STOCK SALE.
. __+__ ' AT MATAMATA. Messrs Daigeiy and Company. Limi—ted, report inning held their usual fortnightly sale at Matamata yesterv day, when there was a rredium yardins of both uaiile and sheep. Bidding was keen for all classes and a good sale resulted. sheep: Fat medium ewes, 235; ‘2.—tooth wethers (small), 233; medium weight fat lambs, 19s to £1; medium weight fat lambs, 17s 6d to 195; store lambs, 12s 6d to 145 1d; eull ewes, 12s 6d. Cattle: Light-weight. steers, £6 to £6 Ms; heavy fat cows, £4 105 'to £5; medium weight fat heifers, £3 15s to £4 25; medium fat Jersey 'cows, £3 to £3 153; heavy boner cows, £2 55 to £2 153; light boners, 255 to 37s 6d; cows with runners at foot, £2 103 to £2 165; all counted; smaller sorts, £2; rough 3—year steers, £4 to £4 55; small 2-year.steers (Jersey), £2 115; medium potter hulls, £2 155 to £3 17s 6d. Dairies: Medium quality Jersey heifers (June—July calvers), £6 25 ed to £6 12s 6d; later sorts, £ll 155 to £5 55; small, £3 55 to £4; ealved Jer—sey heifers, £4 to £4 75 6d; others,j £2 105 to £3 55; cows (sound), £3l to‘ £4 153; cull cows, £2 to £2 155. Pigs: There was a medium yurdius of fat pigs, comprising for the main: part pork, very few haconers coming; forward. Baconers maintained reeenil quotations, while porkers showed 3‘ decline on our previous sale, but main—tained Frankion quotations. ’l‘here‘ was a heavy yarding of store andl weaner pigs which met with a steady demand. Prime baconers made £3 35 to £3 65; heavy baconers, £2 185 to £3 25; medium baconers, £2 12s to £2 175: light and unfinished baconers.| £2 65 to £2 iis; buttermilk pigs, £2l to £2 55; prime heavy pork, 36s to' 395; heavy porkers. 32s to 3115; me-i dium perkel‘s. 265 to 305; light and unfinished porkers. 205 to 245; choppers, 205 to £2 105. according to weight and quality; best stores, 185 'to 225; smaller sorts, 155 to 185; best slips, 12s to Us: smaller sorts, '75 to 105; best weaners. 65 to 85; others, As to 65; sows in pig, £2 155 to £3. ________
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19891, 21 May 1936, Page 16
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370STOCK SALE. Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19891, 21 May 1936, Page 16
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