BUOYANT TONE

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21173, 24 July 1940, Page 11

BUOYANT TONE

MARKET AT FRANKTON BULLOCKS SELL TO £ls 5s Od LATE RATES FOR SHEEP Unusual buoyancy for this time of the year characterised the fat stock market at the Frankton sale yesterday. Individual prices in the fat cattle sections were the highest for some months although there was no actual rise in values as a whole. In some cases beef values tended just a shade lower. Late rates were repeated for fat sheep, while entries in a short Denning of pigs were again dear. Some attractive quality pens were forward in the ox section. Some extra heavy prime descriptions were traded from £l3 16s to £ls ss, the latter figure being 15s better than the highest quotation of last week and best money realised in this section for some months. Actually, only a few entries sold above £l3 16s and prices above this figure were realised in single instances. The top price was paid for an extra heavy Hereford bullock. Other heavy sorts yesterday made from £l2 9s to £l3 5s and medium descriptions from £lO 15s to £ll 17s 6cl. The top price of £ll 5s for cows and heifers was 5s better than last week’s top money. Extra heavy prime sorts were quoted from £9 5s to £ll 5s and heavy prime from £8 to £9 Is. As with ox, values on the whole were very firm on last week’s advanced values, but there were instances where realisations were hardly as good. The good quality of many of the pens helped competition, while further assistance was given by the presence of several outside buyers. Values were keen in the calf action, one buyer paying £3 Is for a heavy choice runner, this being the highest figure realised in this section for some considerable time. Boner cattle were also firmly sought.

Firm Sheep Market < Although the usual number of , plain quality sheep was not absent, ' there were quite a number of attrac- ! •Live lines in the fat sheep section. Values were fully firm, but top prices were more consistently realised than was the case last week. For instance, the top figure of 36s for wethers was obtained for several lines, but top money at previous sales has usually been confined to one line. Extra choice wethers were quoted from 33s 6d to 335, compared with 33s 6d to 37s last week, and fat sorts from 30s to 325, the same money as last week. Ewes were sometimes a little firmer, choice sorts being quoted from 23s to 27s in comparison with 22s to 25s 6d last week, and fat descriptions from 19s Gd to 225, against 18s to 20s 6d. Lambs showed little change. Fat pig entries were again short, with the result that there was no falling away in values. Baconers were quoted from 70s to 93s and porkers from 46s to 68s. Store pigs, however, were not so keenly sought, and values depreciated slightly. Price Summary The following table is a summary of prices realised for fat stock at the Frankton yards at the last two sales: BEEF (pep 1001 b.) Extra prime ox 33/6 to 36/6 33/6 to 36/6 Prime, ox .. 31/6 to 33/- 31/6 to 33/Plain and inferior nv . 26/-to 31/- 26/-to 31/- j Extra choice young- cows I and heifers . 28/-to 34/- 28/- to 34/- | Prime cows . 2G/6 to 27/6 26/6 to 27/6 ! Second quality rows .... 24/-to 25/6 24/-to 25/6 Light cows and Heifers . . 10/-to 22/6 10/- to 22/6 j MUTTON (a head) Extra prime wethers .. 33/6 to 36/- 33/6 to 37/- | Fat wethers . 30/- to 32/- 30/- to 32/- [ Unfinished wethers .. 26/-to 29/- 25/-to 29/- \ Extra prime ewes .... 23/-to 27/- 22/- to 25/6 F 3t owe* .. 10/6 to 22/- IS/- to 20/0 Unfinished ewes 14/-to 17/6 12/-to 17/Fat lambs . 25/- to 28/- 25/-to 28/Lisrht ditto . 18/- to 23/6 is/-to 23/6 PIGS (a head) Paconers .. 70/- to 03/Porkers .. 4 6/- to 68/\yeancrs . . 16/- to |f* 6 J7 to ■>»/; Individual Quotations A heavy Hereford bullock from Mr J. Scott, of Newstead, made the top money of £ls ss. Other heavy sorts from the same vendor realised from £l3 16s to £l4 15s. From £lO 7s 6d to £l4 5s was given for cattle from Messrs. Willoughby Bros., and from £lO 17s 6d to £l3 5s for those from Mr F. Donny, of Morrinsville. Bids ranging from £ll 4s to £l2 9s bought bullocks from Mr J. H. Henderson, of Rukuhia. Attractive mediumweight sorts from Mr E. H. Wayne realised from £ll 14s to £l2 Is, and a pen of light sorts from Mr J. H. Gore, of Tuhikaramea. was sold at £lO. From £lO Is to £ll 2s 6d was given for the entries from Mr H. Coxhead. In the cow and heifer beef section. Messrs. Van Houtte and Nowlette, of Te Uku, sold choice ; sorts from £9 19s to £ll 6s, and Mr T. M. Hall, of Ohaupo Road, sold equally attractive sorts from £lO 2s ; 6d to £ll ss. Those from Mr R. G. Griffen, of Tauwhare, sold from £3 15s to £9 17s, and entries from i Messrs. Wilson Bros., changed hands from £7 5s to.£9 ss. From £8 5s to £9 Is was paid for entries from Mr J. H. Henderson, and from £7 11s to £7 12s Gd for those from Mr N. P. . Jack, of Eureka. A heavy choice runner from Mr W. A. Clow, of Horotiu, sold at £8 Is. Choice wethers from the Waikato Racing Club sold from 34s to 365. - The same money was realised for : sheep from Mr E. J. Owen, of Piroi ngia, and Messrs. Van Houtte and 3 Nowlette, of Te Uku. From 33s to ; 35s was given for wethers from Mr . H. S. Duncan, and 33s 6d was paid lor a pen from Mr C- V. Sutton, ui

Parawera. Heavy ewes from Mrs M. Paterson, of Horsham Downs, sold from 23s 6d to 25s 3d. j AUCTIONEERS’ QUOTATIONS The auctioneers quote as follows: Farmers’ Auctioneering Company, Limited. , Sheep.—Heavy prime wethers, 33s Gd , to 365; medium, 30s to 32s 6d; light, 27s | Od to 20s Gel; unfinished nnrl small, 25s < Gd to 20s Gd; fat ewes. 23s Gd to 25s Gd; \ medium. 20s Gd to 225; unfinished, 1 is , to 17s; heavy prime lambs, 29s to 34s 3d; I fat lambs, 20s 3d to 225. Cattle. —Medium prime ox. £l2 1s to £ I ns; lip-liter, £lO 15s to £ll 14s; un- i finished, £9 7s to £10; Polled Angus and Hereford heifers. £7 11s to £8; ■small j polled Angus heifers, £6 to £8 2s Gd; i prime heavy runners, £5 6s to £6 7s; 'lighter £i 7s to £5 3s; vealers, £3 10s In £ j 3S; light, 335; calves, 14s to 17s. Pie-?.—Heavv baconers. £4 7s to £4 13.*-. medium £3 18s to £4; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 17s to £3 8s; light ; porkers, £2 3s to £2 7S; good quality large | stores, £2 16s to £2 4s; large stores. 36s fid to 38s Gd; slips, 27s to 325; weaners, 12s to ISs; maiden Tamworth breeding i sows, £3 5s to £5 15s; Tamworth boar, i £3. Loan and mercantile Agenoy i Cattle. —Prime rising two-year heifers, I £7 ios to £7 12s 6d; prime fat cows, ; <*7 4s to £S; prime runners, £6 to £6 6s; vealers. £2 15s to £3; heavy boner cows. £4 to £4 12s; medium boners. £3 8s to £3 ■ 16s; light. £-2 10s to £3 -2s 6d. Sheep.—Good fat wethers, 33s to 355; j medium. 20-s to 325; lighter, 26s to 28s; I lambs. iss od to 103. o pigs.—Medium heavy bacon, £3 18s to l £4- lia-nt. £3 15s to £3 17s; heavy pork--1 ers £2 15s to £2 18s; medium, £2 12s i to £2 14s; light, £2 5? to £2 8-S; good well-grown stores, 3 8s to £2 2s: medium, 3ns to 35?; Slips, 24s to 28s; weaners, iS-s to 2 2s. G. IV. Vercoe & Company, Limited. Cattle.—Prime bullocks, ex Mr John Scott, of Newstead, to £ls ss; good qualitv shorthorn bullock.?, ex Messrs. Wil--1 loughbv Rrus.. of Tuhikaramea. to £l4 I ,• lighter-weights, ex Mr F. Donny, of Mo’rriii'Villf. to £l3 ss; light Polled Angus j bullock.-, ex’ Mr H. Coxhead, or Te Rore, I jo £ t t :ss Gd; prime heifers, ex Mr T. M. Mall, of Hamilton. £lO 2s Gd to £M ?s !.-.d; prime Polled Angus heifer?, ex Messrs. vanhoutte and Nolletl, of Te Uku. to lilt 27 cows and heifers, ex Messrs. ' ! Wilson Pro?., of Waiinai, i’7 5s to £0 5?; i hf■ hv\ prime bullocks. £l4 to £ls ss; prime . medium-weight£l3 to £l3 15s; prime ’ light £ll to £l2 73 fid; light. £lO to 1 £H ’i's Gd; small and unfinished, to £9 [ jo-- heaw prime heifer?, £lO to £it 6s; . liauter prime, £0 to £9 ss; light, £S to L is its fill; small and unfinished, to £7 i I; heavy prime cows. £y to £lO 2s Gd; t lighter, £8 to £8 17?; light. £6 15S to £ i . 12? Gd; hea\y fat Jer.-e.y cow-, £ > 5s to ' £3 75 Gd: medium-weights. £6 10® to £7 - -'s Gd- light, to £G ss; medium-weight ‘runner’s £5 to £3 1 Ss; light, to £i 14?; ' i heavy vealers. £3 105 to £4 ss: medium- ' weight* *"2 to* to £3 7? Gd: light, to £3 - ins- forward-conditioned Shorthorn and 1 iric*ian cow?, £5 10s to £6 7s 6d; others, to £5: heaw holier?, £4 10s to £5 ss; ''medium-weight?. £3 15s to £4 7s Gd; t '.light, to £3 ios. ;i sheep.- Prime medium-weights, 34g to i 3Gs; prime lighter-weight?, 32s to 33s 9d; ' prime light, 30? to 31s Gd; others, 28s ' to 29? Gd; heavy prime ewes. 26s to 27s J ::,i ■ heavv fat ewe?, 24s to 25s Gd; med-ium-weight?. 22? to 23s Od; light. 19? to -2 1-; Finable, to 18s; heavy fat hogget?, : to 29?; medium-weights, 24s to 265; i light 2 1? to 23?; killable, to 20s. Pig.-.—Light baconers. £3 12s to £4; 5 heavy porkers, £3 5? to 10s; medium, • £2 1-? to £3 4?: light. £2 5s to £■} 15s: 5 choppers. p» £r. 5s Gd; best stores, 4 2s 1 J to 37?: Vdher?, 28? to 33?: good wean-’ 5 or*. 27? to 3 1*; medium. 22s to 265; l -cV'To/; sow* o in pig. to £', 10s. TE AROHA DISPERSAL Newton King. Ltd., report holding a *ucce**.ful clearing sale at Te Aroha on Thursclav last on behalf of Mr Albert ) Hirst ' one of the largest crowds seen at a clearing sale or It? size was present ’ and bidding f *; the herd of 10 Jer.-cy-i' \vrshire cr-.ss rows was extremely anfrii- ] ' anjp p: i"- wa- £ls 1 11 -• all early calv--1 : r; .-"V..- '-l ling from £l3 to nr. t n*; 9 pit r r and c.*w? £|o |o £l2. the a'er- :• a----- a’l being ni to*. l he hoi. i > i-. .j’ i:i ■ v- li a !’111• ■ .-m dl. w ei e l>eeni\ ■ .-..pr.-ted for , 11 mg ft-- m £9 to £ll 10.1 Lho majority reilfsing double figures.

The yearlings realised £4 17s 6d. The two Tamworth sows to farrow brought £lO 10s, with small stores Iram 35s to £2 14?. Extraordinarily keen competition was witnessed on the horses, a six-year mare realising £4O and an aged mare £45. lm- | plement? and sundries sold well up on j recent clearing sale rates. TAUWHARE CLEARING DAIRIES UP TO £l7 ??e*i*on King. Ltd. report holing a successful clearing sale on behalf of Mr p. m. Clarry, Tauwhare, on Friday last. The herd or 50 grade Jersey cows met strong competition rrorri a large bench of buyers, tup price being £l7, all early calving and calved cows selling from £l4 to £l7. later and older cows £lO to £i'2 10s, the whole herd averaging £l-2. The heifers, which were a spendld lot, sold freely to £l4 10s, the whole line or 22 averaging £ll 12s 6d. The yearlings, a good quality line, brought £5 10s. The 4-year pedigree bull realised 15 gns, and a 3-year grade 6 gns. An aged gelding sold for £25. Implements and sundries sold freely at late rates, the Christie tractor bringing £45 and the motormower £4 4. CLEARING AT KIO KIO I Newton King, Ltd., report holding a successful clearing sale on behalf of Mr ' P. A. Elliot. Kio Kio, Otorohanga. The . 26 Jersey cows met strong competition , up to £ls 10s, the first 20 cows averag- i mg £l3. the whole herd with unsound J and empty cow* included averaging £l u ! 15*. The heifers from the h*:.i .-m*l at, from £9 10s to £l2. The yearling heir- j ers realised £5. A very good quality < offering of 13 two-year lielfers on behalf: or Mr F. Cleland sold to £l3 10.?, the; whole line averaging f.n ss.