STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23103, 30 July 1938, Page 11

STOCK SALES

> MORBINSVILLE VALUES SMALL FAT SHEEP ENTRY KEEN DEMAND FOR HEIFERS Tito Farmers' Co-oporativo Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a small entry ot iat sheep at Morrinsvillc. The yarding met with good competition troin a large hene.h of buyers, a brighter tone in this section being noticeable. The entry of ltccf i-omiprised fill rows and )i 1-i ItT;-. till- (111; ■li t > ill iiid.st eases being second class. CompirtiLion wits keen with recent advanced rates easily maintained. Si on- anil liiiner cons were iicnned in .smaller niiinbers, anil for tlicM' rales remained unchanged. A fair yarding of .year ing ami empty two-year Jersey heifers was keenly sought after, anil realised prices highly satisfactory to the vendor. Dairy cattle were yarded in full numbers, tlie entry comprising mostly lieilcrs, including a gooil iiroporliort (if first quality cattle. \ allies were inclined to lie easier than I the previous week's offering, Imt the majority i was sold, vendors being prepared to meet the | market. A smalt offering ol dairy cows also ! met with good compelilion. A good yarding of pigs was penned, and elicited keen competition. Buttermilk pigs were keenly sought after with values slightly iu advance of last week's sale. Very few bacon pigs were yarded. A very large entry of breeding sows was { penned, tor which bidding was very spirited j throughout, prices being on a par with re- ' ien I (|iiotat ions. The largest yarding of stores : and weaners seen at Morrilisville lor some i time came forward, but bidding was not as I keen as last week, values realised being slightly easier. Quotations: Sheep: Fat twoI tooth ewes, 'Jits; medium fat ewes, IMS; kill- - able ewes. I'Js; medium lat hoggets, Ills to j i •_'(ls (ill; killable hoggets, 17s; small store hoggets, (is (id. Cattle: Heavy fat cows, is Ids to L'li; medium Jersey cows, i 7 (is to 1 I'T I "is; light. LI |.-.s to L(i Is; medium fat , ; heifers, l'(i .'is to £7 7s (Id; light, il 'Js 'id ] lo £1 I ."is; tillable cows, X I lls to lis; j j heavy boner cows, l.'t (is to I I I'Js; medium, ! j i'J Is to i:; 1 (is; cull cows, I.ls to it.ls; I (|iiality empty two-year Jersey heifers, i 1 Ito I I ss; others, L:i hs to i.". Ids; yearling 1 Jersey heifers, c:.t I 'Js (id to lli I Us; yearling i Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, to i.j lis; ! Jersey bulls, to L'(i. Dairy cattle: Best ; i quality dairy heifers, close to profit, .Cll. .Is ; I to Li:i lis; high grade heifers, close to: profit, Lit to LID lis; Jersey and Jersey- ' cross dairy heifers, .is His to is lis; back- i ward, 17 Ills to i'S 7s (id; smaller and ; inferior, L.l Is to i'fi lis; best heifers, iu milk, 17 lis to IU Is; other heifers, in | milk. 1.1 Ids to 17; springing cows, l(J lis | i lo f• i Ids; cows, in milk, £<i to .17 lis. j Pigs: Choppers, iiis to fc.'l Its; light bacoiiers, | to .1: $ lis; buttermilk pigs and heavy pork-i [ ers, t'J lis to .lit lis; medium, i'J Ids to i-j its; light, i-J -Is to i'J bs; unfinished, I : ; .s> to t'J 'Js; large stores, .'{.'is to MNs; j medium, J(is (id to :los; slips, 'Jds to Jls (id; good weaners, Isy to 'J.'ts (id; others, Hs to i lis (id; choice Tain worth sows, due to larj row. Ki lis to is -Js (id; others, i.'i lis i to Ki Is; Berkshire sows, due to farrow, £•> .Is to 17; more backward, t'J Us to ,!_:i -1*; with litters, tl Us to Ki Ids; Berkshire boars, i'J to i.'i. Dalgelv and Company, Limited, reports the usual warding of cattle, consisting mostly of Jersey' and Jersey-cross boner cattle wtih a sprinkling of fats. Fat cattle showed an appreciable advance on last, week's rates, while I boner cattle were sold at late market rates. Prime fat Jersey heifers, 17 Ids to is; medium fat JJolstein-cross cows, .17 Ids to 17 17s (id; lighter fat Jersey cows and heifers. 11 17s (M to 17; forward-conditioned young cows, t l lis (id to t.i I'Js (id; heavy boners t.'i Us to .11 Ids; medium, i'J Ids to Ki tos; lialiter and thinner sorts. It .»s to L'J 7s; empty two-year Jersey heifers, t.i .1' to 1. - ; 17s (id; fair yearling Jersey heifers, Ij 1 to tl as; small. t'J (is. Dairy cattle: A smaller warding than last week. Bidding was restricted and only forward cows and heifers commanded attention. Fair quality Jersey heifers were passed in at ss; Jersey hellers, calved, 17 lis to I s ; forward springing cows, £7 to IS Ids; others, tl los to Ki lOs. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reports that while no prime beet was entered the yarding of medium and light quality cow beef met with verv keen competition, values showing a rise. There was a good entry of store and boner cows this also meeting with a keen inquiry and was disposed of at rates in advance of last week's sale. An average yarding of dairycattle cam* forward. The entry included no outstanding cattle. The inquiry for . better quality dairy cattle was good, but inferior ;uul backward did not attract attention. r«u heifers. 17 Is to 17 Us; lighter, to L)S to Ki 1 Ss; heavy fat. rows, t, ->s to 1. ids, medium, .tfi 7s (id to t'G ISs; light and linfinislied, H to C(;-. heavy store cows i-1 to tl lis; heavy boners, i.t .>s to i.i V )S> medium. t'J is to fJ 17s fid; medium quality dairy heifers. t7 1• »s to is 10s; small ami backward, tl Ms to <<> Ids; medium quality dairy cows, is to i'S 10s; more backward X' 7to i' 7 1-s (id. PAPAKURA YARDING The' New Zealand Loan* and Mercantile Xgeni v Company, Limited, reports a moderate varding of dairy rattle at 1 apakura. Quol* 1 " tions —Dairv cows, close to profit, is to l«i is- good sorts. i(i to C 7 Ids; others, ti to i'l Ms; best dairy heifers, is His to .till; good sorts, .Ki Ids to i'S <>s; bai kward and smaller, it to Ki. A pen of Jersev pedigree cows on account of A- J,'Cooper, of l'apakiira. made up to 1- j guineas.

PUKEKOHE HORSE FAIR [FROM OUR OWN CORRHSPONIJKST] PUKKKOHF, Friday Thero was a medium yarding of all sorts at the fortnightly horse sale conducted by \lf red Buckland and Sons, 'Limited, at Pukekolie Bidding was not. brisk, but values realised were well up to recent quotations. The top price was X'.IT 10s for a three-year-old medium draught black filly from the South Island. A pair of medium draught South Island mares made £75 for the two. Other medium draughts made from £3l to .t'.'iT; good farm sorts, .{'Mi to £- 5: and liai'ks, t:i to £1 TE PUKE DISPERSAL [BY TKLECRAI'II OWN CORRKSI'ONDKNT] TK PUKE, Friday The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, 'Limited, reports a clearing sale on account of Messrs. Meirs and Kengg. \ large bench of buyers' attended and the total offering sold at very satisfactory prices. Cows realised up to £lB 18s, horses also selling well, one good shafter mare realising .COO. Compel it iou for pigs was very keen, sows with litter making to .CI 1 r.s and sows to farrow £S os. Friesian cows in milk made £.ll to £ls 10s; others, £8 to £lO 10s; Jersey cows in milk, £ll los to £ls; others. £8 Ids to £lO 10s; carry-over cows, L't JOs to C»l : springing Friesian cows, £ll 10s to £IS 1 Os; later calvers, £lO 10s to £ 1.5 1 Os, backward, £7 to. £9; springing ,1 ersey and .lersey-cross cows, £l2 10s to £Hi '.lds; later calvers, £0 to £ll 10s; backward, £<> to £S ids; best springing heifers, £S 10s to £ll JOs; backward, £5 5s to £7 los; yearling heifers, £ll His to £5; Jersey bulls, to UN to 1 guineas. I'igs: Tamwort li-Ln rge Black cross sows, to farrow, £(> to ts r>s; sows with litters. £5 10s to £ll ss; stare pigs, :SOs to :?!>s; slips. 'J'Js to "JSs. Horses: Ciood farm horses, all work, L'.'i t lo £ll and £00; three-year filly, £11; two-year filly, £.Ht; liglii. two-year gelding, c I I His. DEMAND AT FEILDING [IIV TKI.KCItAI'ir —ritl'.SS association] FEILDIXG, Friday A small entry, combined with bitterly cold weather, made for a quiet sale at Feilding. .Nevertheless, breeding ewe values were very firm, while beef met with a satisfactory sale. Other prices were unchanged:—Fat sheep: Limbs, primes!. 'JOs Id to 'J'Js Oil; others. 15s to ISs Td; wether, prime. 'JOs io 'J7s JOd; light, 'J'Js (id to 'J5s (id; ewes, prime, 'JOs to 'J'Js lid; lighter, lis (id to Ills. Store slieep: Five-year ewes. l!>s 7d to 'Jls; four-year, 'Jls (id; four and six-tooth, •jss to :s:is 'Jd; four and five year, 'J5s i)d; two-tooth, best, His lo :s7s; others, 'J7s .0(1 to :tls Id: ewe hoggets. J'Js ltd to 'Jls 3d; wether, Mis 7d to 'Jls Od; black-faced, I'Js (ill lo Mis (id. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, L'li Ills to til): cows, £(i to £S 15s; heifers in milk, £(i. Store cattle: Forward cows, £ J 5s to £1; yearling heifers, £"J 10s. Fat cattle: Polled Angus cows, £<! I'Js (id to C 7 17s (id; Hereford cows and heifers, £7 17s to £s 17s (id; ex dairy, £5 to £0 ss; runners £5. KAUROA REALISATIONS 'Hie Farmers' Co-operativo Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a medium entry of cattle at Kauroa, comprising pricipall.v dairy cattle, competition for which was steady. Practically a total clearance was effected. Heavy fat cows, £N to £!) 'Js; ;net!iiiin fat cows, £(J 15s; sound bulls, £5 .'is; sound young Jersey dairy cows, August calvers, £7 10s to £S Ills; young Shorthorn cows at profit, Lll; backward cows in poor unidition. £1 17s (id to L's 15s; good Jersey i,|-iringing heifers, £7 Ids to £S ss; Jersey heifers, backward. £0 to £(i 15s. 01-lAUPO REALISATIONS Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports a small yarding of (atlle at Oliaupo. Full ruling prices were realised. Light fat heifers, £1 7s lo L I 17s lid; light fat eovys. £-1 to £1 ISS; boner cows, l.'J 10s to £!! Ids; medium quality dairy cows, £5 to £(J Ids. ** HUKERENUI OFFERING [rttd.M (It'll OWN" COKKI'.SI'ONOKNt] NVIIA XC. AHF, I, Friday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative. Limited, reports holding a stock sale at I lukereiini. Owing to the wet weather, only a small yarding came forward, consisting chiefly of dairy cows and heifers, which met with fair competition at late rates. Forward Jersey heifers made from £5 17s (id to 1(> 7s (id; backward. £5 to £5 ids; Shorthorn cows, in 17s (id to £1 10s; Jersey cows, £5 ss; forward Jersey heifers, ii-l I's (id; boner cows, £1 15s to £3 13s.