COMMERCIAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 54, Issue 3912, 11 June 1937, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

CLEARING SALE AT TE AWAMUTU. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company held a clearing sale on account of Mr John Parr at Te Awamutu on Monday, when his complete herd of Jersey cows was offered to a good attendance of buyers. The herd, which came forward in good condition, included a fair proportion of young cows, for which competition was brisk and values compared favourably with recent clearing sale realisations. Older cows and later calvers, although not so keenly sought, sold on a par with recent rates. A small offering Af sundries realised late values. We quote: Jersey cows (best early calvers) £lO 10s to £l2, other early calvers £8 to £lO, backward £5 to £7 10s, Jersey springing heifers £5 15s to £6 15s, Jersey calves to £3. FRANKTON STOCK SALE. Average entries in all sections at the weekly Frankton stock sale on Tuesday were in good request for butchers and export buyers. Competition was generally firm and there was no usual market trend. Ox -beef was in light supply and the entry comprised fairly light weight cattle. While lighter weight descriptions sold readily, the demand was slow for heavier pens. Cows and heifers were forward in moderate supply, and entries were not so ready of sale, and in some cases values were just a shade lower. Boners and potter bulls again cleared readily. The smaller entry of fat sheep was ready of sale and, while heavy wethers were a little cheaper light weights made last week’s money. Ewes were traded readily at ■ late rates, while lambs were again in keen request at last week’s quotations. Few heavy prime baconers were forward in the tat pig section. All pens of well finished pigs were keenly sought, and a slight advance was apparent. Medium weight steers made £lO 10s to £ll, light weight £9 to £lO, cow and heifer £6 5s to £7 17s 6d, lighter £4 10s to £4 15s. Sheep: Extra prime wethers 34s 6d to 36s 6d, fat 31s 6d to 33s 6d, unfinished 28s 6d to 31s 6d, extra prime fat ewes 24s to 265, fat 22s 6d to 23s 6d, unfinished 17s 6d to 20s 6d, heavy prime lambs to 325, me dium 24s 6d to 29s 6d, light 21s 6d to 235, baconers 54s to 70s, porkers 30s to 495. SALE AT .PIRONGIA. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report on their Pirongia stock sale, held on Monday, as fo)lows: The yarding was only moderate. Also quality was largely lacking, the principal part comprising unfinished Jerseys and boners. A few dairy cattle were included. The demand for .all classes was brisk and ruling Frankton values were obtained with a complete clearance resulting. Unfinished Jersey cows £3 17s to £4 as, ex dairy forward conditioned Jersey cows £3 2s 6d to £3 15s, ordinary stores £2 14s to £3, boners £2 5s to £2 12s 6d, others up to £2 4s, choice dairy heifers £7 15s to £9, plainer up to £6. DISPERSAL AT NGAHAPE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auction- ■ eering Co. Ltd. report having held a successful dispersal sale at Ngaliape on Wednesday on account of Mr IL E. Walters. The offering included the aerd of 188 dairy cows, 36 3 year Jersey heifers, and 50 2 year Jersey heifers. A large bench of buyers was present from the King Country, Waikato and Bay of Plenty districts, and competition was keen throughout, the 240 head of cattle sold averaging £7 2s. Choice Jersey cows early calvers made £ll to £l2 10s, August and September calvers £8 to £lO 10s, Jersey cross cows, early calvers £lO to £ll 15s, August and September calvers £6 to £9, aged cows springing £7 to £9 10s, unsound £2 10s to £5, choice three year Jersey heifers £lO to £l2 15s, later calvers £7 10s to £9 10s, 2 year Jersey heifers £8 to £lO, later calvers £6 to £7 10b; CLEARING SALE AT ROTO-O-RANGI. The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Co. Ltd. report having held, on account of Mr C. J. Duncan, Roto-o-rangi, a dispersal sale of stock and sundries. The herd, which was of a good type, sold very well considering that no dates of calving were available. Implements and sundries realised late rates, while breeding sows of quality sold well. We quote: Best quality Jersey cows, early calvers £8 to £9, Jersey and Jersey cross cows, August calvers £7 5s to £7 15s, more backward £5 10s to £6 10s, unsound cows £3 10s to £4 10s, Friesian cows July calvers £7 10s to £2, August calvers £6 10s to £7 ss, unsound Friesian cows £3 15s to £5, Tainworth sows to farrow July £4 10s to £5 ss, to farrow ’ later £3 2s 6d to £4 2s 6d.