Stock Sales.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 296, 11 July 1929, Page 8

Stock Sales.

PUTARURU. '• At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company’s Putaruru sale on Friday ■there was a large attendance. The prices realised were satisfactory. Sheep were apparently not wanted, for only two lines (46 in each) were «juitted, at 2Gs. Cows and heifers ■were in demand, though the prices ■were not high. Cows made from £4 3 s to £3 10s, heifers £3 10s to £6 10s, iheifer calves £3 10s to £4 10s. MATAMATA. There was a good attendance of buyers at the fortnightly sale con- , ducted by Dalgety and Co., and a good yarding of stock was disposed of at good rates. Prices were.— Cattle.— Fat cows, £3 to £9 15s-. Fat heifers, £8 2s. ; Forward conditioned cows, £4 18s to £5 12s 3d. Store cows, £2 10s to £3 17s 6d. Cows and calves, £4 13s to £6. Shorthorn heifers, empty, £5 2s. Jersey heifers, 2-year-old, empty, £3 17s to £4 55..

Shorthorn bulls, £4 13s to £6. Dairy Heifers.— Jerseys, close to profit, £l2l to £l4* ss. Jersey-cross heifers, £7 5s • to £9 10s. Sheep.— Fat hoggets, 3 ss. Digs.—There was a small yarding of both fats and stores, light baconers, £2 16s to £3 ss, Best porkers, £2 3s to £2 Bs. light porkers, £1 10s to £1 ISs. Barge stores, £1 Is to £1 6s. Slips, 16s to £l. Weaners, 5s to 12s. MORRINSVILLE. A full yarding of cattle came forward at Dalgety and Co.’s sale at Morrinsville on Friday. Competition ■was good, although the quality was below standard. Few pigs were entered, while no sheep came under the hammer. Prices were as follow: Beef.— light forward condition cows, £6 15s to £9. Store cows, £5 2s 6d to £6 10s. Cows and calves, £5 17s 6d to £9. Low conditioned cows, £2 15s to £4 12s 6d. Jersey bulls, potters, £6 to £7 15s. Jersey bulls, £6. Friesian yearling heifers, £3 15s to £5. Jersey yearling heifers, £4 5s to £4 17s 6d. Small yearling heifers, £2 5s t<s" £3 7s 6d. Dairy Cattle.— Cows, backward calvers, £7 15s to £ll ss. Teifers, backward, £7 15s to £lO 10s. Tigs.— Small slips, 10s to 16s. PATETONGA. At the Farmers’ Auctionee: ing Co.’s Patetonga sale on Thursday there was a large entry of dairy cattle, which met with keen‘competition. Cattle.— Forward cows, £8 2s to £9. Fresh-conditioned cows, £4 17s 6d to £5 13s. jr Other store ccws, £2 13s to £4 4s. Store heifers, £3 15s to £5. Dairy cows, £9 to £lO 10s. Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £lO 2s 6d to £ll. Backward, £6 10s to £9. Sheep.— Ewes, 17s Gd to £1 2s Gd.

WAIHQU. At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s Waihou sale on Friday there was a heavy yarding of all classes of cattle penned. Prices throughout were firm and late rates maintained. Cattle.— Fat bullocks, £l4 10s. light fat steers, £lO 7s 6d to £ll 2s 6d. Fat cows, £9 to £lO 7s 6d. ; Medium fat cows, £7 12s to £8 15s. light fat cows, £6 5s to £7 7s 6d. i Forward conditioned cows, £5 Is to £5 16s. ; Store cows, good, £4 to £4 17s. Others, £2 14s to £'3 13s. ; Cows with calves, £4 15s to £8 ! 19s. Empty 18-mon'hs heifers, £5 12s. Choice Jersey he her calves, £5 11s to £6 10s. Jersey and Jersey-cross heifer calves, £4 2s to £5. Small heifer calves, mixed colours, £2 10s to '£3 13s. Sheep.— Fat wethers, £1 14s 6d to £1 17s 6d. Good conditioned wethers, £1 12s. Fat ewes, £1 9s 3d. ! Good conditioned ewes, £1 2s 6d. Store ewes, 15s. Fat lambs, £1 5s 3d to £1 9s. Wether hoggets, £1 3s 6d. figs.—

Heavy porkers and light baconers, £2 15s to £3 4s. ’ Lighter, £1 IS! to £2 ss. Stores, £1 6s to £1 9s. Dairy Cattle.— Jersey cows, close to profit, £ll to , £l3 10s. ‘ Friesian cows. £9 10s to £l3 10s. ’ Other cows, backward, £7 10s to £9 ss. , Jersey heifers, £lO 10s to £l2.

CLEARANCE SALES. Mr. A. McCracken. Mr. A. McCracken’s clearing sale at Te Aroha West drew a good muster of buyers and good prices were realised. With an average of from £l4 to £ls, the highest bid for a single Jersey cow was made by Mr. J. Whitten at £2O 10s. Mr. T. Dale, of Te Aroha, was also a heavy buyer. Six empty Jersey cows realised only £4 13s from Mr. R. M. Taylor, and nine Jersey heifer calves were knocked down to Mr. P. Quane, of Ngarua, for £3l Is. Brisk bidding opened the sale but prices towards the end were poor, and a Jersey bull went to Mr. R. M. Taylor for £2. The following were buyers of Jersey cows : W. T. Dale 5, J. E. Watkins 6, E, Wayne 4, J. Bowring 2, Jas. Whitten 3, W. Douglas 4, P. O’Donoghue 2, J. Waugh 3, Barron Bros. 2, L. Hankey 3, R. O. Brooks 3, T. A. Rodewald 3, J. W. Candy 1, E. M. Taylor 1.

Mr. D. D. Sneddon,

Following on the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company’s sale at Putaruru on Friday the dairy herd of Mr. D. D. Sneddon was offered. Mr. H. Johnston, of Walton, was the principal buyer and made the following purchases : Two at £9 10s, one at £ll, five at £lO, six at £lO 10s, one at £l2, one at £l3, one at £l2 10s, one at £l4. Other purchasers were ' Mr. Emmett, two at £lO 10s, one at £ll 15s, one at £l2 ; Mr. Bent, Putaruru, one at £8 10s, one. at £7 10s ; Mr. Strugnell, Putaruru, one at £lO 10s ; Mr. L. W. Fit- ! ness, Putaruru, one at £lO 10s ; Mr. Scrivener, Putaruru, one at £9 ; Barron Bros., Manawaru, one at £9 15s, one at £7 10s ; Mr. G. H. Gale, Waotu, one at £8 15s. Mr. A. H. Ensor. An average of £lO 2s 6d was realised for stock sold by Dalgety and Co. at their Morrinsville yards on Friday on account of the Crown Lands Department (Mr. A. H. Ensor). No dates of calving were available, while the cows were in most cases in low condition, which militated against high prices. Top ■ price was £l7 10s, which was paid by Mr. Northcott, of Tatuanui. The I>xck of the cows sold at from £l4 to £ls 15s, later calvers bringing from £6 15s t0.£13. Stores averaged £5 15s. The principal buyers were as follow : Mr.. Northcott, £l7 10s, £l3, £l2; J. McDonald, £l3 10s (2),

£lO (2), £7 10s; S. Parlour, £l4, £ll, £10; D. Hickey, £7 ss, £7, £6 10s; S. Elliott, £lO 10s (2); A. W. Mellow, £lO. Mr. H. Kirk. The boisterous weather' over the week-end did not improve the apappearance of Mr. H. Kirk’s herd, and though there was a good attendance of buyers at his farm on the Richmond Downs Valley road on Monday, bidding was anything but pirited and many lots were passed in. Two herds were offered/ one consisting of 70 high-grade Jersey cows and the other of a similarnumber of Jersey-Shorthorn cross, all of which were in calf to pedigree Jersey bulls. The Jersey herd was offered first and despite the auctioneer s best efforts in struggling from £8 and £9 up to the limit of £ls 10s, mostly by way of 10s bids’, progress was not satisfactory so far as the vendor was concerned. After many protracted attempts nearly half this herd was passed in. When the second herd was offered despite efforts to suit buyers by offering one or a pen of seven, the only sale effected by auction was a "potter” at £6 15s. The auction was then abandoned, and buyers were invited to inspect the herd in the holding paddock and deal privately.

The herd was in good condition, though the stormy weather had roughened the animals’ coats. The Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. conducted the sale.

Top price was paid by Mr. E. James, of Te Aroha, who ‘took a pen of four at £ls 10s each. Mr. J; E. Nicol, of Waihou, also purchased one animal at that figure. The average <V>T thc cuws soia wo.kcd out at £l2 15s.

Purchasers, and the prices paid, were as follow:—Mr. E. James, Te Aroha. £ls 10s (4), £l4 10s (2), £l3 (3); Mr. J. E. Nicol, Waihou, £ls 10s £l3, £l2. £11; Mr. R. W. Burns. Waharoa, £ls (4), £lO 10s; Mr. J. Kirk, Richmond Downs, £ls; Mr. M. F. Barlow, Wairere, £l2 10s (2), £lO 10s; Mr. C.. H. Smart, Waihou, £l4, £l2 121; Mr. F. W. Crawford, Walton, £ll (2); Mr. T. Vickers, Ngarua, £l2 12), £ll (2); Mr. A. Groves, Morrinsville. £l2, £10; Mr. M. Sweenev, Walton, £lO 10s; Mr. S. A. Clark, Matamata, £l2 10s; Mr. Fred Livingstone., Matamata, £9; Mr. J. Pirrit, Morrinsville, £9.

Mr. L. Bishop. Favoured by glorious weather, the clearing sale conducted by the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company on behalf of Mr. L. Bishop, Tirau, on Wednesday, was a successful one, due in a large measure to the excellent butterfat backing of the various animals submitted. Mr. Bishop has been dairying for about 10 years and he is talcing a rest from dairying. There was a large attendance of buyers from a wide-spread area. Bidding- for the mature cows was not by any means spirited but practically every lot was quitted. The highest price was paid by Mr. J. Hamilton, of Te Rapa, for Broadhorn, a seven-year-old cow with a backing of 5001 b of butterfat in 249 days. The price realised was £33. When the heifers were reached the bidding became more spirited and excellent prices were obtained. In the three year olds Mr. J. Shine, Waitoa, paid top price, £32, for a heifer with 4391 b of butterfat in 315 days to her credit. In the two-year-old section Mr. Tomalin, of Putaruru, paid top price, £23 10s, for a heifer with 3741 b of butterfat in 303 days to her record.

The following were the leading purchasers and prices:—

Mature Cows. - Mr. J. Hamilton, Te Rapa, one at £25 10s, one at £26 one at £25, one at £26, one at £23 10s, one at £24, one at £l3 10s, one at £33, one at £27 10s, one at £2l, one at £27 10s ; Mr. J. White, Matatoki, one at £23, one at £9, one at £l3 10s, one at £lB 10s, one at £lO 10s, one at £2O, one at £lB 10s, one at £l9 ; Mr. Slade Gully, Putaruru, one at £2B, one at £3l ; Mr. Alexander, Reparoa, one at £l9, one at £1,7, one at £l6, one at £2l ; Mr. I. Shine, Waitoa, one at £l9, one at £3O, one at £lB ; Mr. Barlow, Matamata. one at £ls, one at £ls 10s, one at £2O ; Mr. Harrison, Tirau, one at £23, one ax £23, one at £22 10s ; Russell Bros., Rotorua, one at £6, one at £5 ; Mr. Moore, Hinuera, two at £25 j other purchasers paid £l6, £l7, £ls, £2l. £lO, £l4 10s. Heifers. Three-year-olds : Russell Bros., Rotorua, one at £25, one at £lB 10s, one at £27, one at £8 ; Mr. I. Shine, Waitoa, one at £32 ; Mr. J. Hamilton, Te Rapa, two at £25, one at £25 103, two at £3O ; Mr. Lennan, Tuakau, one at £l9, one at £2O. one at £26 10s, one at £ls 10s ; Mr. M. Harrison, Tirau, one at £2l 10s ; Mr. Barlow, Matamata, one at £lB 10s. Two-year-olds : Russell Bros., Rotorua, one at £l2 : Mr. Harrison, Tirau, one at £l7 10s ; Mr. Lennan, Tuakau, one at £l6, one at £2O ; Mr. Tomalin, Putaruru, one at £2B 10s ; Mr. J. White, BJatatoki, one at £l7. Bull.—The herd sire, Royal Oaks Conqueror, seven years, was sold to Messrs. John stop Bros., Te Awamutu, for 70 guineas, after starting at 20 guineas. A line of heifers from the best cows were sold at £l4 10s and £l7 10s, Messrs. Lennan (Tuakau) and Carey (Peria) being the purchasers.

Two cows offered on behalf of Mr. Ke.ane (Tirau) were purchased by Mr. H. McGhee for £ls and £l6 respectively. Mr. P. F. Karl. There was a good attendance of buyers on Tuesday at Mr. P. F. Karl’s sale at Puketurua conducted by Dalgety and Company. Mr. Karl is going in for sheep after a successful dairying experience, during which he got together a first-class herd. The cows were in good condition and most of them were August calvers. Heifers were not in great demand, though choice Jerseys fetched fair prices. Heifers that were late In coming into profit were nassed in at £7 10s and £B. The following were the leading buvers and nrices:— Cows.—Mr. Reeve, Matamata, one at £9 10s, two at £l2. one at £l4. three at £l3. two at £l4 10s ; Mr. J. Hamer, Walton, two at £l4 : Mr. J. Duthie. Pukeatua. one at £l3. one at £lO 10s, two at £10: Mr. Harding, Matamata, one at £l3, two at £l4. one at £l4 10s, one *»t £l2 ; Mr. S. R. Harding, one at £ls, one at £l3, om a t £l3 10s. two at £l2; Mr. Charlton. Pukeroro, one at £l3, two "t £l4 10s, one at £l3 10s, one at £lO, one at £l4. one at £l7 : Mr. H. Worth, Putaruru, one at £6. two at £9. one at £7, one at £lO 10s ; Mr. McKinnon, Putaruru, one at £l3, two at £l2. one at £ls, one at £lO ; Mr. Barnett, Waotu, one at £l2 10s. one at £ls, one at £l3 10s ; Mr. Nicholson, Puketurua, one at £l3. two at £l4 10s, one at £lO 10s : Mr. Selbv, Putaruru, one at £l4 10s : Mr. H. Bottomley, Tirau, one at £9, one at £l4 10s.

Emptv Cows.,—Mr. W. F. Ha-ding, Matamata. one at £7 ; Mr. H. Bottomley, Tirau, six at £4 14s : Mr. Hording, Matamata. two at £5 7s 6d. Heifers. Shorthorns : Mr. H. Worth. Putaruru. 10 at £7 15s. Jers°vs : Mr. Duthie, Pukeatua, two at £lO 15s ; Mr. R. Troughton, Matamata. two at £5 10s, two at £l4, three at £lO 10s. A Friesian heifer was nurchused W Mr. H. Worth, Putaruru, for £7 ss. . , , , ~ ■ ■* * iqiki

Mrs. E. H. Morrison. At the sale of Mrs. Morrison’s stock the majority were Holsteins, which found ready purchasers at good prices. Messrs. Barron Bros., Manawaru, made purchases at the following prices : One at £l2 10s, one at £l4 15s, one at £l2 15s ; Mr. Spedding, Tirau, one at £l2 10s, one at £lO ; Mr. Emmett, one at £l3 ; Mr. Johnston, Walton, one at £l3. In Jersey cows Mr. Bent, Putaruru, purchased one at £6 15s and one at £B, Mr. Scrivener, Putaruru, being the other buyer at £6 10s. Mr. W. Were. There was a somewhat smaller attendance of buyers than usual at the dealing- sale of Mr. W. Were, Waharoa road, Matamata, on Thursday, when the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company offered on behalf of .the vendor the whole of his herd of 80 high-grade Jersey cows. Mr. Were, who is replacing his herd with heifers, supplied certificates of record with each animal offered and announced that the average returns for the past three seasons exceeded 3001 bof butterfat per cow. Bidding became very dull towards the end, when a number of lots were passed in. The average for all lots sold was £l3 10s, the aggregate being well over £9OO. The highest price paid was £l9 by Mr. I. Black, Matafor Daphne, which produced well over 4251 b of butterfat per season for Vie past three years. The largest purchaser was Mr. R. Searle, Te Poi, who purchased 11 animals at the following prices : £l7 (2), £l6 (2), £ls 10s, £l2 10s (2), £l2, £ll 10s (2), £lO 10s. Other purchasers were : Mr. J. Carruthers, Turanga-o-moana, £l7, £ls, £l6, £l7 10s, £l4, £l3 10s ; Mr. Geo. Reid, Te Poi, £l7, £ls 10s, £ls, £l6 ; Mr. J. Headen, Waharoa, £l6 10s, £l4, £ls, £ll, £ll 10s, £i3 ; Mr. W. D. Simpson, Matamata, £l4 10s, £l7 (2), £l6, £ls ; Mr. Matuschke, Walton, £l2, £6 10s, £l3, £l4 (2). £6, £ll 10s ; Mr. Mac Johnston, Walton, £ls, £lO, £l3 10s, £l2, £l3 10s. £ll, £7 10s ; Mr. D. B. Higgins, Waharoa. £l6 10s (2), £ls ; Mr. I. Black. Matamata, £l9, £l4 10s, £5 ; Mr. Fergusson, Taihoa, £l6, £ls 10s, £l6 : Mr. C. G. Penwarden, Motumaoho, £ll, £l2, £9 10s ; Mr. S. White, Okoroire Railway, £l3, £7 10s : Mr. Dunlop. £ll 10s, £l4 10s ; Mr. E. James, Te Aroha. £l3. £l4 10s ; Mr. Shaw, £l7 : Mr. R. W. Bums, Waharoa. £l7 10s, £l4 ; Mr. Wav fS : M-. Give... „ruivE. £6 10s. A K out 10 others were passed in. . Four heifer calves brought £4, Mr. ! Eric Neal being the nprehaser, and I the hull fetched £7. The calves were eligible for marking. A line of 60 f.m. ewes in lamb were passed in at 14s.