TARANAKI STOCK SALES

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 17 June 1933, Page 10

TARANAKI STOCK SALES

REVIEWS OF THE WEEK BRISK WEEK OF TRADE. FARMERS’ CO-OP. REPORT RH'u- ■ -v '* --. i \ . ‘ Tn its weekly review of the Taranaki stock markets the Fanners’ Cooperative Organisation Society reports that a brisk period of trading has ensued. Very cold frosty weather has been experienced during the week and feeding out to all classes of stock- has commenced in earnest. Further improvement can be reported in most commcdities during the week, although no real further gains can he expected till the result of the Economic Conference now- sitting becomes known.

The feature ot the week has been the further substantial rise in the lamb and mutton market at Home, and this has been reflected in values in New Zealand. The wool market has maintained a slight but steady increase, the recent Sydney sales resulting in a big clearance. Both the butter and cheese markets have shown slight gains during the. week and have been active at the advance. The firm's sales at all centres have been well supported, very keen competition being evinced for sound empty cow's and heifers, which are hard enough' to procure. Fat sneep.—A keen demand non exists for all classes of fat sheep With the values of ewes in the works at : Bsi and wethers 13s to 14s, it was only 'to be expected that lots for butchers’ requirements ivould harden in sympathy. The firm reports the sale of several truck lots of fat owes at 10s to 11s. Sales of wethers include a very large" line of extra prime sheep at los, with several truck lots at 14s 6d to los. Fat lambs meet with very keen competition at all sales, with the increased schedule up to oid for under 331 b operating. Store sheep.—Store wethers are keenly sought after, but quotes are extreemly difficult - to procure. Inlamb ewes materially hardened during the week. Quotes of young sheep are extremely .difficult to procure. Infour and five-year ewes in lamb were made at from "lls 3d to 12s. Ewe lambs are in demand, with quotes difficult to procure. Fat cattle. —Little alteration has taken, place since last week in values of fat heifers and cows, although with the decrease in the number of good store cows coming into the yards more inquiry exists for the genuine beef breeds. Values for prime fat heifers remain at £4 15s to £5. with lighte-r sorts £3 10s to £4, best fat cows £4 to £4 10s, lighter sorts £3 to £3 15s. Store cattle.—Only a spasmodic demand exists- for all- classes of store catle, prices remaining at the same level as over the last week or two. Sound empty cows are very keenly .sought after; 18-month heifers are in strong demand,- but remain difficult to procure. Dairy herds. —Although the clearing sales have now started in earnest, quite a keen demand exists for dairy herds in the paddock, and- the firm reports the sale of two Jersey and Jersey cross herds at £6 IDs and £7 respectively. Dairy heifers.—As is usual at this time of the year the dairy heifer constituted the hulk of the business. Big clearances of lines of heifers have been effected, and the number of really choice cattle are becoming less every day and values are hardening. Sales include a truck of really choice 2-year heifers to a northern buyer at £7 7s. with lines of others at £8 10s to £6 los for good 2-year heifers. Less choice lines have been sold at £5 10s. Tw r o small lines of Shorthorn heifers sold at £5 10s. Weaner heifers.—'Keen activity is re ported in the demand for weaner hellers and a decided hardening tendency has occurred during the week. Sales of large lines of good quality cattk have taken place from £2 10s to £5 12s 6d and quite an interest is beintevineed in cattle up to £3. Smallei sorts, meet with ready competition in the yards from 32s 6d" to £2. The first clearing -.sale of the sensor in the district was held on Tuesday when the whole of Mr Ohisnall’s herd of 45 cows, Jersey and Jersey-cross, was sold on the farm at Te Roti. A most successful sale resulted, the average over the herd being £7 5s fid The cows came forward ill first condition. and although the bulk o' them were due to calve in July and August, individual calving dates were given at the sale. Buyers rrom all ove; the district were in attendance and keen competition was shown for every beast. Facilities for the sale were excellent.

At Knkaramea on Monday, a very large yarding of fat cows, vealers store cows and dairy heifers were sub mitted for auction, a very keen sah resulting. A truck of fat P.A. ant Hereford cows realised £4, Hereforc vealers 27s fid to £2, sound empty cows 25s to 32s 6d, sound empty hod ers £2 os, store cows £1 Is to £1 lls, fat cows £2 5s to £3 is, dairy heifers ’ £4 2s fid. dairy cows £2 7.‘ 6d. At the Opunake .sale on the -sam-. day, a good valuing of store cattk was -submitted for auction. Sound empty cows realised 32s fid to 35s store cows £1 12s Od to 355, dairy hei ers £2 17s 6d. The Manaia fixture drew a median yarding of store cattle, wh.eh met wit! a ready sale at .late rates. Pigs realised from as to 15s 6d. On Wednesday, the Auroa sale drew an exceptionally large yarding of ai clas-ses of cattle. A good demand ex isted and a total clearance was effect c-'l. Fat cows realised £2 15s to £; 10s, sound, empty cows 32s Gel to £2 store cows £1 "to 31s. good medium yearling herfiers £2 Os Gd. At the Hawera side a medium en-

try of fat sheep met a ready sale at prices considerably in advance of those ruling previously. No store sheep came forward owing to the iough weathei conditions prevailing. A good yarding of store caxxie met a linn sale, and the first big entry of dairy lie lie is met a dragging market, numbers being passed m. Fat ewes realised to 12s 9d, fat lambs (good) 14s 9d to 16s lOd, medium 12s 6d to 14s, light 10s to lls. fat cattle, particularly prime heifers to £5 14s, other fat cows from £3 10s to £4 10s, weaner heifers £_ 5s to £2 16s, store cows 22s 6d to 335, vealers 32s to £2 8s 6cl, sound empty' cows 25s to 345. Springing cows' made from £4 10s to fo as, three-vear Jersey heifers (good) £6 to £6 15s. medium and lighter £o to to 10s, backward £4 to £4 los. A small entry of pigs sold at a par with late rates.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE The report of the New Zealand Dean and Mercantile. Agency Company Ltd. Fat Sheep. —-Prices- for all classes of fat sheep have again firmed in sympathy with other centres in New Zealand. At Fnmkton wethers made an extra spurt of 8s per head, whilst other sorts advanced almost in propertioui. Fait ewes iiire l now worth 12s and lambs to 16s 6d. Fat Cattle. —A hardening in price has also oor.iurred 1 in this department, and from all appearances this advance will be maintained. Butchers are buying .sparingly and the works are operating freely, with the result that supplies" are becoming, thinned out. Store Sheep.—Store lambs are still selling well, and empty forward conditioned ewes are -in strong demand. All classes of in-lamb ewes are also wanted and several lines have been sold during the week -at up to 12s- 6d for fouryear sheep. Ewe lambs are wanted, but are in very short supply 7. Store Cattle. —There is not a good demand for store cattle, as most graziers .are well stocked up. The extraordinary rush of null cows from dairy farms- has now ceased, and yard mgs are .rapidly becoming smaller. Weaner Heifens. —A strong demand has arisen- during t'he week, and a number of lines have been sold at prices a little better than last week. In-calf Heifers.—The demand for these is good, and prices- are being well maintained. A . large number have been- bought to go to northern districts. and orders- are still being received from those districts. Dairy Cows. —The clearing sales show that there is a good demand- for young r-nws at a lower price than last year. Old cows are practically neglected a.nd are not worth, much. Horses.—A good demand is still' in evidence for good farm sorts, and sales have been made at up to £42 for good farm geldings. Draught sta-llio-ns have been sold during the week at up to 55 r rns. for young horses. Pigs.—A good demand exists for pigs. with supplies not coming forward as well as recently.

NEWTON KINO REPORT The report of Newton King Ltd. states: —- Anticipation as to the outcome of the World- EVriono-mie Conference has inspired confidence in the commercial world, and the consistency tihramghout the Dominion of the general improvement in live-stock values has given rise to the opinion that the tide has at last definitely turned towards better times. That a) higher standard of values i-s urgently needed- is -undoubted but justification of the present buoyancy of the stock market occasions some difference of opinion. Encouragement to feel more optimistic regarding the future is, however, offered in the -fact that a -steady rise in the British markets for primary products has been sustained over a period of some weeks. Butter, for instance, has advanced 10s per cwt. since the early May quotations, and the. market is now firm at S3s, while lamb, mutton and wool values have also shown some appreciation. Although the weather during the week lias been consistent with mid-win-ter conditions and pastures are fast losing their bloom, business shows no indication of easing; in fact the inquiry for -all classes of stock shows an improving tendency and values are inclined to harden. Mutton especially has taken- a sharp rise, sales of heavy fat ewes having been rejected a-t up to 12s and lighter at from IQs to lls. Fat wethers are very scarce, and present indications point to them being at a premium before long. At the moment quotations range from 15s to 16s. Fat lambs have also shown a marked appreciation in value, and the odd lots that 00-me under the hammer are subject to spirited competition, works’ buyers especially 7 being hard to outbid. At Inglewood on Wednesday a good entry came forward, prime lambs making f-rom 14s 5d to- 15s 9d, average weights 12s 9d to 13s 5d and light and unfinished 10s 3d to lls lOd. As a consequence of the advanced rates in the mutton section store sheep of -all classes are non 7 exciting keen competition, and it is difficult to satisfy the demand from the quotations that are available. Ewes in lamb to Southdown rains are freely sought, and sales cf 4 and 5-year sheep -have been made a-t from 12s to 13s 9d, but few young ewes are offering. Quotations of store wethers -and -hoggets are conspicuous by their absence and little business, can be reported. Oddments continue to constitute the >us:ness conducted in the store cattle section. Boner cows are being yarded n fairly good numbers and recent adranee in values for hides has created a light improvement in prices for this ■lass. Yearling and two-year empt\ Jersey heifers are in strong demand, •ut supplies are depleted to a degreehat makes it extremely difficult to •.atisfv the inquiry at values in keeping vitli nurchasers’ ideas. Hold-over miters are also keenly sought, and ■vines for cattle showing quality have clvaneed on late rates. Values in this "aii'-h are approximately as follows: 'lood-nualitv yearlings of size £2 15s o £3 medium £2 5s to £2 10s, small £2. good-quality hold-oyer heifers £1

10s to £1 15s, light-conditioned and .life rim- 15s to £1 2-s 6d. Tlie demand in the dairy cattle secii continues to show iinprovem-c-n. and the sustained recovery of this branch gives reason to believe that prices will be well up to last year’s standard ere tne season. i.s far advanced. The magnitude of trade completed in tins section througn the firm’s agency with outside buyers is well exemplified m this section in the numbers that have left the district during.the week, South 'Taranaki being relieved to the extent of approximately 500 nead, wlide suppliers in the northern end of the distr.ct have been eased or some 350 head. Inquiry for one-truck lots continues to come to hand, and from £6 to £6 10‘ is the order for the best cattle available, while selections for medium to good sorts s-ell at approximately £■■.- 10s. Fair entries- of dairy cows and incalf heifers are now coming forward to practically all the fortnightly sales, and cattle forward- in calf meet spirited competition. Where small, inferior and late cal vers are included in the offerings little inquiry is noticeable and realisations for these range from £3 to £4 os. Dairy cows are finding more favour, and where selections of small, numbers from herds are desired good money is offering, -sales during the. week being recorded at from £7 to £S, according to quality. The Inglewood sale on Wednesday last drew a good yarding in all departments, and perhaps' one of the brightest sales that has been witnessed for some months resulted. The yarding included 150 medium to good quality yearling Jersey heifers. These met a spirited sale, and practically the total entry changed hands under the hammer," good quality 7 cattlo of size making £2 12s to £2 18s-, medium sorts £2 to £2 ss, good quality smaller cattle £1 j 17s- 6di to £2 Is, "hold-over heifers of quality £1 10s to £1 15s, small and light conditioned 12s 6d to 17s, and 2yoar empty Jersey heifers £1 12s to £2 4s. A good entry of fat lioggets was also yarded, and prices showed an improvement on late rates, prime sheep making from 14s 5d to 15s 9d, average weights 12s 9d to 13s od, light and unfinished 10s 3d to lls 10d, sound-mouth ewes in lamb to Southdown ram 13s, full and failing-mouth sheep 12s Id, fat cows from- dairy 7 herds £3 to £3 18s 6d, lighter sorbs £2 7s- to £2 10s, meaty 7 works cows £2 is to £2 6s, lighter 80s to 345, boners 12s to 245. The entry in- the dairy section was also a large one, which included a herd of over 40 cows on account of Mr J. W. Scanlan. These 1 cattle came forward in splendid- condition and those forward in calf made a reasonably good -sale. July-August calvers realised from £5 15-s to £6 os and later cattle £3 to £5 ss. A small herd on behalf of Mr Watkins qhanged linnets at values ranging from £3 to £5 ss. Inferior cattle made £2 5s to £2 15s, good quality heifers in milk £7, medium springing heifers £5 5s to £5 7s 6d and small and later calvers I £4 7s 6d to £4 11-s. The Stratford -sale on Tuesday drew an average varding of cattle, together with a small entry of sheep. Medium quality calved cows made £4 5s to £4 10s, inferior in-calf cows £3 to £3 2-s j 6d, weaner Jersey heifers (medium quality) £1 17s 6d to £2 4s, light fat cows £2 3s to £2 19s. meaty works cows £1 lls 6d to £1 12-s. boners 25s to 28s, light fat lambs 10s 1 sd. The entry at the Urenui -sale on Monday included a line of 35 Jersey 7 and Jersey-cross in-calf heifers. These were a little small and mixed in coloiu. but tho-se -showing forwardness sold under spirited competition at from £4 1.7 s to £5 7-s 6d, later calvers realisingi from £3 17s- to £4 lls. The average for the. consignment was £4 10s. Sound-mouth ewes in lambs made lls. fat hoggets 13s. mixed colour bullocks £2 14s, 2-year empty heifers of quality £2 lls. others £1 10s-. sound empty cows 26s to 27s 6d, meaty works cows 30-=- to 355, boners lls to 20s. Pigs are being yarded in lessei numbers throughout the district, and thei demand if anything shows an improv-i imr tendency 7 . As a result prices are. inclined to harden. The New Plymouth Haymarket on Friday drew a small entry, and a total clearance under the hammer was effected at prices above late quotations Porkers made 25s unfinished 20s te 21s 6d, large stores- 12s fid to 13s fid. weatiers 8s fid to 9s, small 2s 6d.