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LIVE STOCK MARKET. SALE AT MORRINSVILLE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports on their Morrinsville stock sale held on Friday as follows: A full yarding of all classes of cattle was penned, and an average yarding of sheep, which comprised mostly fat and store lambs; also an average yarding of pigs. Competition on fat cattle was keen, but prices for store lambs and fat pigs were lower than those of recent sales. The advertised weaner Jersey heifers sold before a large bench of buyers, competition being keen throughout. We quote:—
Cattle: Prints fat Jersey cows £5 2s 6d to £7 ss, medium ditto £4 12s 6d to £5 Is, heavy boner cows £4 to £4 Ils, medium, ditto £3'ss to £3 17s 6d, heavy potter bulls £7 5s to £8 15s, medium ditto £6 5s to £7 2s 6d, fal Jersey heifers £4 5s to £5 ss, Ayr-shire-Jersey-cross heifers in calf £7 ss, medium weaner Jersey heifers £3 10s to £4 Is, small ditto £2 18s to £3 7s, weaner Shorthorn dairy heifers £3 10s to £4.
Sheep: Medium, fat lambs 21s to 22s 3d, good store lambs 12s 6d to 14s, medium ditto 8s 6d to 11s 9d.
Fat pigs: Baconers £3 5s to £3 14s, good porkers £1 17s 6d to £2 ss, m<r dium ditto £1 Ils to £1 15s, store pigs 16s to 19s, small store pigs 6s to 10s 6d. RABBITSKIN SALE. Dalgety and Company report on their rabbitskin sale, held at Dunedin on March 11, as follows: A larger catalogue than usual was offered at this time of the year—approximately 35 tons. Our contribution was a heavy one, skins being included from trappers in both Islands. Our offering also comprised some weighty parcels of well prepared factory sorts.
All the principal exporting houses were represented, keen competition being forthcoming for all descriptions.
It was expected that an exceptionally good demand would be met with as exporters are holding good orders on U.S.A, account. This was fully realised, values showing a marked appreciation on the rates ruling in February. The rise on our catalogue was from 8d to 181 d per lb.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 62, Issue 4403, 17 March 1941, Page 2
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