COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19631, 18 July 1935, Page 14

COMMERCIAL

HORSE SALE. AT MORRINSVILLE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their Morrinsville horse edle yesterday, when a large entry of horses, of all classes, including a good percentage of the .better class animal, came forward. There was a large attendance of buyers from all parts of the Waikato and also further Good reliable young farm horses am. unbroken horses received most attention, selling readily at late advanced figures. In some cases vendors' reserves were too high to sell under the hammer, but in most instances satisfactory deals were completed privately. A feature of the sale was the extra good demand for 'draught foals, one particularly good filly foal selling at £36. Some of the main sales were: —W. J. Woods, unbroken yearling filly, £36 to J. L. Y. Martyn; W. J. Woods, unbroken yearling’ filly, £29 10s, Te Mata; E. Gaddingan, unbroken, twoyear filly,' £3O to W. Darrall; C. B. Johansen, unbroken two-year colt, £3l 10s to T. Mulh'olland; R. Brown, unbroken, four-year gelding, £37 to F. Ward; W. H.' Mathers, unbroken, four-year gelding, £3O, to P. E. Thornasen; J. Glvfcn, 'unbroken three-year gelding, £3O 10s to T. Qualtrough; N. Lehmann, seve"n year gelding, £47 10s to W. Darrall; R. J. Mulcahy, threeyear gelding, £4B 10s to G. Irvine; W. J. Woods, seven-year mare, £46 10s to Peel, Waihou; W. J. Woods, threeyear gelding, £42 to R. D. Knight, ■Feildlng; J. Saunders, five-year mare, £4B to J. 'Buchanan; N. East, sevenyear mare, £4O to E. J. McCarthy; T. •Duck,, eight-year gelding,’ £45 to G. Wagsiaff; J. C. Judd, gelding, £SO, to R. D. Knight, Feilding. Quotations: Good yearling unbroken fillies, £29 10s to £36; good yearling unbroken colts, £l9 10s to £27; smaller foals, £l2 10s to £l7 10s; good two-year unbrokens, £23 10s to £3l 10s; smaller £l4 to £2O; three-year unbrokens, £lB to' £3O 6s; four-year unbrokens, £3O to £37; light unbrokens, £6 to £10'; seven-year old heavy draughts, £45 to £SO; five-year medium draughts, £3B to £4B; threeyear medium draughts, £35 to £4B 10s; seven-year medium draughts, £35 to £4O; aged medium draughts, £l9 to £3O; aged lighter'draughts, £8 to £l6; young lighter 'draughts, £l6 to £2B; good hacks, £7 10s to £ll 10s; others, £3 to £6; Shetland ponies,* £5 to £lO 40 s.

CLEARING SALE AT OHAUPO. IVfßssrs. G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited, report having held a clearing sale on account of Mr J. J. Brosnahan at Ohaupo yesterday. The herd, which was submitted to a fair bench of buyers, came forward in low condition, and although no calving dates were available satisfactory prices were realised. A small number of sundries sold at late rates. We quote: Good quality Jersey and Jersey cross cows (early calvers), niade £4 10s to £5 ss; later calvers, £3 10s to £4 7s 6d; others, £2 10s to £3 ss; unsound cows, 20s to £2 ss; Jersey heifers in milk, £3 to £3 10s; small backward heifers, £2 5s to £2 15s; Jersey bulls, to £5. OTOROHANGA STOCK SALE.

• The New Zealand ’Loan and 'Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report on their fortnightly Otorohanga stock sale held .on Wednesday as follows: — Cattle: Fat and store cows were entered In about the usual supply and met with a keen sale at values fully equal to late rates. A few pens of in calf and yearling heifers and bulls.also realised usual market rates. The yarding of dairy cattle was a large one, Including the advertised herd, but most were only second-class cattle. Prices were much the same as at the previous sale, and practically all changed hands. We quote: Medium quality fat cows and heifers, £3 5s to , £3 11s; lighter fat cows. £2 Jos to £3 15s; fresh conditioned cows, £1 16s to £2 ss; good stores, £1 10s to £1 15s; boners,. £1 to £1 10s; yearling Jersey heifers,. £1 15s; bulls, to £3; good dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, £3 10s to £1 15s; medium do, £2 15s to £3 10s: late and inferior, up to £2 . 10s. Sheep: The yarding was a small one of all classes and a keen ( sale resulted, with prices fully on a par with recent recordings. We quote:— Medium fat lambs, 17s £d to 19s 6d; medium fat ewes, 15s to 16s 7d; good ewe lambs, £1 Is; plain five-year ewes in lamb to Southdown rams, 16s 2d; store lambs, 12s 3d to 14sPigs: Although tneru was a good large entry, consisting mostly of stores and weaners, there was exceptionally keen bidding an'd a decided increase in values was obtained. We quote: Sow . pigs, up to £2 15s; best grown store pigs, £1 6s to £t 14s: large store pigs, ' £1 3s to £i ss; smaller do, 19s to £1 2s; slips, 14s to 17s; weaners, 10s Cd to 13s 6d. Farmers’ Auctioneering Company. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auclion- . eering Company, Limited, report having held their Otorohanga stock sale yesterday, when a good yarding of cattle, with good quality beef scarce, came forward. Second quality and boner cows were in fully supply, these selling at unchanged rates. Store cattle; A few pens of steers and freshconditioned cows sold under good competition. Dairy cattle: These were again yarded in heavy numbers, bait the market was only fair. Pigs: The entry comprised mostly stores and weaners. Competition was good throughout. Quotations.—Ca.ttle: Light fat cows and heifers, £3 to £3 ids; heavy killable cows, £2 5s to £2 iss; fresh conditioned Jersey cows. 33s to £2; boner cows, 20s to 255; rough old cows, Ss to 14s; 2 to 2J-ycar store Hereford steers, £4 to £i 10s; 15-18-monlhs store Hereford steers, £2 15s to £2 17s 6d; 1-year Hereford steers, £2 ss; mixed colour yearling steers, 27s to 30s; forward conditioned Shorthorn cows, 39s to £2 ss: fresh conditioned Shorthorn and Friesian cows. 30s to 355. Dairies: <mod quality Jersey I heifers, close to profit. £3 10s to £i; backward sorts, £2 5s to £2 15s. Sheep: Fat lambs, i 9s. Pigs: Good store pigs, 28s lo 31s: smaller, tßs lo 2S; slips, Jss to 17s; weaners. 8s lo 13s 6d.