Good Yarding At Waiotira

Northern Advocate, 27 October 1938, Page 4

Good Yarding At Waiotira

The North Auckland Farmers’ Co. op., Limited, reported a very fair yarding at its Waiotira sale yesterday when there was good competition throughout for all classes of stock. [Fat bullocks, heavy, made to £l2 12/6; light fat cows, £5 15/ to £7 2/6; fat Jersey cows, £5 15/ to £0 5/; prime iat heifers, medium weights £7 10/ to £8; light fat heifers, £6 10/ to £7 5/; fresh-conditioned cows, £4 10/ to £4 13/; heavy boner cows, £3 10/ to £4 5/; medium, £2 7/6 to £3 9/; light, £2 6/ to £2 18/; cows and calves, £5 5/; three and four-yer.r-old store bullocks, £9; two-year-old steers, £5 6/; yearling steers, £3 2/- to £3 15/; yearling- Shorthorn heifers, £3 1/; store cows, £5 to £5 12/; boner bulls, £4 to £6 13/. Sub-contracting as a method ox overcoming the shortage of skilled labour for armament works in particular districts was mentioned by Sir Charles Craven, chairman of VickersArmstrong Ltd., at the launching, at Barrow-in-Furness, of the T class submarine Thistle. This is the third of six submarines on order with the Vickers firm, and it is the 176th submarine launched from the Barrow yard. Sir Charles said the advantage 4 of sub-contracting in relation to the I shortage of skilled labour was that it S obviated uprooting workers and their j families. |