COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19904, 5 June 1936, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

STOCK SALES

AT TE AWAMUTU. The New Zealand Lonn and Mercan—tile .\grncy Company. Limited. liamii—inn. report 215 follows on their iri—’weekly Te .\wainutu stuck sale 3% ’icrday : I Fat. and Store Cattle—This section was as usual filled to capacity. .\l‘d—ium class [at Jersey cows and store conditioned cows accounted for most tor the entry, but several pens ot‘ ox beef and a 1 good scattering of heavy ‘quality cows were included. The sale tor the heavier cattle was smnewhat idragglng and difficulty was experienced ‘in selling to the satisfaction or vendorst Light fat. store and honor cows :were sought at the prices current at li’rankton from a good bench or exporters‘ buyers. A good clearance was effected. \\'e quotez—nght quality ox, £8 to £9: poorer. to £7 15s; heavy fat cow's, £7 to £8; good quality Shorthorn cows. £6 to £7; prime fat JOYsey cows, 55-2 103 to £5 55: medium, £3 10:; to £3: 55: light quality, £3 to £3 '75 Gd; good conditioned store cows, £2 10:} to £3; others, £2 '25 to £2 85; heavy boners, £1 Us to £2; others, to 885. Bulls, £3 105 to £24 105; young empty store cows and heifers, £3 is. Dairy Cattle—Among a heavy entry or both cows and heifers were Messrs ii. and S. ithodes’ annual draft of good conditioned well—grown dairy heifers. which were also mostly due early. These attracted the attention of the many buyers. principally, but the keen inquiry for dairy cattle was general, and all shured in consistently strong competition. .\lessrs Rliodes' heifers averaged £6, the best realising £B. W'c quota—Best quality dairy heifers, £6 155 to £8; medium sorts. £6 to £6 105: plainer, £5 55 to £6; late and small, up to £5; good types or dairy cows, £5 to £6; others to £4 155.

Sheep.—All sheep entered sold welL Fat lambs and breeding ewes comprised about, three—fourths of the entry, the balance being fat ewes and \velhers and store lambs. Scheduled rates were fully equalled for rat lambs. while local butchers \\'Cl'e keen after grown sheep. right up to Frankton rates. Breeding ewes sold satisfactorily while lambs of store quality ‘drew very brisk bidding, A total clearance was effected. W’e quota—Extra prime

lambs. 255 to 28s; heavy felt lambs, £1 25 to £1 115: medium, 195 to £1 ls 6d; forward. 185 to 195; prime \\'cth01‘s, 2.35 lo 305; medium, 215 to 21‘s; heavy ewes, 165 to 13s Gd; others to 1.33; breeding ewes, f.m., 17s 6d to J‘Js; interior, ['o 105 6a; good store lambs, 14s to 165; small. 13s.

i Pigs.—All classes were entered in ‘mucll smaller numbers Hum usual. Il’orkers and baconers sold readlly \\‘ilhnul, nolix'mme u-lmngu, store and \\‘czmm‘ pigs due. to insufficient for I'6uuiremt‘nts being entered, sold above uuolntiuns uf olhm- contrvs this week. We quulcz—«llcavy hammers, £3 is to £3 75; medium. £2 155 Io £3; light, £2 75 I'._rl M; £2 155: heavy porkers, £2 is to £2 Gs; light. £1 lls to £1 183; well grown store pigs, 185 to 2'15 (3d; medlum. Ms to 185; slips, 12s to 13s; weaners. 95 lo 115.

WAIHOU ITOOK DALI. The Farmers' Go-operatlve Auctloncerlng Company, Ltd.. report havlng‘ held their Waihou stock sale yeaterday. The entry of fat and store l'cattlc was a large one, as has been me lease for the last three months. Competition for beef was keen, while boner cattle sold well at recent roduccd schedule rates. Sheep were penned in good numbers. selling well at late quotallons. Dalrles: A good ynrcllng, including the advertised herd of approximately 7:) Jersey and Jersey Cross rows offered on account of .\ll' Y. Hullon Han-up. ’l‘he herd came forward in good eomllllon. competition helm: keen for curly unhers showing quality, \\'IIHC later (‘nlvers also met with u rezuly sale. Vulnes being fully on n. pnr \\'ilh Into rsnles. Included in the cnlry were :1 number of dalry heif—ers. for \\'lllCll eompelillon was fully sustained. uml f—“Ulul \‘ulues resulted. Pigs; A small ,\'.u‘ding 01‘ fat pigs sold under goon uomlmlillnu all full market rates, Stores and walnuts also met a holler sale. Quolnllons;

Cultlc: Prime steers. 520: small and killahlc, £5 ss; heavy prime cows, 525 115 to £0 25; hcmy prime heifers, £5 '25 to £3 19»; medium prime cows, 53-1 105 to £3 55; light, £3 55 to £3 45; killablc. £2 125 lo £3; heavy boners, 385 to 1:2 95; light. 265 to 355; two)‘car Jersey heifers. £2 ‘ls to £2 1‘25 6d; yearllngs, 355 to £2 105; potter hulls. 3:1le £3 as.

Sheep: l’rlme two—tooth and fourtooth ewes. 23m to 265; small prime \\'ethers, 2315 MM to 255 9d; truck prime owes, 205 8d; extra heavy lamhs lo 205; mcdium. 19:; 81.1 to 205 9d; light, 185 Id to 19s. Dairies: lihuicu Jersey and Jersey crass cows, £8 55 to £1) 55; Jersey and Jersey cross cows, early culvers, £6 155 to :57 105; other curly calvel‘s, £5 105 to £6 105; lulcr calvel's. £4 to £5 55; inferior and puol‘cr conditioned, £3 to £3 Ills; JL‘l'mry and Jersey cross heifvrs. curly mh'cl‘s, £6 to £0 55; latt‘x' rnlvors, £5 to 3;.) Us; hcift‘rs in milk, 11'; 10 I?) is.

Pigs: Medium lvm-nners. £3 is to £3 75; light. [-2 S 5 to S2 135; heavy purkm‘s, 88>- lo 1": I‘m; mmlium. 335 In 36,; light, 2.3. x In 305; slul'vs, 185 In ~30,- (hl; slips. Il’h In lix: \\'mmvl's, .35 lo lll.‘ ml; hrvw‘lim; smm. :3: 125 ml In £5: »]>; l'llli]ll|('l‘>, .‘ll'm‘ It) 3315 3S. —-—___ TIRAU STOCK SALE. 'l‘llv Fln‘mcrs‘ Llu-npcmlln- .\ur—linm‘m‘ingz tinmpan). HAL. report, hav—ing: llt‘lll‘lllt‘ll‘ Usual srm-k mlo yes—lt‘l‘lla). who“ will) ‘I small vnlr)‘ of pigs n'mm- I‘Ul'\\.ll'lll l'l'icm :lll)\\‘L‘tl nu ultomlion. 511 mm \\l'l‘l‘ penned in .n'm’ugc numlu-rs. .1 S‘IULI :lcnmnd cxi.~lin;< lllrulmlmul. Cdlllk‘: .\ good yzu‘ding or mostly second quality and honor rmxs. llmnlrr‘lilloll fur lvuct‘ was gnml. \\'llilv Emllcl' mms \\'m‘v .llvsurhud luv wxlmrlm‘s at [ll‘m l'utcx lmirlcs: A 50ml )unlillg of mostly iul‘criul- surls, wunun‘litinu fm' \\lliuh \\'ns unly fair. \\'o ([unlv:»-—>'llvvp~l“:ll Hum 205' ml; ml \\l‘Hl“l‘>‘, ‘13:; >lol‘c vwm, 10,- lg lls 1M; slnl'l‘ lambs, [is l'ul In 175: I'll“ lambs, S» “(1, (1.xlll(:—»l.l:.'lxl m l'l\\'." uml Iwil'm'~_ LT: “Is In 5."! 105; l‘illuhlu- n'mw. LT: M £1! lls: luau; lump”. y;- 1m- in 3.": I 135: medium. 3M ln 9.": h; lixlll. ms tn 3:25: gum] quality sw'inginu lll‘il‘m‘s. If: In 1:11; .\Hllllll ynllllL’ lluil')‘ l'n\\'~', 35:; in 1". It's: .wunxl «‘lv\\~'. lulx‘l' «'ulwrs, :ills l”: 3 his, “7