LIVE STOCK MARKET

Waikato Independent, Volume XL, Issue 3762, 25 September 1940, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKET

THE CAMBRIDGE SALE The Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their tri-weekly sale at Cambridge on Monday. A medium yarding of pigs 1 came forward, comprising mostly. porkers, buttermilk and large stores. There was a large attendance of buyers, competition being very keen at values easily on a par with recent sales. A total clearance was effected. Heavy baconers £3 17/- to £4 4/-; medium baconers £3 9/'- to £3 15/r; light 'baconers ■£3 5/- to £3 8/-; heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs £2 19/- to £3 3/-; medium porkers £2 157- to £2 18A-; light porkers £2 12/- to £2 14/-; extra large stores £2 8/- to £2 11/6;: large stores £2 3/to £2 6/-; smaller stores 39/- to £2 2/-; slips 36/6 Id 38/6; best weaners 30/-., to 34/-; other stores 22/to 27/6; v^. v> "":" "

A small yarding of sheep,, comprised. VjmaiiUy.^ of hoggets, keenly sought';'' A good penning of cattle came forward. Competition for beef was keen, values remaining firm, and boner cows were steady throughout.,. , Dairy cattle were yarded in good numbers. Bidding was brisk, prices realised being fully up;! to: late rates. Fat hoggets 27/9 to 30/3; lighter fat hoggets. 25/7 to 26/8; ewe hoggets W- to 30/-; fat S.H. and P.A. bullocks £ll 10/- to £l2 12/6; lighter fat S.H. bullocks £lO 10/-; heavy fat beef caws> £9 ; 12/-; medium fal beef cows £8 5/-rto £8 12/6; flight fat beef cows. £7 t.o_£J 4/-; heavy, - fat Jersey cows £6 5/- to £6 7/-; medium fat Jersey cows £5 12/6 to £6; light fat Jersey cows £5 to £5 10/-; store heifers £3 15/- to £4 9/-;. heavy bOner cows £3 14/- to £4 4/-; medium boner cows £3 to £3 10/-; light boner cows £2 5/- to £2 17/6; 3-year Jersey service bull £l2; yearling Jersey-heifers £4 5/-. Dairies: Springing Jersey heifers £l3 5/'- to £ls' s'/-r Jersey heifers (early calvers), £l2 to £l3; springing Friesian heifers £ll 10/- to £l2 10/-; springing Jersey cows £9 to £lO 10/-;.; ;