COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23302, 22 March 1939, Page 9

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

FRANKTON QUOTATIONS PRIME SHEEP FIRMER BEEF SELLS STEADILY [from our own cohukspondknt] HAMILTON. Tuesday A smaller yarding of fat sheep, including a few consignments of prime we titers, came forward at tho weekly stock sale held at Kranktou to-day. Competition for prime sheep was fairly keen and values were a shade firmer, but prices for plain and unfinished sheep showed no improvement. An average entry of fat lambs sold at late rates.

There was an average offering of both cow and ox beef, which sold steadily at last week's rales, while a full entry of potter bulls and boner cows met.. a ready sale. Competition for vealers showed an improvement, but values remained unchanged. A small offering of dairy cattle came forward. Fat pigs were yarded in average numbers, prices for baconers and porkers remainins firm at late rates. Chopper pigs showed an easing tendency and unfinished porkers were slow of sale. There was a full yarding of stores and weaners, largo stores selling at advanced rates. Smaller stores showed a decline in values. Auctioneers quote:— Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Sheep: Extra prime wethers, •Jls to 22s 3d, medium, Gd to 20s; light prime wethers, IGs to IPs; prime twotooth mutton, 15s to 17s fid; heavy fat ewes, 10b to lis fid; other fat ewes, 6s to Ss; medium-weight fat lambs, 17s fid to lfts; light lis to His. Cattle: Medium prime steer's, £lO 12s fid to £lO 15s; light, to A!i 15s; fat Hereford and Shorthorn cows, jji; to £G 13s; fat Jersey cows, £5 .">s to I'_'s; lighter cows and heifers, £1 10s to £t Mis; heavy boner cows, £3 7s fid to £4 10s; lighter, £2 to £3 2s (id; potter bulls, .CI Is to £fi; good vealers, £3 to £3 >ts; smaller, £•_' lis to £-2 12s; rough calves, 35s to £2 2s; Jersey heifers, in milk, to £<>; Jersey cows, in milk, to £(i 10s; Jersey springing cows, £5 15s to £7. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £3 lis to £3 13s; medium, £:S 7s to t3 IDs, light. £3 Is to £3 .")S; heavyporkers and butler-milk pigs, C2 His to £:}; medium porkers, £2 8s to £2 l is; lisht, C2 to £2 fis; unfinished. 27s to 355; large stores, 26s to 30s; medium, 20s to 23s fid; small stores and slips, lis to ISs; best weaners, Os fid to 12s; others, 3s to 7s fid; sows and litters, £3 ss.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. —Cattle: Fat bullocks, £8 15s to £!>; lighter sorts, frdm £8; prime fat heifers, £8 ."is to £8 1 ."is; medium sorts. £7 lOs to £8; heavy fat cows, £•» 10s to £7; medium, £(i to £'(> Ts (id; killnble, £1 10s to £•"> -"is; heavy store cows, £3. .'is to £3 1 ."is; heavy boners, £l2 10s (o £3; liehler, £ 1 JOS to £2 ss; venlers, £2 7s to £3 4s. Sheep: Heavy prime fat wethers, 21s (>d to 235; medium, 19s lo 20s fid; lighter sorts, 17s to 18s (Id; maiden fat ewes, heavy, 15s to Kis; medium sorts, 13s Gd to lis 3d; heavy fat ewes. 10s fid to 12s; medium, Rs (id to its 3d; killnble ewes, (is to 8s; medium fat lambs. 17s to ISs fid; light, 15s to His; forward conditioned store lambs sold to 13s (id. Pijis: Prime heavy baconers. £3 12s to £3 13s; heavy baconers, £3 10s to £3 12s; medium. £3 5s to .£'3 9s; lijtht, £2 18s to £3 3s; heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs, £2 lis to £2 15s; medium, £2 3s to £2 8s; light and unfinished, 30s to 38s; good slore pigs, 21s to 2(is; medium, 15s to 18s; best weaners. 7s to 9s 0(1; others, from 3s.

G. V. Yercoe and Company, Limited. — Sheep: A draft of heavy prime wethers from Messrs. Wilson and Wright, of Xgaruawahia, up to 21s (id. while prime wethers from Hinucra Farm sold at an average of 23s (id; heavy prime wethers, 22s to 2-ls (id; light prime, "(is to 21* fid; medium weights, 18s to 10s (id; light weight, Kis to 17s (id; prime Southdown cross wethers, 17s to 18s lighter, to Kis; prime maiden ewes, to 17s; small Southdown ewes, to Its; heavy fat ewes, 8s to 9s 3d; lighter, to 7s (id; killitble, to (is; heavy prime lambs, 21s to 22s 3d; medium weights. 17s (id to 2!Is; light, to Kis; prime shorn lambs, to I(>s lid; lighter, to l.»s. Cattle: Prime light-weight runners, to £4 ss; unfinished, to £3 15s; heavy prime vealers, £3 to £3 12s (id; medium weights, £2 to £2 15s; well-finished light weights, 30s to"38s; small calves, up lo 279; prime lightweight Polled Angus and Hereford bullocks from Messrs. 11. and S. Rhodes, of Pateranp. sold up to £lO Kis; prime light-weight cattle, £0 15s to £lO 10s; light-weight bullocks, to £9 ss; Jersey-cross steers, to £7 10s; small and unfinished cattle, to £(i 18s; prime Hereford heifers from Mr. T. M. Hall, of Hamilton, sold from £s to £8 10s; prune Polled Angus and Hereford cows and heifers from Mr. R. G. GrifTen, of Tauwhare sold to £8 12s (id; a draft of prune Polled Angus cows from the Paerangi Estate sold to £S 2s (id; heavy prime cows,_£B to_£'B_l2s fid; prime medium weights. £7 to £< 1;>S; wellfinished light weights, £<> 5s to £0 15s; light, £5 10s to I'd; unfinished, up to £5 .>s; heavy prime heifers, £S to £8 10s, prune medium weights, £7 to C 7 10s; light. £•» Kis to £0 10s; unfinished, to £5; heavy Tat Jersey cows, £5 to £«> 9s; lighter, to £4 15s light, to £4 7s tid; 15 months Shorthorn sieers, to £3 9s; forward conditioned two-vear Friesian steers, to £5; empty twovrar* Jersey heifers, to £.3; Jersey heifer calves, to £2 lis; heavy boners. £3 5s to £3 15s; medium weights, to £2 10s to £3 •■>s (id; light, 30s to £2 ss; poller bulls, to £8 10s; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows (early calversl. to £0 10s; more backward, to £5 15s; small (in calf) Jersey heifers, to £5. Pigs: Heavy haconcrs, £3 10s to £3 13s; medium weights,. £3 5s to £3 !»s; light, £2 17s to £3 3s; heavy porkers, £2 l-»s to £2 15s; medium weights, £2 5s to £~> 10s; light, 3Ss to £2 4s; small and unfinished. 32s to 375; choppers, to £3 10s; best stores, 24s lo 20s fid; smaller. 20s to 23s Gd; good slips. 17« lo 21s; smaller. 12s to Kis; best weaners, (3s to 10s; others, 3s to 5s (3d.

Dalgety and Company. Limited. —Shwp: Heavy prime four-tooth fat wethers, i'l 3s to £1 Is (>d; prime wethers, £ 1 to £1 -s; lighter ISs (id to lUs (id; unfinished, 15s SM to 17s 3d; Rood quality fat maiden fourtooth ewes. 15s to 15s (id; lighter, 13s 3d to lis 3d; fat ewes, *s Ski to 13s 3d; canner ewes. 5s to (is »d; fat lambs, heavy, up to £1 '.is; lighter fat lambs, 15s to 18s; unfinished and forward condition, 10s Od to I is <>d Cattle: Prime bullocks, light weights, jLH lis to £'1() 10s: heavier, to £ll 2* (id; prime fat heifers, £7 to £8 12s; prime fat calves, £0 His to £7 7s (id; lighter. £.i to £5 17s (id; heavy boners, £3 5s _to £3 17s (id; medium, £2 7s (id to £2 l«s <>d. lighter, 25s to 37s (id. Pigs: Prime top weight baconers, £3 13s; prune heavy baconers. £3 lis to £3 12s; heavy, ins to £ll lis; prime medium, is to w medium. £3 2s to £3 4s; prime light £3 to £3 2s- light, £2 His to £3; prime butter milk pics. £2 10s to £2 His; £2 i>* to £" 10s; prime heavy porkers, I - -s to £••> ->s- heavy C2 (is upward; prime medium, :{s"s to'£2; medium, 34s to 38s; prime light. :52s to 3-Is; livrht. 2Ss to 325; best store pigs "Is to 2Ss; medium. 20s to 'JIS: small. 15s'to 20s; best slips. 13s to 15s; medium. Ss to 12s; best weaners, (is to Ss; others. 3s to (is.

Wright, Stephenson and Company. Llinited. —Sheep: Prime fat wethers. His to 17s (id; prime wethers, 1 Is Od to 15s !>d; twotooth wethers. 15s !)d; maiden ewes, 15s (id to His 3d; prime fat ewes, 8s Od to 9s 3d; fat ewes, (is to 7s (id; billable ewes, 5s (id to (is; prime fat lambs, 10s (id to 20s 3d; fat lambs, 15s (id to 17s (id; medium lambs, 12s to 13s (id Cattle: Prime fat bullocks. £7 His to £!»; medium bullocks, £7 to £7 10s; fat cows, £7 to C 7 10s; medium fat cows, £5 to £5 1 Os; boner cows, £2 Kls to £•:? 10s; culls, down to 30s; vealers, to C 4 13s; calves, Is (id to 12s (Id; hulls. £t to £5. Pigs: Baconers, £'2 His to £3; lighter, £2 10s to £2 12s (id; porkers, 17« (Id to 255; weaners. 5s (1(1 to Os Gd. PUTARURU OFFERING An average yarding of cattle came forward at the Putaruru stock sale conducted by the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited. The entry mostly comprised boner cows, with a sprinkling of heef. The market was unchanged, late rates being maintained. There was a good yarding of both fat and weaner pigs, pri-es for fals being slightlj easier, while weaner and store pigs were in fair demand. Quotations: —Cattle: Light fat Hereford heifers, CI lis to £5 (is; heavy boner cows. £3 lis to £3 ISs; medium, t'2 10s to £3 Ss; light, £2 5s to £2 1 tS; potter bulls £3 5s to £S. Pigs: Medium baconers. £3 to £3 2s; light. £2 17s to £'2 10s; heavy porkers, to £'2 His; light, 38s to £2 Os; unfinished, 32s to 375; good stores. 2(is to 31s (id; others, 15s to 23s (id; good weaners, 10s to 15s (id; others, 2s (id to t)s. T ANGO WAHINE PIG SALE Walter Wakelin reports a small yarding nt the. Tnngownhine pig sale. Baconers made from £3 to £3 13s; heavy prirkers, £2 Os to £2 ins; medium, £•_> to £•_> His; light. £l 5s to £ I 1 Ss; stores, 255; slips, 11s to 18s; weaners, Os to lis; choppers, £1 5s to £2 os. MORRINSVILLE VALUES The Farmers Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, report* that tin outstanding yarding of good quality cattle from the east roast was penned at Its Morrinsville sale, but owing to the fact that most of the cattle had walked through they were not as forward in condition as usual, and although a good bench of buyers was present, prices were lower than at previous sales. Bidding was fairlv keen within certain limits. However, vendors met the market, a total clearance resulting in all sections. Top price of the sale was £0 lis for a pen of Polled Angus cattle in forward condition. These cattle were from the east coast district, but had been in TVaikato tor two to three weeks. Quotation*

were:—Ex Pauraiki station, dehorned Hereford bullocks, £8 10s to £0 2s; Ex Matahiia station, 3/i-ycar-old Polled Angus bollocks, x-S -is to £8 1 (is-. 2 s / i-year-old Polled Angus bullocks, £7 7s to £7 10s; smaller cattle, £(> !>s to £7. Ex Maungatarata station. four-year-old Polled Angus steers. £7 18s to £!» 3s. Ex Mokoinoko station, 3'A-year-old dehorned Hereford bullocks, £7 18s to £K Os; 2'2-year-old dehorned Hereford bullocks, X'Oi 11s to £7 12s. Ex Tokomaru Bay, 2 Vj-y ear-old Polled Angus steers. CO Is to X'li 15s; 18-months-old Polled Angus steers, £-1 12s to £5 12s; smaller Polled Angus steers, £.' l lUs to £1 ."is; IS-months-old Hereford steers. £ls os to £1 3s; mixed-coloured steers, £2 10s. A line or local bred 18-months-old steers made £•*> 10s to .£0 8s; smaller cattle, £3 10s; Hereford cows in calf to Hereford bulls, £<; I:ss to £1 l is; empty cows. £3 »s to £1 17s; is-rnonfhs-old Hereford heifers. £1 is; Hereford calves, 375; mixed-coloured grown steers, £1 l<"».< to £0 Ms; Shorthorn steers, £1 10s; young Polled Angus cows and heifers, running with bull. £3 2s to £1 2s.

OPOTIKI PIG VALUES [by* telegraph—OWN correspondent] OPOTIKI, Tuesday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a full yarding of pigs at the Opotiki sale. Baconers and heavy porkers sold well up to schedule. Stores and good slips' were on a par with late rates, hut good weancrs were not wanted. Prices realised were: —Prime heavy baconers. £3 ."is to £3 !ls; heavy, £3 to £.3 Is; lighter sorts. £2 15>' to £2 18s; prime heavy porkers. i'2_ Ss to £2 13s; medium. 38s to 2s; light, 28s to 355; good store pigs, 22s to 20s; slips, 10s to 12s Od; weaners, good, to 7s (id; small, 2s to -Is: choppers. £2 7s to £3 2s. Dalget.v and Company, Limited, rejiorts a good average yarding of fat pigs. Notwithstanding the fact that exporters were not very keen, bacon pigs and porkers made a slight advance on recent rates and generally sold from 2s to 3s better than the schedule price. The top price paid was £3 10s for i vo heavy-weight baconers, other lines making to £3 Os. Quotations: —Prime heavyweight baconers, to £3 1 Os; others, £3 5s to £3 Os; medium. £2 lfis to £3 4s; lighter. £2 103 to £2 ISs; porkers, prime heavyweight, to £2 125; medium, £2 3s to £2 83; lighter, £1 16s to £2 2s; large stores, to £1 155; others, £1 7s to £1 13s: smaller. £1 Is to £1 Os; slips, to 15s; others, lis to 13s; weaners, good sorts, 8s; inferior, 2s 6d.

BACON PIG EXPORT DOMINION'S OPPORTUNITY VIEW OF ENGLISH IMPORTER [BY TELEGRAI'H —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] WELLINGTON, Tuesday The opinion that, as tho United Kingdom market for New Zealand mutton and lamb had to a large extent reached saturation point, farmers of the Dominion could well turn tlrcir attention to the pig industry, was expressed in an interview by Mr. F. j C. Mason, manager of the meat de- j partment of a Tooley Street firm of produce importers, which lias been connected w;ith the New Zealand trade for many years. "At the momeut Australia and New Zealand together export to the United Kingdom only about 2 per cent of the bacon imported into Britain and it seems to me there is a golden opportunity to develop this market tremendously," said Mr. Mason. "I have no doubt the British Government will let in from Australia and New Zealand much larger quantities if they are available."

He urged farmers to look on the pig industry as an important and lucrative part of their farming operations and not merely as a side-issue. The market in England required a fairly lean pig, although there was, of course, an outlet for the fatter type. Mr. Mason said he should not like to suggest what breed should be bred, as it was a controversial subject, but so far as he could see there was nothing to hinder the development of the industry along sound lines in New Zealand. Mr. Mason is to leave Auckland on April 3 by the Mariposa for America | and Canada. OVERSEAS GIFTS I ■ ENTRY PERMITTED DEPARTMENT'S ATTITUDE Bona-fide gifts, brought by overseas ; visitors or by persons returning to New | Zealand are not being subjected to the import restrictions by the Customs Department. Often persons returning from abroad bring with them articles of furniture or other effects for use in their homes. Inquiry shows that where goods form part of passengers' ordinary baggage, no demur to their importation has been raised by the Customs Department. Where their bulk precludes inclusion in baggage permitted passengers on a vessel, it is stated that a position might arise where the Customs Department would require an application to be lodged for a licence, but it is considered that where the goods are genuinely intended for the use of the traveller, it is unlikely that the licence would be refused.

RECORDING OF PIGS ADMINISTRATION QUESTION [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON. Tuesday A motion asking for the removal of pedigree sow recording from the Department of Agriculture and its restoration to district pig councils was defeated at a meeting of the South Auckland branch of the New Zealand Pig Breeders' Association last night. The comments of senior judges on the work of junior judges were considered, and, in view of the fact that they were satisfactory, it was decided to make recommendations to the council in respect of four of the latter and to ask the council to draw up a set of rules under which junior judges should act. NO LOAN MONEY EXTRA COSTS FACED [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN- CORRESPONDENT] PALMERSTON NORTH, Tuesday In common with other local bodies, the Palmerston North Hospital Board is experiencing difficulty in raising money for necessary capital expenditure and, faced with the necessity of an early commencement of building additions. it has decided to take steps to hypothecate debentures to the bank as security for an overdraft until loan money is available# The State Advances Corporation advised the board that it was not ' likely that it could take any portion of the £82,000 loan needed in the near future. The chairman, Mr. J. A. Nash, stated that temporary accommodation at the bank was going to cost 1 per cent more. Power boards were up against similar difficulties. The Government said everybody should have electricity, but the boards could not get monev to give it to them. The hoard also decided that representations should lie made to the Minister of Health with a view to facilitating the raising of the loan moneys required.