Auctioneers Report On Te Puke Sale

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 16, Issue 4, 6 October 1950, Page 5

Auctioneers Report On Te Puke Sale

The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Co. Ltd. report on their fortnightly stock sale held at Te Puke on September 26. All classes of pigs were penned in large numbers. Competition on the very attractive yarding of bacon was extra keen and a good sale for this class resulted. Buttermilk pigs were not so keenly sought as at other sales, while store pigs and weaners also eased in values. A medium entry of fat cows, boners and dairies came forward. Values for fat cows showed a further increase while boners and store cows sold on late rates. %

A small yarding of dairies sold'at improved rates. The small yarding of sheep was not as keenly sought as at late sales. Quotations: —

Pigs: Heavy choppers, £7 to £8 2s 6d; others, £4 5s to £6 15s; heavy baconers, £7 15s to £7 17s; medium bacon, £7 5s to £7 12s; light bacon, £6 5s to £7; large feeders, £5 5s to £5 15s; large stores, £4 10s to, £5 2s; smaller store pigs, £3 12s to £4 ss; smaller store pigs and best slips, £2 18s to £3 ss; other slips and best weaners, £2 to £2 7s sd; other weaners, 30s to 355; sow and litter, to £ls 10s.

Cattle: Heavy store cows, £ls to £l6; light fat cows and heifers, £9 10s to £10; store cows, £6 to £8 10s; light boners, £5 7s 6d to £7; 2-year empty heifers, £7 to £8 11s. Dairy: Good quality dairy heifers, £ls to £18; others, £l2 to £l4 10s; dairy cows, £l2 to £l4; other dairy cows, £lO 10s to £ll 10s. Sheep: Fat shorn ewes to 30s; light fat woolly hoggets, £3 2s to £3 10s; store shorn hoggets, 38s; store woolly B.F. hoggets to £2 4s 6d.