Stock Sales.
WAIKATO MARKET REPORT. The 'Farmers’ Auctioneering Company reports under date of. December 17:— Beef.—The market continues firm for both ox and cow beef, best primeox making 40s and prime cow and heifer 36s per 100 pounds. Fat Sheep. Good yardings are coming . forward, with prices easier for both wether and ewe mutton. Exporters are operating freely on lamb at 9ld per pound. Store Sheep.—There is a good demand for shorn wethers, also a good inquiry for ewes and lambs. Store Cattle.—All classes of stores are in demand. Grown and young steers, good store cows and yearling and two-year heifers are- much sought after. Pigs.—Big yardings of both fats and stores continue to come forward, prime baconers and porkers making equal to 4id per pound. There is still good competition for all classes of stores. . Horses.—The market is quiet for all classes. We quote:— | Bullocks, prime heavy £l4 10s to £l6, medium £l2 10s to cows, prime heavy £!) 10s to £lO 10s, medium £7 10s to £8 10s, £5 15s to £7 ; prime heifers £9 10s to £lO ; good store cows £6 jto £6 10s ; cull cows £2 10s to £3j* 10s ; steers, 4-year forward £lO to I’Hl 10s, 4-year stores £9 to £9 10s, »-year Stores £8 10s to £8 15s ; 2-year steers £7 10s to £S ; good yearling steers £6 10s to £7 10s ; choice Jersey and Jersey-cross 15-months heifersa#6 10s to £8 ; good 2-year in-calf Mersey heifers £ll 10s to £ls. Wethers, prime heavy shorn Sis to 335,. prime medium shorn 29s to 30s ; ewes, prime shorn heavy 21s to 22s Gd, prime shorn medium 18s to 19s j prime fat lambs 2Ss to 30s ; prime fat hoggets 33s to 35s ; wethers, 2tooth shorn 24s 6d to 26s 6d, 4-teoth shorn 27s 6d to 28s 6d ; breeding ewes and lambs, sound mouth 38s to 455, aged 28s to 355, 2-toefch 35s to 40s ; hoggets, best woollyTStfre 28s to 30s, medium, woolly store.'jte to Ms, small store 18s to 22s. ! ®g|gs-|, Baconers, prime. £2 15s to- £Srt"3s, medium £2 IQs to £2 ; best pork* ers £2 8s te £2 10s ; slips 25s to 27s 6d ; weaners 14s to 21s ; good stores? 30s to 355. Horses : Draughts, heavy £2B to £34, medium £25 to £32 spring cart .sorts £l6 to £lB ; tujclw and harness horses £5 to
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Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 267, 20 December 1928, Page 8
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389Stock Sales. Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 267, 20 December 1928, Page 8
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