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TE AWAMUTTT SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, report having hold their To Awamutu stock sale on the 4th instant. Cattle: There was yarded an average entry of light ox beef, while cow 'beef came forward in heavy numbers. All classes of fat cattle met with brisk competition, resulting in a good increase on late rates. Stores were penned in average number with late rates maintained. Yearling heifers met with a poor demand, while a line of 20 2-year-old steers Avcro sold at £5- We quote: Light and unfinished ox beef £7 17/6 to £8 10/-; prime fat cows £3 1:1/0 to £9 5/-; fat cows £7 10/- to £8 7/0J lighter quality £6 7/6 to £7 2/6; store cows £5 6/- to £5 19/-; boner cows i.2 .14/- to £3 7/6; good quality IS -months steers £5. N Sheep: A small yarding of hoggets only were sold at good prices. We quote: Fat hoggets 18/-; poorer quality 13/8 to 14/9. Pigs: A full entry of store and weaner pigs were sold at the low rates ruling. Few baconers and heavy porkers met with a poor demand. We quote: Sows £2 15/-; heavy porkers £1 15/6 to £1 18/-; good stores £1 10/- to £1 13/ ; poorer do. £1 6/- to £1 10/-; slips 19/to £1 5/-; weaners 12/-. to 16/6. CLEARING SALE. MB PHIL CRAIG'S. SATISFACTORY PRICES. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report having held a clearing sale on behalf of Mr Phil Craig, at Whitehall, Cambridge, on Thursday. The herd consisted of ail first calvors and these mot «vith good competition and sold at satisfactory prices. The ewes and lambs failed to reach the vendor's reserve. Implements, sundries, etc. ,sold at late rates. Best Jersey cows, in milk, £ll 10/- to £.1.3 15/-; best Friesian cows, in milk, £9 to £ll 10/-; other Jersey cows, in. milk, £7 10/- to £9; Friesian cows, in milk, £6 to £8 10/-; Shorthorn cows in milk £7 to £9 10/-;. Jersey-Shorthorn Cross cows, in milk, £6 10/- to £8 10/-; poorer cows, in milk, £3 10/- to £5 10/-; heifer calves, £1 7/6; Southdown, rams, to 3gns.; hoggets 14/6.
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Waikato Independent, Volume XXX, Issue 2424, 6 December 1930, Page 5
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367LIVE STOCK MARKET Waikato Independent, Volume XXX, Issue 2424, 6 December 1930, Page 5
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