COMMERCIAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 53, Issue 3828, 2 November 1936, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

TE AWAMUTU STOCK SALE. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report as follows on their Te Awamutu stock sale, held on Thursday: Fat cattle: Medium numbers of heavy cows, heifers and bullocks came forward, while very heavy supplies of plain fats, young Jersey store cows, aged and rough reject cows and honors were handled. Butchers, many from outside districts, were present in large numbers, and were operating keenly for supplies. Prices were fully equal to the best of recent quotations. A feature of the sale was the animated reception accorded young Jersey cows which were up sharply. Stores and boners too maintained stable values. The advertised yearling Jersey heifers were mostly of medium class and sold well under keen demand, with a good clearance thereof being effected. A number of bulls changed hands freely, potters increasing. We quote: Medium to good quality S.H. bullocks <TO 10s to £l2 10s, light do to £lO ss, prime F.A. cows £8 5s to £lO 2s 6d, heavy P.A. and S.H. cows and heifers £7 5s to £8 7s 6d, prime Jersey cows £6 5s to £7, medium do £4 15s to £5 15s, unfinished fat Jersey cows £3 10s to £4 10s, good conditioned young empty sound heifers £3 15s to £4 Ils, medium do cows £3 5s to £4 2s 6d, reject store cows £2 7s 6d to £3 7s 6d, heavy boners 39s to £2 ss, others to 37s 6d, choice yearling Jersey heifers £4 15s to £5 7s 6d, medium £3 15s to £4 10s, young sound bulls 10s to £l2 10s, potter bulls £4 10s to £6. Dairy stock: These met with an even keener demand than was anticipated. The entry comprised medium class animals and about, even supplies of cows and of heifers. All were transferred readily at pleasing prices to sellers. Good Jersey dairy cows in milk £6 5s to £8 10s, medium class do £5 to £6 ss, medium to good conditioned dairy heifers £6 15s to £B, plainer do £5 to £6 10s, inferior £4 to £5. Sheep: Sup plies of all classes were moderate but representative. Fat and forward hoggets predominated. There was a spirited demand and prices compared favourably with those ruling at Frankton this week. All entered sold read ily. Heavy shorn wethers 27s 6d to 295, medium fat. do 25s to 265, unfinished and light 22s to 24s 6d, prime woolly fat hoggets 31s to 33s sd, me diuni fat ewes 17s to 20s, aged and light up to 16s, forward conditioned shorn hoggets 19s to 22s 6d. medium ewe store hoggets 32s to 36s 3d. Pigs: A capacity yarding was again dealt with. Light baconers and heavy porkers accounted for the greater part of the entry of fats. As noticeable as at other recent sales, a slight easing tendency was evident, but there was a strong demand at the fractionally reduced standard. Good store pigs maintained their popularity, but weaners decreased decidedly. Heavy baconers £3 ss.to £3 10s, medium bac onors £2 15s to £3 4s, light, baconers ond heavy porkers £2 5s to £2 12s 6d, light porkers £1 17s 6d to £2 4s, buttermilk pigs 35s to £2 ss, best store pigs 27s 6d to 325, medium 23s to 265, slips 18s to 21s, good weaners 14s to 17s 6d, small do 13s.

MORRINSVILLIg STOCK SALE

Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report having hald their weekly sale at Miorrinsville on Friday, when an average yarding of cattle were penned. Practically no heavy quality cattle were included in the entry which comprised mostly light to medium fat Jersey cows. Competition throughout was good and a total clearance was effected. Fresh condition young cows also mat with a rdady sale. Dairy cattle wtre only penned in small numbers, no doubt dur. mainly to the lateness of the season. Medium weight fat Jersey cows £4 15s to £5 4s, lighter fat Jersey cows £4 2s to £4 12s, fat Jersey heifers £4 2s to £4 19s, second quality fat Jersey cows £3 10s to £3 15s, lighter killable Jersey cows £3 to £3 Bs, forward fresh conditioned young Jersey cows £2 14s to £2 17s, others £2 7s to £2 11s, heavy boner cows £2 Is to £2 6s, others according to size and weight £1 Ils to £1 18s, cuil bonier cows £1 'to £1 Bs, light condition sound young Jersey cows and heifers £2 14s, medium quality yearling Jersey heifers £3 10s to £4 ss, small and inferior sorts £1 Ils to £1 19s, sound rising 2-year Jersey service bulls £7 to £9 10s, others £5 5s to £5 15s, good springing Jersey heifers (late calvers) £5 10s to £5 15s. Pigs: The yarding of pigs consisted mainly of good quality baconers which met with keen demand, while stores and slips sold at late rates. A total clearance was effected. Baconers £3 9s to £3 12s, lightersorts £3 to £3 3s, light porkers £2 4s, slips 20s 6d ito 30s, inferior slips £6, aged boars 20s. RABBITSKIN SALE. Messrs Dalgety & Co., Ltd, Dunedin, report as follows: —There was a small offering at Tuesday’s Sale, the quality of the winter grades being generally inferior. There was very littli buying for overseas orders, the demand being mostly speculative, and prices for all winter grades were on an average 12d per lb. lower. Summers, milky, etc. showed little change. The following is the range of prices at the Sale:—lst WinterBucks 108 d; 2nd Winter Bucks 102 d, Spotted Bucks 65d, Outgoing Bucks 541 d, Ist Spring Bucks 36d, 2nd Spring Bucks 25d, Ist Winter Does C4d, 2nd Winter Does 60d, Spotted Does 50d, Outgoing Does 40d, Ist Spring Does 30id, 2nd Spring Does 26d, Racks 24d, Summer Does 23id, Summer Bucks 241 d, Jst Milky 32hl Milky 26id, Summer Broken 24d 2nd Winter Broken 30d, Ist Winter Broken 31Jd, Runners 22Sd, Small 14id. Summer Blacks 15d, 3rd Winter Blacks 36d. Ist Winter Blacks 45d, Fawns 20d, Hareskins 12d, Horsehair 18d.