Stock Sales.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 304, 5 September 1929, Page 8

Stock Sales.

TIRAU. " > At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company’s sale on Thursday there was a good yarding of cattle, late -J rates being maintained throughout. Quotations: — Cattle. — Fat cows and heifers £lO 5s to £ll 2s 6d. Medium fat cows £8 5s to £9 10s.. Light fat cows £6 15s to £7 155.. Forward cows £6 to £6 10s. Store cows £3 15s to £5 12s 6d. Cows with calves £6 15s to £6 165.. Jersey bulls to £!). Eighteen - months empty Jerseycross heifers £6 3s. Yearling Shorthorn heifers £4 to - * £5 9s. Yearling Shorthorn steers £4 10s. Dairy Stock.— Jersey and Jersey-cross cows close to profit £lO 10s to £42 10s. Backward cows £7 to £9 ss. Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, later calvers, £7 10s to £lO 10s. Heifers close to profit £ll to £l2 15s. Cows in milk £9 to £l2. MATAMATA. There was a good yarding of dairy ’ cattle, including some very nice Jer- ! sey heifers which sold under very keen competition at Dalgety and j Co.’s fortnightly sale at Matamata on Wednesday. There was a medium yarding of fat and store cattle, which met with good competition. Five- g day-old Jersey heifer calves were in keen demand. A line of 14 of these brought an average price of £1 Is 6d. A good yarding of store pigs sold under keen competition. Prices were:— Cattle.—

Choice dairy Jersey heifers, £l6 to £l6 10s. Others, £9 10s to £l4. Good fat cows, £7 to £9 2s. Fat cows, extra choice, £lO 11s to £ll. Store cows, £5 to £7 10s. ' One-year Jersey heifers, £5 2s. Pigs.— Good big store pigs, £2 to £2 125Good store pigs, 30s to 37s 6d. Slips, £1 to 28s 6d. Weaners, 10s to 17s 6d. Sows in pig, £2 to £4. Sheep.— Fat hoggets, mixed sexes, 26s 7<f to 28s 3d. MORRINSVILLE.

There was a full yarding of cattle at Dalgety and Company’s Morrinsviile sale on Friday. An average number of pigs came forward. Buyers were present from Hamilton, Cambridge and Te Arolia, besides a large local attendance. Competition was brisk for all classes of cattle, while pigs sold readily at increased rates. Prices were:— Light prime fat cows £9 5s to £lO 7s 6d. Fresh-conditioned cows £6 17s 6d to £7 ISs. Store cows £4 15s to £6 13s. Emptv two-year Jersey heifers £6 to £6 2s. Yearling small Jersey-cross heifers £4 15s to £6 7s. Yearling Shorthorn heifers £4 3s.‘ Yearling Friesian small and low conditioned £2 10s. Dairy Cows £lO 10s to £l4 10s.

Late calvers £8 to £9 15s. Jersey springing heifers £l2 10s to£l4. Others £9 to £ll 10s. Pigs.— Large stores £2 to £2 4s. Weaners 20s to 275. Sows and litters £1 17s to £6 7s 6dWAIHOU. There was a large attendance at the fortnightly stock sale conducted by the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company at Waihou on Friday. Keen bidding was experienced, especially in the beef section, where prices were slightly in advance of late rates. In this section there was a good yarding penned and competition was keen. Prices are as follow:

Beef.— Medium fat steers £l2 ss. Heavy fat cows £l3 10s to £ls ss. Medium fat cows £ll 7s Cd to £l3. Light fat cows £9 11s to £ll. Forward-conditioned cows £7 15s to £9. Fresh-conditioned cows £4 7s 6d to £4 10s. Two-year-old empty heifers £4 10s to £5 7s 6d. Yearling Jersey heifers £4 10s to £5 14s. Poorer sorts £2 10s to £4. Sheep.— Light fat wethers to 335. Fat ewes to 27s 6d. Fat hoggets 26s to 28s. Pigs.— Medium baconers £3 18s to £4 4s. Light baconers £3 5s to £3 15s. Heavy porkers £2 16s to £3 3s. Light porkers £2 8s to £2 13s. Good stores £2 to £2 ss. Slips 30s to 37s 6d. Weaners 18s to 275. (Continued in Previous Column)