COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23504, 15 November 1939, Page 7

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

FEANKTON QUOTATIONS FAT SHEEP RATES EASE BACONER PRICES IMPROVE [from, our. OWN correspondent] HAMILTON, Tuesday Values for fat cattle at the Frankton stock sale to-day remained about the same as last week, Best steers made from £l2 10s to £l3 15s, while in the cow and heifer section the prices for heavy sorts ranged from £9 10s to £lO 10s. Tho entry of cattle was lighter than usual. There was a large entry of fat sheep, and values in most lines showed an easing tendency. Prime wethers made up to '_'7s (Jd. In the fat pig section, both baconcrs and porkers were approximately 2s a head better tbau last week. Auctioneers quote:—

G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited. — Cattle: Heavy fat bullocks, £l3 7s (jd to £l3 15s; prime medium weights, £l2 10s to £l'J Jss; prime light weights, £ll to £ll IDs; lighter, £lO to £lO 17s (id; heavy prime cows, £0 10s to £lO 10s; prime medium weights, £8 10s to £0 ss; others, £7 to £8 7s (Jd; light, £0 to £0 15s; prime mediumweight heifers, £S 7s to £9 ss; lighter, to £8; heavy fat Jersey cows, £6 15s to £7 10s; medium weights, £5 10s to £0 10s; light, to £5; medium-weight Jersey heifers, to £7 ss; light, to £G; prime medium-weight runners, £0 to £0 15s; lighter, £5 to £5 12s (Jd; light, to £<i 10s; heavy vealers, £3 15s to £4 7s (Jd; medium weights, £2 15s to £3 10s; light, £2 to £2 10s; small calves, 15s to 355; yearling Jersey heifers, £4 to £4 IGs; crossbred yearling heifers, to £3 14s; empty two-year Jersey heifers, to £*l; empty two-year Shorthorn heifers, to £1 18s; forward-conditioned Shorthorn and Friesian cows, £4 10s to £~> ss; others, to £1 108; heavy boners, £3 .15s to £1 12s (id; medium weights, £3 to £3 103; light, to £2 15s; potter bulls, to £lO Gs; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, in milk and close to' profit, £7 to £8 ss; others, to £0 10 s; Jersey crossbred heifers, in milk and close to profit, £0 10s to £8 ss; inferior, to £5 15s. Sheep: Prime woolly wethers, to 27s Gd; prime shorn wethers, 21s to 21s Od; medium weights, 22s to 23s Gd; light, 20s to 21s Od; unfinished, 18s to 10s Gd; prime maiden ewes, shorn, 18s to 10s 3d; others, IGs to 17s Gd; heavy fat ewes, IGs to IGs Od; prime medium weights, l-1s to 15s Gd; others, 12s to 13s Gd; light weights, 10s to lis Gd; killablo, to 9s; heavv fat lambs, 21s to 25s 6d; prime medium weights, 23s to 23s Od; prime light. 21s to 22s Gd; others, 18s to 20s (id. Pigs: Heavy primo buconers, £-1 2s to £4 ss; heavy, £3 18s to £4 Is; medium weights, £3 13s to £3 17s; light, £3 5s to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 4s; medium weights, £2 12s to £2 17s; light, £2 5s to £2 lis; choppers, to £3 16s; large stores. £*J 4s to £2 8s; medium, £2 to £2 3s; small, 3Gs to 30s; good slips, 33s to 355; smaller, 2Ss to 31s; inferior, to 2(is; good weaners, 23s to 255; medium, 18s to 225; inferior, to 17s; sows with litters, to £lO 12s Gd; maiden Devon sows, G7 2 gns to 7Vsgns.

Newton King, Limited.—Cattle: Fat Jersey cows, £4 10s to £5 13s; heavy boner cows, £3 aos to £4; medium, £2 lfls to £3 lis; two and a-balf-year Shorthorn steers, in (rood condition, £4 2s; 18-month Shorthorn steers, £3. Pigs: Heavy prime baconers. £3 ICs to £4 3s; medium, £3 10s to £3 V3s; light, £3 5s to £3 Ss; heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs. £2 IGs to £3 3s; medium porkers, £2 Ss to £2 15s; light, £2 to £2 Gs; larfee stores, 3Ss to £2 2s (id; slips, 25s to 35s Cd; weaners, 13s (!d to-235.

Wright, Stephenson and Company, Limited. —Sheep: Prime fat ewes, 17s to ISs; medium, 10s to 10s 9d; lighter, 14s to 15stfid; prime fat wethers, 21s to 23s (id; medium, 17s fid to 10s Gd; storo and unfinished wethers, lfis to 17s. Cattle: Medium prime fat. cows and heifers, /£8 to £9 10s; fat, £0 15s to £7 10s; lighter, £5 15s to £0 ss; killable, £5 to £5 ,2s fid; heavy boner cows, £3 10s to £4 Is; medium, £2 10s to £3; lighter, 38s to £2 ss; vealers, to 3Ss. Pigs: Heavy prime baconers, £3 ISs to £4 3s; heavy, £3 10s to £3 IBs; medium weights, £3 10s to £3 10s; light heavy porkers, £2 ISs to £3 4s; medium weights, £2 10s to £2 17s; lighter, £2 to £2 9s; sows with litters, to £9 12s 6d. Dalgety and Company, Limited.—Cattle: Heavy primo bullocks, £ll 10s to £l2 17s (id, medium, £lO 15s to £ll 7s Gd; heavy fat cows. £7 5s to £8 12s Od; fat Jersey cows. £5 5s to £G 10s; lighter, £4 10s to £5 2s Gd; heavy boners. £3 IGs to £4 SS; medium, £2 2s to £3 12s; light, £1 to £1 19s; potter bulls, heavy, £S to £lO ss; others, to £7 10s. Sheep: Heavy prime fat wethers. 23s to 2ts; medium. 21s to 22s fid; light, 19s to 20s fid; prime Southdown-cross wethers, 17s to 19s Gd; heavy fat ewes, IGs fid to ISs; medium, 13s to 14s; light and unfinished ewes, 10s to 12s; spring lamb, 22s to 22s 9(1; store wether hoggets, 15s Gd to 17s 3d; woolly, ISs Gd; ewe hoggets, to 34s 3d; ewes with lambs at foot. 12s 4d, all counted. Pigs: Prime topweight baconers, £'4 to £4. 3s; heavy baconers. £3 15s to £4; medium, £3 Ss to £3 355; light. £3 to £3 Ss; buttermilk pigs. £2 12s to £3; heavy porkers, £2 Gs to £2 12s; medium, £2 2s to £2 Gs; light. 38s to £2 2s; large store pigs. £2 to £2 ss; medium. 32s to £2; small. 2fis to 325; best slips, 25s to 30s; best weaners, 22s to 2Gs; others, ISs to 225.

EAST COAST CATTLE DEMAND AT MORRINSVILLE [FROM OUR OWN COItRESrONDENT] MORRINSVILLE, Tuesday The Farmers' Co-operativo Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at a special sale nf east coast cattle at Morrinsville a full btfnch of buyers from the North Auckland, South Auckland and "Waikato districts was in attendance. Competition throughout was steady, grown steers selling more freely than younger cattle. Realisations were:—Malahia station, three and four-year Polled Angus steers, i'loto £lO IOs; Maunsatarata station, irrpwn Polled Angus steers, £7 17s to £lO 7s; Hikurangi station, grown Polled Angus steers. £7 (is to £9 7s; Mr. E. Fraser. three-year Hereford steers. £8 '2s Gd to £9 17s; Mr. H. J, Jackson, three-year Polled Angus steers. £7 7s; Mr. Raiiffi Ford, three-year Polled Angus steers, £0 3s to £7 3s; Matahia station, three-year Polled Angus heifers. £5 6s to £6 30s: Polled Angus cows. £5 13s to" £R 1-ts: Maungatarata station, three-year Polled Angus heifers, £5 15s to £0; Polled Angus cows, £5 17s to £0 f)s; Pauraiki station, three-year Hereford heifers, £5 16s to £6 6s; Mr.- Geoff. Cottcrill, Polled Angus lieifers. £5 Is to £6 0s; Mr. F. R. Jefferd, Polled Angus heifers, £5 lis to £6 Cs; Mr. H. M. Jackson, Polled Angus heifers, £5 12s. Quotatiohs were : —Three and four-year Polled Angus steers, in forward condition, £0 14s to £lO 10s; three and four-year Hereford steers, £9 17s; three-year Polled Angus steers, in store, condition, £8 13s to £9 10s; threeyear Hereford steers, in store condition. £S 2s Od to £S 355; three-year Polled- Angus and Hereford steers, £7 2s Od to £7 IGs; two-.vear Polled Angus steers, £5 10s to £G 12s; twoyear Hereford steers. £5 5s to £5 Ss; two and three-year mixed-coloured steers £4 to £4 18s; two and three-year Jersey steers, £3 2s; yearling Polled Angus steers, £3; three-.vear Polled Angus heifers, £5 4s to £G 16s; threeyear Hereford heifers._ £5 15s to £6 9s; forward-conditioned Poliled Angus cows, £6 Gs to £6 14s; young Polled Angus cows, £5 14s to £5 17s; Polled Angus store cows, £ t 5s to £4 17s: two-year Polled Angus and Hereford heifers, £3 lis to £3 ISs; store cows and heifers, £3 14s to £3 17s; yearling Polled Angus and Hereford heifers, £2 14s,

NGARUAWAHIA VALUES The iS'ew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a good yard in ec of both boner and dairy cattle at Ngaruawahia. Competition was keen throughout and consequently almost a full clearance was effected. Heavy boner cows made £3, I:2s (o £4 2s; medium boners. £3 to £3 Os; lisrht boners. £2 lis to £2 IGs; potter bulls. £5 5s to £S . r »s; choice springing Jersey heifers, £S 10s to £0 15s; calved heifers £7 15s to £S ss; springing dairy cows, £S 10s to £ll. TE PAKI PRICES LOWER [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI. Tuesday Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report that more than tho advertised number of cattle came forward at the Te Paki sale. Prices realised were not up to late sales. Forward-conditioned four-year-old steers made £(> 17s to £S; three-year steers. £5 10s to £0 10s; good two-year HeVeford steers, £4 IDs. for a line of (If); yearling steers. £2 15s to £4; two-year Hereford heifers heifers. £4 l.'is to £.-> 10$; Hereford and Shorthorn cows. £4 17s to £(> (>s: good Hereford runners, £4 10s to £5 Os; four-year Hereford bulls. £4 10s to £5 3s; yearling and two-year Hereford bulls, £3 2s (id to £4 Ss. PUTARURU OFFERING [I'ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] PUTARURU, Tuesday Dalgety and Company. Limited, reports a good yarding of all classes of cattle at Pntaruru. The advertised line of shorn wether hoggets on account of Mr. N. Alexander met with spirited competition, whitefaces selling at :17s 3d and blackfaces at 'His. Cattle: Heavy fat bullocks, medium quality, £9 18s to £lO 10s; medium fat, £!) 10s to £U 12s; heavy fat cows, £7 to £8 :15s; fat Jersey cows, £5 to £5 J)s; r'at cows, £4 to £4 10s; heavy boners, £3 10s to £3 15s; medium, £2 10s to £3 Os; Jersey cows with calves at foot, £3 Is to Co Ms; rough four-year steers, £4 15s to £(>; small steers, £3 Os; yearling Jersey heifers, small, £2 10s to £3 2s; potter bulls, .Co to £G; dairy heifers, calved, to £<! ss; cows, springers, £0 to £7 10s. Pigs: Medium baconers, £3 10s to £3 15s; light, £3 2s to £3 10s; butter-milk pigs, £2 10s to £3 Is; heavy porkers. £2 5s to £2 10s; medium,' £2 to £2 ss; large store pigs, 35s to £2; medium. 30s to £1 15s; small, 25s to i!0s; best slips, 24s to 30s; best wcaners, 21s to 2Ss lid; medium, 20s to 245; small, 15s to 20s; sows due to farrow, £3 10s to £.5 sa.