£26 PAID FOR COWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 68, 22 June 1942, Page 5

£26 PAID FOR COWS

GRADE JERSEYS IN DEMAND " special sale at te puke The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their usual stock anc! special dairy sale at Te Puke recently when a full entry of all classes of cattle came forward. An average yarding, comprising mostly fat Jersey cows, was penned. Competition was steady and values remained firm. Boner cows met a good sale, a total clearance resulting. A full entry of dairy cattle, including the advertised herd of grade* Jersey cows on account of Mr K. A. Bennett. These cattle created a good enquiry and elicited particularly brisk competition, from £21 to £26 being paid for best cows. The lowest price was £12, the whole herd averaging £16 which is the highest average recorded in any district this season. Competition for other dairy cattle showing quality and close to profit was keen, but poorer condi-. tioned and late calvers hard to quit. A small comprising mostly stores. Values showed an. improvement on rate rates. Quotations:— Cattle: Fat cows £5 7s 6d to £5, 12s; Jersey cows £4 10s to £4 17s heavy boners £3 10s to £4 7s; lighter £2 2s fid to £3 6s. Dairy cattle: Extra choice Jersey springing cows £21 to £26; choice Jersey cows £13 10s to £18; Jersey and Jersey cross springing heifers £5 to £6' 7s 6d. Pigs: Light baconers £3 to £3 4s; large stores 38s to £2 Is; smaller stores 2i7s to 355; slips 12s 6d to 16s Gd.