COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23400, 17 July 1939, Page 7

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

NORTH AUCKLAND RATES DAIRY CATTLE IN DEMAND SPRINGING COWS TO £l2/10/The North Auckland Farmers' CoLimited, reports that at Maungakaramea there was an exceptionally heavy yarding of both 1 cattle and beef. Dairy cattle showing quality were in demand and beef also showed improvement 011 late sales. Best dairy cows made from £0 10s ( l~ s (s( ' : °" ler Kood cows, .er, 5s afc'i'd and backward cows, ~'l , j'° • cr > 2s <:d; best heifers. £•> I,IS to ei; medium heifers, Co to £5 12s (xl; small and inferior heifers, £3 10s to r i i '• i ' heavy fat cows, CO 1(!S to £8; f!,t t A ,!' ows - '* ,s to J - r > "s Od; light ,"i" 0( j^ s , CIO os; fresh conditioned cows, # 11 - s (i, L honer rows, £2 12s lo £.{ is; potter cows, lis to 2£s; vcarling Jersey heifers, '_'(!s to £2 -js. At Moerewa the same company had a moderate yardinir, consistinar mostly of poor class dairy cows and heifers. Dairy rows made from il iok to £0; oilirr cows, £3 5s to i <>s; best heifers. £5 los to £(>; smaller and backward. £3 15s to £1 v_»s lid; light fat wethers. 21s. Ihe yarding at Kanio consisted mostly of dairy cattle and anything showing quality .sold well; backward and poorer Quality were not wanted. Beer was a little dull, but boner cattle sold remarkably well. Best cows made from £7 10s to OS 2s fid; July/August calvers, fair finality, £(i to £7 7s (id; backward ana inferior cows. ,ct r,g to £5 15s; best asury heifers. £0 to £, 2s Gd; niediuni heifers. C-> 5s to £5 17s fid; smaller and backward hejfers. 113 15s to .CI 10s; light fat cows, £5 10s to C.j llis; fat Jersey rows, f I 15s to .C'i 7s fid; fresh-conditioned rows, £3 15s to CI 2s lid; boner cows, £2 2s Gd to £2 15s; potter cows, £1 2s to CI Ss; good runners, £2 I.os to C 3 17s (id; light calves, 7s 'id to 28s; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 to £2 -1s; prime fat wethers, 255; four-tooth store wethers. 12s. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports that at the Moerewa pale a pood yard in? of dairy cattle came forward, but owing to adverse weather conditions there was not a large attendance of buyers and a number of the cattle was passed in. Prices were well up to late quotations. Springing rows made from .£■) to £5 10s; backward sorts. £3 to £3 ."is; springing heifers. £4 15s to .£5; backward. £.' i los to £■! ss. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports holding a clearing sale on account of Mr. Ned Sloan?. at Maungatapere. There was a fair attendance of buyers and the cattle, which were of exceptionally good quality carne forward in good condition, hut taking the quality into consideration prices realised were not as pood as anticipated. The sound springing cows averaged slightly over CIO, while the more backward were not keenly sought. The heifers sold on account of Mr. Irwin "Wilson, of Mannsratapere, were a good quality lot. but rather small and showed lack of condition. A number were too close iip to allow outside buyers to operate: On account of Mr. Sloane best snringing cows and cows just calved made from £ll 10s to £l2 10s: other good cows. CO 10s to £lO 15s; unsound cows. C 3 10s to £5 ,'s; sows, C 5 to CO 12s; slips, CI; yearling Jersey heifers. £3 10s. On account of Mr. Wilson, best heifers sold at CO 10s to £7; others, CO 5s to £0 12s Od. KING COUNTRY VALUES Abraham and Williams. Limited, reports a medium yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs at Otorohanjra. There was a wood attendance and a ready sale for all classes. Sheep values showed a continuance of the hardening tendency. Cattle and pigs sold on a par with recent ruling rates. Quotations: —Light fat two-tooth Southdowns, 15s fid; late shorn two-tooth wethers, 13s; poor quality, to 10s (id; fair mixed age ewes, running with ram, 12s (id; late shorn two-tooth ewes, 22s Gfl; mixed sex hoggets. 12s; cull hoggets. -Is to (is; fair fat Jersey cows, £5 2s fid; good boner cows. £3 to £3 Os; plain, £2 5s to £2 10s; potter hulls, to £0 Qs; plain springing heifers, Cfi to £fi 15s; fair dairy cows, £0 to £7; rough sorts, £3 10s to £5. At Tc Kuiti the same company reports a small yarding of sheep and cattle, which sold to a small attendance. Light fat wethers, I Ss; good store wet hers, 1 -4s; cull ewes hoggets. Os; poor quality full-mouthed ewes, running with rams, lis Od to 12s 8(1; cull ewes, 5s to lis; dairy cows, to £7 los. KIMIHIA CLEARANCE The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a j clearance sale at Ohinewai on behalf of Mr. I L. Waugh. Kimihia. There was a small at- | tendance of buyers, with bidding brisk, and ! a good sale resulted. The herd of 22 cows j came forward in good order and condition, ! averaging £S -Is 3d. Choice Jersey cows, July calvers, made £ll 5s to £l2; Jersey and ; Jersey-cross cows, July calvers, £0 to £{) 15s; Jersey cross cows, August calvers,'£7 15s to ; £8 ss; Jersey-cross cows, more backward, £5 ;to £<i 10s;■ unsound cows, £3 to £3 ss; calved Jersey heifers. £5 15s to £7; Jersey I heifers, close to profit, £7; Jersey heifers, | close to profit. £7 to £8 10s; 18-inonths Jersey heifers, £2 15s. YARDING AT PAPAKURA The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a good yarding of cattle at the Papakura sale. The entry sold under good competition, practically everything changing hands under the hammer. A pedigree Jersey cow made 15gns; good dairy cows at profit, £S to £!) 17s fid; others, £0 10s to £7 15s; inferior. £3 upward; good dairy heifers, £7 10s to £9; others, £1 upward; fat cows, to £7 10s; medium, £1 10s to £0 10s; boners, £1 to £3 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 lo £2 7s; bulls, to £0 17s (id. TE RORE DISPERSAL The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports having held a clearing sale on account of the estate of Mr. J. Quinn, Te Bore. The stock was completely disposed of under the hammer at exceptionally good prices to the satisfaction of tlie vendor. There was one of the largest attendances ct buyers at a clearing sale this season. The dairy herd, being a well-estab-lished one in the district, came forward in excellent condition, and considering that no calving dates nor guarantees were given the prices realised were exceptionally good. The S5 cows, including three-quarter and "empty ones, averaged £O. The in-calf heifers, being of small and medium quality, averaged £O. The top price for cows was £ls 10s, these being purchased by Mr. F. Findson, and the cows he purchased averaged £l2 12s Od. Exceptionally choice third calvers, close to profit, made £l3 5s to £ls 10s; older and later calvers, £ll 10s to £l2 17s Od; later and more backward cows, £8 to £lO 15s; small medium quality light condition Jersey in-calf heifers, £7 10s to £0; inferior sorts, £-1 to £0 ss: good quality medium condition Jersey yearlings, to £3 10s; smaller and lighter condition, 3Ss. The line of four-year to firm-mouthed owes, in tip-top condition, £1 Is (id to £1 2s 2d. Sows with litters and others due to farrowrealised prices' on n par with other centres. Sows with litters of six made £■! 10s to £<>; others, due to farrow. Ct 17s fid to £fi ss; largo stores, to 31s. The horses sold well up to expectations. Six-year gelding, all farm work, £3O; aged mare, all farm work, £22.