COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21247, 18 October 1940, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

KAUROA YARDING ■Tin* Farmer-' co-operative Auctioneer Ing Company. Limit.-d, report that ai their Kanrou stork sale on AVeilne«rlav. a large yarding- <«r all rla-‘e- or rattle r'ame rcrwonl to meet stea.lv rumpetltlon nv.rr a la-gc bench or buyers, with values ir, all section- linn on lat.- rates . \ line o! two-year-.,: i polled Angus bulls ~u accouin >: Messrs Van lbuitte and Nollett sold freely from to IS guineas, (quotations battle: Three-year Polled Angus -leers 17- fid to £0; three-year mixed coloured -teer-. £7 i OS; medium rat Jer.-ev £•"> t ' £.'• ss: empty Lolled Angus cows £5 fiS; good Store cows. £ S ins to £5 5s ; two-year Polled Angus bulls. 0 to l-gn.-: two-year pe lienee Jwsny (Pulls. !*> tr - i-. tw > year grade Jersey bui:~. £7 b £L>: heavy potter bulls. £s t o £tn :,<• best yearling i'-rsev hulls. £:, to £: i.,s : smaU b r-ey bulls. £3 to £« IDS; honep rows, £:i 7s fid to £3 17~ fid; year]iny Jersev heifer-. £5 to £5 75 fid; good y-ariing Polled Angus steers, ls ; smaH yearling: Hcrcdord Steers. £ j. hairy cattle; Shorthorn cows with ealves at root. £7: b-t dairy cows. £ t o to II;.'; .medium finality Jersey springing heifers. £, to £8 10s. j Berkshire sow and litter, of six WAIHOU QUOTATIONS The Farmers’ Co-operative AuctioneerCoi,,^any LuufiuG report at their Walhou stuck sale on Thursday a medium yarding- of sheep wnich met steady competition with values linn on late rates. Cattle; A full entry of lat Jersey tows, and a large offering- or boner cattle sold lreely, as also did a small yarding of yearling Jersey heifers. Dairy cattle also were penned In small numbers, with bidding for quality cattle keen, hut backward heifers were not in demand. Good quality dairy cows, in milk, sold freely. Pigs: The largest yarding of rat pigs *e p n this season was penned. The entry comprised mostly light to heavy buconers, with competition very spirited and values xvell up to late sales. A steady demand w;as apparent for stores and weaners and satisfactory values resulted. A line of good quality maiden Tamworth sows created much interest, these also commanding a good market. Quotations:— Cattle: Prime- lat Jersey cows and heilers, £6 15s to £7 15s ; rat Jersey cows, £•-> 5s to £6 ss; good store cows, £5 to £5 10s; heavy boner cows, £J 15s to £i lus; medium, £2 lOs to £3 ss; 2-vear empty Jersey heifers, £4 10s to £5 best yearling Jersey heifers, £fi os to £7 2s; others £5 to £5 17s 6d; 2-year Jersey service bulls, £9 to £11; best Jersey springing heifers. £it tos to £l3; others, £9 to £10; best Jersey cows, In milk, £lO 10s to £l2 ss; others, £9 to £lO. Sheep: Light shorn rat hoggets, 2'4s to •2os 9d; prime woolly hoggets, 33s to 345; light fat woolly hoggets, 24s Gd to 275; light fat woolly ewes, 17s Gd to 23s 3d; prime shorn ewes, 20s to 21s 3d; ewes and lambs, all counted, 10s 3d to 13s. Pigs; Medium choppers. £3 14s to £4 16s; prime heavy baconers, £4 9s to £ i lls; heavy, £4 35 to £4 Ss; medium. £3 17s to £i; light. £3 lls to £3 IGS; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £3 to £3 10s; medium porkers, £•> 1 4s to £2 18s; light, £2 8s to £2 12s; quality large stores, £2 7s to £j 14s: large stores. £■> 2s 10 £2 fis; smaller. 3fis Gd 10 £2; slips. 3os to 355; best weaners, 23 fid to qss fid; other. 15s to 20s; maiden Tamworth sows, £4 10s to £5 7s fid; Tamworth sows, second litter, £i 12s fid to £5.