Good Competition At Kamo Sale

Northern Advocate, 14 December 1939, Page 5

Good Competition At Kamo Sale

Commercial

Walter Wakelin reports a successful sale df cattle and pigs at Kamo yesterday. Good entries were submitted to a good attendance of buyers. Dairy catle met with a brisk sale, as did beef and store cattle.

Fat pigs made fully export rates, while large stores changed hands at from £ 2 5/to £2 15/.

Weaners and slips showed a decided drop, which is expected at this time of the year. Several pens of sheep sold well. Quotations:'

Dairy cows, £4 to £8; springing heifers, £4 to £6 10/; cows and heifers in milk, .£3 5/ to £5 5/.

Beef and store cattle: Fat cows, £5 to £7 10/; forward conditioned cows, £3 10/ to £4 10/; cows and runners, £5 10/ to £lO/; cows with small chives, £3 10/ to £5/; store cows. £3 10/ to £4 5/; boner cows, £2 5/ to £3 15/; potter cows. £1 to £2; boner bulls, £4 to £7.

Good quality yearling Jersey heifers. £3 16/ to £4 13/; small yearling heifers, £2 to £3; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £2 to £2 15/; two-year empty Shorthorn heifers, £2 15/ to £3 10/; two-year empty Jersey heifers, £2 10 ' to £3 16/; three-year steers, to £6 11/; two-year steers, to .£5 5/; yearling coloured steers.

Figs: Baconers, £3 to £3 18/; .heavy porkers, £2 14/ to £3; large stores. £2 5/ to £2 14/; small stores. £1 15/ to £2 4/; slips, £l2/ to £1 10/; weaners 7/ to £1 3/; choppers, £2 to £3; breeding sows. £1 10/ to £4; Berkshire boars. £1 10/ to £2.

Sheep: Shorn-ewe hoggets, 14/ to 16/2; shorn wether hoggets, 14/3; empty ewes, 12/ to 14/; fat ewes, 17/.