STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23470, 6 October 1939, Page 12

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS LATE RATES MAINTAINED DAIRY COWS TO £ll/12/6 The recent firm rates for both dairy and store cattle were fully maintained at the West field weekly stock sale yesterday and prices for several outstanding lines showed a slight advance. Ihe demand lor cows and heifers (.'lose to profit'and in milk was firm, with competition keen for choice quality stock. The top price of £ll 12s Gd for Shorthorn springers was a shade under the highest levels of last week, but the average prices were on the whole a shade better. There was a firm inquiry for store cows and the better sorts sold at £G 15s, an increase of 10s over last week. Boner cattle sold freely, extra heavy potter bulls realising £.1.1 7s Gd and lighter weights to £1). The quotations were as follows: —

Store CiitHo.—Yoimtr cows, good condition, to l'(t lrts; less condition, to £-1 15s; others, to £2 :17s (id; honor and aged cows, heavy sorts, to .C-l 1.7s (id; medium, to £3 Ifis: others, to £2 15s; potter bulls, extra heavy weights, to .Cl J 7s (id; medium, to .CO; others, to ,C(i; meaty, killahle cows, mediumweights, to CO 17s (id; yearling Jersey heifers, good quality, to £1 17s (Id; others, to .(."J 17s (Id; herd hulls, to £7. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cows, good springers, to £10; more backward, to .1:7 15s; others, to £5 Ifis; Jersey heifers, good springers, to X'l (J ss; more backward, to £8; others, (o £5 15s; Jersey-cross cows and heifers, good springers, to .CIO; more backward, lo X\Sj others, to £(!; Shorthorn cows and heifers, choice springers, lo £ll 12s (id; morn hack ward, to £8 ss; others, to X'U; Holstein cows and heifers, fair springers, lo X'B; others, to £5 15s; other cows, to £O. FIRM MARKET AT PUKEKOHE [FROM OUlt OWN COUKKSrONDKNT] PUKEKOHE, Thursday A. notable fenluro at the weekly stock sale at Pukckohc to-day, conducted by tlio New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, was increased interest in yearling heifers and service butts. Cattle came forward in large numbers, and there was a large attendance of buyers. Competition was keen for all Classes of cattle, and values showed a general firming tendency. Fat pigs were received in good numbers, while there was a very large yarding of store pigs. All classes of pigs sold particularly well. Best dairy heifers brought £ll to £l2 ss; medium, £0 to X'lo 10s; small, X' 7 to £8 10s, very backward, X's 10s to X'U 15s; best dairy cows, CIO 10s to £l2; others, £8 10s to. £lO ss; medium-weight prime fat steers, £lO 10s• to £ll 17s (id; heavy priino fat cows, £lO to £ll ss; medium, £0 to £0 15s; tight, £7 to £8 10s; heavv Jersey cows, £0 to £7 15s; other kiilable cows, £3 10s to £5 10s; best boner cows, £3 to CM 108; others, £1 to £2 18s; forward condition young Shorthorn and Jersey cows, £4 to £5 8s; best yearling Jersey heifers, £3 10s lo £4 ss; other yearling heifers, £2 lo CM Its; service bulls, 5 guineas to 12% guineas; potter bulls, £3 to £7 17s (id. In the pig section, heavy baconers brought £3 ]2s lo CM 10s; medium, X'M 7s to X'M lis; light, X'M is to £M Os; heavy porkers an.l butter-milk pigs, C2 Ms to CM; medium porkers, £2 Os to £2 12s; tight, £2 2s to £2 7s; Inrge stores, £1 l(is to £2 lcis; slips, £1 lis to £1 15s; good weaners, £1 5s to £L 10s; others, 17s to £1 4s; sows in pig, £G to £7 ss; sows and titters, £5 10s to £7 10s; boars, 1 guinea to 3 guineas. OTOROHANGA YARDING The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports (hat lato rates were paid for a medium entry of fat and boner cows at Otorohanga. Dairy heifers and cows remained firm Pigs sold on a par with other late sales. Cattle: Fat Jersey cows and heifers, £0 to £8 ss; light cows, £•! 10s to £5 7s (id; heavy boners, X'M 15s to X'-t ss; medium, £2 ISs to £3 12s; light. 30s to £2 ss; empty Jersey heifers, to £3 10s; medium quality, close to profit, £7 15s to £8 15s; ditto, in milk, £7 5s to £8 ss; low-conditioned. £3; good sound cows, close lo profit, CO 5s to £0 10s. Pigs: Medium baconers, to £3; heavy porkers, £2 lis to £2 Ms; light. £2 5s to £2 (is; slips, 3is (Id to 35s (id; weaners, 23s to 20s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:—Small fat black-face hoggets. ISs; light fat Jersey heifers. £7 12s Gd; ditto, cows, £0 17s: unfinished, .CM 15s to £o Is; unfinished Shorthorn cows, £7 7s (id; heavy boner cows, £3 10s to £1; medium, £3 to £3 Pis; light. £2 10s to £2 17s; good storo conditioned Polled Angus cows and heifers, £5; Shorthorns, £5; well-grown yearling Jersey heifers, £5 10s; medium, £1 Ids to £1 10s; small, £2 2s to £2 Ms; springing cows, medium, to £lO 15s; others, £7 to £8 Ids; medium springing heifers, £0 15s; indifferent, £0 5s to £7 10s; best porker pigS, £2 l is; medium. £2 Ms to £2 5s (id; medium stores, 38s (id; small, 20s to 31s; weaners, 21s Oil to 255; smull, 18s Od; slips. 20s to 27s PRIME HEIFERS £lO/15/Dalgety ami Company. Limited, reports a small yarding of sheep and a good yarding of all classes of cattle at Matamata. Values were up to recent rates. A pen of prime fiit Hereford heifers on account of Mr. 11. Delaney, Matamata, sold at £lO 15s. Cattle: Prime fat heifers, £lO 15s; heavy fat Jersey cows. £7 to £8 Os; heifers, £0 12s Od lo £7 17s Od; heavy boners. £3 7s (id to CI ss; medium, £2 2s (id to X'2 17s (id; liguter. £1 to £1 15s; servieo bulls. £7 7s to £ls 15s. Sheep: Fat hoggets, prime, 27s lo 2!is Od. Pigs: Prime baconers. £3 15s to X'M 18s; medium, CM 10s to .CM Ms; light, £3 3s to £3 8s; butter-milk pigs. £2 15s to £3 -Is; heavy porkers. £2 I2s to £2 18s; others, £2 Is to £2 lis; bcHt stores, 38s to £2 Os; medium, 32s to 375; good slips, 30s to Mis: good weaners. 27s (id to 31s Od; others. 18s to 20s; sow and litter, £7 -Is; sows, running with boar. £3 to £1 ss.

HIGH RATES AT TAUMARUNUI [IJY THfjKGHAPH—OWN COIMtKSPOXDENT] TAUMARUNUI, Thursday Entries in all classes improved and prices were considerably advanced at the Taumarnnui sale, which was tlio best of the season Weancr and storo pigs showed a decided increase in prices, and the sheep market was healthy. All good lines of dairy and store cattle were bought at high rates. Fat wethers made 21s 3d to 325; fat ewes. 17s to 255; fat wether hoggets. 25s to Mis; ewes and lambs, 10s Od to 30s; store owes, 10s; ewe hoggets. 17s to 32s (id; wether hoggets. 13s to 2ls 3d; black-faced hoggets, 15s Od; dairy cows, £3 7s Od to £7; store cows. £2 2s lo £3 3s; dairy heifers, £4 LOs to £lO 10s; bulls. £2 to £2 lis; steers. £2 12s; weaner pigs, 20s Od to 20s Od: stores, 27s to 30s (id; porkers. £2 1s; sows, to farrow, £1; pedigree boars, 2%gns. JERSEY BULLS 34 GUINEAS [HY TKT.ECIKAVJI —OWN ('(IitIIUS PONI)KM'] GLSBORNE, Thursday Although prices were lower than last year at yesterdays sale of pedigree Jersey bulls held by the Poverty Bay Jersey Cattle Club, the average was the second best tlio club iias achieved in its 10 years' existence. Of the II bulls cnlnloffitcd, 31 wcro soli} at an average of £2O 8s Od. Last year 31 were sold out of the total offering of 55. and the average price, £2O Os -Id, constituted a record for tlio club. A featuro of tho sale w.'is tlio strong demand from tlio East Coast Native Department, Tikitiki, and the Ngatiporou Cooperative Dairy Company, Limited. Between (hern they absorbed tlio bulk of tlio offering. Tho highest price, 3-Jgns, was secured twice by Mr. E. R. Bull. Four lots sold by Mr. Bull averaged OOgns, tho highest for tlio sale, the next highest being 2GVagns. secured by Mrs. L. Ilaskins. STORTFORD LODGE PRICES [ lIV TKf.HOHAI'IJ —I'ItUSH ASSOCIATION] HASTINGS, Thursday With a greatly Increased yarding, prices in (lie fat cattle section at Slortfofd Lodge yesterday showed a decline, 'duality throughout was very plain, except in tho ox beef pens, where good drafts camo forward. A short yarding in tho fat. sheep sale resulted in improved prices. Store sheep, mainly hoggets, rose in price. Only the best lines attracted attention in tho storo cattle section and several lines were passed in at prices considerably below tho reserve. Realisations wore:—Fat cattle bullocks, £l3 fis to £M Ills; tops, £ls 10s to £lO 10s; heavy fairlyfinished cows, £lO to £ 1 t fis; lighter, £0 5s lo £0 18s; plain, £7 to £8 10s; heavy prime heifers. £lO 12s (id to X'l I 2s Od; big unfinished heifers, £8 17s (id; sniall-frained finished heifers, £7 Os. Store sheen: Wether hoggets, tops. 23s s<l; good quality, 1 8s 2d lo His 3d; lighter. 15s 8d; ewe hoggets, to "Os Id; lighter. 21s (id to 21s 3d. Store cattle- Crossbred bullocks lacking condition. L' 7 KN to C 7 15s; light young steers. CO 10s; yearling Foiled Angus steers. CI Os; heavy bullocks. £8 10s to £0 Ms. I'at sheep: Good ewes, 21s !ld to 20s; lops, 20s to 20fl Od; lighter. 10s to 20s; bast hoggets, 23s Od to 25s od; average, 10s; wethers, 27b Od to 28s Od.