COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21223, 20 September 1940, Page 10

COMMERCIAL

MATAMATA MARKET Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report navlng held their fortnightly sale at Alatamata on Wednesday when there was a small yarding- of sheep which sold at late market rates. There was a large yarding- of cattle, consisting largely or tne advertised cattle on account of Mr E. W R. Leslie, or Lichfield. The stock was In splendid order and competition wa? keen, the whole yarding changing hand? at satisfactory prices. There was a medium yarding of dairy cattle which me 1 with keen demand at 'late rates. (Quotations:— Sheep.—Good Tat woolly hoggets 30? 9d, light fat woolly wethers 295. empty fat woolly ewes 2 is, woollv hoggets 16s Cattle.—Light rat steers £|o os, rat Polled Angus and Hereford heifers £8 f6s to £9 2s. medium rat Jersey and Jerseycross cows £5 17.5 6d to £6 its 6d, lighter £5 5s to £5 15s. heavy boners £3 15s to £ s ss. other boners £2 to £3 10s, freshconditioned 3-year rolled Angus bullocks £9 13s, lighter-conditioned Polled Angus and Hereford bullocks £s 10s to £8 153 9-5 ear fresh-conditioned steers £6 2s to £7 10s. rorward Polled Angus and Hereford 3 and 4-year heifers £s is to £8 ?s forward Polled Angus and Hereford young COWS £ 6 15s to £7 10 s, lighter-condi-tioned Polled Angus and Hereford cow? and heiTers £6 12s to £6 is?, well-grown Polled Angus and Hereford steers £5 into £6 3s. smaller and less-conditioned £1 ‘l2s to £5 12s -"d, well-grown Polled Angus and Hereford yearling heifer- £5 into £5 !<*=. smaller £3 17? 6d to £5 53 good yearling Jersey heifers £7 ss. smaller £.' ii-. medium quality Jersey springing heifers Cli to £ii ins. springing row? to £l2 in,*, older cows £6 15? to £s 10s. Pigs.— \ light yarding of fat pigs earn-' forward with a medium vardlng of store and weaner pigs. All classes sold freely and prices throughout were firm on late rare*. Heavy haconers £i 5s to £f ns medium £ i to £', s*. light £3 in? t o £} buttermilk pigs £3 to £2 10s. heavy porkers £2 IDs to £3. choppers £2 to £3 ins, large -tore.? £? 5? to £2 12s. medium £2 to £2 ss, small 3.',-! to £2. choice slip* 35* to £2. medium 28s to 355. ,-Ow* To farrow £i to £•’, s*. service boar* £2 15« i best weaners 25s to 30s, others 15s to 255.