Stock Sales.

Putaruru Press, 9 March 1933, Page 8

Stock Sales.

FRANKTON. Values for all classes of stock at Frankton on Tuesday were more buoyant than for several weeks past. There was a smaller yarding of fat sheep than usual, and a short supply of fat wethers increased in price. Ewes of good quality also improved, but poorer grades, were sold at late rates. Beef cows and heifers were in large numbers and maintained late rates. Store cattle, boners and bulls improved slightly. There was a fairly heavy yarding of all classes of pigs, prices remaining firm at last week’s rates. Sheep.— Prime fat wethers, 15s 9d to 16s 6d. Heavy, 13s 6d to 14s lid. Light, 11s 6d to 12s 6d. Fat hoggets, 12s 6d to 13s 9d. Heavy fat ewes, 8s to 8s 6d. Light, 5s 2d to 6s 6d. Prime heavy fat lambs, 13s to 14s. Medium, 11s 6d to 12s 9d. Light, 9s 6d to 10s 6d. Cattle.— Medium fat steers, £5 19s to £6 ss. Heavy fat cows, £3 11s to £3 18s. Medium, £2 15s to £3 ss. Light, £2 to £2 9s. Boners, 22s to 28s. Bulls, £3 10s to £4. Pigs.— Prime heavy baconers, £2 9s to £2 12s. Medium, £2 4s to £2 .Bs. Heavy porkers, 33s to 375. Medium, 29s to 325. Light, 25s to 28s. Good stores, 17s to 20s. Slips, 10s to 15s. Weaners, 5s to 9s.

MORRINSVILLE. Yarding of 11,000 Shteep. Over 11,000 sheep were penned at the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company’s Morrinsville sale on Friday. The yarding included drafts of ewes from the Tokomaru Bay and Gisborne districts. The sheep were landed in excellent condition, and met with good competition from buyers from all parts of Waikato. Store lambs were also in good demand and maintained their values. A full yarding of all classes of cattle came forward. There was an oversupply of ox beef, late rates being barely maintained. Cow beef was also penned in large numbers, and was sold at values practically equal to late ruling rates. Boner cows and bulls showed no alteration. The advertised lines of East Coast cattle landed in good condition, the quality being equal to former drafts, but these did not command the competition as on previous occasions. Although a few pens were passed at auction, a complete clearance of 300 head of steers was effected.

A full yarding of fat and store pigs met with good competition. Values for prime baconers remained firm at last sale’s quotations, while unfinished pigs and large stores met with a better sale. Porkers were also in keen demand and showed a rise on last sale’s values. Cattle.—

Heavy fat steers, £7. Medium, £5 19s to £6 3s. Lighter, £4 17s to £5 ss. Medium fat cows, £3 to £3 10s. Lighter fat cows and heifers, £2 5s to £2 15s. Killable cows, 34s to 425. Heavy boner cows, 22s to 295. Lighter, 12s to 18s. Heavy bulls, £4 to £4 ss. Lighter, £3 to £3 6s. Shorthorn steers, 31 to 4 years, £3 9s to £3 17s. Hereford steers, 3 to 31 years, £3 11s to £3 16s. Polled Angus steers, 3 to 3i years, £3 13s to £3 19s.

Polled Angus and Hereford-cross steers, £2 16s to £3 2s 6d.

Polled Angus steers, 21 years, £2 15s to £3 2s 6d. Polled Angus and Hereford steers, 11 years, 30s to 355. Good Jersey heifer calves, 36s to 42s 6d. Smaller, 20s to 32s 6d. Sheep.— Fat wethers, 12s Id to 14s. Prime maiden fat ewes, 12s 6d. Fat ewes, 6s 8d to 7s Id. Fat lambs, 10s 3d to 12s. Good store lambs, 7s 4d to 8s 6d. Medium, 6s 2d to 7s 3d. Cull lambs, 3s 6d to 5s 9d. Two-tooth ewes, extra good, 16s Id to 16s 2d. Others 12s to 13s 9d. Poorer, 9s to 11s 3d. Four-tooth and six-tooth ewes, 10s 6d to 12s 6d. Pigs.— Choppers, 31s to 41s. Prime heavy baconers, £2 10s to £2 12s. Medium, £2 5s to £2 9s. Light and unfinished, 38s to 445. Heavy porkers, 34s to 38s. Medium, 29s to 335. Light, 24s to 275. Large stores, 20s to 25s 6d. Slips, 13s 6d to 16s. Good weaners, 8s 6d to 11s 6d. Smaller, 5s to 7s 6d. Four-tooth to four-year ewes, 8s 9d to 11s sd.

Four-year ewes, 10s to 11s 2d. Five-year ewes, 8s 3d to 12s 4d. Four-year and five-year ewes, 9s to 10s 9d. Sound-mouth ewes, 6s 6d to 9s 2d. Cull ewes, 2s 6d to 5s 6d.

Some of the Prices. The following were the prices realised by some of the Tokomaru Bay consignments of sheep:— 255 two-tooth ewes, 16s 2d. 535 five-year-old ewes, 12s 4d. 235 two-tooth ewes, 16s Id. 112 four-tooth ewes, 12s 6d. 143 five-year-old ewes, 10s. 83 four-year-old ewes, 11s sd. 84 sound mouth ewes, 8s 3d. 133 two-tooth ewes, 13s 9d. 148 five-year-old ewes, 10s 3d. 139 five-yyear-old ewes, 9s Id. 152 four and five-year-old ewes, 10s 9d. 150 mixed age ewes, from 9s 7d to 10s 9d.

MATAMATA. Dalgety and Co. held their usual fortnightly stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday, when a good yarding of pigs and a medium entry of cattle came forward. Cattle sold up to late rates, while practically the whole yarding of pigs changed hands at prices well up to late quotations. Cattle.— Fat heifers, £3. Light fat cows, £2 4s to £2 ss. Good-conditioned cows, £1 12s to £1 18 s. Boner cows, £1 to £1 2s. Potter bulls, £2 7s to £3. Yearling Holstein steers, £1 2s. Good quality Jersey heifer calves, £2. Pigs.— Heavy prime baconers, £2 7s to £2 10s. Medium baconers, £2 10s to £2 6s. Light baconers, £1 16s to £1 19s. Heavy porkers, £1 10s to £1 15s. Medium porkers, £1 8s to £1 9s. A line of 20 baconers averaged £2 10s. Best stores, 17s 6d. Slips, 12s to 15s. Weaners, 5s 6d to 10s 6d.