STOCK SALES.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 223, 9 February 1928, Page 8

STOCK SALES.

TIRAU. There was a fair yarding of cattle and sheep at the Tirau stock sale (F.A.C.) last week, but very few pens of pigs and little demand for them. Holders of lambs were evidently more hopeful than the buyers thought justified, and a large entry was passed in. Cattle—Medium fat cows, £4 17s to £5 ss; light fat cows, £1 2s to £4 12s 6d; fresh conditioned cows, £3 10s to £3 17s 6d; store cows, £3 to £3 3s; potting bulls, £l. Sheep—Fat ewes, 17s 4d; breeding ewes, f.f.m., 15s; ewes, s.m., aged, 8s; small woolly lambs, m.s., 9s. Pigs—Slips, 14s to 18s; best weaners, 12s; small sorts, 5s to 8s 6d. MATAMATA. There was a good attendance of buyers at the Matamata saleyards on Wednesday, when Dalgety and Company offered a fair yarding of cattle, pigs and sheep. Although practically every lot offered found a purchaser the bidding was very varied. All the sheep yarded were disposed of, fat wethers realising £1 4s and cull ewes from 4s to os 9d. Cattle.—Fat Cows £5 12s 6d to £6 4s, others £4 15s to £5 10s ; freshconditioned cows £3 12s to £4 5s ; potter bulls £3 to £7. Pigs.—Large stores £1 6s to £1 13s, slips 13s to 18s, best weaners 8s to 11s.

MORRINSVILLE. The Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s sale at Morrinsville on Friday was attended by an unusually large number of buyers. The yarding was a large one, and bidding generally was brisker than at last sale. The offering of cattle was very fair, cull cows being more numerous than usual. This can be traced to the drought, farmers weeding out their herds to accommodate their size to the quantity of feed available. Little good - quality beef came forward. Sheep were easier, although good ewes sold well. , Few store lambs were yarded. A tendency for store pigs to improve slightly was noticeable. This was due to a smaller yarding and more competition. Fat pigs did not improve. Weancr pigs advanced slightly, although rates are still low. Prices were as follow: Beef.—Heavy fat cows, £6 to £7; fat heifers, £5 9s to £7; medium weight cows, £5 2s fid to £5 14s; light fat cows, £4 10s to £4 16s; good quality medium weight fat bullocks, £lO 10s; fresh cows, £3 10s to £4 ss; store cows, £2 4s to £2 10s; 2-year heifers, r.w.b., £5 to £5 10s; good quality Jersey heifer calves, £3 19s; others, £2 2s to £2 3s; bulls, £2 to £5 ss. Dairy Cattle.—Heifers, close to profit, £4 15s to £6 15s. Sheep.—Fat 4-tooth wethers, 245; light fat 2-tooth wethers, 21s Id; 4tooth store wethers, 21s; 2-tooth store wethers, 17s to 19s; best fat ewes, 18s; light aged fat ewes, 15s 2d; breeding ewes, small 2-tootbs, 22s 6d to 235; fresh full-mouthed ewes, 18s 5d to 20s 3d; failing mouth ewes, 15s; cull ewes, 9s 8d; woolly lambs, 14s 7d. Pigs.—Medium baconers, £2 3s to £2 6s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £1 ISs to £2 Is; light porkers, 39s to 355; unfinished porkers, 25s to 28s; slips, 14s fid to 19s; best weaners, 9s to 12s; smaller, Cs to 3s. HAMILTON. At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s Frankton sale on Tuesday there was a good yarding of beef, a fair entry of fat and store sheep and a smaller yarding of fat and store pigs than usual. Beef was again firm, with prices on a par with the previous week. Both fat and store sheep met with good competition, and pigs were a little easier. Light fat steers £9 to £9 Is; unfinished light steers, £5 19s; prime fat cows, £8 to £8 7s 6d; medium weight cows, £■ > 18s to £6 11s; plain and unfinished, £4 7s fid to £4 15s; store cow’s, £2 17s fid to £3 ss. Fat wethers, light 20s 10d; fat 2tooth ewes, 23s 6d; fat 2-tooth black face ewes and wethers, 19s to 20s; small shorn lambs, 10s 4d; small store wethers, 16s Id; good 4 and 5year ewes, 21s 3d; s.m. ewes, 16s to ISs 9d; aged ewes, Ss to 9s 6d. Heavy baconers, £2 7s to £2 10s; light baconers, £2 2s to £2 ss; heavy porkers, £2 to £2 3s; light porkers, 30s to 365; slips, 14s to 18s; best baconers, 10s to 12s; others, 6s to Bs.