JERSEY AUCTION

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21210, 5 September 1940, Page 10

JERSEY AUCTION

MEADOWLAND JUNIORS TWO-YEAR BULLS AVERAGE 28i GNS. (Special to Times) OTOROHANGA. Tuesday. A large number or Jersey breeders and farmers a-ttended the annual sale today of Meadowland Jersey two-year-old and yearling- bulls. Tile sale was conducted by Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Company, Ltd., in conjunction with Messrs Abraham and Williams. Ltd., Mr C. E. Robertson being the auctioneer. Twenty-nine .two-year bulls averaged 28$ gns, and 11 yearlings averaged 17$ gits. The cattle entered the ring in excellent condition and bidding was animated throughout. The top-priced two-year-old was Gold Chains Triumph, sold for 51 gns, while a rising two-year-old son of Meadowland Choysa (7601 b butterfat) was sold to a Te Puke breeder at to gns. The gross sum realised was 1015 gns. Details of Auction The following are the particulars or the sale:—Jenna .Sincerity, J. T. Target.! (Pokurti), 25 gns; Meadowland Lily’s Sybil, 11. C. Price (Otorohanga), 23 gns; 'Handsome Designer, J. T. Targett. to gns; Designing Count, Hewer Bios. (Otorohanga), 25 gns; Hold Chains Triumph. Frank McGovern (Te Awamutu>, 5 1 gns; Glorious Devotion. Colin Merrill (on behalf of a client), 27 gns. 'Meadowland Goidfuss, Hearn and Parker 'Okakahura), 26 gns; Roumanian Comedian, A. r. Cowley (Otorohanga), 26 gns: Meadowland Royal Choice, Colin Merrin (on behair or a .client), 46 gns; Sybil’s Designer, F. Longden (Mokauiti), 27 gns. Roumanian Prince, A. 'Marshall (Otorohanga), 37 gns; Meadowland Gold Designer, A. .N. Aldridge (Mokauiti), 26 gns; Meadowland Maximillian, Mrs C. Buckrtoti (Otorohanga), 18 gns; Elizabeth’s Glory, A. Ghiles (tMaihiihi), 19 gns; Watfern’s Resigner, A. RawTro (Mangaorongo), 30 gn-s. '.Meadowland Prudent, G. T. Dlsher (Malhiihi), 37 gns; Meadowland Double Sybil, E. R. King (Otorohanga;, 33 gns; Magnonne Designer, H. V. Vincent (Otorohanga), 2'5 gns; Meadowland Roman, T. Cowley (Otorohanga), 34 gns; Sun ray’B Dancer, W. J. Mahon (Puaihue), 2 5 gns; Watfern’s Marvel, J. E. Young ('Mangapiko), 34 gns. Linnets Volunteer, Colin Merrin (on behair of a client), 30 gns; Meadowland Stylish, A. J. McGovern (Te Awamutu), 4 1 gns; Meadowland Fashionable, Colin Merrin (Otorohanga, on behalf of a client), 2 7 gns; Dahlia’s Sincerity, C. L. N’ewdick (Te Rore), 30 gns; Sincerity’s Royal, W. Duncan (Mangaorongo), 17 gns; Hopeful Selection, Coiin Merrin, 18 gns; Flash Volunteer, E. 11. Hayward (Otorohanga), 17 gns. May Fern’s Glory, D. B. Millward, 19 gns; Fanny’s Monarch, Frank McGovern (Te Awamutu), 19 gns; Meadowland Sunnibel, W. J. Sanders (Hangatikl), 20 gns; Diana’s Designer, J. H. Galbraith (Otorohanga), 21 gns, CAMBRIDGE QUOTATIONS The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their Cambridge stock sale on Monday a good yarding of cattle came forward to meet steady competition, with values for cow' and heifer beef slightly in advance of prices ruling during the past week. The entry of dairy cattle met a ready sale at values remaining firm on late sales. Pigs: A full yarding of ail classes of pigs, with bidding very spirited and prices up to recent quotations. Realisations were:— Cattle.—Light fat steers, £ 10 9s to £lO 14s; heavy rat heifers. £lo 1s to £lO 12s; light. £7 10s to £8 17s; medium fat cows, £7 10s to £8 13s; lighter. £5 15s to £7; kill able cows. Zi 10s to £5 ins; boner cow-s. £3 1-2,S to £ i ss; bulls. £7 to £9; store cows, £2 11s to £3; medium yearling heifers, £i is to £4 10s. Dairy Cattle.—Best dairy heirers, £l2 to £l3 10s; others. £9 10s to £ll 15s; backward heifers, £7 to £8; heifers in milk. £8 10s to £ll 15s; dairy cows, £7 10s to £9. Pigs.—Light, baconers, £3 4s to £3 8s: buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £-2 14s to £3 2s; medium porkers, £2 ss to £2 12.8; light, £2 3s to £2 6s; large stores, 37s 6d to £2 3s Ad; smaller, 32s to 355 : slips. 32s 6d to 36s 6d; best weaners, 22s 6d to 26s 6d; smaller, 14s Gd to 90s; breeding sows. £5 5s to £6 10s; sows with litters. £6 15s to £8 los. Sheep.—Fat hoggets, 2 6s 3d to 31s 6d. PIO PIO CATTLE BALE Abraham and Williams, Limited, Te R'uiti, report as follows on the I’io Plo cattle sale on Monday: The advertised entry came forward, the cattle being more than half of the usual number at the spring fair at this centre. The quality was fair while the condition generally was fairly good. There was a good attendance of local and outside district buyers and bidding was keen, values throughout being in favour of vendors. Prices for breeding cows and yearling cattle were nearly double the rates of a year ago. Among the principal sales were 71 Polled Angus yearling steers from Mr L. G. Purdy, £5 17s; 20 from Mr W. Gellatly, £5 6s; 3 8 rrom the same vendor, £5; 2 3 rising two-year Polled Angus steers from Mr F. Barclay made £6 13s, while an even line or 4 0 from Mr C, N. Turner realised £7. Quotations. —Medium-weight fat heifers, £S 10s; light fat cows, £7 ss; threeyear bullocks, £S SS; £8 9s to £9 is; smaller sorts, £7 7s to £7 16s; good two-year steers, £6 13s to £7; smaller sorts, £6 to £6 4s; best yearling Polled Angus steers, £5, £5 6s to £5 17s; fair sorts, £4 10s to £4 12s 6d; good Polled Angus cows, r.w.b., £6 ss; fair sorts, £5 10s; two to three-year Polled ■ Angus heifers, r.w.b., £4 Is to £5 10s; empty two-year heifers, £4 to £4 13s 6d; £4 17s to £5; yearling Polled Angus heirers, fair sorts, £3 to £3 2s; small sorts, £2 to £2 9S; rough class dairy cows, £6 5s to £6 15s. VALUES AT OHINEWAI The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their uhinewai stock sale on Monday a light yarding of cattle came forward to meet keen competition at values rully equal to late ruling rates. They quote:— Cattle.—Heavy boner cows, £3 17s 6d to £4; medium, £3 Is to £3* 7s 6d; light, £2; empty Polled Angus heifers, £4 7s 6d to £4 11s; empty Jersey heirers, £6 Dairy Cattle.—Springing Jersey cows, £9 to £ll 10s; later calvers, £7 to £3; Shorthorn heifers, late calvers, £6 15s to £8 10s; calved Shorthorn heifers, £6 15s. FRANKTON REALISATIONS Newton King, Limited, quote as follows on their Frankton stock sale on Tuesday: Cattle.—Prime Polled Angus cows and heifers, £9 5s to £» 15s; lighter prime cows and heifers, £8 10s to £9 2s Gil; light Polled Angus cows and heifers, £7 to £8 7s 6d; heavy boners, £3 18s to £4 7s; lighter, £3 2s to £3 15s; yearling Jersey heirers, ex Feilding, to £6 13©; good quality yearling, £6 3s to £6 13s; smaller £4 I os to £5 10s. Sheep.—Prime fat Wethers, 3 4s to 3 5s 9d; lighter, 32s 6cl to 33s 9d; heavy fat ewes, 26s 3d to 275; lighter, 24s to 25s Cd; heavy fat hoggets. 24s 6cl to 25s 3d; smaller. 2 2s 6d to 23s 3d: ewe hogg’ets from Mr Walters, or Taupiri, 3ts. Pigs.—Heavy baconers, £3 18s to £4 Ss; lighter. £3 12s to £3 17s; heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs, £3 to £3 8s; lighter. £2 10s to £2 16s; large stores, £2 3s to £2 8s; good slips, 3 5s "Cd to £2; weaners, 22s to 25s Cd. PUTARURU YARDING Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on their Putaruru sale, held on Monday, as follows: — A full yarding of all classes of cattle came lupward and mei with a keen demand, selling well up to late rates. Toe specially advertised line oT yearling Jerseys heiters'on account or Mr P. F. Karl came l upward in excellent order and met with verv keen competition, selling from £5 19s to £7 2s 6d. Mr M. Alexander’s entry of earlitig Polled Angus steers mid heifers sold at t’i 12s and £3 12s od respectively. Medium-weight fat bullocks, £lu lus to £ll 15s; light Vat bullocks, £9 ms to £lO ss: prime fat polled Angus hellers. £8 ss; heavy fat Polled Angus and Polled Angus Hereford cross cows, £8 2s Gd P> £8 its Gd. medium rat cows. £g 15s to I £7 1 is; heavy fat Jersey cows. £5 tos to medium-weight fat Jersey heifers. £5 5- to £5 14>; quality yearling Jersey heiiers, £6 6s to z: 2s Gd; medium, £5 its to £5 19s: vearling Polled Angus steer?, £l4 12s; yearling Polled Angus heifers, £3 1 2s 6d. Dairies.—An average yarding sold slightly below recent sale*, quality spring-

ing Jersey heifers, £lt 10s to £l3 ss, smaller, £lO to £ll ss; more backward, £7 10s to £9 15s; young Jersey cows close to profit. £l2 to £l3 10s; medium, £lO 10s to £ll 15s; older and more backward young calved cows, £lO to £ll 15s. Pigs.—A full yarding of pigs came forward and a total clearance was effected at full late market quotations, nood quality baconers £4 to £i Ss; buttermilk pigs | arid light baconers. £3 5s to £3 11s; heavy | porkers. £2 15s to £3 ss: best store pigs, £2 to £2 14s: medium, 35s to £2; small, 30s to 355; best slips, 30s to 36s Gd; best weaners 26s to 3fis: others, 20s to 26; Tamworth boar. £3 ss: sows and litters, £6 17s Gd; breeding sows, £5 to £5 7s ed. GRAIN AND PRODUCE AUCKLAND, Wednesday. Following Is the official report of the Auckland Grain. Seed and Produce Merchants’ Association. Prices named are r.o.b or f.0.r., Auckland. Barley.—The nexit shipment or food barley 1- due to arrive shortly, and is now being olTerod at 4s 5d a bushel, net cash before despatch, f.0.r./b.. Auckland. Tar a ! in ninium or in sacks, delivery on arrival an! discharge or shipment. Undipped is Hid to is lid a bushel, dipped 5s 3d to Maize.—The price through store is 7* 5d to 7s fid a bushel. Deliveries are also being made for larger quantities from Bay of Plenty stations. Oats.—The market is firm but the demapd slack, at 5s 9d to gs Id a bushel. r;hnlT —The demand ror chair is slow, with a steady market ai £l2 to £l2 15s A ustral’an Bran.-—Merchants carry - j Australian Pollard.—stocks are low and in Australia. Orders are being strictly l Wheat.—The price from merchants’ stores is 7» 3d to Is id a bushel.