COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19314, 21 July 1934, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK SALE. AT PUTARURU. The Farmers’ Co-operative Aueiionocring Company Limited, report having held their Pularuru sale when only a small yarding of store cattle came forward, while a heavy entry of dairy cattle were penned. Pigs were yarded in full numbers, and found a ready sale at late Arm rates. Dairy Cattle: The majority of which were of a medium quality, sold under good competition while the better sorts found a ready sale. Store Cattle: Only a few pens with all classes remaining unchanged. Quotations: Light fat cows and heifers, £2 15s to £3; klllnble cows, £2 is to £2 JOs; fresh conditioned cows, 32s Gd to 37s 6d; store cows, 22s 6d to 27s 6d; boner cows, its lo 15s; Jersey heifer calves, 27s to 3is: smaller heifer calves, 12s Gd to 20s; -best dairy cows, close, to profit, £4 16s to £5 7s Gd; Jersey and Jersey cross cows. August, catvers, £4 to £4 10s; Jersey and Jersey cross cows, later cal vers, £2 lo £3 ss; aged and inferior sorts, 20s to 32s Gd; Jersey and Jersey cross heifers, close lo profit, £4 13s to £5 11s; Jersey and Jersey cross heifers, August calvers, £3 10s to £4 ss: Jersey and Jersey cross heifers, later calvers. £2 os to £3; small and inferior heifers, 25s to 355; bulls 20s to £ 1 2s Gd.

Pigs: A good yarding of ail classes of pigs came forward. Stores and weaners were in keen demand and sold readily at slightly advanced prices. An entry of live good maiden Tamworth sows realised £5 7s 6d; light porkers, 2Gs to 28s; good stores, 23s to 255; other stores, 19s lo 225; ■slips, 15s to J 8s; good Tamworth cross weaners, 12s 6d to 14s; Tainworth cross Weaners, Ss to 12s; choppers, 20s; maiden Tamworth sows, £5 7s 6d. WAIHOU STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report at Waihou sale on Friday a medium yarding of sheep were penned, prices being firm. One pen of I t extra heavy prime wethers realised 345. Cattle: An average yarding of fat cattle and a smaller yarding of stores remained firm without alteration. Quotations: Extra heavy prime fat wethers, 3 is; prime fat wethers, 25s to 20s Id; prime l'at ewes. 2is 6d to 24s Oil; fal lambs, 21s Od; light fat lambs, 15s to 15s Od; fat heifers, £3 10s to £4 16s fat cows heavy, £4 7s Gd to £5 JOs; fat cows medium. £3 12s to £i 4s; fat, cows light. £2 Os lo £3 7s Od; killable cows, 10s to 245; best stores, 24s to 31s; boners. 10s to 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, 30s to 375. Dairy Stock: The yarding of dairy cattle included several lines of choice Jersey heifers, these meeting with a good demand and prices being slightly Ibetter than recent saleyard quotations. Choice Jersey heifers, at, profit, £5 2s 6d to £6; choice Jersey heifers, August, calvers, £4 7s 6d to £5; Jersey heifers, later calvers, £2 10s to £3 15s: Jersey heifers, calved, £4 2s 6d to £5: other Jersey heifers, calved, £2 12s 0d to £3 10s; sound young Jersey cows, £5 2s Gd to £5 10s; older dairy cows, 25s to £3 2s Od; Jersey cows, calved, £3 10s to £5 12s 6d. Pigs: A small yarding of fat pigs came forward, and competition was very keen, prices consequently being in advance of recent, sales. Store pigs were penned in large numbers, competition was keener than previously resulting in tlie whole entry being sold at most satisfactory prices. Quotations: Medium to heavy baconers. £3 4s to £3 10s; light, baconcrs, £2 13s lo £3; heavy porkers, 30s to £2; medium porkers, 30s lo 3 is; light porkers, 26s lo 295.

TAPU STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report having held a stock sale at Tapu on the

19th. inst. A good yarding came forward consisting mainly of dairy cattle, which met with good competition, values remaining firm at late quotations: Prime medium fat steers, £7 3s; boner cows, 19s to 30s; maiden bulls, 31s to £2; sound bulls, £2 2s to £5 ss; good Jersey cows, close to profit, £4 to £4 7s Od; Jersey and Jersey cross cows, close to profit, £3 5s to £4; Jersey and Jersey cross cows, backward, £2* 15s to £3; backward and inferior sorts. 25s to £2 10s; Jersey heifers, small, £2 10s to £3 2s 6d; Jersey and Jersey cross heifers, small and backward, 37s Gd to £2 ss; poorer conditioned and backward sorts, 30s to 355; medium fat wethers, 27s 6d. MORRINSVILLE STOCK SALE. Messrs • Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their fortnightly slock sale at Morrinsville yesterday. A good yarding of cattle and a fair yarding of store pigs came forward. Prices were as follows: Light fat cows, £2 to £3 2s 6d; boner cows, 14s to 19s; two-year-old empty heifers, £1 6s to £2 Is; good wellgrown yearling heifers, £2 Is. There was a large yarding of dairy 'cattle, good Jersey heifers close to calving selling under keen competition. Prices: Springing Jersey heifers, £4 10s, £4 15s, £5 15s ami £5 17s Gd; Jersey heifers in milk, £3 10s to £4 ss; good Jersey cows, close to profit, £4 10s to £0; backward Jersey heifers, £3 to £4 ss; porkers, 21s to 37s 6d; good store pigs, 17s Gd to 235; good weaners, 12s Gd to 19s 6d.

NGARUAWAHIA SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report, on the Ngaruawahia stock sale 'held yesterday:— Only a small yarding of fat and store cattle came forward and prices realised were on a par with recent quotalions. There was a large entry of cows and heifers the majority of which were low in condition, hut owing to the small attendance a dull sale resulted. We quote:— Light and unfinished fat cows, £2 5s to £3 ss; fresh conditioned, £1 7s to £2 Is; oull cows, 7s Gd to 17s Gd; best quality dairy cows, close to profit, £4 15s lo £5 10s; more backward, £3 5s to £4 10s; late calvers, £2 to £3.

CLEARING SALE AT PUTARURU. EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD PRICES. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having lield a clearing sale on Thursday, of dairy herd, horses, etc., on account of Mr F. Karl, Putaruru, who lias disposed of his farm. There was a very large attendance, and buyers were present from Whakatane, Rotorua and ail parts of the Waikato. The dairy herd was an exceptionally good one, and every cow was tested and tests given at sale. Competition was very keen, especially for the higher testing cows. Young cows with tests of 350 to 4591 b of butterfa I were' keenly competed for, and sold at from £9 to £l3. Older good quality cows with similar tests £7 15s to £9 15s, while the whole herd of 83 cows averaged £7 11s. Good quality Jersey heifers £4 15s to £5 10s, (he nine heifers averaging £5 2s Gd; 17 good quality Jersey heifer calves, £2 2s. 1 pedigree 3-year Jersey bull, £S Ss; 1 pedigree 8-year Jersey bull, lllgns: i pedigree 6-year Jersey hull, sgns. The draught horses hold-at £35 10s, £3ss 10s and £33. breeding sows made from £4 5s to £4 10s; Tamworth boar, £3; store pigs, 19s; sow and litter, £4 15s. Fourcow Treloar milking machine, £27 10s; drill, £l2: top-dresser, £l7 10s; iyne harrows, £7; chain harrows, £2 10s; sweep, £4 ss: disc harrows, £lO Jss; s.f. plough, £5 ss; d.f. plough, £lO 15s; mower, £l3 I Os: ditto, £10; cultivator, £2 ss: sodium sprayers, £2 15s, £4; spring 30cwt waggon, £2O; block waggon, £23; furniture and sundries fetched top market values. The whole of herd of Mr P. F. Karl, .ibnr., was equally well competed for, the best cows making from £8 to £l3, while llm whole herd of 61 sound tested cows averaged £7.

OHINEWAI HORSE SALE. Messrs G. W. Vercoe and Co. Limited, report having held a horse sale at Ohinewai yesterday when a small yarding of horses came forward. The quality generally was only fair but prices were very firm at latest ruling quotations. Medium draught horses sold from £2B to £3l; useful light sorts, £2O to £26 10s; light horses, £l6 to £l9; aged horses, £lO to £ls; hacks, £2 10s to £7 10s. MORRINSVILLE HORSE FAIR. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Limited, report having field their winter horse sale on Thursday when only a small number of horses came forward. The demand was keen and consequently prices were in advance of recent sales. Quotations: Unbroken draught gelding, 4yrs., £2B 10s; heavy draughts, broken, all work, £3O to £3B; medium draughts, broken, all work, £32 to £34; useful farm horses, £lB to £25; ageci horses, £4 10s to £l2; good hacks, £9 10s to £11; child's pony, £7 10s; poorer pony, £2 to £4‘los.