STOCK SALE.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17973, 19 March 1930, Page 2

STOCK SALE.

AT FRANKTON YARDS. DROP IN BEEF QUOTATIONS. AUCTIONEERS 4 REPORT. Beef was not in very great demand at the weekly stock sale at the Prankton yards yesterday, and consequently there was a drop in quotations. The yarding' for beef was medium and for sheep average, while pigs were yarded in large numbers. Sheep prioes were easier than the previous week and fat pigs were also easier. The following table shows the comparison botween this and last week*s rates.

Farmers’ Auctioneering Co., Ltd,

The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co,, Ltd., report:—-At the weekly stock sale in the Frankton yards yesterday we had a heavy yarding of all classes of cattle. Beef showed a decrease on last week’s rates; especially was this noticeable in second-class cow beef. There was a large entry of fat and forward bullocks, including some of the best quality Shorthorns that have been yarded at Frankton for some years. These we offered in conjunction with Messrs Dalgety and Go., Ltd-, and practically the whole line was oleared at satisfactory prices. There was an extra large yarding of all classes of sheep, fats selling at late rates. There is still a fair demand for breeding ewes, also lambs, and practically the whole yarding was sold. There was a full yarding of fat pigs, baconers selling *at late rates, while porkers were slightly below last week’s quotations. Baconers averaged 7£d to 7£d per lb, while porkers realised 7d to 7id. Quotations: Medium prime fat bullocks, £l2 13s to £l3 11s; fat heifers, £8 5s to £8 19s; fat cows, heavy', £9 15s to £lO 8s; medium, £8 19s to £9 10s; light, £7 5s to £8 9s; forward conditioned cows, £6 iis to £6 15s; forward conditioned steers, £lO 16s to £ll is; 2£ and 3yr. steers, £7 19s to £9 ss; heifer calves, 30s to £2 15s; potter bulls, £5 ss. Sheep: Fat lambs, 20s to 265; others, 18s to 19s; fat ewes, 16s to 18s Gd; ewe lambs, 16s to 16s 6d; wether lambs, shorn, 13s 9d to 14s; mixed sex shorn lambs’ 11s 9d to 12s 3d; mixed sex woolly lambs, 15s 4d to 18s 3d; mixed sex Black Face „ 2-tooths, 16s 8d to 19s; small, 12s 6d to 16s; 2-tooth ewes, 29s to 30s 3d; 2,4, and 6-tooth ewes’ 25s 9d; 4 and 5 year old ewes, 22s 3d; syr. ewes ISs Cd to 19s; aged ewes, 13s to 15s 6d; Romney rams, 2-tooth, 4sgns; Southdown rams, 2-tooth, 6gns: English Leicester rams, 4 to 4£gns. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £4 10s to £4 14s; medium, £4 to £4 6s; light, £3 10s to £3 15s; heavy porkers, £3 5s to 23 10s; light, £2 10s to £2 18s; good stores, 38s to £2 4s; slips, 26s to 30s; weaners, 16s 6cl to 245.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd

Messrs Dalgety anti Co., Ltd., report having held their usual weekly stock sale at Frankton saleyards yesterday, as under: —There was a large yarding of fat cattle, which met with a -weak demand. All prime beef was 20s to 30s per head lower. We sold prime young cows at up to £9; inferior quality cows, £4 ins to £6 10s; small cows, £3 15s to £4 12s 6d; runners, up to £5 15s; small ditto, £3 ss; small calves, 5s to 15s- There was a very large yarding of store cattle, including a line of 240 three and four year steers. The competition generally was weak, although practically every pen yarded was disposed of as un( } er; —i pe n of forward Shorthorn steers, £ll 10s; 1 pen £lO 17s 6d, 1 pen £lO 17s; 1 pen roan Shorthorn bullocks, £lO 18s, 1 pen £lO 7s 6d, 1 pen £lO 4s, 1 pen £lO 13s, 1 pen £lO 7s 6d; 1 pen 3yr. Shorthorns, £9 14s; 1 pen P.A. steers, £lO 12s 6d; 3 pens Hereford 3yr. steers, £lO 7s 6d; 1 pen 3yr. PA., steers, £10; 26 P.A. 2yr- steers, £8 17s; 11 Hereford 2yr. steers, £9 ss; i pen Shorthorn steers, £9 10s; 1 pen Hereford and PA. steers, £8 10s; 1 pen P.A. 18months steers, £7 18s; 3 pens 18months P.A. steers, £7 15s. We also sold about 120 steers, 18-months to 2 \ years, at from £4 10s to £S ss; store cows, £3 to £5 ss; weaner Jersey heifers, £3 2s 6d to £3 10s; bulls, at "late rates. There was a moderate yarding of fat sheep which hardly maintained late rates. Prime fat Iwethers sold at up to 28s; medium quality fat ewes, 15s 7d to 15s; light, wethers, 265. There was a largo yarding of store sheep, which sold at about late rates- We sold 36 medium lambs at 12s 6d; 6S shorn wether lambs at 14s 9d; 32 ditto, ils 9d: 12 smaller lambs, 10s; 74 woolly iambs, 19s 3d; 42 lambs, 15s; 39 mixed sex lambs. 15s 8d; 53 store wethers, 21 s &d; 66 2-tooth wethers. 19s 3d; 29 Black Face-cross 2-tooth ewes, 32s 3d; 107 4-tooth ewes in low condition, 23s 3d; 186 full-mouth ewes, 20s’3d; cull ewes, 9s 9d. There was a large yarding of fat pigs, and a medium yarding of store pigs. While fat porkers sold at slightly easier rates store pigs sold on a par with last week. Heavy baconers made £4 to £4 13s; medium baconers, £3 10s to £3 17s 6d: lighter, £3 5s to £3 7s 6d; heavy porkers. £2 10s to £3; medium. £2 to £2 10s; large stores, 33s to 39s 6d; weaners, 10s to 15s 6d. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile.

At Hamilton sale yesterday there was a very full yarding of stock of all classes. Beef was penned in large supply, and although the demand was steady, prices declined to the extent of £i 10s per head for all grades. A good enquiry existed i'or store cattle. Fat sheep were a trifle firmer, and a large entry of stores were all disposed of at- late rales. We quote : —Fat bullocks. £l2 10s io £l3: prime fat cows and heifers. £9 2s Gd to £9 16s: lighter do., £7 12s to £8 14s: plain tat cows £5 18s to £6 12s Gd; heavy verniers. £h 16s to £4 Is: medium do.. £2 7s 6d to £3 7s; weaner Jersey Offers. £4 2s to £4 its; dairy cows. £6 to £10: boner cows, £4 to £4 is 6d; prime heavy fat wethers, £1 8s 2d lo

£1 11s 6d; light do., £1 4s; good fat ewes, 17s Id to 19s 3d; more aged do., 15s to 16s Id; fat and forward woolly lambs, 18s 9d to 19s 6d; shorn do., 16s 2d to 17s Id: black faced store lambs, 10s 4d to 12s 7d; Romney mixed sex lambs, 12s 9d to 13s 7d; two tooth wethers, 19s 8d to £i 0s Gd; 300 sound mouth ewes, ex East Coast, 17s; aged ewes, 12s to 14s. Pig S ;— Heavy baconers, £4 8s to £4 14s; medium do., £4 to £4 ss; light do. and heavy porkers, £3 9s to £3 16s: porkers, £2 11s to £3; stores, £1 10s to £1 14s; slips, £1 Is to £1 4s; weaners, 12s to 16s 6d. G. w. Verooe and Company. Messrs G. W. Vereoc and Company. Limited, report having held their weekly stock sale at Frankton yesterday, when a heavy yarding of beef came forward, ox and cow beef being down from £1 to 30s per head on last week’s rates. Store cattle were penned in fair numbers and sold on a par with late rates. There was a good yarding of fat sheep, prices being easier than the previous week. Fat and store pigs came forward in greater numbers than usual, the whole yarding being oleared at late rates. We quote the following prices : Heax-y fat bullocks, £l3 to £l3 12s 6d; lighter fat bullocks, £l2 to £l2 10s; light fat bullocks, £8 15s to £H 12s 6d; prime heavy fat cows, £9 15s to £lO 7s 6d; heavy fat cows, £7 10s to £8 7s 6d; lighter fat cows, £6 10s to £7 7s 6d; light fat cows, £4 10s to £5 ss; runners, £3 15s to £4 2s 6d; four and five year old Shorthorn and Hereford bullooks, £lO 15s to £lO 19s; low conditioned 2 year old bullocks, £6; Jersey cross heifer weaner calves, £3; p-otter bulls, £7 10s to £8; heavyfat wethers, 27s 7d; heavy fat ewes, 17s 6d to 21s; fat lambs, 17s to 18s; heavy baconers, £4 10s to £4 14s; medium weight baconers, £4 to £4 8s; light baooners, £3 15s to £3 19s; heavy porkers, £3 5s to £3 12s; light porkers, £2 14s to £3 3s; stores, 28s to 38s; slips, 21s 6d to 265; weaners, 11s 6d to 16s.

WAIKATO MARKET REPORT.

WEEKLY REVIEW. Beef : Heavy yardings continue to come forward, and althoguh prices are somewhat easier for both ox and cow beef, prime quality cattle are meeting with good competition, plain and inferior being considerably eagier. Best ox Is making equal to 34s per 1001 b and prims cow, 30s. Fat Sheep : There has been no change in the fat sheep market, with sufficient coming forward to meet the demand. Store Sheep : Competition has been good for breeding ewes, store lambs and wethers, with good yardings at all the sales. Prices are every bit as good as at the early fairs. Store Cattle : The market for young male cattle is easier, but grown steers are wanted, and on the heel’ sales there is a very small margin for the fattener. Store cows are a good bit easier; the same also applies to the boner class. There is a good inquiry- for choice in calf heifers, and also for good Jersey weaner calves. Pigs : There have been very heavy yardings with strong competition for baconers and porkers, all the bacon companies’ buyers operating freely. Competition is also good for stores. Horses : There is a good demand for useful farm horses, but heavy and aged horses are not wanted. Quotations. —Prime fat .steers, heavy £l2 15s to £l3 10s, medium, £ll 10s to £l2; prime fat cows, heavy £9 to £9 15s, medium, £7 to £7 15s, plain and unfinished. £5 to £5 15s; fat heifers, £9 to £lO ss; heavy fat wethers, 26s 6d to -27 s 9d; light fat wethers, 24s 6d to 25s 6d; fat twotooth w-ethers, 24s to 265; prime fat ewes 17s 9d to 19s, medium, 15s 3d !o 16s 6d; prime fat lambs 22s to 245, light, 18s to 19s; two-tooth breeding ewes, 28s to 30s; four-tooth ewes, 27s 6cl to 28s 7d; six-tooth ewes, 26s to 27s 6d; four-year breeding ewes, 23s Gd to 265; five-year breeding ewes, 19s to 225; sound mouth ewes, 16s to 18s; two-tooth store wethers, 21s to 22s 9d; fourtooth store wethers, 24s 6d; good w-oolly ew-e lambs, 15s 6d to 19s sd; wether lambs, 14s to 15s 6d; good mixed sex woolly lambs, 13s Gd to 14s 6d; mixed sex shorn lambs, 13s to 14s; four-year store bullocks, £lO 1o £lO 15s; three-year stqre bullocks, £9 to £9 10s; two-year store bullocks £7 os to £8; good yearling steers, £5 5s to £6; good weaner steers, £3 10s to £4; store cows, £5 10s to £6 os; choice 18-months Jersey heifers in calf, £9 10s to £10; Jersey weaner heifer calves, £5 to £6 os; heavy baconers £4 8s to £4 14s, light £3 6s to £3 14s, medium £3 18s to £4 2s; heavy porkers £3 5s to £3 10s, light £2 14s to £2 18s, slips 33s to £2, weaners 18s to 28s.

FEtLDING SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the Feilding sale, held on Friday, March 14: Another heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle came forward. The sheep entry consisted of a lot of good ewes, ewe lambs, and rape lambs. The demand for any decent lines was very keen and prices on a whole compared more than favourably with last week’s quotations. Good ewes still maintain keen competition, and rape lambs sold freely. The cattle entry consisted mainly of fat cows and heifers, and forward cows, very few steers being penned. All classes sold well. Our quotations are: Fat wethers 26s lOd, fat ewes IGs, fat lambs 14s 6d, two-tooth ewes 19s 6d to 275, four-tooth ewes 23s 6d, four and five-year ewes 17s Id Lo 22s 6d,* aged ewes 7s to 15s, fat and forward ewes 11s 4d to 14s, twotooth wethers 20s 7d, ewe lambs, woolly, 19s 9d to 21s, wether lambs 12s 4d to 14s 9d, black-face lambs 9s 6d lo 14s 7d, cull lambs 7s to Bs, Southdown rams ligns to G-Jgns. Gatfle: Fat steers £lO 15s, fat cows £6 lo £ll ss, runners £3 12s 6cl to £3 15s, forward cows £4 Is to £5, store cows £2 7s 6d to £3 2s 6d, mixed young steers £3 5s to £5, cows in milk £6 to £ll, springing cows £lO 10s to £ll, weaner heifers £2 to £4 13s 6d, cow- and oalf £9, heifers run with bull £5 15s, bulls £2 2s 2d to £lO 15s.

. This Week. BEEF (per loaih.) — Extra pr. ox 3o/Prime ox .. 34/Extra choice young- cows & heifers . • 34/Prtae cows . ■ 30/Sec. quality cows .... m-Lig-Jit cows fc „ , . heifers .... 24 /' Last Week. 24/MOTTO?? (per Extra prime wethers Fat wethers . Ex. pr. ewes Fat ewes .. Unfln. ewies . head) — 27/15/7 15/28/6 27/6 19/0 16/13/6 PIGS (per head) — B sooners .. 85/-to 84/Porkers .... 57/- tr»'65/~ Woauers .. 10/- to 18/fillns 23/-to 23/to 95/to 68/to 22/•to 30/-Larg-e stores . 37/- to 36/to 52/-