LITTLE CHANGE

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21248, 19 October 1940, Page 15 (Supplement)

LITTLE CHANGE

MORRINSVILLE MARKETS VALUES MOSTLY MAINTAINED RECORD PRICE FOR BA.CO.NERS C'jmpetlUon Tor all clashes marie fat -hr. -I, ~,-ilv saleable at Momn.-viile ye.-tiT.la.'.. in'Urn cattle section, values ; liit <• ws leiuame.l on a par with laic -.ili-. an I a larger entry ol' boner cows mali-.-ii in.*; <• than schedule price*-. Yearling he:rnang«*tl hands readily, a large nil'.Ting • Jjii ii.- maintained late quotai. a:i 1 -• -.me in «■>■>■!;‘i d.-r dVop i:/ v a inf. A smaller entry ol' dairy .•at;le met a -light decline, however, and backward -ort- were rather neglec'ted. tins season, l i ' j 3-! was secured yesterday and competition Tor all classes was keen, except -lips and weaners which were slightly easier of sale. AUCTIONEERS’ QUOTATIONS The auctioneers quote as follows: Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Ltd. Cattle.—Choice yearling Jersey heiTers from Messrs J. Hall and irons, Te Miro, £7 10s to £s; prime fat 'shorthorn cows £7 to £7 15s, medium prime Polled Angus cows £7 is to £7 lus, medium prime Polled Angus heifers £7 105 to £7 19s, heavy fat Jersey cows £6 to £■» 15s, fat Jersey cows £5 to £5 15s. fat Jersey heifers £5 lu- to £■» lus, heavy boner r.jws £3 10s to £ i IOS, medium £9 los to £3 ss, best yearling Jersey heifers £7 lus to £'s, medium £5 to £O, others £4 to £5, emptv li-vear Jensey heifers £5 to £5 15s. 2 -year service Jersey bulls £8 to £lO 5-, yearling Jersey buhs £5 to £7, potter bulls £■'■ to £B, well-grown 4-year poll' d Angus and Shorthorn bullocks £lO t-i £i it ms, smaller 4-year iShontliorn and Polled Angus bullocks £9 is to-£9 135, well-bred 3 year Hereford steers £8 ins to £'.» o'*, smaller £7 15s to £8 -is, small v?- year llerel'ord steers 3-year (Hereford and Polled Angus lietTers r.w.b. £6 * Sheep.—Heavy prime shorn -wethers 3'2s to 345. light 28s 3d to 295. fat woolly ewes 25s yd, fat shorn ewes 22s fid, lighter l'.ts 9d to ,21s <sd, heavy prime woolly hoggeis 32* fid to 34s fid, 'medium prime woolly hoggets -3 0s 3cl to 30s 9d. light 2'fis to 2s 9d. medium prime shorn hoggots -2fis owes with lambs at foot (all counted) 2 Is. Dairv cattle. —Best Jersey springing heifers £lO 5s to £l 210 s, medium £8 1 5s to £y 15s, small £0 15s to £8 7s 6d, Friesian and shorthorn heifers close to pro-fit £y iss to £l3, others £7 10s to £9, backward heifers £0 5s to £8 2s fid, heifers in milk £9 5s to £l2 ss, others £7 to £3 : 15s, springing cows £8 15s to £l2 ss, backward £5 15s to £7 ,10>s, rows in milk £8 'ss to £l2 15s, unsound cows £4 10s Pigs.—. Heavy choppers to £6 9s, others £3 2- to £3 I9s, prime heavy baconers £4 in-; to £ i 13s, heavy baconers £4 4.s to £ i BS, medium £3 Ifis to £4 2S, light £3 lus to £3 l i-. hcavv porkers £3 'to £3 Bs, medium £2 1 is to £2 18s, light £2 8s to £2 12s, large stores £2 l'2s to £2 17s fid, smaller £2 to £2 10s, best slips 3is 6d to 37s fid, others 2-8 s fid to '3i2s, be*st weaners 21s fid to u 26s 6d. others 10s to 18s fid, Large Black boars to £4 4s, Tamworth boars £2 5s to £2 10*. breeding sows £ i to £5 10s, sows with young to £7. MATAMATA QUOTATIONS Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report that at their fortnightly stock sale at Matamaia theue was a full yarding of all classes of cattle and a medium yarding of sheep. Prices Tor fat cattle were slightly below recent sales, boners remained firm at late rates,while the specially advertised line of store cattle on account of Messrs llendy and short met with keen competition. Forward-conditioned 3-.vear Polled Angus liullock- from these vendors made £lO and £ll, while two other pens made £9 17s fid and £9 2S fid respectively. Quotation*:— ■Sheep.—Fat woolly owes 265. medium fat shorn ewes 19s to 19s Bd, prime fat hogget< 28s 2d, store woolly hoggets 23s Gd to 25s 6d. cull ewes 14s 3d Cattle.—Medium-weight Polled Angus and -Hereford-cross heifers £8 fis, heavy lat Holstein cows £8 to £3 15s, prime fat Jersey hetrers £0 15s to £7 17s, heavy Tat Jersey cows £fi to £•) 12s fid. fat Jersey cows £5 to £5 17s fid, heavy boners £3 15s to £i 10s. medium £2 l<2s to £3 IDs, light 30s to £2 7s fid, forward-con-ditioned 3-year Polled Angus bullocks £lO to £ll, lighter £9 2S fid to £9 17s fid, crossbred 2-year steers £5 9* to £O. empty 2-year Jersey heifers £4 10s to £5 15s, quality yearling Jersey heifers £'6 15s to £7 125 fid. medium £5 to £6 10s, 2-year Jersey bull* (lit Tor service) £ll to £l2 10'S. Dairies.—'Springing Jersey heifers £ll 10s to £l3, smaller £8 10s to £lO, good quality calved heirers £9 10s to £ll 15s. Pigs.—A full yarding of fat pigs came rorward, with a full yarding or breeding sow* and store and weaner pigs. Very fewheavy baconers were penned but the majority of the yarding of fat pigs comprised light to medium bacone-rs. Small porkers met a very ready sale. Breeding sows met with "only moderate demand. The yarding of store and weaner pigs comprised chiefly weaners, and weaners were slightly easier than recent sales. Stores were keenly sought. Quotations:— Heavy baconers £4 5s to £1 9s, prime medium £4 to £4 'ss. medium £3 15s to £i, prime light £3 10s to £3 15s. light £3 5s to £3 10s, buttermilk pi?- £2 18s to £? 105. heavy porker* £2 15s to £3 ss, medium £2 7s to £2 15s, light £2 to £2 7-, large stores £2 5s to £2 10s, medium £2 to £2 ss, small 30s to £2, slips 30s to £2 i*. best weaners 2i2s to 08s, others tfis to 20s. choppers £3 10s to £5 2s fid, breeding sows £3 15s to £5, service boars 30'S to £2. CATTLE AT KAUROA Pal tret v and Company. Ltd., report as follows on their usual sale at Kauroa on Wcdne*dav. when a Tull yarding of aH classes of cattle came rorward and sold readily at prices fully up to late rates. Quotations: Fresh-conditioned young cows £5 10s t I £0 55. rat Polled Angus heifers to £7 its, ordinary fat Jersey cows £4 5s io £■:>. boner cows £2 10s to £:i f.s, empty Short hern-cross steers £7 5s in £7 15s, - yen- mixed '•"loured steer* £3 17s fid t< ' £:, 17.-. vearling steers • mixed) £3 5-s I to £ | •»> fid. yearling Polled Angus and vearling Jersey heifers £i 17* to £5 17s fid, vearling Jersey-Shorthorn cross heifers £3 10s to £* 12s fid. good JerseyWrshlre cross heifers 'springing' £8 lo* to £io. springing Jersey-cross heifers £fi 5 = to £7 10S, rows £5 to £7 10 = . 12-year jersey service bulls £lO 10= to £l3. other 2-vear bulls £-, is- to £8 15s. yearling Jersey bulls £i to C 7 ms. yearling Shorthorn hulls £3 ins -to £i I‘ss. The advertised 2-year Polled Angus bulls sold on | account of Mes-rs Van lloutte and NolI lett sold at up to 18 gns. PRODUCE IN AUUSTRALIA POTATOES SLOW OK SALE ‘SYDNEY. October 19. There is an Improved inquiry for wheat and flour. Silo wheat is quoted at 3? lljd a bushel; bagged. 4s 2 pi: Hour. £l2 ins a ton; bran and pollard, £fi; potatoes, Tasmanian £l3 ins to £ls. New Zea- ! land Dakota Reds have been reduced to ! £: ('■ a ton and are rather slow of *ale. I onions. Victorian Brown are worth £7 a | ton; maize, yellow, 5s fid a bushel. STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS IN SYDNEY SYDNEY. October 18. The following -ales were recorded on the -lock Exchange: C-mmecclai Bank or Sydney. £l9 Its; Bank New South Wales. £27 Ifis; Tooh.'V'. ml: Australian Has -A.” 5s 9d; Mitli'-nv Ifoni. rn. li* :.d : Australasian 1 Pa-er. 3 is; vii.-traiian Consolidated Indus- ' I-:"-. 37- 111 A cl. coni rihulmg 2is 7 id; 1 • -ii Tobacco. s"t 3d, Cash Orders, 16s 3d, preference 25 s.