HEIFER PRICES RISING

Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1935, Page 11

HEIFER PRICES RISING

TARANAKI STOCK MARKET REPORTS FROM AUCTIONEERS. FAT STOCK VALUES STILL FIRM. The Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation Society of New Zealand Ltd, in its weekly review, reports a steady week of trading through clearing sales, yard sales and private treaty. The weather has shown a decided improvement, and quite spring-like conditions have been enjoyed throughout the week, very large yardings of dairy stock having come forward at all centres, with satisfactory sales resulting as was seen at Waverley and Inglewood, where total clearances under the hammer were effected.

“Top” heifers are every day becoming more difficult to procure, and where yarded attract very keen competition at enhanced values. Both butter and cheese values remain ph a par with those ruling last week, and as far as butter is concerned, with stocks considerably reduced, the stage seems set for a more favourable start for the new season than has been the case for some considerable time. Wool values continue firm, the recent London sales giving every appearance of a likelihood of a continuance of better prices. . Both lamb and mutton remain firm, the former showing a welcome hardening tendency on. the Smithfield market All classes of fat stock remain very firm with values. on a par with tfiose ruling in the last report. The society reports difficulty in satisfying the inquiry for prime fat ewes, and appearances point to a recovery in values as far as this market is concerned. Sales since the' last report include four trucks of prime sheep at 18s and odd trucks at from 17s 6d to 18s. Sales of wethers include 80 at 23s 6d, a fairly quiet tone prevailing at present in this commodity. Sales of .fat hoggets include a line of 150 at 17s 6d. Values of fat cattle continue to show a hardening tendency, with prospects definitely bright. Best prime fat heifers have changed hands at £6 10s to £7, best prime fat cows £5 to £5 10s with limited supplies available. As. far as store sheep are concerned, the volume of business is limited due to scarcity of quotations. Quite a keen inquiry is shown for ewes mated to S.D. rams, but in most cases quotations are quite a d&al above intending purchasers’ ideas of value, with a consequent difficulty in effecting business. Ewe hoggets are in keen demand, but here again values in most cases are too high as yet to interest those in search of them. Sales during the week include a line of 174 exceptionally good sheep at 245. Business in store station cattle remains limited due to difficulty in obtaining quotations, with quite a keen inquiry existing. With the large entries of dairy stock coming forward to the sales, business through private treaty has been to a certain extent limited. Good young cows close to profit are keenly sought after, and sales include a small herd of choice cows at £7, 25 at £6 10 and 30 at £5 15s. Sales of dairy heifers include 30 at £5 10s, 20 at £5 ss, 12 at £5, 12 at £4 17s 6d and numerous small lots at from £4 10s io £5 10s.

Weaner calves continue to find favour, "top” cattle realising from £2 10s to £3, smaller but good quality 35s to £2, holdovers (difficult to procure) 25s to 30s. Sales at all centres have attracted large entries with excellent sales resulting. The Stony River sale on Tuesday drew a good yarding of all classes of cattle, dairy cows coming forward in larger numbers. A total clearance under the hammer was effected, spirited competition obtaining for cows showing well down and close to profit, while store cattle were turned , over at late rates.

Realisations were: Good conditioned ; cows'to £3 10s, good conditioned heifers to £3 'ss, paddock c6ws, 38s to £2, lighter. sorts, 27s to 325, poorer sorts 17s to £l, dairy cows £5 15s to £7. ,4t .the Inglewood sale on Wednesday, all /classes of cattle were , yarded in large numbers, a'feature of. the sale being the large,antry/of dairy ‘cows mid, heifers. Practically a total clearance under the hammer'was affected, those, lots failing to nieet vendors’ reserves being mostly . disposed of privately. Keen competition was again evident for dairy cattie close to profit, while store prices were 1 on a 'par with late rates.. Realisations were: Steers to £3 10s, wethers to 18s ;10d, fat ewes to 25s 7d, yearling heifers to 395, others 25s to 36s 6d, empty heifers 37s to :£2 2s, fat Jersey cows to £4, lighter sorts to £3 14s, paddock cows to £2 -4s, .others 32s to 38s, poorer sorts 16s 6d to I£l ss, 3-year dairy heifers to £5 2s 6d, others' £3 12s 6d to £4 15s, dairy edws £5 12s 6d to £3 ss, more backward sorts to £4 15s. / ,< . .. . Despite’ the adverse ’weather conditions prevailing; there waS’ a ‘ large attendance at Mr. J; Rutherfurd’s clearing sale on Mangawhero Road on ; Monday. The cattle offered were all in splendid condition and due within the next fortnight and-early August. The bidding was particularly, keen and one-of the best clearing sales held this.season was recorded. Realisations were as follows: Dairy cows, due'July and. August,- £7 15s, £7-10s, £7, £6 15s, £6 10s, others £6, £5 10s to £5, one or two late calvers £3 15s, £3, calved cows £4 10s, £5 15s to £6 10s, springing heifers £5 10s to £6 10s, others £4 5s to £5.

At the Waverley sale a good yarding of all classes of cattle was submitted for auction, and a satisfactory sale resulted. Dairy cows changed hands at £4, £4 ss, £4 15s to £5, dairy heifers £4 15s, £5, £6 10s to £7, bullocks £5, £5 5s to £5 Ils, paddock cows £3 to £3 15s, boner cows, 255, 28s to 335, empty 2-year heifers 37s 6d to 41s, yearling heifers 30s. In the pig section, maiden Berkshire sows realised £2 15s. In the sheep section, a line of 100 Owes changed hands at 24s 3d. A clearing sale was held in the Waverley yards, in conjunction with the usual fortnightly sale,, on account of Mr. E. Benton, when an offering of ,50 dairy cows came forward.. These cows came forward in good condition, but were mostly August calvers. July calvers made £6 10s, £7, £7 10s, £8 5s to £9 10s, August calvers £3 10s, £4 10s, £4 15s, £5 to £5 ss, dairy, heifers £3 ss, £3 10s, £4 to £4 15s. A clearing sale was also held on account of Mr. E. Derrett on Tuesday and the day being fine, there was an extra large attendance of buyers from as far afield. as Sanson, Feilding, Brunswick, Maxwell, Urenui, Okato, Opunake and Inglewood, local buyers being present in great numbers. The offering comprised 25 horses, 30 dairy cows, 9 heifers, 13 forward bullocks and 650 sheep and a large assortment of farm implements and sundries. The whole offering came forward In good condition and an excellent sale resulted. Some of the realisations were: Unbroken 2-year geldings and fillies (which comprised the bulk of the offering in the horse section) £36 10s, £3B, £4O, £42, £44 to £47 10s. Arab mare in foal £l5, 250 ewes r.w. S.D. rams 21s 6d, 250 fat wethers 225,' 150 forward wethers 19s 4d, 13 forward bullocks £6 16s, 9 forward cows and heifers £4 16s, dairy cows £6, £6 10s, £7 ss, £7 10s > to £lO, calved cows £4 ss, £4 ids, £5, £5 ss, dairy heifers £3 10s, £4 to £6 ss, yearling heifers 355. A large entry of farm implements came forward in splendid condition and keen competition resulted. An s.f. plough changed hands at £lO 10s, s.f. plough £ll 15s, spring cart £27, hayrake £9 10s, .mower £l5 ss, hay sweep £2l, chaff

cutter £26. haypress £94, Fordson tractor £BO, Whakatane harrows £2O 15s, wool press £2O 10s.