A GOOD WEEK

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19445, 3 November 1925, Page 9

A GOOD WEEK

ROUND THE SALES IN TARANAKI. IN VENDORS’ FAVOUR. The past week has been a very good one. All stock has firmed up and met a good strong market throughout the district. Vendors have had real good sales, well above last year’s prices. We have had a few sharp frosts which will not do much harm provided we do not get any more, a good shower would be welcome and very beneficial. Dairymen are in a belter position now, the milk yields having gone up considerably. Eat stock is still firm al late rates but cows are coming away very fast and will help to relieve the position very shortly. Store cows have been eagerly competed for, store bullocks being short in supply and very had to find. Bulls have held firm, and total clearances at the yardings has been the general rule. Dairy heifers have met with a fair to good sale, quality has been very fair. Very few outstanding heifers are coming forward and the season is just about finished.

At Hawera on Thursday we had a good yarding of bullocks and store cattle and a very fair entry of dairy stock. A very good sale resulted over the yarding, fat cattle being well competed for. Pigs sold well at slight advance on last sale held in these yards, over 130 being sold under the hammer. We quote: —Forward- porkers, £3 Is to £3 10s; heavy stores, £2 10s to £3; good stores, 38s to 455; light stores, 30s to 355; weaners, 21s to 275; small weaners, 15s to 17s 6d. Empty cows, 30s to 40s. Eat hoggets, 335. Bulls: Ped. 2-yr. bulls, to 31 guineas; ped. yearling bulls, 20 to 30 guineas; good grade 2-yr. bulls, 14J to 16 guineas; do, 8 to 13 guineas; yearling Shorthorn bulls, 4 to 51 guineas; ped. Holstein bulls, 20 guineas. Prime heifers, cows, £l2 12s to £l2 13s; light fat cows, £7 12s 6d to £9; prime vealers, £6 17s 6d; forward cows, £5 10s to £7; paddock cows (good), £4 15s to £5 ss; do, stores, £3 10s to £4 ss; cows with young calves at foot, £5 to £5 10s; store bullocks, £8 15s; 3-yr. steers, £6 to £8; 2-yr M.T. heifers, £4 4s; young store cows (had one calf) £3 10s to £3 14s; yearling heifers (mixed quality) £3 5s to £4 ss. Dairy: Best springing heifers, £9, £lO, £ll to £l2; guaranteed dairy cows. £8 to £8 15s to £10; others £5 10s to £6. At Waverley on Friday we had a good yarding to a good attendance of buyers. Fat cattle were eagerly competed for a real good sale resulting, stores advancing on late rates and a good clearance was made under the hammer. Wo quote: Pigs: Small stores, 30s; weaners, 20s to 255. Bulls: Grade 2-yr. Jersey bulls, 11, 13, 134, to 174 guineas; small yearling, do., 3 to 41 guineas; Hereford bulls, .10 guineas. Fat cattle: Fat bullocks, £l4 15s to £l5 2s 6d. Fat cows, £9 4s to £ll Ils; fat heifers, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d. Store cattle: Good store bullocks, £9 ss; good paddocks cows, £4 to £5 ss: store cows, £3 to £3 15s; aged, do, £1 10s to £2; yearling steers, £3 16s to £4 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, £4 2s; yearling heifers (mixed quality), £2 10s to £3 4s; dairy heifer, £5 10s, £6, £7 10s, £8 10s to £9.