N.A.F. Report On Local Stock Sales
The North Auckland Farmers' Cooperative Limited report holding the i following sales during the week: — Towai. At Towai. on Monday, the yarding consisted mostly of dairy stock, and. any close-up cows or heifers sold freely at late rates, Backward catlle were not wanted. Rest dairy cows, £1 to £7 26: August calvers, £f> 5/ to £5 17 6; aged and inferior cows, £4 to £5 2/0; best heifers, £5 15/ to £6 10/; medium quality heifers, £4 10' to £5 2/6; boners, £2 5/ to £2 17/. Ilukerenui. At Hukerenui, on Tuesday, we had a fair average yarding for this time of the year and, although the weather was not too inviting, there was a fairly large attendance, and bidding was fair on all good dairy cattle. Best dairy cows, close to profit, made from £6 15/ to £7 12/6; August-September calvers, £5 5/ to £6 12/6; aged unsound and inferior cows, £3 15/ to £4 17/6; best dairy heifers. £6 10/ to £6 12/0; smaller heifers, £5 7/6 to £5 17/6; small and backward heifers. £4 5/ to £5 2/6; light fat cows, £5 5/ to £5 12/6; no heavy cows were yarded; fresh-conditioned cows, £3 15/ to £3 18/; boner cows, £2 10/ to £3 7/; light boner cows, 21/ to £2 8/; potter cows. 12/ to 20/; mixed coloured yearling Jersey heifers, £2; yearling Shorthorn heifers, 35/; boner bulls. £2 j 10/ to £3 5/. j Waiotira. i At Waiotira, on Tuesday, only a moderate yarding came to hand, but beef sold freely at late rates. Fat cows sold from £6 10/ to £6 18/; light fat cows, £5 2/ to £6 5/; four fat Polled Angus heifers, £7 7/6; light fat heifers. £4 15/ to £5 2/6; boner cows. £2 2/ to £2 13/; cull dairy cows, £3 15/ to £5; 20-month Shorthorn heifers, £2 6/. Kamo. j At Kamo, on Thursday, there was a j small yarding of dairy and store cattle, ‘ whilst a fair yarding of beef came for- | ward. Competition for the latter, was j very brisk. Dairy cows made from I £6 10/ to £7 7/6; others, £4 15/ to I £5 17/6; heifers, £5 5/ to £5 12/6; | small and backward heifers, £3 17/6 j to £4 15/; light fat two-year bullocks, A. R, Cater, “Soda Springs,” £8 15/; heavy fat cows, £8 to £9 10/; medium fat cows, £6 15/ to £7 12/6; light fat cows, £4 15/ to £6; light freshcohditioned heifers, £3 10/ to £4; light fat Jersey cows, £4 10/ to £5 2/6; boner cows, 36/ to 59/; potter cows, 17/ to 33/; yearling Jersey heifers, £3; runners. £3.
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Northern Advocate, 29 July 1939, Page 2
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