PRICES ADVANCE

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3176, 30 September 1942, Page 3

PRICES ADVANCE

DEMAND FOR DAIRY CATTLE VALUES AT MORRINSVILLE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Limited reports that at the Morrinsville stock sale on Friday a small entry of fat sheep, comprising mostly of hoggets, for which late rates were maintained, came forward. A small entry of beef was keenly sought, and realised full late values. Another good entry of boner cattle also sold freely. A large number of yearling Jersey heifers eased somewhat in value, while empty two-year heifers sold freely at firmer rates. An entry of two-year-old Polled Angus and Hereford steers attracted attention, but competition was not quite as keen as at previous sales. Speyed and in-calf Polled Angus cows changed hands at satisfactory rates. An exceptionally keen demand existed for a smaller entry of dairy cattle, all classes selling at advanced rates. ■ , There was a good penning of all classes of pigs with competition steady and values on a par with last week’s rates. Quotations:: —

Sheep.—(Medium fat hoggets, 28s to 30s; lighter, 25s 6d to 26s 6d; shorn hoggets, 20s 3d. Cattle: Hdavy fat cows, £8 10s to £10; medium, £6 15s to £7 155.; light fat cows and heifers, £5 to £6 10s; three-year Shorthorn steers, £lO Is; two-year Polled Angus and Hereford steers, £8 to £8 15s; two-year Shorthorn steers, £6 12s to £7 14s; speyed Polled Angus cows, £6 9s; Polled Angus cows in-calf, £7 to £7 10s; heavy boner cows, £4 10s to £5 ss; medium, £3 10s to £4 ss; store cows, 30s to £2 10s; two-year empty Jersey heifers, £4 10s to £5 7s 6d; yearlings, £4 10s to £6; potter bulls, £6 to £l2; yearling Jersey bulls, £8 to £l2.

Dairy Cattle.—Best Jersey springing heifers, £1 10s to £l2 ss; medium, £9 15s to £lo' ss; smaller, £5 10s to £9 ss; Jersey ~ and Jersey cross heifers, £9 5s to £lO 10s; smaller, £8 5s to £9; backward Jersey heifers, £7 15s to £8 10s; heifers in milk, £B' 5s to £9 15s; dairy cows, £8 5s to £11; dairy cows in-milk, £9 to £lO 10s.

■Pigs.—Choppers, £1 5s to £2 14s; heavy baconers, £4 8s to £4 11s; medium, £4 2s to £4 6s; light, £3 14s to £4; buttermilk pigs- and heavy porkers, £3 6s to £3 12s; medium porkers, £2 16s to £3 2s; light, £2 4s to £2 12s; large stores, £2 4s 6d to £2 Ils 6d; smaller, • 34s to £2 2s 6d; slips, 24s to 325; weaners, 22s to 28s 6d; Tamworth boars; £4 10s.