Stock Sales.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 253, 6 September 1928, Page 8

Stock Sales.

MORRINSVILLE. Prices were firm for all classes of stock *fet the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company’s sale at Morrinsville on Friday. There was a medium yarding of beef but the quality was chiefly plain. Values were slightly ’easier than at last sale though firm with late Waikato quotations. The demand was good. An increasing demand is existing for bobby calves. Export buyers were operating freely on Friday, and 100 calves were sold at prices ranging from 8s to 17s. There was a good yarding of pigs. The demand for stores and weaners was still good, porkers and baconers making late rates. A better inquiry existed for sheep and prices were firm. Goodquality dairy heifers were again in keen demand and brought satisfactory rates. Prices were as follow:

Beef.—Heavy fat steers £ls to £ls 15s, medium £l3 10s to £l4 10s ; prime heavy fat cows £l2 2s 6d to £l2 15s ; heavy fat cows £lO 17s 6d to £ll 12s 6d ; medium fat cows £9 5s to £lO 10s, lighter £7 5s to £8 15s, forward conditioned £6 to £6 17s 6d ; fresh-conditioned stores £5 to £5 12s 6d ; store cows £3 10s to £4 6s ; boners £1 10s to £2 10s ; heavy potting bulls £7 to £8 10s, light £4. Bobby Calves.—Best 14s to 17s, others 8s to 11s.

Dairy Cattle.—Choice Jersey heifers, close to profit £l2 15s to £l4 ss, others, later calvers, good quality, £lO 10s to £ll 10s, backward £7 10s to £8 15s ; choice Shorthorn heifers, close to profit £lO to £ll ss, later calvers £8 to £9 5s ; choice Holstein heifers, early calvers, £lO 5s to £ll 15s ; Jersey heifers, choice in milk £lO to £l3, others £8 to £8 15s ; Jersey cows, close to profit £ll to £l2 15s, others £9 to £lO 10s. Pigs.—Baconers £3 4s to £3 9s, lighter £2 10s to £2 14s ; porkers £2 4s to £2 Bs, lighter £1 18s to £2 Is ; good stores 34s to 395, others 26s to 30s ; slips 21s to 25s 6d ; weaners, best 15s to 18s 6d, others 10s 6d to 13s 6d ; sows in pig £2 5s to £2 15s. Sheep.—Medium fat wethers 39s to S9s 6d ; medium fat ewes 29s ; extraprime fat hoggets £2 0s 6d ; fat hoggets, heavy 33s to 355, lighter 29s to 30s. WAIHOU. At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company’s Waihou stock sale on Friday there was a good yarding of beef. The market was again firm, the demand keen, and the prices realised showed an improvement on late rates. Dairy cattle were penned in average numbers, cattle of good quality being keenly sought after. There was a large yarding of pigs, which sold at late rates. Bobby calves were yarded in small numbers, export buyers operating very freely. Prices were:— Sheep.—Light fat wethers 36s 6d ; prime fat hoggets 40s ; lighter fat hoggets 30s to 32s ; forward-condi-tioned hoggets 28s.

Cattle.—Light fat steers £l4 ss, small and unfinished £9 4s ; heavy fat cows £l2 7s 6d to £l4 ; medium fat cows £lO 10s to £ll 15s ; heavy fat heifers £9 17s 6d to £l2 ; lighter fat cows £8 5s to £9 7s 6d, killable £6 7s 6d to £7 Is ; fresh and forwardconditioned cows £4 15s to £5 7s 6d ; stores £2 17s 6d to £3 10s ; boners 30s to 35s ; bulls £4 to £7 ; 2-year Shorthorn empty heifers £4 to £4 10s ; choice Jersey heifer calves £4 17s 6d to £5 6s ; choice Jersey-cross heifer calves £4 to £4 7s 6d ; choice Shorthorn heifer calves £3 15s to £4 11s ; bobby calves, best 12s to 14_s, others 8s to 10s.

Dairy Cows.—Jersey and Jerseycross, close to profit £lO to £l4, more backward £9 ; Jersey heifers close to profit £ll to £l3 ; Shorthorn and Holstein heifers close to profit £l2 5s to £l3 10s ; heifers more backward £8 to £lO 10s ; heifers in milk £7 10s to £l2 ss. Pigs.—Baconers £2 15s to £3 2s ; porkers £1 16s to £2 6s ; stores £1 4s to £1 11s ; slips 16s to 27s ; weaners 8s 6d t-o 16s 6d : sows and litter £2 10s ; ditto farrowing £2 to £4.

MATAMATA. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., held their regular stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday, when there was a fair yarding all round, and the prevalent good prices were fully maintained. Beef Cattle.—Fat cows, £lO 2s fid to £ll 7s 6d; medium sorts, £8 5s to £9; lighter, £7 to £7 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, £5 5s to £6 ss; others, £3 2s 6d to £4. Hairy Cattle.—Best cows. £7 10s to £11; Holstein heifers, £9 !0s to £10; Jersey heifers, up to £l2 ss. , Bobby calves, 9s to 13s. Figs.—There was a good yarding of stores, the largest of which sold from £1 8s to £1 15s 6d; medium sorts, £1 6s to £1 7s 6d; slips, 18s to 27s 6d; good weaners, 16s to 215,; smaller, 10s to 18s; others, 5s to iOs; crossbred breeding sows, £2 15s to £4 10s; four pedigree Berkshire so,vs, penned by Philpott and Thomas, 5 to YJgns.

HAMILTON. At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s Frankton sale on Tuesday, the r>* was a good entry of fat cattle. Prices! for beef were up to the previous week’s standard, steers equal to £2 5s per 1001 b, prime cow and heifer beef to 42s per 1001 b; plain cattle

were slightly easier, if anything. Light prime steers, £l4 7s to £l4 15s; young and light fat steers, £ll 13s to £l3 13s; unfinished 4-year steers, £ll 7s to £ll I2s; fat cows and heifers £l2 3s to £l3 11s, medium weights £lO to £ll 20s, light £7 18s to £9 10s; store cows, £4 5s to £5; boners, £3 to £4; bobby calves, 9s to 13s 6d.

A small entry of fat sheep sold at firm rates. Fat ewes 35s fid; fat hoggets, 33s 6d; light hoggets, 275. A full number of fat and store pigs were penned and prices unchanged. Baconers, £3 7s to £3 15s; porkers, £2 5s to £2 18s; slips, 22s to 265; weaners, 12s to 18s fid. WAIKATO MARKET REPORT. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Ltd. reports under date of August 27: Beef.—There has been a good rise since last report, best prime ox making up to 46s per 1001 b and prime cow and heifer up to 40s. With the shortage of beef it looks as if there will be very high prices this spring. Fat Sheep.—The market continues firm, sufficient coming forward to meet demands, but it will not be surprising to see a rise in fat sheep during the coming month. Store Sheep.—A keen inquiry exists for all classes, with smalL yardings coming forward, hoggets, wethers and ewes in lamb being sought after. Store Cattle.—There is a strong inquiry for all classes of stores, but very few cattle are offering. It appears as if there is a shortage of male cattle in the Waikato and unless cattle are brought from outside districts buyers will find it hard to fill requirements. Dairy Cattle. Competition for good dairy herds and choice springing heifers is very keen, with high prices ruling both in the yards and paddocks. Pigs.—Good yardings of both fats and stores are coming forward, with little change in the market. Horses.—The market is quiet. We quote : Bullocks, prime heavy £l6 10s to £lB 10s, medium £l3 10s to £ls 10s ; cows, prime heavy £l3 to £l4 ss, medium £9 10s to £ll, unfinished £6 10s to £8 ; heifers, prime, £l2 to £l3 ; good store cows £4 15s to £5 5s ; cull cows £2 to £2 10s ; steers, 4-year forward £8 to £9 ss, 4-year stores £8 to £8 10s, 3-year stores £6 10s to £7 15s ; 2-year steers £5 10s to £6 5s ; good yearling steers £4 5s to £5 5s ; choice Jersey and Jersey-cross weaner heifers £5 5s to £6 10s ; good 2-year in-calf Jersey heifers £ll 10s to £ls. _ Sheep : Wethers, prime heavy £2 to £2 ss, prime medium 36s to 38s ; ewes, prime heavy 35s to 40s, prime medium 27s to 30s ; hoggets, prime fat 26s 6d to 30s ; wethers, 4-tooth stores 34s to 36s 6d, 2-tooth stores 30s to 32s ; breeding ewes, sound mouth 30s to 355, aged 22s 6d to 28s, 2-tooth 30s to 35s ; hoggets, best woolly store 24s to 28s ; medium woolly’ store 22s to 235, best shorn store 22s to 245, medium shorn store 20s to 225, small store 16s to 18s. Pigs : Baconers, prime £3 18S to £4 ss, medium £3 10s to £3 15s ; porkers, best £2 16s to £2 18s ; slips 22s to 25s ; weaners 8s to 14s ; good stores 30s to 355. Horses : Draughts, heavy £2B to £34, medium £25 to £32 ; spring cart sorts £l6 to £lB ; hacks and harness horses £5 to £lO.