COMMERCIAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 66, Issue 5601, 5 April 1943, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

TE AWAMUTU STOCK SALE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Limited reports as follows on the firm’s sale held at Te Awamutu on Thursday:— Sheep: A medium entry of fat sheep sold readily at very firm rates, and a small supply of store sheep sold at unchanged values. Medium-weight wethers sold to 27s 6d, prime South-down-cross wethers to 24s 3d, prime Southdown-cross ewes to 23s 3d, heavy prime lambs to 27s 6d, medium 22s ta, 245, lighfr 19s to 21s, 1-shear Romney rams 2 to 3 gns., white-face store lambs 13s to 15s 6d.

Cattle: A medium entry of fat cattle comprised mostly light weights, and here also values remained firm. A few pens of in-calf heifers attracted considerable interest, and, considering the dry weather, prices were in vendors ’favour. Light fat steers realised £9 15s to £lO 10a, light Jersey heifers £4 10s to £5 10s, heavy boner cows £4 9s to £4 15s, medium £3 10s to £4, light £2 to £3, heifers in milk to £7 15s, small Jersey heifers £4 17s 6d to £6, well-grown two-year heifers £7 10s to £7 15s. Pigs: A large entry of fat pigs met keen competition, and prices were on a par with those ruling at last sale. A few stores were offered, prices for these being slightly easier. Choppers made £4 to £6 17s, top-weight baconers £4 16s, heavy £4 8s to £4 12s, medium £4 to £4 ss, light £3 10s to £3 15s, heavy porkers £2 18s to £3 ss, light £2 10s to £2 15s, unfinished £1 15s to £2 ss, sows in pig £1 16s to £2 14s, stores £1 3s, weaners 4s to 12s. ♦ MORRINSVILLE STOCK SALE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Limited reports as follows on its stock sale held at Morrinsville on Friday:— Sheep: A small entry of fat sheep met firm prices. The entry of store lambs comprised a line of good-con-dition black-face lambs, which sold at recent ruling, values. Fat wethers 22s to 27s 6d, fat lambs 19s 6d to 22s 6d, forward store lambs 12s to 15s 9d. . ,

Beef was yarded in average supply, and comprised mostly light weighcattle. Bidding was restricted, and values eased on last sale. A full entry of boner cows showed an easing tendency. Light fat heifers made £7 to £7 13s, medium-weight cows £5 15s to £6 ss, light Jersey cows and heifers £4 15s to £5 10s, heavy boner cows £4 5s to- £4 15s, medium boner cows £3 5s tb £4, store cows £1 10s to. £2 10s, bulls £5 12s 6d to £7 15s. Pigs: There was a good entry of fats and a lighter supply of stores and weaners. Competition throughout: was steady, with values on a par with last week’s prices. Heavy choppers made £3 18s to £5 7s, others £2 3s to £3 6s, prime heavy baconers £4 10s to £4 15s, heavy £4 2s to £4 Bs, medium £3 14s to £4, light £3 6s to £3 12s, heavy porkers £2 14s to £3 4s, medium £2 6s to £2 12s, light £1 14s to £2: 4s, unfinished £1 8s to £1 12s, store pigs 18s to £1 ss, slips 10s to 15s 6d, weaners 4s 6d to 8s 6d, breeding sows £1 2s 6d to £2 15s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited reports as follows: Cattle: At Morrinsville on Friday a small offering met with keen inquiry. Fat cows made £8 to £8 10s. fat Polled Angus heifers £8 to £8 7s, boner cows £3 to £4 10s, potter bulls £4 to £5 10s. Sheep: Fat lambs 18s to 19s. ’ Pigs: Baconers £4 to £4 12s, porkers £2 to £2 15s.