COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21226, 24 September 1940, Page 10

COMMERCIAL

PRICES AT PAEROA <5. w. Vwcoe and Company, Ltd., report having held their rortnlghtly stock sale at paeroa yesterday, when the advertised entry came forward. Competition throughout was keen and a satisfactory clearance resulted at full late rates. Heavy fat cows made £7 10s to £5 ss. lighter to £7, heavy fat Jersey cows £6 to £0 15s. light to £3 ios, heavy boners to £4 10* light to £3 ss, choice quality yearling Jersey heirers to £7 ss. others £5 10s to £€ 5s empty 2-year Jersey heifers to £5 Is, fair quality Jersey heifers (early calvers) £lO to £lO 15s. backward to £0 105, backward and inferior to £j< 10s. Heavy baconers brought £1 to £4 4s Hght £3 105 to £3 !♦>*, heavy porkers £3 5s to £3 05, medium-weight £2 18s to £3 4s, light to £2 16s, good store' £•> to £2 ss. weiners to 20s; a line of rat hoggets averaged 233 Id; fat ewes to 255. CLEARING SALE AT OHINEWAI G. W. vercoe and Company, Ltd., re port having held a clearing .-ale on hehair or Mr C. Hill at Ohlnewat yesterday. The attendance was ne r t •• largest experienced at a clear!ns- sale for some years, competition throughout was exceptionally keen, and prices realised w**re wdi above the vendor’s expectation*. The h*-*rd or 3 6 Shorthorn cow* was a choice one consisting of young deep' bodied cows with butterTat backing and these -old up t-o £3O with an average of just over £ls 15*. Choice quality young shorthorn cows in milk made £2O to £3O, other* £ls to £lO. older cow* to £ll. choice quality ShorMi-n hellers In rftilk £ls to £l9. others £l> V> 214. good quality shorthorn cows close r . profit £ls to £l7. year: nr Shorthorn heifers to £7, bicket-fed calve* to 13 ios. The rarm tr s. * realised £33 earh; milking plant complete, £127: sows with litters to £ll 10*. sows in pig lo £».