COMMERCIAL NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21187, 9 August 1940, Page 10

COMMERCIAL NEWS

FRANKTON DAIRY SALE Dalgetv and Company, Ltd., report on their weeklv Frankton dairy sale on Wednesday as * follows:—A good yardlsg of cows and heirers came forward, and although some good quality heifers were warded the quality generally consisted ot only medium and inferior betters. Competition was keen and a satisfactory sale resulted. Fair quality Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers close to profit made £ll lOs to £!•> ins, medium heirers close to proht £lO 5s to £ll ss, backward heirers £3 i to £9 15s, inferior heirers £6 15s to £3 ' 10S. cows in milk £tl 10s to £ll 15s. I average quality springing Jersey cows £3 10s to £lO. G. W. Vercoe and Co., Ltd. Cr. \V. Vercoe and Company, Ltd., report a large entry or cows and heifers ! at the weekly Frankton dairy* sale held ! on Wednesday. Buyers were present in ! large numbers and all classes sow under ! keen competition at late quotations. A i small herd offered on account of Airs Frew ; sold from £lO to £l3 15s. Quotations: — Choice Jersey springing heifers £l2 5s to £l4, good quality Jersey heifers £lO 15s to £l2, Jersey-cross heifers £lO to £il i os, small and backward Jersey heifers £3 to £8 15s, choice Jersey cows (springing) £l2 10s to £l3 10 s, good Jersey cows (springing) £lO to £l2,

Friesian cows (springing) £L2 to £l2 15s, ! Jersey-cross cows (springing) £9 10s to i £lO 105, choice calved cows £l2 to £l3, j Jersey cows £9 to £lO 15s, unsound £5 | 10S to £0 155 Newton King Ltd I Newton King, Ltd., report that at their I Frankton dairy sale on Wednesday a good ! yarding of both cows and heirers met a l keen market and values were on a par ! with recent sales. Choice Jersey two- , year heifers, close to profit, made £ll 5s I to £l2 10s: choice Jersey heifers, more j backward. £9 15s to £11; choice Jersey i cows. rlo<e to profit. £lO 5s to £ll 15s; ! choice Jersey-cross cows. £0 5s to £10; j Pick ward cows, poorer quality, £7 10s to I £3 15s.

OTOROHANGA YARDING ! The Farmers’ Co-operative AucHoneering company. I.td., report that at their otorohanga stock sale on Wednesday a -mall yarding or rat and boner cows sold , under keen competition at firm late rates, j v keen demand existed Tor store pigs I which fully maintained late advanced rates. Quotations: — Cattle.—Medium rat cows £6 is to £6 18 = . heavy boner cows £4 18s to £5 10s, medium £3 17s to £4 10s, light £2 15s to £3 9s, empty 2-year heifers £4. Dairy Cattle.—Springing Jersey heifprs £9 to £lO, later calvers £7 5s to £8 10s, springing Shorthorn heifers £6 5s to £8 15s. springing Jersey cows £9 to £9 10s. Pigs.—'Medium porkers to £3 2s, light £2 145. large stores £2 to £2 6s, medium 233 04 to 355. light 24s to 28s.

ADDINGTON MARKETS HIGH PRICES: REALISED At the national rat stock market at Addington high prices were realised. I Show rattle, matured, made £25 to ] £l3; younger. £lB to £24. A good deal • or the show beer made Trom 55s to 60s j for light weights. Ordinary fat rattle ; sold at about 20s a bead dearer all round. | best beef making up to 51*. with good | from 463 to 495. Best Steers sold at from £2O to £24. medium £ll to £lO, best cows and heirers £l4 to £lO. | Fat sheep him with the keenest sale or ; the season. Values commenced about :*.s | fid a head better, but firmed as the sale progressed, and at the conclusion were | better by about 6s. Best wethers made j 5 1* to 58s, medium 45s to 4Ss. best ewes | 43s to 475, tops 545. Spring lambs averaged from 13ii to lid a lb. A heavy entry of breeding cues met with another I weaker market by about 2s to 2s 6d a ! head. Corrledale two-tooths made 335, i and ewe hoggets 90s Qd. Fat pigs met with a keen sale. Porkers i sold at from 56s «d to £3 14s •. f . or on I to 1041 per lb; choppers, £9 5a to £l3 1 i baconers, £3 is 64 to £5 13s 64, average i 1 prk* ftr £>, 7*4 M 5 ,4. . >