FARMERS' CO-OP.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 12 September 1921, Page 4

FARMERS' CO-OP.

At Okaiawa on Monday we had » very good yarding. Prices were on about a par with late rates. Weaner pigs made 2&, hokzeta 10s, sound young empty cows 30s to 25b, store cows 10s to 20s, forward cows to £3 10s, empty two-year Jersey heifers £7, yearling, Jersey heifers £6 6s to £6 12s, mixe* breeds to £3 12s. yearling steers 10*!*© 255, extra choice Jersey Twifers at tk« drop £23 to £29, good Shorthorn heifers to £16 10s/ mediam to good heifers £11 to £13 10s/good dairy cows to £20. old cows £7 to £10. > At FJtham on Wednesday the cattle pens were well filled. Bidding was ; fairly good, and practically everytTasng,--, was sold at satisfactory prices. Forward cows £6 7s 6d- to £7 7s, young empty dairy cows £2 to £3, store cbws 10s to 20s, yearling Jerse^ heiferg3£7 to £7 10s. smaller to £5. mixed heifers £2 17s 6d to £3 ils. yearling steers 10b to 255, bulls 30s, best Jersey" iacalf heifetrs to £24, others £14 to £17, other breeds £12 to £14, best sound cows to £20, others £10 upwards. I* At Hawer* on Thursday there was a good yarding of store cattle and «heep, and an extra heaw entry of dairy stock. Bidding was dragging in the sheep auction, but we managed to quit the whole of the entry under the hammer at satisfactory prices, * The demand was somewhat brighter in the store pens, there being more buyers at the low prices. The yarding in the dairy pens was somewhat in excess of the requirements, consequently prices . were somewhat low.. Good heifers, however, still commanded good attention and bidding. Forward wethers made 14s, g°°d hoggets 10s 6d, others 6s 10d: and *6s 4d, fat cows: £• to £7 10s, store cows 10s to 255, young sound cows £2 to £3, Jersey yearline heifers to £8, smaller to £5, 2-yejar-oW empty heifers to £5 12sl6dj mixed yearling heifers £3 to £4 2s, small to £2 5sV steers to 12s, best dair y heifers £15 to • £18. mediu mto good £11 to £13, others to £10. best dairy cpws to £16 lOn, ' others to £12^ store pigs £3 to £3 16«, i smaller store pigs £2 15s, weanerg t« [30s.

At Wareriey on Friday a good entry of dairy stock and pigs and & medium s yarding of store cattle and sheep, -JJairy "^ stock sold under good competition, also pigs, whicH were in keen demand, prices for other stock being =on a; par with late rates. Quotations: Best inlamb ewes 14s. hoggets 8s to 8s 6d~ for--ward conditioned 3-year steers to £6* 14s, small yearling heifers £2 7s, choice Jersey heifers close to profit £20 other breeds to £14 10s,medium to good £10 to £12 lOsvcalvedlieifers £7to £^best dairy cows £17 to £^19, others £9 t^ fe^i ■ ■' "■■■■■■••... ■ ; ~ - ' .; ■ -^ -7: '