SLIGHT DROP

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 32360, 17 November 1943, Page 3

SLIGHT DROP

DAIRY CATTLE VALUES PRICES AT MORRINSVILLE SALE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Ltd., report that at their weekly stock sale held at Morrinsville on Friday a small entry of fat sheep came forward and sold at prices on a par with late rates. A small entry of store hoggets was submitted to a large attendance of buyers and prices realised were on a par with late rates. A good yarding of beef cows realised slightly better values Than those ruling earlier in the week. Boner cows were in full supply and values were on a par with the central markets. A smaller entry of yearling Jersey heifers improved in value on recent sales. , The advertised store cattle came forward in good condition. Competition was keener than at recent sales and prices improved accordingly. A small entry of dairy cattle came forward. The quality was not as good as previously and prices showed a slight drop on recent rates. A full yarding of fat pigs and a medium entry of store and weaner pigs was penned. Competition for all classes was very keen, prices being fully up to last week’s quotations. Quotations: — Sheep.—Fat shorn wethers, to 26s 6d; fat shown hoggets, 22s 6d to 245; fat woolly hoggets, 26s to 27s 6d; fat ewes, to 18s; good ewe hoggets, 25s 6d; good wether hoggets, 22s 6d; medium wether hoggets, 20s. Cattle. —Heavy fat P.A. cows, £9 ss; medium fat Shorthorn cows, £8 to £9; light fat cows and heifers, £6 10s to £7 10s; fat young Jersey cows and heifers, £5 10 s to £6 15s; heavy boner cows, £4 10s to £5 ss; medium boners, £3 15s to £4 ss; store cows, £2 15s to £3 j 10s; medium m.c. yearling Jersey heifers, £5 5s to £5 15s; smaller, £4 16s to £5 Is. Store cattle. — Three-year P.A. steers, £8 12s to £9 ss; 3-year Hereford steers, £9 10s to £lO 14s; smaller, £8 10s to £9 10s; small 2-year P.A. and Hereford steers, £6 10 s to'£7 14s; 3-year Hereford heifers, £6 13s to £7; 2-year P.A. heifers, to £6 Is; P.A. and Hereford cows in calf, to £6 15s; small 2-year P.A. heifers, £5 Is to £5 3s. Dairies. —Jersey heifers, close to profit, £7 to £8 ss; Jersey heifers in milk, £6 to £7; backward sorts, £4 to £5. Pigs.—Choppers, 30s’ to £3 Ils; heavy baconers, £4 10s to £4 12s; medium, £4 4s to £4 8s; light, £3 16s to £4 2s; buttermilk pigs and large stores, £3 to £3 15s; smaller stores, £2 10s to £2 17s; slips, 35s 6d to £2 5s 6d; weaners, 20s to 32s 6d; sows to farrow, £3 to. £3 2s 6d; sows with litters, £4 5s to £7 ss.