HIGHER PRICES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21979, 25 March 1946, Page 5

HIGHER PRICES

MORRINSVILLE SALE EAST COAST SHEEP KEEN COMPETITION The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at its weekly stock sale held at Morrinsville on Friday a medium yarding of Cat sheep met with strong competition and prices were in advance of recent quotations. Store lambs were yarded in large numbers and prices were on a par to a shade easier than last week’s values. The advertised entry of East Coast ewes attracted a full bench of buyers. Competition for good quality young ewes was keen and prices for these showed a distinct improvement.

Beef was in short supply and any killable cows sold freely. Boner and store cows also sold well in advance of schedule rates. A good yarding of Jersey heifer calves attracted attention. Bidding generally was free and satisfactory prices were obtained. The advertised line of dairy cows was in keen demand and sold at firm values. There was a smaller yarding of fat pigs. Competition for choppers, baconers and porkers was very keen, prices realised being in advance of those ruling last week. Slips or weaners were hard to quit. Prices: —

Sheep: Fat wethers 34s 6d to 365; extra heavy fat lambs, 37s to 38s; heavy fat lambs, 26s (id to 27s 9d; medium, 24s to 25s Od; light, IDs to 225; good store lambs, 14s to 16s; medium, 11s to 13s; small, 9s to 10s; good 2-th ewes, 27s 6d; small, 21s to 235; 4-th ewes, 25s 9d; 6-th and 4-yr ewes, 24s to 24s 9d; best 5-year ewes, 24s 6d; medium, 18s to 20s 3d. Cattle: Fat Jersey cows, £6 10s to £8; boner cows, £4 to £6; store cows, £2 10s to £3 10s; bulls, £6 7s 6d to £7 7s 6d; best Jersey heifer calves, £5 4s to £5 12s 6d; medium, £3 15s to £4 7s; Jersey S.H. cross calves, £3 9s to £3 15s; smaller Jersey calves. £3 3s to £3 10s; good young dairy cows and heifers in milk, £lO 10s to £l3 ss; others, £8 to £lO.

Pigs: Heavy choppers, £5 10s to £8 4s; others, £2 17s to £5; prime heavy baconers. £5 10s to £5 13s; heavy baconers, £5 to £5 8s; medium, £4 10s to £4 16s; light, £4 to £4 8s; heavy porkers, £3 10s to £3 18s; medium, £3 to £3 8s; light, £2 4s to £2.145; unfinished porkers, 30s to £2 2s; store pigs, 18s to 25s 6d; slips, 10s to 16s; weaners, 3s to 9s 6d; breeding sows, £2 2s 6d to £2 10s.