COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19065, 2 October 1933, Page 12

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

STOCK SALE. AT mORRINSVILLE. me.Farmer.' Co-.pe«tW. A^ tionecring Co., Ltcl., rep u , on held their Morrmsville stock s a Friday, when they penned the usual full yarding of sheep consisting mo lv of fat eaves and hoggets with sprinkling of rveihers. . There good competition for prime ewes and hoggets, and advanced puces _ realised. Wethers were also mdemand, and prices showed an lnciea on previous sales. Ox beef ,dh - ‘ ■entry was penned, the market remain fo~ very firm at recent quotations. Cow and heifer beef: An exceptiona > heavy yarding, including many good quality lots. Competition was keen throughout and a total clearance was effected at late firm rates. A heavy entry of boner cows showed no alteration. Store cattle: An extra heavy entry consisting mostly of yearling heifers. Although the majority were of good quality competition was not as keen as last sale, and the prices if anything eased slightly. Dairy cattle. Another heavy yarding of dairy cattle came forward. Competition was good, especially on quality cows and heifers, and prices were equal to late rates, pigs’ A particularly heavy yarding oi nigs came forward, the numbers befog in the vicinity of the heaviest penhings for the flush of last season. This yarding included many good qualitv baconers which met with good competition and sold at values right up to those ruling at central yards. Values for stores also remained firm but weaners were inclined to case. Quotations. —Sheep: Prime l'at wethers 27s 3d to 30s Gd, medium fat wethers 24s Gd to 25s 3d, prime maiden fat ewes 23s Gd io 25s Gd, heavy fat ewes 17s 6d to 10s Id, medium fat ew T es 16s to 16s lOd, shorn fat ewes 15s to 15s 10d, heavy fat hoggets 23s to 24s 4d, lighter fat •hoggets 18s 6d to 21s. Cattle: Heavy fat steers £7 to £7 4s, prime medium fat steers £6 5s to £6 17s, lighter £4 18s to £5 10s, heavy fat cows £4 12s to £4 18s, medium fat cows and ■heifers £3 15s to £4 4s, lighter fat ■cows and heifers £2 16s to £3 ss, killable cows £2 to £2 Bs, fresh conditioned young cow's 35s to £2 4s, heavy boner 'cows 25s to 30s, lighter boners 11s to 20s; bulls, potters £3 to £4 10s; good quality 1-year Jersey heifers £2 17s Gd to £3 ss, good quality 1-year Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers £2 10s to £2 15s, smaller Jersey and Jersey 'cross 1-year heifers £2 to £2 7s Gd, inferior sorts 20s to 355, 2year Jersey and Jersey cross heifers £2 to £2 Bs, 2-year Jersey and Jersey cross heifers (smaller) 30s to 345, sound young cows 28s to 355. Dairy Cattle: Choice Jersey heifers £7 to £7 10s, good Jersey heifers £6 to £6 15s, Jersey and Jersey cross heifers £5 to £5 15s, Jersey and Jersey cross heifers (later) £3 15s to £4 15s, good Shorthorn heifers £4 15s to £6 15s, other Shorthorn heifers £3 to £4 10s, good Jersey cows £5 10s to £7, Jersey and Jersey cross cows £2 15s to £5, Jersey and Jersey cross ■cows £5 15s to £7, other Shorthorn cow's £2 15s to £5 ss, quality Jersey heifers (calved) £4 15s to £6, other ■calved heifers £3 to £4 10s. Pigs: Prime quality heavy baconers £2 16s to £3, medium baconers £2 11s to £2 15s, light baconers £2 5s to £2 10s, heavy porkers and unfinished baconers 38s to £2 ss, medium porkers 34s •to 375, light porkers 28s to 335, stores 25s 6d to 29s Gd, good slips 20s to 255, other slips 17s to 20s, good weaners 16s to 19s, smaller weaners fls Gd to 14s Gd.

TE AWAIYIUTU SALE. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Hamilton, report having held their triweekly stock sale at Te Awamutu saleyards on Thursday. Sheep.—There was a moderate yarding qf sheep which sold at full market rates. Fat ewes 15s to 16s sd, light woolly wethers 23s 9d, prime fat hoggets ISs to 20s, store and forward hoggets 13s to lGs Gd. Cattle.—A good yarding, including some pens of choice ox. Prime bullocks sold from £5 7s to £6 17s, prime young cows and heifers £4 11s to £5, medium and light fat cows £2 15s to £4, Jersey cows and heifers £2 10s to £3 15s, store cows 30s io 455, boner cow's 15s to 255, sound young cows 30s to 37s Gd, 2-ycar Jersey cross steers 29s to 355, yearling Shorthorn steers £1 13s to 435, good quality yearling Jersey heifers £3 to £3 9s, medium quality yearling Jersey heifers £2 5s to £2 15s, Jersey cross yearling heifers 35s to 4 ss, small Jersey yearling heifers 25s to 325, fair quality Shorthorn yearling heifers 27s to 32s Gd, bulls £4 to £4 10s. Pigs.—An exceptionally large entry came forward. Approximately 420 pigs were yarded, practically the whole offering selling at late rates. We quote: Heavy baconers £2 15s to £2 17s, medium baconers £2 7s to £2 14s, light baconers and heavy porkers £1 ISs to £2 Gs. medium porkers £1 14s to £1 18s, light porkers 26s to 325, best stores (good condition) 32s Gd, others 27s to 31s. slips JSs to 265, good weaners 14s to 18s, others ,12s to 14s, sows to farrow £2 15s to £3 15s, backward sows £1 Jss to £2 10s.

CLEARANCE SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Hamilton, report as follows on a clearing sale held cn Friday at Parawera on account of Mr Gordon J. Walker. The vendor’s offering consisted of SO cows mostly in milk, about 15 sow pigs and a number of smaller pigs and also a few sundries. 'A very large attendance of mostly local purchasers bid keenly In order to secure cows which they know to be genuine, and were prepared to advance to prices considerably better than those ruling at outside * stock sales. Quality cows throughout elicited the spirited competition although for everything offered buyers were readily found. There was also a very strong tone in the bidding for the sows, which changed hands freely at good prices. We (piole: Cows in milk, lies! qualjlv Jerseys I’S lss lo i.’ 1 1 •, good conditioned cows l!7 Ids lo !.'s ids, mesorts £5 15s lo t’7 ss, poorer quality £1 10s lo c 5 Ids, others up lo £i y,s, good springing cows £(i Ids to £7 Ids, medium £5 lo £ti ss, good grade bulls £lO Ids and £ll His. Ibis year’s calves 17s lo ‘J Is; sow and litter (7) £(’> 7s ihl, good Tamworth sows with tillers £i lo £5 £s (id; eight other sows up lo £i It’s (id.

v Messrs G. W. Terror and Co., 1.1 d., report having held a clearing sale on account, of Mr Arthur Kdwards at Chaupo on Friday. There was a

particularly large attendance and a total clearance was effected. me usual farm sundries sold on a par with rates which have been ruling at other clearing sales. The farm implements realised the following prices: One mower, £l7 ss; disc harrows, '£lß 10s; disc plough, £7; ploughs from £2 15s to £5; chain harrows, £5, tine harrows, £2 2s Gd to £3 1/s 6d, wool press, £l7 15s. The farm horses sold from £l3 to £3O; yearling Jersey bulls, £6 Gs to £7 7s; 18months Jersey bull, 111 gns; pedigree Jersey cows, from 3 gns to 8 gns; grade Jersey cows in milk, £7 to £8; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 17s. The ewes and lambs created keen competition and sold as follows: 100 aged ewes with 124 lambs, 12s (all counted); G 9 aged ewes with 80 lambs, its (all counted); 73 aged ewes with 100 lambs, 11s 5d (all counted); 66 aged ewes with 75 lambs, 9s Id (all counted); 24 broken mouth ewes with 3G lambs, 7s 4d (ail counted); broken mouth in-lamb ewes, lis 9d; empty ewes, 12s; and full mouth Southdown rams. ss. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Hamilton, report having held a clearance sale on account of Mr. E. R. Tyson of Matamata on Friday as under: — There was a large attendance of buyers and a very successful sale resulted. Dairy cows sold well at fuu market rates, best cows In milk fetching £G to £8 15s; moderate quality cows, £3 10s to £5 10s; Jersey bull, Signs.; yearling heifers, £2 ss; 16 ewes with 12 lambs at foot, 225; fat hoggets, 17s; aged ewes, £6; Berkshire sow in pig to Tamworth boar, £6 15s; 1 ditto, £2 15s; Blackstone oil engine, £22; milking plant, £23; 14blade disc harrows, £ll 15s; drill, j£s 15s; aged farm horse, £l4 10s; ditto, £10; sundries and tools brought full market rates. i