CRISK COMPETITION

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20510, 28 May 1938, Page 14

CRISK COMPETITION

DKM AM) FUR CAT !I K MORE SHEEP FORWARD VALUES AT MORRINSVILLE The Fanners’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report as follows on their weekly Morrinsville stock sale held yesterday:— A better yarding of fat sheep came forward with competition keen and late prices maintained. The advertised entry of store wethers from the W'airoa district came forward in good order, hilt although they attracted a full bench of buyers, competition was restricted and with the exception of the very forward conditioned sheep, prices failed to reach vendors’ re-

serves. However, most of the yarding was disposed «• f by way of private sale. The breeding ewes also attracted keen competition, but here again prices were not as high as anticipated and passings were frequent

For a heavy yarding of all classes of fat and boner cows the demand throughout was keen with brisk competition. laic quotations being fully maintained. Again for a large entry

of station-bred cattle a keen enquiry existed, especially for all male cattle. Competition was good and practically the whole yarding changed hands at satisfactory prices. The female section comprised mostly of two- and thnee-year empty heifers, and although values in this section were not as keen as for males, a total clearance was effected. A good yarding of dairy cattle included the advertised herd on account of Mr C. Whitton, of Morrinsville. Competition was good and satisfactory prices were realised.

There was a medium entry of fat pigs, and a full yarding of stores and weaners. In Ihe fat section the entry comprised mostly porkers and unfinished pigs. No prime top-weight baconers were penned. Competition was keen, prices remaining firm at values equal to recent quotations. Stores and weaners were most keenly sought, values being in advance of late rates. Quotations: —

Sheep.—Prime wethers 29s to 30s, heavy fat, ewes 22s 4d, fat lambs 20s, i -tooth wethers in forward condition 20s 3d, store wethers 2is 9d, 2-tooth mixed age ewes ex North Auckland 23s Od to 2 is, aged ewes 18s 9d to 19s. cull ewes 10s 9d.

Cattle.—Medium prime Polled Angus heifers lo £9. fat, Friesian and Shorthorn cows ill 19s to £8 Gs, lighter £7 9s lo £7 15s, heavy fat. .Jersey heifers £6 15s to £7, medium £5 19s to £0 7s Gd, light £5 10s to £5 13s, heavy killaldc cows £4 19s to £5 ss, medium £i 9s to £4 13s, light £3 17s Gd to £ i is, heavy boner cows £3 5s to £3 JOs, medium £2 15s to £3, Hereford cows and calves £8 19s. cows and calves £2 11s lo £3 10s, medium potter bulls £8 lo £8 2s Gd, lighter £5 5s to £G. Forward conditioned Shorthorn steers £9 10s to £9 lGs, 3-year Shorthorn steers £8 10s to £8 i is, 24-year Shorthorn steers £7 6s to £7 12s. fresh conditioned 24year Hereford steers £8 Is to £9, 2year Polled Angus steers £7 15s, 18months Polled Angus steers £6 ss, 2 and 3-year empty Polled Angus heifers £5 19s to £G 2s, smaller £4 14s to £5 7s Gd, 2 and 3-year Hereford heifers £3 to £6 3s, small £4 2s, empty Shorthorn cows £4 4s to £5 10s, Jersey heifer calves £3 3s to £3 15s; young Jersey cows, early calvers £9 10s to £ll os, August and September calvers £7 5s to £9 10s, aged backward cows £4 Ids to £7, cows in.milk £5 to £8 10s. choice Jersey hPifers £9 15s to £ll 10s. medium £8 to £9 10s, smaller £6 to £7 15s, heifers in milk £9 ss. Pigs.—Choppers £2 10s to £3 18s, lighter 36s to £2 Bs, heavy baconers £3 18s to £4 Is, medium £3 12s to £3 16s, light £3 4s to £3 10s, unfinished £2 IGs to £3 2s, heavy baconers £2 10s to £2 14s, medium £2 2s to £2 Bs, light and unfinished 34s to £2, large stores 28s to 32s 6d, medium 24s to 265, best slips 20s to 23s Gd, others 14s to 16s, best weaners 10s to 15s 6d, others 3s to Bs. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report on the sale as follows: — There was an average yarding of cattl© and a small yarding of sheep. Late rates were maintained on all classes of stock. Fat Holstein cows sold from £7 10s to £8 Bs, forxvardconditloned Holstein cows £6 to £0 19s, fat young Jersey cows and heifers £5 5s to £6 7s Gd. forward-condi-tioned young Jersey cows £ 4 5s to 17s 6d, best boners £3 15s to £4 7s, others 28s to £3 10s according to weight and condition, crossbred heifers r.w.b. £5 2s Gd. Forward-condi-tioned lambs brought 18s.

TE AWAMUTU SALE Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report as follows on their Te Awamutu sale held on Thursday: — A full yarding of beef cattle came forward including several pens of good quality steer and heifer beef which sold readily at fully up to late rates. Fat cows also sold well while boner cows were fully equal to ruling rates. The store pens were well filled with good quality station cattle and although several pens of P.A. cows running with bull failed to reach the owners’ reserve a satisfactory sale resulted and a good clearance was made. Very few sheep were yarded and bidding was dull. A good yarding of fat pigs came forward with a small yarding of stores. All classes of pigs sold very readily unqcr spiraea rnmpcurton and prices realised were well on a par with full late rates. Quotations: — Cattle: Fat bullocks, on account of G. O. RnileVs estate, pen 8 fat P.A. steers, £l3 ss: pen 7 do.. £l3 9s: pen 2 do.. £l4 3s: pen 4 light Hereford, £l2 7s; on account of Mr M. 11. Tims, r. light P.A. steers. £9; 5 light, Red Polled steers. £9 15s; on account of Mr 1.. Markv. light steers. £8 15s; 3 do.. £8 .s: on aeeounl of Hailey's estate. 4 fat P.A. heifers. £ll 2s 6,1; 2 Hereford P.A. cows. £9; fat cows. £R 15s to £9 los: do. heifers £8 17s Gd to £lO 3s: do. Jersey rows, heavy, £6 10s |o £7 3s. do., medium, £5 13s f,, £6; do. liffhf. £i 3s to £4 12s Gd; cows With vealers at foot. £3 Is to £3 18s all counted: store ?.H. £id Holstein cows. £ \ 2s fid to £5 12s fid; boner cows heavy. £4 to £4 2s Gd: do. medium. £3 10s to £3 17s fid., do. light. £2 to £2 12s Gd; heavy fat bulls up lo £l2; medium do., £9; others, £3

t7s 1,. i‘ 7 7 fid; small Jersey ue.mer li-iiers £2 t"~ lo £3: do. -.11.. £•' 3s to £2 !*■-. <l". mixed colour. £2 to £2 !7s fid. calilc. ls-monHis to yc-ir mixed colour do.. £fi I is to £6 I3s : 21-year P. \. lie fers r.w.b. good £7 tfis; small P. A. cows in low condition. £5 I Os. 18 months heifers P.A. empty, £5 15s; wearier P.A. steers. £3 15s [o £i 15s; do. heifers. £3 10s to £4 13s; I 8-months coloured steers. £3 ts to £5 ss. Pigs: Prime baconers, £4 to £4 ss; heavy do.. £3 15s to £4; prime medium do.. £3 5s to £3 1 Os; medium do., £3 to £3 ss; prime light do., £2 15s to £3; light £2 JOs to £2 15s. prime heavy porkers £2 8s to £2 12s; heavy do., £2 2s to £2 8s; prime medium do.. 38s to £2 2s; medium do.. 3fis to £2; prime light do., 30s to 3fis; light do.. 26s to 30s; choppers heavy, £3 12s to £ i 6s'; do. medium. £2 10s to £3 10s; sows to farrow. £3 to £4 ss: good store pigs. 22s to 265: medium do., 18s to 225; slips good. 15s to 18s. LUCERNEDALE STUD SALE Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited report as follows on Mr F. Discomhe's Lueernedale Stud annual sale on Wednesday when a good representative bench of buyers were present. The bidding on the pedigrees was restricted but a satisfactory clearance was effected at satisfactory prices. The grade sows met with ready demand and practically a total clearance was effected at highly satisfactory prices. The two specially selected sows to be mated with the recently imported large black boar “Pukenham WbTfcbang’’ met with keen competition, but failed to reach the reserve under the hammer. Mr O. D. Hall of Kio Kio secured one of the sows by private treaty at 45 guineas. The ruling prices were as follows:—Pedigree maiden Berkshire sows to farrow, 8 guineas to 11 gns; do. 3 months, sgns; maiden pedigree Berkshire boars. sgns; pedigree maiden L.B. sows to farrow II to 13i gns; unregistered ditto 6to Bgns: ditto boars 4 to 64 gns; unregistered Duroe Jersey boars Bgns; grade Tamworth cross sows £5 to £7 15s.

WAINQARO CATTLE FAIR Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report as follows on their Autumn cattle fair at Waingaro on Thursday: A full yarding of station cattle was offered all of which came forward in splendid order and a good bench of buyers operated freely. Quotations: On account, of Magill Bros., 2} to 3-year steers (Polled Angus), £8 9s; on aocount C. Parsons ditto (crossbred), £7 J2s fid; on account of N. L. Tapp, 20 months to 2 4-year P.A. steers, £6 7s Gd to £6 19s; on account of E. Jarvis, ditto £6 14s; on account of E. If. Wapp, weaner Polled Angus steers, £5 Is; on account of W. M. Saunders, small ditto, £3; on account of E. T. Reid, weaner Polled Angus steers, £4 12s; smaller ditto, £3 ss; on account of N. L. Tapp ditto, £4 4s; smaller ditto, £3 10s; on account of Kirk Bros., small steer calves, £2 12s; small heifer calves. £1 6s; on account of E. H. Wapp, Polled Angus cows, r.w.b., £5 2s; on account of Kirk Bros, ditto, £3 os to £5; Jersey cross steers realised £3 10s to £3 12s; small mixed sex calves £1 to £2 12s. RATEB AT WAINQARO Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Company. Limited, report that there was a good entry of cattle' at Waingaro on Thursday and prices showed little variation. Twenty month old steers made £6 13s; others to £5; good Polled Angus weaner steers, £5 ss; backward steer calves. £2 to £2 10s; 18-month heifers, £4 Gs, boner cows. £3 17s to £3 19s; a line of mixed breeding cows, £4 10s; bulls, £4 to £5; a heavy hack. £l2 IDs.