COMMERCIAL NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 18898, 29 May 1936, Page 12

COMMERCIAL NEWS

DISTRICT STOCK SALEb. MIRINSVILLI CLEARING GALI. The New Zealand Loan and .\lercan- . kilo Agency Ilumpany Limited Hamilton. l report as follows on their clearing sale] on Taranaki Jersey heifers. hold at Morrinsville yards yesterday on account I of Mr P. H. Saxton: The offering of npv I proximately 160 dairy heifers cantol forward in good order and were a \cry even line. There was a fair attendance of mostly local purchasers present. and ‘ good competition prevailed throughout. The best price realised was £7 i2: rid for a pen of 6 head and noihms brought less than £6 25 6d. The most satisfactory average of £6 155 0d over all acid was secured. and the. number reserved was comparatively small. \\‘c quote: Best conditioned dairy hcifcrs due early. £6 155 to £27 125 6d: Rood. coloured and quality hciters..£r‘- Ts hi to £5 15s;~.\ledium. £8 2s lid to CFjs sd. MATAMATA 8700 K SALE. The Farmers‘ Co-operative Auction—aering Company. Limited. report havv ins held their fortnightly sale at Matamata on Wednesday. when there] was a full yarding at all classes of store cattle. Cow and heifer beef! was in average supply. the entry in—' cluding a small pmportion of finished cattle. for which the demand was keen. and good prices resulted. .\ledlumi quality also sold at rates on a par} with recent sales. A full yardingr of‘ honor cows sold readily. values in this! pection showing a marked improve-i l‘nent. since our previous report. ' Sheep: There was a smaller entry”; comprising mostly lmgzeisl l’iompctl3 tion was tlrm and a total clearance re- 11 nultcd. \‘aiues being fully on a par with : late sales. I Dairy Cattle: There was a larxo. yarding. including the annual raftsj from..\lessrs R. C. .\lorgan. S. Huston and Crabb Brosi Good quality heif—i ers showing well forward in-rnlf were i keenly sought after. while backward} sorts were not in demand. Pin: There was a good yardinp of! fat piss. and a medium entry of stores I and weaners. Baconers were in keen. demand. and £3 133. the highest price' recorded at .\latamata this season. was I secured. Buttermilk pigs showed a! sharp ‘i-ise on last sale‘s quotations! Porkers were firm at late rates. Goodi quality stores and Wnaners were wanted. but. inferior sorts were hard to quit. i Quotations: Gallic: Heavy fat ‘ vows and heifers. £6 2s ad to £6 ins: medium fat. cows. ii lfis to £5 Ts Griz: lighter. is as to H ms; {at Short—i :horn heifers. fl 35: heavy honors. £2l 10s to E 3 is: medium. :ifils to £2 Gs: light. 22s to .‘lis: potter hulls. £2 35, to E 3 is: Jcrsey valves to 3.35. 5 Sheep: .\ledium fat 'wethers to 255? 3d: fat. hoggrts. ‘2os 9d to 22s Rd: lißht fal- hogaets, ifis 7d in [is ad: 'fat. and forward hogzels. Ms (M to Ms 10d. i Dairies: Good quality well xrown' Jersey heifers. £7 to £7 ifus: forward Jersey heifers. £6 to £7: smaller heifers. £3 its M to £5 ins. Pigs: Best hammers. £3 7s to £3 135; medium. 23 to £3 tis: light. 52 .12s to £2 [95: buttermilk pigs. £2 to. £2 105'. hem-Y pnrkers. 365 to £2 Ens: imedium. 3:25 to 355: light. 265 to 315:; unfinished. '2os to ‘2ss: best stores; ,1!“ to 19s; slips. Ins to 155: best weaners. 7s to 95 do: others. L’s dd 'to 55: sows in pix to Devon hoar. £2 to N. I KORAKONUI CLEARING CALI. } The New Zealand Loan and Mercan—tile Agency Company Limited. Hamil-i ton. report. having held a good clear-l ins sale at Korakonui. 'l'e Awamutu.| yesterday. on account of Mr Innes J.j Kerr. The hard of approximately 52 head were even better than advertised. They had been founded on selected Taranaki heifers and through careful farming the vendor has produced oi really first—class herd. All were good. rnloured. good conditioned biz hodiedl typy cows and due early. Although} I'aiving dates and testing figures for the two previous years were not m‘ail- i aide. purchasers were assured of theproductiva capacity of the cattle as tori the three preyious successive ycarsi they had topped the group. Extremely; keen competition prevailed throughout' and for a few outstanding cattle Veryl good prices were secured. but. for in); head. the pleasing average of £7 per-h-ad was obtained. Several horses also ! created spirited competition~ while a' number of sow piss likewise sold ex- ’ reedinsly well. “'O. quote: Best young , Jersey cows. £l2 to £l3 ins. good‘ mung Jersey cows due early £9 to ill 1 Ms, young medium conditioned, June.luly ralvers. £7 155 to £9. plalner]; sorts of dairy rows. £5 to £7. inferior ‘ to £5 tits. “'9.“ forward dairy heifers M to 27 10s. unbroken '2 year tllly. mo, axed farm horse. £3O: sow [IiEFu .1 at N to It :ts;l‘.’ll'i, £9 [OS; mungh,‘ u. l DISPIRSAL SAL! AT ROTO-O-RANGI i The Fai‘mcrs‘ Co-opcrnlivn .~n~l coring company. Limiiwl. rcporl li.n-‘ in; field a rlispcl‘sal salt- nl Hl|lo~il—| llangi yeslcrrlm'. on nrcrmnt or .\lri .l. \\'. \\"alwtinhl. Thu .lHi‘ltl‘Jllt‘t‘ \\.lsl‘ good. and tho hcral «'nuliunwl .I mtml: proportion of quality :Inil‘n.ll> 'i'hnw uct‘e freely computed fur rll rains. ahm‘a thosr ruling .nl lite miles. ”...-.03; and lmplemcnts rcnhsml latn mics. 'l‘hc ‘ athertised hncs nt' shwcp Incl \\IHI u! Rood sale :it Him r-iml in iill‘M‘ l'lli' ‘ ing elsewhere. “’8 duoic:—i‘.hoicr .lcrscy cows. early calvers. £3l 10s to In 155; sep. tember ralvers, to 10s to £8 55: Jere soy and Jersey cross cows. early «divers. £6 as to ES: September i‘al\< ers. N 10s to £5 ihs; backward, £3 to N: aged and unsound cows. £2 tn-t £2 tbs; service hulls. £2 iTs 5d to H 55; well Frown Jcrscy cross heifer calvers. tl'l ills Sheep: Fat. lambs. 2‘15: 303 store lambs. 1?» Rd: illi rull lambs. 105 Illni: ma. South-town owes. 2pm.; finllihdflfill runs. "Bill‘s: Smuthdmyn rwn ituulu. 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CLEARING SALE AT MANGAITI. ~~ j The Farmers’ Co-operative Auction- | eering Company, Limited, report hav- ! in S held a successful clearing sale on j behalf of Mr J. Parton, at Mangaiti, on Wednesday. The herd, which comj prised a number of nice young Jer- ! sey and Jersey cross cows, second, i third and fourth calvers, came forward in good condition, and springing well up. Animated competition from a medium attendance of buyers resulted in the herd of 64 cows, all counted, averaging £5 18s 6d. Realisations were:—Best Jersey and Jersey cross cows, showing up 'well, £6 10s to £8; slightly later from £5 to £6 ss; late calvers. £3 15s to £4 15s; four-year bay gelding, £33; rising three-year bay gelding, £37; bay mare, aged, £lB 10s; bay filly, £lO. weaners, 4s to 5s 6d; sows in pig, £2 12s 6d to £3.