COMMERCIAL NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21207, 2 September 1940, Page 11

COMMERCIAL NEWS

VALUES AT MORRINSVILLE Dalg-ety and Company, Ltd., report on their weekly sale held at Morrinsvtlle on Triday as under:—A medium yarding or cattle came forward and met with the usual demand and late market rates were maintained. Quotations: Heavy Ilols'eln cows £ll ss, light fat Polled Ang-us heifers £s, far Jersey cows, and heifers £6 5s to £7 is, lighter fat Jersey and Jersey-cross cows and heifers £5 15s to £6 2s 6d. forward-conditioned Jersey and Jersey-cross cows £4 17s cd to £ j l os, potter bulls lo £8 12s 6d, heavy boners £3 15s to £4 9s, others £2 to £3 ms. empty 2-year Jersey heifers and slipped cows £4 10s to £5 17s, crossbred vearllntr Jersey-cross heirers (small; £4 12s 6d.

Dairies.—<A small yarding: came forward and met with a ready demand, Medium

Jersey heifers clo-e to profit £ll t 0« to 1 13. more ba<dcw.ird sorts £3 to £io. Pigs.— \ small yarding. and late rates maintained. Medium baronets £4 buttermilk pigs and light b.v-oners £3 «;•* tr* £3 12s, maiden Tamworth sows in pig £5 2S 6d. POULTRY, BUTTER AHD EGGS THE AUCKLAND MARKET AUCKLAND. Saturday. The following- prices were realised at the city markets: — Poultry.—Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime. 7s lo 8s each; not prime. 5s to 6s; light, prime. 5s to 6s; not prime. 2s Cd to 45; rat hen-, heavy, 5s to 7S; light, 4s to 5 s 6d; drakes, young-,, prime, 4s to ss; ducks, young. 4s to ss; geese. 4s 6d to 55 6d; turkey hens, 6s to 8a; gobblers, 10a to 18s; cockerel chicks, heavy breeds, id; light, id.

Eggs and Butter.—Eggs: Hen and duck, standard grade, is 6}d a dozen. Fannera’ butter, u SM Vo 1* par Uk

DAIRIES AT OHAUPO Dargety and Company. Ltd., report harmsr hel<J their fortnightly sale at Obaupo <»n Friday, when t hen* was a mem urn vardinjc of cattle. Dairy cattle came forward in lair numbers. Fat Jersey hellers £6 to £6 7s od, fat Jersey r<»wa £.’> 5s to £6. lighter £4 IOS to £5, he«W boners £4 to £4 16s. medium 12 10e 10 £3 SS. light £1 IOS to £2 55. Jersey rowS (springing; to €7 ios t 'i-vm springing) to £l2 15s. Shorthorn helftw (springing) £8 lo £». cam*u a. -c> mo - ®rs £9 to £l2 15s. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE (United Preaa Assn.— Elec. Tel. Copyright) SYDNEY, August *l. Sydney produce prices are:—Wfcegt, silo grain, 3s Il}d a bushel, bagged, 4« 3sd; flour, £l2 10s a ton, bran and pollard, £5 10s a ton; potatoes, Tasmanian, Browmella £l2 a ton; others, £l2: New Zealand. £l2; onions, Victorian brossna, £10; maize, white, 6a a bushel, yeilmw, gw.; «