COMMERCIAL NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20990, 18 December 1939, Page 14

COMMERCIAL NEWS

WAIHI QUOTATIONS The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Ltd., report having- held their fortnightly stock sale at Waihi on Thursday, when a medium yarding- of cattle came forward. There was good competition throughout the sale, and prices were fully up to late rates. A medium penning ol fat pigs and a small number of store pig; sold at equal to recent quotations. A small yarding of sheep sold keenly. QuotaCattle: Medium fat cows £0 12s to £6, light £1 12s to £5 4s, light Tat heifer' £1 15s to £5 ?s 6d. medium boner cows £3 to £3 9s. light £•? to £2 lls, potter bulls £6 its 6d to £3 17s 6d. sheep: lat 'll hoggets 21< '.'d. rat ewes ITs 6d. Pigs: Heavv bacon pig-: £3 16s to £l. medium £3 10s to £3 14s, light £3 3s to £3 3s, heavy porkers £2 15s to £3, medium £2 9s to £2 13s, light £2 to £2 Ts. large store pigs 30s to 355, slips 21s to 265, weaners 14s to 18s. OTOROHANGA MARKET Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report a good sale for all classes of stock at Otorohanga on Wednesday, when a fair yarding or -neep, cattle and pigs was offered. Quotations: — Good fat shorn wethers 21s 6d to 235. good 2-tooth wethers 18s, smaller sorts 15s to 16s 4d. fair 2-tooth ewes 26s Td. small sorts 225. woolly 2-tooth Southdowns 17s, fat Jersey cows £4 Ts 6d to £5, best boners £3 11 s to £3 19s. good boners £3 4s to £3 10s, light sorts £2 1s to £2 15s, fresh Jersey bullocks £5 Bs, yearling Polled Angus steers £3 to £3 2s 6d, rough cow T s and calves £l, potter bulls £5 5s to £6, yearling Shorthorn bulls £3 10s, 2-year Shorthorn bulls £5 ss, porkers made £2 6s to £2 18s, good stores 29s 6d to 355, weaners 19s to 2 2s. SHEEP AT PIO PIO Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pio Plo sale on Thursday as follows: We penned a small entry of sheep and cattle. There was a Tair demand Tor sheep but the cattel market was dull and the bulk or the yarding went out unsold. Quotations: Fair rat shorn wethers 18s. good Southdown wethers and ewes ITs 7d, Tair 2-tooth wethers 16s 2d, small sorts 13s POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS THE AUCKLAND MARKETS AUCKLAND, Saturday. The following prices were realised at the city markets:— Poultry.—Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime 4s to 5s each; not prune, 3s to 3s 3d; light, prime, 2s to 3s; not prime, 9d to Is 6d; fat hens, heavy, 4s to 4s 6d;; light, 2s to 3s 3d; pullets, heavy, best, 4s to ss; ; smaller, 2s up; light, best, 3s to 4s; smaller, Is up; drakes, young, prime, 3a 6d to 4s 6d; smaller, 2s up; old, 2s to 3s; ducks, young, 3s to 4s; old, 2s to 3s; geese, 5s to ?s; turkey hens, 7s to ios; gobblers, 16s to 255. Eggs and Butter.—Eggs: Hen, first grade, is 9id a dozen; a, Is 7jd; C, Is 2id; duck,*flrst grade, Is Sid a dozen; B- is 7*d; C, is lid. Farmers’ butter is to Is 6d per lb.