COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17712, 16 May 1929, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

HORSE SALE AT CAMBRIDGE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report having held a special horse sale at Cambridge on Wednesday, when more than the advertised number of horses came forward. There was a good attendance of buyers, and good useful medium draughts and farm horses met with keen competition, and most of the yarding .was cleared at satisfactory prices. Quotations: Medium draughts, best £2B to £35 10s, Others £l9 to £25 10s; light draughts, £ll 10s to £18; farm horses, light £5 to £9; unbroken medium draughts, £l2 10s to £22; light horses, £5 to £9 10s. MATAMATA STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report having held their Matamata stock sale on Wednesday, loth instant, when an average yarding of cattle was penned, most of which was cleared at late rates. There was a heavy yarding of pigs, which met with keen competition, baconers selling at equal to G£d to 7d per lb, and porkers (id to Old per lb. We quote: Medium fat cows, il 17s Gd to £9; light fat cows, £G os to £7 10s; forward cows, £5 7s Gd to £6; store cows, £2 12s Gd to £4 15s; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit, £lO 10s. Pigs: Choppers, £2 11s to £4; heavy baconers, £4 to £4 7s; medium, £3 12s ’to £3 lGs; light baconers, £3 to £3 8s; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 Is; medium, £2 4s to £2 12s; light, £1 Us to £2; stores, £1 2s to £t 9s; slips,’ 9s to 13s; weaner\ best 5s to 8s; smaller, Is to 4sk