£13/15/- FOR HEIFERS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3150, 29 July 1942, Page 3

£13/15/- FOR HEIFERS

VALUES AT MORRINS VILLE SALE KEEN DEMAND FOR ALL PIGS The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Ltd , report that at "their weekly Morrinsville stock sale on Friday a good yarding of fat sheep sold under keen competition at full late rates. The enquiry for twotooth breeding ewes was brisk, but older ewes were not as keenly sought. A medium entry of beef sold freely at fully equal to late rates. Boners were again penned in average numbers and were keenly sought by ex port buyers. A full penning of yearling heifers created interest, and values advanced on recent sales. There was another large yarding of dairy cattle with values generally slightly easier. Heifers showing quality and close to profit met a steady sale, but backward and poorer animals were not wanted. Top price of £l3 15s was reached for good quality 2-year heifers, close to pro , with best dairy cows selling to £l2 There was a medium yarding of fat pigs and a full entry of stores , an d weaners. Competition for all classes was spirited and last week s advanced rates fully maintained. No heavy baconers were penned. Quotations: —

Sheep.—Medium prime wethers, 31s 6d to 335; light, 23s 3d to 30s 3d; light fat Black Face mutton, 25s 6d to 26s 6d; extra heavy prime lambs, 30 s to 34s 3d; medium, 24s to 25s 10d; light, 22s to 23s 6d; good woolly White Face lambs, 20s to 22s_3d, medium, 16s 6d to 16s 9d; Black Face lambs, 16s; two-tooth breeding ewes, 32 s 3d to 345.

Cattle.— Light prime Polled Angus bullocks, £lO 14s to £ll ss; fat Shorthorn cows, £7 to £7 15s; heavy fat heifers, £7.to £8 14s; fat Jersey cows and heifers, £.5 10s to £6 1 s 17 ’ heavy boner cows, £4 5s to £4 1/ , medium, £3 10s to £4; store cows, 35s to £2 10s; 2i-year Sho^ steers, £8 6s to £9 6s; yearling Polled Angus steers, £5 6s to £5 11s; 2-year Polled Angus Jersey Cross steers, £6 8 S - 2-year empty Jersey heifers, 15s to £4 6s; good quality yearling Jersey heifers, £4 16s to £5 15s, me ium, £4 to £4 6s. . Dairy cattle.—Grade Jersey herters, close to profit, £lO 15s to £l3 15s; medium, £8 15s to £lO ss; smaller, £7 15s to £8 10s; Jersey and Jersey Cross heifers, £7 15s to £9 15s; small and backward heifers, £5 15s to 10 s; heifers in milk, £6 'ss to £9 15 , best young dairy Cows, £9 10s to £l2 10s; aged, £7 5s to £9; culls, £4 15s to £6 10s; cows in milk, £6 7s 6d to £9 10s. pigs.—Medium baconers, £4 to £4 6s; heavy porkers, £3 3s to £3 10s; . medium, £2 16s to £3 2s; light, -10 s to £2 15s; large stores, £2 2s 1

£2 8s; medium, 35s to £2; slips, 28s to 335; weaners, 20s to 275; sows and litters, £8 to £9 12s 6d; sows to farrow, £7 to £8 ss; backward sorts, £4 to £6.