Competition In All Classes At Te Puke Sale

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 16, Issue 9, 18 October 1950, Page 2

Competition In All Classes At Te Puke Sale

The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Co. Ltd., report holding their fortnightly stock sale on Tuesday, October 10. The largest yarding of pigs for some time was penned, competition was keen for all classes with the exception of heavy bacon, which eased. Works buyers were operating on increased rates for medium and light bacon with re--duced rates for heavies. Buttermilks and stores also showed a sharp rise.

A medium entry of fat sore and boner cattle was penned. Paddock cows showed an increase while all other classes remained firm. A medium yarding of fat and store sheep also sold at late rates, while a small yarding of dairy cattle sold at slightly increased values. Quotations: —

Pigs: Choppers £3 10s to £8 16s; heavy bacon to £7 3s; medium bacon £6 15s to £7 3s; light bacon £6 4s to £6 13s; extra good buttermilks £5 13s to £6; small buttermilks and large stores £5 8s to £5 12s; medium stores £4 15s to £5 3s; small pigs £3 18s to £4 8s; extra good slips £3 10s to £4; other slips £3 2s to £3 8s; gest weaners £2 3s to £2 12s; others £3 4s to £2.

Cattle : Forward conditioned Hereford cows to £l6; medium fat Jersey cows and heifers £9 10s to £11; light fat Jersey cows and heifers £8 10s o £9 8s; heavy boner cows £8 7s to £9 12s; paddock cows £7 10s o £lO 4s; light boners £5 5s to £7 ss; medium P.O. one-year heifers to £9 19s; yearling Jersey heifers £lO to £lO 10s; potter bulls £lO to £11; dairy heifers £l3 10s to £ls 10s; backward dairy cows and heifers £9 to £ll.

Sheep: Medium shown fat wethers £2 8s to £2 15s; light shorn B/F hoggets £2 2s to £2 8s; shorn store 8.. F hoggets 38s to 40s; store woolly W/F wether hoggets £2 8s to £3 Is; sorn ewe hoggets to £2 16s.