COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23124, 24 August 1938, Page 9

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

FKANKTON QUOTATIONS FULL FAT SHEEP ENTRY KEEN COMPETITION FOR PIGS [FROM OUK OtVN COnRRSfO.N'OENT] HAMILTON, Tuesday , A full entry of all classes of fat sheep came forward at the Frankton stock sale- to-da.v, the market being well supplied with prime wethers and a good offering of Southdown mutton. Opening values were quiet, but prices improved as the sale progressed, receding again toward the finish. A better class of fat hogget came forward and values remained steady.

Only a small entry of store sheep was penned, prices showing improvement. There was a full offering of ox beef, with cow and heifer beef in shorter supply. Competition for all classes was • firm, witli no appreciable variation in vulucs from last week s realisations. A medium offering of boner cows met with a ready sale, with values remaining on a par with recent quotations, while a number of yearling Jersey heifers elicited a good inquiry. Five heavy prime Shorthorn bullocks off Messrs. Kobinsori Brothers' farm, of Paterangi, sold from £l7 to .CI7 10s, while three prime Shorthorn bullocks, cx Mr. A. Ramsay, of Tauwharc, brought £ll '2s Gd. A larger yarding of fat pigs than usual canio forward. Competition for baconers and heavv porkers was keen, values being on a par with recent quotations Light and unfinished porkers were slightly easier than last week. Another heavy yarding of store and weaner pigs came forward Large stores sold well at unchanged values, while slips and weaners were not so keenly sought. The auctioneers quote:— Farmers Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Sheep: Prime wethers, 20s 3d to 30s 3d; medium. 2tis iid to '2Bs; light, 25s 3d to 'J6s; Southdown wether mutton, 21s Del to 20s flds smaller, 22s fid to 245; unfinished mutton. 20s ."id to 228; primt' Southdown ewes, 23s Gd to 25$ Wd; smaller two-tooth mutton, 20s Od to 23fc;, fat ewes, it to 236; unfinished, 12S to 10$ (3d; fat woolly hoggets, 21s <id to 245; fat Shorn hoggets, 18s (id to 20s 3d; sinaller, 176 to 17s Od; store woolly hoggets, 17s Sd; Store black-fated hoggets, Ids, Cattle: Heavy prime steers, to £l4 Os: medium, £l2. 12s to £l3 2s (id; lighter. £lO 7s to £lO IDs; heavy prime Jersey heifers, to £lO 4s; medium. £7 5s to .C 8 10s: light, £5 53 to £0 15s; heavy fat second quality cows, £7 IDs to £8 I OS; medium, £0 to £7 10s; heavy boner cows, £1 to £4 lis; lighter, £2 15s to £3 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 8s to £1 Is; two-year Jersey heifers, £3 Is to £3 IDs; best vealers, to £3 15s; best calves, 25s to 30s; small calves, 8s to 13s. Pigs: Heavy baconers £1 Is to £4 Os; medium, £3 His to £4; light • baconers, £3 10s to £3 I ts; butter-milk pigs and heavy porkers, £2 His to £3 8s; medium porkers, £2 8s to £2 12s; light porkers. £2 to £2 ss; unfinished, 35s to 38s; light large stores, 35s to £2 Is Gd; smaller, 20s Od to 325; slips, 22s to 255; best wcanerl 17s Gd to 2ts Od; small, 10s to 15s

G. W. Vercoe and Company, JJmited. — Sheep: Heavy prime wethers, 30s to 31s Gd; prime medium-weights, 28s to 20s (id; prime light-weights 20s to 27s Gd; others, 24s to 255; unfinished, up to 23s Gd; prime maiden ewes, 25s to 275; lighter, to 21s;

heavy fat ewes, JBs to 2'2s; light, to 17s; killable, to 14s, heavy prime noggets, 25s to 275; liirhtfr prime, to 24s (id; mediumweights, '2ls to 22s (id; light and unfinished, 18s to 20s. Cattle: Prime light runners, to £5 7s (Id; heavy vealets, £3 10s to .C-l ss; medium-weights, tO 15s lo £3 7s (id; well-, finished lignt-welahts, £'2 to £2 10s; small, up lo 355. BrrT: Heavy prime bullocks. £ls 10s to £l7 l()s; medium-weight fat bullocks, to £l4 'is (id: well-finished light-weights, to £l2; light-weight Jersey-cross bullocks, £H 15s to £11; heavy prime cows, £lO to £lO His; well-finished medium-weights, £!> to £9 15s; others. £S 5s to £8 17s Cid; lightweights, up to £8 Prime medium-weight heifers, £!J 10s to £lO 10s; light-weights, up to £8 15s; heavy prime Jersey cows, £8 10s to £!) 7s (Id; medium-weights, £7 10s to £8 ss; light to £7. Store cattle: Forwardconditioned Shorthorn and Friesian cows, £5 15s to £(> 7s Od; others, to £5 58; empty two-year Jersey heifers, to £3 18s; small yearling Jersey heifers, to £3 14s; Jersey bulls, to £(( 10s; heavy boners. £4 to £4 15s; medium-weights, £3 5s lo £3 15s; light, up to £3. Pigs: Heav< prime baconcrs, £4 4s to £4 8s; heavy baconers, £3 18s to £4 3s; medium-weights, £3 10s to £3 17s; light, £3 5s to £3 !)s; heavy porkers, £*2 18s to £3 3s; medium-weights, £"2 10s to £'2 His; light, £'2 '2s to £'2 its; unfinished, to £"2. (iood stores, £"2 3s to £'2 10s; others, 38s to £"2 '2s; best slips, '2Bs lo 355; sriialler, to '27s (id; best weaners, '2os to 2V>s; medium, up lo 18s; inferior, lo 10s. Dalgety and Company, Limited. —Sheep: Heavy fat. wethers, 30s to 31s 3d; medium fat wethers,'27s to '2Bs Od; light fat wethers, '2ss to '2(is 3d; heavy fat ewes, '24s to 24s (id; medium fat ewes. IDs to '2'2s; light fat ewes. His to 18s; heavy fat hoggets, '2Us to '27s; medium fat hoggets, '24s to '2ls Od; light fat hoggets, '2os lo *2'2s (id; unfinished hoggets, 18s to IDs (id. Cattle: Medium heavy-weight fat Polled . Angus steers, £l3 IDs to £l4 2s (id; Shorthorn steers. £lO to £ll os; light, £8 5s to £!); medium fat cows, £0 to £0 10s; light fat cows, £6 16s to £7 l'2s (id; fat Jersey cows, £0 5s to £8 ss; Jersey heifers, £5 15s lo £.O 7s (id; fat Polled Angus runner heifers, £5 to £5 7s; small heifers, £'2 18s to £3 ss; heavy boner cows, £5 10s to £0 '2s (id; medium, £1 10s to £1 15s; light, £3 5s to £3 15s; cull, 30s to £'2 ss. Pigs: Medium heavy hnronrrs, t'3 I'2s lo £1; medium baconers, 13 5s to £3 l'2s; light, £3 to £3 (is; heavy butter-milk pigs and heavy porkers, £'2 15s to £3 .ss; heavy porkers, £'2 10s to £2 15s; medium, £2 5s to £2 10s; light, £2 to £2 ss; small. 35s to £2; large store pigs, 35s to £3; medium, .'sos to 355; small, '2ss lo 355; best slips. 20s lo 255; medium. His to 20s; best weaners. 20s lo 21s (id; medium. 15s to 20s; small, 8s to 15s.

Wright, Stephenson ami Company, Limited.— beef: Good heavy-weight bullocks, to £I 5 1 ."is; prime bullocks, £l2 5s to £l-1; medium weights, £!» 10s to ill 15s; light and unfinished, C 7 17s to £9; heavy fat cows, £!> to £'lo 10s; medium weights, £7 .->s to 18 10s; light, £5 to £<> 17s (id; fat heifers, £7 10s to £0 17s Gd; honer cows, good sorts. £3 His to £o 2s ltd; medium. £3 to C 3 12s Od; culls. 20s to £2 ss. Sheep: i'rime heavy wethers, 2!>s to .'Us lid; prime medium quality. 27s to 2Ss Hd; llprtiter, 21s to 2(is (idj unfinished, to 225; heavy prime fat ewes, 22s to 2-ls (id; medium, tSs (id to 20s Od; light, lis lid to 17s lid; unfinished, 10s to 12s; culls, 4s 3d to (IS 3d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited.—Cattle: Fat bullocks. £l3 12s (id to £ll oS; medium, £l2 10s to £l3 SS; light. £lO 17s (id to £ll 1('S; heavy fat cows, is lis to £0 3s: medium, £7 17s (Id to CS 12s (id; heavy fat heifers, £S 12s (id to £0; medium. £7 IDs to £S ss; lig'it and unfinished, £0 to £<> l.'.s; heavy store cows, £4 7s (id to £4 1 .is; boners, £3 10s to £3 Ifcs; medium, C2 15s to £3 Ids; others, from £1 10s. Sheep: Heavy fat wethers, 30s (id to 31s Od; medium, 20s 3d to 30s; unfinished, 25s (o '27s lid: heavy fat ewes, 25s to 2Us; medium. 22? (id to 23s Od; fat maiden Southdown two-toot.il owes. 23s to 21s. Pigs: .Medium baconers. £3 l is to C 3 ISS; light, £3 (is to £3 12s; heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs. £"_' 15s to £3 "ss; medium porkers. £2 Ss to £2 Ms: light, C2 to £2 OS; large stores, .ISs to 425; medium. 33S to 375; light, 20s to 325; slips, ISS to 235 Od; best weaiiers, lis to 17s; smaller, up to 12s (id.

KEEN TE TEKO DEMAND [by TKT.EGftAFH —OWN COPP.F.SroNPFNT] WHAKATAXE, Tuesday With the advent of warmer weather thpre was a much keener demand for springing heifers at Te Toko. The yarding of beef was \cry small and no quality rattle were penned. Choice early-c;<lving Jersey heifers made £l3 to Cl 5; srood quality.v £lO to £ll 1 ."3ft: smaller. IS In ts fos; backward, £5 to C" 15s; yeurlintr Jersey heifers, to £5 (is; killahle Jersey cows, to £5; cull c.ows. 30s to £3. WAIOTIRA OFFERING fI'ROM OUH OWN COItIifiSPOXPRXT] AVJIAXOARKI, Tuesday Daltret.v and Company, Limited, reports a good yarding at Wniotira. There was a represensitive number of buyers from the Waiknto. Auckland and nnrthern districts, pnees realised being in advance of late rates. Fat cows, prime, lit 2s to CIO ss: medium. C 7 5s to £10; light, £4 15s to £7; fat heifers. £0 7s to £7 r,«' forward-condition Shorthorn bullocks. £7 i»s to CIO 10s; forward-condition Hereford bullocks. £X r_>s; forward-condition Jersey bullocks. £0 to £7 7s; three-vf.ir-old Shorthorn steers, £0 5s to £7; Hereford runners. £4 lis to C 5 i)s; lishter, £2 10« to ci ss; yearling Hereford steers. £5 2s Od to C 5 Ss; yearlinnr Herrford heifers, C 1 is to £ 1 (ts: yearling Shorthorn stelTs, C 3 15s _to £3 10s; two-.vear Hereford steers, £5 12s od to ,Cii; Shorthorn cows, running with bull, £5 2s (is to £0 Is; springing rows, £4 10s to £(!; honer cows. good. C2 15s to £3 10s; lighter sorts, £1 Ills to £2; fat ewes, to 21a. OPOTIKI PIG VALUES [BY TRLKCntAPH—OWN CORRFSrOXDENT] OPOTIKI, Tuesday

Dnlgety mul Company. Limited, report that pics of all classes camo forward ill good average numbers at the Opotiki sale, ineluding a special consignment of good quality store pigs from Gislmrne. The usual buyers of baconcrs were able to obtain quite a number of fat pigs at prices slightly in advance of late rates. The competition on store pigs was very keen, as many local farmers were in the market, owing to the great number of cows having come to profit. Hie Following prices were obtained: —Heavy baconcrs, on account of Messrs. Pile Bros., to £-1; lighter prime baconers, £3 Ips to £'<t; others, £3 to £3 9s; porkers, heavy and very prime, £2 5s to £'2 12s; buttermilk pigs. £1 1-18 to £2 4s; slips, £1 7s to £1 13s; weaners; lbs to £1 6s bd; inferior, 12s to 15s.