COMMERCIAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 53, Issue 3824, 21 October 1936, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

CAMBRIDGE STOCK SALE. Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report having held their tri-weekly sale at Cambridge on Monday, when a small yarding ot sheep came forward, with a medium entry of fat, store and dairy cattle. In the beet section, which comprised mostly fat dairy cattle, competition was good and fully late market rates were realised. In the store section a few good quality grade Jersey service bulls were yarded. The dairy market was keen and quality dairy sorts met with good competition. We quote: Sheep: Me diuni fat m.s. woolly hoggets 265. Cattle: Good quality young fat Shorthorn and Holstein cows £6 17s 6d to £7 ss, lighter £6 to £6 12s 6d, medium and light fat Jersey cows £4 15s to £5 ss, heavy second quality killable Jersey cows £3 17s to £4 10s, lighter £2 17s to £3 12s, store cows £2 8s to £2 9s, boner cows £2 to £2 3s, others 29s to 365, grade three year service Jersey bulls up to £9, two year old light condition £5 7s 6d to £6 10s, yearling Jersey bulls £4 to £5, potter bulls small £2 2s to £2 16s according to size and condition, good quality springing Jersey heifers £9 5s to £9 15s, later calvers £7 7s 6d to £7 17s 6d, others low in condition and backward £5 to £6, calved Jersey heifers good quality up to £7, others £5 to £6 ss, springing Jersey cows £5 15s to £6 10s, calved £5 2s 6d to £6. There was a heavy yarding of pigs of all classes, and a total clearance was effected at satisfactory prices. A full yarding of porkers and buttermilk pigs met with average demand and sold at full late rates. Store and good quality slips were in demand. Weaners were slightly easier. We quote: Medium baconers £3 to £3 4s, light £2 14s to £2 19s, buttermilk pigs £2 5s to £2 10s, heavy porkers 38s to £2 2s, medium 34s to 375, light 28s to .325, best store pigs 28s to 345, medium 22s to 275, best slips 24s to 295, smaller 18s co 235, best weaners 20s to 24s 6d, small 12s to 16s. OPARAU STOCK PRICES. The Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Co. Ltd. report having held a stock sale at Oparau on Monday, when a good entry of both sheep and cattle came forward. The entry ot sheep comprised a few pens of choice ewe hoggets, which met with good competition. In the cattle section all clas ses were keenly competed for, a most satisfactory sale resulting. Quotations: Sheep: W.F. woolly ewe hoggets 34s 3d to 34s lid, b.f. woolly ewe hoggets 21s 6d to 28s, woolly wether hoggets 22s to 23s lid. Cattle: 3 year Hereford steers £7 to £7 7s 6d, three year Shorthorn steers £6 12s 6d to £7 4s, two year mixed coloured steers £4 14s to £5 3s, small yearling P.A. and Red Polled steers £4 Is to £5 Is, two and three year Polled Angus service bulls £l2 10s to £2O, older service bulls £9 to £lO, five year Hereford service bulls £lO 10s to £l2, yearling £7 5s to £9, yearling Shorthorn service bulls £7 5s to £7 10s, three year Jersey bulls £4 to £6 10s, yearlings £2 10s to £5, choice Jersey yearling heifers £4 3s to £4 15s, Jersey and Jersey cross yearling hffifers £3 2s to £3 15s, smaller £2 to £3, two year Shorthorn and Hereford heifers running with bull £5 to £5 6s, empty £3 16s to £4 4s, good cows and calves £5 4s to £6 ss, good store cows £4 10s to £5 16s, killable Jersey cows £4 13s to £5 2s, boners 20s to £2 ss.