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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3126, 3 June 1942, Page 3

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EARLY CALVERS IN DEMAND

VALUES AT MORRIN.SVILLE

The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their weekly Morrinsville stock sale on Friday a small yarding of mutton, for which prices remained firm. The advertised entry -of store hoggets attracted a good bench of buyers, and sold freely, whilst improved. values were paid for an entry of 4 and 5-year breeding ewes. There was a good yarding of all classes of fat and store cattle, including many pens of .boners and Jersey heifer calves. Competition was spirited throughout and good prices realised.

Fully the advertised entry of dairy cattle, came forward. Young early calvers sold freely, but backward and. aged cows were slow of sale. Best quality dairy heifers maintained satisfactory prices, but backward and small animals were not sought after. A medium yarding of all classes.

A medium yarding of all classes of pigs. Bidding throughout was very keen and values in advance of those ruling last week.

Sheep.—Fat 2-tooth wethers, 29s to 345; best fat lambs, 24s to 295; medium, 20s 3d to 235; unfinished, 19s to 19s 6d; store wethers, 23s fid.; forward conditioned ewes, 12s 6d to 17s fid; best store hoggets, 17s Id to 17s 7d; medium, Ils to 14s 9d; culls, 9s fid.

Cattle. —Fat Jersey heifers, £4 15s to £6 15s; fat Jersey cows, £5 to £5 6s; heavy boners, £4 8s to £4 19s; medium, £3 17s to £4; light, £2 to £2 14s; cull cows, 20s to £2. ss; bulls, 265; Shorthorn heifer calves, £3; best Jersey heifer calves, £3 2s fid to £3 9s; smaller, £2 2s to £2 15s.

Dairy cattle.—Medium quality Jersey heifers, £7 12s fid to £8 15s; smaller, £7 to £7 10s; small and backward heifers, £5 5s to £6' 15s; best young Jersey cows, £8 15s to £lO 10s; Jersey and. Jersey Cross cows, £7 15s to £8 15s; aged cows, £6 5s to £7; backward cows, £4 10 s to £5 15s; cows in milk, £5 10s to £8; heifers in milk, £5 5s to £7 15s.

Pigs.—Choppers, 10s to £2 2s 6d; prime heavy haconers, £4 4s to £4 8s; heavy baconers, £3 18s to £4 2s; medium, £3 10s to £3 16s; light, £3 3s to £3 8s; heavy porkers, £2 14s to £3; medium, £2 6s to £2 12s; light, 36s to £2 4s; unfinished porkers, 28s to 325; large stores, 20s to 26s 6d; smaller, 14s to 17s Od; slips, 8s to 12s; weaners, 4s to 6s 6d; sows to farrow, 30s to £3 ss; sows with litters, £2 17s 6d to £4 12s 6d.