STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23073, 25 June 1938, Page 13

STOCK SALES

MOEEINSVILLE VALUES ! _____ i I SMALLER ENTRY OF BEEF j RECENT RATES MAINTAINED ' The Farmers' Co-operative Auction- ; eering Company, Limited, reports a small yarding of sheep at the Morrinsvillo sale. Values remained on a par with Frankton rates. Cattle: The entry of beef was smaller than usual and consisted mainly of fat Jersey cows and heifers. These sold at recent quotations. A keen inquiry existed for killable and boner cows, with prices in advance of last sale. A small entry ot store cattle was not keonly in demand and realisations were at lower figures. A good yarding of yearling and twoyear bulls for service purposes sold at satisfactory prices. Empty two-year and yearling Jersey heifers were in demand, according to < Quality and condition. Dairy cattle: The offering comprised mostly dairy heifers of average quality, no extra good heifers being penned. -Values were somewhat erratic and showed a slight decline on recent sales, although vendors met the market and a good clearance was effected. Close up heifers of quality created keenest interest, while dairy cows sold at late rates. Pigs: A light yarding of baconers and porkers, bidding slow, and values slightly easier than previous quotations. The advertised entry of breeding sows and store pigs created keen competition and prices were in advance of late rates. Sows sold on account of Mr. W. B. Perrot, of Waitoa, made up to £7 2s Gd, and averaged £5 l,'{s. Quotations: —Sheep: Fat wethers, 28s (id; medium fat wethers, 255; killable ewes, 12s to 14s; forward condition hoggets, 10s; cull ewes, 8s 3d. Cattle: Prime Shorthorn heifers, to £8; light Hereford heifers, to £0 ss; fat Jersey heifers, £5 2s Od to £0 17s; killable, £4 0s to £4 14s; fat Jersey cows, £5 15s to £0 12s Od; killable, £4 15s to £5 IGs; heavy boners, £3 15s to £4 14S;' light, £2 to £3 8s; cull COWS, 15s to 355; potter bulls, £5 15s to £0 12s Od; twoyear Jersey bulls, £3 15s to £4 10s; yearlings, £2 10s to £3 ss; 20-months Shorthorncross steers, £5; two-year Hereford heifer, £4 ss; two-year empty Jersey heifers, £3 to £4; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 12s Od to £4; others, £2 13s. Dairy cattle: Best quality Jersey heifers, close to profit, £8 15s to £lO 10s; Jersey and Jersey-cros3 heifers. £8 5s to £0 7s Gd; medium-quality, £7 2s Od to £7 15s; smaller, £5 15s to £G 15sj best heifers, in milk, £7 5s to £8 15s; others, £5 5s to £0 15s; Jersey dairy cows, close to profit, £8 to £10; later calvers, £G 5s to £7 ss; cows in milk, £4 15s to £7 ss. Pigs: Choppers, £3 9s to £3 lis; medium baconws, £3 Gs to £3 Os; lighter, £2 18s; heavy porkers, £2 lis to £2 14s; medium, £2 2s to £2 Gs; light, 30s to £2; large stores, well grown, 30s to 345; medium stores, 22s to 2Gs Od; good slips, 21s to 23s Gd; others. 18s to 20s; best weaners, 14s Gd to IGs Gd; smaller, 9s to 12s Od; sowb due to farrow, £6 10s to £7 2s Gd; later, £4 5s to £0; Berkshire sows, £5 12s Gd to £G 7s Od: Devon sows, £5 Os 6d; sows with litter, £5 10s to £6; others, £4 2s Gd to £4 15s. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports a Bmaller yarding of cattle than usual, and competition was good on all classes, vendors selling Teadfly at late market rates. No heavy prime cattle. Medium-weight forwardconditioned Hereford cows, £5 10s to £5 17s; medium fat Shorthorn and Holstein cows, £5 10s to £6 ss; light fat Jersey young cows and heifers, £5 to £5 15s; forwardconditioned young Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, £4 7s Gd tp £4 15s; good boners, £3 10s to £4 ss; lighter and less conditioned boners, 30s to £3 7s; store Hereford cows, £4 10s to £4 15s; fair weaner Jersey heifers, £3 10s to £3 14s. Dairies: A fair entry of springing cows and heifers came forward. Competition was fairly keen on all good dairy cattle showing close to profit. The market was steady on more backward sorts. Medium Jersey heifers close to profit, £8 10s to £0; more backward, £7 to £8; inferior quality and smaller sorts, £5 to <G 10s; fair springing Jersey cows. £6 to £7; other cows, £3 15s to £5. ■i ' COMPETITION AT WAIHOU The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its fortnightly stock sale at Waihou, when a full yarding of cattle came forward. Beef: The offering of cow and heifer beef included only a small proportion of finished cattle, the entry comprising a number of medium fat cows. Competition was firm for all classes, and late rates were maintained. Dairy cattle: A good yarding of dairy cattle came forward. Good quality cattle, close to profit, were in keen demand, and sold at fully late advanced rates. Fifteen choice quality heifers sold on account of Mr. W. Coombe averaged £ll 17s Gd, but small and backward heifers were not so keenly sought. Pigs: A light yarding of all classes of pigs came forward, for which competition was steady, and values on a par with recent quotations. Cattle: Prime fat Jersey heifers, £0 10s to £7; heavy second quality cows. £5 15s to £U 7s Gd; fat Jersey cows, £5 10s to £6 8s; light fat Jersey cows and heifers, £3 15s t'j £4 17s Gd; heavy boner cows, £4 to £4 IGs; medium, £3 to £3 IGs; lighter,' £2 to £2 18s; best yearling Jersey heifers, to £4 10s; smaller, £2 15s to £3; sound young empty cows and two-year heifers, £2 Gs to £3 Bs. Dairy cattle: Choice Jersey and UTer-sey-crosfc heifers close to profit, £l2 10s to £l4; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, July calvers, £lO to £ll 10s; backward heifers, £7 to £8 10s; choice calved heifers, to £l3. Pigs: Heavy porkers, to £2 17s; mediutn, £2 2s to £2 ss; light, 30s to £2; unfinished. 30s to 31s; large stores, 21s Gd to 28s Gd; medium, 20s to 22s Od; slips, 14s to 18s. WAIOEKA DISPERSAL The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a clearing sale on account of Mr. J. S. Baverslock at Waioeka. The demand for dairy cows in good condition and early calvers was excellent, and cows sold to £l2 15s, the average for the herd being £9 10s. Dairy cows, JulyAugust calvers, £lO to £l2 15s; later sorts. £8 to £7.0 10s; in milk and late oalvere, £3 5s to £G 10s; 18-month in-calf Jersey heifer, £7 10s; weaner Jersey heifer, £4; five-year unbroken gelding, £l2; aged gelding, broken chains, £22; Jersey bulls, £4 7s Gd. PUKETAHA REALISATIONS G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited, reports a clearing sale on account of Blackall and Mullone at Puketaha. There was a large attendance, and the herd, which was submitted in good condition, sold well The whole herd of 102 cows averaged just over £9. The breeding gows and store pigs met with a spirited demand. Good quality Jersey cows, early calvers, £l2 to £l4; good quality later calvers, £lO to £ll 15s; more backward, £9 to £9 15s; backward, to £8 los; good quality Jersey • cross cows, early calvers, £ll to £l3 -10s; more backward, £9 to £lO 10s; backward, to £S ss; Berkshire sows, in pig, to £9 2s Gd; Tamworth sows, £7 to £8 IGs; sows with litters, to £7 15s; large store pigs, to 375; good stores, to 28s; slips, 15s to 20s; weaners, to 13s. CAMBRIDGE DISPOSAL Newton King. Limited, reports a clearing sale for Mr. W. F. Gardiner, Whitehall. The herd comprised 34 Jeiscy cows, youug early-calving cattle selling fr.'m £lO 10s to £l2 15s; more backward sorts, £8 10s to £9 15s. A line of extra good store |/igs realised 37s Oil; small Jersey yearlings, £2 7s Gd. MAHOENUI OFFERING Abraham and Williams, Limited, reports a clearing sale at M:ihoenui, cn account of Mr. K. Tlioreson. There was a good attendance of buyers and a good salo resulted. All of the stock was shown in excellent order nnd. being entirely free from disease, buyers went in with full confidence. Quotations:—Two and four-tooth wethers, 23s Gd; tuo-tooth wethers, 21s; four and six tooth ewes, f>3s Od; (our year ewes, 31s; small two-tooth ewes, 335; owe hourgets, good, 2Gs Gd; wether hoggets, l(5s; small mixed sex hoggets, 15s. Polled Angus cows, running with hull, mostly young, £G 18s; store cows, £3 to £5; 18-month Polled Angus steers, £0 1 Os-, weaner Polled Angus steers. £G 10s; weaner Polled Angus hoifefs, £3 2s Gd; milking cows, £0 to £7; riding horses, to £lO.

RANGIURU CLEARANCE [nY Tfe'LKOHAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] TE PQKE, Friday The Farmors' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a clearing sale, on account of tho estate of A. T. Lang, at Kangiuru. The herd of 80 choice cows came forward in excellent condition and attracted keen competition from a large numher of buyers, including several from outside districts. Prices were considerably in advance of recent values. The sound Friesian cows sold from £8 15s to £lB 10s, averaging £l3 Sound Jersey cows made from £7 to £l6 averaging .fill I(is. Calved cows, up to £l4 10si unbound and empty, £4 to £7; wellijone good quality yearling Friesian heifers, £5 Is to £(t 6s; a fovv small Friesian yearlings, £3 'Ja The pedigree Friesian bull, lotara Buttercup Promoter, 3Qgns; the pedigreo Friesian bull, Roseview King John 'lagns; yearling B'riesian bulls, Bgns. DEMAND FOR DAIRY STOCK ■ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, reports a clearing sale of Mr. P. B. Holmes' dairy herd on his prpperty at. Orepunga Road, Matamata. The demand existing for choice quality, highproducing dairy cows was' well demonstrated at this sale, when the hord was offered before a large bench of buyers, from whom there was a very keen demand, this being maintained throughout the sale. The herd came forward in good condition, and every cow bad its fat records and calving dates given, together with a guarantee of soundness from tho vendor. The nerd has been running with the pedigree bull Holly Oak Buler, some of

whose progeny was offered as. in-calf helferg later in tne sale, these eliciting keen competition. The figure of £2O 10s was reached for a particularly choice dairy cow. A. number of other cows of high quality showing well forward made from £l4 10s to £l7 ss. The first GO cows sold averaged £l3, while the whole herd, including late calvers and cows In profit made the highly satisfactory average of £l2 2s Od. Choice dairy cows showing well forward realised from £l3 to £l4 ss; backward, £ll 10s to £l2 10s; good quality dairy cows, £lO to £l2; medium and late calvers, £8 10s to £lO. The offering of dairy heifers was a small one and comprised of nearly all quality dairies bred by the vendor. Choice —>. heifers made from £l2 5s to £l2 15s; good * quality heifers, backward, £9 10s to £ll 10s. WAIUKU DAIRY VALUES Wright Stephenson and Company, Limited, reports a good attendance of buyers at the clearing sale on account of Mr. C. E. Smith, of Kohe Kohe, Waiuku. The offering, which was in splendid order, comprised tested pedigree and grade Jerseys, and young bulls. All met with strong competition, the pedigrees selling up to 25 l / 2 gns, and the line averaging lG'/jgns. The grade cows which had good butter-fat records sold up to £l4 7s Gd, the wholo herd averaging £ll 10s. The line of rising yearling bulls averaged '. ,J2 , / 3 gns, selling up to lGgns. Prices ranged f as follows: —Young cows, early calvers. £l3 to £l4 12s Od; good dairy cows, £ll 10s to £l2 10s; later calvers and older cows. £9 to £lO 10s. DEMAND AT WELLSFORD [from our own correspondent] WELLSFORD, Friday There was a keen demand for all good quality dairy cows and heifrrs at the sale held at Wellsford by the North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative. Limited. A largo ~ number of farmers from all parts of the Rodney County attended. The advertised herd of Mr. A. Harwood came forward in good condition, young Jersey cows due to calve in July realising from £7 15s to £ll. Cows from other vendors brought from £0 5s to £9 10s, while Jersey heifers due in July brought £7 2s Gd. A nice typo of Jersey heifer with young calf brought £8 15s. Shorthorn cows were in good demand both for dairying and breeding, bringing from £5 4s to £8 ss. A large number of boner cows • ' were yarded and were taken by exporting companies at from £2 2s Od to £3 10s. There was only a small offering of fat and killable cows and heifers and these were taken by country butchers at recent values. About 40 weaner pigs were yarded and met a stronpr demand, bringing from 12s Gd to r. 10s. Values were:—Jersey cows, duo July. £6 5s to £11; Jersey cows, August and September calvers, £0 5s to £8 ss; Jersey ' heifers, just calved, £8 15s; springing JerBey heifers, £5 15s to £7 2s Od; Shorthorn cows, in calf to Shorthorn bull, £5 4s to £8 ss; Shorthorn cows, in calf to Jersey .. bull, £0 15s; light-weight fat Shorthorn cows. £7 ss; killable Shorthorn cows, £3 15s to :? £5 ss; killable Jersey cows, £3 2s Od to £3 7s; boner cows, £2 2s Gd to £3 10s; light boner bulls, £3 5s to £4 10s; killable Shorthorn heifers, £4 5s to £4 10s. Weaner Digs, -■ 12s Gd to IGs j NGAHAPE CLEARING RATES Abraham and Williams, Limited, reports •' a clearing sale, on account of Mr. F. H. 7 Hooper, at Ngahape. There was a large attendance of buyers, and a successful sale re- 1;, suited. Prices for dairy cows and brood sows were in advance of anything realised in the district for a number of years. Horses sold particularly well, but sheep were not in such good demand. Quotations:—Jersey cows, with records and calving dateß, C 7 10s to £lO, the line making the good average of £ll 4s. ~ Springing heifers, rising two years and close -< to profit, £8 10s to £9 ss; later calvers, £6 10s to £7 158; heifer calves 4 £3 16s; mixed sex Shorthorn weaners, £3 Os; empty ' and unsound cows, £3 10s to £4; Jersey bulls, £4 5s to £6 Gs; good cows, close up, £7 to £8 ss; sow, with litter, £10; later farrowing sows, £4 to £7; good stores, 31s to 325; smaller, 25s to 28s; weaners, 17s; ' full-mouth ewes, in lamb, 20s 9d to 225; ewe hoggets, 21s; wether hoggets, 14s 9d; small , mixed six hoggets, 13s; Bomney rams, to 2y 2 gns; draught marcs, £34 to £34 10s; aged gelding, £29; light working boras, £2O to £23. ) -r> NGAROMA DISPOSAL On account of Mr. H. G. Babbage the -< Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Com--1 pany, Limited, held a clearance sale at Ngaroma. The herd came forward in fair coni dition and, although competition was not as L . keen as at some sales, a satisfactory average r> was obtained. Jersey and Jersey-cross dairy cows, July calvers, £9 5s to £lO 10s; JerBey and Jersey-cross cows, later calvers, £8 - i to £9; backward, £0 to £7 15s. calved, £lO 5s to £11; Tamworth-cross sows, to . farrow, £4 10s; aged farm gelding, chain I work, £25.

DEMAND AT OTOROHANGA j The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering - Company, Limited, reDorts a medium yarding of killable and boner cows at' Otorohanga. Bidding was steady and a total clearance effected at late rates. Heavy killable cows, £5 15s to £6 103; medium killable cows, £5 5s to £5 10s; light, £4 7s 6d to £4 15s; heavy boner cows. £4 to £4 ss; medium, £ii 7s Od to £3 15s; light, £•2 10s to £3: canner cows, ;25s to 355. "> At Otorohanga Abraham and Williams. Limited, reports a full yarding of cattle and ■*» a small penning cf sheep and pigs. Sheep were not in demand, store and boner cattle were rather easier in value, while dairy 1 stock, taking the quality of the yarding into consideration, sold very well. Fair quality -- cows, £7 to £8; later and rougher sorts, £5 to £7; low conditioned, £4 to £5; small Jersey heifers, running with bull, to £6 " 10s; late sorts, £4 to £5; fat Jersey cows, " to £5 7s; Jersey weaner heifers. £3 la to £3 19s. TE AWAMUTU CLEARANCE 5 [fbosi our own correspondent] vT TE AWAMUTTJ. Friday Newton King, Limited, reports a very sue> cessful clearing sale of 112 Jersey and Jerseycross cows, the property of Mr. W. G. Adams, - Puniii Road, Te Awamutu. An extremely - ■-* large bench of buyers was present. Young, „ early-calving cows sold freely from £lO to £l2 10s; older cows, of which there were * quite a number, soiling from £S to £9 10s, : a very satisfactory average resulting. The line of 24 well-grown yearling Jersey heifers realised £4 ss. An offering of very choice two-year Taranaki heifers on account of Mr. R. Guy were keenly sought after, selling at £ll to £ll 15s. DEMAND AT HINUERA The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering v c Company, Limited, reports a clearance sale at .- Hinuera on account of Messrs. Shaw Brothers. The herd was offered in quite good condition. end only early calvers elicited good competition. Breeding sows were in keen demand. Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, July calvers, £lO 10s to £ll 15s; August calvers, £S to £9 15s; backward, £5 10s to £7 ss; Jerseys, in ' milk, £5 to £8; nine-year mare, farm work, ; - £32; aged, light gelding, £6; wether hoggets, 15s Gd; maiden Large White sows, £7 10s; maiden Berkshire sows, £5; Devoncross sows, close to farrowing, £5; backward sows, £2 15s to £3 10s; Devon boar, 12 months, 4Vagus; sow and litter of five, £5 15s. OPOTIKI DAIRV VALUES v -t [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] OPOTIKI, Friday Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports • special, dairy sale at the "Opotiki saleyards A very good yarding came forward, compris- "" ing two complete herds, which were purchased - at very satisfactory figures by a large at- ... tendance of buyers. The top price for the day was £l3 5s for a good type of Jersey cow due to calve early. Other prices were:- " £ll to £l2 10s for good early calving sorts; £9 to £lO 15s for others; late cows, £7 to £8 10s; backward and inferior, £4 15s to £5 ss. Some very choice lines of heifers were offered, but competition was not keen. although one line was passed in at £7 6s. MANGATARATA CLEARANCE Alfred Buckland and Sens, Limited. re« ~ ports a very successful clearing salo at Manga* tarata on account of Mr. J. B. McPherson. There was a large attendance of buyers. The herd came forward in quite fair condition 5 " and consisted mostly of young cows bred by ~ the vendor. Bidding was consistent throughout -- and the demand for July and August calvers was good, while backward cattle were , harder to dispose of. The whole herd of '• 70 cows averaged £7 15s ;6d. Prices were as follows:—Best cows, close to profit, £lO to £11;. good, JEB 10s to £0 lOsj later calvers, £0 10s to £8; cows .In • milk, £0 to £0; very late calvers. £4 to } £6 10s; aged and unsound cows. £2 10s to £4. OKOROIRE DISPERSAL The Farmers' Cooperative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a successful clearing sale on account of the estate of J. Nicholson, at Okoroire. There was a large attendance of buyers and competition was keen. The herd of 57 cows came forward in good condition and averaged C» 14s, while.a total of 44 heifers avernged just under. £B. <jood quality Jersey cows. July calvers, £lO loa to £ll 10s; Intel- calvers. £t> to £lO /Wj Jersey cows, more backward, £< to £8 os, light quarter cows, up to £5 l(te. choice Jersey heifers, close to profit, £lO 5s to £lO , . 355; smaller Jersey heifers, £8 JOs .to £? 10s; calved Jersey nejfers. £6 6s to £/ iua; 09 extra good yearling Jersey .heifers, £0 Gs; smaller yearling heifere. op to £5. MEDIUM NGATEA ENTRY The Farmers' Co-operatl'e ■ Auctioneering ,>» rnmpanv Limited, reports only a medium . > comprising mostly boner wws.and < potter bulls, at Porward^Ddltioned sst to £3 3s; poor-conditioned, 30s to £■*■