STOCK SALES

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21223, 20 September 1940, Page 2

STOCK SALES

VALUES AT TE AWAMUTU The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd, report: At their tri-weekly Te Awamutu stock sale conducted on Thursday, an average yarding of fat sheep came forward to meet steady competition from a fair attendance of buyers. Late rates were fully maintained. Cattle: The usual entry of beef and store cattle elicited a ready sale at late firm rates, store cattle were also In demand, whilst the advertised entry of yearling heifers created brisk competition, and although a number or the offering was not in the best or condition, bidding was spirited and a general clearance efTertcrt. Dairy Cattle: An average offering met exceptionally keen competition, heifers realising up to £l6. Pigs: A medium yarding or fat pigs met steady competition with values remaining unchanged. A large entry of stores and woaners sold freely at advanced figures, with breeding soxv« meeting a ready sale. Sheep: Prime fat 2-tooth black-face v.etlrers. 26s e d: shorn 2 and i tooth fat wethers, 26s to 295; fat woolly ewes, 245; fat shorn e\ve«. 19s; fat woolly hoggets 29s lid to so?; fat woolly black-face hoggets 26s ltd. Cattle: Medium and lightweight Polled Angus stcppg, £it 2s to £l2; medium and lightweight Shorthorn steers, fill 1? to £ll 14s; prime Polled Angus heifers, £0 19s; prime Polled Angus cows, £9 ss; fat Fhorthorn heirers. £8 17 s: Tat Jersey heifers. £5 16s to £6 8?; fat Jersey cows, £6 5? to £7 ss: medium. £5 2s to £6; light rat Jersey rows and heavy boners, £ i Ss to £ i 18\S-. store cows, £2 10s to £ 4 16S; cull COXVS, 30s to £2 4s; sound young Jersey cows, £4 2s to £4 16s; twoyear Jersey empty hPlfers, £4 to £5 8s; yearling Jersey heifers, £5 12? to £7 1s: smaller. £s Us to £5 2s; cull heirers. £3 5s to £4 2« Ad. Dairy Cattle: Best Jersey heifers at pront, £l4 to £l6; others, £l2 tOs to £l3; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, later calv-er-s. £9 to £lO 10s; good Jersey heifers tn milk. £lO to £l2; others. £7 to £9; good dairy cows, in milk, £ll to £l3; other dairy cows, £7 to £10; aged and unsound cows. £4 to £6. Pigs: Heavy choppers. £3 15s to £4 5?; medium. £3 is fn £3 12s 6d: medium baconers. £4 10 £t 3*; light, £3 14s to £3 18s: good buttermilk pigs, £3 As to £3 14s; heavy porkers, £•? 15s to £3 ss: best store pigs. £2 ISS to £3; others, £2 to £2 ss; slips, 33' TO £2; best weaners. 25s to 325: others. 15s tn 20 ; brepdlng sows. £3 to £6; service Berkshire boars, £6 6s. WAIHOU QUOTATIONS The Farmers* Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, report: At their fortnightly Walhou stock sale on Thursday, a medium yarding of cattle was penned 1 Bidding in the fat cattle section was slightly easier than late rates, but boper her of yearling heifers was also keenly sought. Dairy raffle: a good entry or dairy heifers a.nd cows, with keen bidding prevailing and rates remaining on a par with late quotations. Jersey hearers were very briskly sought and prices realised very satisfactory. Sheep: a small penning of fat ewes and hoggets elicited spirited bidding with realisation* on a par with recent sale*. Pigs: A medium yarding 01 fat and store pig*, the former section comprising mostly, of heavy porkers r< medium-weight baconers. Bidding wa keen and a good sale resulted with values well up to recent quotations. The entry or stores, and a large number of weaners sold under very brisk bidding, and here again satisfactory prices were realised. Quotation*; Cattle: Heavy fat cows, £7 5s t.o £« 12s Ad; medium. £6 5s to £7; light. £5 to £5 145; young store r,.xxc. £ 4 in* to £4 19s. heavy boner cows. f 4 to £$ 12?: medium. £3 to £3 lA=; light. £2 5* to £2 17* ad: canner cows. 32s Ad to £? m*; b>*t yearling heifers. £4 17« to £5; others. £3 12* to £4 SS. Dairy cattle; Jersey jq-id Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit. £l2 15.* to £l4 in*; other Jersey and Jersey cross hetrer* Close to profit, £lO to £!?; Jersey and Jersey cross hetrers in milk. £l4 is* tr £l6 SS-. other*. £l2 to £l3 in*; Jersey and I Jersey cr.>ss cows. clo*e to profit. £'l ■» .v j to £ls; later ealvers. £7 to? to £in 105 dairy rows in milk, £lO 5* to £IU >lieep : Fat ewe*. 28s 6d; light Mat hoggets. 22* 'ld tn 255. Fig.'! Choppers, £3 15s to u .8*; heaw baconer*. £4 6* to £i 12s. medium. £:: 15S to £ * 2'; light. £3 6* to £3 13*; |,p ß ,- v porker' and buttermilk pigs. £-.» 19* to t. is; medium porkers. £2 12* to £•> 17* light. £•? 7? to £2 11?; large store*, good quality to £•: 16.*; other. £2 I* Ad; *Jip> 35a to 38* Ad; b A sf weaner*. 34s Ad to 39*; weaners. ?5s to ?9s Ad; si|ali weaners, 14* to 19? Ad; maiden Tam-worth arc! Tamwortll cross sows. £5 7* 6d to £6 £A.