COMMERCIAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 75, Issue 6443, 7 November 1947, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

TE AWAMUTU SALE The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report on their triweekly Te Awamutu stock sale held yesterday when an extra large yarding of cattle and pigs and a medium entry of store cattle and sheep came forward. Extra heavy bullocks showed an easing in price on late rates, whilst lighter weight remained firm. Female cattle were keenly competed for and realised up to £l7. Best bullocks realised to £22 Iss. A small entry of dairy cows and heifers came forward and were keenly sought after, prices being on a par with recent quotations. A medium yarding of sheep changed hands at prices on a par with recent quotations. An extra large yarding of fat pigs came forward. The yarding contained many heavy baconers which sold readily at equal to central yard rates. Light baconers and buttermilk were also firm. There was a large entry of stores, prices were easier in this section with a total clearance. Quotations:— Cattle: Heavy fat bullocks £22 to £22 15s, medium weight bullocks £2O lbs to £2l 15s, light weight bullocks £l9 to £2O 10s, others £l7 10s to £lB 1.55, best fat P.A. heifers £l6 to £l7, others £l4 to £l5 10s, fat P.A. cows £l4 10s to £l6, others £l2 to £l3 7s 6d, fat Jersey cows £lO to £l2, others £8 5s to £9 10s, boners £6 to £B, others £4 10s to 5 10s. Dairies: Good quality Jersey heifers £l2 15s to £l3 10s, medium quality Jersey heifers £lO 10s to £l2 ss, others £9 10 to £lO ss, good young 2nd calvers ,£l3 10s to £l4, others £l2 to £l3. Sheep: Heavy prime wethers to £2 4s 6d, heavy prime ewes 26s to 27s 6d, lighter prime ewes 23s to 255, store wether hoggets (medium quality) to 32s 3d. Pigs: Heavy baconers £6 to £6 9s, medium baconers £5 14s to £5 18s, light bacon and buttermilk £5 5s to £5 12s, medium pork £4 5s to £4 16s, large stores £3 .16s to £4 2s, medium stores £3 8s to* £3 14s, slips stores £2 15s to £3 4s, best weaners £2 to £2 6s, small weaners £1 12s to £1 15s.

TE AWAMUTU SALE G. W. Vercoe and Co. report on their Te Awamutu sale held yesterday. A full yarding came forward and most lines were up to current rates. The sheep section comprised of fat wethers and ewes. A good entry of bullocks came forward, with a heavy entry of boner and store cows and a fair entry of potter bulls, with a light entry of dairy heifers and cows. The was right up to usual entries and met with ready sale. Prices were as follows: Sheep : Medium woolly wethers £2 6s, shorn forward hoggets 31s to 40s, fat woolly ewes 355, shorn fat ewes 20s to 28s. Cattle: Bullocks £lB 10s to £2l, lighter £lB, fat cows £l3 10s to £l5, boner and stores £4 Ils, potter bulls £8 10s to £9, lighter £7 to £lO IGs, springing Jersey heifers £l2 to £l4 15s. Pigs: Prime baconers £6 Is to £6 9s, lighter £5 10s to £6, buttermilk £4 15s to £5 Bs, good stores £3 l()s to £3 15s, others £3 3s to £3 Bs, slips £2 15s to £3, best weaners to £2 15s, others to £2 ss, sows to farrow £3 ?5s to £9 15s, sows with litters to £l5.