MORRINSVILLE STOCK SALE.

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 331, 19 September 1932, Page 6

MORRINSVILLE STOCK SALE.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report: — -At the Morrinsville Sale on Friday a heavy yarding of sheep came forward, prices being slightly easier than last sale. A heavy yarding of cattle met with good competition, prices being on a par with other saies. There was a good yarding of dairy cattle and a good demand for all classes of dairy stock, the bidding being particularly brisk on good quality heifers close to profit. A herd sold on account of Mr. Stan. White, Kereone, averaged £6 15/-. An average yarding of pigs came forward with prices for fats being on a par with late rates, while stores and weaners showed an improvement on last sale. Weaners in particular were keenly sought after. Quotations: Fat wethers, 14/- to 15/6; fat ewes, 9/3 to 9/6; lighter fat

ewes, 7/3 to 8/-; heavy fat hoggets, 10/6 to 12/6; light, 9/8 to 9/6; heavy fat steers, £5/10/- to £6; medium, £5 to £5 7/-; heavy fat heifers,' £4/4/- to £5/10/-; light, £2/10/- to £3; fat cows and calves, £7; heavy fat cows, £5/6/- to £6/8/-; medium, £3/10/- to £4/12/6; light, £2/1/- to £3; killable cows, £1/12/6 to £2; fresh "store cows, £1/5/- to £1/10/-; boners, 5/- to 18/-; 2-yr. empty heifers and young cows, £l--to £2/7/-; yearling Jersey heifers, choice, £3/1/- to £3/11/-; medium, £2 to £2/17/-; inferior, £1 to £1/13/-; potter bulls, £1 to £1/10/-; service bulls, £2/5/- to £3/10/-; extra choice Jersey heifers close to profit, £9/5/to £10/10/-; others, £8 to £9; good Jersey heifers close to profit, £7 to £7/15/-; Jersey and Jersey Cross heifers, close, £5/15/- to £6/15/-; others, more backward, £4/15/- to £5/10/-; choice B. and W. heifers, close, £7/5/- to £8/10/-; good, mofe backward, £5/15/- to £6/15/-; j others, £4/5/- to £5/10/-; good Jersey cows, £5/15/- to £7; other Jersey and Jersey Cross cows, £3/15/to £5; other cows, £2/10/- to £2/5/-. Pigs: Choppers, 17/- to 26/-; baeoners, 32/- to 37/6; heavy porkers, 28/- to 30/-; light, 21/- to 26/-; stores, 18/6 to 22/-; slips, 13/- to 17/6; weaners, 10/- to 16/-.