COMMERCIAL NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19883, 12 May 1936, Page 2

COMMERCIAL NEWS

STOCK SALE. i If CAMBRIDGE. I The Farmers' Cit-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited. report having held their Cambridge sale yesterday. when one of the heaviest yardings or all classes of cattle for some time came forward. Cow and heifer beef. which was in plentiful supply, comprised mostly medium quality cattle for which the demand was firm and late rates were fully maintained. A pen of fat llolstein steers offered on account of Sir D. \V. Ariel] realised full market rates. A heavy yarding of huner rows met with a ready sale, \‘HIUPS being fully on a par with those ruling at other centres. The entry in-i-luitml the advertised line of llero’ford rows r.\\'. l’oiir-(l Angus bulls) and evoked fair enquiry. hut values failed to reach vendors' reserves. Pigs: An extra heavy yarding of pigs comprised mostly unfinished porkers. Prices for fats were easier in sympathy with reduced schedules. A full entry of stores and \vesners sold at. late rates. \Ve quote:— i Cattle: Medium Holstein steers, to £8; light, to £7 25 6d; heavy {at rows. £3 55 to £5 125; medium, £3l 33 to £5: medium fat heifers. £3l 105 to £5 ‘25; light fat cows and heifers. £3 85 to £3; heavy boners. £2 105 to ‘ £3 95; medium. 385 to 485; light. 275 to 365; potter bulls, £1 to £4 1145. . Pigs: Choppers. 255 to 315; prime i baconers. £3 to £3 65; medium bacon- ; rrs, £2 155 to £2 185; light, £2 .65 to i £2 12s; heavy porkers, 375 to £2 .15; i medium. 335 to 365; light. 285 to 315; unfinished, 225 to 265; stores. 135 to 205: slips. 85 to 135 6d; weaners, best. 65 to 105 6:]; smaller. 25 to 55; sows in pig. £2 '75 to £2 12s; choice sows with litters. £5 75 6d: others. 345 to £2 65: Berkshire boars, £2 95. ___—__- TAUPIRI PIG SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan—tile Agency Company. Limited. llamilton. report on their 'l‘aupiri pig sale ‘held yeaterday as follows: There was iagain a heavy yarding of pigs. ileavy ibaconers ramc forward in smaller inumbers than usual. there being a big proportion of unfinished pigs. Pork—ers were penned in heavy numbers, as also were stores and weaners. Values of hammers were well up to those at other rentres, several pens making £3 “is, Pork. in sympathy with the drop ‘in schedule, eased a little. but vendors met the market in most cases. Stores and walnuts, owing to the drop in milk supply. were hard to clear. lleavy baconers made £3 «is to £3 '75; baconers. £2 ills to £3 35; medium. £2 12s to £2 185; heavy porkers, £1 185 to £2 45; medium. £1 12s to £1 175; light. £1 (is to £1 115: stores. 155 to 185; others. 10s to 145; best washers, 6: to 85; others, as to ss. i‘ “-HII’FII DALI AT PUTARURU. The Farmer-5' Clo-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held a special sale at Putaruru yesterday when the advertised entry attreated a good number of outside buy- ‘ ers. The majority of the heifers were well grown and showed well lorward. Competition for good quality grown sorts was on a par with late sales, while small interior lots were 'also well sought. Quotations.—Good quality Jersey heifers. early calvers. £6 to £6 17s 6d; medium quality Jersey heifers. later calvers. £5 to £5 125 6d; smaller, £3 105 to £4 105; Friesian and Frieslan Cross heifers. £4 55 to £5; sound young dairy cows. £ll 105 to £6 55. OHINEWAI STOCK SALE. The Farmers' Co-operatlve Auctioneerlns Company. Limited. report having held their Ohinewai sale yesterday when a medium entry of all classes of cattle was penned. selling at unchanged rates. Quotations: Quality dairy cows, springing. £7 to ES 155; inferior sorts. £3 75 (id to £4 155; quality springing Jersey heifers. £5 155 to £6 55; medium tat heifers. £4 35 to £5 25; heavy {at cows, £5 105 to £6 85; medium fat cows. £3 15s to £5; kill—sble cows. 23 25 to £3 10s; heavy boners, £2 85 to i2 175; light. 285 to 365; fat cows and calves, 126 12s to £7 is; store cows and calves. £5 55 to £4 143; heavy runners, £3 105 to £4 25; empty 2-year heilers, £2 115 to £3 103; 3year Shorthorn cross steers. £6 to £6 95; 18-months Hereford and PA. he”ere. amp”. to £3 15s; heavy potter hulls, £5 10! to £6 135: light, £3 to £1 55; small Jersey cross heifer calves. 20s to 295. Sheep: Medium fat wethers. to 2‘5; medium fat lambs. to 203 3d.