FIRMER MARKET.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20278, 21 August 1937, Page 13

FIRMER MARKET.

VALUES AT MORRINSVII.LI . KEEN TRADE FOR SHEEP. FAT CATTLE IN REQUEST. Although values once again advanced for fat cattle and sheep at the weekly JlorrinsviUe stock sale yesterday, the rise was not as spectacular as those recorded at the Frankton y ards on Tuesday and rates were not very much in excess of the higher rates recorded at the same sale the previous Friday. There were no outstanding quality cattle on offer and consequently sale figures were not up to the level of those recorded at the central yards. Fat cattle were on offer in average numbers with only one line of bullocks. The latter were comparatively good buying at £l2 17s thl, and certainly would have made a higher figure at Tuesday's sale at Frankton. A few pens of extra choice cows and heifers were in animated request at prices ranging from £lO to £l3 2s fi.l with medium prime sorts being traded from £8 to £9 10s. All lines of secondary quality and boner classes changed hands readily and it was not difficult to auction them at firm to higher rates. There was another good bvnoh of buyers for the dairy cattle sale and values generally showed littlo variation. Sheep and Pigs. Bidding was animated in the fat sheep sale and values for all classes advanced sharply on those recorded tne previous Friday. A small line of wothers were good buying at 3Ns, but hoggets, particularly ewe hoggets, wore dearer, lines of ewe hoggets selling from bos to 38s t»d. Several lines of breeding ewes were eagerly sought, one line of 171 two-tooths selling under a brisk demand from -lbs 5d to 4bs 9d. Fat pigs did not meet with the animated sale characteristic, of recent weeks and values tended to ease a shade. The Farmers’ (’o-oporative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report on the sale as follow?: A medium yarding of fat sheep comprising chiefly of hoggets came forward. Competition was keen thimighout and late linn rates were maintained. Owing to the late arrival <#f the special entry of store sheep •from Morrinsville they were hold ov»jr until next week. A mailer yarding of ox beef comprised mostly light weight cattle, for w hich ,>npet it it'll was keen and prices remained very firm. row and heifer l*«ws with* good quality, well-finished I ( petil ion wa? ra tos procaine forward in cxira heavj mini '

hers, these meeting a keen demand, whilst boners showed no change on late, rates. Sound young Jersey cows , and heifers were eagerly sought. The ' j advertised entry of fat and forward cows and heifers attracted a large number of buyers and a keen sale resulted. A lull yarding ol' dairies, comprising chiefly heifers again came forward. The quality generally was not up to that of last week, and competition at the beginning of the sale was dull, but showed a firming tendency as the sale progressed. Values were not up to last week’s high rates, although the market was firm and practically a clearance was effected. The top price of £l2 Bs was realised for a line of choice Shorthorn heifers. The entry of fat pigs this week was the largest seen at Morrinsville this season, with heavy baconers much easier. Buttermilk pigs and porkers maintained late rates and practically a total clearance was effected under the hammer. The store pens were filled to capacity and here again the yarding was disposed of. Quotations: — Sheep.—Medium fat wethers, 38s to 42s 6d; fat ewes, 30s 6d to 36s Gd; heavy fat hoggets, 34s 9d to 38s 6d; medium fat hoggets, 23s Gd to 26s 3d; ewe hoggets, 38s Gd; cull ewes, 14s. Cattle.—Light fat steers, £ll 5s to £l2 17s Gd; prime fat cows and heifers, £ll 6s to £l2; medium, £9 10s to £11; lighter, £8 to £9 2s; killable, £6 Is to £7 4s; heavy boners, £3 Bs to £4 11s; medium, £2 14s to £3 6s; light, 30s to £2 4s; runners, £4 10s to £4 17s Gd; potter bulls, £6 to £6 15s; sound young Jersey cows, £3 10s to £4 10s; smaller, £2 10s to £3; two-year empty Jersey heifers, £3 10s to £5; yearling Jersey heifers, £4 to £4 17s Gd; forward-conditioned Polled Angus cows, £7 10s to £8 10s; forward-conditioned Hereford cows, £7 4s to £8 4s; medium Polled Angus and Hereford yearling heifers, £4 to £4 8s; Shorthorn dairy heifers, £l2 ss; best Jersey and Jersey cross heifers, close to profit, £lO to £ll 10s; others, £8 to £9 15s; smaller and backward £6 to £7 10s; calved Jersey heifers, £ * 10s to £8 1 fts; Jersey cows, close to profit, £lO IBs to £l2; others, £8 10s to £9 10s; backward and inferior. £5 to £7 10s. Pigs.—Light baconers. £3 5s to £3 10s; buttermilk pigs, £2 10s to £3 Is; medium, £2 Bs to £2 10s; iight, £2 to £2 ss; choppers, £2 to £2 10s; unfinished porkers and large stores*. 35s to 395; medium. 2Ss to 335; best slips, 20s; breeding sows, close to farrowing. £3 10s to £1 17s Gd; more backward. £2 to £3. j Messrs. Dafgety and Co. Messrs. Paigety and Cnmpanv, T.fd. report on the sale as follows:—l.\ full yarding oi cattle came forward InPoII.mT Angus 'yearling steers. ° Prices realised were on a par with all recent cows. £7Jo £7 IBs; lieas-y Vat 'jersey heUers. is to £S medium fal

cows and heifers, small, £3 i7s. The advertised line of 150 yearling Polled Angus stoers changed hands In one lot at £6 ss; medium quality yearling Jer- , soy heifers, £4 Us; smaller sorts, £3. 7s to £4; choice springing Jersey holf-j era, close to profit, £9 to £9 15s; med- j i lum quality ditto, £8 to £9; small sorts ; quality, £6 Iss to £7 10s; more back-j ward sorts, £5 5s to £6 2s fid. Only a small entry of pigs came for- 1 ward and prices realised compared, fav- j ourably with recent quotations. Small j store pigs, low conditioned, brought / 21s; good quality store pigs, 35s to £2; light porkers, £2 Cs. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, report as follows on their Morrinsville stock sale held on Friday:— Cattle.—The market was brisk with | realisations about on a par with last j Tuesday’s advanced price levels at Frankton. Apart from several pens of unfinished Polled Angus and Hereford cows and heifers, the bulk of our entry in the fat section comprised unfinished fat and store Jerseys. Throughout, the bidding was brisk and everything changed hands very freely. A few very plain yearling heifers created a good enquiry, while the demand for a number of medium class dairy cows and heifers was quite good. These brought prices which were quite satisfactory to vendors on the basis of late quotations. We quote: Pen of young Hereford and PolVd Angus unfinished fat cows, £lO 16s; medium to good conditioned Polled Angus beef cows and heifers, £8 7s 6d to £lO Is; lighter, £7 to £8 ss; medium to heavy Jersey cows, £6 8s ( to £7 ss; medium weight Jersey beef ] cows, £5 15s to £6 7s 6d; unfinished I conditioned, £4 10s to £5 7s 6d; for- I ward store Jersey cows, £3 15s to £-1 [ 7s 6d; heavy boners, £2 17s 6d to [ £3 12s 6d; light, up to £2 10s; very j plain yearling heifers, £2 10s to £3 12s; good dairy cows and heifers, £8 5s to £0 15s; plainer ones, up to £7 j Sheep.—The advertised ewes sold j especially well. Competition was very spirited and prices, if anything, were j up. Several pens of ewes with lambs at foot, likewise were accorded a keen reception and realisations were very pleasing. We quote: 100 two-tooth j breeding ewes, good, £2 5s Pd; 70 j ditto, £2 5s ad; owes with lambs at ! foot (all counted), 18s 5d to 20s 2d; ! others, np to 17s Pd; M.A. breeding ewes, up to 335. Pigs. The supply was fairly moderate and a bright sale transpired. Prices did not fluctuate to any noticei able extent from this week’s rates i quoted from other centres. (lood store ! lug? 1. 37s fid to 395; medium ditto, 32s J to 85s; slips, 22s to ,28s; weaners, 16s | TE AWAMUTU STOCK SALE. j Messrs. Pnlgety and Company, LM.j • ;, t hoggets. £1 I '.s fid to i-j' Is: Vi hocgels. 28s to 83s fid; medium while! face ewe hoggets. 39s to 3 is; store j beef came forward ‘ to a full bench of buyers and sold readily. A line of j

> 28 nicely finished medium weight J Polled Angus and Hereford bullocks, t on account of estate G. O. Bay ley, averaging £l4 12s. A line of eight fat t Hero ford, cows, on account of Air A, • { L. Storey sold at £l2 8s; one heavy • j cow, same line, at £l4; medium weight i fat Polled Angus steers, £ls 3s to £ls • j ss; medium weight fat Hereford I steers, £l3 10s to £l4; fleshy Sliort- • i horn and Red Polled steers, £lO 15s; . j heavy fat Hereford cows, £l2 8s to 1 £l4; fat Polled Angus cows, £lO 2a Cd to £lO 13s; others, £9 to £11) ss; i l'at Polled Angus heifers, light, £lO to £ll 2s 6d; fat Shorthorn heifers, £10; to £l2; fat Shorthorn cows, £9 Gs to £ll 17s Gd; fat Jersey cows, £8 10s to £9 ss; others, £5 10s to £G 15s; fat Jersey heifers, £5 5s to £7 15s; cows and, runners, £4 to £4 ss, all oounted; cows and calves, £2 10s to £2 i*s 6d, all counted; two-year Polled j Angus steers, £7 to £7 ss; throe-year j Shorthorn steers, low condition, £6 ss; I heavy boner cows, £3 los to £4 ss; others, 35s to £2 12s 6d; store Jersey cows, £3 12s Gd to £5 7s Gd; i yearling Jersey heifers, £3 7s 6d to £4 ils; small, £2 lGs to £3 ss. A full yarding of dairies sold under keen competition, especially for all good quality early calving Jersey heifers. Good quality Jersey heifers, close to profit, made £lO to £lO 10s; others, £8 5s to £9; more backward sorts, £6 10s to £7 15s; Friesian heifers, close to profTt, £lO 10s to £11; others, £7 to £9 10s; backward, £5 10s to £G ss: calved Jersey heifers, good, £8 10s to £lO 10s; others, £5 5s to £G 15s; Jersey cows, close to profit, £7 5s to £9; others, £'s 5s to £G 10s. A medium yarding of fat. pigs enmo I forward with a heavy yarding of I stores and wenners. Fat pigs sold readily and prices realised compared ' very favourably with other recent | sales. Stores and weaners were of ! only fair demand, largo stores particularly showing a decline on recent quotations. Wenners met with a ready sale. A lino of 40 weaner pigs, ex Tokanui Mental Hospital, realised 26s average. Medium heavy bneoners realised £4 to £i is; medium baconers, £3 8s to £3 15s; light, ditto. £2 ISs to £3 ss; heavy porkers, £2 8s to £2 light ditto, 30s to £2 2s; small ditto. 30s to 30s; heavy choppers. £2 I 0s to j £3 Gs; light dilto. £2 to £2 Ids; logo ! best weaners. 2 3s !,, 2 0s Gil; medium j dillo, 20s to 235; small dil I o, I 0s to 225; sows with Utters'. 1 £7 Vs 'to* £8 ss; sows to farrow, £3 to £i; young Berkshire baconers. £2 1 o«|. YVAIIII STOCK SAI.E. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctionlows k «. n their fortnijrhtlv stock sale held at Waihi yesterday:— A medium yarding of all classes of : cattle came forward. Competition was | mu/”weaner ? pigsVnV with* spi’rited 1 bidding and practicaPy a total elear- | HVi eteiL fat rows

; £4 7s Gd to £5 17s; boners, £2 15s to £3 13s 3d; Jersey and Jersey cross eows, close to profit, £7 10s to £8; . more backward, £5 10s to £6 12s Gd; , Jersey heifers, early calvers, £7 5s > to £7 10s. Medium store pigs, 31s to , 38s; smaller, 24s Gd to 25s Gd; best i weaners, lGs Gd to 20s; others, 10s [ to 14s. ; ■