COMMERCIAL

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 242, 4 October 1939, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

' FORTNICHTLY PIC SALE Messrs. Daigety and Company. Ltd. report having held their for t nightly pig sale at the Opotiki Salevard.s on Monday. A small average yarding of pigs came forward and prices for bacon remained firm at late rates. Store pigs showed a slight hardening tendency and especially in demand were butterfat pigs. We quote the following prices : Heavy-weight haveners, to Cl lls: medium-weight ha toners, to Cf os; light baconers, £2 17s to Cl 2s; heavy porkers, to £2 ](K; lighter, £2 3s to £2 (is ; large store pigs. £2 to £2 los ; others, 35s to £2 (is: slips. 20s to 30s;; weavers, 17s to 2ls. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report as lollows; We had a small yarding of pigs in all classes. ,1.5 a eoners and porkers were firm at late rates, hut young pigs especially small stores, weaners and slips show an advance cm late rates. Prices realised were: Heavy bac,oners, to £3 lls; lighter haveners. £3 3s to £3 6 s ; heavy porkers. £2 12s to £2 17s; light porkers, £2 Is to £2 10s; buttermilk pig*, to £2 12s; large stores. 43s 6d to £2 (is ; small sorts, 3Ss to 425; good slips. 30s lid to 34 s Oil: good weaners. 2(is to '3 l.s lid; small weaners. £1 to 27>s.