SPIRITED BIDDING

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3265, 19 May 1943, Page 3

SPIRITED BIDDING

DAIRY STOCK IN KEEN DEMAND GOOD SALE AT MORRINSVILLE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at. their weekly stock sale held at Morrinsville on Friday a medium yarding of fat and store lambs met with steady competition, and sold at late rates. A few pens of breeding ewes , were dull of sale.

A smaller offering of beef was in keen demand and sold freely at full late rates. A good yarding of boner cows met with' good competition and sold freely. A limited demand existed for the offering of store cattle which, however, changed hands at slightly lower values. Empty twoyear andi yearling Jersey heifers changed hands at satisfactory prices. Fully the advertised entry of just on 400 dairy cattle came forward. Competition for good -young cows, calving early, was keen, and maintained. Well-grown early-calv-ing heifers were also in demand and sold readily, but small and backward sorts were not keenly sought. The advertised entry of heifers on ac-' count of Mr R. C. Saxon attracted

spirited bidding and realised the satisfactory average of just on £ll. A medium entry and store pigs, baconers and porkers remained firm. The demand for store and weaner pigs was very keen and a good sale resulted. Choppers were also in demand. Quotations: — Sheep.—Fat wethers, 28s; prime heavy fat lambs, 27s 6d to 30s; light fat lambs, 22s 9d to 235; plain and unfinished, 17s 9d to 18s; store woolly lambs, 8s lOd to 9s 3d; woolly ewe lambs, 13s; aged ewes in lamb, 9s 6d. Cattle.—Medium fat cows, £6 7s 6d to £7; light fat Jersey cows and heifers, £5 to £6; heavy boner cows, £4 5s to £5; medium, £3 to £4; store cows', 35s to £2 10s; bulls, £4 5s to £6; empty P.A. cows, £4 4s; 18-months ' P.A. heifers, £4; ' medium yearling Jersey heifers, £2 Ils to £3 2s; empty two-year Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £3 ss; ybung Jersey and Jersey-cross cows (July calvers), £9 10s to £lO 10s; young Jersey and Jersey-cross cows (August calvers), £8 to £9; older and more backward cows, £5 to £6; choice well-grown early calving heifers, £lO 5s to £ll 10s; wellgrown heifers (August calvers), £8 10s to £9 10s; medium heifers, £7 10s to £8 10s; bulls, £6 to £7. .Pigs.—Heavy choppers, £4 10s to £6 7s; others, £2 to £3 14s; primf

heavy baconers, £4 12s to £4 16s; heavy baconers, £4 4s to £4 10s; medium £3 14s to £4 2s ; light, £3- 8s to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £2 16s to £3 -ss; medium-, £2 6s to £2 12s; light, 38s to £2 4s; large stores, 30s to 355; smaller, 22s 6d to 27s fid; slips, 14s to 20s; weaners, 8s to 12s 6d; sows to farrow, £3 5s to £4 10s; low conditioned sows, 10s to 30s.