MORRINSVILLE SALE

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 32304, 25 August 1943, Page 3

MORRINSVILLE SALE

STORE LAMBS IN DEMAND At the Morrinsville Stock Sale conducted by the ‘Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., on Friday, ,a medium yarding of fat sheep with prices fully equal to last week’s rates. Good competition was obtained for a medium yarding of store lambs, prices being in advance of recent sales. A firm demand existed for a medium entry of beef, values being fully up to recent sales. A good yarding of boner cows also realised satisfactory prices. A full yarding of yearling Jersey heifers eased slightly in values, but well-grown good quality sorts were in demand. A smaller yarding of store cattle including a line of grown, bullocks from Hawke’s Bay. Competition was keen, and prices were slightly in advance of late rates. A full yarding of dairy cattle including a large proportion of small and inferior cattle. Good well-grown heifers close to profit sold readily, but indifferent sorts were dull of sale.

A medium yarding of fat pigs and a full entry of stores and weaners. Baconers and porkers remained firm at recent rates, but the demond for stores and weaners was not so keen, values easing slightly. Sheep:—Prime wethers, 395; light wethers, 27s to 30s 9d; fat ewes; 225; prime heavy lambs, 28s to 325; jSPdme lambs, 25s 6d to 275; medium, 23s to 24s 6d; light, 18s to 21s; good w.f. lambs, 21s to 22s 6d; medium w.f. lambs, 17s 6d to 19s; smaller, 14s to 16s 6d.

Cattle.—Prime Hereford and P.A. heifers, £lO 16s to £l3 7s; heavy fat Jersey cows, £8 15s to £9 10s; medium, £7 10s to £8 10s; light fat Jersey cows and heifers, £6 to £7; boner cows, £3 10s to £5; store cows, £2 to £3; empty 2-year Jersey heifers, £2 17s to £3 10s; good quality yearling Jersey heifers, £5 6s to £5 18s; medium, £4 15s to £5; smaller yearling heifers, £3 10s to £4 ss; good quality 4-year P.A. steers, £lO 3s to £lO 17s 6d; good quality 3-year P.A. steers. £9 to £9 16s; good quality speyed P.A. cows, £5 7s '6d to £6; P.A. cows, r.w.b., £4 15s; empty 'P.A. cows, £4 13s to £4 15s; choice quality dairy heifers, £l4 to £l4 10s; good quality heifers, close to profit, £ll 10s to £l2 15s; well-grown medium quality heifers, £lO to £11; small, £5 to £7.

Pigs.—Choppers, £2 10s to £4 ss; prime, heavy baconers, £4 15s to £4

17s; 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 2s to £2 8s; smaller, 365. 6d to £2; slips, 28s to 34s 6d; weaners, 18s to 25s 6d; sows to farrow, £5 to £7.