COMMERCIAL NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21219, 16 September 1940, Page 10

COMMERCIAL NEWS

TE AWAMUTU QUOTATIONS j 1 Dalfrety ami conn.any, 1.1(1., report on ‘ 1 I their u*ual stock sale at le Awamutu un ! I a- follow.-: —A medium .van IM or ..lim-p came forward and sold steadily. 1 a pen of 112 G-ycar ewes with too per i ; cfiit lamb* filing at 17s lid all euimte'i. - \\ oollv hogget:* also rol l well. In 111,1 , tlairv section a full yarding or better? and . a medium yarding- of rows vs»v e oen-«Hl. 1 including some iirst quality Jersey nett - or* which sold at up tu l'l » ss. calved Jersey row* selling up to £ 14 10s. L'UOtkiieep.— Shorn Tat wethers 27* Gd. fat woolly lmgget* 25* to 2Ss Gd, store woolly hoggets 22s to 23* Od, ewes with lambs j a: loot 17* lid all counted. Dairies.—Top springing Jersey heifers , £l3 to £ l t ss, springing Jersey heil'er* £ 1 n in* to £l2, later £$ 10s to £9 15s , springing shorthorn heifers £8 5s to £i<> j 10*. ditto llolstein-cross betters £9 to £ll ] I o*. later culvers £•’> 10s to £8 ss. tor later'*calver* £7 ins to £9 10s, calved , cows £ll jo.* to £l4 l"s. ( Cattle.—a good yarding or fat boner . and store cattle came forward, prices be- i imr on a par with recent sales. Two \ pens or prime quality bullocks on account « of Mr I*. C. Ilohan met keen competition n to sell at £l2 i* and £l2 7* od. A pen or prime Polled Angus Hereford-cross ] heifers from Mr W. .McGee sold at £io ] •■.*. Keen interest was shown in the store . cattle entry, practically all being sold un- ; der the hammer. Prime heavy rat bullocks brought £l2 is to £l3 7s Cd. light - er £11) 7* f.d to £lO 16*. prime heavy rat : heil'er.* £9 9s to £lO 6s. medium-weight fat. Polled Align* Better* £7 12s to £8 16*. heavy rat shorthorn cow* £$ 12s Gd to £9 7S 6.1. heavy rat Jersey cow* £6 in* to £7 ic.*. lighter £5 in* to £6 ns. heavy Loners £3 15s to £i S*. medium boner* £2 in* to £3 12s. light £ 1 9s to £2 7* nrt. 3-year Hereford Polled Angus-cross steer* £ * 7* 6.1. 2-year .Shorthorn .-leers L 6 Us tu £:. quality yearling Pulled An-

gus steer* £6 2*. other* £1 12* Gd to £5 lU*, good quality yearling Jersey heifer* £0 6s to £6 ills, smaller £i 3s to £5 s*. Pig.*.- A good yarding or fat pigs rum-pri.-ed chiefly porker* and light buttermilk pig-. A heavy yarding of .-stores ami weaners came forward and met with a keen demand. Heavy porkers amt light buttermilk pigs £3 to £3 ss, medium porkers £2 tu* to £3, light £2 5s to £2 ins. large store pigs £2 5* to £2 12*. medium £2 to £2 s*. small 35s to £2, choir, silps 32.* to 385, medium 2S* to 32.*, best weaners 20s tu 30s, medium 2US tu 265, small 10s to 2osmedium £3 'b> £0 25 Cd, service hoars £3 to £6' 7 s Gd. WAIHI YARDING The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report that at their Waihi stock sale on Thursday a medium yarding of all classes of cattle was penned with competition very keen and prices all round remaining very firm. A light penning of fa: and store pigs was also in brl-k demand. Quotation*: — Cattle.—Fat Shorthorn cows £3 17* Gd. light fat steers £7 ss. heavy fat Jersey (•■ ws £6 to £6 15s. medium fat Jersey cows £5 5* to £5 155, lighter £4 14s to £5. heavy boner cows £3 IS* to £ i 12s medium £2 19s to £3 12s. lighter £1 1 i* to £2 Bs, 2-year Shorthorn service bust £6 tos, yearling Shorthorn and Jersey bull* £1 7* ‘ d to £1 15s. Dairy Cattle.—Best springing Jersey heifers £l2 to £l3, oil.vs £9 to £it 5s backward £7 5s to £s ss, springing' Jersey cows i’ll to £lt ss, more backward £7 to £7 10s. Pig*.—Medium baconers £3 10s to £3 I is, light £3 to £3 ss, medium porkers £2 MS to £2 17s, light £2 7s to £2 10s. medium stores 34s t«> 375. slips 2*9s Cd u 32s Gd, best weaners 30s to 31s. OHAUPO YARDING Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report that at their fortnightly sale held at Ohaupn yesterday a jiiiail yarding or cattle came

1 forward and met with a ready demand - . Fight fat bullocks Sold to £!". rat Jersey j heifers £5 1 U» to £6 ss, heavy fat Jersey ' i rows £5 lis to IV. B*. heavy boners £i I tu £ i IS.-, lighter £2 5s to £3 Hu*, e.vtl.i ] j good yearling Jersey heifers £7 ss. MATAMATA REALISATIONS The Fanner.*’ Co-operative Auetloneer- ' mg Company. Ltd., report that at their : 1 Matama’.a -ale ,i good yarding o. ' sheep, comprising chiefly hoggets, came '; forward. Bidding wa- .-ptriled and price* ’ were fully equal to late rates. A full , yarding of cable included a good offenim of rt»w and heifer beer, prices lor winch I showed no change on recent quotati >ns. J Store and boner cows showed a distinct improvement. There was an exceptionally keen demand for yearling Jersey and . Hereford heifers and Hereford ste-r*. with • I value* for these well above recent price* , Tor cattle or the same class. Yearl.ng ana i . two-year Jersey bulls were keenly sougid , and realised llrm prices. The largest , . yarding or rat pigs seen a: Matamata tin* , season wa* penned. A feature of the entry was the number <>f pens of good i quality baconers, for whi d the deman" : i w-a* very keen. l -d.-weight pigs reaii i*ed up to £; 12s. <:• mpi ilrion t- r • porkers and light ba-oner- was spirited , and realisation* in tin* ;.»u were fu.iy J up to bite rate*. Mm** and we.-mer pigs i w**re keenly -ought. I'm* a medium en . try or dai-.-v <• iw> and heifer- competition | wa* brisk a: value* fu'. v up to late rales. . Quotations- — I Sheep.— Prime rat hogget« 30.* 3d to . i 32s ::d, medium prime hug vets 2-* t-< 29* , 1 9d. Ig.i'e. -..lts 2 is 9d to 2'.*. storeconditioned hoggets 20S to 235, fat ewes , 10* 9d to 21s Cd. . Cattle.—Heavy fat Shorthorn and Pollen Angus heifers £s 9s to £8 18*. medium fa' shorthorn heifers £7 12s 6d to £7 19*. fat Jersey heifer* £5 2* to £6. heavy fa; shorthorn cows £9 5s to £9 12* 6d. medium rat Shorthorn cows £7 19s to 12s Gd, heavy fat Jersey cow* £7 ins to . £s 2* lid. fat Jersey cows £6 12* to £7 j 2s 6(1. light £5 |Sj to £«•» «•-*. heavy boner t cows £5 5- to £5 155, medium £ i 5* to i [ £ i 18*. light £3 to £3 is.-, medium pot - e 1 ter bulla 7: Od tu £8 IUS, light tu £6.

young paddock rows £6 to £7 3*. Hereford cows running with bull £5 15* lo £6 19*. i >-m<m!ti6 Hereford -teer £6 I*. yearling Hereford steers £3 19*. 2-vear Hereford boiler* up lo £5 is, :»-\ear Jer--ey heirei> empt\ £5 1* to £5 tie, yearling Jersey heifer- up to £6 Is, yearling A\ r.-hlre-cru.-s betters £5 7s to £5 9*. other yearling Jersey heifers to £4 Jer-ey and Jersey-cross heifers clone to prollt £l2 IBS io £l4 15s. others £9 los to £ll, calved heifers £lO to £l3 ss, Jer•*cy and Jersey-cro-- cows close to profit £l2 15s to £ls, later calvers £8 10s to £i 10S. 1 '.gs.— Choppers £3 Iss to ff, light 38s to £2 s*. prime top-weight baconers £ i lu* to £4 12s, heavy baconers £t 4* to £ i Bs, medium £3 18s to £4 2s. light £3 10* to £3 15*. buttermilk pigs and heavy porker* £3 to d ss. medlifm porkers £2 12S to £2 18s, light £2 6* to £2 10s, large stores £2 2s to £2 8g 6d smaller sorts 3f-s 6d to £2, slip# 34* 6<l to 375 Gd, best weaners 27s 6d to 33s Gd, other 18-s to 24s (id, maiden breeding sows close to farrowing £4 to £5 tos. older sows £6 to £6 10s. ADDINGTON MARKETS RISE IN PRICES Short yarding* or fat c a ttip and stiee<p rcriic forward at Addington and prices or b ull rose, cattle by £ 1 to £ l 5- and sheep by 2s. The cattle entry. 264 head, wa* <.r medium quality. Good beef hr light sn* per tnolb, best to 555. Extra prime *toers to £26 12s •d, medium to heavy £ls 10* to £22, others £lO to £ls. be-i heifers £l3 5s to £l9 £s Cd. others £8 to £l3. best cow* £lO 10s to £l9 78 Gd, others £5 to £lO. In view of the small entry or fat sheep the rise of was moderate. Best wethers made 45s to 60s id, ordinary to good 39s od 10 4 4* 9d, light down to 32*. best ewes 40- to 50s 4d, good 308 tO cd. light d< wn to 2 2s. The p-uk entry wa- small and price* were the highest or the season. Baconers -bowed little change except for heavjvai. Which were ca-ie- The pork average i***r lb wa* B]d lo t»id, aud baeuu I a«i W *4.