PIG SALES

Northern Advocate, 10 August 1934, Page 2

PIG SALES

V.' 'I OFFERING OF PEDIGREES. cl t# 4,i., . ' i HIGH PRICES OBTAINED. t (Special to "northern Advocate.”) \ 5 HAMILTON, This Day. * Buyers w6re present from .ill parti yt the- Dominion and numbered over 360 at the sale of pedigree pigs from the stud of Mr A. T. Rogers, Ngaruaftlmnia, at the Claudelamls showgrounds yesterday. About 200 pigs were offered for sale, and competition was very keen, exceptionally high prices being realised. The sale |was gbnducted by the Farmers ’ Co-opera-tive Auctioneering Co., Ltd. > The majority 'of the offering were pedigree Tam worths, with a few lines qjf Berkshire, Devons and cross sows. The sale was the first annual clearance Conducted by 'Mr Rogers. X The top price of 53 guineas was paid % the Cheltenham Dairy Company for \ £,o Tamworth. soW Moiintlcy *s 'Go 1 1 en Girl I. This sbW (Was first at a number , of ~important agricultural shows, including Auckland and Hamilton. The following sold-at prices well above the aysale’ of;Moimtley^s I., 40 guineas, to, Mr .•• ; (»^^akatane)•;• •• Mount- : : QUeen 11., 3S. gfiiftOns,-ta Mr fi-.' Kerr (Whangarei); AtobnMcy'S Majesty - 3d guineas, ,4^ t ,tl.ie; ;Ruakura State Farm; Mop$ v tl<&.’s /Majesty Queen 111., . 31' yttf. Mr 1 ’ F. 0., Ogle . (Norman-‘ by) Red Lady 11., 30 guineas, to Hit. RX‘Chilcott (Franktbn); Mount-, Mr G. damioson (Horotin); Fcrndale Bonny, 2i> guineas, to Air G. .Jamieson; Monntley’s Stella 11,, 25 guineas, to w jAV v McLenn;{(Whakatanip). -• >*-fx . PROVINCIAL VALDES. : (Special to "Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This* Day. The yarding of fat pigs at’Pukekohe yesterday was an average one for this time of the' year, and there was a large yarding 6f 'Stoics, ■ reports the New v ''‘- and Mercantile ■Gp.fy'iltdX Competition jwas good ‘.tirrOtighoUt aiid late quotations Were V easily ' maintained. Choppers i hmde-4r.bin ,25/ to 45/j X heavy prime baeohervb'O/ to 71/; medium, prime, 53/. Gu/i-.iight and unfinished, 40/ to 5 ; 7/; v /--lieavy hmdiiM^^/ld-36/; light, 25/ to 30/; large Stores, ,23/, to ,28/; medium, 19/ to 22/; sßpi,:;iV : to/IS/; weaners, 11/ to 16/; others)'s/ to .10/; sows, due to farrow, 30/...t0 SO/; Tamworth boars, 14 guineas to 4 guineas; . A heavy yarding of store pigs met With good Competition, prices being on ii phi with: late efuotations, states the Uarn^js;*- , 7ApctiOileciing' 'Company,' ‘ in eefthoctioh with the yarding at Alatamafa^on'’Wednesday. ' There Was also . a jightwyardihg, of, fat pigs which met jWitii fair edrtipetition and sold at late rates. Values were:—Medium baconers, 54/ to 58/; light, 15/ to 48/; heavy porkers, 38/ to 44/; medium, 33/ to 37/; light, 26/0 to 30/; good T.fntWorth stores, 22/6 to 26/; lighter, 13/ to 21/; good Tamworth slips, 13/6 to* 16/6* good Weaners, 8/ to 12/6; choppers, 25/ to 28/; sows, in pig, 40/ \ t(f 50/.