Waller Wakelin Reports On Week's Sales

Northern Advocate, 9 December 1940, Page 7

Waller Wakelin Reports On Week's Sales

Commercial

Walter Wakelin, Ltd., report having held sales in the district during the week, as follows: PARUA BAY, Monday.—A small yarding all changed hands at keen prices. Fat cows sold from £5 to £7 5/; stoifte cows, £3 15/ to £5; boner cows, to £3 10/; yearling S.H. steers, to £4; 2-year empty Shorthorn heifers, £4 to £4 12/6; coloured yearling steers, to £1 19/; yearling crossbred heifers, to £2 10/; 2-year Jersey bulls, to £5; boner bulls, to £6 11/.

WHAKAPARA, Tuesday. Dairy cows, £5 to £8; fat Jersey cows, £4 to £5 16/; cows and calves, £5 to £74/; store cows, £3B/ to £5; fouryear Jersey bullocks, to £8 8/; extra heavy boner bull, £l2 15/; light boner bulls, to £5; boner cows, £2 to £3 16/; yearling steers, £3 to £4 5/; two-year Shorthorn heifers, £3 to £4 10/; empty Jersey heifers, £3 10/ to £5.

KAMO, Wednesday.—We had an exceptionally heavy entry of fat and store pigs, which all changed hands at excellent prices. The yarding of cattle was also good and the demand keen.

Dairy Cattle: Best Jersey cows, £6 10/ to £9 5/; best Jersey heifers, £6 to £8; cows and heifers, in milk, £4 to £9; Shorthorn cows and heifers, £5 to £6 17/6.

Beef and Store Cattle: Heavy fat bullocks, £l2; medium bullocks, £ll 6/; heavy fat cows, £6 10/ to £8 12/6; medium fat cows, £5 to £6; store cows, £4 to £5 2/6; boner cows, £2 to £3 18/; cows and calves, £4 10/ to £5 17/6; three-year steers, to £7 3/; two-year steers, £4 15/ to £s' 11/; yearling Hereford steers, to £4 13/; yearling Shorthorn steers, £3 5/ to £4; yearling Shorthorn heifers, to £3 6/; two-year Jersey heifers, to £4 10/; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 to £4 10/; two-year Shorthorn heifers, *£4 4/ to £4 13/; bulls, £4 to £7.

Sheep: Woolly ewe hoggets, £1 15/; four-tooth woolly ewes, with lambs at foot, £2 1/6 per pair. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £4 6/ to £4 13/; medium baconers, £4 to £4 5/; light baconers, £3 17/ to £4 2/; heavy porkers, £3 5/ to £3 14/; medium porkers £2 18/ to £3 3/; large stores, £2 15/ to £3 12/6; medium stores, £2 5/ to £2 18/. A line of exceptionally choice slips from Mr J. G. Clotworthy realised £2 18/6. Slips, £1 16/ to £2 18/6; weaners, 15/ to £2; breeding sows, £3 to £5 10/; choppers, £2 10/ to £4 10/; sows, with litters, to £5. TANGOWAHINE PIG SALE, Thursday.—Baconers, £4 to £4 10/; light baconers, £3 16/ to £4; heavy porkers, £2 15/ to £3; large stores, £2 10/ to £3; medium stores, £1 10/ to £2 5/; slips, to £2 2/6; weaners, 15/ to £1 8/; breeding sows, to £5; sows with litters, to £ll. PIPIWAI, Friday: We had a fair yarding and a good sale. Shorthorn dairy heifers, to £5 10/; yearling Shorthorn heifers, to £3 15/; yearling Jersey cross heifers, to £3 19/; store cows, to £4 10/; light boneer bulls, to £5; a line of yearling crossbred steers realised £3 10/; fouryear Jersey bullocks, £6 15/.