COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23082, 6 July 1938, Page 9

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

FItANKTON QUOTATIONS FULL YARDING OF SHEEP DEMAND FOR BONER COWS [from our own connkspondf.nt] HAMILTON, Tuesday A full yarding of all classes of fat sheep came forward at the Frankton stock sales to-da.v, hut the oiforing comprised a good proportion of unfinished wethers. Generally, the market was easier for wethers, while fat ewes were sold at prices slightly in advance of last week. Fat hoggets also showed yn improvement, hut store sheep were dull of sale. A heavy yarding of all classes of cattle again canic forward, with a full entry of ox beef, which comprised li-rht to mediumweight steers. Values were fairly steady and prices remained on a par with last week. A medium offering of second cow href met with a good inquiry and values showed improvement. Boner cows met with a ready sale at prices ia advance of schedule rates. A good entry of dairy cattle met with only a lair inquiry, with values in purchasers' favour.

There was a light entry of fat pigs, comprising mostly porkers, very few baconers being offered. Competition was very spirited, priced showing an improvement on last week. A good yardiuy of store and weaner pigs came forward and competition was keen, especially tor large stores, with values well in advance of last sale. Quotations eased slightly toward the end of the sale. The auctioneers quote:— Farmers' Co-operativo Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Medium prime wethers, -7s 3d to •_'!>»; light, 25s to -JMs »d; unfinished, 22s lid to 23s (id; fat ewes, 17s (id to 20s; killable ewes, 15s (id to His 'id; canner ewes, 8s (id to 1.125; fat woolly hoggets, tils (id to '_"_'s (id; fat shorn hoggets, l>-s Cd to 10s (id; forward-conditioned hoggets, 10s (id to 17s; store two-tooth wethers, 17s lid to 21s (Id; cull hoggels Os. Cattle; Medium prime steers, £lO 15s to £ll Ms; lighter, £•10 Is to £'lo Its; medium fat Jersey cows and heifers, £(i '_'s to to 7s (id; lighter, £4 10s to £5 10s; heavy boner cows. CM lis to £1 lis; lighter, £2 10s to .CM 7s (id; good runners, to £4 17s; best Jersey springing tieifers, £7 5s to £7 17s (id; calved tieifers, £(i 5s to CO Ids; .Tcisey springing tows, to £0 10s; others, £5 5s to £(i Ids. Pigs: Medium baconers, £M I.s to £M 10s; heavy porkers, £■_' is* to CM Ms; medium, £2 10s to L"_» His; light, £"_' '2s to £2 Ss; unfinished, Mis to £2; large stores, 20s to Mis (id; smaller, 20s to best slips. 2Ms to 255; smaller. ISs to 20s (id; weancrs, 10s 4o IMS (id; others, (is (id to 8s (id; Tam-worth-cross sows to farrow, £1 to £'l 10s; others, £3 to £3 J7s fxl. (1. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited.— Sheep: Heavy prime wethers, to 3Ms; prime medium-weights. 30s to Mis (Id; well-finished light-weights, 28s to 20s (id; others, 25s to 275; prime fat ewes, 18s to 20s; heavy fat ewes, l(is to 17s (id; lighter-weights, to 15s; heavy fat hoggets, 22s to 21s; mediumweights, 10s to 21s (id; light, to ISs; a line of storo. wethers ex Te Akau sold at an average of MMs. Cattle: Heavy runnerß, to £-1 12s; light, to £3 15s; heavy vealers, £2 15s to £3 10s; medium-weights, £2 to £2 12s (id; small calves, 15s io 355; two prime fat bullocks, ex Messrs. Taylor Bros., of Taupiri, £l4 each: draft of well-finished bullocks ex Mr. Hall.vburton Johnstone, of "Wlmtawhata. to £l2 10s; heavy prime bullocks, to £l4; prime medium-weights, to £l2 10s; prime light-weights, £lO los to £ll ss; light and unfinished, to £lO 10s; wellfinished Jersey bullocks, to £lO 3s; draft of good quality cows and heifers ex Mr. T. M. Hall, of Hamilton, to £0 10s; heavy Friesian cows ex Mr. Malcolm Hodgson, of Tamahere. to Cii; prime medium-weight cows, £8 10s to £0 10s; heavy fat cows, £7 12s fid to £8 ss; medium-weights, £0 15s to £7 10s; light, to £<i 10s; prime mediumweight heifers, to £0 10s: iighter, to £7 15s-, forward condition Shorthorn and Friesian cows, to £4 15s; others, to £4; empty two-year Jersey heifer*, to £3 His; small Jersey heifer calves, to £3 ss; heavy boners, £3 15s to £4 His; medium-weights, £3 to CM 12s (id; light, C 2 to £2 15s; potter bulls, heavy, to .£(); others, to £(! 10s; best quality Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, in milk and close to profit, to £ll 10s; good quality, more backward, to CS ss; inferior, to C 5 ss. Pigs: Medium-weight baconers. £M 10s to £3 ISs; light. £3 5s to £3 Ss: heavy porkers. £2 ISs 1o £3 3s; medium-weights, £2 8s to £2 17s; light, £2 to £2 7s; small, 32s to 3Ks; good stores, 30s to 335; others, 2. r >s to 28s; good slips, 20s to 21s; smaller. 15s to 10s; good weaners, 10a to lis; others, to Os; sows in pig, to £7.

Dalgety and Company, Limited. —Sheep: Heavy prime fat wethers, 30s 3d to 33s 3d; medium ditto, 27s Od to 28s 3d; unfinished, t»:ts to 255; prime heavy fat ewes, 21s to 225; lighter, I (is Od to ISs 3d; unfinished, J3s to 15s »d; fat lambs, 20s (id to 22s 3d; smaller, 17s ltd to 19s 3d; unfinished, 15s to 10s Od. Cattle: Heavy -fat bullocks, £lO 15s to £l2 7s Od; lighter, £9 Os to £lO 7s (id; heavy boners," £1 2s Od to £5 3s; medium, £3 to £4 Is; others, 30s to £2 17s Od; prime vcalers, £3 15s to £4 10s; medium, £2 15s to £3 9s; lighter, £1 to £2 2s Od. Pigs: Prime heavy baconers, to £4; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3; prime light, £3 to £'3 Ss; prime heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3; heavy," £2 10s to £2 15s; prime medium, £2 4s to £2 10s; medium, £2 to £2 4s; prime light, 33s to £2; light, 28s to 335; prime small, 22s to 28s; largo store pigs, 2Ss to 325; medium, 22s to 2ss; small, ISs to 225; best slips. 14s to ISs; best weuners, 10s to 14s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited^ —Cattle: There was a good entry of ox beef, being for the most part medium quality. Values showed a slight improvement on last week's, a total clearance being made. What was the smallest yarding of cow beef seen for some years was offered to-day. However, the shortage did not affect prices appreciably, which, although up slightly oil last week's rates, did not reach the levels of earlier 6ales. There was an average yarding of veal, values being well maintained. Our yarding in the store and boner section was average, values showing no variation on last week's rates. A good yarding of quality yearling Jersey heifers was offered, these being sold under keen competition, prices making up to £4 3s Medium fat Shorthorn bullocks, £ll 2s Od to £ll 15s; light, £lO 10s to £lO 17s Od; heavy fat cows, £7 10s to £7 Ills; medium, £0 17s Od- to £7 7s (id; heavy Jersey cows, £0 to £« 15s; others, £5 to £5 17s Od: heavy store cows, £1 to £4 10s; others, £3 10s to £4; heavy boners, £2 15s to £3 ss; others, £1 10s to £2 ss; runners, £3 10s to £4 3s; good vealers, £1 10s to £1 15s; others, from £1; good quality yearling Jersey heifers, £3 15s to £4 3s; smaller, to £3. Sheop: An average yarding of fat wethers came forward, competition being slightly slower than last week, values showing a declino. A good yarding of fat lambs was offered, theso meeting with a brisk demand, with a slight increase in values. Fat wethers, 31s to 335; lighter, 28s to 29s Od; heavy fat owes, 22s to 22s Od; medium. ISs (id to £1; best fat lambs, 22s 3d to 235; medium, 20s to 21s 3d. Pigs: A very small yarding of fat pigs was ofrered, these comprising chiefly of porkers. Last week's values were well maintained, with keen competition coming from local buyers. Heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 ss; medium, £2 10s to £2 14s; light, £1 ISs to £2 Ss; unfinished, £1 13s to £1 17s. A medium yarding of store pigs was offered, these meeting with a good demand in the early nart of the sale, but slackening off toward the end. Last week's rates were well maintained. Best stores, 28s to 325; medium, 21s to 27s Od; light, 2ls to 23s Od; slips, ISs to 225; best weaners, 15s to 17s Od; others, to 12s; sows to farrow, to £4 12s (id. DEMAND AT WHAKATANE [BY TELKGItAPH —OWN COIIItESPOXDENT] WHAKATANE, Tuesday On account of Mr. R. Crocker, the New Zealand Loan and Mereantile Agency Company, Limited, held a clearing sale at Whakatane. The lie.d camo forward in snlendid condition and attracted very spirited competition. Best early calvers made from £l4 to £l7; later calvers. £lO to £l3 10s; backward and unsound cows. £3 10s to £0 10s; the average of the whole herd was £lO los. Ayrshire-cross heifers made to £lO 15s, averaging £9 15s- sows with litters brought from £4 12s Od to £0 ss; small and lighter Jersey heifers on account of Mr. A. W. Smith realised £S 5s to £9 12s Od.

MATAKOHE DISPERSAL Daliiety and Company, Limited, reports holding a clearing sale, in conjunction with the North Auckland Farmers' C'o-operative, Limited, on account of Mr. J. Sterling, of Matakohe. The stock came forward in excellent condition and the prices realised were very satisfactory, being on a par with those obtaining at clearing sales held in the North during the past month. Springing Jersey heifers, July and August calvers, made £R 5s to £0 15s; best, springing cows, £lO 10s to £l3 ss; medium, £7 10s to £f)j backward and aged. £5 to £7; pedigree Jersey cows realised up to ?V/ 3 guineas, and one pedijrrec yearling Jersey bull made the same figure. TE AWAMUTU CLEARANCE Newton King. Limited, reports a successful clearance sale on behalf of Mr. IJ. A. Grace, of Te Awnmutu. Competition was keen from a largo and representative bench of buyers, early calving quality cows realising from £ll to £l. r > 10s. Cows in milk made .CO to £l3 10s, backward and empty cows selling at Into rates. A special offering of two-year dairy boilers on account of Mr. C. Woolston. of To liore, sold readily from £8 5s to £lO. MOUNT ISA DECISION No shipments of zino concentrates will bo made from the Mount lsa mine after August unless prices riso further. The company will make three shipments to which it is committed and will then continue to mine zinc concentrates, which are a byproduct, and will store them.