KEEN MARKET

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20923, 30 September 1939, Page 10

KEEN MARKET

STORE CATTLE SALE MORRINSVILLE VALUES ALL CLASSES SELL WELL All classes of stock were in keen request at the weekly stock sale at Morrinsville yesterday and I the prices paid in all sections were indicative of confidence in future trading. The feature of yesterday’s sale was the offering of 500 three-year-old store steers from East Coast stations. These cattle were wellgrown, quality Herefords and Polled Angus, and competition throughout the sale was animated with values usually substantially in advance of recent rates. A large bench of buyers followed the sale of store cattle and it was soon evident that values were going to be better than was generally anticipated. The first pen of Herefords sold at £9 15s and half-way through the first row £lO was obtained for a quality pen. Over the early sales very few pens sold below £8 10s, but later in the sale competition was a little quieter and some vendors obtained good, but slightly smaller cattle from £7 to £B. Yesterday’s sale, which was actually the first spring cattle fair, has set a higher standard of values for stores than many would have prophesied. Light Beef Supply Beef was in light supply and there were very few quality cattle on offer. A few extra heavy cows and heifers sold from £ll to £ll 15s and other heavy sorts from £8 to £9. Lighter sorts, which comprised the greater proportion of the entry, sold from £4 to £6 14s. Boners were in very keen demand. Although quality was below standard, there was an animated demand for dairy cattle and values were very firm, while yearling Jersey heifers sold very keenly. A light entry of fat sheep was in keen request and a clearance was effected at fully late rates. Good hoggets sold readily from 20s to 26s 6d, while from 16s 3d to 18s 9d was given for fat ewes. For a pen of shorn wethers 25s 9d was given, while forward conditioned sorts made 19s 7d. An average entry of fat pigs sold at very firm rates, baconers realising to 795. A particularly animated demand was shown for store pigs and prices were the highest for some time, large stores selling to as high as 495. AUCTIONEERS’ QUOTATIONS The auctioneers quote as follows: Dalgety and Company, Ltd. Cattle.—Heavy S.H. cows, £ll to £ll 13s; medium ditto, £7 17s 6d to £9 10s; heavy Hereford cows to £ll 15s; lighter do, £9; fat Jersey heifers, £6 10s to £7 2s 6d; fat Jersey cows, £7 5s to £8 12s; lighter do, £5 10s to £6 16s; heavy boners, £3 12s to £4 6s; medium, £2 9s to £3 10s; light, 19s to £2; good springing Jersey heifers, £9 to £lO 10s; medium ditto, £7 15s to £9; later calvers, £6 to £7 ss; good quality yearling Jersey heifers, £4 11s to £4 19s; smaller and low-conditioned calves, £2 7s 6d to £3 11s. Pigs.—Prime heavy baconers to £4 2s; medium baconers, £3 8s to £3 10s. Farmers’ Auctioneering Co., Ltd. Sheep.—Prime shorn wethers, 25s 9d; prime fat woolly hoggets, 24s to 26s 6d; fat wholly hoggets, 18s 6d to 21s; fat ewes, 16s 3d to 18s 9d; forward-conditioned shorn 2-tooth wethers, 18s 2d. Cattle. —Heavy fat cows, £9 17s to £10; medium fat cows, £7 17s 6d to £8 10s; light fat cows, £5 10s to £7 7s; medium fat Jersey heifers, £5 14s to £6 10s; light fat Jersey heifers, £3 15s to £4 10s; heavy boner cows, £3 18s to £4 10s; medium, £2 15s to £3 10s; light, 35s to £2 8s; well-grown yearling Jersey heifers, £4 7s 6d to £5 8s; medium, £3 to £4; empty 2yr Jersey heifers to £4; heavy potter bulls to £lO ss; yearling and 2yr service bulls, £4 2s 6d to £7 17s 6d. Dairy Cattle.—Best Jersey springing heifers £9 10s to £ll 10s; medium £7 15s to £9; backward Jersey heifers, £6 5s to £7 12s 6d; small and light conditioned heifers, £5 5s to £5 15s; Shorthorn heifers, £7 5s to £8 15s; Friesian heifers, close to profit, £8 to £ll ss; backward Shorthorn and Friesian heifers, £5 15s to £7 12s 6d; Jersey heifers in milk, £7 5s to £9; Shorthorn and Friesian heifers in milk, £5 10s to £9 ss; springing cows, £8 10s to £l2; inferior cows, £4 10s to £6 ss; dairy cows in milk, £8 5s to tl2; poorconditioned, £5 to £6 10s. Store Cattle. —Ex Ruangarehu Station: 3yr Polled Angus steers, £8 15s to £10; 2£yr Polled Angus steers, £7 15s to £8 6s. Ex Te Pora Station: 3yr Polled Angus steers. £9 Is to £9 11s. Local Polled Angus 3yr steers, £8 9s to £8 11s. Ex Pauraiki Station: 3yr Hereford steers, £9 to £9 16s. Ex Moko Moko Station: 3yr Hereford steers, £8 10s to £9 4s; 2£yr Hereford steers. £7 9s to £7 19s. Pigs.—Heavy choppers, £2 11s to £3 3s; others, 39s to £2 ss; heavy baconers, £3 17s to £3 19s; medium, £3 11s to £3 15s; light, £3 4s to £3 10s; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £2 17s to £3 2s; medium, £2 10s to £2 14s; light, £2 4s to £2 8s; good quality large framed stores, £2 4s to £2 8s; large stores, 38s 6d to £2 2s; medium, 34s 6d to 36s 6d; best slips, 33s to 37s 6d; others, 27s 6d to 31s; best weaners, 25s to 30s; others, 14s to 225; sows close to farrowing, £2 10s to £5 15s; Large Black boars, £2 7s 6d; Tamworth boars. £2. WAIHOU YARDING The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report that at their Waihou stock sale on Thursday a full yarding of cattle came forward. The beef entry consisted mostly of fat Jersey cows and heifers, which sold under keen competition at prices fully up to late rates. Values for other classes of cattle also remained unchanged. Dairy cattle: A small offering of dairy heifers and cows met with keen enquiry and realised prices fully up to late rates. Pigs: A full yarding of fats consisted mainly of porkers. Competition was steady, values being fully up to late rates. A small offering of store pigs realised late market values. Quotations: — Cattle.—Heavy fat cows £9 5s to £lO, medium £7 7s Cd to £8 15s, light

£5 to £6 10s, medium fat heifers £6 15s to £8 ss, light £4 10s to £5 10s, heavy boner cows £3 10s to £4 Bs, medium £2 8s to £3 3s, light 35s to £2 ss, cull cows 10s to 255, wellgrown yearling Jersey heifers £4 6s to £4 10s, medium quality £3 5s to £3 Bs, small and weedy yearling Jersey heifers 25s to 325, yearling Jersey bulls 30s. Dairy Cattle.—Best springing heifers £ll to £l3, good quality £8 10s to £lO 10s, poorer sorts £6 5s to £7, heifers in milk £4 10s to £7, dairy cows £4 10s to £7. Pigs.—Heavy choppers £2 18s to £3 ss, others 3Gs to £2 11s, heavy baconers £3 16s to £3 19s, medium £3 9s to £3 12s, light £3 to £3 7s, buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers £2 12s to £2 18s, medium £2 6s to £2 10s, light £2 to £2 4s, good quality large stores 37s 6d to 41s 6d, large stores 32s 6d to 35s 6d, slips 26s 6d to 30s, best weaners 24s to 26s 6d, sows close to farrowing £4 5s to £5 2s 6d, sows with litters to £7. SALE AT TIRAU The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report having held their monthly stock sale at Tirau yesterday when a full yarding of beef and boner cattle was penned. The entry met with steady competition, a total clearance resulting at unchanged values. The advertised entry of yearling heifers, on account of local vendors, was yarded in good condition, a very satisfactory sale resulting. A small entry of dairy cattle sold well and fat ewes were disposed of at recent rates. Quotations: — Cattle.—Fat Jersey cows and heifers £6 11s to £7. light fat Jersey cows and heifers £5 to £6, heavy boner cows £3 5s to £3 15s, medium £2 to £2 15s, canner cows 20s to 355, good young store cows £4 to £5, 2-year

pedigree Jersey bulls 12 to 16 gns. 2-year grade Jersey bulls £8 to £ll 10s, best yearling Jersey bulls £5 10s to £8 10s, well-grown good conditioned yearling Jersey heifers £5 15s to £6 Is, other good yearling heifers £5 to £5 9s, smaller £4 to £4 12s, springing Jersey heifers £7 10s to £8 ss. Sheep.—Fat ewes 17s to 17s 3d. TE AWAMUTU STOCK SALE Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as follows on their Te Awamutu sale held on Thursday. A small yarding of sheep and a full yarding of all classes of cattle came forward. Prices for fat cattle were again firm, selling at recent quotations. Boner cattle met with good competition. A consignment of fat bullocks on account of Mr Leonard Kay, Korokanui, sold from £l2 17s 6d to £l6 15s; 2 pens from Tokanui Mental Hospital realised £l3 10s and £ls 12s 6d; well-finished, mixed-bred bullocks from Mr L. R. Kay sold from £ll to £l2 2s 6d; quality Polled Angus bullocks from the same vendor made £l3 ss; heavy Shorthorn cows from Mr Dick Kay, Orakau, brought from £8 8s to £lO 18s: heavy Jersey cows on account of Messrs McGhie Bros, made from £8 7s to £9 6s. In the sheep section a pen of good quality wethers from I Mr H. S. Strawbridge made 31s 6d; ! prime fat hoggets on account of Mr j H. S. Strawbridge made 31s 6d; I prime fat hoggets on account Mr P. D. Crowley realised 26s 3d. Heavy prime bollocks made £l3 10s to £l6 15s: lighter ditto £ll 10s to | £l3; heavy Shorthorn cows to £lO | 17s 6d: prime Polled Angus heifers, | £9 14s to £11; heavy Jersey cows. \ £7 11s to £9 6s; lighter ditto. £5 10s to £7 2s; heavy boners, £3 10s to £4 |

ss; medium, £2 15s to £3 7s; light, £1 to £2 6s. Competition for good quality springing Jersey heifers was keen. Smaller and more backward sorts were somewhat dull of sale. Quality springing Jersey heifers sold from £lO to £l4; medium ditto, £8 to £9 15s; smaller and late-calving heifers, £5 10s to £7; Jersey cows, close to profit, £8 15s to £lO 10s. A good yarding of all classes of pigs came forward and prices were on a par with late ruling rates. Medium heavy baconers realised £3 14s to £3 18s; medium ditto, £3 9s to £3 14s; light ditto, £3 to £3 9s; buttermilk pigs. £2 10s to £3; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 10s; medium ditto, £2 to £2 ss; light ditto, 35s to £2; choppers, medium, £2 15s to £3 7s; others, 20s to £2; best store pigs, 35s to £2 2s; best slips, 28s to 325; medium ditto, 30s to 355; small ditto! 25s to 30s: best weaners, 26s to 28s 6d; medium ditto, 20s to 265; small ditto, 15s to 20s; sows to farrow, £3 to £5 12s 6d; boars, 20s to £2 12s 6d. PRODUCE IN AUSTRALIA (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlriit) SYDNEY, Sept 30 The wheat market is steady, with more disposition to sell. Business is occurring at around 2s 9dFlour, £l2 15s; bran and pollard, £4 10s; potatoes, Tasmanian, £24; others, £23; onions, Egyptian brown, £24; Japanese, £26; New Zealand, £25 to £27; maize, yellow and white, 4s 6d.