STOCK PRICES FULLY MAINTAINED

Northern Advocate, 7 January 1938, Page 4

STOCK PRICES FULLY MAINTAINED

Walter Wakelin reports having held sales 'at Parua Bay, Whakapara, Kamo and the usual bi-weekly pig sale at Tangowahine during the week. Good yardings came forward at all sales, and total clearances resulted at good prices. Parua Bay. —Pat and forward cows, £3 5/ to £5; cows and calves, £4 to £6; store cows, £3 to £4; boner cows, £1 5/ to £2 12/6; Jersey bulls, £3 5/ to £5; dairy cows and heifers, £3 to £5 10/; 2-year Shorthorn heifers, £3 10/ to £4 12/6; weaner heifers, £1 5/. Whakapara. Light fat Jersey, to £2; fat cows, £4 to £7 5/; store cows, £2 10/ to £4 1/; boner cows, £1 5/ to £3; yearling jersey heifers, to £4 5/; yearling Shorthorn steers, £3 5/; two-year coloured steers, to £4 15/; cows and calves, to £5 12/6; dairy cows, £3 to £5 10/. Kamo. —Fat cows, £5 to £8 10/; I medium fat cows, £4 10/ to £5 10/; cows and runners, £5 5/ to £6 5/; three and four-year steers, £6 8/ to £7 18/; yearling Shorthorn heifers, to £3 7/6; yearling Jersey heifers, to £3 12/; two-year Shorthorn steers, to £6 5/; yearling Shorthorn steers, £3 5/ to £4 18/; two-year Shorthorn heifers, £3 15/ to £4 16/; dairy cows and heifers, £4 to £7 5/; boner bulls, £3 to £6. A line of aged ewes 'and lambs realised 17/3 per head, all counted. Pigs: Baconers, £3 2/ to £3 10/; medium baconers, £3 to £3 4/; heavy porkers, £2 11/ to £2 18/; medium porkers, £2 to £2 10/; light and unfinished porkers, £1 12/ to £2 16/; large stores, £1 5/ to £2 3/; slips, 18/ to £1 10/; weaners, 5/ to 18/; breeding sows, to £2 5/.

Tangowahine. —A record entry of 400 fat pigs Was consigned to freezing works from Tangiteroria. Competition was extremely keen from a record number of export buyers and in many instances prices realised above the export schedule. Quotations: Heavy baconers, £3 8/ to £3 18/; medium baconers, £3 1/ to £3 6/; light baconers, £2 19/ to £3 4/; heavy porkers, £2 10/ to £2 18/; medium, £2 6/ to £2 14/; light, £1 16/ to £2 5/; stores, £1 5/ to £2 1/6; slips, to £1 5/; weaners, to 17/; choppers, to £3.