STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23339, 6 May 1939, Page 11

STOCK SALES

MORBINSVILLE VALUES HEAVY ENTRY OF CATTLE FAT PIGS IN KEEN DEMAND [.FROM OTTO OWN CORRESPONDENT] MORRINSVTLLE, Friday There was an exceptionally heavy yarding of all classes of cattle, induing a full entry of second quality beef and boner cows, at the Morrinsville stock sale to-day. Competition throughout was keen and values for all classes were. firm at recent quotations. Good quality dairy heifers, which included an entry from the Kling Country, sold freely, but poorer sorts were hard to quit. Yearling heifers were also dull of sale, except for a small offering of good quality heifers. A full yarding of fat pigs and an extra heavy entry of store and weaner pigs came forward. Competition for baconcrs and prime porkers was very keen, with values fully up to recent quotations; Prices for the large entry of store and weaner • pigs showed an easing tendency on last w»ek. Auctioneers' quote:— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—Pat cows and boners were yarded in large numbers, but met with poor competition, prices declining on previous markets. The advertised herd of dairy cows on account of Mr. T. M. Frank, Taupiri, was offered before a good attendance of Competition , throughout was steady and a good sale, resulted. Jersey and Jersey-cross cows (June calvers), mado £7 5s to £8; Jersey-cross (July, calvers), £6 5s to £7 ss; late 1 calvers, £5 to £G 10s; aged cows, £3 15s to £4 6s; good quality Jersey heifers, running with bull, to £7, ss; others, >to £6, The advertised heifers from Whakatano camo forward in first-class condition and the top price realised was £B. Others made from CO 5s to £7 15s; backward heifers, £4 5s to £5 15s; heavy fat cows, £4 13s to £5 ss; medium fat cows, £3 17s to £1 8s; lighter cows, to £3 2s;. boners, to £2 29; bulls; to £0 18s. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Cattle: Heavy Jersey heifers, £5 10s to £5 19s; medium, £4 15s to £5 Cs; light, £3 to £4 Os; medium fat Polled Angus cows, £5 2s. to £5 7s; heavy Jersey cows. £4 15s to £5 10s; medium, £4 ,4s to £4. Ss;. light,. £3 17s .to £4; heavy boner cows, £3 3s to £3 15s; medium, £2 8s to £2 17s; light, 30s to £2 2s; heavy potter bulls, £5 5s to £G; others, £2 to £3; forward two-year Jersey heifers, £7 Os to £7 ICs; medium quality Jersey heifers. £Q 5s to £6 12s; backward, £3 lis to £5 2s; small, £2 5s to £3 5s ;empty two-year Jersey heifers, £1 15s to £2 lis; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £3 ss; smaller, 35s to £2 8s; cull, 12s to 255. Pigs-. Heavy choppers, £3 7s to £3 16s; others,- £2 5s to £2 19s; best baconers, £3 lis to £3 13s; medium, £3 6s to £3 10s; light, £2 18s to £3 4s; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £2 8s to £2 16s; medium porkers, £2 6s; light, 30s to 365; large stores, 22s to 265; medium stores. 38s to 20s; slips, lOs to 15s Od; weaners. 3s Gd to 7s 6d; sows, close to farrowing. £3 7s 6d to £3 10s; other sows, 30s to £2; Berkshire boars, £2. Dalgety and Company, Limited. —Cattle: Medium fat Ho'stein cows, £4 15s to £5 ss: medium fat Jersey cows, £3 15s to £4 10s; heavy boners, £3 2s Gd to £3 10s; lighter, £2 16s to £3 Is; others, 17s 6d to £2; potter bulls, heavy, £5 to £s'lss; others, up to £4 16s. The line of unbroken halfdraught horses, on account of Mr. George Jack did not attract much competition. Yearlings broken to lead made up to £S 10s; an unbroken gelding, half-draught, £l2 10s; light mares with foals at foot, £2 10s to £•1 Pigs: Medium prime baconers. £3 2s to £3 6s; lighter, £2 ICs to £3; medium porkers. 32s to 375; liarht, 27s to 31s; buttermilk pigs, £2 to £2 ss.

BERKSHIRE VALUES SOWS TO 40 GUINEAS AVERAGE PRICE OF £B/8/At the second annual unreserved sale of ihe Cheltenham Co-operative Dairy Company the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a very successful sab. competition being very spirited from a large bench of buyers, which included representatives from the Waikato, Wairarapa, Wanganui. Hawke's Bay, Wellington and Tarauaki districts. The, three Berkshire sows, sired by the champion imported boar "Woodburn Landon," were of exceptional quality and attracted unusual attention, selling for 40 guineas. 20 guineas and 12%; guineas. Over 40 Berkshire - sows and boars were offered and sold at an average throughout of 8 guineas, which was very satisfactory considering that some of the offering were under the age of four months. The Tamworth section did not include any particularly outstanding animals as was the case in the Berkshire section, and the average price suffered accordingly. However, the average of 6 guineas over all was very satisfactory to the vendors. As usual the crossbred sows offered at the. end of the sale were very popular and in many cases exceeded the prices obtained for similar pigs in the pedigree section. The following are details of some of the sales:—Berkshire section: Boar to A. Cummerfield. Foxton, ogns; sows to C. E. Weston, Colyton, G'/sgns and oVigns; three sows to A. T. Rodgers, Ngaruawania, S l /,, 7 and 7y a gns; sow to E. A. Hockly, Pohangina, OVigns; sow to O. C. Ellern, Sanson, lOgns; sow to W. H. Miers, Hamilton. 20gns; sow to W. Hooper, Carterton, 12Vagns; boar to James Maher, Ohingaiti, ogns; two sows to C. L. Freeman, "Wangaehu, 7gns; sow to V. Hansen, Opiki, 7y 2 gns; sow to Chas. Swinn. Carterton, SVagns; sow to I. G. IS. Jensen, Kimbolton, Hgns; boar- to G. C. Coley, Jun., Foxton, ogns; sow to G. Cammock, Hastings. 7'/ig:ns; sow to James Shortall. Colyton, 6%gns; boar to Iv. M. Butcher, Korsewood, Sgns; boar to C. H. Mai, Ronpotea, Vgns; sow to J}. A. Bicknell. Oreytown, Ogns; sow to Thos. Scott, Glen Oroua. 7gns; sow to R. R. Hockly. Kairnnga, Sgns; sow to M. Peppers, Putaruru, RV-gns; sow to W. Renall and Son. Carterton. Sgns; sow to F. Hockly, Kairanga, 7 , / a gns; boar to Transom Estate, Wanganui, Sgns; sow to J. G. Jarrett, Almadale, OVigns; sow to J. W. Thurston, Colyton, 7V a gns; sow to S. Graham, Rnngiotu. 2gns; two sows to H. J. Wilson, Colyton, sV 2 gns and sgns; boar to R. P. Martin, Kiwitea, 3gns; boar to S. C. Coleman, Hunterville, 4y = gns; boar to W. Brotherstone, Woodville, sy a gns; sow to D. Follett, Marton. 2gns; boar to L. A. Hayden, Sanson, s%Bns; sow to E. M, B. Jenkins, Stanway, s%gns. Tamworth section: Two sows to A. T. Rodgers, N&aruawahia. 10 to ogns; sow to K. H. Butcher, Norsewood, sVsgns; two sows to Transom Estate, Wanganui, Sgns; sow to J. C. Jarrett, Almadale. liy 2 gns; boar to S.C. Coleman, Hunterville, 4 1 / 2 gns; boar to U. B. Miles, Halcombe, sgns; sow to H. A. Rout, Ashhurst, 4Vagns; sow to J. C. Hill, Ashhurst, sgns; sow to Mrs. R. Knight. Westmere, Tpns; sow to D. Hyndman, Stratford, TVagns; boar to C. E. Marshall, Stanway, ogns; two sows to J. McMurtrie, Apiti, and 7gns; two sows to Walter Russell, Kopane, 5y 2 gns; sow to Geo. Firth. Feilding, sy s gns; boar to H W. Wood, Feilding, Sgns; boar to A. J. Reid. Feilding, 4%gns; boar to T. B. .Milne, Mangatainoka, 2gns. Tamworth-Berk-shire-cross sows: One at £4 ss; four at £5; five at £5 10s; two at £4 los; five at £5 ss; one at £0 15s.

DEMAND AT RANGIRIRI The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, roports having held the monthly sale at Rangiriri, when a large yarding of all classes of cattle came forward. Beef and boner cows, which were yarded in average numbers, showed no alteration on late rates. The advertised entry of store cattle on account, of Mr. G. F. Horton was yarded : in good store condition and sold at prices "tfdfiiparable with recent store cattlo sales. There was practically no demand for voung cattle with the result that passings in this section wero frequent. A few pens of dairy ' cows created little interest. Good Jersey cows made £4 5s to £4 15s; medium, £3 5s to £4 2s; boners, £2 to £2 ISs; Shorthorn, £2 5s to £3 9s; aged Shorthorn bullocks, to £5 IDs; three-year Polled Angus steers, £3 15s to £5 16s; Hereford Bteers, £3 2s to £-1 16s; good Jersey dairy cows, £S 10s to £9; others, £3 10s to £4 10s. HIKUTAIA QUOTATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having ,held the fortnightly sale at Hikutaia, when a large entry of store cattle came' forward. Competition was keen and prices realised showed no alteration on recent quotations. A total clearance was' effected. Quotations:—Light fat Jersey cows, £4 15s to £5 7s fid; heavy boner cows, £3 10s to £4 (is; medium boner cows, £2 10s to £3 8s; light boner cows, £2 5s to £2 lis; other killable cows, £1 17s to £2 3s; poor conditioned cows, 20s to 30s; medium potter bulls, to £5 7s Gd. RATES FOR RED POLLS The Farmers' Co-operativo Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held the sale of Kir. W. Jackson's Red Poll cattlo at the Waihou saleyards. There was a fair attendance of buyers from outside districts and competition for better class cattlo was good, but poorer quality was not in demand and passings were frequent. Quotations: —Waihou Bestgirl, 18 l / a gns, to.Mr. G. P. Peake; Matakoho Waihou Songbird, 15gns, to the same purchaser; Waihou Mana, lOgns, to Mr. T. Hoban. Pirongia; Waihou Muse, IGVagns, to Mr. G. P Peake; Waihou Bride, 15gns, to Mr. T. Dent. Kauroa; Waihou Belpey, 15gns, to Mr. G. P. Peake; Waihou Sixpence, 15gns, to Mr. T. Dent; Waihou Clever, 20gns, to Mr. H. A. Boyd, Ngongotaha. YARDING AT WAINGARO The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, reports having held the Waingaro cattlo sale, when there was an .average yarding of cattle, consisting chiefly of young cattle, aged breeding cows and cufl cows. Ko growii steers were yarded and the whole yarding showed signs of the dry season, coming forward in poor condition. Competition was limited and prices \vere on a low level. A small offering of thrpe-year Potled Angus steers, £5 lis;" small offering of two-year Polled Angus steers, £4

6a; 2Vi-year Shorthorn steers, £2 6s; fat cows, £-1 Is to £5 lis: aged Hereford cows, £2 15s to £2 17s; cull Hereford cows, Lss to 355: Polled Angus wearier calves, 32s to 355; Red Poll weaner beifers, 255; small calves, Us to 15s; Jersey cows, 30s to £2 103; cull cows, 15s to 255; Red Poll bulls, £3 7s; Shorthorn bulls, £3 4s. • Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held the Waingaro sale. A full yarding of cattle came forward, but it was evident from the quality ami condition of the stock yarded that vendors were keeping the best of their stock and as prices ar» low were selling culls. A few pens of good Polled Angus weaners came forward and these sold at quite a fair market price. Undoubtedly the cattle were feeling the dry spell. Vendors met the market and a total clearance was made.. Grown Red Polled-cioss- ateers, £4 2s Gd; good 18-months Polled Angussteers, £3 Ss; 2%-year mixed coloured, £3 13s; 2Vtyear coloured, £2 4s to £2 17s; 18-months Polled Angus heifers, 35s to £2; 18-months Shorthorn-cross, 25s to 295; good Polled Angus weaners, £2; medium, 20s to, 255; Polled Angus weaners, mixed sexes, small, 183 to 255; fresh-conditioned Polled Angus anil Hereford cows, £3 to £3 6s; low-conditioned cows, running with bulls, 30s to £2 ss; potter bulls, £2 10s to £&lss. G. \V. Vercoe and Company, Limited, reports having held a stoc'i sale aiis Waingaro when the advertised entry came forward. A large proportion of the entry consisted of low-conditioned cattte, and pricest for these were low, while forward cattle sotd on a par with lato rates. Good quality 2%-year Polled Angus steers Bold to £4 ISs; others, £3 15s to £4 ss; 2V»-year mixed coloured steers, to £3; 18-months crossbred . steers, £2 ss; a lino of good quality Polled Angus steer calves was passed "in at £2 6s; fair quality Polled Angus steer calves, 35s to £2; small, 20s to 31s; good quality Polled Angus heifer calves, 30s to 36s r smaller, up to 27s (id; low-conditioned Polled Angus cows in calf, to £2 sa; empty Polled Angus cows, £2 to £2 lGs; boner covs, 25s to £2 10s.

PEDIGREE JERSEYS COMPETITION AT WALTON Under ideal conditions Mr. W. J. Chynoweth's sale of Totara Park pedigree Jerseys was held at Walton. A large gathering of buyers was present/ representing all parts of the Waikato. There was also a sprinkling of buyers from other districts as far away as Whangarei and Tanranga. Bidding was fairly good up to a point, but as a number of the cows were not young the prices realised were not very high. However, Mr. Chynoweth met the market- and the result was that practically the whole entry was disposed of. The auctioneer was Mr. S. W. Foote. who had been specially brought down from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited's Auckland branch. The top price for bulls, 72%gns, was paid by Mr. Christiansen, of whangarei, for the bull Ivandale Blue Blood. Mr. S. J. Robinson, of Matamata, purchased the highest-priced cow, Restholme Froth, for whicn his bid was 32 1 / 4gns. Other outstanding sales were to Mr. E. Rowlandson Tauranga, one qow, 30gns; Mr. D. Dixon, Walton, two at 27gns and 24gns; Mr. le Garth, of "Whangarei, one at -21gns; Mr. W. Mears, of Walton, one at 25gns. As already mentioned, the majority of the cows were somewhat on the aged side and this accounts for the fact that the average price for cows was only 17gns. Heifers sold fairly well Mr. S. Bovili, of Matangi, paid the top price 17gns. The whole offering of 16 in-calf heifers was disposed of, the average price being 13gns. The sale was conducted by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.

LARGE ENTRY: AT OPOTIKI [by tklegraph—OWN correspondent] > OPOTIKI, Friday Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports a capacity yarding of all classes of cattle at Opotiki. the entry including annual drafts of fat cattle from Messrs. Redpath Brothers, Wairaka Station, and' Mr. A. P. Gilbert, Wairata. There was a very keen demand lor fat cows; an empty Hereford heifer making £G los. Messrs. Young Brothers . were the chief purchasers of the best quality cattle, several pens of fat Polled Angus cows being knocked down to them at/ from £475s to £6 15s. Other fat cattle. Jersey sorts, sold to £5; lighter, £3 los to £4 los; store cows. £2 10s to £3 os; boners, £1 10s to £2 10s. Light-conditioned boners were not sought after, some selling at from 6s to 255. Several pens of bollocks were yarded, the l top price being £6 17s, received for an excellent pen of well finished cattle "yarded by Mr. A. F. Gilbert. Another pen from the same vendor made £5 13s. Potter bulls made to £o 10s; lighter, £3 12s 6d to £4 10s. Very; few sheep came forward, a pen of two-tooth wethers on account of Mr. Boris Black. Paerata, making 13s. - The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, .reports a very large 'yarding of cattle; in all classes and_ a fair yarding of sheep./ Competition for fat and forward cattle was animated and there was an advance on late rates. Boners were not wanted owing to congestion at the freezing works. Sheep met with, fair competition at late rates. Dairy cows offered with a guarantee were dull of sale owing to shorts age of feed. Fat cows: Jerseys, to _£o l<s 6d; medium fat cows, £4= 16&to£o cows, £4 to £4 10s; store cWs good, £3 jersey steers, to £3 lis; ar steers, 26s to £2; heavy bulls..to-.£5 10s, lighter sorts, £1 5S to £5; dairy bulls, Jersey, to £5; heavy cows, to'£3. Sheep : Aged ewes, ss; ewe cull lambs, <S; good mixedsex iambs, lis 9d; small wether lambs. 5s 3d; four-tooth wethers,c!3s 6a. 1 HEIFERS AT WAIHI The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company,. Limited, reports, having held .the special heifer 1 sale at W aihi, when the advertised entry came fonvard. The majority of the cattle, although being in condition, lacked size and quality, and consequently competition throughout was only fair. Good competition, however, existed among both local and outside buyers for heifers showing qualitv, but backward cuttle were not keenly sought, and for this class passings frequent. A medium entry, o? 'store cattle was offered before a large bench of buyers. Competition was keen and, a total clearance was effected. Prices realised were on a par with recent quotations. A medium yarding of pigs, consisting mainly of porkers, came forward. Values, although slightly easier,; were consistent with the lower schedule..-rates now ruling. Vendors met the market and a total clearance was effected. Quotations:—Cattle: Jersey heifers, in milk, to £S 10s; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifeni, July and August calvers, £5 15s to £6 7stfd; smaller, £4 15s to £5 10a; Friesinn heifers, July anas; August calvers, £5 10s to £6 25.6 d; others, £4 10s to £5 2s (id; poor-conditioned and backward heifers, £3 lOu to £4 7s 6d; Jersey cows, early calvers, £1 10s to £5 10s; medium fat Jersey-cross cows, £4 17s 6d to £5 7s 6d; light fat Jersey-cross cows. £4 Is to £4 lis; heavy boner cows, £3 9s to £3 15s: medium. £2 Us to £3 Is; light, *£2 to £2 10s; poor-conditioned cows, £1 10sto £1 17s. Pigs: Light baconers, £2.lSs to £3 Is; heavy porkers, £*2 lis to £2 17b; medium, £2 2s to £2 10s; lighter, £1 13s to £1 ISs; unfinished porkers, £1 Os to £1 lis; large stores, 21s to 235; slips, 12s to 15s.

NGONGOTAHA CATTLE FAIR The Farmers' Co-operati\;e Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports , having held a special cattle fair and the usual stock sale at Ngongotaha. when a large yarding of all classes of stock came forward. The advertised entry on account of the Rotoiti Land Company was penned in good condition. Prices offered were on a par with late Waikato rates, the vendors, in most cases meeting the market, the majority of the yarding changing hands. There was some interest shown in the yarding of sheep, which comprised mostly backward wethers. Quotations: Three and four-year Hereford steers, £5 10s to £6 10s; three and four-year Polled Anguscross steers, £5 5s to £6. 30s; four-year Shorthorn steers, £5 12s; 18-months steers, £2 4s to £3 7s; yearling Polled Angus and Hereford steers, 25s to 355; medium-class wethers, 12s lid to 15s 6d; others, Ss 6d to 12s Id. * POOR DEMAND AT FEILDING , [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION] FEILDING, Friday There was a poor demand for cattle al the annual cattle fair at Feilding, the lack of feed which prevails being one of the main causes Sheep likewise met a dull salo, nlthough fat ewes showed a good rise. Fat sheep: Lambs, 15s to 17s; wethers, prime. 18s to 21s Gd; others, 13s Gd-to 17s; ewes, prime, 17s to 10s; others, 12s 3d to .363 6d. Store sheop: Ewo lambs, best,' 13s to 16s Od; small. 8s Gd -to 9s ?d; wethers, 7s. to 12s lOd; black-faced. 7s Sd to 12s 9d; fiveyear ewes, 7s Gd to 13s 7d; two-tooth, 16s Gd. Store cattle: IS-months steers, £3 7s 6d to £1 16s; 2'/ a -year. £5 lis; 18-months Hereford steers, £2 Ss to £4 Gs; 2Va-ycar. £4 2s to £5 2s 6d; four-year Aberdeen Angus bullocks, £6 17s 6d to £8; Aberdeen Angus cows. £2 ISs to £3 3s; 18-months Aberdeen Angus heifers, £3; weaner Aberdeen Angus heifers, £1 5s to £3. Fat cattle: Cows, prime, £5 10s to £6 7s 6d; lighter,ft £3 7s Gd to £5; heifers, £5 15s to £fi I *~ ss; others, £3 10s to £3 15s; runners, £3 Ss to £3 15s; vealers, £1 3s to £2 lis. Dairy cattlo: Springing cows, best, £8 10s to £ll 15s; heifers. £6 to £9 ss. ." ' : ■- ■ MARKET AT MATAWHERO [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] GISBORNE. Friday" The recent level of values for store sheep was maintained at the Matawhero stock sale and thore was no" change in the fat sheep and fat cattle markets. Most of the fat cattle yarded were uninteresting. Best station cows made £5, but several station lots seemed to be backward in—condition. Two prime ■ Jersey cows sold at £3 15s and £4 10s, with, others from £1 17s Gd upward. The offering of fat sheep totalled 400. Three pens of ewes reached 126, .t ho highest being sold at, 12s Gd. Other ewes sold at from 9s to lis, with two pens at 7s 7d and Ss lOd. Second-grade ewes made 6s sd. Ko_ improvement was shown in values for store sheep. The sale of breeding ewes was very., slow, 8s f)d and 9s being the .best, prices for good pens. Good a vera ire lambs made from 4s _d to Gs 2d. with fairly good ewe-lambs at Ss 4d. Empty ewes brought poor competition, store to forward-condition sheep, making from 2s 3d to 2s Bd. Wethers realised 13s' 4d for fat and forward foiptooth Another fat and forward pen soli at 4s 10d. .Otherwise wethers sold at 9s 7d to lis la. -