PRICES FOR PIGS

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 30, 3 August 1940, Page 14

PRICES FOR PIGS

MANAWATU MARKETS

A yarding of more than 60 pigs, comprised mainly: of stores and light porkers, was forward at the fortnightly Rongotea sale. The demand was keen, and.realisations were fully up to late rates. ■ . .

An average yarding of dairy stock was forward, meeting with a good inquiry. Values for these were firm on those of the last sale. Prices are:—

Pigs.—Weaners, 25s to 335; sow and litter of five, £5 12s 6d; slips, 32s 6d to 355; store pigs, 29s to 375; porkers, 39s to 475. Cattle: Springing heifers, £7 5s to £13 15s; second carvers, £9 5s to £9 10s; dairy ■ cows, £7 5s to £12; weaner heifers, £2 4s; fat S.H. heifers, £9; fat Jersey heifers, £5 15s to £6 17s 6d; fat ex-dairy cows, £5 to £7 2s 6d; boner cows, £2 to £4 15s.

Pig values increased further at the sale conducted in .Palmerston North this week, and the "large yarding of poultry forward met with a keen demand. Prices are:—Pigs: Best weaners 26s to 30s 6d each, medium 21s to 25s each, small 19s to 20s; slips, 30s to 355; heavy stores, 37s to 40s; light 34s to 365; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 11s; medium, £2 6s 6d to £2 13s 6d. Poultry: Best W.L. hens, 4s to 5s each; heavy 8.0. hens, 5s to 5s 9d each; light hens, 3s 6d to 4s each; heavy cockerels, 5s to 6s each, medium 4s to 4s 9d each; breeding cockerels, 7s to 13s 6d each; young ducks, 4s' Jd to 5s each, old 3s to 4s each; turkey gobblers, 17s each; hens, 7s 6d tp 9s each; day-old cockerels, Is 5d to 3s 9d a box. *