STOCK REPORT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 89, 17 November 1939, Page 8

STOCK REPORT

TE TEKO YARDING

FAT CATTLE* SOUGHT

New Zealand Loan and Mercan

tile Agency Co. Ltd. report a good yarding of cattle at Te Teko oin Wednesday. Prices were on a par with late rates Avith fat cattle keenly sought after. There were very

few springers yarded and no good quality heifers —values ranging from £5 15s to £8 2s fid. Heavy fat cows and heifers made from £fi 10s to £8 with one heavj* prime Friesian heifer to £9 14s. Medium Jersey cows

from £5 to £6 ss. Light killable cows from £4 to £4 15s. Good young store cows for grazing purposes from £2 10s to £3 18s. Heavy boner cows from £3 to £3 19s. Light boner cows from £1 10s to £2 15s. Potter bulls from £2 to £7 according to weight. Two and three year service bulls

■om £(> 10s to £12. Yearling' bulls

from £4 10s to £5 ss. Yearling Jer sey heifers from £2 7s fid for small

inferior quality to £5 5s for a very nice line of well grown cattle, A pen of .19 fat shorn hoggets niado 18s.

OPOTIKI PIG SALE

Messrs Dalgcty and Co. Ltd. report having held their usual fortnightly pig sale on Monday, the 13st inst when an average yarding came forward. Baeoners were yarded in larger numbers, whilst store pigs came forward in smaller numbers than usual There was a large attendance of buyers with a full bench af export representatives. Competition was keen at fully schedule rates and were firm on the previous sale. Store pigs met with exceedingly keen competition and advance on late rates. Realisations : Heavy baeoners £3 lis to £15 13s, medium baeoners £3 to £3 7s (>d, light baeoners £2 15s to £2 19s, porkers £2 to £2 ss, buttermilk pigs £2 to £2 13s, stores £2 15s to £2 17s f>d. si ins -30s to 3(>s. weaners £1 Ts to %l 12s Gel, inferior sorts 17s to 22s (id.