Stock Sales.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 314, 14 November 1929, Page 8

Stock Sales.

MORRINSVILLE. An average yarding of cattle and pigs came forward at Dalgety and Co.’s sale at Morrinsville on Friday. Competition was again very keen for all dairy cattle, and although store stock was in demand the quality was not up to standard and met with poor competition. Pigs were keenly sought after, and the whole yarding changed hands under the hammer. Prices are as follow: Beef. Forward cows, £6 10s to £7 ss. Store cows, £4 14s to £5 12s 6d. Young Jersey cows and heifers, £5 5s to £5 9s. Friesian, 18-months empty heifers, £5 to £5 14s. Yearling Jersey heifers, £6 4s to £7 ss. Dairy cows, in milk, £9 15s to £ll. Springing cows, £lO 5s to £l2 10s. Springing heifers, £9 10s to £l2 15s. Backward sorts, £8 10s to £9. Springing Friesian heifers, from £l3 10s to £l4 14s. Pigs.—Store pigs, light, 28s to 30s 6d. Slips, 25s to 27s 6d. Weaners, 20s to 25s 6d. Sheep.— Fat lambs, small, 19s 6d. WAIHOU. At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s sale at Waihou on Friday, there was a medium yarding of cattle and a heavy yarding of pigs. Owing to the small yarding of beef prices were firmer than last sale. Competition was also very keen in store cattle. Baconers were slightly easier, competition being keen in all classes of store and weaner pigs. Prices were: Sheep.— Fat woolly wether hoggets, 29s 3d.

Fat vifoolly ewe hoggets, 32s 7d.■/ Fat woolly ewes, 26s lOd. Beef.— Fat steers, £l2 15s. Fat cows, heavy, £lO to £ll. Medium fat cows, £8 15s to £9 17s. Light fat cows, £7 5s to £8 10s. Forward conditioned cows, £6 15s to £7 4s. Fresh store cows, £5 10s to £6 7s 6d. Store cows, £4 to £5 6s. Empty yearling Jersey-cross heif--1 ers, £3 7s to £5 10s. Empty yearling Friesian-cross heifers, r.w.b., £4 2s to £6 19s. Pedigree yearling Jersey bulls, 9gns to 15gns. Grade bulls, £7 10s to £lO 10s. Potters, £5 to £lO 10s. Pigs.— Heavy baconers, £3 17s to £4 Is; medium, £3 10s to £3 14s; light, £3 3s to £3 7s. Heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 ; light, £2 6s to £2 11s. Good stores, £2 4s to £2 9s. Slips, £1 17s to £2 2s. Weaners, 22s to 335. Dairy Cattle. — Best quality Jersey and Jerseycross cows close to profit, £ll to , £l3 15s. Heifers, close to profit, £ll to £l3. Backward sorts, £9 to £lO.

MATAMATA. At Dalgety and Co.’s stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday there was a good yarding of fat and store cattle and a small one of dairy cattle. Store and weaner pigs were yarded in large numbers, while fat pigs were in medium numbers. All lines were cleared at very satisfactory prices. Beef.— Prime fat bullocks, £l3 14s. Prime fat cows, £lO 6s to £ll. Ordinary fat cows, £8 to £9 10s. Fresh conditioned cows, £6 5s to £7 2s 6d. Run cows, £4 19s to £6 9s. Poorer sorts, £2 5s to £3 2s 6d. Yearling Shorthorn steers, £4 14s. Empty Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £6 4s to £7 ss. j Jersey yearling bulls, £4. Others, £7 10s to £9 10s. Dairy Cattle. — Jersey heifers, £l2. Jersey-cross heifers, £ll to £ll 10s. Ordinary dairy cows, £9. Sheep.— j Fat ewes, ordinary, 22s 6d. Pigs.— Heavy baconers, £4. Light baconers, £3 5s to £3 10s. , Best porkers, £2 16s to £3 2s. Large framed stores, £2 6s to £2 14s. 1 Medium stores, £1 18s to £2 2s. | Slips, £1 13s to £1 18s. Best weaners, 26s to 355. Small weaners, 18s to 21s.

FRANKTON. At the Frankton sale on Tuesday there was a full yarding of beef and store cattle and an av< ge yarding of sheep and pigs. Beei -ully maintained last week’s inci i.sed rates. Store cows were in keei jmand and young cattle found read., uyers. The whole yarding was clea. r at satisfactory prices. Sheep an pigs were on a par with late quota .ions. Prices were:— Beef.— Heavy prime steers £.O 7s to £l6 17s. Prime steers £ls 5s to £lo 18s. ' Prime heavy cows and heifers £9 14s to £lO 16s. Medium fat cows £7 15s to £9. Lighter fat cows £6 12s to £7 6s. Vealers £2 13s to £4 14s. Best store cows £5 15s to £6 17s. Rough store cows £4 Is to £5 6s. Jersey store cows £3 5s to £3 15s. Jersey-cross yearling heifers £6 7s. l Sheep.— Fat wethers £1 7s 6d to £1 Bs. Fat woolly hoggets, £1 9s 2d. Fat woolly ewes, £1 3s Od to £1 7s 6d. Fat lambs, £1 2s 6d to £1 9s 6d. Pigs.— Heavy baconers, £3 17s to £4 Is. Medium baconers, £3 10s to £3 14s. light baconers, £3 3s to £3 6s. Heavy porkers, £3 to £3 ss. Light porkers, £2 14s to £2 17s. Good stores, £2 5s to £2 10s. Slips, 33s to 375. Weaners, 22s to 295.

CLEARANCE SALE. Mr. Charles Shaw. An average price of £l2 7s was reached for 128 cows in milk, comprising the herd of Mr. Charles Shaw, of Scotchman’s Valley road, which was offered for sale by auction by the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. on Wednesday. The herd was a mixed one, consisting of Shorthorns, Friesians and Jerseys and ShorthornFriesian and Shorthorn-Jersey cross cows. The cows were in excellent condition and were all in milk. Bidding was good and high prices ruled, the top price, £2O 10s, being paid by Mr. A. White, of Te Aroha, for the first three coWs that came into the ring. Mr. White, who was the largest buyer, secured 55 head, the average price paid being £l3 18s. The

yearling heifers consisted of Friesians, Jerseys and cross cattle, which were not in the best of condition, but sold well considering the quality. Prices were up to £5 17s 6d. Sixteen horses were offered, but bidding was. not keen, and only six changed hands. Geldings sold at £29, £2l, £ls and £l4 10s, and a light mare and foal £5.

The attendance was one of the j largest seen at a clearance sale in the Morrinsyille district this year. All surrounding districts were represented. The number can be gauged by the fact that 150 cars were counted parked in the vicinity of the farm. Prices and purchasers are as follow:—Mr. A. White, Te Aroha, 3 at £2O 10s, £l9 10s, 3 at £l9, 3 at £lB, 2 at £l7 10s, 3 at £l6, £ls 10s, 8 at £ls, 9 at £l4, 5 at £l3, 3 at £l2, £ll 10s, £ll, £lO, £9 10s, 3 at £9, 2 at £B, 4 at £8 10s, £7 10s; H. W. Fisk, Walton, £l3, £lO 10s, 3 at £10; F. R. Marks, 3 at £ls 10s, £l3 10s, £l3, 3 at £l2, £9; W. Brown Tatuanui, £l7, 2 at £ls, £l3 10s, £l3, £ll, £10; A. J. Johnston, Waitoa, £l3 10s, £l2 10s, £l4, 3 at £l2, £11; A. J. Johnston, Komakorau, £ll, 2 at £lO, £7 10s, £7, £l4 5s (cow and two calves); W. C. Woodley, Tatuanui, £l4; S. Ferguson, Motumaoho, £l6 10s, £l6, £ls 10s, £ls, £l3; J. Clarkin, Eureka, £l2, £ll, £lO 10s; J. Scott, Pukerimu, £l2 10s; J. Baker, Tatuanui, 2 at £9 10s, £6 15s (springer); J. Davidson, Waharoa, I £9, £B, £6 15s (bull); C. Marshall, i Waihou, £ll, 2 at £lO 10s; J. Scott, 1 Pukerimu, £ls; G. Crossley, Eureka, £l2, £11; S. Lye, Tauwhare, £l2, 2 at I £lO, £7; E. Hunter, Eureka, £7 10s; IW. Sands, Hautapu, £ll, £8 ss, £7 j 10s; £7; W. H. Baker, Newstead, £6 j 15s, £5 (bull); E. C. Old, Tatuanui, I£7 10s; J. R. Whittle, Waitoa, £lO, ! £9; D. D. Dendy, £5 ss; D. Shaw, J Tauwhare, 4 at £8 (springers), £l2 j 10s (bull); E. Butler, Hamilton, £9, j£S 10s (springers), 5 at £7 11s (stores); C. Johnston, Hamilton, £7 5s (springer); Vere Chitty, TauI whare, £5 at £9 17s 6d (stores); A. I W. Playle, Tauwhare, 7 at £6, 6 at j £5 19s, 2 at £5 (stores), 14 at £5 3s, j 9 at £5 17s 6d, 6 at £3 6s, 3 at £4 15s (yearling heifers); W. Harbutt, Cambridge, 5 at £4 2s (yearling [heifers), £6 (bull).