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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20509, 27 May 1938, Page 2

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STOCK SALES WAIHOU VALUES The Farmers’ Co-operativp Auctioneering company. Limited, report having held tiioir fortnightly stock sale ‘*t W.tihou xesterday, when an exceptionally heavy yarding of cattle came forward. The beef entry comprised chiefly medium quality cows, for vv hich competition was firm and late rates were fully maintained. A heavy yarding of both boner cows and potter bulls met with a ready sale, with values in excess of scheduled rates. Heifers were not keenly sought and values m most cases failed to reach the vendors’ reserves. A good offering of dairy cattle comprised chiefly heifers. Competition for early calvers was Arm and values compared favourably with recent quotations- A medium entry of sheep was penned, comprising mosUy-~fat lambs with schedule rates belhg maintained. A medium entry of fat pigs and a light yarding of store pigs came forward. Competition for baronets and porkers was keen, prices being firm at recent quotations. No prime top-weight baconers were penned. Store pigs were also keenly sought and a complete clearance was effected under the hammer at satisfactory prices. Heavy scond quality cows made £7 to £7 log;, fat Jersey cows, £6 *»s to £7 2s #>d; lighter Jersey cows and heifers. £« 17s *d to £5 17s *d; heavy boner cows, £i 5s to £4 lSs; medium, £3 7? 6d to £4 2s: lighter. £2 lbs to £3 ss; heavy potter bulls, £9 lbs to £lb 12s 6d; medium. £6 2s Rd to £7 17s bd; lighter. £4 12s 6d to £5 ss; good coloured store cows, £4 12s to £5 8s; best yearling Jersey heifers, £4 3s to £4 8s; smaller, £2 15s to £3 15s. Dairy cattle: Best Jersey and Jersey cross heifers. July calvers. £9 10s to £lO ss; other July calvers, £7 15s to £8 i-ss; later calvers, £5 10s to £6 10s; Jersey heifers in milk. £5 to £6 15s; Friesian cows, in milk, to £ll 10s. Sheep: Light fat wethers, 27s 6d; unfinished wethers. 225; medium fat lambs, 19s; small. 15s lo 17s 6d; cull ewes. 7s 3d to 10s Pd. Pigs: Choppers, to £2 IPs; heavy baconers. £3 18s to £4 4s; medium. £3 12s to £3 16s; light. £3 5s to £3 10s; unfinished. £2 16s to £3 3»; heavy porkers, £2 9s to £2 14s; medium, £2 2s to £2 7s; light. 36s to £2; unfTnished, 28s to 325; large stores. 24s to 27s Gd; medium. 18s to 225; slips, 12s to 16s; Berkshire boars, £2 10r to £4.

RATES AT MATAMATA Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report that at their fortnightly sale at Matainata on Wednesday there was a large entry of sheep and cattle. The advertised line of sheep did not meet with keen competition and were passed at a figure considerably below the vendors’ reserve. All classes of cattle sold at full late market rates. Medium fat P A. heifers made £8 14s; good Jersey and Jersey cross cows young;. £6 17s 6d to £8; light fat Jersey cows and heifers. £5 lbs to £6 12s 6d; forward conditioned young Jersey and Jersey cross cows, £4 12s 6d to £5 7s 6d; best boners. £3 12s to £4 7s; others. £1 to £3 Bs. according to weight and condition; empty 2-year Jersey heifers. £4 to £4 lbs; heifer calves, \ r ery fair quality. £3 15s to £i; potter bulls. £4 to £7 18s. Competition was fairly keen for good Jersey heifers close to profit, while more backward sorts were not so keenly soucht. Best heifers close to profit made £9 tn £lb; medium. £7 10s to £R 15s; quality backward heifers. £7 to £8 ss; fair quality young Jersey cows. £7 lbs to £8 15s; other young cows. £6 to £7 ss; older cows. £4 to £5 10s- There was a good medium yarding of pork and bacon pigs and a lisrht yarding of store pigs. Values were slightly easier on recent Frankton rate-. Heavy baconers made £3 1 *s to £♦ medium, £3 8s to £3 17s; light. £2 18s to £3 ss; heavy porkers. £2 12s to £2 17s; medium. £2 5s to £2 11s; -light £L 15s to £2 2s; small and unfinished. 27s to 325; large store. 23s to 255; medium, 17s 6d to 21s 6d; slips, 12s 6d to 15s; weaners, 5s to 8s Gd; sows to farrow. £3 to £3 ss; choppers, medium. £2 19s.

Auckland Unemployed. —According to Mr J. R. Elsbury, placement officer at Auckland, there are 700 single men in the city for whom no work of any kind can be found and the number is increasing daily. There is no parallel to this state of affairs in Hamilton and the placement officer. Mr J. D. Hislop. stated to-day that apart from men engaged in seasonal occupations the number of single men unemployed at present was no higher than in other years. Wlld-llfe Control. —The action of the Department of Internal Affairs in refusing to grant permits to any societj or institution in New Zealand for the takinz of protected birds during the nesting season was criticised bj Mr E. F Stead, n ne of the honorary I'uratnrs of the Christchurch Museum, it the annual meeting of the Royal Society of New Zealand In Wellington ' yesterday. The following resolution was ca ed unanimously: That the I ••ouncil reaffirms its opinion that the tdmfnc-irafion of the Animal Proteci fi«>n and Game \rt in regard to perits is n<M sufficiently based on scien- * flr « r, n s derations, and considers it ! Mnl a competent ''^mmtffaa j of adurr and adjudication on this matj i p r should be up and consulted on ! ill applications received and on other j matters nf wild life control.” Centennial Games.—Particulars of a propose*! New Zealand Centennial : '.anm* medine to he held in con- . junction with the Centennial fn 1940. 1 were discussed by the sportinc subcommittee of the \urkland Centennial Council at a meetinc Ns» nieht. It was de.-lded to recommend to the provincial council that tins should he the rt» hution of ihc -porting bodies of . \t|ck'and The *ucs.e ? ted dates were fr t» January 22 to Fehruar' 3. 194 b. •- - - re ended i ihat the co-operation of other centres 1 m New Zealand should he secured, i =o that th*? period would be •ree from ohampmnship mating?, to enable a full representation from New e secured ?or the cames in Auckland A deepi sea game flshinc competition, extend- , ing from December 30. to April | 20. 194 b. and winter games during a I fortnight In August are recommendations by the sub-committee.

Funny ideas non-smokers sometimes entertain about tobacco I When Auckland Education Board prohibited smoking by teachers within 6chooJ precincts somebody (evidently a never-touch-it) wrote to an Auckland paper to suggest that if the instructors of youth, deprived of their smoke between classes or during lunch hour would read a nice improving book, they'd get far more satisfaction out of it than out of cfgarettes. Obviously the writer has never spent hours in a school-room teaching the young idea how to school or he'd know that books, however interesting, make a poor substitute for baccy when the brain is weary and worn. At such times a whiff is a boon and a blessing inestimable, and will soothe and calm as nothing else can or does. Tobacco? Well there's nothing like genuine • toasted " if you want the best results. it's so pure, fragrant, cool and comfortine —two brands for cigarette smokers. Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold —three for the pipe. Cut Plug No. 10 Bullshead . Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog . and Cavendish. All are in pract cally universal use.

Man With £2&00 Conscience.—The British Board of Inland Revenue had on<= of its biggest surprises recently. From an individual who hid his ideht ty un ler the nom-de-plume of” Somersetshire came the payment of £2506 as ” conscience money,” It is difficult to say whether this is a record amount for conscience money.” an official of the Inland Revenue Department told the London Sunday Chronicle. ' but it is certainly one of the largest.”