STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23280, 24 February 1939, Page 5

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS EASING IN DAIRY VALUES EFFECT OF ABSENCE OF RAIN A weakening in the values of dairy cattle was found at the Westfield weekly stock sales yesterday. The demand was indifferent and all classes in the dairy section were affected. There was little competition from tho moderate bench of buyers, and this was due chiefly to seasonal influences. Tho absence of rain is being felt on most pastures, and only essential requirements arc being filled by both farmers and graziers. Springers of good quality showed a depreciation of about '£2 compared with the top prices last week. The best realisation was £8 10s. In the store section there was a brisker tono when boner cattle were offered. Heavy potter bulls were penned in good numbers and up to £lO 7s (3d was paid for the better finished sorts. A fairly large number realised £lO. Tho quotations were as follows: —

Store Cattle. —Young cows, good condition, to i! 5 15s; lesß condition, to £4 10s; others, to £'J 10s; honor and ajred cows, heavy sortß, to £fl 15s; medium, to i) 3; others, to £2; potter bulls, heavy sorts, to £lO 7s Gd; medium, to £8; others, to £5 15s; meaty killablo cows, to £5 10s; yearling Jersoy heifers, good quality, to £4 17b Od; others, to £2 15s; herd bull 3. to £6. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cows, good springers, to £8 10s; more backward, to £7; others, to £5; Jersey heifers, good springers, to £8 6s; more backward, to £G 17s Od; others, to £5; Jersey-cross cows and heifers, good springers, to £8; more backward, to £0 17s Gd; others, to £5; Shorthorn cows and heifers, good springers, to £8 10s; more backward, to £7; others, to £5: other cows, to £5.

LARGE WELLSFORD ENTRY SOME REDUCTION IN VALUES [lltOM OUR OWN correspondent] WELLSFORD, Thursday There was a very large yarding of cattle at the sale held at Wellsford by the North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative. Limited. A number of buyers from Auckland were present as well as local butchers, dealers, and fanners. The demand was good, but values for many lines showed a bin reduction. This was specially noticeable in young cattle, Shorthorn steer calves bringing £2 7b for the best lines, compared with £3 10s last year. Boner bulls were yarded in lartre numbers and were taken by freezing company buyers, heavy Shorthorns bringing up to £8 6s, whilo Jerseys sold to £6 ss. The pens of fat, killable and boner cows were well filled and recent rates were maintained, as exporters, country butchers and Auckland dealers were operating freely. Only a few dairy cows and heifers were offered and any early calvers sold well. A pedigree Jersey heifer, due to calve, sold for llVigns, while Jersey-cross heifers, due in March, sold for £6 ss. Run Shorthorn cows were taken by graziers. Owing to the dry weather the demand for empty store Shorthorn cows was quiet, this class of cattle selling at £4 Is to £4 16s. The values for young beef steers showed a drop. Values were:—Pedigree Jersey heifer, due to calve, ll'Agns; Jerseycross heifers, due in March, £6 ss; Jersey heifers, due in July, £4 ss; poor Jersey cows, £3 5s to £4 17s 6d; Shorthorn cows, duo early, £6 15s to £8; Shorthorn heifers, duo in March, £7; potter bulls, Shorthorns, £5 7s 6d to £8 ss; Jerseys, £5 to £G ss; heavy Friesian bull, £8 17s (id; fat Shorthorn cows, £0 2s 6d to £7 lis; fat Shorthorn heifers, £5 Gs to £7 2s; fat Shorthorn-Here-ford-cross heifers, £6~'lls; fat Friesian cows, £4 17s Gd. to £6 12s: fat Jersey cows, £4 Gs to £4 15s; small fat Jersey heifers, £'J 10s; killable Jersey cows, £3 12s to £3 18s ; killable Shorthorn cows, £4 ss-to £4 15s: heavy boner cows. £2 9s to £2 16s; light boner cows. £1 15s to £2 Gs; cull cows, 21s to 28s; light-weight fat Shorthorn steers, £7 7s; empty store cows, £4 Is to £4 16s; forward 3y r year horned Shorthorn steers, £7 10s; mixed 18-month to two-year Red and Black Poll steers, £3; small yearling Jersey steers, 345; Jersey cow, with big Shorthorn calf, £4 lis the pair; Shorthorn heifers, in calf to Shorthorn bull, £4 ss; empty Jersey-cross heifers, £2 16s; Jersey heifers, in calf to Jersey bull, due in July, £3 15s to £4 ss; Jersey-cross heifers, due in July, £2 17s Gd; small Shorthorn heifers, duo August, £2 17s Gd; yearling Shorthorn steers, £2 16s to £3 ss; Shorthorn steer calves, £1 lGs to £2 7s; Shorthorn heifer calves, 255; yearling Jersey heifers, £2; Hereford-cross heifers, £1 14s; general purpose farm horse, £l2. PUKEKOHE MARKET [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday Cattle came forward in average ' numbers at the weekly stock sale at Pukekohe conducted by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. A good demand was experienced for dairy cows and heifers close to profit, town supply buyers being prominent. Beef values showed a fall, in sympathy with the decline at Westfield. Store cattle were not sought after, but boner values were firm. There was an average yarding of pigs, with all classes selling well. Best dairy heifers made £9 to £lO 10s; medium, £7 to £8 7s 6d; backward, £4 to £6 10s: dairy cows, £5 to £lO 7s 6d; medium prime fat steers, £lO 2s Gd to £11; heavy prime fat cows, £7 to £8; medium, £5 10s to £6 los; light; £4 to £5 ss; fat Jersey cows, £3 10s to £4 355; prime fat heifers, £4 to £6 7s Gd; small, £2 10s to £3 15s; best boner cows, £3 to £3- 10s; plain, £2 2s to £2 16s; inferior, £1 to £2; potter bulls, £4 7s Gd to £9 12s Gd. In pigs, choppers realised 2 to £3 ss; heavy baconers. £3 9s to £3 13s; medium," £3 4s to £3 8s; light. £2 15s to £3 3s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3 14s; modinm, £2 5s to £2 8s; light, £1 15s to £2 2s; slips, £1 5s to £1 10s; good weaners, 15s to £1; others, 8s to 12s; sows with litters, £3 10s to £4 17s 6d: boars, 2gns to 3gns. STORTFORD LODGE VALUES [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] HASTINGS, Thursday Prices of fat cattle showed little change on recent rates for tops, but light sorts were not wanted and showed a decline in values at the weekly Stortford Lodge sale. The market was extremely quiet for store cattle, the majority of lines being passed in at figures well below vendors' reserve. Store sheep met a declining market when a yarding of 13,000 came forward, lambs and wethers showing a drop of up to 2s on last week. A small yarding of 500 fat sheep came forward to meet a firm market, prices snowing a slight rise. Fat cattle, tops, £7 5s to £S; cow beef, medium, £5 10s to £7; poor and unfinished, from £3 10s; heifers. £7 to £S 15s; others, £5 10s to £G 15s; ox beef, to £8 15s; vealers and runners, £2 14s to £5 17s; two-tooth ewes, 20s 3d to 25s lOd; best of others, 10s to 16s Od; four-tooths, 14s to 18s 3d; six-tooth ewes, 18s 10d: ewe lambs, tops, lis Od to 13s 7d; others,' 5s to 10s Gd; tops in wether lambs, 15s Id; others, 9s 5d to 12s 7d; medium, 6s 4d to 7tf 6d; poor, 3s 8d; five-year ewes, 10s 4d to 13s Od; others, Gs to f)s Od; six-year-olds, Ss lOd to 12s: poor, 3s to 7s; aged ewes. 7s to 9s lOd; better-mouthed others, Is lOd to (is 7(1; wethers. 13s to 15s !)d; prime ewes. 12s 7d to 14s 4d; bad to medium, 9s to lis 3d; others, 7s 7d; Southdown two-tooths. 14s to 20s; maiden ewes, 14s to 15s; wethers, 17s 5d to 18s; prime lambs, heavy, 21s to 255; medium, 16s lOd to 20s; others, 15s. CAMBRIDGE DISPERSAL The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having conducted, in conjunction with the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agoney Company, Limited. Dalgety and Company, Limited, and Newton King, Limited, a successful dispersal sale at the homestead, Bardowie. Cambridge, on account of the estate of the late Mr. James Taylor. The attendance was particularly large and a successful clearanco was effected. Realisations were:—Sound mouth breeding ewes. 12s Od; fat owes, 9s 4d to 9s Gd; storo lambs, lis Gd; cull lambs, 5s Od; mixed age Southdown owes, 17s to 19s Gd; mixed age Southdown rams, 2gns to SVagns; full mouth Southdown rams Ign to 2V a gi)B; aged Southdown rams, 9s Gd to Ids. NORTHERN WAIROA VALUES [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] DARGAVILLE, Thursday There was a particularly heavy yarding of cattle offered at the North Auckland Fanners' Co-operative, Limited's sale at Mangawhare. Prices Mr medium fat cattle were easier, whilo prices for boner cows and potter bulls realised late rates. In the store cattle section prices showed a sharp decline, the yarding being principally composed of yearling and two-year-old cattle. Medium woolly wether lambs made 7s Gd; light fat bullocks, £0 ss; medium primo fat cows, £5 5s to t'O ss; light fat cows, £4 5s to £5; heavy boners, £3 10s to £4 ss; light, £2 to £3; culls, £1 to £1 10s; potter bulls, heavy. £6 •to £7 10s; medium, £5 to £G: lighter, £2 10s to £-4 10s; two-year-old Hereford heifers, running with Hereford bull, £5 is; medium quality, £4 12s: small and inferior, £3 10s; urnall yearling Hereford heifers, £2 10s to £3; yearling Hcreford-Shorthorn-cross heifers, £2 1.45; three-year-old mixed-coloured steers, £5 12s (id; yearling Polled Angus steers, 03 10s: mixed cows with calves at foot, £2 1 Gs; Shorthorn calves. £1 15s; Shorthorn steers calves, £2; 18-months' Jersey heifers, running with bull, medium quality, £4 10s. Grown bullocks were dull of sale, with prices showing a marked decline as against prices earlier in the season, at the North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited's sale at Arapohuo, where 500 head came forward. Vendors in the grown bullock section met the market, but in the young cattle section most of them were disposed to hold rather than sell at the present level. In the

calf section good Jerseys sold at late rates, but there was a considerable drop In the Shorthorn section, as against last years rates. Four-year-old forward Polled Angus steers, £8; Shorthorn steers, £7 12s' t Gd; three-year-old Shorthorn stees, £6 14s; two-year-old Shorthorn steers, £4 Gs; yearling Shorthorn steers, £3; 18-nionths' Shorthorn heifers, £2 14s to £3; ■ 18-months' Jersey heifers, £4 ss; Shorthorn ssteer calves, tops, £1 15s to £2; medium, &\ 7s 6d to £1 15s; small and inferior, 15s to £1 ss; Shorthorn heifer calves, tops, £2; medium, £1 10s; small, 10s to 15s; tcp a««Uity Jersey calves, £3; medium, £2 to £2 10s; small and inferior, £1 to £1 ss; prime fat cows, £5 to £6; light. £4 to £5; boners,. £2 to £3 3s; potter bulls, heavy, £S; medium, £5 to £6; light, £2 10s, to £4.

MATAMATA QUOTATIONS Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports a good yarding of sheep and a medium yarding of cattle at Matamata. The sheep yarding consisted mainly of lambs, which were keenly competed for and sold at slightly better prices than recent sales. Good shorn fat lambs mado Kis 6d to 16s Sd; Southdown rams, good, 4gns to ogns; others, £1 Is; fat twotooth sheep, 17s to 21s 6d; fat ewes, 8s Gd to 10s; good wether lambs, woolly, 10s to lis lOd; medium, shorn, 7s 9d to 9s; cull lambs, 4s to 5s lOd. Cattle: Fat heifers, Polled Angus-Hereford, £6 15s to £7 12s Gd; fat Shorthorn cows, heavy, £7 to £8 17s; fat Jersey cows, £4 15s to £5 12s Gd; heavy boners, £3 10s to £4 2s Gd; others, 25s to £3 2s Gd; potter bulls, £4 to £G 10s. Pigs: A medium yarding of fat and 'Store pigs came forward. A pood sale resulted in the fat section and prices advanced by .is to 3s a head on recent markets. Store pigs remained at late rates. Prime baconers, £3 10s to jC3 12s; medium baconers, £3 3s to £3 9s; butter-milk pigs to light baconers, £2 15s to £3 is; heavy porkers, £2 Is to £2 12s; others, 38s to £2 ss; unfinished, 84s to 375; best stores, 28s to 31s; slips, 21s to 245; best weaners, 15s to 18s; others, 9s to 14s. WAIOTIRA YARDING [from oub own correspondent] WHANG-AREI, Thursday Tho North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited, reports a very large yarding at a special cattle sale at Waiotira. Bidding was rather dull under the hammer, but practically all cattle changed hands by private treaty after the Rale. Heavy fat cows made from £8 2s; others, £6 10s to £7 15s; medium-weights, £5 4s to £6 7s Gd; fresh conditioned cows, £3 15s to £4 2s Gd; speyed two-year Hereford heifers, £5 4s to £5 12s; dairy cows (Joni. culvers), £4 10s to £5 2s Gd; boner cows, £2 15s to £3 ss; light, 35s to £2 ]2s; boner bulls, med.um-weights, £5 5s to £0; lighter, £3 15s 1o £4 lps; threeyear Hereford steers, forward conditioned, £8 2s Gd to £8 7s Gd; two-year Hereford steers, €6 15s to £7 ss; coloured three-year steers, £6 12s Gd; three-year Shorthorn steers, £6 10s to £7 ss; two-year Shorthorn steers, £5 5s to £5 12s Gd. Store wethers made from 12s 3d to 14s Gd; two-tooth ewes. 20s to 20s 4d; five and six-year ewes, 14s to 15s 7a; Bhorn wether lambs, 8s 6d to 9s 3d; medium size, Gs Gd to 7s 9d; small lambs, 4s Gd to 5s 3d. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports that there was only a small yarding of sheep at the Waiotira fair, prices realised being on a par with those ruling at other late sales in the district. Two-tooth wethers made from 14s Gd to 15s; two-tooth ewes, 203 to 21s; four and five-year ewes, 9s to 14s; wether lambs, 5s 6d to 6s. THE MARKET BASKET MOST PRICES UNCHANGED DUCK EGGS BECOME DEARER Few changes have taken place in the retail prices of fruit and vegetables during the week. The popular Cox's Orange apples are coming forward in increased supply as the season opens and are selling at 4d per lb., the fruit being in good condition. Bananas are selling at od and 6d, but even the better grades are not wholly ripe. The shipment by the was green on arrival and supplies are fairly short. Cauliflowers have become dearer, but kumaras have cheapened. Celery is on sale at 6d and 8d a bunch, and cucumbers have increased slightly in price. Duck eggs are 2d a dozen dearer for both A and B grade. Values are:— ; FRUIT Apples, Cox's Orange, 4d; Gravenstein, 3d and 4d; cookers, 3d; Australian Valencia oranges, five and six a Is; Jamaican, five and six and eight and 10 a Is; lemons. Is to Is Gd a dozen; grapefruit, Sunkist, Gd; tomatoes, 4d to Gd; choice, 8d; grapes. Is 4d to Is 9d; To Kauwhata, Is 4d; bananas, 5d and Gd; quinces, 5d per lb; watermelons, 4d per lb; Doris plums, 6d; dessert, Id and 6d; cooking peaches, 8d to Is; dessert, Is Gd to 3s a dozen; apricots, Sd to lOd; coconuts, 3d and 4d; pineapples, Is to Is Od; greengages, 8d; pawpaws. Is 9d to 2s; Bon Chretien pears, 4d and sd; blackberries, Sd and lOd. VEGETABLES Kumaras, 6d per lb; onions, 3d; rhubarb, 3d and 4d a bunch; spring onions, 2d; cabbages, Gd to lOd; cauliflowers, is to Is 3d; lettuce, 3d; second grade, 2d; silver beet, 3d a bunch; pumpkins, 2d per lb; new potatoes, 51b and 61b a Is; carrots, 4d a lb; peas, '6d; outdoor cucumbers, 6d and 8d; apple cucumbers, 2d; marrows, 4d to Gd; beans, 8d and 9d; celery, 6d and 8d a bunch. FISH Schnapper and terekihi, whole, 6d per jb; fillets, lOd; smoked, lOd; skinned fillets, with wings, lid, without wings, Is; steaks, 8d; terekihi, kippered fillets, is 3d; trevali, whole, 7d each; smoked, 8d; smoked fillets, 4d and od; John Dory fillets, is 2d; mullet, whole, Kaipara, 5d each; Auckland, 7d per lb; smoked, Kaipara, 9d each; Anckland, lOd per lb; flounder, Is per lb; lemon fish, 5d per lb; silver strip, Gd per lb; hapuku steaks. Is 3d per lb; smoked, Is 3d; moki steaks, 8d per lb; smoked, 9d; kingfish steaks, 8d per lb; smoked, 9d; salmon, Is 9d per lb; smoked, Is 4d per lb; cod, fresh, 9d per lb; smoked, Is 6d; gurnard, whole, 2d; fillets, iy a d each; smoked, sd; barracoota, whole, sd; fillets. Gd per lb; smoked, 8d; cream fish, 6d per lb; smoked, 8d; kippers, Scotch, Is l%d each; frost-fish, 6d per lb; hake, whole, Gd per lb; smoked, 8d; crayfish, 9d and lOd per lb; rabbits, Is each. MEAT Beef.—Rump steak, Is 4d; undercut, Is Gd; beef steak, 9d; sirloin, lOd; prime ribs, tsd; prime ribs (boned and rolled), lOd; wing ribs (threo tMaine bones), 9d; topside (41b and over), Sd; bolars, Sd; chuck rib, Gd; rolled back rib, 9d; corned round, 9d; corned brisket (boned), 7d; brisket and flat rib, od; thin flank, 4d; gravy beef, or shin beef, 7d; minced beef, 7d; tripe, 7d; dripping,. Gd; suet, 4d; sausages, Gd; sausage meat, sd; whole shins or legs, 3d; half-shins or legs (thick end), 3y a d; half-shins or legs (knucklo end), 3d; ox kidneys, Is; ox tongpes, lOd; ox tails, 7d; whole loins, 9d; whole rumpj, lOd. Mutton.—Sides, b*d; whole legs, sy 2 d; cut legs, !)d; 'eif, shank end, 61b or under, 9Vid; forequarterS: od; shoulder, Gd; shank end of forcquarters 5%d; neck, best end, 7d; neck (scrag end), Gd; loin, 8d; middle loin chops, lid; leg chops, lOd; rib chops, Od; neck chops, best end, Sd; stewing chops, Gd; Daps, 3d; cutlets, trimmed, Is 2d; sheep's fry, 9d; kidneys, 3d; tongues, 3d; sheop's head, dressed. Od;> sheep's brains, 3d. New Season's Lamb.—Forcquarters, 8d lb; hindquarters, lid; sides, 9%d; logs, Is; loins, lid; chops, Is 2d. Veal.—Fillets, Is; loin, lid; shoulder, 8d; cutlets and veal steak, is 2d; chops, Is id; forequarters, 7d; rolled veal, lOd; veal rump steak, Is 4d. Pork.—Leg, Is; loin, Is; foreloin, with blade, 10d,_ pork chops, Is Id; corned hand, lOd; cor.'ed belly, Is; pork sausages, 9d. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.—Factory, first grade. Is 6%d per lb; second grade. Is Gd; farm butter. Is 4d. Cheese; Mild, Is 2d; tasty, Is 9d. ' EGGS Hen, A grade, 2s 3d a dozen; B grade, 2s: duck, A grado, 2s 2d; B grade, 2s.