£14/10/- FOR HEIFERS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3153, 5 August 1942, Page 3

£14/10/- FOR HEIFERS

IN DEMAND AT MORRINSVILLE

BREEDING .SOW’S HIGH PRICE

The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their weekly Morrinsville stock sale on Frida ya full yarding of fat sheep, including a good proportion of fat hoggets, sold under keen competition, at values fully equal to late rates. Store hoggets were also keenly sought, whilst a total clearance was effected for a full entry of breeding ewes; A slightly smaller than usual penning of cattle came forward, with bidding very brisk, and a consequent advance in prices. Competition was also keen for a medium entry of boners, these selling at higher than schedule rates. Empty heifers, which were penned in full numbers, declined a little on late values.* A medium offering of dairy cattle, comprisin ©mostly heifers, came forward. Eerly calvers showing quality were keenly sought after, heifers selling to £l4 10 s > Backward quality heifers met a better demand and inferior cattle were dull of sale. Dairy cows met a steady demand, a general clearance being effected. There was a very large yarding of all classes of pigs. The demand throughout was very keen and values in advance of those ruling at other centres. A full entry of breeding sows was keenly sought after, top animals selling to £l4 10s. Quotations: —

Sheep: Unfinished wethers to 27s fid; heavy fat lambs, 24s fid to 2fis; medium, 22s fid to 245; forward condition ed woolly lambs,* 2'os to 225; good 'Store woolly lambs, 20s to 21s 6d; others, 16s 9d to 18s 6d; small ewe lambs to 23s 7d ;cuU lambs, 12s fid to 14s fid; 2-tooth breeding ewes, 36s 6d to 31s Hd, a°-ed breeding ewes, 19s to 21s 9d. °Cattle: Heavy fat iShorthorn cows, £8 10s to £l6; medium, £7 to £8 16s; fat Jersey cows and heifers, £6 10s to £7 16s; heavy boner cows, £4 10s to £s'7s; medium, £3 5s to £4; store cows, £2 to £2 15s; 2-year empty Jersey heifers, £3 to £4 3s; yearling £4 10s to £5 Is; smaller, £2 12s to £3 10s.

Dairy Cattle: Best Jersey dairy heifers, £lO 10s to £l4 10s; medium, £9 10s to £lO ss; smaller, £8 to £9; Jersey cross heifers, £7 15s to £9 15s; smaller, £6 lbs to £7 10s; inferior heifers, £5 to £6 ss; heifers in

milk, £7 15s to £9 15s; young dairy cows, £8 5s to £lO 10's ;aged cows, £6 15s to £7 15s ;cow sin milk, £7 15s to £9 ss; others, £5 25s to £6 15s. Pigs: Choppers, 25s to £4; prime heavy baconers, £4 10s to £4 12s, light and medium, £3 16s to £4 8s; heavy porkers, £3 10s to £3 14s; light and. medium, £2 15s to £3 6s; large stores, £2 12s to £2 16s; smaller, £2 4s to £2 10s; slips, 32s to 38s 6d; weaners, 25s to 30s; Berkshire boars, to 8 gns.; Tamworth boars ,to £7 7s; Berkshire sows, £5 ss; Tamworth sows ,£4 10s to £7 15s; to £ 710 s; Devon sows, £6 5s to £8 sows and litters, £8 to £l4 10s.