STOCK SALES.

Putaruru Press, 19 January 1928, Page 8

STOCK SALES.

WAIHOU. There was a good yarding of sheep and fat cows at the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s stock sale at Waihou on Friday, while pigs were penned in good numbers. Prices were as follow: Sheep.—Fat shorn ewes, 17s lid to 18s; fat sheep, two-tooth, 24s Id; forward store wethers, 23s 3d; store lambs, 9s to I.ls Cd; small 5s 4d to 7s Cd. Cattle.—Three year forward steers £7; good quality fat cows and heifers, £7 5s to £7 10s; heavy fat cows, £5 12s to £6 4s; medium fat cows, £5 to £5 10s; light and unfinished cows, £4 os to £4 15s; fresh conditioned cows, £3 to £3 17s 6d; store cows, £2 to £2 12s 6d; cows -with calves at foot, £4 16s to £5 10s; bulls, potters, £3 10s to £6. Pigs.—Heavy baconers, £2 7s to £2 11s; lighter, £2 2s to £2 ss; porkers, £2 2s to £2 ss; light, 39s to £2 Is; stores, 25s to 28s; good slips, 19s to 22s 6d; best weaners, 12s to 16s; others, 7s to 9s.

MATAMATA. The first stock sale at Matamata in the new year was held by the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. on Wednesday, when there was a fairly large yarding of pigs, and a good number of cattle penned. The prices were as follows: Sheep.—Fat ewes and wethers, 2tooth, 255; store lambs, woolly mixed, 10s 9d to 12s. Beef Cattle.— Fat cows, £6 to £7 7s; medium sorts, £5 2s to £5 17s 6d; lighter weights, £4 to £5; fresh conditioned cows, £3 6s to £3 16s; stores £2 to £3; boners, 25s 6d to 30s; potting bulls, £3 10s to £6 10s. Dairy Cattle.—Choice Jersey heifer calves, this season’s, £3; dry cows, £6; heifers, £B. Pigs.—Although the yarding was fairly large the demand was not very heavy. Weaners, 13s to 17s; smaller sorts, 6s 6d to 11s; slips, 17s to 22s 6d; good stores, 24s 6d to 295. MORRINSVILLE. There was a good yarding at Dalgety and Co.’s Morrinsville saie on Thursday. Beef was slightly easier but smaller stores were on a par with previous rates. Prices:—

Beef.—Light fat steers, £6 7s 6d; fat cows, light £4 8s to £5 10s, others £5 14s to £6. Fat heifers, £4 to £4 9s; cows and calves, £4 ss; 18-month:-in-calf Jersey cross heifers, £3 7s: Jersey calves, £2 10s. Dairy cows, £7 15s.

Pigs.—Porkers, 32s to 355; stores, ! £1 5s to £1 7s; weaners, 10s to 16s. o Sheep.—Cull lambs, 7s to 8s 3d; a small cull lambs, 6s lOd; sound e mouth ewes passed in at 14s 6d. n S ; HAMILTON. At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company’s sale in the Frankton e ( yards on Tuesday there was a full 3 : yarding of fat cattle, store and fat e sheep and pigs. There was little | change in beef prices to those ref ported previously ; fat sheep were 1 | easier, the store sheep pens, which • comprised chiefly lambs, barely ' ! reached the values that were expectc ed ; however, all changed hands at ' satisfactory prices. I There were no heavy pigs penned, , chiefly light and unfinished sorts, ' and the market was again easier ; on account of the dry weather, and milk j , supply easing, vendors were anxious to quit. : 1 Beef.—Light to medium fat steers £lO 5s to £ll ; heavy fat cows £7 5s , to £7 10s, medium prime £6 17s 6d to £7, lighter prime £6 to £6 12s Gd ; , light prime young cows and heifers £5 15s to £6 ; plain heavy cows £5 j to £5 10s, rough £3 to £4 ; freshI conditioned cows £4 to £4 5s ; good stores £3 5s to £3 10s. j Sheep.—Medium fat wethers 23s lOd to 24s ; good-quality prime mixed j two-tooths 24s Id ; prime-quality j ewes 19s 6d to 20s ; plain heavy ewes j 16s to 17s 6d, others 14s to 15s 6d ; j medium fat lambs 20s ; forwardj conditioned' well - grown two - tooth I wethers 20s to 22s 9d ; good Romney | two-tooth ewes to 28s ; good early ! shorn Romney rape lambs 15s 6d to 15s 8d ; good w.f. store lambs 14s to 14s 3d ; medium w.f. shorn lambs 12s 6d to 13s 3d, small 9s Id to 9s 6d. Pigs.—Baconers £2 Ss to £2 12s ; heavy porkers £2 4s to £2 7s ; light porkers 35s to 40s ; slips 21s to 25s ; best weaners 14s to 16s, others Ss to 11s. e RETAIL PRICES IN LONDON. a The New Zealand Meat Producers f Board has been advised by its Lon- ( don manager, that the following re- p tail prices are being quoted for New g Zealand lamb and mutton retailed in London on January 6, 1928: T

New' Zealand Lamb.—Legs, l4d per lb; shoulders, 13d per lb; loins, 12d per lb; necks, 8a per lb; breasts, 6d per lb.

New Zealand Mutton (wether). Legs, lOd per lb; shoulders, 9d per lb; loins, 9d per lb; necks, 7d per lb; breasts, 3d per lb.

THE LONDON MARKET.. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received tire following cable from its London office, dated 13th January, 1928, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follow; N.Z. Wethers and Maidens.—Canterbury quality, selected brands (old season), 561 b and under 6id, 571 b to 641 b 61d, 651 b to 721 b 53d ; other brands (new season), 561 b and under 63d, 571 b to 641 b 6id, Colb to 721 b 53d. N.Z. Ewes (old season). —641 b and under 4id. N.Z. Lambs.—Selected brands (new season), 361 b and under llid, 371 b te 421 b Hid ; other brands, second quality (new season), 301 b to 321 b average lOd. Australian Lambs.—Victorian, first quality, 361 b and under 9id, 371 b to 421 b 9id. Argentine Lambs.—First quality, 361 b and under 73d, 371 b to 421 b 7id. N.Z. Beef.—Ox fores 33d, ox hinds sd, cow' fores 3ld, cow hinds 4d. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores 4ld, ox hinds 6id. Argentine Frozen Beef.—Ox fores cSd, ox hinds s£d. Frozen Pork.—Porkers, 601 b to SOIb 73d, Sllb to 991 b 7id, 1001 b to 1201 b 63d ; baconers, 1211 b to 1801 b 6id. Lamb Market.—Unchanged. Mutton Market. Heavyweights w'eaker ; others steady. Frozen Pork.—There is a fair demand for porkers, but supplies Home-killed still heavy.