PROVINCIAL STOCK MARKETS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 78, 23 June 1927, Page 2

PROVINCIAL STOCK MARKETS

HAMILTON VALUES The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Coy. report an average entry of all classes of stock at* this week’s Hamilton sale. Fat cattle and sheep both showed an advance from the previous sale, prime young cows and heifers to the extent of about 15s peY head, and sheep 2s to Ss per head. Store cattle met with a good demand. The firm quotes:— Heavy fat steers, £lO 5s to £lO 7s 6d; medium do., £9 Is; fat heifers, £7 7s to £7 17s 6d; fat cows, £5 2s xo £7; plain do., £4 to £4 18s; veal calve*, £2 3s to £2 17s; store cows, £2 2s to £2 15s; Jersey heifers in calf, £6 10s to £i> 17s 6d; Jersey cross do., £1 5s to £5 ss; dairy cows. £6 10s to £9 15*; fat wethers, £1 10s to £1 10s 3d: fat «*wes. 19s 3d; f.m. ewes in lamb to S.D. rams, £1 2s. A small yarding of fat pigs came forward, while stores and weaners ■sere penned in average numbers. The price for fat pigs showed a marked improvement on late sales, stores and weaners maintaining usual rates. A fair demand was shown for the sows close to profit. Heavy baboners made £3 7s to £3 15*; medium do., £3 to £3 ss; light baconem and heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 La; porkers, £2 2s to £2 Ss; stores, £1 to £1 16s; slips, 18s to £1 6s; weanerf. 10s to 15s; sows close to profit, £5 to £8 10s. COUNTRY SALES The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Coy. report holding sales during thi week at Westfield, Papakura and Puke* kohe Hill. The firm reports good sales of dairy cows, heifers especially selling; readily. Quotations are:— Best dairy cows and heifers, ch>se to profit, £lO 10s to £l4 15s; other £7 to £10; backward springers, best t* *-< £9 ss, others, £ 4 to £6 15s; aged and inferior heifers, £2 to £3 17e ®'L bulls. £2 5s to £8; empty cows, ill.™ to £3 ss; boner cows. £2 10s to £3 1;« 6d; yearling heifers, best £2 5s to 17s, others, 15s to £1 15s; yearling to 18-months steers, £2 10s to £3 ***.»?.! weaner steers, £1 10s to £2 os; » [ 2£-year steers, £3 15s to £4 12s 6d; 3 t 3 i -year steers, £4 15s to £5 10s; 4_[ 41-year steers, £5 15s to £5 7s steers in forward condition, £6 l'Js ~At~ Pukekohe on Tuesday (in conjuro--tion with Messrs. A. Bucklan.l and fcomi the firm held a pedigree Jersey behalf of the Franklin Jersey Club, rberv was a fair attendance, and altnougn values realised were not altogetftfir to expectations, practically everjragj offered changed hands, reg. pedigree .1 sey heifers selling at from l’igns to NORTHERN MARKETS Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., 'Vaaa garei, report having held their u • monthly stock sales during the V* week at Maungakaramea and \vnarig»* > also a clearing sale. Following is a sume of the markets: Maungakaramea.—There was a attendance from all surrounding tricts. Cattle of all classes caine kW in big numbers. Beef sold under competition at late rates. Boner oo were the subject of keen competition an advance on late rates. Grown were dull of sale. Sheep were P* _ in small numbers with competition * at late rates. Prices realised: Fat co £5 10s to £6: fat heifers, £9; *2 heifers, £4 ss; fat runners, £2 ss; 4-year steers, £5; 3-year »tee 10s to £5; 2-year steers, £3 to £3 • inferior sorts, £2 to £2 10s; cows> . calves, £3 10s, £3 15s to £4- K for J?l7* conditioned cows, £3 10s, £2 los, £ i fid, £4 to £4 ss: store cows, 10s, £2 13s to £3; inferior sorts. £* to £1 15s; bulls, £2 15s, £3. £3 D* e £4; dairy cows, £4 10s to £6. A of full-mouthed ewes on account Childs realised 225. Whangarei.—There wai an arenm yarding of cattle and small ento sheep, with competition fair through _ Light fat cows made £4 -a ft « ward-conditioned cows, £3 ss, £2 17s 6d; 15-months S.H. heifers. - 15s to £2: bulls, £2 10s to --€ 3 danr cows, £5 10s, £6. £6 ss. £6 10» to - Fat wethers, light 235; store wetn • 19s; cull ewes, 8s lOd; medium S.H- nos gets, 11s 2d. Clearing Sale at Mangapai.— T . he [L M . a big attendance of buyers and <*"*•** tition was keen throughout. Ttalry c close to profit made £B. £8 10s, £•• . ss, £lO to £lO 15s; backward ana u* ferior sorts, £4. £4 ss. £4 10*. £5 to £6 ss; dairy heifers close toP«»JJ* £l2 17s 6d: yearling Jersey cross hei.‘_ ’ I £2: grade yearling draught mare, £l2 17s cd.