COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23181, 29 October 1938, Page 9

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

MORRINSVILLE VALUES KEEN DEMAND FOR BEEF COWS IN MILK MAKE TO £ll [from ouk own correspondent] MORRINSVILLE, Friday Prices for Jersey cows and heifers showed a marked improvement at the weekly Morrinyville stock sale to-day. There was a smaller yarding of cattle than usual and only a small bench of buyers was present. A small offering of store and weaner pigs was penned, all being sold at prices in advance of last week's sale. The auctioneers report as follows: The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—A full entry of cattle came forward, including an average yarding of beef. The market was steady, with late rates fairly well maintained. Beef sales were on account Mr. Hugh McDonald, of Kiwitahi, a pen of medium-prime Hereford heifers, £8 12s 6d; heavy fat cows made to £9 7s. A full yarding of store and boner cows met with steady demand, a total clearance being effected at late rates. Several pens of yearling heifers were offered, and while these met with better competition, values in several instances did not reach vendors' reserves. Two-year-old heifers likewise were not in good demand. Yearling Jersey bulls met with a quieter sale, values not reaching previous Quotations. Medium prime Hereford heifers, to £8 12s 6d; heavy fat cows, £8 16s to £9 7s; medium fat cows and heifers, £7 12s 6d to £8 7s 0d; lighter, £6 10s to £6 15s; killable. £4 5s to £5 7s Od; heavy store cows, £3 12s 0d to £4 ss; lighter, £2 18s to £3 Ob; heavy boners, £2 to £2 18s; lighter, £1 10s to £1 18s; cull cows, from 16s; grade Jersey bulls,, to £0; grade yearling Shorthorn bulls, to £5 2s; two-year-old Jersey heifers, £7 16s to £8 58; medium quality yearling Jersey heifers, £3 15s to £4 12s Od. Pigs: There was a small entry of light baconers and porkers, which met with fair competition, values being slightly lower than Frankton rates. Light baconers, £2 IDs to £3 2s; medium porkers, £2 8s to £2 lis; best stores, 28s to 20s Od; smaller, 26s Od to 20s. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited:—Sheep: A small entry of fat ewes and hoggets sold at recent quotations. No ox beef or first quality cow beef was penned. The yarding of beef comprised fat. Jersey cows and heifers. Competition was keen and prices showed, an improvement. Boner cows were yarded in usual numbers and sold at schedule rates. Potter and service bulls were also in demand at recent rates. An average yarding of dairy cattle came forward to a small attendance, many clients being interested in the Royal Show being held on the same day. A herd of dairy cows on account of Mr. Chas. McDonald, of Te Kuiti, all in milk, changed hands at satisfactory figures, chiefly from £7 15s to £ll. Close-up dairy heifera found a market at slightly lower values, while backward heifers were not sought. A small entry of dairy cows also showed a declme. in values. The quality of the whole offering was not up to the standard of recent sales. An average yarding of fat pigs came forward to a full bench of buyers, with prices on a par with late rates. Store and weaner pigs were penned in exceptionally small numbers, and a total clearance was effected in this section tit prices, in advance of last week's sale. Quotation)!: —Sheep: Fat woolly ewes, 18s; store woolly ewes, 10s; fat woolly hoggets, 245; killable shorn hoggets, 17s Od; store woolly hoggets, 17s. Cattle: Prime Jersey heifers, £7 18s to £8 14s; light Jersey heifers, £5 5s to £0 ss; medium Jersey cows, £0 3s to £7 Is; light Jersey cows, £5 5s to £0; killable cows, £4 14s to £5 3s; Jersey cows and calves, £3 10s to £4 15s; boner cows, heavy, £3 15s to £4 Os; boner cows, medium, £2 14s to £3 10s; boner cows, light, 38s to £2 10s; cull cows, 18s to 20s; potter bulls, heavy, to £» 7s Od; potter bulls, medium, £5 2s 6d to £0 10s; two-year service bulls, £7 15s to £8 15s; yearling service bulls, £0 15s to £7 10s; yearling Jersey-cross heifers, £4 to £4 ss; Jersey heifers, close to profit, £8 15s to £lO 15s; medium quality Jersey heifers, £7 6s to £8 7s 6d; medium Friesian heifers, £0 to £7; Shorthorn-cross dairy heifers. £6 5s to £7 15s; small and backward dairy heifers, £4 15s to £0; best heifers, in milk, £7 5s to £0 ss; other heifers, in milk, £6 2s 0d to £0 15s; inferior heifers, in milk, £4 5s to £5 12s 0d; dairy cows, close up, £0 5s to £11: springing cows £0 10s to £8 15s; inferior and backward springing cows, £4 10s to £5 15s; cows in milk (best), £8 15s to £11; others, £0 5s to £7 17s 6d. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £3 12s to £3 15s; medium baconers, £3 6s to £3 lis; light, £2 18s to £3 ss; heavy porkers and butter-milk pigs, £2 10s to £2 1 <s; medium poTkers, £2 2s to £2 9s; light, 35s to £2 Is; heavy choppers, £3 to £3 14s; other choppers, £1 12s to £2 18s; best stores, £2 2s; other stores, £1 13s to £1 10s; slips, £1 3s to £1 12s; best weaners, £1 4s; other weaners, 19s to £1 Is Od; sows to farrow, £2 10s to £3 10si Berkshire boars, to £4 4s. Dalgeiy and Company, Limited. —There was a smaller yarding of cattle than usual and, although only a small bench of buyers was present, late rates were maintained. No lichvv beef were yarded. Medium fat Holstein* cows, £8 to £8 10s; choice medium fat Jersey heifers, £0 17s Od to £7 15s; medium fat Jersey cows, £6 Is to £6 10s; light fat Jersey cows and heifers, £5 10s to £6 2s Od; forward-conditioned cows, £4 12s (id to £5 ss; heavy boners, £3 15s to £4 4s; medium, £2 12s to £3 13s; thinner and lighter. 30s to £2 8s; empty two-year Jersey heifers,- £3 to £3 12s Od; service two-year Jersey bulls, £0 10s to yearling Holstein bulls. £5; store pigs, 28s to 32s od.

ABERDEEN ANGUS BULLS ENTRY MAKES TO 95 GUINEAS [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] GISBORNE, Friday An offering of 100 two-year-old Aberdeen Angus bulls were sold on behalf of Mr. H. B. Williams, of Turihaua Station, to-day, 20 beasts being withdrawn. Average price for the sale was a fraction under 47 guineas, compared with the high figure of 65Va guineas last year, and 51 guineas two years ago. • An average over 50 guinea* was maintained during the first half of the sale, but the remainder were disposed of at slightly lower Pri The highest figure was 05 guineas and the lowest 20 guineas, but until near the close of the sale few went below 40 guineas. Several Hawke's Bay buyer* operated, PAPAKURA OFFERING The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report* a moderate yarding at the Papakura dairy sale. Competition was steady from a fair bench of buyers. Best dairy heifers, close to profit, £8 to £0 2s Hd; good, £6 10* to £7 15s; backward, £5 to £6 ss: best dairy cows, close up, to £7 15s; others, £4 to £7: service bulls. £4 15k to £7 TIRAU STORE YARDING The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a large entry of store And boner cattle at Tirau, a total clearance being effected, with values remaining on a par with late rates. A few yearling Jersey heifers changed hands at satisfactory prices, but in most cases prices did not reach vendors' reserves. Dairy cattle were in good demand. Cattle: Medium fat Jersey cows. £5 IBs to £6 128 Gd; medium fat Shorthorn cows, to £7 3s 6d; light fat Jersey cows, £5 Is to £5 !>s; heavy boner cows, £4 2s to £4 lis; light, £3 Is to £3 Os; other killable cows. £2 2s to £2 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, to £0; dairy heifers, close to profit. £8 to £8 15s. QUIET FEILDING MARKET [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION"] FEILDING, Friday \ small entry of sheep and cattle found the market quiet at Feilding to-day. Mutton values declined owing to the lack of quality, but the demand for cattle was generally strong. Fat sheep: Hoggets, prime, 25s to •>7s Od; others, 18s 3d to 21s Od; prime. 20s fld to 23s Od; light, 13s 8d to 17s 3d; wethers, 20s 2d to 2(is Od. Store sheep: Wether hoggets, best, 21s to 24s Od; others, 17s to 19s 3d: ewes, good, 32s Gd to 34* Od; smaller 27s to 20s 2d; two-tooth wethers, 17s od to 18s 2d; ewes and lambs, 13s 3d to 10s 4d. Store cattle: Three-year Polled Angus steers. £8 Is to £B. 18s Gd: yearling, £3 10s to £0 ss; yearling Polled Angus heifers £2 2s to £4 10s; Jersey, £3 5s to £5 15s; forward cows, £0 10s; yearling Hereford steers, £4. Fat cattle: Prune cows, £0 to £11; lighter £7 7s to £8 17. Gd; prime Polled Angus heifers, £ll 2s Gd to £l2 ss. others, £7 to £8 15s; Hereford ox, £ll . to £l2 10s; runners, £4 5s to £(> l s pa, vealers" £3 2s Gd. bairy cattle: Springing cows. £7 10s to £23■ 10a; cows, in nrflk £7 to £l2; springing heifers, £6 15s to £J.O

BRADFORD MARKET NOMINAL RATES MAINTAINED LONDON, Oct. 27 On the Bradford market nominal prices are maintained although slack conditions prevail. Following are today's quotations and those of recent weeks: — Oct. 0 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 per lb. per lb. per lb. per lb. il d d d Seventies 27 l / a 27% 'JO'/a 27% Sixty-fours .. '-'< l 20 20 20 Sixties .. 25 25 25 25 F'ifty-eights . '-'2 22 22 Fifl.v-sixcs .. lu'A 19V4 IW/'a 1 Fifties 17 17 17 17 Forty-sixes .. *lO% '1 6% *K<% f'6% Forties .. *lO% *lO. i *lO/a 18/« • Nominal.