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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21361, 4 March 1941, Page 10

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TE AWAMUTU QUOTATIONS The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their Tc Awaniutu stock sale on Thursday a pood yarding of sheep met a steady demand with values on a par with late rates. A lull entry of cattle, including a good proportion of ox and cow beef, sold under keen competition at late linn rates, boner cows and potter bulls showed no alteration in values. There was a medium penning of fat pigs and a light entry of store and weaner pigs for which competition in the baconer and porker section was spirited, and values were on a par with recent sales. No heavy baconers were penned. store and weaner pigs were dull of sale and passings frequent. Quotations. — Sheep.—Prime 2-tooth mutton, 22s Od to 24s 6cl; lighter, 19s Od to 21s; fat ewes, 13s to 1 -is Od; heavy fat lambs, 24s Od to 20s od; medium, 21s od to 2 3s; light, 19s 6d to 21a; woolly b.F. store lambs, 12s lid to 15s; cull lambs, 7s Od to lus 9d; store wethers, 19s; 2-tooth breeding ewes, 30S; aged, 10s Od to 15s; 1- Southdown rains, 4 to sgns; aged Southdown rams, J to 11 11ns. Cattle.—Medium prime ox £ll 2s Od to £l2; light, £lu 10s to £11; prime P.A. runners, £0 to £0 10s; heavy fat cows, £S to £9; medium cows, £o 11s to £7; light, £5 5s to £5 17s; heavy prime heifers, £s 14s to £9 19s; lighter, £0 10s to £S; heavy boner cows, £! 13s to £5 I Ts; medium, £3 15S to £ i ss; light. £2 15? to £3 7s od: forward 3-yr. P.A. steers, £9 los; 2- steers, £7 ss; empty Hereford cows, £ I 10s to £5; cows with calves at foot. £4 17s to £5 Its; medium quality Jersey lieiler calves, £3 19s to £i is; small, Pips.—Heavy choppers. £i 5s to £6 3s; others. £2 2s to £3 Ms; medium baconers, £3 17' to £1 IS; light, £3 10S to £3 MS; buttermilk pips and heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 8s; medium porkers, £j tos to £2 I os: lighter. £2 2s to £2 8s; unilnishod porkers. 3is to £j; large stores, 24s to 3 is; smaller, t 5? to 2 Is; slips, 05 to 12s; weaner*. is to 9s 6d. WIATAMATA REALISATIONS Tim Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their Mutamata stock sale on Wednesday a small offering or fat sheep sold under steady competition, late rates being fully maintained. A medium offering of store lambs and breeding owes sold at values on a par with late rates. A Hill yarding of cattle, comprising a good offering of cow and heifer beer, sold under spirited bidding. Prices were fully up to recent quotations, with boner cows and potter bulls showing no chanp*' in value. \ full entry of fat pig' and a light yarding or store, and for bar.mors and porkers was keen, prime heavy baconers making to £i 15s. store and weaner pips were somewhat difficult to quit. Quotations.— Sheep.—Light fat wethers, 22s r,d to 23s *d: light fat wool I v wethers, 20? to 2ls ; prime fat lambs. 23s to 2 is; lighter, 2os P* 225; light fat ewes. Its 9d to Ji? ; woollv 15. F. lambs. 12s 3d to i is- smaller, los od to lls Od; sound mouthed breeding ewes, to 15s 0d : aged ewes, os 0d to ms od: Mh. s'down rams, signs; ssli, ! 2 to 3 gn>.: aged. 10s o t | to 21s Od. | cattle —Shorthorn and Hereford heirers. £s I2S to i*s 15»: fat Jersey heifers, £ i 12s 6(1 to £ Is; heavy fat Shorthorn I cow*. £7 3s to £7 os: fat Friesian cows, j up 1" £7 IS.?: light. £o 2s to £•’. Ss : heavy jersey rows. £o 5s to £6 I4s : heavy boner j cows, £ i 19s to £5 ms; medium, £t ?s to £ i lls: light. £3 ms to £3 is: heavy ! potter bulls. £9 2s od to £9 17s od; medi mm, £7 17s 0.l to £S 12s 0d; light. £7 to ; £7 ms: Jersey heifer calves. £3 2s. ! Pips.--Heavy choppers. Vi ms to £.; 5= : others. £3 to £ i ss: prime heavy baconers. £ i 10s to £ i 15s: heavy. £ j 4s to £i 8>: medium. £3 I s to £5 2=: light. £3 j ms to £3 14<; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers. £7 10 £3 Ss ; medium porkers, • £2 12? to £2 If.s; light. €2 2s TO £2 If).?; unfinished porkers. 32s to 3Ss; large I stores. 2is * d in 30?: smaller, IS' to 225; > 'HP'. 12s to i s; weaner*. 4s p, in*; i pedigree Devon hears, to 7 gns; breeding sows, £3 195 to £1 l Os.