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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3129, 10 June 1942, Page 3

£13/5/- FOR HEIFER

VALUES AT MORRINSVILLE SALE

BREEDING SOW'S IN DEMAND

The Farmers’ 'Co-operative Auctioneering Company Limited report that at their weekly Morrinsville stock sale on Friday a small yarding of fat sheep changed hands at late values. Fat lambs were penned in average numbers, and sold freely at schedule rates. A small entry of breeding ewes realised improved prices.

A smaller entry of beef met keen competition and sold freely, whilst a full offering of boners maintained full rates.

A full yarding, including the advertised herd. *This came forward in fairly backward condition. The offering also included) a fair number of in-calf heifers. Generally competition was steady for early calving cows' and heifers, but backward sorts were not so keenly sought, especially so, small heifers. One extra choice heifer made £l3 5 s. Strong competition prevailed for typey heifers, close to profit.

A light yarding of all classes of pigs, the entry comprising mostly porkers and stores. Competition throughout was keen and values in • advance of those ruling last week. Breeding sows were also in demand. Quotations

Sheep.—Medium prime wethers, 30s to 30's 8d; lighter, 26s 6d to 28s 6d; heavy fat lambs, 26s to 27s 6d; medium, 22s 6d to 23s 9d; light, 20's to 21s; forward conditioned woolly lambs, 17s to 18s 6d; store lambs, 10s 6d to 12s 3d; large framed '5-year breeding ewes, to 24s sd; aged ewes, 16s.

Cattle. —Fat cows, £5 to £5 17s; medium, £4 7s to £4 16s; heavy boners, £4 to £4 17s; medium, £3 to £3 15s; store cows, '3os to £2 IQs; 2-year Hereford heifers, £5 Ils; medium Jersey calves, £3 to £3 12s; smaller, £2 5s to £2 12s.

Dairy cattle. —Medium Jersey heifers, in-calf, £7 15s to £8 15 s; Jersey and Jersey Cross heifers, £7 5s to £7 15s; more backward, £6 15s. to £7 2s 6d; small, £4 15s to £6 10s; springing cows, £7 15s to £10; Jersey and Short-

horn cross dairy cows, £6 13s to £8 ss; aged Jersey and Jersey Cross cows, £6 7s 6d to £7; backward, £5 5s to £6 3‘s; cows in milk, £5 5s to £7 10s; others, £3 to £4 15s.

Pigs.—Choppers, 26s to £2; medium baconers, £3 14s to £4 2s; light, £3 5s to £3 12s; heavy .porkers, £2 14s to £3 3s; medium, £2 8s to £2 12s; light, 36s to £2 4s; large stores, 28s to 335; smaller, 20s to 26s 6d; slips, 12s to 16s 6d; weaners, 2s to 8s 6'd; Devon sows in farrow, £3 2s 6d to £4 17s 6d; Tam worth Cross sows, to farrow, 30s to £3 17s 6d; Berkshire boars, 82s 6d.