COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19880, 8 May 1936, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

TE AWAMUTU BTOCK BALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, report having held their Te Awamutu stock sale yesterday when they penned practically a good yarding of all classes. A full yarding of sheep came forward, the bulk of which comprised fat and forward conditioned lambs, all of which sold readily at late rates. Cattle: No good quality beef was in evidence, the offering in this section comprising tnosty second quality, with a slightly dull tendency. Pigs: An extra heavy yarding of fat pigs sold readily at advanced prices to a good bench "of buyers. A medium entry of stores also met with better competition, values being in advance of tho-se ruling at other centres. Quotations.—Sheep: Heavy fat wethers, 6d; medium, 24s 6d to 255; forward conditioned wethers. 19s; fat ewes, 16« 9d to 17s 3d: heavy fat lambs, 23s id to 26s 8d; medium] 2ls 7d to 22s lOd; light. 19s Id to 19s lid; forward conditioned lambs. 16s to 17s: smaller sorts. 13s 5d to 13s 9d; cull lambs. 6s 10s to 10<s 6d; good quality ewe lambs. 19s to 21s 6d; good wether lambs, 17s; smaller, 13s 3d; sound mouth ewes, running with Southdown rams. 19s 9d. Cattle: Medium Jersey fat steers, £8 fvs: light. £5 Is to £6 3s; light’ fat heifers. £3 19s: light fat cows, £3 Ss to £3 16s; plain and unfinished. £3 is to £3 7s; forward condition store cows. £2 11-s to £2 16s; others, 30s to £2 •?«: boners. 12s to 255; medium bulls. £2 15s t-* £3 15s: Shorthorn heifer calves. £2 12s 0d; Jersey and Jersey c-nss Heitor calves. £2 I3s to £2 17s. Pigs Overweight baconers. £2 15s; heavy .baconers, £3 3* to £3 6s; light. £2 9s to £2 ISs: heavy porkers. £2 to £2 ss: medium. 35s lo 38s; light 29s to 3 4s; stores large. 22s lo 265; slips. Ms to 16s; weaners, 5s to 10s; choppers, heavy, £2 2s to £2 16a*