NORTHERN DISTRICT SALES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19433, 19 October 1925, Page 9

NORTHERN DISTRICT SALES

THE TREND OF VALUES. The Farmers ’ Co-operative Organisation Society, Hawera, reports:—This week has been really the first of spiing, and passing down the coast one cannot help but notice a marked change in the appearances of the paddocks; the long-looked-for growth has at last arrived and before long it is hoped that the appearance of the stock will also change, as cattle in particular are taking a long time to clean up and get rid of their rough winter coats. Store stock has remained firm at last week’s rates, with a few more enquiries for store cattle, of which there is a short supply. Steers of any description are hard ic find and store cows are well competed for. Y’earling heifers are changing hands at fair prices, but buyers do not feel inclined to pay high prices, not | having received very high prices an ! i having- had a fluctuating market for I dairy heifers this season, one sale being , fair to good and a following sale decidcdly dull. At the pedigree sale of bulls held last Wednesday any beast showing condition and quality met with good competition. Grade bulls are making very fair prices slightly higher than last season. I'at cattle are firm at last week’s prices, and any prime cattle are very scarce in this district; we hace this week been to the \i airarapa and Irnve had to pay big prices to obtain any. Sheep are on a par with last week’s quotes, prime wethers to £2 ss, prime owes 36s to 40s, prices according to quality and weights.

SALE AT HAWERA.

On Thursday we held our Hawera sale and supplementary bull fair. A good yarding of store cattle, with a few fats, came forward. Wo had a heavy entry of bulls, which met with a ready sale at prices firm on our opening sale. Dairy stock was better of sale, a good many buyers being present, but quality, outside a few head, was not very good. Anything showing quality sold well. Figs were better of sale and prices firmed up slightly as the sale advanced.

Pigs.—Porkers, £2 Ils, sows, £3 10s; good stores, 36s to 38s; stores, 28s to 31s; weaners, 20s to 235. Hheep.—Hoggets, 29s 6d to 30s Id. Cattle.—Best fat cows, £9 to £lO 10s; light fat cows, £7 10s to £8 15s; fat heifers (light and hardly finished), £7 10s to £7 16s; good forward cows and heifers, £5 I6s; forward cows, £5, £5 10s, to £6 10s; empty 2-year heifers (fair condition), £3 10s; empty 2-year stores, £2 15s to £3 ss. Store cows were eagerly competed for and were firm at late rates, prices being in vendors’ favour; good quality Jersey yearling heifers, £4 2s 6d to £5 Is; Jersey-cross yearling heifers, £2 14s to £3 ss. Bulls: 2-year Shorthorn bulls, 13 to 19 guineas; yearlings, 8,9, 9|, to 13gns.; Holstein yearlings, pedigree Jersey 2year bulls, 16 to 20 guineas; good grade maiden 2-year bulls up to 20gns.; good bulls, 2 years, 12 to 14gns.; ditto, poor condition, 8 to lOgus.; yearling bulls, 4 to 6gns.. Dairy heifers—Best quality Jersey heifers, £8 10s to £lO JOs; good dairy heifers, £7 to £8; guaranteed sound dairy heifers, £5 10s to £6. Sale at Waverley. At Waverley on Friday, we had our fortnightly sale and .annual bull fair. A large entry of bulls came forward and a fair entry of store and dairy cattle. Bulls met with a very fair sale considering there was such a heavy yarding. Dairy cattle -were on a par with previous sales and buyers present were not prepared to pay high prices. Store cattle and light fat cows met with good competition, and in this section we had a total clearance under the Hammer.

Pigs.—Light baconers, £3; good stores, £2 Is; stores, 32s 6d; weaners, 19s; sow and small litter, £3 ss. Sheep.—Good hoggets, 31s 7d; cull mixed hoggets, 22s 6d. Cattle.—-Light fat cows, £6 ss, £6 10s, £7, £7 5s to £8 ss; good forward cows, £5, £5 6s, to £5 10s; good p-ddock cows, £4 to £4 10s; store cows, £3 5s to £3 17s 6d; 2-year heifers, £3 to £3 7s 6d; good Jersey yearling heifers, £4 to £5 7s 6d; Jersey yearling heifers. £3 to £3 10s; mixed coloured heifers, 30s to 38s; 3year steers, £5 13s, £5 17s, to £6 14s; 2ycar steers, £3 ,6s to £4. Bulls: Aged pedigree bulls, Il to. 13gns.; grade ; maiden 2-ycar bulls (good),-13 to 15 gns.; good grade bulla, 10 to 12gns.; ditto, low conditioned, 7 to 3gns.; crossbred bulls, 5 to Dairy heifers: Best springing Jersey heifers, close up, £8 10s to £10; good Jersey heifers, £7 to £8; Jersey cross heifers, £6 to £6 10s; ditto, low conditioned, £4 15s to J £5 10s.