COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21370, 14 March 1941, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

WAIHI STOCK SALE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneeringl 'Company, Limited, report at their fortnig-htly stock sale held yesterday, a good yarding of cattle was penned and realized prices on a par with Waikato rates. A small number of sheep was keenly sought, whilst a medium yarding of rat pigs met an easier market, in common with other centres. Prices, accordingly, showed a decline. Store pigs were not keenly sought. Quotationz. —'Cattle: Fat Shorthorn steers, £8 17s Gd; heavy Friesian and s'horthorn cows, £7 ti2« Gd to £7 18s; light. £5 17s Gd to £G 8s; medium fat Jersey cows. £5 17s Gd to £6 9s; light Tat Jersey heifers, £5 10s to £5 14s; light fat Jersey cows, £5 7s Gd to £5 12s Gd; young paddock cows, £5 to £5 ss; heavy boner cows, £ i 14s to £5 is; medium, £4 to £4 10s; light, £3 5s to £3 17s Gd; heavy potter bulls, £8 7s Gd to £9; lighter, £4 15s to £7 15~; Jersey calves, £2 10s to £3 12s Gd. Pigs: Choppers, £3 5s to £4 10s; medium baconers, £3 5s to £3 12S; light, £2 18s to £3 3s; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 if>s; medium, £2 5s to £2 10<s; medium, 35s to £2: large stores, 275; smaller, iis to 17s; others, 8s Gd to 10s 6d.