STOCK SALES.

Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 122, 4 March 1926, Page 8

STOCK SALES.

MATAMATA. The Farmers-’ Auctioneering Company held its regular stock sale at j Matamata on Wednesday, the principal feature being the heavy yarding of sheep. Cattle.—Fat cows £5 10s to £6 10s, light fat cows £4 10s to £5 10s, for-ward-conditioned cows £3 10s to £4 10s, store cows £2 10s, Shorthorn steer calves 25s to 30s, Holstein heifer calves £1 10s, light and choice Jerseys, on behalf of Mr. L. W. Brindle, 22 yarded, from £4 to £4 18s, other Jersey calves £2 10s to £2 17s 6d, potting* bulls up to £5 ss. ,Sheep.—A line of fat ewes was passed in at 18s, the reserve being 235, aged ewes 17s 6d, woolly lambs 10s to 12s, good woolly lambs 16s. Pigs.—Weaners Ss to 12s 6d, stores 39s 3d, slips 30s.

MORRINSVILLE. For this time of the year the yarding at Dalgety and Co.’s stock sale at ; Morrinsville on Thursday was very 1 fair, the prices also being satisfactory. The prices are : Cattle.—Fat cows £3 10s to £6, store cows £1 10s to*- £2 10s ; springing I heifers £2 10s to £3 12s 6d, empty j heifers £1 5s to £2 10s ; Jersey heifer j calves £1 to £1 15s. ) Sheep.—Woolly lambs 16s 6d, shorn j lambs 14s 6d. J Pigs.—rWeaners £1 to 22s 6d, slips 30s. A farm horse sold at £23. HAMILTON. At the Farmers’ Auctioneering 'Co.’s Frankton sale on Tuesday there was a good entry of cow and heifer beef, no ox beef being penned. Prime cattle sold up to late rates ; rough and ordinary lacked competition. Prime cows and heifers £8 to £8 7s t 6d, lighter prime £6 Is to £6 15s, [ medium-quality cows £5 to £5 10s,) rough £3 10s to £4 10s, fresh-condi-tioned cows £3 to £3 7s 6d, stores 35s 1 to £2 ss. A small entry of sheep* was offered, store lambs still being j in demand, while ewes, chiefly aged sheep, were hard to quit. Prime! woolly lambs sold to 265, medium» shorn lambs 12s 6d, small 10s to_ 10s j 3d, cull woolly lambs 10s, medium | twortooth ewes 22s 6d, small-framed j low-conditioned ffour-year-bid ewes 16s Id; cull ewes 8s to 9s 3d. Fat and store pig’s again came forward in their usual large numbers and sold firm at - late rates. Heavy baconers £4 12s to £4 16s, lighter £4 2s to £4 9s, good medium baconers ,£3 13s to £3 17s, good porkers and light baconers £3 5s to £3 10s, medium porkers £2 15s to £3, light £2 8s to £2 12s, stores 35s to £2 ss, slips 18s 6d to 265, best weaners 12s to 14s, small 6s 6d to 9s 6d. WEEKLY PRICES OF FAT STOCK FOR EXPORT. The New Zealand Bleat Producers’ Board advises that the followingprices are being offered February 25, ■ 1926:

Auckland: Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 8d; 371 b to 421 b, 7d; seccond quality lambs, 7d. Poverty Bay: Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 8d; 371 b to 421 b, 7d; second quality lambs, 63 d. Hawke’s Bay: Wethers, 561 b and under, 53d; 571 b to 641 b, sd; 651 b to 721 b, 43d; second quality wethers, v 43d. Ewes, 561 b and under, 4d; 571 b to 641 b, 3id. Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 83d; 371 b to 421 b, 7id; 431 b and over, 63d. Second quality lambs, 7id.

Wellington: Wethers, 561 b and under, 53d; 571 b to 641 b, sd; 651 b to 721 b, 43d. Ewes, 561 b and under, 4d; 571 b to 641 b, 3id. Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 83d; 371 b to 421 b 73d; 431 b and over, 7d.

Canterbury: Wethers, 561 b and under, 6d; 571 bto 641 b, sd. Ewes, up to 481 b, 4d; 481 b to 641 b, 3Sd. Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 91d; 371 b to 421 b, 8d; 431 b and over, 7d. Second quality lambs, 361 b and under, Sid; over' 361 b, 7d. South Otago: Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, Sid; 371 b to 421 b, 7d; 431 b to 501 b, 61d. Southland: Prime woolly lambs, 361 b j and under, 81d; 373 b to 421 b, 65d; 431 b to 501 b, 61d. LONDON BIARKET. l The New Zealand Bleat Producers’ [ Board has received the following- ' cable from its London office, dated I February 26, 1926, advising- Smithj field delivered prices at that date as 1 follows: — New Zealand Wethers and B-laidens. —Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561 b and under, 6-ld; 571 b to 641 b, 61d; 651 bto 721 b, 6d. Other brands, 561 b under, 6ld; 571 b to 641 b, 6d; 651 b to 721 b, 5 2d. New Zealand Ewes. —641 b and under, 41d. New Zealand Lamb.— Canterbury quality (old seasons), 361 b and under, 10d; 371 b to 421 b, SSd; 431 b to 501 b, I 7d; seconds, 7id. Selected brands | (new season’s), 361 b and under, 10ad; j [ 371 bto 421 b, lOid. Other brands, ) first quality (new season’s), 421 b and 1 under, 10»d. New Zealand Beef.—Ox fores, 3d; ox hinds, 4d. ! Argentine dulled Beef. —Ox fores, 2id; ox hinds, sd> I The lamb market is easier owing to t holders forcing sales. | The mutton market affected by low j prices of beef. j New Zealand beef nominal prices.