STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23169, 15 October 1938, Page 11

STOCK SALES

TE AWAMUTU VALUES HEAVY BEEF YARDING DEMAND FOR DAIRY HEIFERS At the To Awalniitu stock gale's today the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, had practically a capacity yarding. Ox beef values were in advance of Frankton quotations.

The market for cow beef also had a brighter (one than at Frankton, competition being good from a large bench of buyers. Practically a total clearance was effected of the large yarding. Principal sales in the beef section were:—Two pens of medium fat ox sold on account Mr. H. O. Kay. of Parawera, £lO 2s to £lO 12s (Id; Mr. A. H. Storey sold a pen of fat Polled Angus steers, £ll 2s 6d to £ll IGs; prime Shorthorn heifers sold up to £l'l 10s on account of Messrs. W. J. and! H. H. Thompson, To Awamutu; up to £l2 was obtained for prime Shorthorn cows sold on account Mr. Fred Harris. A very heavy offering of store cattle came forward, including a large entry of yearling Jersey heifers, these attracting a fair bench of buyers, who bidded freely for choice quality well-grown heifers. These made up to £5 18s, which was obtained for a pen sold on account Mr. It. Frost, of Te Rahu. Competition was not so good for small und poor quality heifers, although most vendors met tho market at the lower rates at present ruling. The full yarding of store and boner cows met with a steady sale at late rates. Medium fat ox, £l2 10g to £l2 13s; fat, £ll 10s to £l2 ss; light, £lO 2s to £lO 17s (id; prime heavy Shorthorn heifers, £ll 17s Od to £l2 10s; lighter, £lO to £lO 15s: prime heavy fat cows,'£ll 12s (id to £l2; lighter, £lO to £lO 17s 6d; heavy fat cows, £8 15s to £9 los; fat heifers, £9 to £10; heavy fat Jersey cows, £7 JOs to £8 7s Gd; medium, £0 15s to £7 10s; light, £5 12s (id to £0 ss; killable, £4 15s to £5 7s (id; heavy store cows, £4 2s (id to £4 12s Gd; lighter conditioned, £3 7s Gd to £3 18s; runners, £3 5s to £3 17s Gd; heavy boners, £2 10s to £3 ss; medium, XL 15s to £2 7« Gd; cull cows, 15s to £1 ss; choice quality well-grown yearling Jersey heifers, £5 5s to £5 lbs; good sorts, £4 5s to £4 17s Gd; mixed colours and small, £3 5s to £3 IGs; store Polled Angus steers, to £8 10s; sound Jersey bulls, £8 10s to £9 15s; yearling Jersey bulls, £2 2s to £3 10s; Ayrshire bulls, to £P 10s; ootter bulls, £G to £8 ss. Dairy cattle: A good yarding of dairy heifers was sold under an improved demand, values showing a marked advance on recent sales. Choice dairy heifers made to £l2 15s. Dairy cows were penned in small numbers, these for the most part being only medium quality. Competition was better than recent sales. Choice quality dairy heifers, close to profit, £l2 5s to £l2'lss; good quality. £lO to £ll ss; dairy l heifers, at profit, £8 15s to £lO ss; medium, £7 to £8 ss; inferior, £5 to £G ss; medium quality Shorthorn dairy cows, £7 10s to £7, 15s; medium quality Jersey dairy cows, £7 lo £8; others, £5 5s to £6 ss. Sheep: An average yarding of fat sheep met with fair competition, values being nearly on a par with Frankton. A large yarding of store, ewe and wether hoggets came forward, and, although some very satisfactory prices were obtained, the market was generally quiet. Most of the vendors, however, met the market and a satisfactory clearance was effected. Fat wethers, up to 24s Id; prime fat woolly hoggets, 28s to 30s Gd: fat hoggets, 2(>s Od to 21s 3d; fat ewes. 18s to 21s; light. IGs to 17s; woolly ewe hoggets, 24s Gd to 2«>s fid; smaller, 22s lo 235: store woolly wether hoggets, 18s (id to 19s 3d; smaller, 17s Gd to lbs; cull! ewes, 7s to Os. Pigs: Fat pigs were yarded in increased numbers, competition being keen from a full bench of buyers. Values were firm on recent Frankton quotations, a total clearance being effected. There was an average yarding of store pigs, these meeting with a very keen demand. Bidding was spirited throughout* with values showing an advance on the previous sale. Compel i! ion for a fair number of sows was fair, prices bein<r well up to other sales. The advertised line of pedigree Devon boars was offered, these selling up to 4% guineas. Medium baconers, £3 Os to £3 14s; lieht, £3 3s to £3 7s; heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs, £2 16s to £3; medium. £2 8s to £2 13s : light, £2 3s to £t> SS; large stores, 36s to 40s; medium. 30s to 31s (id; smaller. 26s to 2Ss 6d; best slips, 23s to 265; others. 18s to 22s (3d; best weaners. 16s to 18s 6d; others, 8s to 13s Gd; pedigree Berkshire boars. 3% . guineas to 4 guineas; sows with litters, £0 7s 6<l to CO 2s Od; sows to farrow, £2 5s to £4 2s 6d.

MORRINSVILLE VALUES PRIME STEERS MAKE £l4/10/The Farmers Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports the entry of ox beef at Morrinsville included two pens of medium prime steers offered on account of Messrs. Howie Bros., Morrinsville. The demand was stronger than last week, two pens realising £l3 7s to £ll lOs respectively. Xo good quality cow beef was offered, the entry comprising killable Jersey rows. Boner cows met a keen sale from export buyers. Bulls sold at usual rates, while yearling Jersey heifers were not in demand and realised lower values. A full yarding of dairy cows and heifers comprised chiefly mixed quality, with competition in the early part of the sale keen at late rates, but prices eased slightly toward the finish. A good entry of fat pigs came forward, with bidding for baconers and porkers keen. Baconers realised fuHyuP to late rates, and porkers were slightly in advance of recent sales. An increased yarding of stores and weaners, consisted mostly or weaners Large and medium stores were keenly sought, but weaners were not in demand. Cattle: Prime and medium steers. £l3 17s to £'ll 10s; prime fat cows, £0 £ (id to £7 lis; light, £5 10s to f6; killable cows £4 6 s to Co; heavy honers. £3 »s to £1 is- light, £2 'is to .£3; cull covra. "Os to 38s'; empty two-year heifers, £3 l'-s,(>d to £1; two-year bulls, £7 to £9 ss; potter bulls £1 to £8; yearling Jersey heifers. £l 10s*' smaller, £ - r>s to £3 <s (id; yearling Ters'ev bulls, £4 to £5 10s; good quality Tersev bulls. £lO. Dairy cattle: Best springing tfersey heifers, £lO to £l3 10s- others; £6 to £8 10s; smaller and backward heifers ir? LOs to £5; best heifers, in milk. £9 to' £l' > 5s- poorer-conditioned heifers._ in milk. £3 to £7 158; spnnging cows, £ , os io t'9- cows, in milk, iS to £9 lus, oiners, £4 10s to £0 15s. Pigs: Heavy choppers. £3 16s to t'4 6s; medium, £2 to £.i 9S, belt baconers,'£3 12s to £3 7s to £3 10s; licrht, £3 3s to £.i os, -ws t" "s to £'2 6s; unfinished, 3651 to £2; large ctnrps 35s 6d to 38s (id; medium, 28s <>d ? .'i.„ K t slins "Os to 255; others, lbs to IV! aS. 11. to 3i> smaller. 10. to 17s-

DEMAND AT OTOROHANGA Abraham and Williams, Limited, reports . „ no ,| yarding of cattle and pigs at Otorohanga There was a good attendance and n sale for all classes, the market for d-iirv cows and heifers especially being firm •it the best rates of the season at this centre Fat cows, dairy breeds, £G .>s to £,; light weights. £5 to £'s forward c°ws t t to £4 16s; boners, £3 to £3 His, according to quality; light sorts, £t- to x_ good yearling Jersey heifers, £4 to £4 lOs-' small £2 10s to £3 158; yearling Jersey bulls, £4 10s to £5. In the dairy section good class Jersey and Jersey-cross mw« £9 to £ll} medium sorts, £8 to £9, low-conditioned and plain, £5 10s to £(>; snringing cows of good class, £ll to £ll 15s; medium quality. £0 to £8; heifers, in milk, good quality, £9 os to .110 os; fair quality, £7 to CB-. rough sorts, £3 lOs to £3 7s 0(1; fair quality springing heifers. C 7 to £8 15s. Pigs especially weaners, were in good demand. Good stores. 30s (id to 365; slips. 21s to 255; weaners, ' The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a larger than usual entrv of fat and boner cows at Otorohanga.Prices, in sympathy with other sales, were a trifle easier. Quite a number of T oiled Angus service bulls were offered, but few were sold under the hammer. The qualitj of the dairy offering was not as good at. usual and. consequently, prices w-ere lower. Store and weaner pigs were keenly sought. ,rt lu«s firming. Light fat Jersey cows. ,ols° £6 Ms; fresh conditioned. .€3 l.»s £4, H»&. fresh-conditioned Shorthorn cows. 17s i»d; boner cows. £2 10s to lo «-*. canner cows, 35s to £3 is; cows with calves nt fnnt ISs (o ; two-yen r Jersey heifers Us to .C«; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 17s to £5; springing dairy heifers £0 17s (id to £8 15s; service Jersey bulls, to £(> 7s (id; yearling Jersey bulls. 3 jgns to < gns; Shorthorn bulls, to £8 ss. 1. lgs: Small K '° rc .-• 'Ms to JUis; slips. 'JIs to 225; others, l»>s_to His (ill; sows with litters. £3 10s to £(» os; empty sows. 22s (id to £2.

WAIHOU QUOTATIONS

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, reports an extra large entry of fat and boner rattle at Waihou. In sympathy with other Into sales prices declined all round. A good entry of yearling heifers met with keen competition and practically a total clearance was effected at rates satisfactory to vendors. A light yarding df dairy cows and heifers came forward. Good quality forward heifers were keenly sought, while "poorer quality lots were hard to quit. \ light entry of service bulls was penned, with bidding very keen, values being fully up to late rates. There was a good yaiding of all classes of pigs. Bidding for baconers and porkers was brisk, prices realised being on a par with recent quotations. Store and weaner pigs were keenly sought, and in this section values were in advance of late rates Medium fat cows, £»> 7s to £7 I'2s; light fat heifers, £5 Is to £6 10s; fresh conditioned cows, £4 los to £5 17s; heavy boner cows, £3 5s to £4 7§; medium, £'2 5s to

£2 38s; poor conditioned cows, 25s to 37» (id; two-year-old Jersey heifers, £2 16s to i t Js; fair quality yearling Jersey heifers I £4 4s to £5 Is; small, 35s to £2 19s; potter bulls, £3 2s fid. Sheep: Prime wethers, 275; prime fat hoggets, 22s 3d to 255; lighter, 20s to 20s nd. Dairy cattle: Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit. £lO to £l2 ss; later calvers, £0 10s to £7 15s; poor conditioned, £1 5s to £5 15s;,jft0$$ed Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £lO to' £ll 15s; others, £6 15s to £8 10s: Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, to £lO. Bulls: Two-year-old jersey grade bulls, £ls to £l7; pedigree two-year-old Jersey bulls, 15gns to 16gns; yearling Jersey bulls, £5 10s to £8 15s; two year-old Polled Angus bulls, to £l4; yearling Hereford bulls, to £7 10s. Pigs: Choppers, t'2 10s to £3 Is; best baconers, £3 12s to £3 15s; medium, £3 8s to £3 10s; light, £3 Is to £3 Is; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £2 14s to £3; medium porkers, €2 8s to £2 12s; light, £2 to £2 (>s; unfinished, 36s to 38s; large stores, 35s to 30s; medium, 28s 6d to 335; slips, 25(1 Gd to 20s; (rood weaners, 20s to 275; others, lis to 17s Gd. TWO-YEAR BULLS TO £l7 The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held the annual grade bull sale at Hamilton, when a (rood yarding of bulls was offered. Competition for both two-year-old and yearling bulls was very keen, a good sale resulting. Two-year-old Jersey bulls, £l4 10s to £l7;, two-year-old Jersey bulls, smaller, £lO 10s to £l2 10s; yearling bulls, £8 to £9 10s; smaller, £5 to £7; two-year-old Jersey bulls, 20gns to 27gns; yearling pedigree Jersey bulls, lOgns to lSVagns; two-year-old Ayrshire bulls, £l2 to £l6; yearling Ayrshire bulls, £8 10s to £9 15s; aged Jersey bulls, £5 to £lO 15s.

RATES FOR STATION CATTLE The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a special sale of station-bred East Coast cattle at Morrinsvilie. A large attendance of bnyers from .all parts of tho Waikato was present. The advertised entry came forward in good order, the majority of the yarding drafting up well. A feature of the yarding was the excellent quality of the offering, which was greatly appreciated by buyers. No big steers were penned, hut well-bred two-year-old and three-year-old steers met with good competition and sold fully up to expectations. A big proportion of the offering comprised well-bred female cattle, and, in spite of the dry weather, prices were better than anticipated. Altogether a total clearance was effected at satisfactory rates. Three-year-old Polled Angus steers, £9 9s to £10; smaller, £8 19s to ,C 9 Is; two-year-old Polled Angus steers, £7 19s to £8 8s; smaller, £6 2s to £6 15s; yearling Polled Angus steers, £5 14s to £5 18s; Hereford steers, £9 3s; two-year-old Hereford steers, £7 12s to £8 7s; fat and forward Polled Angus cows, £7 to £7 19s; empty Polled Angus cows, £6 3s to £6 lis; fat and forward Hereford rows and heifers, £6 17s to £7; Hereford cows, £4 8s to £5 15s; two-year-old Hereford heifers, £6 to £6 6s; smaller, £4 16s to £5 12s; two-year-old Polled Angus heifers, £5 9s to £5 13s; smaller, £4 14s to £5 ss; Polled Angus cows, with calves, £5 15s to £6 13s: Polled Angus bulls, 16/ogns to 20gns; others, to FAIR WAIPU YARDING j" VROII OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT J WHANGAREI, Friday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, reports a fair yarding si Waipu. when prices on a par with late rates were received under fair competition. Dairy cows made from £G to £7 ss; backward, £4 to £5 ss; in-calf heifers, £4 15s to £7 10s; fat cows, £5 10s to £8; killable cows, £4 10s; boner cows, 30s to £2 15s; runners, £3 10s to £4; cows and calves, £4 15s to £5 10s; Shorthorn store cows, £4 10s; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £2 10s; grade Jersey bulls. £2 10s to £7 7s; Shorthorn bulls. £5 to £8; weaner pigs, 22s Gd; store pigs, 30s. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports a satisfactory sale, " although the advertised number of cattle did not come forward. Competition was fair and practically a total clearance resulted at prices on a par with late rates. Good springing Jersey heifers made from £0 7s Gd to £7; dairy cows, fair sorts, £4 to £4 10s; light fat heifers, £6 to £6 6«: light fat cows. £5 15s to £G 15s; heavier sorts, £7 5s to £7 10s; boner cows, £2 5$ to £5 15s, according to weight; yearling heifers, £3 15s to £3 19s. £45 FOR DRAUGHT HORSE The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having conducted a horse fair at Morrinsville. when an average entry of good farm sorts and unbroken animals came forward. Values remained Tinchanged. The top price in the draught section, £45, was realised for a three-year bay gelding on account of Messrs. Crabb Bros., Peria, Mr. E. Wooding being the purchaser. Cnbrokens were hard to quit, but in most cases vendors were prepared to meet the market. Hacks were of fair quality. Young farm horses, all work, made £35 to £45; aged farm horses. £l4 to £3O; light farm horses* £7 to £lB lOs: two and three-year unbrokens, £l2 to £22- 10s. according to quality; seven-year chestnut hack. £l6; bay gelding. £l3; other light horses, £4 10s to £8 10s. MANGAWHARE YARDING [liY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] , DARGAVILLE, Tuesday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports having held a bull fair of all breeds at Mangawhare. Entries were -not as large as last year. A feature of the sale was an offering of stud Aberdeen Angus bulls outstanding for quality and condition. Many of the entries of other breeds were still showing the effects of the adverse conditions. Stud two-year Aberdeen Angus bulls made to 33gns; top stud yearling Aberdeen Angus bulls. 35gns to 40gns? others, i 18gns to 19gns; yearling Red Poll bulls, 9'igns to llgns; grade two-year Hereford bulls, 9gns to logns; small, sgns to Tgns; Shorthorn bulls, two-year, 12gns to 16Vigns; others, 9gns to lO'/agns; small and low conditioned. 6 3 ,igns to Bgns; -well-grown yearling Shorjhorn bulls, Bgns to lOgns; others, Ggns to 7/jgns: small and inferior, 3%gns to sgns; grade Jersey bulls, two-year, lOgns to . I2gns ; smaller. 7 1 a gns to B%gns; small and low conditioned, 4V 2 gns to 6gns; heavy bulls for export, Bgns to 9gns; light, 3gns to Ggns; aged and low conditioned, from £2 10«. TANGOWAHINE OFFERING Walter Wakelin reports having held a successful pig sale at Tangowahine, when a large yarding came forward and sold readily to a good bench of buyers. Baconers mad# £3 3s to £3 15s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3; butter-milk pigs, £2 to £2 10s; stores, £1 10s to £2; slips, 29s to 335; weaners, £1 to £1 7s Gd; choppers, to £2 7s 6d.

FEILDING PRICES FIRM [RY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] FEILDING, Friday An increased yarding of both sheep and cattle met a steady sale at Feilding to-day, with prices firm to slightly advanced. Station cattle met a very good demand. Fat sheep: Hoggets, prime, 35s 7d to 36s Gd; others, 19s 9d to 24s (id; prime wethers, 25s to 26s lOd; lighter, 21s 3d to 24s 9d; prime ewes, 20s to 21s 3d; light, 14s 6d to 18s 6d. Store sheep: Ewe hoggets, 25s 3d to 33s 6d; wethers, 17s 3d to 24s 9d; black faced, 16s to 20s sd. Store cattle: Yearling Polled Angus steers, £5 10s; two-year, £7 Is: threeyear Shorthorn, £9 12s 6d; empty Hereford cows, £5 2s; Polled Angus, £4 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 5s to £4 15s; forward cows, £3 10s to £5 17s Bd. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, good, £lO to £ls: others, £5 5s to £9 ss; cows, best, £l2 to £l3: others, £6 5s to £9 10s. Fat cattle: Polled Angus cows, prime, £ll to £l2 ss; lighter, £7 5s to £9 ss; Hereford heifers, £8 15s to £10; ex dairy sorts, £5 10s to £7 10s; Shorthorn bullocks, £ll ss; vealert, £2 10s to £5.