PRICES ADVANCE

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3279, 23 June 1943, Page 3

PRICES ADVANCE

DAIRIES AT MORRINSVILLE STORES IN KEEN DEMAND The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their weekly stock sale held at Morrinsville on Friday there was a small yarding of fat sheep, with a few pens of store wether hoggets. Late rates were maintained. A good entry of breeding ewes included a large number of 2-th. ewes in lamb to Romney and Southdown rams. Competition was not keen but several pens changed hands. Older sheep were dull of sale. Higher prices were paid for a small entry of fat cows. Boner cows were also penned in smaller numbers and values were very firm. A good enquiry existed for store cattle, all classes selling freely under steady competition. A full yarding of dairy cattle. Competition for good quality well-grown heifers close to profit was keen, prices being in advance of last week’s rates. Poor and backward sorts, were not wanted. A very light yarding of pigs came forward. Prices for all classes remained firm. Quotations: — Sheep.—Fat lambs, 24s 2d to 265; store wethers 18s 3d to 20s; store Black Face hoggets, 11s; store White Face hoggets, 14s Id; 2-th. ewes, r.w. Romney rams, 27s 6d; 2-th. ewes, r.w. Southdown rams, 23s '6d to 255; aged ewes, 10s to 12s.

Cattle. —Light fat Jersey cows and heifers, £5 to £5 15s; heavy boner cows, £4 10s to £5 ss; medium, £3 5s to. £4 ss; store cows, £2 10s to £3; 2-year empty Jersey heifers, £3 to £3 10s; medium yearling Jersey heifers, £3 5s to £3 15s; 21-year Friesian steers, £6 6s;. 18-months B.H. steers, £6; P.A. steer calves, £5 10s; P.A. heifer calves, £3 16s to £4 13s; P.A. cows, r.w.b., £6 10s to £6 18s; empty P.A. cows, £5 15s; extra choice heifers close to profit, £ll 15s to £lrf; good quality heifers, July calvers, £lO 10s to £ll 10s; well-grown later calvers, £8 to £9; small and backward sorts, £5 10s to £6 10s; young Jersey cows, July calvers, £lO to £11; Jersey and Jersey-cross,cows, £8 to £9; aged cows, £4 10s to £6. Pigs.—Choppers, to 17s; porkers, co £3 4s; store pigs, to 36s 6d; weaners, 10s 6d to 13s.