COUNTRY STOCK SALES

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20497, 13 May 1938, Page 2

COUNTRY STOCK SALES

YARDINGS AT TE AWAMUTU The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report having held their usual stock sale at Te Awamutu yesterday, when a medium yarding of fat and store cattle was penned, also the advertised entry of in-calf Jersey heifers. No sheep were penned. All classes of cattle sold freely at current rates, tlie in-calf heifers also being disposed of under keen competition. There was a good yarding of fat and store pigs, with baconers and porkers meeting with keen demand and realising late rates. Stores and wean- | ers showed a slight, decline on recent sales. Light fat. steers made to £9 Jsr; fat medium Jersey heifers, £7 10s to £7 17s: heavy fat cows. £7 17s to £8 12s Od; medium, £0 15s to £7 ss: light. £5 Is to £0 ss; plain and killable sorts. £4 12s Gd to £4 17s 6d; heavy boners, £3 16s to £4 iss; lighter, £2 Is to £3 12s 6d; good quality well grown in-calf two-year Jersey heifers. £7 10s to £8 Its; smaller £<’» 15s to £7 7s; plain and small, £4 ios in £6: medium quality Jersey and Jersey-cross heifer calves. £2 i Bs. Pigs: Medium-conditioned choppers. £2 to £2 12s; heavy baconers, £3 18s lo £ i ss; medium. £3 7s j In I'.'l 12s; light and unfinished baconers. £2 14s to £3; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 12s: medium, 38s to £2 2s: light. 33s to 365; large stores. 26s to 28s 6d: medium. 20s to 2 is: light. 14s to 18s 6d: good weaners, tOs Od to 12s: small. 7s 6d to 0s; breeding sows, close to farrowing, £3 6s to £3 10s. SALE OF HEREFORDB GLEN ANGA STUD The annual sale of Glen Anga Herefords was held yesterday at the Te Anga yards, when buyers displayed keen interest, and with the exception of two bulls a complete clearance was effected a most satisfactory values. The vendors were Messrs Tynan Bros. A satisfactroy average for the bulls of 27 i-3 guineas was realised, while the cows sold up to li guineas and 16months empty heifers to 8 guineas. Weaner calves sold at from 4 to 5 guineas. The following are the main purchasers:—Mr E. Phillips, Marakopa, bulls at 15gns. 27gns, 30gns, 14gns, 19 gns, 20gns, 20gns. *26gns: Mr A. Brown, one at 43gns: Mr Arnot Brown, one at 16Jgns; Messrs Dalgety and Co., Te Kuiti as agents), one at 37gns and one at 56gns (top price of the sale); Mr A. Clark, Te Anga. one at 15gns; Wright, Stephenson and Co. (as agents), one at 30gns; Mr W. A. Thomas, Waitomo. one at 32gns. one at 24gns; Mr A. Anselmi, one at 32gns (the imported sire Sherry Stanway ; Messrs F.A.C. (as agents), 1 at 25gns; Mr A. Babbage, Hauturu, one at 18gns, one at 21 gns; Mr W. A. Thomson, Aotea, two at 22gns; Mr A. Brandon, one at 15gns; Mrs B. C. Johnson, one at 26gns; Mr J. B. Jackson, 1 at 25gns; Mr E. E. Smith, one at 25gns; Mr E. Hansen. Mangatoki, one at 17gns; Mr Harries. Waitomo, one at 13gns; Mr T. W. Vickery, one at 32gns: Newton King. Ltd., Awaktno, one at 36gns; Mr Harry Shaw, Kinohaku, one at 21 gns, one at 30gns; Mr C. Lowe, Te Kuiti, one at 20gns; Messrs Johnson Bros., one at 16gns. The sale was conducted by the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., and New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd., in conjunction with Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd.. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., and Dalgety and Co., Ltd. VALUEB AT WAIHOU The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Ltd., report having held their usual fortnightly stock sale at Waihou yesterday, when an exceptionally heavy yarding of all classes of rattle came forward, every pen being filled to capacity. An average enJ try nf row and heifer beef romprised 1 mostly fat Jersey cows. Competition j was firm for all classes and values I compared favourably with Frankton rates. A heavy yarding of boner cows J sold under particularly firm competi- • ti**m. with values in excess of schedule rates. A number of two-year Jersey I heifers, running with bull, were also | offered and «oid well. Yearling Jersey : heifers elicited fair inquiry and sold fully up to late realisations. A small offerine of sheep sold at late quota- ‘ tions. A full yarding of fat pigs came forward with competition very keen. | prices being in advance of Frankton ! rates. A few pens of store pigs real--1 ised late rates, no weaner pigs being penned. i Medium fat cows made £7 5s to £7

16s; Heavy second quality cows, £5 10s to £6 10s: fat Jersey cows, £5 7s 6d to £6 8s; lighter Jersey cows and j heifers, £4 5s to £5 2s; heavy boner cows, £4 Is to £4 J7s; medium, £3 3s * to £3 18s; lighter, £2 to £3 Is; heavy I potter Jersey bulls, £7 7s to £8 6s; j medium, £6 2s 6rl to £6 18s; forward ! conditioned Shorthorn and Friesian ■ rows. £4 5s to £4 17s 6d; best two--1 year Jersey heifers, running with bull. • £7 to £8; others. £6 5s to £6 15s; | best Jersey heifers, yearling. £3 13s I to £4; smaller, £2 19s to £3 7s 6d. I Sheep: Small fat two-tooth sheep to { 265; forward-conditioned ewes, to 12s; ! cull ewes, to ss: cull lambs, to 7s Pd. I Pigs: Heavy choppers, £4 to £4 13s: ! medium. £3 to £3 16s; light. £2 2s lo ! £2 17s 6d; best, baconers, £4 4s to i £4 9s: heavy, £3 18s to £4 2s; medium. ! £3 12s to £3 16s: light. £3 4s to £3 ; 10s; unfinished. £2 15s to £3 3s; j heavy porkers. £2 Ps to £2 14s; medium", £2 2s to £2 Ss; light. 34s to I £2; unfinished, 28s to 325; large ) stores.. 23s to 2 7s: medium, 17s 6d lo 21s; slips, 11s to 15s.