STOCK MARKETS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 314, 30 August 1932, Page 6

STOCK MARKETS

WAIHOU The Farmers' Co-operative AucI tioneering Company, Limited, report: I At Waihou stock sale on Friday we J penned an average yarding of fat j and store cattle and a light yarding ! of sheep. Butchers were well represented, and the prices realised were well up to other saies on all classes. There were fewer dairy cattle yarded, and competition was good throughout. A few very choice heifers offered on behalf of Mr. G. Goodfellow were sold under keen competition, realising up to £11. Pigs — There was a full yarding store pigs but not many fats were penned. Good weaner pigs sold well, while all other sorts remained on a par with late saies. Quotations: — Fat wethers, 15s 3d; fat hoggets, 11s 6d to 12s 6d; fat heifers, £4 9s to £5 6s; fat cows, heavy, £3 19s to £4 10s; medium fat cows, £2 19s to £3 10s; light fat cows, £1 17s to £2 11s; fresh store cows, £1 5s to £1 15s; young, sound, empty cows and heifers, £1 5s to £1 19s; cull cov/s, 6s to 15s; 2-year empty heifers, £2 to £2 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, £1 13s to £2 19s; poorer sorts, 10s to £1 11s. Dairy cattle: Extra choice Jerr sey heifers, £9 to £11; other good Jersey heifers, £6 10s to £7 10s; smaller and baclcward heifers, £2 10s to £5 5s; sound cows, close to profit, £3 15s to £5; inferior sorts, £1 to £2 10s. Pigs: Baconers, 31s to 37s 6d; porkers, 21s to 26s; large stores, 19s 6d xo 23s 6d; smaller stores, 16s to 19s; slips, 11s. to 16s; weaners, 10s to 13s 6d; small weaners, 8s to 9s 6d.