LOWER VALUES

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20734, 18 February 1939, Page 13

LOWER VALUES

BREEDING EWE MARKET FAIR AT MORRINSVILLE Slightly easier values characterised the market for breeding ewes and store lambs at the Morrinsville fair yesterday, when approximately 11,000 sheep from East Coast and North Auckland districts were penned. All classes were a shade cheaper, but the fact had to be taken into consideration that the consignments on the whole did not approach the standard of yardings at recent fairs as far as quality was concerned. Vendors, however, in the majority of cases, were willing to meet the market and a good clearance was effected. A lighter entry of two-tooth ewes was available and the sheep were smaller descriptions than last week. A small line of 43 sold to the bid of 25s 6d, while 24s was the limit for other consignments. Five-year-old ewes, which occasionally made just above 20s last week, were traded yesterday from 12s 6d to 17s 10d. The last* figure was paid for a line of big-framed ewes from the Coast, a penny below this price being given for a small line of 45. A consignment of 271 mixed-aged sheep, the bulk comprising four-year-olds, sold to the bid of 20s, while for a draft of 160 four-year-olds the price given was 18s 4d. For a line of 150 four and five-year-olds buyers paid 19s, while a line of 140 similarly aged sheep from North Auckland was knocked down at 14s 3d. Quieter Lamb Market The market for lambs also lacked last week's enthusiasm and values in this section were slightly easier. Prices generally ranged from 4s to 10s Id. with a* top bid of 14s for a line of thick-woolled lambs which were well forward. As with ewes, buyers appeared to have stocked up sufficiently at previous fairs. There was little good beef to be seen in the meagre entry of fat cattle. The bulk of the entry of cattle comprised boner cows, for which late rates were usually obtained. A small entry of light steers sold to £9 2s. A heavy penning of fat pigs was disposed of at prices usually equivalent to the lower values recently recorded at Frankton. There were* comparatively few prime baconers available, the top money being 725. Porkers sold quietly to 58s, while store pigs were slow of sale. Auctioneers’ Quotations The auctioneers quote as follows:

Farmers’ Auctioneering Co., Ltd.

Sheep.—Fat wethers, 17s to 20s; fat 2-tooth wethers, 15s 7d to 16s 6d; prime ewes, 9s 6d to 10s; killable ewes, 7s 5d to 9s; heavy prime lambs, 22s to 24s 4d; lighter, 18s 6d to 19s 6d; killable shorn lambs, 14s 10s to 16s 6d: store lambs, 10s Id to 12s Id; smaller, 7s to 9s; culls, 4s lOd to i 6s; shorn ewe lambs. 14s to 14s 8d; I medium 2-tooth breeding ewes, 23s 9d j to 245; smaller, 19s to 21s 3d; small, j 18s 3d to 18s 6d: 4-tooth ewes, 22s j 9d; 6 and 4-year ewes. 20s to 21s; 4 and 5-vear ewes, J 8s 4d to 19s 6d; i 5-vear ewes, 15s 7d to 17s lid; 6I year ewes, 13s to 16s 6d; S.M. ewes, 9s 6d to 12s; cull ewes, 4s to 8s 6d; 1-shear Southdown rams, 4 gns. to 6$ I gns.; mixed age Southdown rams, 2 gns. to 3f gns. Cattle. —Medium Shorthorn steers. £7 5s to £9 2s: medium Hereford cow to £7 3s; heavy Shorthorn cross cows £6 9s to £7; medium, £5 11s to '* ss; heavy Jersey cows, £5 14s to £ 9s; medium. £4 17s to £5 Us; ligli' £4 3s to £4 15s; heavy boners, £3 17 to £4 8s: medium, £3 5s to £3 14s others, £2 11s to £3 2s; heavy potto bulls, £9 2s 6d to £lO 17s 6d; me.' jium, £5 ids to £8 15s; light., £3 to £‘ ! 18-months Shorthorn steers to £4. j Pigs.—Heavy choppers, £2 19s to 8s; others, 30s to £2 15s; best barn: ers. £3 10s to £3 12s; medium. £3 <■ to £3 8s; light, £3 to £3 4s; butter milk pigs and heavy porkers. £2 14* to £2 18s: medium porkers, £2 4s !■ £2 8s: light. 38s to f £2 2s: large storeand unfinished porkers, 32s to 366d; medium stores, 24s 6d to 30sslips. 15s 6d to 21s: weaners, 5s U 12s 6d: Berkshire boars to £2 12s • I sows close to farrowing, £2 5s to £3 j 2s. Messrs Dalgety * Company Limited Sheep.—Good quality local 2-tooth ewes, 25s 6d to 275; small 2-tooth ewes ex Taihape. 25s to 25s 6d; 4tooth to 5-year ewes ex Matawai, 17s 9d to 18s 6d; low’ conditioned 5-year ewes ex Taneatua, 12s to 12s 6d; 4 and 5-year ewes ex North Auckland, 14s to 16s 6d; sound mouth local ewes, 11s to 12s 6d: aged ewes ex Coromandel. 4s 6d to ss; mediumweight fat lambs,' 17s to 17s 6d; woolly ewe lambs. 17s to 18s: shorn Romney wether lambs, 9s 6d to 11s; ! small ditto. 6s 6d to 7s 9d: Southdown cross lambs. 9s 6d to 10s 3d; small rfitto, 6s 6d to 8s 9d; cull lambs, 4s 6d to 5s 3d. Cattle. —Medium fat Jersey cows, £4 15s to £5; heavy boners, £3 10s to £3 15s: medium boners. £2 10s to £3: light boners, 30s to £2 ss: heavy potter hulls, £8 to £8 10s; medium potter hulls, £4 15s to £6; weaner Jersey heifers, medium, £2 5s to £2 10s. STORE SHEEP SALE Messrs Wright, Stephenson & Company Limited, Hamilton, report as follows on their weekly sale of store sheep at Frankton on Wednesday: The full advertised entry, including fhe Gisborne consignment of 2-tooths, came forward. Competition was steady from a good bench of buyers and a most satisfactory sale resulted. A full •lcarance was effected. The line of *,83 2-tooth ewes, ex Paparatu -Hation, averaged £1 6s 3d; 2-tootn torder cross ewes, £1 2s: smaller 2tnoth ewes. 20s to 21s 7d: m.s. black face 2-tooths, 13s 6d to 14s: 5-vear fewes, 15s 6d to 18s 6d; south mouth ewes! 10s to 12s: small wether lambs, 6s 3d to 8s; small ewe lambs, 9s 7d. POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS THE AUCKLAND MARKETS AUCKLAND. Saturday The following prices were realised at the city markets:— Poultry.—Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 4s to 5s each; not prime. Is 6J

up; light breeds, prime, Is 6d to 3s; not prime, Is 3d up; fat roosters I heavy breeds, prime, 2s to 3s; light i breeds, Is 6d to 2s 6d, fat hens, heavy 'breeds, 2s - 9d to 3s Gd; light breeds, lls 6d to 2s 6d; laying hens, heavy breeds, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; light breeds, 2s 3d to 3s 3d; pullets, heavy breeds. I best, 5s to 6s 9d; smaller, Is up, light l breeds, best, 4s to 6s; smaller, Is 6d up; drakes, young, prime, 2s to 3s; smaller, is 6d to 2s 6d; old, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; ducks, young, 4s 6d to 6s 6d; old, 2s to 2s 6d; geese, 3s 6d to 5s 6d; turkey hens, 5s to 7s; gobblers, 10s to 15s. Farmers’ Butter and Eggs.—Lggs, hen, A grade, 2s iida dozen; B grade Is lOid; C grade, Is lid: duck, A grade,"2s Oid; B grade, Is Hid; C grade, Is 4id; farmers’ butter, lid to Is 3d per lb. CLAUDELANDS HORSE FAIR Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co , Ltd , report as follows on a special sale’ of South Island horses held at Claude lands yesterday. The offering i comprised a special entry of • draughts on account of Mr C. mc- ! Donald, Canterbury. The attendance was only fair, but there was steady bidding throughout and quite a la.r fixture resulted. Top price in the sale was £39 10s for a seven-year J>ay mare, the puichaser being Mr 11. L. Miles, Wailn. Other quotations: r-ix-year geiriirv, ins- e'urht-year mare, £3i ) o>, three-vear filly. £29: five-year mare, £3O: eight - year mare. £3O; fourvear marc, C3O; nine-year ina ’T' “ sj\_vear adding. £24: aged geldjru- sPYPii-vn.ir gelding. £?*: aged golding. £l7*: aged mare, ! £l4: aged gelding. £l6: hack.