STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 43, 21 February 1927, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

MORRINSVILLE. LARGE YARDING OF SHEEP. (From Our Own Correspondent.) MORRINSVILLE. Saturday. I There was a large yarding of sheep at the Farmers' Auctioneering Co.*s sale at j | Morrinsville yesterday and there was a | good demand. The tone of the market i jail round showed a slight improvement.' The prices are:— ; Beef.—Prime fat bullocks. £10 to £11: j smaller but well finished. £S 12 6: heavy fat cows. £5 12 C to £6; lighter. £4 15/1 to £5 10, : fresh-conditioned cows. £3i lU^ 'to £4 13, ; stores, £1 10 to £2 15 . j _ Young Stock.—Two-year heifers (r.w.b.i. £3; Jersey cross heifer calves. £2 2,0 to £2 5 Shorthorn steer calves. 35 . ' Sheep.—Fat lambs. 24,6; ' good l apelambs, 14 7: others. 10 to IT 6; smaller. I |- 5 to SO: forward conditioned two-tooth j wethers, 19, 11; heavy fat ewes. 16/ to 17 9: [lighter. 13 ; two-tooth ewes, 22 ; five-year j ewes, 15/ to 15 0; aged ewes. 7 to 11 6. j Rigs.—Heavy baconers. £3 5' to £3 9 - ' {medium, £2 18/ to £3: light baconers and! porkers. £2 12 to £2 16. ; porkers. £2 5 i to £2 9 : good stores. £1 17, to £2 2 :! slips. 2S to 34 : best weaners. 15. to 20 '• others. 10 ' to 14