LARGE YARDING

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 32301, 18 August 1943, Page 3

LARGE YARDING

DAIRIES AT MORRINSVILLE BREEDING SOWS NOT WANTED The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report that at their weekly stock sale held at Morrinsville on Friday there was a medium yarding of fat sheep comprising mostly fat lambs. Competition was good and prices were on a par with recent sales. A small yarding of breeding ewes, values being slightly in advance of last week.

A good yarding of beef was in keen demand and sold freely at full late rates. Boner cows were also in full supply with values unchanged. A good offering of yearling Jersey heifers showed an improvement while 2year empty heifers sold on a par with recent sales.

An exceptionally large yarding of dairy cattle came forward, including the advertised herd from Ohura, and attracted a full bench of buyers. Competition for good quality cattle was steady throughout, and prices were in advance of those ruling at the previous sale.

A large yarding of all classes of nigs came forward. Baconers and porkers remained firm while store pigs were also in demand, but breeding sows were not so keenly sought after. Quotations: —

Sheep.—Fat wethers, 31s 6d to 35s 3d; fat ewes, to 23s 6d; extra heavylambs, 29s to 335; heavy lambs, 25s to 275; medium, 22s to 245; light, 18s to 21s; good store lambs, 17s 6d to 19s Id; medium store lambs, 14s to 16s; small, 8s to 12s; 4-year ewes, r.w. Southdown rams, to 265; 4 and 5-year ewes, r.w. Romney rams, to 24s 6d.

Cattle.—Medium weight bullocks, £l3; medium prime P.A. heifers, £lO 10s to £l2 Is; heavy fat Hereford cows, to £lO 7s 6d; heavy fat Jersey cows, £3 10s to £5; store cows, £2 to £3; 2-year P.A. heifers, to £5 ss; yearling P.A. steers, to £5 9s; yearling P.A. heifers, to £4 4s; 2-year empty Jersey heifers, £3 to £3 9s; best yearling Jersey heifers, £5 12s to £5 19s; other yearling Jersey heifers, £4 6s to £s*2s; small Jersey calves, £3 to £3 12s. .

Dairies. — Extra choice heifers, close to profit, £l5 to £l6 10s; choice heifers, close to profit, £l2 to £l4; (Continued in next Column.)

medium heifers, close to profit, £lO to £H; smaller, £8 to £9; small and inferior, £5 to £6 10s; good quality cows close to profit, £9 10s to £lO ss; more backward sorts, £7 to £8; good quality young cows, in milk, £9 to £lO 10s; other cows, £6 to £7 15s. pigs.—Heavy choppers, £4 5s to £7 Is; others, £2 15s to £3 9s; prime heavy baconers, £4 15s to £4 19s; heavy baconers, £4 10s to £4 14s; medium, £4 2s to £4 8s; light, £3 15s to £4; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £3 to £3 12s; medium porkers, £2 12s to £2 18s; light, £2 4s to £2 10s; large stores, £2 10s to £2 17s; smaller, £2 to £2 8s; slips, 30s to 36s 6d; weaners, 20s to 27s 6d; sows to farrow, £4 to £8; sows with litters, £6 to £ll 15s.