MARKET REPORTS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 178, 21 March 1932, Page 2

MARKET REPORTS

MORRINSVILLE STOCK SALE The Farmers' Co-operative Auetioneering Company, Limited, report: — At Morrinsville sale on Friday we penned a good yarding of sheep and a medium yarding of cattle. Fat sheep maintained late rates, while fat cattle were in advance of Frankton rates. Store sheep sold at late quotations under fair competition. There was an extra heavy yarding of all classes of pigs, the majority eomprising weaners and light and unfinished porkers. Values for all pigs were easier by 4s to 5s on baconers, while stores and weaners were not wanted toward the end of the sale, owing, no doubt, to the number of pigs of this class yarded. Quotations: — Fat ewes, 7s 6d to 7s lld; fat hoggets, 10s 7d; fat lambs, prime, 13s 3d to 14s, medium, 9s 2d to lis; good wether lambs, 6s lOd; good store lambs 5s 9d to 6s 6d; others, 3s 6d to 5s 3d; four and five-year ewes, 5s Id to 7s; cull ewes, 2s to 5s 3d; fat steers, medium £5 13s, light £2 12s to £4; fat cows, heavy £4 5-s to £5 10 s, medium £2 7s to £3 12s, light £1 17s to £2 2s 6d; fresh conditioned cows, £1 6s to £1 10s; boners, 10s to £1; pigs: choppers, £1 to £1 11s; heavy baconers, 38s to £2; medium, 33s to 36s; light, 28s to 31s; heavy porkers, 26s to 28s; medium, 22s to 25s; light, 16s to 21s; stores, 9s to 15s 6d; slips, 6s to 8s; weaners, 3s 6d to 6s; smaller weaners, Is to 3s; young Tamworth boars, £2 2s to £3 13s 6d; others, 14s to £1 4s; older boars, 5s to 12s.