Stock Sales.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 287, 9 May 1929, Page 1

Stock Sales.

JERSEY SALE. Good Prices Realised. The Farmers’ Auctioneering Company conducted a sale of pedigree Jerseys on account of Mr. R. J. Wilson, of “ Ebor Farm,” Putaruru, on Monday. There was a large attendance of buyers from all parts of the Waikato. Only one lot was passed in, and this animal was disposed of privately. Thirty-four lots averaged 33 guineas, the top price of 60 guineas being obtained for Ebor’s Mystery, a cow bred by the vendor. The following is a list of the cattle, all being bred by the vendor except where otherwise stated—

Bull, Ebor’s Sultan, 25 guineas, purchased by E. J. Jones, Putaruru. Cow, Orange Dale’s Diamond, bred by W. J. Hall, Matatoke, 46 guineas, L. J. Jones, Putaruru. Cow, Ebor’s Violet, 27 guineas, Jos. Sanders, Piako. Cow, Ebor's Crissie, 47 guineas, John Watson, Okoroire.

Cow, Ebor s Champagne, 42 guineas, E. Jones, Putaruru. Cow, Mystery’s Secret, passed in at 57 guineas. Cow, Ebor’s Maida, 24 guineas, E. Jones, Putaruru. Cow, Ebor’s Virgo, 24 guineas, E. Jones, Putaruru. Cow, Ebor’s Mabel, 25 guineas, Findlay, Ohaupo. Cow, Ebor’s Marie, 45 guineas, J. A. Sanders, Piako. Cow, Ebor’s Oona, 40 guineas, J. A. ..Sanders, Piako. Cow, Eoor’s Mystery, 60 guineas, R. Wattam, Fencourt. Cow, Ebor’s Maggie, 21 guineas, Findlay, Ohaupo. Cow, Ebor’s Annie, 42 guineas, Jones, Putaruru. Cow, Ebor’s Mona, 27 guineas, W. S. Smith, Otorohanga. Cow, Ebor’s Lala, 26 guineas, J. Headon, Waharoa. Calf, 12 guineas, K. Henderson. Cow, Ebor’s Lizzie, 38 guineas, A. M. Leslie, Putaruru. Cow, Ebor’s Buttercup, 26 guineas, W. S. Smith, Otorohanga. Cow, Ebor’s Primrose, 24 guineas, J. Dempsey, Otorohanga. Cow, Ebor’s Pepper, 32 guineas, Jones, Putaruru. Cow r , Ebor’s Dorothy, 27 guineas, J. Dempsey, Otorohanga. Cow, Ebor’s Maru-.-, 28 guineas, Sanders, Piako. Cow, Ebor’s Kitty, 20 guineas, Jones, Putaruru. Cow, Ebor’s Amy, 19 guineas, A. M. Leslie, Putaruru. Cow, Ebor’s Ada, 22 guineas, J. Headon, Waharoa. Cow, Ebor’s Pye, 20 guineas, Jones, Putaruru. l Cow, Ebor’s Sherry, 25 guineas, Smith, Otorohanga. Cow, Marshland’s Cherry, bred by W. J. Chynowetli, Pukeroro, 52 guineas, John Watson, Okoroire. Cow, Ebor’s Doris, 21 guineas, J. Headon, Waharoa. Cow, Ebor’s Tulip, 17 guineas, J. Dempsey, Otorohanga. Cow, Ebor’s Iris, 20 guineas, J. Headon, Waharoa. Cow, Ebor’s Rosemary, 18 guineas, Jones, Putaruru. O'uv, Fi'i of O. If., bred by A. E. Watkin, Takanini, 30 guineas, Sanders, Piako.

Cow. Te Aute Lassie, bred by W. T. Williams. Te Aute, 45 guineas, Sanders, Piako.

ON ACCOUNT OF MR. SCHOLES. The following lots were offered on account of Mr. J. W. Scholes, Lichfield:— Bull, Oldham Bright Sultan, 11 guineas, G. England, Peria. Bull, Oldham Duke, 9 guineas, W. Mears, Walton. Cow,- Spring Hill Briar, bred by A. J. Harris, Bombay, 25 guineas, Sanders, Piako. Cow, Maitland Rose, bred by C. Parker, Hairini, 25 guineas, J. Headon, Waharoa. Cow, Griselda’s Noble Queen, bred hv C. Parker, Hairini, 26 guineas, Sanders, Piako. MATAMATA. j At the usual fortnightly sale conducted by the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co., Ltd., at Matamata on Wednesday there was a medium yarding 1 of cattle and prices were on a par ■ with late rates. There was a fair j yarding of fat pigs and a very light : yarding of stores. Prices realised were:—I Cattle.— I Heavy fat, cows, £9 to £lO 10s. | Medium fat cows, £7 2s 6d to £B. I Lighter fat cows, £6 10s to £6 19s. t Forward conditioned cows, £5 to : £5 19s. I Fresh conditioned stores, £4 3s to I £4 16s. Others, £2 12s 6d to £3 12s.

Boners, 15s to 30s. Jersey heifer calves, £3 17s 6d. Potting bulls, £2 10s to £B. 2-vear in-calf heifers, £8 10s to £9 ss. Pigs.—

Heavy fcaconers, £3 ISs to £4 4s. Medium taeoners, £3 10s to £3 15s. Light baconers, £3 to £3 ss. Heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 18s. Light porkers, 30s to £2. Slips, 14s to 18s. \v euuers, 8s to 10s. HAMILTON. The following prices were realised at the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company’s weekly sale at Hamilton on Tuesday:— Beef.— Fat bullocks up to £l3 10s. Fat cows £8 15s to £lO 6s. Medium fat cows £7 16s to £8 12s. Light £6 7s to £7 10s. Forward cows £5 12s 6d to £6 3s. Good-flamed stove steers £8 17s 6d to £9 7s Od. In-calf Jersey heifers £8 19s. Heifer calves £1 10s to £3. Sheep.— Fat wethers 33s Od to 35s Sd. Forward store wethers 32s to 32s 9d. Good shorn store lambs 20s 8d to 23s lOd. Breeding ewes 22s to 24s 6d. Pigs.— Heavy baconers £4 to £4 Ss. Medium £3 12s to £3 17s. Light £3 to £3 7s. Heavy porkers £2 12s to £3. Medium £2 3s to £2 Ss. Light 32s to 3Ss. BMos 11s 6d to 16s. Weaners 3s to 9s 6d.

MORRINSVILLE. An average yarding of beef sold at slightly easier rates at the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s sale at Morrinsville on Friday. Sheep sold well, fats and stores maintaining late values. Few dairy cows were yarded. Prices were as follow: Beef.— Fat cows, best, £9 to £lO 7s 6d. Medium fat cows, £8 to £8 10s. Light fat cows, £6 17s to £7 11s. Forward cows, £5 17s 6d to £6 10s. Store cows, £2 15s to £4 11s. Cows with calves, £6 7s to £7 7s Gd. Jersev heifer calves, choice, £5 12s to £6. Other Jersey heifer calves, £3 4s to £4 15s. Holstein heifer calves, £2 15s to £3. Steer calves, £2 15s to £3 2s Cd. Dairy Cattle.— Cows, good quality, £S 15s to £lO 10s. Other cows, £6 15s to £8 10s. Jersey in-caif heifers. £lO to £l2 15s. Sheep.— Fat wethers, 30s Gd to 80s 9. Medium conditioned wethers, 2Ss. Fat ewes, 29s 5d to to 31s. Medium conditioned ewes, 25s 6d. Good fat lambs, to 295. Other fat lambs, to 235.

Store lambs, good framed, 16s 4d to ISs Sd. Aged ewes, 10s to 13s. Pigs.— Baconers, medium to heavy, £3 15s to £4. Light baconers, £3 3s to £3 10s. Heavy porkers, £2 16s to £3 Is. Medium porkers, £2 6s to £2 12s. Light porkers, £1 10s to £2 4s. Stores, to £1 3s. Slips, Is to 15s. Weaners, 4s to Bs. FOR EXPORT. WEEKLY PRICES OF FAT STOCK The New Zealand Meat Producers Board advises that the following prices are being offered for fat stock for export at April 29, 1929: Canterbury. - Prime woolly lambs. 361 b and under 93d, 371 b to 421 b 83d, 431 b and over Sid ; second-quality lambs, S3d. Southland.— Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under 9id. 371 b to 42!b Sid, 431 b and over Sd ; second-quality lambs, 361 b and under Sid, over 361 b 7ld. It may be noted that at the present time most lambs are being purchased by the head, consideration being given to the quality of the lambs and the valve of the skins. SHIPMENTS OF MEAT FROM SOUTH AMERICA. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received a cable from its representative at Buenos Aires, South America, advising the following shipments to the United Kingdom for the fortnight ended April 25, 1929, from Argentine and Uruguay (the figures do not include exports from Patagonia, Chile or Brazil): 204,900 quarters chilled beef. 2675 quarters frozen beef, 64,929

carcases frozen mutton, 77,633 carcases frozen lamb. ' The quantity snipped to the Continent of Europe during the same period was as follows : 60,321 quarters frozen beef, 12,780 carcases frozen mutton, 2593 carcases frozen lamb.