COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19891, 21 May 1936, Page 16

COMMERCIAL

STOCK SALE. | —— l AT OTOROHANGA. ‘l The New Zealand Loan and .\iereentlle Agency Company, Limited. Hamilton. report on their Otorohanga stock sale held yesterday as follows: There was a scattering only of good bee! cows and heifers with about average numbers of medium i'al. store and boner cows. Rates did not fluctuate to any noticeable extent and a complete clearance was readily effected. A pen of Hereford run cows and of Hereford mixed sex calves sold briskly under strong competition. A small number of dairy cows and hell'ors realised former Values. while several pens of calves. too. sold at stable prices. In the sheep section fat and forward lambs predominated. but there were as well several odd lots 0! fat ewes and wethers. Store lambs were in fair supply. A bright sale took place for the store and fat lambs while ewes and wethers met with a firm market. Store and weancr pigs comprised almost the entire entry in this section and for these the mar—ket was steady at about Frankton renfi'sations, “'3 quote: Medium to good quality tat cows and heifers, iii 'ls 6:1 to £4 155: medium, 1:3 115 to £1 ss; light quality {at cows. £3 to 23 1'25 6d; forward conditioned store cows. £2 55 to £2 lis; heavy boners. £1 18s to E2 45; others. 37s Go. A Den of Hereford run cows, £3 its; mixed sex Hereford czllws. t“: its; dairy heifers. fit as to £5; yearling Jersey heifers. £1 lbs to £2 55; heavy prime lambs. £1 is to £1 '75 so: good quality, £1 25 to £1 35 on: forward fat lambs. 19s to 21 is; medium fat wethers, £1 25 to £1 ls; plain ewes. 165 to 185; store lambs, 17s to 185 6d; small wether lambs. Us ad; interior ewe lambs. 155 3d: best Igrown store pigs, 18s to £1 25: medium. [as to 17s 6d: slips. 135 to 145: large Weaners. 9: to 125; small to 85. rumus' 00-op. Auc‘tloneerlno Go. The Farmers‘ Clo-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited. report having held their stock sale yesterday. when a good yarding of all classes came forward. Sheep: There was a mixed entry. with good breeding ewes in demand. Ewe lambs were also keenly sought. Cattle: 'l'here was again a full yarding of mostly cows ex herds, these being absorbed by the exporters at ruling rates. .\‘o good beef was penned. . Pigs: There was a good yarding of all classes. with brloners and porkers at slightly easier rates. whilst stores and weaners found a ready demand. Quotations: Sheep: Good 6-tooth to 5-year breeding ewes. 285: good we lambs. 275: smaller. 185; wether lambs. its to 155 6d. Cattle: Kiilahle cows. £2 185 to 23 115; heavy boner cows. £2 its to £2 165; medium. 393 to £2 35: lighter, 20s to 325; potter bulls. £2 to £8 s. Piss: Unfinished baconers. £2 ‘25 to £2 85: porkers. 305 to 395: stores. 165 to 21s: slips. its to 13s 6d; weaners. is to 35; choppers. 205 to 365. ...__—_— TAUPIII OLIARING SALE. The New Zealand Loan and .\[eromtile Agency Company. Limited. Hamilton. report on their clearing sale held yesterday on account. of Mr G. E. Swan. Taupiri. as follows: The small herd came forward in fair order and there was a fair attendance of mostly local buyers operating. Competition was quite good and especially £Ol- tbe younger cows due early, :1 good sale was made. The in-cali‘ heifers sold satisfactorily while numerous sundries were eagerly sought. after. \Ve quote: Good young l Jersey dairy cows, £4 55 to £5; mcd- . tum. 53 105 to £1 53; backward and: inferior, £2 55; plain ln—oalt Jersey‘ heifers. £3 15s to £ll. ROTo-o-lANOI CLEARING SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited. Hamilton. report on a clearing sale held at. Roto-o-Rangi. Cambridge. yesterday on account. of Mr J. Blackxmn as follows: The attendance of buyers was only small. but all were keen to secure supplies and consequently the heard sold extremely well. i All were young cows due early and the most satis actory average of £6 was obtained. Nothing was unsold of Mr Blackmsn‘s stock. The advertised heifers were more backward than was i anticipated and the vendor, Mr Hop- i line. would not quit. them at the offers ‘ made. \\‘e quote: Best young Jerseyl dairy cows. £6 lbs to 2'l 155; early medium sorts of cows, 25 155 to £6 us; later and plainer cows, £4 103 to :5 10s; interior. to £1 55. ...__—_—

CLEARING CALI AT OKOROIRE.

Mo-rs Dalsety and Co.. Ltd.. report ‘ fining «held a clearlns sale of .\lr Hugh Henderson‘s stock and Implements m Okorolre as under:— Thora was a good attendance and Ihr nook was offered in first-Mass condi» tion; a total clearance was arm-led :1! mm market rates. The podlsruc Jersey cows sold at from 511 mm to 1.25115 pedigree two-warmld holfm‘s. Msns k 1 7§gns; \\‘mm‘r Jerscy heifers. 3} to bins; pedigree Jersey hulls. I'll— and Hgns. fm‘ agv‘d bulls; [\\'n—ymr~old bulls. Tgns; .\oarlings, :HJ 10 tisns; grade dairy rn\\s made 111 tn 26 155; lightvr draught mum and foal, £BB 10s; liglm'r farm nlul'v. 1:23 903: Sign] hm‘M‘. I'9. lumlmm‘nh and auudrles sold 8! km» mm. _—