STOCK SALES.

Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 121, 25 February 1926, Page 8

STOCK SALES.

MATAMATA. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., held tlieir usual stock sale at Matamata last week, when the following prices were realised : Cattle.—Fat heifers £6 17s 6d, fat cows £5 to £6 15s, fresh-conditioned cows £2 10s to £4 ss, store cows 30s to £2 ss. Sheep.—Fat two-tooths 275, fat lambs 265, store lambs 14s 7d. Pigs.—Weaners 10s to 17s, slips £1 to 28s, stores £2, fat pigs £3 ss. MORRINSVILLE. One of the largest yardings of beef cattle seen at Moirinsville for some time was in evidence at the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s sale on Friday. Altogether the sale was a large one, all pens being occupied. Very few fat steers were penned, and only two were sold, the price being £l2 10s, about 32s 6d per 1001 b. The large amount of cow beef consisted mostly of poorer quality animals, which had an adverse effect on the values of the better cows. The market, therefore, was dull, the best cows reaching only to £7 4s, or about 23s per 1001 b. As is usual during- the summer months, only a few dairy cattle were offered and only five were sold. The market for young stock was quiet. There was more than the nusual number of sheep in evidence and prices appeared to be satisfactory. Pigs were again in large numbers, and the values showed a decided increase on recent rates. The prices are:— Beef: Fat steers £l2 10s; fat cows £6 to £7 4s, lighter £4 16s to £5 15s, unfinished £3 19s to £4 10s; large empty heifers £5 Is, large stores £3 9s, others £1 10s to £2 14s. Dairy cattle: Heifers £4 5s to £6. Young stock: Shorthorn steer calves £2 10s, others 275; Jersey heifer calves 33s to £2 3s; others 23s to 275. Bulls: Heavy potters £5 to £6 15s, others £3 7s 6d to £4 10s. Sheep: Fat wethers 295; fat ewes 17s 9d to 18s 6d; 2-tooth ewes 245; 5-year breeding ewes, 21s to 21s 6d; others, 16s Sd; good woolly lambs, 16s; good shorn lambs, 13s 7d; smaller 7s 6d to 10s; rams, slgns. Pigs: Heavy baconers £4 4s to £4 19s, medium £3 13s to £4 2s, light £3 to £3 Ss; porkers £2 9s to £2 16s; choppers £3 13s to £4 2s 6d; wellgrown stores £1 3s to. £2 4s; others 29s to 325; good slips 22s to 28s; weaners 15s to 21s 6d, smaller 9s 6d to 14s.

HAMILTON. At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s sale at Frankton last week there was a g-ood entry of beef and a full yarding- of sheep and pigs. Prices reached in the beef pens were easier than those reported the previous week. Medium-weight steers £lO 2s to £lO 12s 6d, light £9 to £9 10s, unfinished £8 2s 6d to £8 12s, heavy fat cows £7 15s to £S, medium prime cows £6 5s to £6 11s, medium £5 to £5 17s 6d, light cows and heifers £4 to £4 17s 6d, best vealers £3 to £3 4s, small 31s. Sheep : Mutton was slig-htly easier, and the competition for breeding- ewes was not up to the standard of other late sales, while classes of lambs were sought after and prices firm. Prime four-tcoth and six-tooth wethers 2Ss 6d, fat ewes 18s to 22s 6d, medium two-tootli and four-tooth store wethers 23s 6d, small two-tooths 20s fid, medium four-tooth to five-year ewes 23s 3d, four-year and five-year ewes l‘Js to 23s 6d, failing- mouths 16s to 17s . 6d, good two-tooth Romney ewes 28s 3d, fat lambs 22s to 22s 6d, medium 19s Gd, forward b.f. woolly lambs 17s 6d to 18s 3d, good forward w.f. shorn lambs 17s Id, best shorn store lambs (mixed sexes) 14s 9d to 15s, small woolly lambs 10s 6d, culls 7s to 9s. Pigs : Heavy baconers and good porkers again sold under firm competition and prices showed a further improvement. Good-quality heavy baconers £4 10s to £4 ISs, heavy £3 17s to £4 4s, medium £3 10s to £3 15s, light baconers and good porkers £3 5s to £3 Bs, light to medium porkers £2 10s to £3, small and unfinished £2 to £2 ss, slips 10s to 235, best weaners 10s to 14s, small 3s to 6s.

WAIKATO MARKET REPORT. The Farmers’ Auctioneering Company reports : Beef.—The markets continue firm for both prime ox and cow beef, prime ox making- 31s to 33s per 100!b and prime cow"2ss to 275. Fat Sheep.—Good yardings are coming forward with prices a little above exporters’ rates in the markets. Store Sheep.—There has been a good inquiry for all classes of stores, sheep fairs having been held during the week at Coromandel, Tapu, Hamilton, Rangiriri, Oparau and Waingaro, with a total clearance at each

of these fairs, although prices are not. equal to last year. Store Cattle.—Small yardings have been coming- forward but a good demand exists for grown steers, store cows, young steers and g-ood weaner SLCer calves, also a fair inquiry for weaner Jersey heifers. , wfi Pigs.—There is a keen demand for baconers and porkers, bacon compaii ies giving 6id, with prices a little bet* ter in the sale yards ; stores are a little easier. Horses.—Heavy draughts and useful farm sorts are in demand but aged and light horses are dull of sale. We quote : Bullocks, prime heavy £ll 10s to £l2, medium £lO to £lOl 10s ; cows, prime £6 10s to £7 15s, medium £5 10s to £6, unfinished £3 10s to £4, stores £2 10s to £3 10s ; steers, 31-year forward £7 15s to £8 ss, 31-year stores £6 15s to £7 ss, 2iyear good £4 10s to £5 10s, others £2 10s to £2 15s, 18-months good £3 10s to £4 5s ; good steer calves £2 to £2 10s ; good heifer calves, Jerseys 35s to £3 ; wethers, prime heavy 29s to 31s, prime medium 27s to 28s 6d ; ewes, prime heavy 30s to 335, pfime light 26s to 28s ; store wethers, four-tooth 26s 6d to 27s 6d, two-tooth. 23s to 24s 6d ; breeding ewes, fourtooth and six-tooth 28s to 30s, twotooth 27s to 295, four-year and fiveyear 24s to 265, sound mouth 18s 6d to 22s ; lambs, fat 24s to 26s ; store tit lambs, shorn 12s to 15s, rape lambs ” 15s 6d to 17s, cull lambs 9s 6d to 10s 6cl. Pigs : Baconers, prime £4 to £4 ifo ss, medium £3 12s 6d to £3 15s; ™ porkers £2 15s to £3, slips 27s 6d to 355, weaners 12s to 17s 6d. Horses: Heavy draughts £SO to £6O, medium £35 to £3B, spring cart sorts £22 to £3O, harness horses £8 to £lO, hacks £8 to £ll.

FAT STOCK FOR EXPORT. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ x Board advises that the following prices are being- offered February 18, 1926: A Hawke’s Bay: Wethers, 561 b and ™ under, 6d; 571 b to 641 b, s ld; 651 b to 721 b, sd. Second quality wethers, sd. Ewes, 561 b and under, 4ld; 571 b to 641 b, 33d. Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 9d; 371 bto 421 b, 73d; 431 b and over, 7d. Second quality lambs, 72d. Wellington: Wethers, 561 b and under, 6d; 571 bto 641 b, old; 651 bto 721 b sd. Ewes, 561 b and under, 41d; 571 b to 641 b, 33d. Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 9d; 371 b .to 421 b, 8d; 431 b and over, 7-ld. Canterbury: Wethers, 561 b and under, 6d; 571 bto 641 b, sd. Ewes, under 481 b, 4d; 481 b to 641 b, 3id.. Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under,. ™ 9-jd; 3/lb to 421 b, 8d; 431 b and over, 7d. Second quality lambs, 361 b and under, 8Id; over 361 b, 7d. South Otago: Prime woolly lambs,, 361 b and under, Sid; 371 b to 421 b, 7d; 431 b and over 501 b, 6ld. * * Southland: Prime woolly lambs,. 361 b and under, 8Id; 371 b to 421 b, 68d; 431 b and 501 b, 6ld. THE LONDON MARKET. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated February 19, 1926, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follows: N.Z. wethers and Maidens. Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561 b and under, 63d ; 571 b to 641 b, 6id ; 651 bto 721 b, 61d. Other brands, 561 b and under, 63d; 57!b to 641 b, 6ld; 651 b to 72ib, Gd. N.Z. ewes, G4lb and under, 4gd. N.Z. lamb. Canterbury quality (old season’s), 361 b and under, lOld; 371 b to 421 b, 9d; 431 b to 501 b, 7ld; seconds, 73d. Selected brands (new season’s), 3GIb and under, 103 d. Other brands, first quality (new season’s), 421 b and under, 10Id. Jfk N.Z. beef.—Ox fores, Sid; ox hinds, 4 Id. Argentine chilled beef.—Ox fores,. 33d; ox hinds, old.