COUNTRY STOCK SALES.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20280, 24 August 1937, Page 2

COUNTRY STOCK SALES.

VALUES AT CAMBRIDGE

The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having hold their Cambridge stock 9ale yesterday when a full yarding of all classes of cattle came forward. A good offering of fat cows and heifers met with keen competition, and values remained fully on a par with Frankton quotations. Boner covys also met with a ready sale, and a total clearance resulted at late rates. A medium entry of dairies, with good quality cows and heifers in keen demand, was forward and prices realised were in vendors’ favour. Poorer quality cattle also sold at prices in advance of late quotationsA small yarding of fat pigs and a good entr> of stores ami weaners were submitted. Competition was steady' through out. and a total clearance was effected at late rates. Heavy fat cows made fit 4s to £lt 7s 6d; medium, £8 15s to £lO I Os; light, £0 9s to £8; heavy fat Jersey cows and heifers, £8 5s to £9 1 is; medium. £7 to £8 2s; light. £5 15s to £6 Us; killable cows. £ i 10s to £5 10s; heavy boners, £3 to £3 iis; lighter. 39s to £2 16s; forward conditioned Friesian cows, £5 6s to £6 9s; store conditioned Friesian cows, £3 9s to £4 2s; yearling Jersey heifers, £4 to £i is; empty 2>ear Jersey heifers, £ i 5s to £4 Bs. Dairies: Good quality heifers, close to profit, £8 15s to £10; Friesian heifers, £8 to £9 10s; Shorthorn heifers, '£6 15s to £7 10s: Jersey heifers, calved. £6 10s to £8 ss; Jersey cows, close to profit, £6 15s to £7 10s; aged and backward, £4 to £5 10s. Pigs: Heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 14s; medium, £2 5s to £2 9s; light, £2 to £2 4s; good stores, 34s to 395; medium, 28s to 335; good slips, 25s to 28s; best weaners, 2is to 255; medium, lf>s to 20s: Berkshire sows, to farrow, £3 10s to £5.

PUTARURU QUOTATIONS. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their usual stock sale at Putaruru yesterday, when a full yarding of sheep came forward, for which competition was good and prices firm. Cattle were yarded in full numbers, with good quality beef in short supply. This department showed keen competition. Fresh conditioned Jersey cows

showed no change on late rates. Dairy cattle were yarded In full numbers, the entry Including a good proportion

>f quality sorts. Competition was •risk, and values firm. There was an xceptlonally heavy entry of all classes { pigs. Large stores and unfinished aconers were in keen demand, while ilps and weaners were also sought, 'at ILF- hoggets made 24s to 28s; . F. ewe hoggets, 29s 6d; smaller hog,i■ ts, 20s to 22s 6d; fat ewes, 28s fid > 29s 3d. Cattle; Medium fat cows ud heifers. £7 15s to £8 2s; lighter, 5s to £7 2s fid; forward conditioned itloutluued m next column.).

Jersey cows, £3 15s to £4 16s; boner cows, £2 5s to £3 3s; heavy potter bulls, £9 7s 6d. Dairy Cattle: Good quality springing heifers, £9 to £lo* medium, £7 10s to £8 10s; backward sorts, £5 to £6 ss; good quality sound dairy coavs, to £9 ss; later, £7 to £8 ss; dairy cows, more backward, £4 10s to £6. Pigs: Unfinished baconers, £2 15s to £3; large stores 38s to £2 10s; smaller. 28s to 335; slips, 2-is to 26s fid; best Aveaners, 19s to 235; smaller, 12s to 16s. DON’T BURY THAT IDEA’ IT It’s an improvement. It’s worth nroteettng. Sometimes tile simplest device n* corkscrew- r ° r rT« ,V ,C " as fhe ro,f «- , n ol „. Con * u,t "* HOW—Hilly ami confidentially. Henry Hufrhes. ltd ter nefffstc'ed 108 J ' T * Hu,,: •'IT ru.l'. ' Bnll rj I nirWell *n r ton * > ’ l'ocal land nIS: ‘° 9 DUworlh buildings, .\uck(U) Wood’s Groat Peppermint Cure For Influenza Colds. An Illustrated lecture of more than ordinary interest will be delivered in the Winter Show Hall to-morrow at 7.45 p.m. by tho Rev. L. <>. Stanton, dtreotor for New Zealand and \ustralla or Ihe Oriental Missionary Society which has been verv successful in the Orient for the past 36 years Mr Stanton has made extensive' missionary tours in tho Cast. Buy a bottle or Nnzol to-dav and put an end to coughs, colds, sore throat*, etc. Ask for the new Improved \„/oi ln |,aml\ pew screw top bottle. More pleasure tu uee aad more effective than ever.