Stock Sales.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 267, 20 December 1928, Page 6

Stock Sales.

vt r '.' ; i "'O-i yyAiaou c ■* There was a good attendance of buyers at the Waihqu stock, sale on Friday.. A big yarding of beef came forward and met with a brisk demand, prices remaining firm. The pig yarding was not'a big one; The following was the range of prices ItBeef.—Heavy fat cows £9 5a to £9 7s, medium £8 3s .to £8 17s ; fat heifers £7 15s to £8 7s 6d, lighter £7 10s to £8 Is; killable cows £6 12s 6d to £7. 3s, good conditioned £5 18s to £6 10s ; store cows £3 15s to-£5 10s; cows and calves £9 to £lO ; good-quality Jersey heifers r.w.b..-tq £6 18s ; potters, heavy £9 10s* to. £lO, medium £8 to £8 15s, lighter £6 to £7 Ids. ■ .•? | Pigs.—-Baconers £2 8s to £2 14s ; .; porkers £1 16s to £2 7s; slips 18s; to 26s ; weaners 13s to 16s 6d. Dairy Stock.—-Cows close to profit £8 to £9 5s ; heifers close to profit £6 15s to £7 15s ; bobby calves 10s to 14s, others 7s to 9s 6d. ' ' ■ / ' 7 - . ■■ !

MORRINSVILLE. There was a heavy yarding of beef cows but a small yarding of stores at Dalgetv and Company’s sale at Morrinsvilie on Thursday. Prices ruling were on a par with those at late; sales and competition was keen throughout. Prices were: — Beef.—Fat cows £8 to £9 5s ; light cows £6 5s to £7 * 15s ; forward cows £5 to £5 17s ; stores £2 15s to £3 12s ; 15-months Jersey-Cross heifers, r.w.b., £4 2s to £5 17s 6d; Jersey-cross heifer calves £2-7s- 6d to £3 4s. Dairy Cattle.—Cows, late calvers, £5 6s to £7 16s ; dairy cows £5 5s to £7 10s ; dairy heifers £9 5s to £l4 ; others £5 15s to £9. - Pigs.—Slips 17s to 21s:

'v ■ "-m MORRINSVILLE. The proximity of Christinas affected the stock market at Mondnsville on Friday, and a smaller yarding.] than usual came ‘ forward at Farmers’ „ Auctioneering Co.’s . salsa There was a fair yarding of fat cows and steers, which made slightly above last rates quoted. A special line of store steers sold readily under good competition at satisfactory prices. A pen of seven choice yearling heifers, sold on behalf of Mr. C. S. Leggatt (Motumaoho), bought by Mr. A. E. Vowles (Piako), brought £8 11s. The yarding of sheep was a small one, but prices were up to late rates u Fat pigs were well represented, but few stores Cams forward. Rates continued easier. Over. 90 bobby calves were yarded, and good , prices were deceived. Prices *ere as follow: Beeff— Medium weight fat bullocks, prime £l3 10s to £ls 12s 6d, Tighter £ll 7s 6d to £ll 15s; extra heavy fat cows £lO 8s to £lO 19s, heavy £9 12s •to £9 17s, medium prime £8 to £8 j 7s; light cows and heifers, £7 10s to '£7 15s; plain cows, £6 5s 'to £7;. ’ fresh-conditioned cows £5 10s to £5 15s; boner cows,. £4 15s to £5 Is; store cows, £3 to £4; 3| to 4-year store steers, £9 to £9 ss; good quality 2-year to 21-year good quality Heret ford and Hereford-cross steers, £8 11s to £8 17s; smaller arid younger £7 11s to £8 2s; 2i-year Holsteincross steers; £8 3s to £8 lis; 2-year to 2i-year Jersey steers, £6 8s to £7 155.; extra choice Jersey in-calf heifers, from picked cows, 15 months to 18 months, £8 Is; 15 months Jer-sey-cross heifers, £4 to £5 12s. ; Pigs.—Medium baconers, £2 12s to £2 15s; light baconers, £2 10s; heavy porkers, £2 2s to £2 6s; light porkers. 32s to 38s; slips, 20s to 255; .best weaners, 14s to- 18s; smaller, 6s to 11s.

Bobby Calves. Best 11s to 17s; inferior 8s to'los.

MAfAMATA. There was a good yarding of beef /cattle at the weekly stock sale at watamata on Wednesday, conducted an? the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. there was a good demand, prices showed an easing tendency of thq. market. • Qattle. —Heavy {at cows,* £8 17s 6d £9 ‘7s 6d ; lighter sorts, £8 $& ' 11s ; light fat cows and tig&m," £7 2s fid to £7 15s ; killable cows, £6 7s fid to £6 15s; fresh-conditioned cows,if!s to £5 18s; stores, £3 5s to £4 15s; hulls, heavy £9 15s to £l2, .medium lighter sorts £6 15s; good quality 15months Jersey-cross heifers, r.w.b., £6 . • -ATs-. fid,. 15-months Shorthorn atbera, £5 12s 6d; weaner Jersey heifer eolves; £4; bobby calves 11s to 13s i6d, others 8s to 10s. .. Pigs.—Heavy baconers £2 18s to £3 3s, lighter £2 8s to £2 11s; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 10s; weaners, 8s to 14s. Hamilton, k. At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s sale in the Frankton yards on Tuesday, there was a good, entry of both beef and mutton. Fat cattle showed a slight advance over the previous week’s rates, while fat. sheep were easier. A full number of fat and store pigs was penned, fats selling at late rates, stores and weaners being , easier. Prices were:— Beef. —Medium fat steers, £ls to £ls 15s; extra good quality prime fat 2-year steers, or. account of Mr. H. S. Hawkins, “ Glencoe,” £l2 18s to £l3 3s; heavy fat cows £lO 12s to £ll 2s, medium £9 3s to £lO 8s; light young cows and heifers, £7 8s to £8 12s; store cows, £4 10s to £5 ss; good quality 15-months’ .Shorthorn steers, {£6 17s 6d to £6 19s; bulls, £5 10s to ,£6; best bobby calves, 17s 6d to £l, ethers ;7s to 14s 6d.

Sheep.—Prime fat wethers, 32s 3d to 32s 6d; fat ewes, 18s 7d to 21s 3d; small shorn 2-tooth ewes, 29s 6d; forward 4-tooth wethers, 28s 8d; fat and forward 2 and 4-tooth ewes and wethers, mixed, 30s; mixed age ewes in wool, with 100 per cent, lambs, 38s 6d. Pigs.—Heavy baconers, £2 15s to £3 2s; light baconers, £2 8s 9d to £2 12s; heavy porkers £2 to £2 10s, light 38s to £2; good stores, 21s to 30s; slips, 12s to 18s; weaners, 7s 6d to 10s.