BREEDING SOWS DEMAND
FORTNIGHTLY PIG s£ v IN TA.URANGA ffi e PURCHASERS FROM TEW AND KATIKATI 1
A large bench of buyers M present at the fortnightly piil?; in Tauranga, including purtis•: from Te Puke, and Katikali m was a good offering of and grade sows. Store pigs,fe were offered, brought' :, psrfcpf high prices. |? Two Berkshire sows, offeffl Mr G. D. Hynds, realised 14}gH each. These pigs would m brought considerably more tern been closer to farrowing, £#■ Berkshire sows, offered by C!|| realised 15 A guineas. While f? : ranga sow, on account of ffi* Wardrop, made 17J guiitt*ffl offering of unregistered maiden sows, on account H Thompson, brought up tigs guineas. M Prices ranged as follows:-!? grade sows up to £l4; soffiP, litters to £l3; aged sows to fifebaconers to £6 Gs; heavy M £4 12s; medium stores to 9H slips to £2 13s; weaners tojgj B.F. store lambs 13s 9d. •§§
There was no demand for Island horses and none wei
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14720, 12 July 1948, Page 2
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161BREEDING SOWS DEMAND Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14720, 12 July 1948, Page 2
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