COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23592, 28 February 1940, Page 7

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

FIIANKTON QUOTATIONS FAT LAMBS IN DEMAND BACONERS SHOW AN EASING [FROM OUR OWN CORUESrONDKNT] HAMILTON, Tuesday A full yarding of fat sheep met a steady market at the Frankton stock sale to-day. Prime quality mutton was scarce, but lat wethers realised late rates, while exporters competed freely for fat ewes. There was a ready demand for fat lambs, which came forward ill smaller numbers than usual. There was keen bidding in the cattle .section and prices for ox, cow and heifer beet remained firm. Fat calves and boner cattle also met with prices equal to recent Quotations. Values for baconcrs were slightly easier, but all other classes of pigs remained firm.

.Auctioneers quote:— Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited. —Sheep: Prime fat wethers, 20s to 27s 3d; fafc wethers, 24s to 2us Gd; light, 21s 9d to 235; two-tooth maiden ewes and wethers, 19s lid to 245. 3d; heavy fat ewes, 10s i)d to 18s 3(1; fat, 14s to 15s 9d; killable, 10s Gd to 12s 9d; potter rams, 8s (id to 10s Gd; lat woolly lambs, 225. yd to 25s Gd; shorn, 18s Od to 22s 3d. Cattlo: Medium, primo bullocks, £lO lis to £.12 J 4s; medium prime Foiled Angus heifers, £7 Is to £8 17s; heavy fat cows, £8 5s to £9 14s; medium, £0 2s to £8 3s; medium Jersey cows, £5 4s to £G 12s; heavy boner cows, £3 18s to £4 12s; medium, £2 IGs to £3 IGs; light, 34s to £2 12s; heavy potter bulls, £0 8s to £11; medium, £8 to MS 19s; medium ve&lers, to £2 lis; lighter, 3Gs. Figs: Heavy baconcrs, £4 to £4 7s; medium, £3 12s to £3 17s; light, £3 f>s to £3 10s; heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs, £2 IGs to £3 4s; medium porkers, £2 10s to £2 15s; light, £2 28 to £2 8s; largo stores, 3Ss to £'2 3s; smaller, 32s to 37s Gd; good quality slips, 20s to 30s; others, 22s (id to 24s Gd; best wcaners, 17s Gd to 2ls; smaller, 10s to 10s Od; young Tarnworth boars, £2 12s Gd to £3 15s. *

Tlio Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile •Agency Company, Limited. —Medium prime ox beef, £ll 17s (id to £l2; light, £lO 5s to £lO 18s; unfinished, to £9 13s; prime fat heifers, £8 IGs to £0 14s; light, £0 7s (id to £0 15s; prime cows, £8 2s Gd to £9 10s; light, £G to £7; fat Jersey cows, £5 10s to £G; killable, £4 5s to £\ 18s; light, runners, £4 2s to £4 ISs; vcalcrs, £2 to £2 Gs; light, 38s; heavy boner cows, £4 7s to £4 10s; medium, £3 9s to £3 ins; light, £2 10s to £3 2s; 18 months Hereford steers, to £5 ss; 18 months .Red l'ollcd steers, to £4 IGs; empty Hereford cows, to £l. Sheep: Fat ewes, 17s Od to 18s Gd; lambs, 2.1s to 235: good fat twotooth , wethers, 24s to 24s Od"; lighter, 22s to 23s Gd; good heavy fat ewes, 17s to 18s; medium fat ewes, 15s to IGs Gd; prime fat lambs, 24s Gd. to 20s; good fat lambs, 22s to 235; lighter, 19s to 21s. Pigs: Heavy prime baconers, £3 18s to £4 4s; lighter, £3 10s to £3 15s; ibutter-milk pigs, £2 15s lo £3 3s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 IGs; lighter, £2 2s lo £2 3s; slips, 10s to 13s; weaners, 18s to 23s Gd; large stores, 37s Gd to £2 ss; small, 25s to 32s Gd.

Dalgety and Company, Limited. —Cattle: Extra heavy prime steers, £l2 5s to £l3 17s Od;' heavy prime, .€lO 17s fid to £ll 15s; lighter prime, £0 32s to £lO 2s; extra heavy prime young cows, £8 to £0 7s; heifers, £7 15s to £0 2s; heavy vcalers, £2 7s Gd to £3 Is; medium, £1 9s to £2 2s; light, 17s to 275; bobby calves, 7s to f)s Od. Sheep: Ilerfvy prime wethers, 20s to 27s Od; medium prime, 23s to 21s Od; unfinished, £1 Is Od to 22s Gd; heavy fat ewes, 17s to ISs; medium, 15s to 10s 6d; unfinished, 12s to 13s-, fat lambs, heavy, 20s (id to 27s 3d; medium, . 22s Od to 255; light, 20s to 21s Od; unfinished, 10s to J7s Od. Pigs: Choppers, medium, £2 10sto £4; heavy, £4 to £4 lOs; heavy baeoners, £4 to £4 7s; medium, £3 12s. to £4; light, £3 2s to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 10s; medium, £2 4s to £2 10s; light, £2 to £2 4s; small, 35s to £2; store 3, large, 35s to £2 tis; medium,-2Ss to 355; weaners, Ss to 20s; slips, 20s to 2gs; buttermilk pigs, £2 15s to £3 3s, G. \V. Vercoo and Company, Limited. — Cattle; Heavy fat hitllocks. £l3 to £l3 12s; prime medium Weights, £l2 to £l2 19s; well-finished light weights, £ll to £l.l I7s Od; light and unfinishedj £lO to £lO 15s; heavy prime cows, £!) to £9 13s; prihie medium weights, £8 to £8 15s; others, £7 5s to £7 15s; well-finished light weights, £0 10s to £7 2s Od; light, to £0 ss; heavy prime heifers, £9 to £9 12s Gd; lighter, prime, £8 to £8 15s; light, prime, £7 to £7 17s Gd; light, 'to £0 10s; heavy fat Jersey cows, £0 10s to £7 10s; medium weights," £5 10s to £G ss; light, to £5 ss; heavy fat Jersey heifers, £6 15s to £7 7s Od; lighter, £5 to £O. Calves: Light ruhners. £3 10s to £4; heavy vcalers, £2 los to £3 7s Od; medium weights, £2 to £2 :10s; well-finished light weights, 30s to 38s;. small and unfinished, to 255. Store cattle: Forward conditioned two-year Shorthorn heifers, to £5; forward conditioned young Shorthorn cows, to £5 ss'; others, to £1 10s; Jersey heifer calves, £3 to £3 10s; small, to £2 10s; heavy boners, £4 to £4 15s; medium weights, £3 5s to £3 17s Gd; light, to £3; potter bulls (heavy), £8 to £lO 10s; medium weights, £7 to £7 15s; light, to £0 12s Gd. Sheep: Heavy fat. wethers, 20s to 275; wellfinished medium weights, 25s to 25s 9d; others, 24s to 24s Od; light, 23s to 23s Od; unfinished, to 22s Od; prime maiden ewes, 20s to 235; others, to 19s; heavy prime ewes, 19s to 20s 3d; heavy, 17s to 18s Gd; medium weights, 15s to 10s (Id; light, 13s to 14s 9d; killable, to 12s Gd; prime Southdown ■wethers, 24s to 25s fid; lighter, to 235; light, to 21s;' heavy primo lambs, 30s to 31s; heavy, 27s fo 20s Od; mcdilim weights, 24s to 20s Od; well-finished lisrht weights, 22s to 23s 9d; light, 10s to 2ls; small and unfinished, 10s to 18s; medium-weight shorn lambs, 20s to 22s Od; light, to 19s. Pigs: Heavy prime bacoilers, £l 5s fo el 7s: heavy, £4 to £4 Is; medium weights, £3 lis to £3 19s; light. £3 5s to £3 12s; heavy porkers. £2 ISs to £3 4s; medium wcighfs, £2 12s to £2 17s; light, £2 58 to £2 10s; choppers, to £4 16s; good stores, 38s to £2 3s; others, 30s to 355; best slips, 22s to 2Ss; others, 19s to 21s; best wenners, ISs to 20s; smaller, fo \~<\ young pedicreo Devon boars, £0 Os to £7 7s.

Newton King, Limited. —Fat cattle: Heavy bullocks, £ll 14s to- £l2 ss; lighter, £lO 37b fid to £ll 10s; prime heifers, £9 to £lo'2s; heavy .cows, £7 2s;to £7 lis; fat Jersey cows, to £5 7s; heavy boner cows, £3 15s to £4 13s; lijrhter, £2 10s to £3, lOsj eiiiply Polled Angus cows, £4 is. Fat sheep: Medium fat ewes, 13s Od to 15s Od r* fat two-tooths, 235; fat lambs, ISs to 2ls. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £4 to £1 ss; medium. £3 lis to £3 18s; light, £3 5s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 14a to £3 Is; medium, £2 Ss to C2 12s; light, £2 5s to £2 7s; large stores. 35s 3d to £2 2sj slips, 28s to 32s 3d; weaners, Os to 14s.

NORTH AUCKLAND VALUES [from our own correspondent] "WHANGAR.EI, Tuesday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a fair yarding of cattle at Punarukn. Everything sold well at late rates. Light fat cows made from £5 to £5 ss; forward cows, £4 to £4 10s; botirr cows, £3 Os to £4; twoyear Shorthorn heifers, running with bull, £.'} 1 Os; 3 1 /a-year Shorthorn steers, £8 12s Od; botier bulls, £3 10s to £6. Dalgcty and Company, Limited, reports holding :i large'yarding of cattle, which came forward in good condition at "Waipu. Good three-year Shorthorn steers made from. £7 Is to £7 oS; others, £0 10s to £G 15s; two-year steers. £4 10s to £5; .younger cattle, £3 Is to £3 15s; cows and calves, £5 7s Od; empty cows, £3 10s to £4 2s; Jersey heifer calves, best sorts, £2 15s to £3 10s; others, £1 48' to £2 Os; Shorthorn steer calves, £2 lo £2 7s; heifer calves, £1 ins to £1 17s. ' ENTRY AT NGARUAWAHIA Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Company, Limited, reports a large yarding of iambs and a medium entry of ewes at Ngaruawahia, Boner and store cattle were penned in smaller numbers than usual. Both ewe and wether lambs met keen competition. Breeding ewes were not in good demand. Woolly white-face ewe lambs, 23s !>d; medium sized, ISs 3d; small, lis Gd; Woolly white-face wether lambs, 17s Td: medium sized, 13s lod; small. 10s; shorn whiteface wether lambs," :15s lOd; medium, 12s 7d to 13s Id; medium woolly blnck-faco lambs, 13s id to 13s Id; small two-tooth ewes, 238: fuli-mouth ewes, 10s Gd to 17s; light fat wethers, 22s Gd; fattening ewes, Os; failing full-mouth Southdown rams, to 2%gns; four-tooth Southdown rams, 3gns; heavy boner cows, £1 to £4 Is; medium cows, £3 10s to £3 12s; empty two-year heifers, £3 .10s to £3 17s Od; IS months crossbred heifers,£2 15s to £2 IGs. KING COUNTRY VALUES Abraham and Williams, Limited, reports a medium entry of sheep, which met a ready sale at advanced values at Piopio. Four-tooth wethers, 20s 7d; two-tooth, .ISs Gd to 19s sd; two-tooth ewes, 22s to 27s Od; four-tooth, 28s 3d; six-tooth, 255; four-year, 20s Id to 23s Od; good ewo lambs, ISs Id; wether lambs, 13S; small ewe lambs, 10s 4d. At To KuiM, tho saftie company reports, sheep camo forward in excess of advertised numbers. Two-too * wethers, 19s to 1 Os 8d; late shorn and 5...,i11, IGs to 10s Gd; cood ewo lambs, to tils 8d; wether lambs, 12s Gd, 13s 4d to 15s 7(1; fair down lanibs, 12s 2d; fair two-tooth, 30s; four ami six-tooth, to "3s Gd; four-year, 23s 2d; five-year. 17s to 10s; aged ewes, Ss to lis Gd; Romney rams, 2gns to Igns. ■ - Dalgetv and Company. Limited, reports a good yarding of sheep at Te Kuiti, the demand for which was-fairly keen, with prices

for lambs and wethers showing an improvement. ,The demand for fewes was godu and prices showed a* slight mCrCaSe. Fat aM forward two-tooth wethers, 10s to £1; goodforward black-face lambs, 14s Gd to 15s Sd; medium sorts, Us to 12s 3d: good forward wether lambs, shorn, 14a to 16s Id; mediurU' sorts, lis to 12s small, 8s to 10s; medium two-tooth ewes, £1 Gs to 30s; four-year. 22s 9d to 23s 3d; small four and six-toothj 22s 9d; five-year, 17s to 18s Gd; aged, 8s to 12s; Roniney rams, 2gns to 4gns; one-shear Southdowli rams, 3gns to sgns;' forward Jersey cows. £3 10s to £4 ss;. others,- £2 10s to £3 ss. • 'V'-' ■' ')•

CAMBRIDGE OFFERING - The Farmers' Co-opcrat|Yo • Auctioneering Company, Limited, full yarding of cattlo at Cambridge, the bulk of the entry comprising row and Ox beofi which sold uhder keen competition at lato rates. Cattle: Light, fat steers. £0 7s 16 £0 10s; medium fatJersey cows, £5 7s 6d to £(5 Gs; -liafntfer, £•1 His to £5 4s; medium Jersey heif&rs.' £1 IGs lo £5; heavy boner cows, £.T 15a (o £4 :i()s; medium, £3 3s lo £3 lis; light, £2 10s to £2 ISs; medium potter bulls, £0 10s to"£7 lis; light. £5 to £G 16. 'Figs- Medium-weight baconcrs. £3 18s to £4 :ss; light, i' 3 12s to CP. IGS; heavy porkers and butter-milk pigs, £3 3s to £3 Ss; medium, £2 15s to £3; lu; light, £2 7s to £2 tOs; large stores, 32s Gd to 38s; smaller, 26s t0.305; others, 22s 6d; slips, 15s to 20s Gd; weaners, Os to 123. CLEVEDON SHEEP FAIR The New Zealand. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, limited, reports an extra largo yarding of about 3000 sheep at the second Clcvcdon sheep fair. There was a large attendance of buyers and prices were firm on late sales. Two-tooth ewes, 20s to 27s 3d; four and six-tooth ewes, 25s to 24s 6d; sixtooth to fresh full-mouth ewes, 22s to 23s 6d; poor-concjitioncd five-year ewes, 14s Od to 1 Os; sound-mouth halfbred ewes, 10s Od to 12s; two-tooth wethers, 21s 3d to 235; fourtooth, 21s Gd to 2Gs; halfbred two-tooth wethers, to 20s 9d; smaller, IGs to 18s Pd; store wether lambs, 15s to 20s; medium, 12s to 14s Gd; small. 8s to lis Gd; ewe lambs, 19s to 225; medium, 14s to IGs Gd. There was not much demand for rams, SouthdoWns making to 4 guineas, and Komneys to 2Ji guineas. . KOPU REALISATIONS Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports a large yarding of all classes of cattle, sheep and pigs at Kopu. Cattle: Best fat cdws, £7 2s Id to £7 13s; others, £6 10s to £G 17s Gd; killable, £1 15s to £.5 ss; store cows, £3 10s to £4. 7s. Od; boners, £l.ss to £2; Shorthorn-cross steers. thrc6-year, £5 2s Od: two-year, £3 los; potter bulls, £5 to £G. Sheep: Two and four-tooth wethers, lGs; four-toolh ewes, 17s Gd; ag6d 6wes, 8s Od; wether lambs, 9s 7d to 15s. , Pigs.: Medium baconers, £3 15s"; porkers 1 , £2 10s to £219s; stores, £1 3s to £1 Gs; slips) 17s to £1 ss; weaners, 13s. ( THE CITY MARKETS HEAVY TOMATO SUPPLIES MOST VEGETABLES PLENTIFUL Apples and Bon Chretien pears werd in good demand at tile City Markets yesterday. Outdoor tomatoes were in very heavy supply, afkl nianv lines of poor and indifferent quality were hardto sell. Peaches are in demand, but the supply is short. The inquiry for blackberries is keen.' Supplies of cabbages and cauliflowers were very "short on account of consignments from Ohakiliie being held up by the railway dislocation. Quantities of beans wef#,. large, with prices a little lower. Fair supplies of green peas realised good . prices. Onion supplies were heavy, with low prices ruling. Kew kumaras. came forward in large quantities, realis- . ing high rates. Potato supplies were Very heavy, and Pukekohe and Ohakune, lines realised low yaliids. Lettuce and rhubarb, wliicli were in heavy supply, i realised low rates. "Prices wete;^—!

- FRUIT , . Apples, Gravensteiri, 5a to 8s 6d a case; Cox's Orange, 4 s Od to 9s; tfears, Boil Chretien, Ss Gd-to lis Gd; codTKre, 5s 6? to (is Gd; tomatoes, Outdoor, fixtra choice, 4fc to ss; others. Is to 3s Gd;granges, Jamaican-. ■ 25s Gd to 29s Gd; lemons,"three-quarter bushelcase, Gs Gd to. 15s. Gd; bananas, ripe, V ISS to 255; grapes, hothouse, Hamburg, Sd to is 3d ' per lb; peaches, late red, SB Od to 7s ii case; Golden Queen, Gs Gd to 7s Gdt crates. 9s to lis a crate; plums, Satsuma,.3s to 5s a case; Doris, 4s ,to Os Gd; strawberries. Captain Cook, extra choice, ,1s 9d S. chip; ' blackberries, Od to loy a d; Capo gooseberries, Od to Sd per lb; passion frUit, 8s to 12s si case. . FIELD PRODUCE , ' " v . Beetroot, Sd to Is 3d a dozen; celery, dessert, 2s Gd to 3s 3d a'Bundle; carrots, 2s Gd to 3s Gd a bag, or 8d to Is a dozen; cauliflowers, 7s Od to 10s a sack; cabbages; 3s to 7s; cucumbers, 3d to 9d a dozen; French beans, Is to 2s a bag; stringless beans, 2s Gd to ss; green peas, 5s to 10s: kumaras, new season's, 2%d to 3d per lb;''leeks, 3d to Gd. a bundle; lettuce, 2s,to 4s a case; marrows, 2s to 3s Od a feack; melons, fcitro'ns, 4s to 5s Gd a cwt.; onions, 2s 9d to 4s a bag; potatoes, Eangitiki, 7s to 8s a cwt.; Ohakune, 3s 9d ( to 4s (3d a bag; local, 2s Od to 3s Od; puhipkins, choice ripe, 5s to Gs a sack; medium, , 2s Gd to 4s; parsnips, 6s to 8s a bag, or Is 3d to is 9d a dozeh; fadish,"Gd to 9d; rliu-. barb, Is Gd to. 2s 6d; spinach. ls/io Is Od; sprihg onions, 9d tb Is 3d a biindlfe; swedes, , 2s to 3s a bag; turnips, 6d to 9d a dozen.

poultry . Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, ,53 to 7s each; not prime, 2s to 3s; light, prime, 2s 3d to 3s Gd; not priraet Is up; ; fat hens, heavy, 2s !>d to 3s Od; light, Is Gd to 2s; pullets, heavy, best, 5s to 7s; smaller. 2s. up; drakes, young, prinie, 2s to 3s; smaller, Is Gd iip; BUTTER AND EGGS \ ' Eggs.—Men, first grade, 2s 3'/ 2 d a dozen; B. 2s iVrd; C, Is 3 l / a d; duck, first grade, 2s iVid a dozen; B, 2s C^ls,,2Vad. * Farmers' butter.—ls Id to is 2 , / ad per lb. PIGS FOR EXPORT DECLINE IN KILLINGS [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT j[ . HAMILTON, TiUsday With an increased export of pig carcases desfred .-is part of the Empire war effort, concern is felt at a comparativa decline in the . killings of fat. pigs. ; It was stated to-day tliat fillings rorx export up to the end of January were down by 35 per. cent and were lower in weight by 21 per cent. - The chairman of directors of the New Zealand Co-operative Pig Marketing Association, Mr. W. A. Phillips, said that, in view of Britain's urgent need for increased supplies, the position must be considered serious.. However, although the Dominion killiiigs had declined, the association's activities on a percentage basis showed an increase on last year.. Many-pig producers were making full use of the supplies of cheap Australian barley, but on the whole farmers could not be said to be takingadvantage of the present opportunity as thev should. v . Mr. Phillips said it was difficult to fix the causes for the decline in killings, but one principal factor was the difficulty experienced in securing competent farin labour. In cases where adequate labour could not be obtained, 'pig production was the first aspect of d&iry farming that suffered.

JANUARY BUTTER-FAT HIGHER NORTHERN. PAYMENTS [from our own correspondent] "WHANGAREI, Tuesday North Auckland dairy company payouts to suppliers for Janttary: butterfat supplies all show an increase on tho payments fbr the sitiiie niolith last year. Tho Kaitaia company will pay £.35,644, an increase of £2722 over that paid out last year. This company has paid to its suppliers £1741 more for this season than during the same period Of last season. The output for the season is now 1494 tons* 67 tons more than at, this time last season, while ■ during January 336 toils of butter were manufactured, 36 tons more than for tlio same month of last .year. The Maungatapero company will, pay out £19.909 to its suppliers on Febf friary 20. £2IBB mbre than at this time last season. The company, has already paid to its supplibrs this season £90.346, £3B more than for tho samfe poriod of last season. Suppliers to the Waipu 'Company will receive £9IOO on February 20, £BOO more than was distributed for the previous January's butter-fat supplies.

»' PRICE OF SILVER ' LONDON, ;Feb. .26 Silver is quoted at 20 3-16 d a standard ounce and 21 l|)-16d fine.