, £3 10s; heavy boners, £3 10s to £4 2s 6d; lighter, £2 10s to £3 ss; light and thin cows. £1 15s to £2 2s 6d; boner bulls, £4 7s fid to £5.

KAIHU RATES STEADY [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] DARGAVILLE, Thursday There was a large yarding of dairy stock and a medium yarding of beef and store cattle at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Llmlted's, monthly sale at Kaihu. Values were up to recent rates and there was a good bench of buyers. The dairy herd offered sold at the following rates:— Best Jersey cows showing well forward, incalf, £7 to £0 2g 0d; end of August and September colvers, £0 to £8 7s 6d;. backward older cows, £5 12s Od to £7; springing Jersey heifers, £5 15b to £7; Frieslan-cross cows, well forward, in calf, £6 7* Od to £< 2s (Jd; late calvers, £5 15s to £0 Us: best Shorthorn cows, £0 17s Od to £7 10s; more backward, £5 12s Od to £0 8«: crossbred cows, good dairy sorts, £6 15s to £ < ioh; crossbred dairy heifers, £5 /s Od to £0; fat cows, £5 lf)s to £6 12s (3d; lighter cows. £.\ 17s Od to £5 15s; small mixed-coloured 18 months Hereford steers, £4 15s; small mixed-calved 18 months Hereford heifers, £3 15s; Polled Angus steer calves, to £3 18s; Pollend Angus heifer calves, £3; Shorthorn store cows, £4 14s; boners, £2 6s to £? 4s. KAMO DAIRY PRICES [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Thursday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-operfetive, Limited, reports a heavy yarding at Kamo. Buyers wero in attendance, from the Waikato, Haurakl Plains and Manurewa. Although there was not a total clearance, about 300 dairy cows and heifers changed hands. Most of {bo Btock came forward in good condition, but anything lacking condition was bard to quit. Best dairy cows made from ,t7 JOS to £9 2s Od; medium, £5. 15b to £7 7b Od; aged, backward find unsound, £3 108 to £5 12s 6d; choice Jersey heifers, Julv-August calvers, £8 10s to £0 7« Od; ! good, £0 15s to £8; small and backward, £4 15s to £6; others, £2 10s to LAlss; good three-year Shorthorn heifers, £7 10s to i £8 2s 6d; others, £6 10s to £7 6s; smaller, Pl 15s to £5 12s Od; fat cows, £0 10s to £7; light fat cows, £4 10s ' to £5 15s; fat Jersey cows, £4 5s to £5 2s Od; boner cows £2 to £2 16s; boner bulls, £0; yearling Jertoy heifers, £3 to £3 178. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports holding a sale of dairy stock at Kamo, when (here was a large yarding. In spite of the presence of buyers from in and about the Waikato, there was a slight drop from the ! prices realised fit the Waipu Rale test There was almost a complete clearance, bid- : ding being keen for good-conditioned stock. i Good dairy heifers, July and August calvers, £8 to CS 7s (3d; medium, £0 to £7; more backward, £5 to £5 15s; good quality springing cows. August calvers. £6 15s to £7 12s Bd; more backward, £5 12s Od to £0 7s Od, according to quality; a line of Shorthorn cows in calf to a Polled Angus bull made £4. PUKEKOHE QUOTATIONS [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday 1 Exceptionally heavy yardings in all classes came forward at the salo conducted by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, at Pukekohe. An entry of 250 dairy cattle was received. Good quality cows and heifers close to profit wero in keen demand, and prices reallsod were on a par with recent quotations. Backward and inferior sorts wore not wanted and were hard to dispose of. Beef and boner cattle came forward in extra heavy numbers. The demand was slacker, and prices suffered in conseQucncc. No extra heavy prime cattle were offered. The highest price received was £l2 10s for a choice steer from Mr. F. Hyde, Tuakau. A medium yarding of fat pigs, and a heavy yarding of stores, came forward. Baconers and porkers sold firmly at late rates. There was a keon demand for store pigs, and the prlcos realised wore generally very satisfactory. Values received wero:—Dairy cattle: Pedigreo Jersey cows, £lO 10s to £l2 12s; hoifers, £5 5s to £lO 10s; best dairy cows, close to profit, £lO to £ll 15s; good, £8 to £U 10s; more backward sorts, CO to £7 10s; aged, inferior and unsound sorts, £2 to £5; choice hoifers, close to profit, £lO to £11; good, £8 to £0 10s; more backward sorts, £0 10s to £7 10s; small and backward sorts, £4 10s to £O. Fat cattle: Heavy prime cows and heifers, £7 15s to £8 17s Od; lighter, £0 12s Od to £7 ssj light, £5 5s to Jio 7s Od; other killable cows, £4 5s to £ti liis; heavy boner cows, £3 10s to £4 '7s Od; other boners, £1 10s to £3 2s Od; medium fat steers, £7 10s to £8 15s; cows and calves, £3 to £3 10s a pair; yearling grado Jersey heifers, £3 to £4 2s; potter bulls, £4 15s to £0 178 Od; two and a-half to three-year Shorthorn steers, £0 10s to £7 10s; 18-month to two-year Polled Angus and Shorthorn, steers, £4 2s to £5 7s; best store cows, £4 5s to £5 7s Od; others, £2 lOh to £3 15s. Pigs: Choppers, £2 5s to £■! 10s; medium baconers, £3 15s to £4 2s; light, £3 to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 10s; medium, £2 8s to £2 10«; light, £1 13s to £2 2s; unfinished, £1 4s to £1 12s; large stores, £1 6s to £1 10s; medium, £1 3g to £1 58; slips, 18s to £1 3s, good weaners, 10s to 14s; various sorts, 5s to Ss; sows in pig, £6 15s to £8 8s; sows and litter, £5 15s; service boars, to 3%gns; bacon, 6%d pet lb; pork, 6%d to 6y a d per lb.