COMMERCIAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 56, Issue 4056, 3 June 1938, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

CLEARANCE AT TE AWAMUTU. There was a good attendance at the clearing sale held in Te Awamutu on Tuesday on account of Mr A. C. Dawson. The herd of 44 cows was in good condition, and sold under strong competition, prices ranging up to £l3 7s 6d. All showing close to profit met with splendid bidding, 35 sound cows averaging £9. Individual prices were: Young Jersey cows (early calvers) £lO 10s to £l3 7s 6d, late calvers £6 10s to £lO, aged and unsound cows £3 17s 6d to £6. A 3-year pedigree bull realised 16 guineas, and 60 5-year ewes brought 28s 9d. The sale was conducted by Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Company, Ltd. HAMILTON STOCK SALE. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, Hamilton, report as follows on their Hamilton Stock Sale held on Tuesday. Cattle: Our offering in the ox beef sections was an average one, and consisted mostly of light and unfinished beef. Competition for quality sorts was good the market remaining film. Second quality beef however, met with a slow sale due to the heavy supply, values consequently showing a marked decline. Competition for store and boner cows was good, also a slight easing in values was noticeable. We quote: Unfinished bullocks £8 4s to £9; prime heavy fat cows £8 10s to £9 10s; medium fat cows £7 to £8; heavy second quality fat cows £6 5s to £7 2s 6d; medium £5 12s 6d to £6; others £4 18s to £5 8s; heavy store cows £3- 13s to £4 Is; medium £3 2s 6d to £3 11s; heavy boners £2 14s to £3 2s; others £1 12s to £3 3s.

Sheep: Our offering in the fat sheep section was only a medium one, the offering showing an improvement on quality on recent sales. Competition was good early in the sale, but tended to slacken off somewhat towards the end. We quote: Fat wethers 26s 6d to 28s 6d; fat ewes 22s 6d to 24s 6d; lighter 16s 6d to 19s; medium weight fat lambs 18s 6d to 20s 6d.

Pigs: The yarding of fat pigs was a small one, finished porkers and baconers meeting with keen competition with values remaining firm, while light baconers and porkers showed a slight increase in values. We quote: Prime heavy baconers £4 3s to £4 7s; medium £3 14s to £3 18s; light £3 8s to £3 12s; unfinished and heavy porkers £2 17s to £3 6s; medium porkers £2 8s to £2 15s; light £1 18s to £2 ss; unfinished £1 10s to £1 16s; store pigs were yarded in fair numbers, competition generally being good with slips and weaners realising slightly higher prices than those of last week. Large store pigs did not elicit as much competition as recent sales, values showing a slight drop. We quote: Best stores 26s to 28s 6d; medium 23s to 255; small 21s to 22s 6d; slips 15s to 21s; good weaners 10s to 14s; smaller 6s to 9s. PEDIGREE AYRSHIRE SALE. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd., Hamilton, re port as follows on the dispersal sale of “Glen Elm” Pedigree Ayrshire cattle held at Cambridge Saleyards on Wednesday, on account Mr J. H. Hall. Karapiro: The cattle came forward in good order and were offered before a large bench of buyers. Competition for good type pedigree-Ayrshire! cows was very keen but plainer sorts did not elicit such free bidding. The top price in the female section was 21 1 guineas which was paid for “Thirgood Poppy,” the purchaser being Mr D. Mundell of Tatuanui. Other sales were 20i guineas for “Wainui Stylish,” and there, were a number of sales made from twelve to fifteen guineas. Plainer sorts realised from six fro ten guineas. Competition for bulls was quite satisfactory, the bull Glen Elm Bertha realising 23 J. guineas, the purchaser being Mr G. Cochran? of Waikino. Other bulls ranged from seven guineas upwards.