STOCK SALES

Matamata Record, Volume XIX, Issue 1787, 30 November 1936, Page 8

STOCK SALES

PRICES AT MORRINSVILLE Quality Beef Scarce Dairy Herd Sells Well There was little variation in prices at the Morrinsville stock sales on Friday when a good bench of buyers competed for fair-sized yardings of all classes of stock. The auctioneers quote as follows: FARMERS’ AUCTIONEERING CO. There was a large yarding of all classes of cattle although there were very few pens of good quality beef. The majority of the cattle section comprised second quality beef and boner cows. Competition throughout was fully equal to the previous week’s and late values were maintained. A total clearance was effected at satisfactory prices. A medium yarding of sheep comprised mostly fat ewes and hoggets. Competition was keen and late rates were fully maintained. A good yarding of dairy cattle included a herd of cows on account of Mr. W. T. Patten, of Te Hoe, and there was also a medium entry of dairy heifers. Competition on the herd of cows came freely from a good bench of buyers, the whole herd changing hands at values well' up to expectations. No choice dairy heifers were yarded, the majority being backward sorts, and prices showed no alteration. For a large yarding of fat pigs competition was keen, values being firmer than at last sale. Stores and weaners were penned in average numbers and values remained on a par with the previous sale. Beef.— Light fat steers, £ll 2s. Medium fat cows, £7 14s to £B. Heavy fat Jersey cows, £5 16s to £6 19s. r Lighter fat cows, £4 4s to £5 17s. Heavy boners cows, £3 .5s to £4 7s; lighter, 28s to £2 18s. Forward-conditioned empty cows, £3 10s to £4 ss. Store cow 3, 3Qs to £2., Three-year Hereford steers, £8 3s to £8 10s. Two-year Hereford steers, £7 10s to £B. Sheep.— Prime shorn wethers, 30s to 30s 9d. Woolly ewes, 295. Shorn ewes, 22s 6d to 235. Light fat ewes, 18s 9d to 21s. Woolly ewe hoggets, 30s 3d to 33s 3d. Woolly wether hoggets, 29s to 29s 6d. Shorn wether hoggets, 22s to 235. Dairy Cattle.— Vi Jersey cows, close to. profit, £7 10s ; to £8 10$. , :■ ' ; ■ More backward cows, £6 5s to £7 . ss: Later calvers* £5 to £6. ‘ Cows in milk, £7 to £7 10s. Poor-conditioned, £6 to £6 15s. Jersey and Jersev-cross cows, £6 . . to .£6 ,15s, .... ...... In milk, £4 15s to £5 15s. Jersey heifers, close to profit, £7 10s to £8 10s. Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £6 10s to £7 ss. More backward heifers, £5 10s to £6 ss. . . 'Calved heifers, £4 15s to £6 10s. Pigs.— Heavy baconers, £3 5s to £3 10s. baconers, £3 Is to £3 4s, Light baconers, £2 15s to £3. Heavy porkers, £2 8s to £2 12s. Medium porkers, £2 to £2 6s. Light Dorkers, 33s to 38s. Large stores, 31s 6d to 365. Slips, 15s to 245. ■ Medium stores, 25s to 30s.' Weaners, 10s to 20s. . '

,j; and company A good yarding of fat and stoi cattle came' forward and' sold unde steady competition, prices being fully up to other centres. ... There \yas a weakening in the demand for cow and heifer beef owing to the number coming forward at this time of the year. The advertised, line of store wethers came forward in good order and attracted a good bench of buyers. Following are the prices realised: — Prime fat heifers, £9 2s 6d. Prime fat Holstein heifers, £7 to £7 2s 6d. Fat Jersey heifers, £5 to £6 14s. Fat Jersey cows, £6 15s to £7 6s. Light fat Jersey cows, £3 10s t £5 2s 6d. • Store Jersey cows, young, £2 16 .• to £3 15s. Heavy boner cows, £2 5s to £3. Light cull cows, £1 10s to £2. Dairy Cattle.—- . Heifers, medium quality, up to £t Service bulls, £4 15s to £6 16s. Small potter bulls, £3 to £4 12s. Sheep.— 400 2-tooth wethers, 24g 6d. 320 2-tooth wethers, 24s sd. A medium yarding of pigs canu forward and a total clearance wai effected at 1 full late market quota tions. """ Pigs.— Heavy prime baconers, £3 7s to £'< 10s. Medium baconers, £3 2s to £3 7s, Light baconers, £2 16s to £3 Is. Heavy porkers to buttermilk pigs £2 10s to £2 14s. Medium porkers, 36s to £2.