NO DEMAND FOR EWES

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20786, 22 April 1939, Page 11

NO DEMAND FOR EWES

MORRINSVILLE SALE BACONERS IN GOOD DEMAND YEARLING HEIFERS SELL WELL An entry of some 1000 breeding • ewes at the Morrinsville stock sale yesterday met with no better demand than last week and there were no transactions under the hammer. However, some lines were traded privately after the sale, a draft of small inlamb two-tooth ewes changing hands at 14s 6d and a line of mixed aged sorts at 13s 6d. A feature of the sale was the satisfactory demand for yearling" Jersey heifers, 300 of which were penned. Steady competition was shown throughout the sale and a good clearance was effected, top lines making from £2 to £3 Bs. Two-year-old heifers, which had been running with the bull, also sold well, and from £6 to £7 5s was obtained for tops. Trade for Fat Cattle. The lighter entry of fat cattle consisted mainly of fat dairy sorts, which were in fair request, but with price changes, in buyers’ favour. Plain fat descriptions were traded from £4 to £5 17s 6d and killable from £3 to £3 17s Gd. A good entry of boners met with a steady trade and rates were firm on the lower quotations at other centres. Only a meagre entry of fat sheep was available. Prime wethers realised from 17s 6d to 21s Gd, with light lambs selling from 13s to 14s, and store sorts from 4s lOd to 8s sd. The moderate penning of fat pigs included a bigger proportion of good well-finished baconers, and for these competition was keen at the recently improved Frankton rates, top sorts realising 745. Porkers realised late rates, while store pigs were sometimes slightly firmer of sale. AUCTIONEERS’ QUOTATIONS The auctioneers quote as follows: Loan and Mercantile Agency, Co., Ltd. Cattle.—Heavy killable cows, £4 4s to £4 11s; medium ditto, £3 3s to £3 19s; lighter sorts, to £3; boners, to £2 9s; Jersey heifer calves, to £2; heavy bulls, £6 15s to £7 11s others, £5 10s to £6 ss; medium to heavy porkers, 34s to 395; others, 24s to

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. Cattle.—Heavy boners, £3 2s to £3 17s; medium, £2 5s to £3; light, 22s Gd to £2 2s; potter bulls, £4 to £6 ss. Farmers’ Auctioneering Company. Ltd. Sheep.—Fat wethers, 20s 3d to 21s Gd; lighter, 17s 6d to 20s; fat ewes, 11s; fat lambs, 16s to 18s 9d; forwardconditioned lambs, 14s; woolly store lambs, 7s to 8s 3d; shorn store lambs, 4s 6d to 6s 4d; two-tooth breeding ewes, 14s to 15s; mixed aged ewes, 11s to 13s Gd. Cattle.—Fat Friesian cows, £5 10s to £5 15s; medium fat heifers, £3 14s to £4; light, £2 5s to £3; heavy fat Jersey cows, £4 10s to £4 18s; medium, £4 Is to £4 6s; heavy boner cows, £3 10s to £3 18s; medium, £2 15s to £3 ss; light, £2 to £2 10s; canner cows, 22s to 38s; medium potter bulls, £5 15s to £6 10s; light, £3 to £4 7s 6d; good coloured Jersey heifers, £3 to £3 8s; medium quality, £2 9s to £2 17s Gd; smaller, 32s to £2 ss; twoyear Jersey dairy heifers, £6 10s to £7 ss; medium quality, £5 5s to £6 ss; small and backward, £3 5s to £4 7s Gd; springing dairy cows, £5 5s to £7; others, £4 to £5; springing heifers, £6 7s 6d. Pigs.—Heavy choppers, £3 10s to £4; others, £2 9s to £3 2s; heavy baconers, £3 11s to £3 13s; medium, £3 5s to £3 10s; light, £2 18s to £3 3s; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 16s; medium porkers, £2 2s to £2 6s; light and unfinished, 24s 6d to 30s; medium stores, 18s to 22s Gd; slips. 12s to IGs; best weaners, 8s 6d to 11s Gel; others, 4s to 7s 6d pedigree Berkshire boars, 3Jgns. to 4gns.; sows due to farrow, £3 10s.

OHALPO STOCK SALE Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. report as follows on their Ohaupo sale held yesterday:— A good yarding of cattle came forward. Prices throughout were on a par with-recent sales. Fat Jersey cows made £4 to £4 9s; light fat Jersey cows, £3 to £4; fresh-conditioned cows, £2 10s to £3; boners, £2 to £2 10s; weaner Jersey heifers, £3; light potter bulls, £3 10s to £4 10s. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE SYDNEY, April 22. The demand for wheat in Sydney j s restricted, but sellers are reserved in view of greater activity abroad. Silo grain is quoted at 2s 51d, and bagged at 2s 6fd. Flour. £l2 10s. Rran and pollard. £4 15s. Potatoes, Tasmanian, to £l7; second grade, £10; others £l4 10s. Onions, New Zealand and VjoTorian hroxvn. £2"7v