COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23272, 15 February 1939, Page 9

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

FRANKTON QUOTATIONS FAT LAMBS SELL WELL DEMAND FOR STORE PIGS [t'noji ouh own cmutK.sroxnK.vr] HAMILTON, Tuesday A largo yarding of fat slioep came forward at tlie weekly stock sale held at Frankton to-day. There was a good bench of buyers and competition throughout was fair. Prices differed little from those of Inst week's sale. Fat lambs also came forward in good numbers and heavy prime sorts sold well. Light and inferior lines, however, eased slightly in value.

Prices for calves remained very firm, there being: a smaller yarding than usual. There was keen competition for a small entry of ox beef, and values remained at last week's rates. A medium entry of both cow and heifer beef also sold at improved values, while a full offering of boner cows and heifers met with a ready sale. Fat pigs were yarded in medium numbers, competition for baconcrs being very keen. Porkers were slightly easier of sale, but a medium entry of store and wcaner pigs met with a keen inquiry. Auctioneers Quole: —

'1 he New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports fal cattle were yarded in full numbers at Frankton and met with a good demand, prices reniainiiiK firm 011 last week's sale. All aver' age yarding of boner cows was slightly easier on last week's sale. Ox beef made 17s (Id to £l3 10s: lighter sorts. £10; prime heifers, £8 7s (Jd to £8 15s; unfinished, £U 12s (id to £<j 17s Od; vealers, £2 7s to i-;t lis; smaller sorts, £1 15s to £2 Us; light runners, .Co to £5 8s; forwurd-condi-t;oned cows, £•! to £1 ss; fat Jersey cows, £5 to ii'o <js; heavy boners, £3 10s to £3 lO.s, lighter sorts, £2 Os to £2 10s; potter bubs, £(> 17s to £0 lis. An average yarding 0! fat sheep was offered. The. market was fairly quiet, values being on a par with 'ast week's sale. Prime fat wethers made Ims <id to 20s; medium, 16s ud to lbs; lighter, to 15s 3d; fat ewes, .9s to lis 3d; medium. 7* ud to bs <»d; light, up to 7s; fill hoggets, to 15s; fat lambs, IDs 3d to 235. An average yarding of fat pigs sold at lower prices than last week's quotations, this being due to the farthing reduction in schedule. Pork, in particular, was down in price. A good entry of store pigs was sold under keen competition, values showing a marked advance 011 last week's sale for both store and weaner pigs. Heavy baconers made L' 3 l'Js to £3 lis; medium, £3 8s to £3 Ids; light. £3 '2s to £3 ss; heavy porkers mid buttermilk pigs, £2 lis to £3; medium, £2 Gs to £2 lis; light, £1 ICS to £2 2s; choppers. £2 to £2 l is; good stores, '27s to 31s; medium, 23s to 2(is; slips, up to 225; best wcaners, itis to 17s (id; medium. Ids to 15s. , <

Farmers Co-op Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Sheep: Fat wethers, 17s (id to 18s I'd; light fat wethers; 15s (id to I (is Dd; fat nuggets, lGs Dd to ISs 3d; mixed-sex hoggets, I .'is to 15s I'd; fat ewes, Os to lis «d; killab'e ewes, lis to 7s; heavy fat woolly lambs. '2ls (Id to '23s 3d: light to medium, 15s (id to *los Gd;* light shorn lambs, lis to 15s (id. Cattle: Medium prime steers, I'll 2s Gd to I'll 7s; lighter. £lO Is to £lO 15s; killable Jersey steers, to £'7; fat Friesian cows, £7 13s to £0; lighter, £(> 9s- to £7 9s; medium prime Shorthorn heifers, £7 10s to £S 17s; fat Jersey cows and heifers, £5 7s to £G; heavy boner cows. £3 12s to £4 9s; lighter. £2 5s to £3 7s; good runners, £5 Is to £6 7s; medium Vealers, £2 (is to £2 lis; smaller, 27s (id to 30s; rough calves, 17s to 2()s. Pigs: Choppers. 37s to £3 2s; best baconers, £3 12s to £3 lis; medium. £3 Ss to £3 10s; lighter, £3 2s to £3 (is; buttermilk nigs and heavy porkers, £2 12s to £3; medium porkers, £2 Is to £2 Ills; light, 3Gs to £2; large stores, 27s to 355; medium, 21s to 265; slips, 10s to 20s; weaners, 12s Gd to 15s lid.

G. W Vercoe and Company. Limited. — •Sheep: Heavy prime wethers, from 19s to 20s; prime medium-weights, ISs to ISs ()d; well-finished light-weights, lGs Gd to 17s Gd; others, up to lGs; prime Southdown-cross wethers, 17s to ISs; smaller, to His; prime maiden ewes, 14s to 15s; lighter, to 12s Gd; heavy fat ewes, Os to 10s; medium-weights, to Ss Gd; inferior, to 7s; heavy prime lambs, 21s to 255; prime medium-weights, 22s to 235; prime light-weights, los to 21s ; others, 17s to ISs Gd; light and unfinished, to lGs. Cattle: Two prime runners on account of Mr. T. M. Ilall, of Hamilton, sold at fcS 10s each; medium-weight runners, £5 to £5 lGs; prime light-weights, £1 5s to £1 15s; others, £3 12s Gd to £1; heavy prime vealers, £3 td £3 10s; medium-weights. £2 to l"2 15s: prime light-weights, 30s to 3Ss; small calves, up to 255; a draft of prime Foiled Angus bullocks from Mr. J. Hannon. of Cambridge, sold to £l4; lighter cattle from Mr. T. P. Hunt, of Camhridge, sold to £l2 1.0s; heavy fat bullocks, £l3 os to £l4; prime medium-weights. £l2 10s to £l3: prime light-weights, up to £l2; light and unfinished, £0 17s Gd to £lO JOs; prime medium-weight cows, £S 10s to £!) 2s; lighter prime, £7 15s to £8 7s (id; mediumweights. £(> 10s to £7 10s; light, tip to £6; prime medium-weight heifers. £8 to £!); prime light-weights, to £7 15s; heavy fat Jtrsey cows, £5 15s io £6 10s; mediumweights. to £5 10s; light, to £5; forwardconditioned Shorthorn and Friesian rows. £4 to £4 15s; others, to £3 15s; heavy boners, j £3 15s to £4 10s; medium-weights, £3 to ; £3 12s Gd; light, to £2 15s; Potter bulls | (heavy), £0 to £10; medium-weights. £7 ' 1--.S to £8 lOs; light. to £7. Pigs: Heavy ! baconers, £3 l<»s to £3 l is; medium-weights. £3 (is to £3 os; light, £3 to £3 ss; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £2 19s; medium-weights. £2 Ss to £2 l is; light. £2 to £2 7s;" unfinished 35s to 30s; choppers, to £3 Ss; best stores, 34s to 375; smaller, 20s to 335; good slips. '2-ls to 2Ss; smaller. 20s to 235; good weaners, 12s to IGsr others, to lis; infirior, to Gs; sows, with litters, to £5. Dalgety and Company, Limited.—Sheep: Heavy fat wethers, ISs (id to IDs; medium, 17s Gd to ISs; light. lGs to 16s Dd; heavyfat ewes, Os to 10s Od; medium. Ss to Ss Gd; light and unfinished ewes. Gs to 7s 3d; extra prime fat lambs, to 245, this price being obtained for a pen of 114 lambs on account of Mr. John O'Loughlin. of Tirau; heavy fat lambs, 22s (id to '2ls; medium, ISs to 20s Gd; light, 16s to 17s Gd. Cattle: Medium fat steers, £lO to £lO 15s; medium fat cows. £5 15s to £1! Ss; fat Jersey cows, £4 15s to £'> 7s (id; heavy bofier cows, £3 10s to £3 15s; boner cows, £2 58 to £3 2s (id; potter bulls, medium, £5 tss to £6 7s (id; lighter. £i 5s to €4 17s Gd; light runners, £2 10s to £3 2s Gd; light-vealers, 15s to 255; medium yearling heifers (Jersey), ,£'2 to £2 ss. Pigs: Prime top-weight baconers, £3 lis; nrimc Jieavy baconers. £3 10s to £3 13s: heavy, £3 Ss to £3 10s; prime medium, £3 4s to £3 Ss; medium, £3 2s to £3 4s; prime light, £3 to £3 2s; light, £2 18s to £3; buttermilk pigs, £2 10s to £2 ISsv, prime heavy porkers, £"2 Ss to £'2 10s; heavy, £2 Gs to £2 Ss; prime- medium, £2 3s to £2 (is; medium. £2 to £2 3s; prime light. 38s to £2; light, His to 38s; choppers, heavy. £2 10s to £3 ss; best stores, 25s to 30s; medium, 20s to 255; best slips, 16s to 20s; medium, 12s to His; best weaners. 10s to 12s; others, .(is to 10s. . . Wright, Stephenson and Company, Limited. —Sheep: Prime fat wethers, ISs fid to Ills; fat wethers, 17s to 17s lid; prime two-tooth wethers, 15s; wether hoggets, up to 15s Dd; prime ewe hoggets, 15s (id to IGs; prime twotooth ewes, up to 15s; fat lambs., ISs to IDs. Cuttle: Fat cows. £4 10s to £5 ~\s (id: heavy boner cows. £3 (is to £3 15s; medium boners, *C2 10s to £3; culls, 30s to £2; in-calf Jersey heifers. £5 10s to £5 IDs; yearling heifers," £2 10s to £2 15s; heifer calves, 30s to £2; potter bulls, Jersey, £5 Gs to £6 Ds; Shorthorns, £6 5s to £7 AVELLSFORD PIG RATES [from ouk own correspondent] AVELLSFORD, Tuesday There was a good yarding of young pigs at the sale held at Wellsford by the North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited, and Alfred Buck land and Sons, Limited. Slips stores and medium porkers were in keen demand for fattening, but weaners were hard to sell. Values were:—Medium porkers, as store pigs, £2 3s to £2 (is; small porkers, is to Wis; good store pigs, 33s Gd to 355; good slips, 21s; weaners, 7s to lis Gd; Tamworth boar, six months old. 2gns TE KUITI QUOTATIONS [IJY TEL KG HA I'll —OWN COHKKSPQNDENT] TE KUITI, Tuesday Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held the annual ewe fair at To kuiti. when a full yarding of ewes was offered to an attendance of Waikato and local buyers. Havers showed a marked preference for genuine .age ewes, those of four and five years, although sound-mouth ewes in good condition received attention. On small lines of lull country sheep, drafted out of bigger lines for condition, bidding was keen, but for old doubtful-mouthed ewes the market- was dull. The demand throughout remained firm and practically the entire yarding changed hands under the hammer at satisfactory prices, lines of ug(? marked ewes making 2s to 2s Gd above vendors' expectations. Two-tooth ewes, although subject to keen competition, did not. sell to the values ruling at the Taumarunui and Matiere fairs. Forty Border Leicester twotooth ewes made 255; two-tooth ewes made 27s to 2Ss; 113 four-tooth ewes. 255; 12S black-face two-tooth ewes, lis;, 143 four-year ewes, 25s Id; four-year ewes ranged from 24s Dd to 25s Sd; 151 four and five-year ewes,. '2os Oil j 254 five-year ewes, 20s (id; 134 fiveyear ewes, 21s sd; five and six-year ewes, 17s Dd; 403 sound-mouth ewes. 15s Sd: mixed age ewes, 20s Gd.

SHEEP VALUES IN NORTH [from OUR OWN CORIIESrOXDENT] •> WELLS FORD, Tuesday There was a large yarding of all classes of sheep at the sheep fair held at Wellsford by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, practically every pen being well filled Sheen came from all parts of tha Lower North by lorry and on foot. The entry consisted mainly of annual drafts of sheep and lambs from local farmers. There was a good attendance of buyers and the bulk of the offering was sold under the hammer, vendors realising that they must accept lower values. Younger ewes and store lambs sold comparatively better than older sheep. The advertised rams were yarded in good

condition and good quality rams from the principal breeders sold well. Some of the main lines sold were;—forward two-tooth wethers from Pakiri, 17s; 115 mixed two and four-tooth wethers from Whangaripo. lis; 02 two-tooth wethers from Mr. K. Schischka, Kaiwaka, 15s; 05 two-tooth wethers from Mr. L. Balderston, Kaiwaka, Ms (id; 10 fat wethers, 17s 3d; 32 two-tooth "Romney Southdown-cross ewes, 295; poor two and four-tooth wethers from To Hana, 13s 3d; small two-tooth Romney-cross ewes, lis 3d; small two-tooth Romney wethers, 15s fid; 31 full-mouth ewes, 12s !id; 53 mixed three and four-year Romney ewes from Mr. F. J. Oldfield, Wayhy, 10s; lon mixed aged ewes, from Donaldson Brothers. Kaiwaka, 10s; lit fresh full-mouth ewes from Mr. L. M. Petrie, Whangaripo, 12s fid and 12s Od; 33 aged ewes from T. Duck. Tomaratu, (is (>d; fiO aged ev.es from Kaiwaka, 5s (id; Hfi aged ewes from Topuni, 3s; 50 four and five-year ewes from Mr. W. G. Killen. Whangaripo. l«Js fid; 11 two-tooth to fiveyear ewes from Mr. Coulter. Mangawai, 15s fid; K) full-mouth ewes froip Mr. G. A. Pool, Wellsford, 8s (id; fat ewes, 12s to 14s (jd; small lines of fat lambs, 18s fid to 20s (id; old and call ewes, Is to 3s fid; 35 fiveyear ewes from Mr. O. Q. Grant, Wayby, 13s 3d; 12 mixed sex shorn lambs from Mr. Civil, Tomuruta, ss; 75 good woolly Romney ewe lambs, l is; fil shorn wether Romney lambs, 5s Od; lot woolly wether lambs, l is; 37 similar lambs, but poorer condition. Rs 3d; SO shorn wether lambs, 7s; <l3 woolly mixed sex lambs, 10s 3d; 35 poor woolly mixed sex lambs, 5s Od; shurn mixed sex Romney lambs. 7s (id to Ds 3d; Southdown rams, on account of Coates Brothers, Matakohe, 2Vigns to 3gns; Romney rams from Hr. J. T. Boyde, Paparoa, 4'/gns to 4 1 / 2 gns; other Romney rams, I'/igns to 2'/ 2 gns; aged and cull rams, 5s to Ss.

CAMBRIDGE YARDING Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held the usual tri-wcekly salo at Cambridge. There was a small yarding of sheep and cattle. The sheep yarding consisted inaiii'y of Southdown lambs and sold on a par with 'recent rates. A pen of well* mushed Puiied Angus heifers, on account of Mr G. Vesper, made £B. Fat heifers made £8; fat Polled Angus cows, CO 13s; lat Jersey co«vs, i I Jos to ,tT> sa; heavy boners, £3 5s to i t 2s lid; medium, £2 12s (id to £3 Is; light, £1 7s fid to £2; bulls, £0 2s fid to £8 lis; fat two-tooth wethers, 17s fid; Southdown lambs, fes to !)s 9d; culled lambs, Is (id to os. A good yarding of all classes of pigs came forward and a total clearance was effected. Pat pigs sold very freely and prices were fully maintained throughout the sale. Stores and weaners were slack, although a total clearance was effected and prices were consistent on a lower scale than late rates. Uetvy buconiers, £3 10s to i 3 12s; medium, ,!3 5s t'.i £3 l')s; light, £3 to t'3 ss; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 15s; butlcrmilk pigs, (2 15s to £3; medium porkers, £2 5s to £2 KJs; light, L'J. to £2 ss. small, 3"s to £2; best store pigs, 25s to 3('S, medium, 2os to 2>s; small, 10s to 20s; best slips, 12s to 10; best weaners, Os to 12s, choppers, medium, £2 5s to £2 15s. DEMAND AT OHINEWAI Wright, Stephenson and Company, Limited, reports a good yarding at Ohinewai, including fat and forward Polled An gas cows, ]« months Polled Angus arid Hereford steers, and weaner calves. A line of 51 Polled Angus cows averaged £5 13s Od. Quotations are as follows.-—Fat co.vs. £0 14s tp £'B Bs. tighter, £5 7s fid to £6; store cows, ir. good condition, up to £5 Is; IS months Polled Angus steel's, £1 to £5; Polled Angus heifers, £2 17s Od to £3 Is; weaner calves, 22s to 275.

PIG RATES AT TAUPIRI [from our own* correspondent] TAUPIRI, Tuesday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Companj Limited, reports holding the fortnightly pig sale at Taupiri. An average yarding of pigs came forward, comprising some pens of well-finished baconers and porkers. Stores and weaners were penned in smaller numbers and competition was dull on account of the shortage of milk. Bidding was keen on the heavy baconers. several liens realising £3 1-ls. Heavy baconers made £3 10s to £3 Ms. medium, £3 2s to £3 Ss: light, £2 ISs to £3; heavy porkers. £2. 13s to £2 ISs; medium, £2 Gs to £2 12s; lisrht, 3!is to £2 ss, choppers, £2 17s to £3 S3; stores, to 275: good weaners. 10s to 14s; weaners. 5s to 7s OHAUPO REALISATIONS Dalgcty and Company, Limited, report's having held the usual Ohaupo sale, when a full yarding of cattle came forward. Prices were slightly easier than late sales. A total clearance was effected. Fat Friesian cows made £<> to £0 10s; fat Jersey cows, £5 to £<>; light fat cows, £4 .10s to £5; heavy boners, £3 to £1 10s; store cows. £2 to £3; potter bulls, C~, to £!); weaner Jersey calves (small), £2 los; weaner Jersey calves, small and nyxed colours. £2 Gs. ENTRY AT MAUNGAKARAMEA [from OCR OWN COIUtKSPOXDENT] WHAXGAREI. Tuesday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports that at Maungakaramea more than the advertised number of cattle came forward. The yarding comprised chiefly boners, for which there was keen competition and everything sold. The entry of dairy stock was below the average and except for pood sorts that wore close to calving there was little demand. Backward sorts were not wanted. A few pen* of calves were yarded, but the demand was not at all keen and Hie prices offered were considerably below vendors expectations. Good quality young Jersey cows, close to calving, made from £0 10s to £7; more backward sorts, £1 5s to £-1 10s; light fat bullocks, £9 12s; medium fat cows, £0 4s to £6 7s Gil; lighter sorts. £4 10s to £5; cows with good calves, £0 5s to £t> 15s; coloured 18-month steers, £340 £1; Jersey weaner heifers, good, £2 !>s to £3 Is; poorer quality, 27s 6d ■ to 30s; botier cows, heavy; £3 5s to £3 Jss; lighter, £2 15s to £3- boner bulls, heaviest. £6 10s to £7 7s 6d: lighter, £5 to £(j ss. Pigs: Good stores, 355; weaners, lis to 12s. THE CITY MARKETS FRUIT IN GOOD SUPPLY NEW -SEASON'S PINEAPPLES The fruit sections were still very busy at the , ( City Markets yesterday, one variety succeeding another in quick succession. Bon Chretien pears, hothouse jlamburgh grapes. Gravenstein apples and Moorpork apricots were in good supply. A fresh shipment of Queensland pineapples, the first of the new season's crop, arrived by the Awatea, and was sold yesterday. Passionfruit were on the market, while a fewquinces also appeared. The vegetable market was well supplied with a good variety of produce and for the most part sales were good. [ Ohakune cabbages and cauliflowers came forward in heavy supply and sold at good prices. Values were:— FRUIT Apples, Albany Beauty, 4s Gd to Ss a case; Gravenstein, 3s (id to 7s (id; cookers, 3s to 4s; tomatoes, outdoor, extra choice, smooth, 5s to Gs (id; others. 3s to ss; oransres, Californian, 275; grapefruit, California n. 32s (id; lemons, choice, cured, 10s to 13s; others, (is to Ss; bananas, ripe, •J'Js to 275; pines, Queensland, 10s to lis; grapes, hothouse, Hamburgh, choice, Is to Is 2d per lb; others, (id to lOd; Moroc, Is Id; peaches. Stark, in rases, 12s (id to 3s (5d a case; Paragon, in cases, 2s (id to 3s (id; in crates, 5s to 7s; plums, Satsumn, 2s to 4s; Purple King, 5s to (is (id; Doris, 4s to (is; greengages, (is (id; nectarines, choice. 7s 3d to 13s; apricots, South Island, 5s (3d to 7s (id; strawberries, Captain Cook, extra choice, Is Gd to Is S'/id a chip; raspberries, Ss Sd a tin; passionfruit, Gs to 10s a case: quinces, 10s ic 13s a case. FIELD PRODUCE .- 5 - Beet, Gd to Is 3d a dozen; ceiery 2s to 3s 3d a bundle; carrots, Is to (is a bag, or Gd to Is 3d a dozen; cauliflowers, 5s to 7s a sack; cabbages, 2s. to Gs a sack; on benches, Is (id to 2s Gd a dozen; cucumbers, is to 2s (id a dozen; French beans, 3s to Gs a bag; stringless beans, Gs to 12s Gd a bag; green peas, 4s to lis a bag; kumaras, local, new season's, 2d to 3'/ 2 d per lb; lettuce, is to Is Gd a case; marrows. Is to 2s a dozen; onions, choice, to 7s 9d a bag; medium, ss. fb Gs (id a bag; potatoes, Rangatiki. 10s (id to Us a bag; Ohakune. 5s Gd to 7s a bag; local, 5s to Gs a bag; pumpkins, choice, Red Warren, Gs Gd to Ss a sack; medium, Is to Gs a sack; parsnips. Is to Is Od a dozen; radish, is to Is Gd a dozen; rhubarb. Is Gd to 2s Gd a dozen; spinach. Is to Is Od a dozen; spring onions, Od to Is Od a bundle; swedes, 2s Gd to 4s Gd a bag;, turnips, Gd to Is a dozen.

POULTRY / Pullets, heavy breeds, best, 5s to 6s 9d; smaller, .Is up; light breeds, best, 4s to Gs; smaller, is (id up; drakes, young, prime, 2s to 3s; young, smaller, Is 6d to 2S Gd; old, 2s (id to 3s (id; ducks, young, 4s (id to (is; old, 2s to 2s (id; geese, 3s (id to ,ss; turkey hens, 5s to ~s; gobblers, 10s to 15s; cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 4s to 5s each; not prime,. Is Gd up; light breeds, prime, Is ,6d to 3s; not prime, Is 3d up; fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime, 2s 4 to 3s; light breeds. Is fid to 2s fid; fit hens, heavy breeds, 28 lid to 3s Gd; light breeds. Is Gd to 2s Gd; laying hens, heavy breeds, 2s fid to 3s fid; light breeds, 2s 3d to 3s 3d. , FARMERS' BUTTER AND EGGS Eggs: Hen, A grade, 2s OVid a dozen; B grade, Is 10' id; C grade. Is lV 2 d; duck. A grade, Is ll 1 /, d; B grade, is O grade, Is 3/jd; farmers' butter. Is Id to is per lb.