SALES REPORTS

Matamata Record, Volume XIX, Issue 1752, 30 July 1936, Page 8

SALES REPORTS

PRICES AT MATAMATA Keend Demand for Pigs At Dalgety and Co.’s sale at Matamata on Wednesday a medium yarding of sheep comprised mostly breeding ewes and a fair yarding of fat and store cows.- , A good yarding of dairy cow’s and heifers came forward. Competition although' dragging was good, and practically the whole yarding changed hands at prices satisfactory to vendors. There was a medium yarding of store and weaner pigs with a few pens of porkers and light baconers. All classes of pigs maintained- full late rates. Large store pigs and porkers were keenly sought after, while good quality weaners also met a ready demand. Three choice maiden Tamworth sows were in keen demand to £6 2s 6d. Beef and Store Cattle.—■ Medium quality fat Shorthorn cows, £5 15s to £6 ss. Lighter fat Shorthorn cows, £4 18s to £5 13s. Good quality fat Jersey cows, £4 to £4 Bs. Others, according to size, £3 5s to • £3 17s.

Second quality' Jersey killable cows, £% 12s to £2 18s. Others, £2 7s to £2 9s, Boner cows, £2 to £2 ss. Others, £1 10s to £1 16s. , Empty Jersey heifers, £2 19s. Dairy Cattle.—* Good quality springing Jersey cows, early calvers, £7 10s to £9, Later springing Jersey cows, £5 10s to £5 10s. Backward sorts, £3 15s to £4 15s. Calved Jersey cows, £5 to £7. Others backward in condition, £3 5s to £4 ss. Springing Jersey heifers, close to profit, good quality, £8 10s to £8 15s. Others;-£6 10s to £7 15s. Smaller and later calvers, £4 10s to. £6. Sheep.— , J , Good quality fat hoggets, up to £1 2s Bd. Store hoggets, up to 17s. Two lines of 133 and 87 M.A. breeding ewes, r.w.S.D.r., £1 4s. M.A. breeding, ewes with lambs at foot, £1 6s. Medium bacpners, £3 to £3 6s. Heavy porkers, £2 2s to £2 Bs. Medium porkers. 34s to £2. Light porkers,- 28s to 325. Large 'Store -pigs, 28s to 355. Medium store pigs. 23s to 27s 6d. Small store pigs, 17s to 225. Slips. 14s to 18s. Smaller slins, TOs to 13s. Best weaners, 18s to 225. Smaller weaners, 10s to 15s. Sows to farrow, £5 15s to £6 2s 6d.

PUTARURU There was a fair attendance of buyers at the monthly stock sale held at Putaruru on Monday by the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co., A good yarding of all classes of cattle came forward with quality beef in short supply. Competition was keen for stores. Prices were on a par with late district rates. Dairy cattle were penned in satisfactory numbers with a large proportion of second quality animals. Competition for quality sorts was good. The sheep yarding included a fair proportion of fat animals, values showing little alteration on fate sales. A fair entry of pigs came forward, comprising mainly stores and weaners. Good quality large pigs were in demand, but poorer sorts were hard to quit. Prices were:— Cattle.— Forward conditioned bullocks, £9 7s. Light fat cows and heifers, £4 10s to £h. ~r\ Killable cows, ,£3 5s to £3 18s. Boner cows, £1 8s tO £2 14s. Fresh conditioned young Shorthorn cows; £3 to £3 11s. Good quality Jersey heifers, £6 10s to M 17s 6d. Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, later, £5 to £6 ss. More backward sorts, £2 15s to £4 10s. Dairy Cattle.— ' Sound young dairy cows, £5 15s to £7. Later sorts,' £4 to £5. Cull, sorts, £2 to £3 10s. Sheep.— Medium fat ewes, £1 55.., Killable hoggets, £1 ss.

Pigs.— Heavy porkers, £2 to £2 ss. Medium porkers, £1 14s to £1 19s. Best stores, £1 8s to £1 11s. Medium stores, £1 3s to £1 6s. Small stores and slips, 16s to 225. Best weaners, 13s to 16s. Other weaners, 9s to 12s.

BRIGHTER FACTORIES Environment, according to psychologists, has a material effect upon character. It is evidently with this in mind that the Wolseley management has adopted a new scheme of “ interior decoration ” at its factory at Ward End, 'Birmingham. The walls are painted green up to breast height, with white above a combination which provides a restful background for the eye. Certain moving parts—notably the assembly line tracks are painted red, while there is a multi-coloured scheme for the piping containing gas, steam, compressed air and water, which incidentally assists ease of maintenance. In the final inspection department a series of powerful “ daylight ” lamps with shadowless reflectors has been installed, as an aid to car and paint-work inspection. No extravagant claims are made for these innovations, but, by giving the 6500 employees at Ward End the best possible working conditions, the quality of their work should obviously be enhanced.