COUNTRY STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23618, 30 March 1940, Page 7

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

MORRINSVILLE VALUES KEEN COMPETITION RULES LATE RATES MAINTAINED ['from oi; It OWN CO It it kspondknt") MOHKINSVILLE, Friday All excellent sule of all classes of cattle, sheep and pigs took place at the Morrinsville stock salt- to-dav, there being keen competition, with |)riccs well ii)) to recent quotations. The auctioneers (piote: —

'['he Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited.—f>liccp: Prime two-tooth mutton, '-'(is :id; heavy fat ewes, 10s; prime heavy fat lambs, 27s fill to "_!! »s lid; fat lamh.s, 25s to '-'(is; medium, '-"Js (id to 'J.'is Oil; light, His to 'JIs; best store lambs, l.'Ss lid to Its (id; medium, lOs to I'Js (id; culls, 5s (id to Ss ,'iil. .Breeding ewes: Best twotooth ewes from Dannevirkc, 'Jiis to 28.5; smaller, 225; mixed age ewes, from Kast Coast, *2.'is; mixed ago ewes, from Mohaka, 22s till to '-'lis (id; five-year ewes, from Kast Const, '_»ls to 'J'Js; six-year ewes, I."is (id to Iss (id; two-shear Southdown rams, 2 to :C- 4 gns. Cattle: Prime Polled Angus and Hereford heifers, I'D Is to £0 Ss;. medium fat Shorthorn heifers, C< Os; heavy fat Fricsian cows, £7 l"»s to £S ,ss; medium fat Shorthorn and Kriesian cows. £5 Ids to .CO I'Js; I'olled Angus cows, Hi to £0 I'.is; lighter, £5 lis; heavy Jersey cows, C 5 15s to £0 ss; medium, X I Iss to £5 IOs; cows with calves, £5 'Js to £5 15s; heavy boner cows, .CI 5s to i'l His; medium, £3 10k to CI; lighter, i"2 17s to £,'( Ss; heavy potter Inills, rs :ts to CM IOs; medium, .CO IDs to £8 Is. Store cattle: Forwardconditioned Shorthorn bullocks, i'S (is to £0 7s; three-year Shorthorn bullocks. £7 10s to l-S; 'J'/u-year Polled Angus steers, .CO lOs to i'O 1 Us; 18-months I'olled Angus steers, £5 I ."is; Polled Angus cows and calves, .Co 'Js. Dairy cattle: Best, two-year in-calf Jersey heifers, £7 3s to .C 7 IOs; smaller, £(i JOs to ,C 7; Jersey-cross heifers, £5 lOs to £'o 7s (id; tbrec-.vear Jersey heifers, £(> lOs to £7 Is; calved Jersey heifers, £7 lOs to £8 Ids; Jersey cows, I's 10s to £7. Pigs: Heavy choiipers, ct 18s to £5 Is; medium, .CM 15s to £ I ss; others, C'J His to i'.'i (is; prime top-weight- haconers, i t <s to ,c I r_'s; medium, £3 lls to £3 18s: light, i'.'t Ss to i'.'i I'Js; butler-milk pigs and heavy porkers, C'J lOs to £3 ss; medium, i"J 8s to C'J I'Js; light, :57s to C'J ."is; unfinished. .'i'Js to larn'c stores. 'J7s <»d to .".'Js; smaller, •Jls to 'J5s; slips, Ms (id to 18s (ill; weaners. ss to lis (id; breeding sows, i'.'i ."is to it IOs; Tamworth boars. .CI! 1 r>s to £7 7s; Berkshire boars, £7 7s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited.-—Cattle: Fat Jersey cows, i'O 5s to i' 7 15*; medium fat cows, £5 to £(i 'Js (id; heavy boners, £1 5s to £'."> 'Js Oil; medium, £3 10s to it 7s (id; others, £2 10s to £3 ">s; potter bulls, i'.'i lOs to CO 15s; service hulls, .CI to £1 15s; poor-conditioned 'JVa-ye.'ir Polled Angus steers, £7 lOs to £7 15s; 'J'/r.Vear Tolled Angus steers. £0 lOs to £7; smaller. i'fi to i'O 7s (id; •J'/j.-year Shorthorn steers, £1 10s to i'.'i 7s (id; dairy heifers, close to profit. £7 10s to i'B 10s; good weaner Jersey heifers, i'.'i 15s to it Os; medium sorts, £3 to £.3 1 Os; others, 30s to £'J I'Js (id. Sheep: Fat ewes. 15s to 17s Oil; fat lambs, 'J'Js (id to 23s Od; four-tooth breeding ewes, 23s (id to 'J5s 2d; medium store lambs, 10s lo 12s fid; Southdown rams, CJ 'Js to 'J'-igns. Pigs: Heavy haconers. £1 Js to £1 lis; medium, i',"i 5s to £3 Jss; medium porkers, £'2 Ids to £"J 17s; good store pigs,- lis to lOs Od; smaller sorts, Os to 13s.

FEILDING QUOTATIONS [BY TKLKUKAI'H —riu:ss association] FEILDIXU, Friday Eight thousand sheep were yarded tor the stock sail-, and, owing partly to the 1 act that quality was lacking, prices showed an casing tendency all round. A heavy yarding of tat sheep resulted in a decline in .price of about Js a head. Fat ewes, very heavy, 17s to 18s Od; aw -age, .15s to 17s; light, from Us Id; prune iambs, to '-'lis lOd; average, to Ids ltd; light, from 15S; prime heavy wethers, •J(is; good, to -Ms (Id; light, from J:ss 'Jd; verv prime black faces, J7s HI; good, to -is (id; light, from -Jls I'd. Store sheep: Twotooth ewes, good quality, :vjs -Id; fair, —f>s to JSs (id; others, from JJs od; four and six-tooths, -'ls; four to five-year, to ins; five-year, lis (id to JJs Jd; others, .from 17s Mil; while-face wether lambs, 15s ltd to 15s I'd; black-faced, to 15s Id; two-tooth wethers, JJs Id.- in run caltlc (here was a heavy yarding and a fair clearance resulted. Polled Angus bullocks, Kood condition, made to CO ss; others, from CO 10s; Shorthorn bullocks. ,C 7 5s to cs 15s; Hereford bullocks, .£0; 'JVa-year Polled Angus steers, C-t Os to £7; Polled Angus heifers, ,ca ins to £s.Bs. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers. £5 15s to £9; heifers, calved, to £7. Store cattle: Jersey weaner heifers, i:ss to 71s; yearling heifers, t:ss to .Vis (III; bulls. .»<>s to £i; store cows, to u:5 r_'s. Fat cattle: Polled Angus cows, light prime. C 5 10s to ,C 7 los; bullocks, £lO Us (id; Polleil Angus heifers, ,C 5 t?s to £<; lied Poll heifers, £t> los.

WAIHI REALISATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, reports a 1 iprlit yarding of fat cattle and a medium entry of boner cows at "A'aihi. Competition for all classes was keen, prices remaining firm. The advertised entrv of two and three-year steers created brisk bidding. A small number of dairy cows and heifers elicited keen competition. A large penning of fat pips was competed for freely. A small entry of store pigs receded a little on lato rates. Quotations: — Cattle: Medium fat cows, £.~> 12s to .CO; liirht, C-l 12s to ,C 5 Ss; heavy honer cows, CM 15s to ,t'4 Its; medium, C2 ISs to ,C.'l lis; litrht. VJ Ms to £2 13s; lisrht potter bulls. C2 '-!s Cd to CM (is; Jersey calves. .C"J ss; Shorthorn weaner calves, C2 IMs; threeyear Shorthorn steers. C 7 -"is; Shorthorn steers, Ki '_'s (id; two. and a-half to three-year Jersey steers, C."» Ss. .Dairy cattle: Young Jersey cows, early calvers. ,C 7 12s < it! ; others. C ."> 1 ">s to .€(>. Sheep: Fat wethers, 2Ms to 2.">s; litrht. I!>s to 21s; fat. lambs, to '-'ls; aged small-month ewes, 1 lis to l.'ts Mil. l'iirs: Prime top-weigh! baconcrs, CI Ss to u 1 Ids; heavy. CI io .C-l Os; medium, i'i IMs (o CM 10s; light, CM is to CM 11s; heavy porkers and butter-milk pics, C2 Its to CM -Js; medium porkers, C2 Ss to C2 12s; light. C2 2s to C2 Os; unfinished. ,M7s to C2; choppers, to C 3 10s; weaners. (is to 10s. DEMAND AT MATAWHERO [BY TKLKGKAPII—OWN COItHKBPONDF.NT] GISBORNE, Friday A poorer demand for breeding ewes and less inquiry for lambs were noticeable at the stock sale at Matawhcro. Jersey and station beef of good quality was in demand. The market was very active on any Rood pens in tho beef section and both Jersey and station beef sold well above recent values. Station cows of only good kiliablc quality made CN, and good average Jerseys CI ISs to Co Ms. The venters were good station types which made up to CM Ms. The entry iit the fat sheep section was small and quality ordinary. The market was very firm considering the quality or the offering. Ewes mad.' from lis lid lo His Id; wethers, CI Os Md to L'l Is Mil; second grade ewes. •11 s ■ld to IMs 7d.. The general tendency of the store sheep market was easier. Breeding ewes were not in good demand and lambs were quieter. Many lilies of ewes, were passed, but sales of older lines were made at prices ranging from lis to 21s 2d, while two-tooths made up to 21s Mil. Store ewes sold from lis 7d to His id. Wether lambs generally ranged from lis to Ids Midi with up to lis tsd for hitter pens.

MORSES AT WHAKATANE , Da ltfcty and Company, hiniilcd, reports having held Iho suit iinin horse fair a t Wha ka - (alio, when ii mrilinm entry of nil classes of horsos came forward. The quality and standard was not up to previous years. Unbroken irood nualily heavy draughts met with kern competition at rates considerably less than Ihe corresponding fixture last year. Aired useful farm draiitrlifs sold under steady compel it ion. as did (rood quality yoiintr hacks. All other classes were dull of sale and passings were frequent. A nice three-year heavy dninsfht filly on account of W. J. Thompson, made CIO, the purchaser being 'J'. Culverwell. Opotiki. Heavy draughts, unbrokrn, made C"-!."> to .CIO; medium. CIO to ,C1">; unbroken hacks, .L"J 10s to CS; broken asreil draughts, .CIO to CI7: lifted medium draughts. X'S to tlO; hacks, C.'l to ,C.V; vrooil, ,L'T to lit; ased and inferior, CI to .CI.

CLAUDELANDS HORSE FAIR [l-'KOM OUlt OWN COUIIKSriINDKNT] HAM I I/POX, Friday (J. W. Vercoe and Company, liimited, report havinsr held a horse sale at Claudelands when the advertised entry came forward, flood useful farm horses sold steadily at satisfactory prices, while used and inferior sorts were not wanted. The demand for svood rereliable hacks was keen and these were readily disposed of at prices considerably above those which have been ruling for the past lew horse sales. Kleven (■ood hacks from Messrs. T. ('. and 11. W. Wilson, of Waiuiai, sold up to c 15. The top price in the dranirht horse section. C.'t.V was obtained hy Mr. AY. ,1. Woods, of Morrinsville. for a five-year ueldiiiff, the purchaser being: Mr. A. K. Baker, of Holotnna. Other good quality farm horses sold from .C - _'."> to L2s los ; jjood quality licht horses. .Cl 7 to .C 22; fined and inferior, to ,C 10; ffood hacks, ,l'B to i'ls; aued hacks, .C sto C< 10s. TIN VALUES RECOVER LONDON, March 2K Levels for tin have advanced. Quotations are: —Spot: .Buyers, L'2l7 15s a ton; sellers, £2 I s . Forwn I'd: Buyers, £210: sellers. 16 ss. Other metals are unchanged.