OTOROHANGA SALE

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4810, 14 July 1939, Page 8

OTOROHANGA SALE

COMPLETE CLEARANCE EFFECTED. VERY BUOYANT MARKET. On Wednesday, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., had a large entry of sheep comprising mainly ewe and wether hoggets, forward condition 2-tooth wethers, and 6-year in lamb ewes. The pig pens were filled to full capacity and there was also a good yarding of fat, boner and store cattle. A back country herd of Jerseys and Jersey cross dairy cows was offered and sold at satisfactory prices. There was a large attendance of buyers from all parts of the King Country and the Waikato and competition was very keen throughout in all sections, a total clearance being effected. The sheep were mainly yarded in splendid condition and the auction realisations indicate this very definitely. The dairy herd cows were somewhat light in condition but made quite satisfactory realisations. We' quote;—

A line of 67 b.f. hoggets a/c. Mr. S. P. Buckett 10s 9d; 170 ewe hoggets ac. Messrs. J. M. and R. G. Matthews 19s; 150 forward 2-tooth wethers; ac. Mr. F. G. Austin 14s 6d; ac. of other vendors: 71 ewe hoggets 17s 7d and 18s; small lots of ewe hoggets 12s to 16s; b.f. 2-tooth wethers 15s; wether hoggets lis 6d to 13s 3d; killable 2-tooth wethers 17s; small wether hoggets 8s 9d to 10s 6d. A line of 100 6-year ewes in lamb to Romney rams, 13s 9d; 121 6-year in lamb to S.D. rams 16s Id; 70 f.m. ewes in lamb but light in condition, 9s 9d; 178 f.m. ewes in lamb to Romney rams, 9s; fat Shorthorn cows £6 7s to £7; lighter £6 to £6 2s 6d; fat Jersey cows £5 2s 6d to £6 ss; heavy boners £3 14s to £4; medium boner cows £3 to £3 8s; light boners £2 4s to £2 14s; empty 2-year heifers £3 4s; yearling Jersey heifers £3 7s to £3 10s; medium quality £2 7s to £3; forward condition 2-year P.A. steers £5 10s; store condition 2-yeav P.A. steers £4 ss; do 2-year Hereford steers £4 3s; 18month store Hereford steers £3 10s; yearling P.A. steers £2 7s 6d; P.A. steer calves £1 8s; potter bulls £6; lighter sorts £3 12s 6d to £4 15s.

A herd of back country Jersey cross and Holstein dairy cows ac. Mr. J. Crean, in conjunction with the Farmers' Auctioneering Co., sold quite well. Best young cows close to calving made £8 to £8 10s; medium quality young cows £7 to £7 15s; older cows but close to profit realised £6 to £6 10s; late calvers £4 15s to £5 10s; best calved cows £6 15s to £7; poorer sorts £4 15s to £5 10s; 2year Jersey cross springing heifers sold to £10; smaller sorts made £5 to £6 10s; small lots of back country dairy cows, light in condition, due in August and September, sold from £6 to £7 10s; poorer sorts £4 to £5 ss; light and unfinished porker pigs made £1 12s to £1 14s; small and unfinished £1 6s to £1 8s; mature sows in pig £3 15s; do, with litters, to £4 10s; medium stores to 28s; slips and small stores 19s 6d to 21s.