Large Bullocks And Many Pigs Yarded At Te Puke Stock Sale

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 93, 3 February 1950, Page 4

Large Bullocks And Many Pigs Yarded At Te Puke Stock Sale

Pigs were yarded in large numbers though there were fewer heavy haconers, at the fortnightly, stock sale of the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. at Te Puke last week. Prices remained very firm for baconers and a good clearance was effected in all classes, with prices for buttermilk and store pigs showing the usual seasonal reduction.

A yarding of bullocks from the East Coast, came forward in splendid order. They were big cattle, the

like of which is seldom seen these days. All the biggest bullocks were disposed of under keen competition, but the smaller animals in the line did not reach vendor’s reserves. Quotations: — x Pigs: Choppers, £5 to £7 10s; prime heavy baconers, £6 16s to £6 19s; medium baconers, £6 10s to £6 15s; light baconers, £6 to £6 9s; large buttermilks, £5 to £5 19s; heavy, porkers, £4 15s to £5 ss; medium porkers, £3 10s to £4 10s; good stores, £2 10s to £3 10s; slips, £1 10s to £2 10s; weaners, £1 5s to £1 15s. Cattle: Four and 5-year bullocks, £lB to £2l; 3 and 4-year bullocks, £l7 to £lB 10s; heavy fat cows ex dairy, £ll to £l3; lighter fat cows, £8 to £10; heavy boners, £7 to £9; others, £4 10s to £7; potter bulls, £7 to £l2.