DETAILS OF SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24127, 20 November 1941, Page 5

DETAILS OF SALES

THE AUCTIONEERS' REPORT Alfred Buckland and Sons, Dalgety and Company, and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:— Beef.—Ox beef was yarded in well up to average numbers and sold freely at values fully up to last week's quotations. A full yarding of cows and heifers also sold steadily and late Quotations were fully maintained. Extra choice ox, to lis per 1.001b; choice anil prime, 38s to 40s; secondary and plain. :51s to 365; extra prime young cow and heifer 33s to 375; choice and prime, 30s to 325; ordinary, 25s to 20s; extra heavy prime steers, £ls to £ls 12s (id; heavy, £ll 5s to e1 l 15s; lighter, £l3 Ids to £l4; light, £ll 10s-to £l2 10s; small and unfinished, £7 10s to £11; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO to £ll 58; heavy. £8 10s to £0 10s; lighter, £7 to £8; others. £-4 10s to £6 10s. Sheep.—A good yarding of sheep was penned. Competition was steady and values generally ruled on a par with late rates for both wethers and ewes. Extra heavy prime wethers. £1 Os Od to £1 7s; heavy, £1 5s to £1 6s; medium, £1 4s to £1 4s Od; light, £1 3s to £1 3s Od; plain and unfinished. 18s (id to £1 2s; extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes, 17s to l!>s 3d; heavy, lis to 15s; lighter. 12s to 13s Od; plain and aged, 10s to us; others, Is to 8s (3d. Lambs.—A full entry of lambs sold under good competition and realised full late rates. Extra heavy prime lambs. £1 Os to £1 7s fid; heavy, £1 4s to £1 58; medium. £1 3s tff £1 3s Od; lighter. £1 Is Od to £1 2s Otl; light, 15s to £1 Os Od. Calves.—There was a smaller yarding:, of calves. Bidding was steady for all prime quality runners and vealers, and values were firm at late quotations. Unfinished and bucket-fed calves were easior. Runners. £0 to £lO 4s; heavy vealers, £6 5s to £7 Gs; medium, £5 to £6; light, £3 15s to £4 15s; small, £1 to £3 10s: unfinished and bucketfed. 18s to £1 15s; bobby and rough. 3s to 7s. Pigs.—There was a good yarding of pigs. Bidding was steady and values were equal to last week's prices. Choppers. £1 15s to £3 3s; heavy baconers, £3 10s to £4 3s; medium. £3 13s to £3 15s; light, £3 7s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £3 Is to £3 ss; medium. £2 13s to £2 18s; light, £2 10s to £2 12s; small and unfinished, £2 Is to £2 8s; stores, £1 14s to £2 Is; slips, £1 5s to £1 '1 Os; weaners. 12s to £1 Is.