STOCK SALES

Northern Advocate, 9 March 1936, Page 3

STOCK SALES

Commercial

TE AWAMUTU WALUES The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering . Company reports that sheep came forward in large numbers for the Te Awamutu stock sale. Quotations: Prime wethers, 25/1 to 26/9; medium, 23/6 to 24/8; light, 20/10 to 22/6; heavy ewes, 16/11 to 19/3; medium, 15/3 to 16/2; light, 12/ .to 14/9; heavy prime lambs, 24/ to 25/6; medium, 20/ to 22/6; light, 18/6 to 19/9; forward condition lambs, 16/6 to 18/; store lambs, 14/6 to 16/; cull lambs, 10/ to .12/6; full mouth ewes, 17/ to 19/; sound mouth ewes, 12/6 to 14/; cull ewes, 6/9 to 9/; one-shear Southdown rams, 3 "gns to 5 «gns; aged Southdown rams, 1 gn to 2 gns; potter rams, 10/ to 15/. Prime heifers, £5 17/6 to £6 5/; heavy fat cows, £4 10/ to £5 2/; medium, £3 15/ to £44/; heavy boners, £2 15/ to £3 12/; good store cows, £3 10/ to £4 10/; light boners, 30/ to £2 7/6; cows and calves, £3 18/ to £5; medium Jersey cross' heifers, running with bull, £3 4/ to £3 11/; yearling Shorthorn steers, to £3 6/; Shorthorn steer calves, 38/ to £2; heavy bulls, £5 to £6; light, £3 to £4 5/. '

Pigs.—Heavy prime baconers, £2 18/ to £3; medium, £2 14/ to £2 17/; light, £2 8/ to £2 12/; heavy porkers, 38/ to £2 5/; medium, 34/ to 37/; light, 28/ to 33/; stores, 20/ to 28/; slips, 10/ to 15/; weaners, 5/ to 12/,