The FARMER

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 36, 12 February 1937, Page 5

The FARMER

Stock Markets

RANGIWAHIA SALE The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op Distributing Co., Ltd., report a yarding of 2500 sheep at their opening sale at Rangiwahia on Monday to a good attendance of buyers. There was a good demand for young ewes and good 4 and syr ewes, but older sorts were inclined to be neglected and in some cases did not reach vendors' reserves. In the 2-th section Mr W. Melrose’s realised 42s 9d and another line of 4 and 6-th ewes on account of Mr W. Baird realised 395; Mr Pemberton’s syr ewes realised 295. We quote our prices as follows: 2-th ewes, good, from 39s to 42s 9d; good medium, 34s 9d to 35s Gd; smaller sorts, 29s 6d; 4 and 6-th ewes, 395; best syr ewes, 28s to 30s; medium sorts, 23s to 23s 6d; 6-th ewes, 34s 9d; aged ewes, ISs to 21s; medium woolly b.f. lambs, 16s to 16s 6d; medium wether lambs, 15s 6d; small m.s. lambs, 17s Id; 2-shear Romney rams, £4 4s to signs; aged ditto, £2 7s; 1-shear S.D. rams, £5 ss. HUNTERVILLE SALE The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Distributing Company, Limited, report a big yarding at the abov* *;ale on Tuesday, there share of the entry comprising 4000. The market as a whole was firm an recent sales. There was a demand right throughout for the better class of sheep but the aged ewes were inclined to be difficult in some cases to reach vendors' reserves. However, practically the whole entry was disposed of at prices in the vendors' favour. Mr John Lambert’s annual draft from the Watershed road came forward in excellent condition and realised 33s 2d. Following are the quotations: Best syr ewes, 30s 6d to 33s 2d; good ditto, 27s to 295; medium ditto, 23s 4d to 255; aged ditto, 15s to 20s; medium 2-th ewes, 33s Gd to 35s Gd; 6-th ewes, 365; 2-th wethers, 245; good medium ewe lambs, 25s 9d to 27s 8d; smaller sorts, to 17s; good medium wether iambs, to 17s 2d; medium woolly w.f. Lambs, to 14s lOd; small m.s. lambs, 13s 9d; cull lambs, 7s 9d to 10s; aged rams, £1; weaner pigs, 9s Gd to 10s 6d. MART ON SALE Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd, report on their Martou sale held on Tuesday as under: “We submitted a large yarding of some 5350 sheep at the above sale, the bulk of the entry being comprised of 2, 4 and 6-th ewes with several pens of aged ewes and odd pens of lambs. The sale right from the outset was particularly .keen, especially for young ewes and we report almost a total clearance at auction at highly satisfactory values to vendors. Borne of the 2-th ewes submitted were outstanding in quality, being well growu, good boned, early shorn sorts. A line of 800 of these sold at from £2 4s Gd to £2 ss. Bomo of our main sales were as under: 800 2-th ewes, 200 at £2 ss, GOO at £2 4s 6d; 600 2-th ewes, £2 to £2 2s Gd; 400 4-t,h ewes, 395; 350 aged ewes, 25s Gd; 400 aged ewes, 245; 250 aged owes, 20s; smaller lots of 2-th ewes, 35s to 38s 3d; G-th ewes, 365; woolly b.f. lambs, 17s to 19s Gd; fat wethers, 24s to 2Gs Gd; fat b.f. 2-th, 24s 6d to 27s 9d. SUCCESSFUL STOCK SALES HUNTERVILLE AND FORDELL The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports a largo yarding at the Hunterville sale on Monday. Prices for young ewes were excellent and showed a rising tendency. The line of 740 Siberia 2-th. ewes sold at 44s 6d, the smaller tail selling at 33s 6d. The lamb market was the first for some weeks at which traders could operate. Generally, the lambs sold at Ilunterville were Is 6d below recent sales aud were below Fordell the following day. Five-year ewes as well as the good 6-yr. ewes have eased somewhat and now seem to have reached stable values. The average 5-year lines made about 28s to 2Ds, the latter price being realised for Messrs. Skerman and Swainson's ewes. There was an entry of about 2000 sheep at Fordell, but a small attendance owing to other fixtures. It was anticipated that lamb prices might ease. However, a surprisingly good demand was again experienced, every line being sold at auction. Ewe lambs were again keonly sought after selling up to 23s 2d for just medium lambs. B.f. lambs of medium quality made from 16s to 17s] 3d and 6-year ewes made from 21s to I 245. The smaller types of lambs sold Is better than late rates. ASHHURST SALE Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on their Ashhurst sale. There was a good yarding of all classes of sheep, entries in the cattle section being rather light. There was a good attendance of buyers, resulting in strong competitions, and practically all the yarding was sold at late rates.) 1 They quote: Bhorn b.f. lambs,, 16s 8d to 17 2d; wooLly b.f. lambs, 21s 6d; shorn w.f. wether lambs, 8s 9d and 12s lOd; fat wethers, Jss, lGs; fat ewes, 19s 6d; 2 and 4-th wethers, 265; 2-th ewes, 39s 3d. Cattle: Heifers, r.w.b., £2 15s; store cows, £2, Jersey bull, £4; slips, 15a. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report a good yarding of both sheep and cattle at their fortnightly Ashhurst sale. The bulk of the entry in the sheep section was comprised of lambs of ail classes. Competition lor good conditioned lambs was keen, good woolly b.f. lambs selling as high as 23s Bd. Quotations: — Bheep.—Best woolly b.f. lambs, 18s *o 23s 8d; best shorn b.f. lambs* 16a .to

19s; shorn wether lambs, 15s to 17s; Syr owes, 22s Gd to 25s Gd; fattening ewes, 10s to 12s 6d; fat lambs, 22s to 31s Gd, the last quotation being for single extra heavy lambs. Cattle.—Fat cows and heifers, £4 to £G; heifers r.w.b., £3 10s to £4; spgheifers, £4 10s to £5; store cows, 30s to £3. WESTFIELD PRICES. AUCKLAND, Feb. 10. While ox beef values remained firm at Westfield to-day, cows and heifers were yarded in excess numbers; prices consequently showed a decline of 10s a head and Is a 1001 b. The quality generally was good and bidding was brisk. Extra, choice ox beef sold at 34s a 1001 b.; choice and prime, 30s to 335; plain, 26s to 295; prime cow and heifer, 27s to 31s; ordinary, 18s to 265. Heavy steers ranged from £l2 to £l3 2s 6d; medium, £ll to £l2 2s 6d; light, £lO to £lO 17s Gd; unfinished, £6 to £9 15s; extra heavy cows and heifersj £9 to £lO 12s Gd; heavy, £7 53 to £8 17s Gd; medium, £6 to £7 7s Gd; light, £4 10s to £G; unfinished, £2 10s to £4 10s.

Many good heavy sheep were penned and realised recont values. Breeding ewes were inclined to be easier than at the recent fair. Lambs were plentiful and steady in price. Heavy wethers made 28s to 30s Gd; medium, 26s to 29s Gd; light, 24s 9d to 27s 6d; unfinished, 20s to 24s 9d; heavy ewes, 20s to 22s Gd; medium, 18s Gd to 20s 9d; light, 17s to 19s Gd; unfinished, 5s to 18s Gd; prime lambs, 20s to 31s; unfinished, 10s to 19s Gd.

Good quality was exhibited in the large entry of calves, which decreased in value up to 7s a head. Runners sold at £2 15s to £0 7s 6d; heavy vealers, £4 to £5 7s; medium, £3 7s to £4 15s; light, £2 10s to £3 IGs; smaller, £1 18s to £3 3s; small and bucket-fed, £1 Is to £2 6s; bobby and rough, Gs to 235. A full yarding of good quality pigs sold at last week's rates. Choppers realised £1 Is to £3 4s; heavy baconers, £3 8s to £5 15s; medium, £3 6s to £3 10s; light, £3 to £3 3s; heavy porkers, £2 11s to £2 14s; medium, £2 5s to £2 9s; light, £1 18s to £2 4s; small and unfinished, £1 8s to £1 18s; stores, £1 2s to £1 8s; slips, 12s to 20s; weaners, Gs to IGs. Baconers and porkers averaged 6d a lb. WOODVTLLE SALE. Messrs. Abrahams and Williams, Ltd., report on the above sale as under:— A total entry of some 1200 head of sheep and 650 head of cattle to a large attendance of the public. The sheep entry comprised principally lambs of hold-over quality with just odd pens of breeding ewes. In the cattle section we yarded some splendid lines of station bred cattle of all ages and here we report a keen demand for all lots submitted with a good clearance at auction. Quotations: P.A. bullocks, to £lO 10s; 20-mos. P.A. and Hereford steers, £6 15s, £6 17s 6d, £7; 2J-yr. P.A. steers, £7 15s, £8 to £8 ss; 20-mos. P.A. heifers, £5 15s, £6, £6 5s to £6 7s 6d; fat cows, £4, £4 10s, £4 15s to £5 (ex dairy); fat cows, station bred, £5 10s, £6, £6 7s 6d, £6 14s to £7; paddock cows, dairy bred, £3, £3 ss, £3 7s 6d to £3 12s Gd. Sheep: Bhorn ewe lambs, 20s, 21s 9d, 235, 25s 3d to 275; shorn wether lambs, 15s, 16s, 17s oil, 18s 9d to 19s; small b.f. aud w. lambs, 10s, 12s, 13s Gd to 15s; breeding ewes, s.m. ewes, 225, s3s 6d to 25s 6d. LEVIN STOCK MARKET. The usual weekly stock sale was conducted at the Levin yards on Tuesday, there being a large attendance of buyers. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report that they offered large yardings in all sections, prices showing a firmer tendency on late rates. Porkers and baconers sold particularly well, being in good demand. Realisations were as under:—

Pigs: Light porkers, 34s to 38s; medium do., £2 to £2 ss; heavy do., £2 Gs to £2 10s; baconers, £2 15s to £3 8s; weaners, 9s, 10s to 14s; slips, 15s to 17s 6d; stores, 18s to 255; boars (purebred Tamworths), £3 5s to £4 ss; sows do., £4 4s; boars (purebred Berkshire), £2 10s to £3 15s. Sheep: Fat ewes, 21s 5d to 22s 6d; prime b.f. 2-tooths, 265; fat lambs, 22s [to 25s 9d; b.f. rape lambs (woolly), 20s 3d; store lambs, 12s 6d to 19s 8d; ewe lambs, 24s to 28s 3d; age.’i ewes, 12s 3d to 18s 6d; one-shear Romney rams, £5 5s to £7 17s Gd; one-shear b.f. Southdown rams, £3 10s to £3 15s; f.m. do., £1 Is to £2 12s 6d. Cattle: Medium fat cows, £3 10s to £4 ss; heavy do., £4 15s to £5 ss; prime heavy do., £5 10s to £8 ss; vealers, 35s to £3; runners, £3 7s 6d to £4; empty cows, £2 2s to £3 10s; potter bulls, £2 10s to £6; weaner heifers, £2 10s to £2 15s. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report that good yardings in all sections came forward at the sale, prices hardening a little on previous rates. Practically a total clearance was made at the following

Pigs: Light porkers, 31s to £2 ss; heavier do., £2 3s to £2 10s; baconers, £3 4s to £3 9s; slips, 12s 6d to 15s; stores, 18s to 235.

Cattle: Light fat cows (ex-dairy), £3 ss, £3 15s to £4; heavier do., £4 7s Gd, £4 18s, £5 12s 6d, to £6 10s; vealers, £2 Is to £3; runners, £3 10s to £4 sb; .store cows, £t 12s 6d to £3; potter bulls, to £6 15s; weaner calves, £2 to £2 10s; springing heifers, to £5.. Sheep: Fat lambs, 19s lOd to 20s 6d; fat ewes, to 21s; wether lambs, 13s 4d to 17s Gd; good ewe lambs, to 27s Id; aged ewes, 13s lOd to 18s 4d; 2-tooth S.D. rams, to £5 5s