STOCK SALE REPORTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19049, 30 June 1924, Page 8

STOCK SALE REPORTS

Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report having held their weekly fat stock sale at Johnsonville on Friday last. There was a medium yarding of cattle and a good entry of sheep. The quality of the cattle was not up to the previous yardings, but good bullocks sold at late rates. Sheep were on a par with last week’s sale, and vealers were not in demand. We quote as follows:—Bullocks, £8 15s, £9, £9 2s 6d, £9 17s 6d, £lO, £lO ss, £lO 10s, £lO 15s, to £ll 15s; vealers, 32s 6d, 345, 375, £2 2s, to £3 4s; wethers, 30s, 30s 9d, 325, 34s 6d, 38s 3d, 395, to 38s lOd; ewes, 24s 4d, 25s 6d, 26s 7d, to 28s; lambs, 25s 4d, 26s 7d, 27s Id, 27s 3d, to 27s 6d.

Messrs Abraham aud Williams, Ltd., Marton, report on their sales for the week as follows:—•

At Hunterville on 24th inst., owing to the very bad weather we yarded no sheep, our entry consisting of about 40 head of cattle, all of which changed hands with the exception of two springing heifers. We quote:—

2-yr steers £2 10s to £3 15s; empty 2-yr heifers 20s to 20s; 4-yr bullocks to £5 10s; store cows 20s. At Taihape on 25th inst. we had a good yarding of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle, and practically the whole yarding changed hands under the hammer. We quote:

5-yr ewes, r.w Rom rams 16s 6d. 17s 6d to 27 s 8cl; 2-th wethers, small 24s 7d to 26s 6d; m.s. lambs 19s 8d to 20s 9d; small lambs 12s 6d to 15s 3d; cull, do 7s 4d; 4-yr bullocks £5 15s to £8; fat cows to £5 ss; fat heifers £3 Us. On 26th inst. at Marton yards we held a clearing sale of Mr. E. Openshaw’s dairy herd. There was a good attendance, but prices were disappointing considering the quality of the cattle. Prices over all, including unsound backward sorts, averaged £ 4 10s, the top price being £7 ss; heifers £4 15s, £5 to £6 15s. On 2 7th inst. at Makirikiri wo held a clearing sale of dairy stock on account of Mr. D. Wasson and prices, considering the great number of dairy cows now on the market, w r erc satisfactory. All the cattle came forward in good condition and everything sold under the hammer, the cows averaging over £4; the price ranging from £1 10s to £6 15s; heifers £2 2s 6d to £2 15s; sows in pig £4 2q 6d, £4 10s, £4 12s 6d to £5; separ-i ator £22 10s; cream cans 325.

Messrs Abraham and Williams report:—‘ At Feilding on Friday we had a. medium entry of sheep and cattle.j Ewes in lamb were in demand at gooJi prices, but other sheep were a triflei easier than late rates. We quote:

Fat lambs 22s 3d to 26s 9d; fat; ewes 22s to 235; fat wethers 30s„ to 32s 6d; 4 and 5-yr ewes, R.W. ( S.D.R. 28s 4d to 28s 7d; fat, fot* ward and e. ewes 20s 2d; 2-th to 4-yr ewes 30s 6d; in lamb to S.D. hoggets 15s 2d, 17s 6d to 21s Id. Cattle. —Fat bullocks £6 15s, £7 10s to £8 10s; fat cows £3 5s to £4 10s; forward cows £2, £2 10s, £2 15s to £3; dairy cows 30s, 37s 6d, £2, £3 to £4; bulls £2 15s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, Palmerston. North, report:

At Mr. Robert Kinsett’s dispersal sale on Friday we held a very successful sale. The cows making the good average of £lO 7s 6d, while the heifers averaged £lO 2s 6d. Quotations:—* Best cows up to £2l; extra good cows £l3, £l3 10s, £l4 to £l5 10s; good cows £8 10s, £9. £lO to £lO 15s; aged and three-quarter cows £4 to £8 ss; heifers £9, £lO, £ll, £l3 to £l3 15s; empty heifers £3 ss; yearling heifers 16s to £2 10s; bulls £3 5s to £4; horse £2l; sundries at late rates.

The Farmers’ Co-op. Organisation Society of N.Z. Ltd., report: —Contrary to anticipation, the dairy sales have been particularly bright, good cows fetching high money. In fact the competition at most sales has been keener although prices are hardly as high as those ruling last year. Some very good averages have been obtained especially for herds of quality Jerseys, individual cows making up as high as £2l 10s. The demand can be accounted for by the fact that the culling right throughout the district has been exceptionally heavy this season and replacements are necessary. It is most noticeable that the poor quality cow is net asked for and we are glad that the farmer now realises that it is not a paying proposition to milk the inferior sorts. So far little attention has been paid to in-calf heifers, but at clearing sales good Jerseys have met with reedy sale. During the week we have conducted sales on behalf of Messrs Cassidy and Hill, Kapunui, Watson’s Estate, Eltham, J. S. McKenzie, Te Kiri, F. Milham, Whakamara, A. Jackson, Normanby, J. Francis, Oeo; T. A. Bridge, Kapunui; Jas. Hodge, Mata, John Humphries, Opunake; Harris & Minhinnick, Hawera, when a total of 602 cows have come under the hammer. Also horses and implements. Quotations: — First-class Jersey young dairy cows, early calvers up to £l5, exceptional to £2l 10s, medium to good, £lO to £11; others £3 to £8; 2-year Jersey in-calf heifers, good £lO, others £6 to £8; weaners, ordinary 15/- to 25/-; good young farm mares and geldings, £3O to £3B; waggons £4O to £55; implements full market values. The sheep market has been fairly good, the enquiry for hoggets and weaner ewes being well up to the supply. The yarding has not been particularly heavy, but anything coming forward has met with ready sale. Medium late shorn ewe hoggets 23/9; early shorn mixed sex hoggets 25/-; smaller early shorn mixed sex hoggets 20/- to 21/9; mixed aged Lincoln skinned ewes in lamb to Romney rams, 27/9; Romney skinned ewes in lamb, 30/-; twotooth Wethers 29/9; fattening ewes 20/to 21/6. Fat sheep.—The market is fairly

bare. Wethers 35/-, ewes 26/- to 28/6. Fat cattle.—The market is easier, but vendors are holding on in the h pcs of an improvement, and it is only in the yards that the fat cow can be bought at the reduced prices. Store cattle.—The market is very quiet.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Palmerston North, report: —At our Rongotca sale on Wednesday we had a small yarding. Owing to the unfavourable weather the attendance was small and bidding was in favour of purchasers. Range of prices:—Fat cows, £3 10s, £3 15s to £4 ss; f. and f. cows, £2 7s, £2 12s 6d, £3 to £3 4s; forward cows, 34/-, 40/- to 44/-; store cows, 18/-, 20/- to 27/6; springing heifers (at drop), £7 5s to £8 10s; heifers in calf, £3 to £4 ss.

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a very good yarding of both sheep and cattle at their Fcilding sale on Friday, June 27. Sheep on'the whole were dull of sale and quite a number of lines were passed at auction, cattle were also dull of sale, but practically all lines changed hands. Quotations: —Light fat ewes, 19/6, 21/- to 21/6; light fat wethers, 27/-; light fat lambs, 20/3; store ewes, 9/1 to 10/3; forward omp. ewes, 18/-; black-face lambs, 13/- to 14/6; cull lambs, 8/7; small lambs, 13/- to 13/7; small ewe lambs. 19/6 to 22/-; 2-th wethers, 26/11 to 27/-; fat cows, £3 Bs, £3 Jis, £4 5s to £4 8s; light fat bullocks, £5 15s; forward bullocks, to £5 18s; rough 4 and 5-yr. bullocks, £4 Is; store cows, 20/- to 25/-; forward cows, 35/-, £2, £2 5/- to £2 10/-; lowconditioned 18-mos. heifers, 15/- to £1; 18-mos. steers, £2 8s to £3 ss.