DEMAND FOR DAIRIES

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19633, 20 July 1935, Page 11

DEMAND FOR DAIRIES

VALUES AT MORRINSVILLE

BEEF IN SMALLER SUPPLY.

COMPETITION FOR STORE CATTLE

Lighter vardings in all sections characterised the weekly stock sale at Morrinsville yesterday. There was little fluctuation in current values, dairy cattle maintaining the good level established last week.

No ox beef was offered in 'the beef section which comprised mostly second quality cow and heifer beef. The bidding lacked the spirit of previous sales and last week’s decreased prices were not advanced. The demand was keen for any pens offering any indication of quality. Fresh conditioned cows were Arm at late rates.

The market was bright' for good store cattle, a large attendance of buyers bidding up to prices in excess of ruling' rates. A special entry of forward Hereford bullocks attracted keen attention, a large line averaging £5 11s.

A large entry of dairies was again marketed and last week’s advanced rates were maintained. Heifers, which comprised a large proportion of tho offering sold at prices ranging to £7. Many consignments were backward in condition and these without exception met a dull market. Not for some time has there been so little activity in the sheep section, the only class to be offered in any numbers being fat lambs. These elicited an eager inquiry and last week’s good prices were further advanced. Fat pigs were penned in slightly increased numbers and sold readily to butter-milk buyers. A larger offering of stores met an enthusiastic reception and sold at advanced rates. The following tablejshows the comparison between this week’s and last week’s prices:— This week. Last week. BEEF (per 100ibl.

Individual Consignments. No outstanding prices were recorded in the beef section. For store cattle Mr A. L. Keith, of Ngongotaha, gained the excellent average of £5 11s for a large line of Hereford bullocks. One pen was sold at £6. In the dairy section Mr P. E. Harney sold a line of 25 Taranaki heifers for an average of £5 14s. Heifers from Mr E. A. Webber sold up to £6 7s (id and those from Mr A'. Gibbons, of Morrinsville, sold up to £6. Several of Mr -Harney’s heifers realised £7. Farmers’ Auctioneering Company. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Limited, report at their weekly .Morrinsville stock sale held yesterday, a small entry of sheep, comprising mostly fat lambs, camo iorward. j Cattle.- —A smaller yarding of cow ! and heifer heel, with no ox beef yarded. Good quality cattle wero scarce, whilst second quality were in firm demand. Fresh-conditioned boner cows soid at late rates. Store cattle.—The advertised entry of store bullocks attracted local and outside buy ere in large numbers and competition was spirited throughout Aithough the cattle were not carrying as much condition as some buyers would have liked, the whole entry changed hands at advanced ilrm rates. The satisfactory average of £5 Is was secured for the whole of the Wairoa cattle. | Dairies.—Again a large yarding of i dairy cattle came forward, including a big proportion of dairy heifers. There was fair competition throughout, and all heifers close to prollt realised satisfactory prices. One line of 25 heif- | ers 'on account of Mr P. E. Harney j averaged £5 14s. Dairy cows which were not of good quality, were not j keenly sought. j . Pigs.—A small entry of fats which sold to butter-milk buyers. Stores | were penned in more than average ! numbers, and the quality on the whole ' was very good. The whole yarding j changed hands under brisk competition at further advanced prices. (Juolalibns; —

Sheep.—Pen of fat wethers realised 24s 9d; store ewes, 6s; heavy fat lambs, 20s fid to 21s sd; lighter, 18s 7d to 19s 2d. 'Catt.e. —Light fat cows and heifers, £3 10s to £3 17s; killable cows, £2 8s to £3 Ils; l'resh-conditioned, 30s to £2 2s; boner cows, 20s lo 28s; young empty cows and heifers, 20s to 255; medium Jersey heifer calves, 24s to 30s; station-bred 34-year Polled Angus steers, £5 15s to £6; Hereford steers, £5 14s to £5 18s; 24-year Polled Angus and Hereford steers, £5 14s to £5 16s; Polled Angus steers, £4 16s to £5 Is; Polled Angus cows and calves, £2 2s Gd to £3 Bs. Dairies.—Rest Jersey heifer cows, close to profit, £6 to £6 17s 6d; medium quality Jersey heifers, £5 to £5 10s; Jersey Cross heifers, £4 17s Gd lo £5 15s; more backward heifers, £4 2s Gil lo £5 ss; smaller heifers, £3 to £4 10s.

Pigs.—Light baconers, £2 8s to £2 14s; heavy porkers, £2 to £2 8s; light, 80s lo 365; large stores, 25s 6d to 28s Gd; smaller, 20s to 23s 6d; slips, 15s to 20s Od; weaners, 12s Gd to 16s. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile. The New Zealand Loan and Mcrcanlile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report on their weekly Morrinsville slock sale, held on Friday, as follows: —Conditions generally varied very little from the usual. There was a scarcity of good fat cattle, most again being medium class fats and stores. 'Flic demand was good and realisations accordingly were fully up to late levels. A number of dairy cows, most of which lacked quality, soid fairly readily. A few pigs and a number of fat ewes were, also well sought after: \\e quote: —Good quality fat cows. £.3 10s lo £ i 15s: medium quality fat cows, £2 I Os to £3 7s Gd: lighter do., £•2 5s to £2 12s Gd: Jigfl, £ t 14s to £2 2s Od; stores, £1 4s to £i 10s;

good dairy cows, close to profit, £-* to £5; others, £2 15s to £3 iss good porkers, £2 2s; pen of 80 fat ewes, 18s lOd.

Dalgety and Company

Messrs Dalgely.and Company, Limited, report having held their usual weekly sale at Morrinsville saleyards on Friday as under: —There was a moderate yarding of all classes of stock, and a good attendance of buyers. Full market rates were obtained. Fair quality fat cows.made £2 5s to £3 ss; forward conditioned and fleshy cows, 38s to 50s; light cows, 18s to 265; dairy heifers, springing to calve, £4 2s 6d to £5 ss; good cows, close to profit, £4 to £5; cull cows, 20s to 355; good porkers, 365; forward stores and light porkers, 21s to 29s 6d; small ditto., 18s.

TE AWAIYIUTU STOCK SALE. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held their tri-weekly stock sale at Te Awamutiu saleyards on Thursday, as under: — Sheep.—There was a moderate yarding, which sold at late rates. Fat wether's, 25s 6d; heavy butchers’ lambs, 24s 9d; freezing lambs, at 18s 3d to 20s; store ewes, 8s to ils; store lambs, 11s lOd to 14s Gd; aged ewes In lamb, 14s. 'Cattle.—There was a large yarding of 98 fat cattle and 200 store cattle. The demand was hardly so keen, although full market values ruled. Fat bullocks, unfinished, £7; choice Hereford heifers, account Estate G. O. Bayley, made up to £7 ss; Shorthorn cows, account Mr W. G. Kay, at £6; Polled Angus cows, on account of Estate G. O. Bayley, at £5 17s 6d; Jersey fat cows, £3 to £3 18s; forward cows, 34s to 425; boners, 25s to 335; light ditto., 15s to 225; yearling Jersey heifers, small and low condition, 20s; cull ditto., 5s to 15s; boner bulls, 20s to 60s. Dairy Cattle.—There was a yarding of 323 head. Two whole dairy herds were offered and sold at late rates. Best young cows made £3 10s to £5 10s; backward and low-conditioned oows, £2 to £3 ss; choice Jersey heifers, close to profit at up to £6; medium heifers, £3 to £4 ss; others, £2 to £2 15s; cull dairy cows, 30s to £2 15s.

Pigs.—Only a few fats and good yarding of stores came forward. Light porkers made 265; Tamworth sows in pig (low condition), £2 5s to £3 10s; a total clearance of stores was effected at prices in advance of recent rates. Best stores, 24s to 28s; others, 2is Gd to 23s (id; slips, 16s to 225; best weaners, 15s to 17s; others, 10s Od to .14s 6d.

NGAFtUAWAHIA STOCK SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report on their Ngaruawahia stock sale as follows: The yarding of fat and store cows was a large one, comprising principally the latter, and all met with a very good demand, rates being well maintained. Some yearling Shorthorn steers elicited kden competition, whilst the demand for a few medium yearling heifers and potter bulls was steady. Although there were approximately 150 head of dairy cuws no outstanding cows were entered ;,.in fact, the proportion of good quality Jersey cows was very small. However, the large number of second quality cows, especially for those well forward, met with a keen reception and very satisfactory prices were obtained, there being very few reservations.

We quote: Medium fat cows, £2 15s to £3 2s Gd; light killable cows, £2 5s lo £2 :12s Gd; forward store COWS, £1 15s to £2 2s Gd; boners, ISs to £1 10s; good quality yearling Shorthorn steers, £2 is; medium ycariing heifers, lo £1 10s; potter hulls, £3 3s; good quality Jersey cows, close to profit, £4 15s to £5 15s; medium qua’ily Jersey cows. £4 to £4 L2s Gd; p:ein cows and heifers, £3 5s to £4; backward and inferior cows, up to £3.

DAIRY AND STORE CATTLE. VALUES AT WESTFIELD. There was a poor demand for dairy caltle at the Westfield weekly stock sale, when large yardlngs of cows and heifers were offered. The firm tone which had prevailed until last week, when values receded ’slightly, was at no time reached and there was a further fall in prices. Several outstanding springing cows and heifers created some compeliton, but the market was dull throughout, buyers being offered lines in excess of their requirements. A fairly large number of the lines forward was of indifferent quality, but even pens of fair qualty cows were passed in when offers did not reach the vendors’ reserve. The best realisation was £6 for a fine Jersey heifer, close lo profit. Prices were fairly well maintained for store cattle and most lines were cleared at late rates. The top price in the boner section was £5 for a fat bull. The quotations were as follows:

Store Cattle. —Young cows, good condition, £2 to £3 15s; good quality, less condition, 30s lo 37s Gd; others, lo 255; boner and aged cows, to £2; boner hulls, lo £5; breeding Jersey hulls, to £3 15s; yearling Jersey heifers, good quality, to £2; others, to 255.

Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cows, fair quality, close to profit, to £4; more backward, (o £3; others, to £2 10s; 55 Jersey-cross cows, fair quality, close to profit, to £3 15s; more backward, lo £2 10s; Jersey heifers, good quality, close to profit, to £G; more backward, lo £3 15s; Shorthorn cows and heifers, close to profit, good quality, to £4 2s Gd; more backward, lo £3 10s; other cows, lo £3.

DUNEDIN RABBITSKiIr SALII. DUNEDIN, Saturday. 'Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as follows:-—Large quantities were again forward for the sale, with increased supplies of good winter grades. There was again keen demand by exporters for America and all grades showed a further rise. Good hacks from seconds up were Jd to 2d dearer, whilst outgoing and springs showed a sharp rise of fully Gd. All grades of winter does were hd to Gd higher, whilst off-season and Inferior grades appreciated by Id lo hd. The following are I he prices realised: — Prime winter bucks, 10 Li per lb.; first winter bucks, lOOd; second winter bucks, Olid; spotted winter bucks, SOitn; outgoing winter bucks, 7-id; ilrsi, spring bucks, 5-ild; second spring bucks. Lid; prime winter does, God; tlrst winter docs. Ghd; second winter does, mild; spotted winter does, 45Jd; llrst outgoing winter does,

| 50id; second outgoing winter does, : 37id; stained does, 334c1; first spring I does, 241 d; second spring does, 22d; first early winter bucks, 89d; second early winter bucks, 77Jd; first early winter does, 54d; second early winter bucks, 43id; first incoming winters, 72Jd; second incoming winters, 58Jd; ! first late autumns, 63fd; second late I autumns, 4 6d; first early autumns, 1 43d; second early autumns, 38id; i light racks, 181 d; prime racks, 194 d; i dawny autumns, 242 d; summer broken, j 14Ad; third winter broken, 24d; second winter broken, 31 d; first winter •broken, 39d; first milky, 21|d; second milky, 142dj second winter black, sid; first winter black, GBd; hareskins, 2Gid; horsehair, 20d. POULTRY IN AUCKLAND. The following are the prices current in Auckland for poultry: — Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 3s Gd to Gs each; not prime, 2s 3d up; light prime, 2s 3d to 4s; not prime, Is fid up; fat roosters, heavy prime, 2s to 3s; light, Is 6d to 2s: fat hens, heavy, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; light, Is 6d to 2s 6d; pullets, heavy, best, 3s 6d to 5s 6d; smaller, 2s up; light, best, 3s Gd to 5s Gd; smaller, 2s up; drakes, young, prime, 2s to 3s; smaller, Is 6d up; old, Is Gd to 2s 6d; ducks, young, 2s to 3s 6d; old, Is 6d to 2s 6d; geese, 3s to 4s; turkey hens, 4s to 6s; gobblers, 6s to 11s; guinea fo'wls, 2s to 2s Gd.

Extra prime ox — 23/Extra choice young cows and heifers 20/Prime cows 18/6 18/0 second quality cows 12/MUTTON (per head) Fat wethers 2-i/G — Unfln. w’th’rs —. 21/0 Uniln. ewes . — 10/0 Fat hoggets . 21/5 20/0 PIG? (per head). Porkers •11/Weaners 13/Slips 1S/- A 17/Large stores 20/23/-.