KEEN VALUES

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20422, 12 February 1938, Page 11

KEEN VALUES

EWES AT MORRIXSYILLE RECORD ENTRY IN REQUEST RATES MAINTAINED FOR FATS Store sheep were forward In reror numbers at the Mnrrinsville sale yes terday. a total of 25.U00 being on ofTei before one of the largest bench o time. Last week's advanced quota tlons for breeding ewes were wel maintained, and In some cases ever exceeded. Southern sheep particular!} were In keen request. while good market was experienced for fur ther drafts from the East Coast. Th- * large-framed sorls of atfracfiv*. (luality. which were in animated demand throughout the sale. gauged from the f,,-t that lines .d four and ilve-ye.,r-old >lo .q> r • quently sold fr■ 2"* I'd t • whF. lines of four, five and • w*were traded from ::is *«J M 32s !»d. ally keen reque>| and dd •-•m 2 • - lo 37s id. Fat Stock lYerket The fat cattle forward were mostly r ' • beef in strictly limited feupplw Steady

competition ruled throughout the sale and there was no apparent alteration in values. The bulk of the pens r meed from £i to £C 10s. A moderate entry of fat sheep comprised lightweight sheep, which were in ready request at unchanged values. Fat ewes made 15s fid to ifis 6d, with prime light wethers changing hands from 24s fid to 265. There was a complete absence of lambs. Fat pigs again sold freely and values showed a tendency to harden. Baconers sold to 81s, while porkers were knocked down from 35s to 635. Values generally were on a par with lafe Frankton rates. Messrs Dalgety and Company Messrs Dalgety and Company report on the sale as follows: A full yarding of cattle came forward. The full entry of advertised sheep was penned and a total clearance was effected at full late market quotations. All young store sheep showed an awreciable rise. A pen of ndil ned steers £0 - d qu lity fat Jersey cows £6 2s fid to £fi I us. medium ditto Fr;**-!.in £6 H>s to £6 ir, s . light fat cows IT. to £fi. fresh-conditioned .Ter- -•*> cows £ i ihs to £5, store cows £4 lo £4 12s fid, boner c >ws £2 10s t 0 £3 I us. p-dfer bulls, heavy £8 10s to £0 ins. others £5 to £7. M Omni tw..-tooth ewes sold from 33s 3d M 31 s Id. small ditto 30s to ::•»> fid. others 28s to 28s 3d. si\-t-.otii to four-year ewes 30s to 32s 3d. to- 15s fid to 13 s IM. two and fourt.M.tti wethers 22s fid to 23s ltd. Farmers' Auctioneering Company I 1 - Co -operath e Auction r ° r • :o|. .ny. Ltd., report on the A medium yarding of fat sheep com

prised chiefly wethers which realised late rates. A good entry of store lambs attracted spirited competition, and prices showed an improvement on last sale. The advertised entry of breeding ewes came forward in full numbers, all available accommodation being taxed to capacity. There was a good bench of buyers, representative of all parts of the Waikato, good competition resulting. The Southern sheep, which came forward In good order and were large-framed ewes, created keen competition, very satisfactory prices resulting. There was again a good demand for two-tooths. the whole of the yarding changing hands at fully equal to last week’s prices. A full yarding of all classes of cattle included an average entry of ox beef. Competition was tmod and late rates maintained for all classes of fat cows and heifers. A large penning of boner cows with an extra heavy entry of hulls also came forward, these being keenly competed for by export buyers, fully schedule values resulting. Fat pics were yarded in average numbers. The demand was keen for baconers and porkers, and prices were firm on last week's rates. A medium slight improvement on our last sale. Sheen.—Medium prime wellmrs 2 is 3d to 26s Pd. light 23s fid to 2 is fid: fat ewes 15s 4d to Ifis id. light 11s to 14s Id; fat lambs. 2<ts fid; o we lambs, 23s «d: wether lambs. 15s 3d to 15s 8(1. smaller 13s fid to 1 is 7d: cull l.Anbs. lUs id to ||s 3d. Some •o' the sales e\ East C..ast were:—-Ex Manga tarn ta Station. 175 mi\ed-age ewes 32 s Pd. ton five-year ewes 2is to 2Ps :»d. 321 six year'ewes 22s Pd: Waitilia a Sta,M n . 112 mi\-d 32*. 3 2 i five-year ewes 2*s 21: e\ Ruangarehu Station. lup mixed u. e> .(Us 1(1. fi\e\.ir e\vr> 27s five year ewes 2Ss Gd.

Southern sheep ex Walrarapa. Best four and five-year ewes realised 28s Pd to 30s Id, poorer conditioned sheep, 25s to 27s Pd. Two pens of 700 ewes ex Waingaro sold from 25s Id to 28s with 423 ewes e'x Kaixvaka at 22s and local exves from 22s to 26s 9d. Two tooth exves: ex Opotiki: Two pens of well-grown sheep realised 3Gs Pd to 37s 4d. Ex Mangatarata Station: Two-tooth exves, 34s 6d. Ex Waitihaia Station: 205 txvotooth exves, 32s 8d; others 32s 3d to 345; cull txvo-tooth ewes, 26s to 275; aged ewes. 19s 6d to 20s Pd: cull exves, 11s to 16s; Southdown Rams, 3i gns to 4 gns., aged 2i gns to 2A Cattle:—Good quality lightxvelght steers, £l2 lbs; heavy fat cows, £7 3s to £7 IPs; fat Jersey coxvs, £5 14s to £6 10 S ; light fat cows and heifers, £5 10s to £6 4s; heax'y boner coxvs, £ i to £4 J ss: liclit £3*7s to £3 17s fid; store coxvs. 30 s to £2 17s: mixed coloured three-year steers, £7: twoyear sleers. £5 15s: heavy potter bulls. £0 to £10; medium, £6 10s to £8 I 0s; others, £3 15s to £5 10s; c-xvs end calves, £i 10s. Pigs:—Choppers. £2 4s to £3 17s: 1 rune topxveight baconers, £3 ISs to £4 2s: heavy baconers. £3 Jss to £3 17s: medium. £3 10 to £3 l is; tight. £.' is to £3 8s; buttermilk pigs and hf avv porkers, £2 12s to £3 2s; medium porkers. £2 4s to £2 10s: light, 36s to £2 2s: unfinished porkers. 30s !«• Pis: large stores. 26s fid to 31s; medium. 2 Is lo 2 is sd; slips, ifis io 2 os fid; \\ nailers, 10 s to 12s fid. OHAUPO STOCK SALE Messrs Dalgety and Company. Ltd., report on their uliaupo sale as follows: — \ cood ; arding of *' =»»M p offered. All hulis and boner cows said

under keen competition at prices well on a par with those ruling in the centres, but competition for beef was ! limited. Prime coxvs realised £5 to £6 10s, heavy boners £4 to £4 15s, medium £3 to £3 15s, light and poor 30s to 40s, heavy Shorthorn bulls from £9 7s to £lO 2s, Jerseys £6 to £8 13s, light-conditioned £3 10s to £5, dairy cows £6 to £6 10s. TE AWAMUTU RATES LARGE SHEEP YARDING Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report on their usual tri-xveeklv stock sale at Te Axvamutu, held on Thursday, as under: A large yarding of sheep comprised principally fat lambs, fat exves and store lambs, with the exve pens also well filled. The bidding was keen on fat lambs and exves, and prices, were if anything, in advance of late rates. The store lambs sold well, with prices up on late sales. The breeding ewes were mostly local sheep, and bidding was dull, with only a fexv pens up lo fat ewes offered and sold as under: 10s to Ifis 3d, medium fat exves 13s lu ir.s Pd, two-tooth xvethers, small 23s to 2 is Pd. Fat lambs: 414 yarded and sold, heavv fat lambs made 25s M 2fis. for a good pen of 35, medium 22s to 23s fid. light IPs to 21s fid, fat shorn la nibs. 18s to IPs fid. There ■Aero 172 R store lambs yarded and all | - .!.I :w under: Good woolly Romney ! v-ether lambs 17s lo 17s 3d. medium i »> to 13s. shorn Ifis Pd to 17s Id. medium 13s fid to 14s 9d. good shorn Mark fared lambs, 17s 2d to 18s. medium I r.s lo 16s 3d. small 12s •M to IR- 3d. d wo o I!: b 11 r k face J Jambs 17b 3d to it'd, medium ios

!5d to 16s id, small 12s to 13s 6d, : medium white-faced ewe 19s to 225, ! small 16s to 17s 3d, cull lambs 8s 6d j to 9s iOd, six-year breeding exves ex j Talhape 22s to 22s 6d, local i6s 6d 'to 17s 6d, mixed-aged exves ex Kaxvhla 23s to 245, small txvo-tooth ewes 26s 3d, cull exx’es 8s 6d to 11s 3d, two-shear Southdown rams, 2gns to 2Jgns, Southdox\*n rams lgn to ligns. A fair yarding of cattle met xx'lth good competition throughout. Fat cows and heifers made to £8 10s; best Jersey ooxvs and heifers, £5 to £5 16s, plainer sorts £4 to £4 15s; good boners £3 10s to £3 15s, lighter £2 15s to £3 ss; heavy bulls £7 10s to £8 17s, lighter £5 10s to £7; small In-calf heifers, £3 11s to £4 2s 6d; mixed coloured yearling steers, £2. A full yarding of both fat and store pigs came . forxvard and bidding throughout the : sale was keen. Fat pigs were firm on , late rates, while pigs xvere well in ■ advance of recent sales. —Prime top weight baconers made £3 18s to £4; prime heavy, £3 15s to £3 18s; heavy » £3 10s to £3 15s; medium, £3 5s to t £3 10s; light, £2 18s to £3 ss; heavy £2 5s to £2 10s, light 38s to £2 4s; medium light, 34s lo 38s; small, 30s to 345: medium choppers, £2 10s to £2 12s, large pigs 30s to 355; medium porkers. £2 10s to £2 16s; medium, pigs, 28s to 325; small, 22s to 28s; slips, ISs to 225; best weaners, Ifis to 19s: medium, 12s to Ifis; small, 8s to 12s. BRADFORD TOPS UMUfM pre~? Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright LONDON. Feb. 10 j f» n the Bradford tops market flic following quotations were:— Merinos: Seventies 28id. sixty-fours •2 70. sixties 260. Crossbreds: Fifty eights 230, fifty-sixes 220. fifties 17id, fort?-sixes 17d {nominal . fort}-fours 170 v nominal). The market is quiet hut steady.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET. L : Fowl Wheat. —A further shipment of Australian is selling 2d a bushel j cheaper than previous shipments. Through store lots range from 7s Id J to 7s 3d a bushel. Maize.—The market Is very firm, L with only a quiet demand. Values ; through store are unchanged at from 6s 8d to 6s lOd a bushel. Barley. —Stocks of Australian are ; meeting a ready demand. Through ; store prices are maintained at from 5s 3d to 5s 6d a bushel. There is a very heavy demand for barley meal at from £l2 15s to £l3 5s a ton. Oats and Chaff. —New season’s oats are available in the South Island. Busi- ' ness is restricted at from 4s 9d to 4s lid a bushel, through store. There is only a quiet inquiry for chaff of ; from £lO 5s to £lO 10s a ton. Bran and Pollard. —There is a distinctly firm tone for pollard. Through * store prices are about 5s dearer at J from £lO to £lO 5s a lon. Good sup- ' plies of bran are available, but the demand is quiet. Through store rates are from £6 15s to £7 a ton. Potatoes. —Heavy rain held up digging and a temporary shortage of supplies has resulted. Business has been restricted. Stocks from Rangitikei sold at the through store rate of from £lO 10s to £ll a ton. The market is very firm but the shortage is only expected to be temporary. Onions. —Stocks of imported have been cleaned up and business is being done in supplies from Pukekohe. There is only a light crop, and the market is very firm. Prices rule from 8-* 6d lo 9s a bag on trucks at Pukekohe, and from os to os Gd a bag, through 6tore.