MORRINSVILLE STOCK SALE

Northern Advocate, 11 July 1936, Page 11

MORRINSVILLE STOCK SALE

PRICES ADVANCE ALL ROUND

[Special to ‘‘Northern Advocate.’*\l MORRINSVILLE, This Day.

The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-oper-ative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report that at their weekly Morfinsville sdle held yesterday there was a smaller yarding of fat sheep, for which advanced rates were paid. A heavy yarding of dairy heifers came forward, Competition was keen, and good quality cattle close to profit sold readily in advance of last week’s values. Quotations: — Sheep.—-Fat wethers, 30/; light fat ewes, 19/ to 21/; fat and forward lambs, 18/2 to 21/; store lambs, 15/9.

Cattle.—Prime fat heifers, £8 10/ to £lO 2/; medium fat cows, £7 11/ to £8; medium, fat heifers, £6 5/ to £7 5/; heavy fat second quality cows, £5 to £6 1/; light and killable, £3 5/ to £4 10/; heavy boners', £2 15/ to £3 17; medium boners, ,38/ to £2 8/; light, 25/ to 33/; young empty sound cows, £2 5/ to £3 1/; 2-year empty heifers, **£2 10/ to £3 5/; quality yearling Jersey heifers, £3 3/ to £3 8/; smaller sorts, £2 to £2 16/; yearling Shorthorn heifers, light condition, £2 7/ to £ 2 14/; 18-month to 2-year steers, £ 6 2/6. ,

baconers, £2 19/; heavy porkers, £2 6/ to £2 13/; medium, 38/ to 43/; light, 33/ to 36/; : large stores, 27/ to 33/;, smaller, 23/ to 26/; good weaners, 7/6 to 14/6; sows and litters, £5 3/; sows to farrow, £3 17/ to £4 6/; -older'sows to farrow, £2 15/ to £3 7/6.