COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23263, 4 February 1939, Page 11

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

MORRINSVILLE VALUES SHEEP FROM EAST COAST SHORTHORN BULLS TO £9/15/The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports the yarding of sheep at Morrinsville was not a large one. Spirited competition was in evidence for all classes of ewes. A line of . 200 mixed aged ewes realised from 21s 9d. Store Jambs yarded were only medium sorts and these realised from 9s to 9s 6d. Mixed age Southdown rams were sold at £1 Is to £3 3s, and fat ewes to 9s 6d. A large entry of fat and honor cattle came forward and these changed hands to a good bench of buyers at recent quotations. A large entry of buiils camo forward and sold readily. Heavy fat cows mado £5 2s to £G Ss; medium fat cows, £3 18s to £4 IDs; lighter. .£3 to £3 12s; boner cows, £1 lis to £2 12a; heavy Jersey bulls, £6 12s to £8; medium, £4 lOs to £(i Ss; lighter, to £3 12s; heavy Shorthorn bulls, to £9 15s. A fair yarding of pigs was offered, to the usual bench of buyers, a complete clearance eventuating:. Medium baconers sold to £3 ss; medium porkers. £2 .to £2 Ss; weaners, 8s to 12s Gd.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports :-r-Light fat wethers sold readily and showed quite animprovement on last week's rates, with ewe mutton remaining at unchanged rates. A smjill offering of fit lambs sold under keen competition, while a medium entry of store lambs elicited keen bidding, prices showing a further improvement. Store sheep: The advertised entry of East Coast and southern ew«s arrived in good order, in fact, most of the breeding ewes this year have landed in much better condition than previously. There was again a large bench of buyers in attendance, with' keen competition throughout, values showing an all-round improvement of from Is Gd to 2s a head on last week's ratiis, a total clearance being effected. Tho top price for two-tooth ewes, which is the highest paid for Gisborne snesip this year, was 29s 6d, realised for a line,of 352 wellgrown sheep from Pauariki Station, while 258 two-tooth ewes from Maukariki Station made 27s lOd, and 140 similar sheep from Mr. Eangi Ford sold at 27s 2d. In the aged ewe section competition was extremely keen, four and six-tooth ewes selling up to 245, and mixed age ewes up to 223 4a. A lino of straight five-year ewes J!rom "Waitaimia Station sold to 20s Bd. The advertised lino of southern ewes from Ongaonga Station attracted a large attendance, and sold from 17s 7d to 18s, while , other sixyear southern ewes realised 15s lOd to 17s. rat cattle: There was a medium entry of ox and cow beef, with a full yarding of killable and boner cows. Competition was steady throughout, with prices on a par with last week's quotations. Another heavy entry of potter bulls realised late rates. Store cattle: The advertised entry of fat and forward steers realised prices slightly lower than at previous- sales, while the demand for 18-mont"hs cattle was quiet. A small entry of Jersey heifer calves sold under keen competition, especially for quality cattle. Dairy cattle: A few head of dairy cattle were absorbe'd" at lower values. Pigs: Another full yarding of fat pigs was entered, with bidding for baconers very keen, values showing a slight advance on last week's rates. Porkers also were keenly sought, with quotations fully up to.recent figures. A large entry of choppers was penned, for which bidding was very steady, prices being equal to Frankton values. In the store section the entry consisted mostly of slips a,nd weaners, which sold at reduced rates, but large stores sold more freely. Quotations: —Fat sheep: Light-weight two-tooth wethers, 16s to 17s 9d; light-weight two-tooth mixed sex mutton, 15s to 15s 10d; woolly two-tooth wethers, 20s; fat ewes, Ss lOd to 9s 3d; fat woolly lambs, 21s lid to 225; store woolly wether lambs, lis ?d to 12s lOd; smaller, 9s Id; best shorn wether lambs, lis 3d to 13s; smaller, 7s 2d to 10s 2d; smaller ewe lambs, Ss 5d to 9s 6d. Store sheep: Two-tooth ewes from Pauariki Station, 352 well-grown sheep, 29s 6d; from Maukariki Station, 258 twotooth ewes, 27s 10d; from Mr. Rapgi Ford, 140 two-tooth ewes, 27s 6d; from Mokoiwi Station, 107 two-tooth ewes, 26s 3d; from Waitahiia Station, two-tooth ewes, 253 9d to. 26s 3d; from Hauturu Station, two-tooth ewes, 26s 2d; smaller two-tooth ewes from the east coast realised . 23s Sd to 25s 6d; cull ; two-tooth ewes, 19s to 225. Aged ewes: lour j and six-tooth ewes, 245;-mixed age ewes, up ' to 22s 4d; a line of straight five-year ewes i from Waitaihiia Station, to 20s 6d; from : Hauturu Station, five-year ewes, 20s od; from 1 Mokoiwi Station, five-year ewes, 19s Sd; from i Mr. Rangi Ford, five-year ewes, 20s. Other ! five-year ewes from Gisborne sold from 17s i 3d to 19s: six-year ewes from Maukariki I Station, 16s 3d to 17s 4d; five-and six-year ! ewes »rom Pauariki Station, to -17s lOd; ' other aged ewes from the east coast, 13s to i 16s fid. One-shear Southdown rams sold from 3V* to 5 guineas; mixed age ratns, 2% to ' 3 guineas: and Romney rams, from. /<gn. !to 3 I A guineas. Cattle: Medium fat steers, 1 .£io 2s to £lO 17s; lisrht fat steers, £8 to j £8 Cs; lieht fat cows, £6 to £6 10s; fat Jersev heifsrs. £5 10s to £6; lisht Jersey heifers, £3 5s to £4 2s: heavy killable cows, £5 to £5 12s; medium, £4 Ss to £4 17s; heavv boner cows, £3 15s to £4 4s; medium, £3 to £3 10s; light,-35s to £2 10s; cows and calves. £3 5s to £3 15s; heavy potter bulls, £9 10s to £l2; medium, £7 15s to £9; lierht, £5 to £7 ss. Store cattle: Two and a-half vcar forward-conditioned Shortnom steer* £7 14s to £.S 6s: 18-months Shorthorn steers. £5 10s; young: Hereford cows and calves, £5 17s; mixed colonred 18-months, steers. £3 10s; yearling Hereford heifers. £2 17s; vrung Jersey cows, running with bull, £2 12s Gd; best Jersey calves, £3 3s; smaller. 325. Gd to 365; Jersey springing cows, £4 15s to £5 15s; cows in milk, £4 to £4 15s. Piss: Heavy choppers, £3" /.s to £3 19s: others. £2 Ss to £3 2s; lieav,'.' baconers, £3 13s- to £3 15s; medium. £3 3s to £3 12s: lierht. £3 3s to £3 7s; butter-milk pigs and heavy prrkers, £2 15s to £3 2s; medium porkers. £2 Ss to £2 12s: lignt, £2 to £2 6s; large stores and unfinished porkers, 32s to 37s 6d; medium stores, 24s 6d to . 30s; slips, 16s to 21s Gd; weaners, 7s Gd to 14a W

THE CITY MARKETS HEAVY FRUIT SUPPLIES PEAS AND BEANS CHEAPER The fruit section was heavily supplied with most varieties in .season at the City Markets yesterday. Peaches, in particular, came forward in large quantities and sold at very low prices. Plums were in fair demand only; but uhoico coloured dessert applies sold well, with a fair demand for large cooking apples. A few strawberries were sold yesterday at fair prices. _ In the vegetable section cabbages came forward in heavy supply, prices being lower than last week.'Very large quantities of peas and beans came to hand, prices for these also being much cheaper. Prices were- < - FRUIT Apples, Albany Beauty, 6s to lis a case; Graveustein, 5s to 12s; cookers, Ss to 4s >fid; pears, Bon Chretien, local, 5s to Ss; Hawke's Bay, Ss to 10s; tomatoes, outdoor, extra choice, smooth, 5s to (>s; Gd to 4s; lonions, choice cured, 7s 6d to 14s; others. 5s to (is; bananas, ripe, 12s to 265; pines, Queensland, 23s to 24s 9d; hothouse Hamburg, extra choice. Is 2d to Is 4d per lb; others, (id to Is per lb; peaches, Paragon, Is Gd to 2s Gd a case; 3s 6d to 7s 6d a crate; plums, Burbank, Is 6d to 2s 6d; Sultan. 2s to as; Satsuina. 2s to 3s 6d; Purple King, 3s to Gs; Doris, 2s 6d to 4s; nectarines, choice, 4s to 6s; 4s 6d to Ss a crate; others. 2s Gd to 35.6 d a case; apricots. South Island. 5s to 8s; strawberries. Captain Cook, extra, choice. Is 8d to Is lOd a chip, raspberries, lis a tin; blackcurrants, lis a case. FIELD PRODUCE Beet, 9d to Is 3d a dozen; celery, dessert, 3s to 5s a bundle; carrots; 5s to 9s a bag, or Is to 2s a dozen; cauliflowers, Ss to lis a sack; cabbages, 2s\to 8s a sack; on benches, Is to 2s Gd a dozen; cucumbers, Is to 2s 6d a dozen; French beans, Is (id to 2s Gd a bag; stringless beans, 3s to 5s Gd a bag; green, peas, 3s to Gs a bag; kumaras, new season's, 3d to per lb; Tauranga. 4s to 6s a bag; leeks, Gd to Is a bundle; lettuce, Is Gd to 5s a case; marrows, Is to 2s a dozen; onions, 5s Gd to 7s a bag; potatoes, Southern, to 10s a cwt; Ohakune, 5s (>d to (is a bag; new, No. 1. 4a Gd to Os (id a bag; No. 2. 2s to 3s a bag: pumpkins, choice Redi Warren, 7s to Ss Gd a sack; medium, 3s to (is a sack; parsnips. Is Gd to 2s Gd a dozen; radish, (Id to Is 3d a dozen; rhubarb. Is Gd to 2s (id a dozen; spinach, Is to Is Gd a dozen; spring onions. 9d to Is 9d a bundle; swedes, 3s Gd to 53 a bag; turnips, 9d to Is a dozen. POULTRY Cockerels, heavy breeds. Prime, 4s 6d_t° Gs; not prime, 2s up; light breeds pnme, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; not prime, Is M uP. fat roosters, heavy breeds, :>rinie, 2s «d to3s, to 2s'od; laying hons. he^ lo f,Ju r l s jo 3s; drakes, young, prime, 2s smaller, _s to , 2s up: fc'eese, it 'Turkev'hens, 7s Gd; g'olrfJlers, 10s to 15s; cocker? chicks, out of season; guinea fowls. 3s Gd to 4s Gd.

FARMERS' BUTTER AND EGGS TTen • A grade, Is 10% d • a dozsas ■n de Is BMid; C grade, ( Is. OM,d. Ducks ? srade*5 ra de* Is BMid; B grade, Is 7%d; C -grade, Farmers' butter: Is to Is Sd per ij>>