STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23482, 20 October 1939, Page 14

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS DEMAND STILL FIRM SPRINGERS TO £lO/10/While the high prices of last week were not maintained at the Westfield weekly stock sale yesterday, tho values were on a quality basis up to that standard. The yarding was slightly smaller than last week and the number of outstanding quality cows and heifers was also smaller. Competition was keen, however, and the better quality springers and cows in milk sold lreely. Tho best realisation was £lO 10s for Ayrshire and Jersey-cross heilers close to profit. The average values were firm and a number of lines sold at prices ranging to £lO. In the store section the demand was firm and values generally showed little variation from last week. Potter bulls were somewhat scarce and those offering were of medium weight and quality. The quotations were as follows: —

Slore Caftie. —Tonne cows, good condition, to £0 15s; less condition, to £1 17s Od; others, to £2 17s (id: aged and boner cows, heavy weights, to X'l 17s (id; medium to £3 15s; others, to £>> 12s (id; potter bulls, medium weights, to £7 10s; others, to £0; meaty killablo cows, to £7; yearling Jersey heifers, good quality, to AM Jss; others, to £2 17s (id; breeding bulls, to £7. Dairy Cattle. —Jersey cows, good springers, to .CIO; more backward, to £8 10s; others, io £0; Jersey heifers, good springers, to CD 12s (id; more backward, to X' 7 15s; others to CO; Jersey-cross cows and heifers, good springers, to £lO 10s; more backward, to £8 10s; others, to £0; Shorthorn cows and heifers, good springers, to £10; more backward, to X'B 15s; others, to .CO ss; Ayrshiro heifers, choice duality, to X'lo 10s; more backward, (o £7; Holstein-cross cows and heifers, good springers, to £9 15s; others, to £0; other cows, to X'G.

HAMILTON REALISATIONS Wright. Stephenson and Company, Limited, reports the following prices at tho Hamilton sale: —Sheep: Prime fat shorn wethers. 20s to 31s 3d: medium, 20s Od to 28s (Id; lighter. 22s to 21s 9d; prime fat ewes, 24s (id to 20s (id; medium, 22s (id to 23s (Ml; lighter, IDs to 21s (id; now season lambs, prime, 27s to 20s; medium. 21s Od to 275; smaller. 17s to X'l. Cattle: Fat steers, X!) to X'lo 2s (id; prime fat heifers, .CO to .Ci) 17s 0d; medium, X'B 5s to £8 17s Od; prime fat cows. X'S 10s to .CD 1">S: medium, £(> 1 ">s to X' 7 12s Od; lighter, X's 12s to .CO 10s; heavy boner cows, X'-l 2s (id to X'S ss; medium. X' 3 5s to £3 17s Od; lighter, .C2 5s to ,C 3 3s; culls, down to 15s; runners. £2 7s (id to £3 10s; large calves, His to 30s; smaller. 8s to 15s: good quality yearling heifers. £2 15s to £3 10s; yearling steers, £3 to £1 ss; bulls, to £lO 10s. l'igs• Heavy baconers. £3 10s to £3 IDs; lighter, £2 17s to £3 3s; heavy porkers. £2 7s to £2 15s: lighter. 37s to £2 us.

KEEN DEMAND AT PAEROA [BY TKLECRAIMI —OWN COHUKSI'OM>KN'r] PAEROA, Thursday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a largo yarding in all sections at Paeroa. Dairy cows and beef cattle were again in keen demand. Quotations - :—Best dairy rows and heifers, close to profit, £lO to £l2 l()s; medium quality, £8 i>s to £0 15s; later ralvcrs, £7 to £8 10s; backward and inferior, £5 to £0 15s; prime fat cows and heifers. £7 15s to £10; medium, £0 10s to £7 1 Os; lighter, £5 7s Od to £0 ss; light, £ t 5s to £5 ss: heavy boners, £3 10s to £'l; medium, £2 15s to £3 ss; lighter, £2 5s to £2 12s; thin, 30s to 355; good coloured store cows. £3 15s to C-l ss; threeyear coloured store steer.s, £0 17s (id to £i> 2s (id; potter bulls. £5 to £9. according to weight; good yearling Jersey heifers. £3 13s to £1; medium quality yearlings £3 to £3 10s: two-year empty heifers, £3 12s Od to £■!; smaller, £3 to £3 10s; prime ewes, 20s to 23s i»d; shorn hoggets, to JSs.

TE ANCA VALUES FIRM The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that prices for all classes of cattle at To Anga were fully up to Waikato rates. Values for the entry of hoggets were firm and on a par with Frankton quotations. Cattle: Heavy fat Friesian cows, .£.'l2; light fat Hereford and Here-ford-cross cows, £5 IDs to £7 1 Os; twoyear Hereford steers, X' l IDs to £r> Is; yearlings, £2 12s (id to £3 2s Od: yearling Polled Angus steers, £2 17s to £3; forward twoyear Polled Angus heifers, £1 7s; more backward, £3 is; yearlings, £2 -Is. Sheep: Fat ewe hoggets, 22s Od to 21s 3d; medium wether hoggets, :17s 3d to IDs; store ewe hoggets, 15s Od; forward condition four-tooth wethers, 20s, Gd. YARDING AT RUNCIMAN The New Zetland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a good yarding of cattle at the monthly salo at TJunciman. Dairy cows, at profit, made CO 10s to X'D Ids; good heifers, close to profit, X' 7 Ids lo cs ids; later culvers and smaller sorts, £5 Ids lo CO 1 ."is; medium fat cows, £(! Ids to £8; lighter, £5 to £0 2s (id; heavy boners, C 3 lo £1 ss; lighter, £1 to £2 Ids; store cows, good colours, £1 to £-1 10s; young Jerseys, C2 LOs (o £3 Ids; empty Short horn heifers, £3 15s to CI 2s; yearling Jerseys, £3 Ids to £1; small, £2 to £2 15s; service bulls, 7gns to ll'/igns; yearling Jerseys, <l/iirns lo Ofrns; other yearlings, 1 Vagus to 3gns; cows with calf, £1 (o £<> His the pair. HIKUTAIA PRICES The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports the following prices at Hikutaia: —Cattle: Heavy fat cows, £8 12s Od to £lO 2s Od; light, £7 to X'S; fat Jersey cows, £5 to £0; heavy boner cows, £3 Ids to £1 2s; medium, £2 12s to £3 3s; light, 35s to £2 ss; empty twoyear heifers, £3 to £I; two-year servico bulls, *£."> to X'D Ids. Sheep: Prime fat woolly hoggets, to 21s. Dairy cattle: Good quality dairy cows, close to profit, £7 15s to X'D; medium quality Jersey heifers, in milk, to X's 15s. RANGIRIRI CATTLE FAIR Tho Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports n very large entry of all classes at the Rangiriri spring cattle fair. Bidding from South Auckland buyers was very steady and a general clearance was effected at late ruling spring values. Quotations: Prime Hereford cows, Xld Is; fat cows and heifers, CO 2s to £7 17s; fat Jersey cows, CI 15s lo £.*> l">s; heavy boner cows, C 3 15s lo £1 Is; others. £2 Ms lo £3 (is; young Jersey cows, £3 5s to CI Is; forward conditioned Hereford steers, £8 Ids to X'D ss; Shorthorn, £8 Os to £8 8s; Ihreeyear Polled Angus steers, £8 Is to X'S His; Shorthorn, £7 5s to £7 15s; two-year I'olled Angus and Hereford steers. £5 lis to CO 18s; smaller, £1 15s lo C 5; Shorthorn, X's 5s to X'O 12s; Iwo-.vear mixed coloured steers, £3 15s to £ I 12s; Polled Angus and Hereford cows, with calves. CO Os; Polled Angus heifers, with calves, CO Ds, Polled Angus cows, running wilh bull, C 5 (is; Polled Angus store cows, in forward condition, t's Ids to CO 2s; Hereford and Polled Angus slore cows, X's 3s to t's Is; Hereford, Polled Angus and Short horn. C I 15s to C 5; small yearling Short horn ami Short horn-cross steers, £3 5s io x:i 17s od; small yearling Shorlhorn and Hereford heifers. C2 I Is; yearling Jersey heilers, good quality, £1 Ids to £5 7s: smiller, £2 Ds to £2 Ids; Shorlhorn and Short horn-cross, CM Is to XI Ids; small Jersey and Jersey-cross, 35s to £3 ss: twoyear Jersey heifers. £3 to £1 Is; Jersey and Jersey-cross, C2 Ds lo £3 l is; two-year Polled Angus bulls, £5 15s; Jerseys. £7 to CS; yearling hulls, £3 12s (id to £3 17s Od; poller bulls, £3 2s (id to £5 10s

OPOTIKI PIGS DEARER [ntOM Oil It OWN C'OIUIKHI'ONDHXt]

OPOTIKI. Thursday

Daljrety and Company, Limited, reports an increase in prices at I lie Opotiki. pi« sale. The toil price was obtained by Mr. Boris Black for heavy-weight haconers, which made I'M Mis. Other heavy haconers, I'M Os lo .CM I Is: medium, .I'M 3s lo .CM Ss; liirht, C'J lOs lo I'M 2s. Porkers were not in demand and practically every porker was purchased by butter-milk buyers. Ihese buyers pn.vimr lo .1:2 I r.s. Weaners and slips sold under keen competition, late rates beiiiK easily uminta i tied. and in some instances eclipsed. Notable anions the. entries of slips and weaners were two pens on account of Mr. l'eter Baker, one pen making 'JOs and the other 275. Rows, due lo farrow at an early date, made from CO 10s lo CI 2s Oil, ami one sow with a litter of four sold at CM r>s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Atrency Company, Limited, reports a pnod clearance ni prices in advance of late rates. Top price was obtained by Mr. C. Gaull for a pen ot haconers, which made CM 15s. Prices: Heavy prime baconers, CM lis Ui i'M 15s : medium, i' 3Ms to CM 7s; light, ■t'2 ISs to .CO 2s; larsre butter-milk pigs, £•■> 5s to £3; smaller, C2 15s to £3; larsre store piers. £'2 to i"2 8s: smaller, 34s to 30s; uood slips, to 30s; smaller, 28s to 30s; top weaners, to 31s 6d; smaller, £1 to 275; inferior quality,' 10s to 12s; sow and litter of 11, £6 103.