MORRINSVILLE SALE

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21188, 10 August 1940, Page 5

MORRINSVILLE SALE

AUCTIONEERS’ QUOTATIONS The auctioneers quote as follows: Farmers’ Auctioneering Company, Ltd. ■Sheep.—'Fat wethers 2-'B-s 60, light rat ' ewes i'Bs 6d to l'9s 6(1, medium fat hog- : gets 212 s to 235, ewes in lambs 31s Hid, older ewes 29s to 29s 6d. Cattle.—-Medium prime Polled Angus ' heifers to £lO 17s, fat Jersey heifers £7 i 15s to £'B 10s, light £4 15s to £6, heavy ; fat Jersey cows £6 10s to £7 15s, me- i dlum £5 to £6, heavy boners £3 15s to £4 10s, light £2 5s to £3 ss, 2-year Polled ' Angus steers £6 7s, forward-conditioned 2-year heifers £6 2'S, yearling Polled Angus and Hereford steers and heifers £3 7s 6d, empty Jersey cows and heifers £4 15s to £5, Jersey-cross heirer calves £3 ids; choice Jersey heifers close to prolit £3 10s to £5, medium quality heifers close to profit £7 5s to £l2 10s, other early culvers £9 to £lO 10s, small anil backward £7 to £8 15-s; Shorthorn heifers in milk £l3 to £l4, best Jersey heifers, in milk £8 15s to £lO, others £6 5s to £7 10s, best Jersey cows close to profit £ I*s to £lB, medium quality cows close to profit £l2 to £l4, early culvers £8 15s to £ll, best cows In milk £9 to £lO 15s, others £6 5s to £B. Pigs.—'Choppers £3 to £3 10s, light baconers £3 16s to £1 2s, heavy porkers £3 10s to £3 15s, medium £3 3s to £3 BS, light £2 to £3 is, large stores £2 7s 6d to £2 13s 6d, medium stores 3-8 s 6cl to£2 4'S 6d, slips 3<2s 6cl to 36s 6d. 'best weaners 30s to 3'sis 6d, others 22s to 27>s 6d, maiden sows £6 2S 6d to £7 10s, older sows close to farrowing £7 to £8 2s 6d, others £5 to £0 15s. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. Sheep.—Good fat lambs 27'S 9d. Cattle. —'Medium fat Jersey and Jerseycross cows £7 to £7 7s 6d, lighter £5 17s 6d to £6 12s 6d, forward--conditioned Jersey cows £5 to £5 12s, heavy boners £3 10s to £4 2s, lighter £2 103 to £3 2s 6d, empty -2-year slipped heifers and young sound Jersey cows £4 to £4 17s 6d, rising 2-year Polled Angus steers £6 Bs, good quality -fresh-conditioned rising 2-year Polled Angus heifers £6 los, good yearling Polled Angus steers £4 14s, good yearling Polled Angus heifers £4 ss; advertised heifers on account or Mr L. H. Lamer £l3 to £ls; medium Jersey heifers £ll 15s to £l'2 ss, crossbred heifers £lO 10s to £ll ss, smaller heifers £8 15s to £9 10s.

MATAMATA QUOTATIONS 'Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held their usual rortnightly sale at Ma-tamata on Wednesday, when there was a small yarding of sheep and a medium yarding of all classes or cattle. Competition for fat cattle was again keen and a .pen or light fat Polled Angus heifers on account of Mr J. it. Arnold (Piarere) realised £8 16s. Boners made late rates. All classes of dairy cattle were In very keen demand. 'Fat sheep met a keen market and a pen or prime lat wethers on account o-f 'Mr O. 13. Arnold sold at 4 2s. Quotations: — cheep.—-Prime fat wethers 425, fat hoggets 275. Cattle.—-Light fat steers £9 to £9 10s, fat heirers $3 2s 6d to £S 16s, fat Jersey cows (heavy) £6 to £7 ils 6d, fat Jersey heifers £6 to £7 2s. Dairies. —Quality springing heifers £l'2 to £l4, others £8 to £9 17s 6d, springing -cows £8 to £lO. Pigs.—There was a medium yarding or pigs with a rull yarding or sows and a good yarding of store and avoaner pigs. The sale or sows opened up slowly but as the sale progressed, the Interest Increased and practically a total clearance was effected at full late rates. Store-: and weaners were brisk or sale. Medium baconers £3 15s to £4 2s, light £3 10s to £3 i-S's. heavy porkers £3 to £3 10s, medium £2 'IOS to £3. light £2 5S to £'2 10.5. medium choppers £3 2s, large store pigs £2 ins to £2 ISs, medium £2 to £2 ins. small 30s to £2. slips 25s to 30s, choice weaners 30s to 35s 6d, medium 2 5s to 30s. others 20s to itts, maiden sows to farrow £B. aged sows £3 to £6 7s 6d, sows with litters £l3 10s. VALUES AT TE AWAMUTU The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report that at their

Te Aiwamutu stock sale on Thursday a full yarding of beer was penned and met a keen demand. Ox beef sold freely at late rates, with cow beef also -steady’, and a general -clearance wa-s Directed. A small yarding of boner and store cows showed no alteration, while the advertised entry of steers and young -store cattle created keen Interest and realised values in advance of expectations. A small yarding of sheep met steady bidding at values remaining arm on late rates. A large yarding or dairy cattle was penned, Including the advertised herd ex Mangapeety. The cattle were yarded in good condition and sold steadily at sa-tlsfa-c----tory values. A large offering of dairy heifers met a ready sale at late firm rates. A light yarding of fat and a good penning of store pigs were offered. Although selling was not as ready as at other centres. I values were well up to ruling rates, a j good sale resulting. The small entry’: of breeding sows was not in as keen demand as has been the case or late with prices accordingly a little easier in this section. Quotations: — Cattle.—-Heavy prime ox to £l4 l<s, medium £l2 7s 6d, lighter £ll 6s to £l2 1- s, -Tat Hereford cows £8 10s, prime Hereford cows and hellers £8 17s, small prime Hereford heifers £7 10s, prime fat cows £7 2s 0d to £7 -I's-s, fat Jersey lieifers £5 'SS to £6 19s, heavy Jersey cows £5 16s to £6 .148, heavy boner cows £4 i2s to £5 2s, medium £3 15-s to £4 6s, boner cows £2 5s to £2 18s, cows and calves £4 10s to £4 17s, forwardconditioned grown bullocks £9 12s to £lO Bs, 20 months Polled Angus and Hereford steers £4 19s to £5, 18 months Polled Angus heirers £1 55 to £4 lls, yearling Jersey heifers £3 2s 6d to £5 'ss, yearling Jersey bulls £i3’ 15s to £5 Is. Sheep.—-Prime woolly maiden ewes to 32 s 9d, medium-weight woolly hoggets to 28-s 6d, -good wether hoggets 2'ls Id to 22 s 6d. Dairy Cattle.—Best Jersey cows In milk £ll 10s to £l3, others £9 10s to £lO 10s, best Jersey cows, early calvers £lO tos to £l2, others £8 10s to £lO, backward cows £7 to £-8, best Jersey heifers, springing £ll to £ll2 10s, -good Jersey heifers £9 10s to £lO los, backward heirers £8 to £9, small and backward heirers £0 los to £7 153. _ Pigs.—-Choppers £3 lls to £3 l<s, heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs £3 2s to £3 Bs, light £2 15s to £3, best large stores £-2 8s to £2 12s, large stores £2 2- to £2 Bs, smaller 38s 6d to £2 is 6d, slips 3-1 s 6d to 365, weaners 23s to 30s, smaller 17s to -2is Gd. WAIHOU YARDING The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering company, Ltd., report that at their Wailiou stock sale yesterday a lull yarding of cattle included a good penning or cow and heirer beer. Competition Tor all classes was keen with prices fully up to recent advanced rates. A ready demand existed for empty 2-year Jersey heirens, and here again values remained linn. A good entry of dairy cows and heifers sold readily under steady competition from a large bench of buyers at prices in advance of recent sales. Jersey heifers, close to profit, realised as high as £l6 10s. A light yarding or pigs comprised mostly weaners and stores and the demand for all classes was keen at values rully up to late Frankton rates. Quotations: Sheep.—Prime fat wethers £2, heavy rat hoggets 25s 6d, lighter *2-1 s 3d. Cattle.—'Medium rat Jersey heifers £6 15s to £7 16s, light £5 10 s to £6 ss,

heavy fat Jersey cows £7 8s to £B, medium £6 to £6 19s, heavy boner cows £4 18s .to £5 15s, medium £4 to £i 14 5. light £2 19s to £3 15s, empty 2-year Jersey heifers £4 to £4 19s. yearling Jersey heifers £5 16s, forward-conditioned 4-year Polled Angus and Red Poll steers £lO 15s to £ll 55. forward -conditioned 3-year Polled Angus steers £9 17s. choice Jersey and Jersey-cross heirers (close uprofit) £ii ins to £l6 10s, others £ll 10s to £l3 15s, later ralvers £8 15s to £lO 15=, calved heirers £lO to £ll ss, Red Poll heifers close to profit £l3 5s to £ls, Red Poll and Shorthorn cows dose tn profit £ll 55 to £l4 lOs, Red Poll and Shorthorn cows In milk £ll to £l4, choice Jersey and Jersey-cross cows close to profit £l3 15s to £l7, others £lO to £l2 10s, later cal vers £6 5 s to £8 15s, Jersey and Jersey-crass cows in milk £lii 10s to £l3 10s. Pigs.—Choppers to £2 19s, medium porkers to £3 2-S, light £2 14s to £2 15s, good quality large stores £2 5s to £2 12s 6d, large stores £2 to £2 4s. smaller 35s to 395, best weaners 26s 6d to 3 is, others 18s to 225, sow and litter of nine £l3 15s.