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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 248, 18 October 1939, Page 3

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fortnightly pic sale EA VOI'MA DI.E TO SELL ICRS Alessrs. Dalgety and Co.-Ltd. report a.s rol lowing 011 tlio lort nightly pig sale laid in the Opotiki salt-yards on Afonday : , A lull yarding <>l |hgs of all classes came forward! and prices on the while showed an increase on late rates. Ihe t< r- price oi the sale was ohtaincil h> Air. Hoi is Black for a pen oi heavyweight bat-oners which made .LA l>;s. Other heavy haconers. £3 9.s to £3 14s; inedinm haconers, £3 3s to £3 8s ; light haconers. £•> Ids to £3 2s. Pm leers were not in demand and practically overv porker was purchased by buttcriiiiik buyers, these buyers paying to £g Ins for their pig.-. Weauers smu slips sold under very keen ( ompetitiou. late rates being easily maintained, and in some instances being eclipsed. Notable amongst the entries ol slips and weauers were two pens, a o. ct A!/. l J eter Maker, one pen making gUs and the other 27*. Sows due to larrow at an early date made from £3 10s to £1 o s GtJ. and one sow with a litter of four sold at £•> ss. N.Z. LOAN AND Mi I-1 MCA NT ILK CO. Tho New Zealand Loan and Alert anti!e Agency Co. Ltd. report as follows : Wo handled a very, heavy yarding •of pigs in all classes and report a good clearance at prices in advance of late rates. Buttermilk pigs were yarded in good numbers and visiting buyers being present from 'La m anga • and Hamilton these sold particularly well. Tod price was obtained by Air. Ciias. Gault for a pen. -of haconers which made £3 15s. We report a total clearanc*e. Prices: Heavy prime haconers, £3 Its to £3 15s; medium haconers, £3 3s to £ i 7s; light haconers, £2 18s to £'3 2s ; large buttermilk pigs, £- 5s to £3; 1 smaller buttermilk pigs, £2 9s to £2 14s; large store pigs, £2 to £2 8s; smaller store pigs. 3-ts to 395; good slips, to 365; smaller sorts, 28s to 3Cs ■ ton weauers. to 31s 6d; smaller sorts, £1 to 27sinferior Tpiality, 10s to 12s; sow and Utter of H, <£6 10s.