STOCK SALES

Matamata Record, Volume XIX, Issue 1790, 10 December 1936, Page 8

STOCK SALES

.MATAMATA

Improvement in Prices

Young Sheep and Baconers

At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday the advertised entry came forward and attracted buyers in large numbers. Fat sheep showed no alteration, but a feature of the sale was the spirited competition for the line of two-tooth woolly ewes which sold from £2 2s to £2 6s 9d. Breeding ewes and lambs also found a ready sale. There was a very heavy yarding of cattle with a good proportion of fat cattle. Prime quality was in good demand, a line of 12 fat cows and heifers on account of R. K. Reynolds selling from £6 8s to £B. A full yarding of* Jersey and Jerseycross cows sold firmly at unchanged rates, and potter bulls showed a decided improvement. The advertised line of steers attracted buyers in j good numbers, and sold at slightly reduced rates. A heavy yarding of fat pigs, and a full entry of stores, came forward. Competition was exceptionally keen for all baconers, which realised prices which were 2s to 3s a head fetter than Hamilton rates. Porkers remained firm, while stores were dull of sale. Sheep.— ~ Prime fat lambs, 24s to 255. Lighter fat lambs, 20s to 21s. Shorn medium fat ewes, 16s 6d to 18s 6d. Shorn hoggets, 21s to 23s 6d. Good woolly 2-tooth ewes, £2 2s to £2 6s 9d. Smaller woolly 2-tooth ewes, 30s to 335. ( Good breeding ewes with lambs, all counted, 22s to 23s 9d. Older breeding ewes with lambs, all counted, 18s to 20s. Cull lambs, 12s to 14s Id. Cattle. — Prime fat* cows and heifers, £7 5s to £B. Light fat cows and heifers, £5 15s to £6 15s; Killable cows, £4 5s to £5 ss. Fresh conditioned Jersey cows, £3 2s 6d to £3 18s. Store Jersey cows, £2 10s to £2 V 17s 6d. Boner cows, £1 to £2 ss. Heavy potter bulls, £7 to £8 17s 6d. I Light potter bulls, £3 5s to £8 10s. “ Two and 2 a-year Shorthorn steers, ] £7 16s to £8 15s. ■ Two and 2 1 -year Hereford steers, £7 15s to £8 2s. One and a-half and 2-year Short- . horn steers, £6 11s to £7 ss. [ Small yearling Shorthorn steers, £4 Is to £5 16s. Pigs.— Heavy prime baconers, £3 11s to ~ £3 iss. .. Medium baconers, £3 5s to £3 10s. v Light baconers, £2 19s tp £3 4s;‘ • - Buttermilk pigs, £2 6s to £2 Bs. Heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 9s. Medium porkers, £1 19s to £2 3s. Light porkers, £1 12s to £1 18s. Stores, £1 4s ..to £1 10s. Slips, ios to £1 2s. Weaners, 7s 6d to 12s 6d. Sows with litters, £3 to £7 17s 6d. Choppers, £2 5s to £2 'lls. Lighter choppers, £1 7s to £1 19s.