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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19816, 21 February 1936, Page 2

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WOOL AT NAPIER. •'A SELLERS’ MARKET.'* UP TO iJD ADVANCE. THE RANGE OF PRICES. NAPIER, Thursday. A sellers’ market was provided at the thirt^Napier wool sale to-day, when values for practically all sorts showing quality were fully firm on or better than the rates ruling at the January sale. For line quality distinctive lambs there was a strong demand with the result that prices showed an advance from Id to lid per lb. on the last sale. Fine wools generally were slightly better than the January offering, while medium to coarse crossbreds could be quoted at from one farthing to one halfpenny dearer. The range of prices was as fol-

SYDNEY MARKET. VALUES VERY FIRM. SYDNEY, Feb. 20. At the Sydney wool sales to-day 11,388 bales were offered and 10,738 were sold. Also, 1323 bales were sold privately. The market was very firm for all descriptions, with values generally in sellers' favour. Yorkshire and Japan were the chief operators, with increased support from Germany and France. Greasy Merinos sold to 23.1 d. TE AWAMUTU SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report on their Te Awamutu stock sale, held yesterday, as follows : Cattle: On the whole the yarding was slightly smaller than customary. There was, however, more medium to good quality Jersey beef yarded. The proportion of finished quality cattle was smßll, there also being fewer store cows than general. The usual bench of buyers were competing for the fat cattle and prices remained stable at other centres’ recent quotations. There was no variation in prices for store cows, a number of potter bulls also maintaining current levels. The special entry of advertised in-calf heifers came forward. At the commencement several pens of plain quality did not j create much interest, but the second i line of good cattle sold excellently, prices being well above expectations. We quote: Heavy fat Jersey cows, £5 5s to £5 IPs; good quality, £4 7s fid to £5; medium conditioned fat Jersey cows, £3 5s to £4 2s fid; plain quality, £2 15s to £3 2s fid; fresh conditioned cows, £2 5s to £2 12s 6d; average boners. £1 14s to £2 2s 6d; rough, to £1 13s; plain grown store steers, £4 6s to £fi Is; pen of 13 choice In-calf heifers, £5 Is; 18 ditto, £i 16s; others, to £4 10s; heavy bulls, £5 to £7 2s fid; others, £2 10s to £5. Sheep Quotations. Sheep: Tho entry reached 7500 head. Several pens of grown fat sheep sold well on the basis of late rates, whilst the numerous pens of fat lambs met a ready market under good exporters’ competition. The large quantity of store lambs drew animated bidding and results were most satisfactory to vendors. All entered were readily sold, the best of recent quotations being equalled. Generally the tendency for prices for breeding ewes, of which an exceptionally heavy yarding was handled, was to case. The small proportion of good young breeding ewes were somewhat slacker, but the difference. If any, from former levels on plain to Inferior ewes was negligible. A fair clearance was made. Approximately 75 rams, mostly South- | downs, sold well when the quality was attractive. We quote: Heavy woolly hoggets. £1 6s to £1 12s; heavy two-tooth wethers. £1 is fid to £1 fis 3d; medium fat wethers. £i 2s to £1 4s; light, to £1 Is; medium fat ewes, 14s to 15s 4d; light, 13s to 1 is; extra heavy fat lambs, £1 5s to £1 7s Pd; prime fat lambs. £1 3s to £1 ss; good quality, IPs fid lo £1 2s fid; well grown store mixed sex lambs, Ifis Pd to 17s 4d; medium conditioned store mixed sex lambs, 14s fid to Ifis: light, to lis: medium ewe lambs, Ifis lo I,<u fid; medium sized two-tooth breeding ewes. £1 7s to £1 10s; good mixed aged, breeding ewes. £1 2s lo ft 3s 7d: 200 medium six-year breeding ewes. 18s fid; plain small mouth rues. 18s lo £1 2s fid; full mouth do, t*s to 17s fid; best Southdown rams (Continued in next column.)

made £5 5s to £6 6s; inferior to 4} guineas. Values for Pigs. Pigs: The yarding was one of the heaviest we have handled here. Heavy baconers comprised a large proportion while porkers and medium baconers were in very heavy numbers. There was a full bench of buyers, and there was a hardening tendency In values, with a complete clearance readily ensuing, to the complete satisfaction of all vendors. In the store and weaner section, however, where supplies also were very heavy, buyers were mostly after well-grown stores, weaners and slips being somewhat neglected. We sold on account of Mr C. Parris, 11 prime baconers at £3 2s; a pen on account Mr R. T. Davies (Oparau), one pen on account Mr W. Askew and one pen on account Mr G. A. Kerr, all made £3 3s; heavy baconers made £2 lis to £3 3s; medium do, £2 6s to £2 12s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 3s to £2 fis; medium porkers, £1 14s to £2 2s; small to £1 13s; well-grown store pigs, £1 5s to £1 10s fid; medium, £1 2s to £1 9s; large slips, 19s to £1 Is; medium, lfis to 18s; weaners, 11s to 15s. CLEARING SALE AT GORDONTON. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held a clearing sale at Gordonton on account of Dr. H. E. Annett, when a large attendance of buyers was present. The whole herd, consisting of mixed coloured cattle, sold under keen competition, and a good sale resulted at values in advance of expectations. Realisations were:—Best Jersey and Jersey cross cows in milk, £5 15s to £6 ss; Jersey and Jersey cross cows in milk, £5 to £5 10s; Friesian cows In milk, £4 to £5; Shorthorn cows in milk, £4 to £5; Jersey and Jersey cross springers, £5 to £5 10s; in milk and poor conditioned, £3 10s Ito £4 10s; Shorthorn and Friesian Cows In milk and poor conditioned, £3 to £4; unsound cows, £2 to £3; Pedigree Shorthorn bull, “Grasslands’ Dick”, 10} gns.; grade Jersey bull, £4; aged bay mare, £39; all work aged bay mare. £4O; all work light aged bay gelding, chains, £8 10s; bay mare hack, £6 10s; Tamworth sows and litters, £5 3s fid to £7; Tamworth sows due to farrow, £4 17s 5d to £5; maiden Tamworth sows, due to farrow, £2 12s fid; maiden Tamworth hoars, £4 to £4 13s. Implements: Topdresser, £l7; spring tip cart, £7; Wallace stacker, £l4; hay rake, £4 10s: McCormick mower, £22" 10s; Cambridge roller, £9 15s; disc harrows, £8; Whakatane harrows, £3. NQONGOTAHA BTOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their stock sale on Thursday, when a heavy entry, including the advertised line of. sheep ex Wairoa, came forward. Owing to the adverse weather the sheep arrived in poor order, and consequently only a fair sale resulted. A full yarding of pigs were in good demand. There were no cattle sold. Quotations. —Sheep: Fat wethers, 22s lo 23s fid; fat ewes, 14s fid to lfis I fid; forward condition lambs, 13s fid to | 1 is lOd: si ore lambs, 11s to 12s 3d; cull lambs, fis to 7s 3d; four to five j year ewes, 22s 3d to 245; five-year i ewes, 18s fid lo 20s; sound-mouthed ewes, Ifis lo 17s fid; aged ewes. 12s to 15s; cull ewes, 5s to Bs. Pigs: I Porkers, £2 lo £2 7s; stores, 24s lo | 28s; slips, lis fid lo lfis; weaners, fis

1035 1936 Southdown —■ d d Super — Average 9} to 101 Inferior 7} to 0 Half bred, 56-58— Super — Average — Halfhred. 52-56— Super — 121 to 131 Average 9 to 10 Inferior 7i to 81 9* to 101 Extra Flue Crossbred, 48-50— Super 8$ to 91 10} to 12 Average 61 to 81 81 to 91 Inferior r. itn 61 Fine Crossbred, 46-48— Super 7 to 8 81 to 91 Average 5$ to 6} 8 to 8} Inferior 41 to 51 7 to 7} Medium Crossbred, 41-40— Super 51 to 6J 8} to 91 Average 5 to 5* 7}to 81 Inferior 4 to 5 7 to 71 Crossbred. 40-44— Super — 8 to 9 Average 4} to 51 71 to 8 Inferior 31 to 41 6} to 71 Low Crossbred, 36-40— Super — 8 to 9 Average 41 to 7 to 8 Inferior 31 to 41 Hoggets— 52-56 81 to 9* 10 to 131 48-50 61 to 01 91 to 121 46-48 51 to 71 81 to 10 lambs— 48-50 81 to 0 91 to 131 46-48 61 to 8 91 to 121 Seedy and Infer. 4 to 5 5} to 8 Necks— Super 7 to 8 91 to 10} Average 51 to 61 7} to 81 Seedy and infer. 4ito 5 61 to 71 Pieces— Super 51 to 61 81 to 91 Average 4 to 5 Seefly and infer. 21 to 31 5* to 6! Bellies— Super 41 to 51 7 to 71 Average 31 to 4 6 to 6} Seedy arrd infer. 21 to 31 crutchings— Super 5 to 6 Average 31 to 41 7 to 7} Seedy and lnrer. 21 to 31 5} to 6} tocks 21 to 01 41 to 6