COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18777, 27 October 1932, Page 14

COMMERCIAL.

MATAMATA STOCK BALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report that at their Matamata stock sale the usual heavy yarding of cattle oame forward. Beef was yarded in good numbers and sold at late rates. A heavy entry of store cattle was penned, comprising mostly yearling heifers,"which found a ready sale, while choice quality were keenly sought after. A few pens of steers sold at late rates. Store and boner cows remained at unchanged values. There was a good yarding of bulls with yearling pedigrees in good demand. A good yarding of hoggets sold at late rates. A heavy yarding of all classes of pigs came forward, there being an extra good yarding of prime quality bacon pigs. Competition was good for all sorts and prices remained firm at values equal to Frankton rates. Quotations: Pigs.—Choppers, £i 4s to £1 12s; prime heavy* baooners, £2 3s to £2 6s; other heavy baconers, 39s to £2 2s; medium baconers, 36s to £2; light baconers, 32s to 355; heavy porkers, 27s to 30s; light porkers, 23s 6d to 265; stores, 20s to 235; slips, 15s 6d to 18s 6d; weaners, 11s to 14s 6d; smaller weaners, 7s 6d to 10s; Tamworth sows in pig, £3 7s 6d to £3 10s. Dairy Cattle. —Best Jersey heifers, close to profit, £5 5s to £8; other Jersey heifers, £3 to £4 15s; Friesian heifers, close to profit, £4 to £5; Jersey cows in milk, £4 to £5 ss; Jersey cows close to profit, £5 to £6 10s. Sheep.—Heavy woolly hoggets, Us sd; lighter woolly hoggets, 9s lid to 10s; store woolly hoggets, 7s 6d to 8s lOd; aged ewes with lambs, all counted, 4s, Cattle.—Light fat steers, £4 Is; medium fat cows, £3 12s to £4; light fat cows and heifers, £2 10s to £3 ss; killable cows, 35s to £2 2s 6d; forward conditioned and fresh conditioned cows, 30s to 37s 6d; store cows, 20s to 255; boner cows, 8s to 16s; fresh three-year-old mixed coloured steers, 25s to £2 4s; good 14year S.H. steers. 35s to 365; choice Jersey yearling heifers, £3 15s to £4; smaller choice Jersey yearling heifers, £2 10s to £3 ss; Jersey cross yearling heifers, £2 12s 6d to £3 4s; smaller Jersey cross yearling heifers, 32s 6d to £2 ss; small and inferior yearling heifers, 20s to 30s; choice 2-year Jersey heifers, £2 os to £2 19s; two-year Jersey cross heifers, 25s to 335;. 1-year pedigree Jersey bulls. £lO iOs to £l2 12s; Iyear Shorthorn bulls, 30s to £3; potter bulls, £2 to £2 17s 6d; light potter bulls, 10s to 30s.