Stock Sales.

Putaruru Press, Volume XI, Issue 268, 7 September 1933, Page 8

Stock Sales.

TIRAU. Large Yarding of Dairy Cattle. The Farmers’ Auctioneering Company’s usual stock sale at Tirau was held on Thursday. Pigs were yarded in smaller numbers than usual and were sold under keen competition. The yarding of sheep consisted mainly of hoggets, and these found a ready sale. There was only a medium yarding of fat cattle, and these showed no alteration. A good yarding of store cattle was sold under good competition at late rates.

An extra-heavy entry of dairy 'cattle was penned, comprising mostly springing heifers. Choice quality were keenly sought.

Pigs.— Stores, 21s to 235. Best weaners, 16s to 17s 6d. Smaller, 13s to 14s. Sheep.— Fat hoggets, 16s to 17s. Forward-conditioned hoggets, 13s to 14s. Store hoggets, 10s 7d. Cattle.— Light fat cows and heifers, £2 8s to £2 14s. Killable sorts, to £2 4s. Fresh-conditioned cows, to 345. Boner cows, to 245. Good-quality yearling Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £2 19s. Jersey and Jersey-cross yearling heifers, £2 to £2 Bs. Smaller yearling heifers, to 345. Two-year empty heifers, to 335. Pedigree yearling Jersey bulls, 8 to 14 guineas. Dairy Cattle.— Choice - quality Jersey springing heifers, £7 5s to £7 17s 6d. Choice - quality Jersey springing heifers, later calvers, £5 15s to £6 10s. Jersey and Jersey-cross springing heifers, £4 to £5. More backward, £2 to £3. Good heifers in milk, £4 5s to £5 7s 6d: Smaller, £2 to £3 ss. Sound dairy cows, £3 15s to £4 10s. Inferior cows, to £2 10s.

MORRINSVILLE. - At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s Morrinsville sale on Friday there was only a small yarding of sheep for which prices were firm at Frankton rates. A good entry of quality fat cattle came forward. 'Prime fat cows and heifers sold under keen competition at prices slightly in advance of last sale. Fat steers showed an easing tendency. Bates remained unchanged on boners and store

cows. Dairy Cattle.— Extra choice Jersey heifers, close to profit, £7 to £B. Choice forward heifers, £5 5s to £6 15s. Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £4 10s to £5 10s. Later calvers, £3 5s to £4 : ss. Good Jersey heifers, : calved, £5 to £6 10s. Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, calved, £4 to £4 15s; others, £2 15s to £3 15s. Good Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, £5 5s to £7; others, £3 to £5. Beef Cattle.— Medium fat steers, £5 2s 6d. Lighter fat steers, £4 7s 6d to £4 11s. Prime heavy fat heifers, £4 10s to .£5 Is. Prime heavy fat cows and heifers (mixed), £4 10s to £4 18s. Medium fat heifers, £2 17s to £3 14s. Light fat heifers, £1 15s to £2 10s. Medium fat cows, £2 8s to £3 ss. Lighter fat cows, 35s to £2 6s. Heavy store cows, 30s to 375. Boners, 15s to 28s. Potter bulls, £2 2s to £2 12s 6d. Store Cattle.— Empty P.A. and Hereford cows, 30s to £2 ss. Two-year-old empty Jersey heifers, 32s 6d to £2 Is. Extra choice yearling Jersey heifers, £3 10s. Medium yearling Jersey heifers, £2 2s 6d to £2 10s. Inferior quality heifers, 20s to 355. Sheep.— Fat wethers, to 22s 3d. Fat ewes, 15s to 18s 6d and 18s 7d. Prime fat hoggets, 17s 2d to 18s 3d. Lighter fat hoggets, 14s 8d to 15s 6d. Pigs.— Choppers, £1 to £1 12s. Heavy baconers, £2 8s to £2 12s. Medium baconers, £2 to £2 ss. Light baconers, 28s to £2. Heavy porkers, 34s to 375. Medium porkers, 29s to 335. Light porkers, 23s to 28s. Large stores, 22s to 265. Smaller stores, 19s to 21s. Slips, 14s to 18s. Good weaners, 13s to 16s. Smaller weaners, 6s 6d to 12s. Tamworth-cross sows (third litter, £4 Is to £4 13s. Medium sows, £2 10s to £2 14s.

FRANKTON. Rise in Cow and Heifer Beef. There was a small yarding of fat sheep at the Frankton saleyards on Tuesday, wethers selling under keen competition at advanced rates. An average supply of hoggets was sold readily at increased quotations. Spring lambs remained unchanged in price. Ox beef was in smaller supply, but there was little change in values. Toward the end of the sale medium-weight steers showed a firming tendency. Values for cow and heifer beef showed an appreciable rise. A truck of Polled Angus cows and heifers were sold at up to £5 14s, and averaged £5 9s Bd. There was a fairly-heavy yarding of fat pigs, and last week’s improved values were fully maintained. Store pigs were sold readily at advanced quotations. Cattle.— Light runners, £2 17s to £3. Vealers, 30s to 365. Heavy fat steers, £6 2s to £6 7s. Medium, £5 10s to £5 16s. Lighter, £4 18s to £5 ss. Prime fat cows and heifers, £5 9s to £5 14s. Heavy fat cows and heifers, £4 16s to £5 ss. Medium fat cows and heifers, £4 to £4 10s. Lighter, £2 15s to £3 10s. Killable cows, £1 18s to £2 10s. Boner cows, 16s to 28s. Jersey yearling heifers, £2 5s to £2 15s. Smaller yearlings, 30s to 355. Sheep.— Prime woolly wethers, 25s to 27s 6d. Medium, 21s 9d to 23s 6d. Lighter, 18s 6d to 20s 6d. Heavy prime young ewes, 23s to 23s 6d. Heavy fat ewes, 20s to 21s. Medium, 17s 6d to 19s. Killable, 11s to 14s 6d. Fat hoggets, 23s to 255. Medium, 19s 6d to 21s. Lighter, 15s 4d to 17s 2d. Prime spring lambs, 21s to 22s 6d. Pigs.— Choppers, £1 Is to £2 4s. Heavy baconers, £2 9s to £2 12s. Medium, £2 4s to £2 Bs. Light, £2 to £2 3s. Heavy porkers, 36s to 395. Medium, 32s to 355. Light, 28s to 31s. Good stores, 22s to 26s 6d. Slips, 19s to 21s 6d. Good weaners, 16s 6d to 18s 6d. Smaller, 12s 6d to 16s.

MATAMATA. Dalgety and Co. held their usual fortnightly stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday when an extra large number of store pigs with a few porkers practically all changed hands at ruling prices. A good entry of fat, store and dairy cattle was yarded, the whole yarding selling at up to late quotations, dairy cattle showing a firming tendency. Cattle.— Fat cows, £3 5s to £4. Lighter fat cows, £2 to £2 12s 6d. Forward-conditioned cows, 30s to £2.. Boner cows, 14s to 295. Three-year Jersey-cross steers, £2 9s. Yearling Jersey-cross steers, 10s. Dairy Cattle.— Good quality Jersey dairy heifers, close to profit, £5 to. £6, Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit, £4 15s to £5 15s. More backward sorts, £3 15s to £4 10s. Small heifers, £2 to £3 10s. Well-grown Ayrshire heifers, £5. Calved heifers, £3 to £4 15s. Dairy cows, £3 to £6. Pigs.— Porkers, 26s to 30s. Best stores, 265. Others, 22s to. 245. Good quality slips, £1 2s 6d. Others, 16s to 20s 6d. Best weaners, 17s. Others, 11s to 14s 6d. Sheep.— Fat wethers, £1 4s.