LIVE STOCK MARKET
MATAMATA SALE. PAT PIGS IN DEMAND. The Farmers’ Auctioneering Company, Limited, held its usual fortnightly stock sale at Mjataniata this week, when a medium yarding of cattle sold at late rates. Prices for fat pigs wore oil a par with late rates, but stores and'weaners met with dull competition. Prices were:—Cattle: Heavy fat cows £4 to £4 16/-; light fat cows £2 10/- to £3 17/-; killable cows £1 18/to £3 8/-; fresh store cows 23/- to 32/-; boners to £1; potter bulls to £4 7/6; yearling heifers £2 4/- to £3 .10/-; poorer sorts to £1 11/-; springing heifers £2 15/- to £5 10/-. Pigs: Choppers 31/- to £2 I/-; heavy baconers 36/- to 31)/-; light baconers 31/- to 35/-; heavy porkers 28/- to 31/-; light porkers 24/- to 27/-; stores 18/6 to £1; slips .11/- to 10/-; good weaners 10/6 to 12/6; smaller sorts 6/6 to 10/-. Sheep: Fat ewes 5/1) to 6/-.
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Waikato Independent, Volume XXXI, Issue 2781, 28 November 1931, Page 7
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