STOCK SALES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 307, 22 August 1932, Page 6

STOCK SALES

BRISK B3DDING FOR | GOOD DAIRY HEIFERS j

The Fanners' Co-operative Com- i ! pany, Limited, report : — j ! At Morrinsville sale on Friday a | medium yarding of sheep and fat I cattle came forward. Frankton rates ' were maintained on fat sheep and cattle, priqes for store cattle being • slightly easier than last week. A | large number of dairy cattle was penned which met with brisk bid~ ding. The heifers were of good quality and were in keen demand. Pigs: — A full yarding of both fat and store pigs came forward. Baconers remained on a par with late saies, while porkers and stores sold i : well, values being slightly firmer. i j Quotations : — j > Sheep: — Fat ewes, 8s to 9s 7d; light fat ewes 6s 3d to 7s 6d; fat j hoggets, 11s 5d to 12s; fresh conai- j tioned ewes 5s 2d to 5s 9d. Cattle: — Prime fat heifers, £5 to , £6 ls; lighter fat heifers, £4 13s; J prime fat cows, £5 2s to £7; medium , fat cows, £2 17s to £3 5s; light, £1 j 15 to £2 11s; fresh store cows, £1 j 6s to £1 10s; boners, 5s to 17s; 2-yr. | empty heifers, £1 6s to £2 4s; yearllng Jersey heifers, £2 4s to £2 6s; inferior sorts, £1 to £1 7s. Dairy cattle: — Extra choice Jersey heifers, close to profit, £8 5s to j £9 15s; choice Jersey heifers, close ! to profit, £7 10s to £8; more backward, £6 10s to £7 5s; Jersey and Jersey Cross heifers, close to profit. £5 15s to £6 5s; others, £4 5s to £5 5s; Jersey cows, £7 to £7 10s; Shorthorn cows, £4 5s to £5 5s. Pigs: — Baconers, 33s to 39s; heavy porkers, 27s to 30s; light porkers, 2Cs to 26s; stores, 17s to 21s; slips, 12s Sd to 16s 6d; good weansr, 11s to 15s; smaller weaners, 6s to 10s; . pedigree Tamworth boars, 4gns. to 7^gns.; 1 extra choice pedigree boar in account of Mr. A. Rogers and purchased by Mr. W. R. Lowry, rcalised 12gns. HORSE FAIR The New Zealand Loan and Mercantlle Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report Raving held a -horse fair at Ngaruawahia on Friday, when just on 65 horses of all classes came forward. The majoiity of the horses were only medium qualiiy farm horses, i there being a scarcity of best type I Competiiion generally was very brisk, practically the whole offering being sold at prices higher than venaors' reserves. The top price was paid by Mr. Charles Rickard for a particularly fine niare belonging to Mr. M. Wilson, of Taupiri. First-class heavy farm horses realised from £24 to £34; good heavy draughts, £19 to £23; best quality young di'aughts, £14 to £17 10s; useful farm horses, £6 to £12; unbroken 3- and 4-year horses, good quality, £13 10s to £18; others, £10 10s to ' £12 10s.