STOCK SALE.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19330, 9 August 1934, Page 14

STOCK SALE.

AT MATAMATA. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report:— At Matamata sale on Wednesday a small yarding of sheep sold well. A heavier yarding of fat cattle was penned, prices on prime fat heifers being well up to recent sales, while fat cows were slightly easier. Store cows wre firmer all round. Quotations. Sheep.—Fat wethers, 28s to 28s 6d; fat ewes, 20s. Cattle. —Fat steers, medium, £6 17s 6d to £7 15s; fat heifers, heavy prime, £6 io £6 4s; fat heifers, medium, £3 10s to £5; fat heifers, light, £2 Gs to £3 7s Gd; heavy fat cows, £4 9s to £4 14s; medium fat cows, £3 10s to £4 7s; light fat cows, £2 14s to £3 7s Gd; heavy older cows, £2 to £2 10s; fresh conditioned cows, 30s to £2 2s; boners, 10s to 2;>s; empty Jersey heifers, two years, 15s to 2Gs; yearling Jersey he’*ers, 29s to 375. Pigs.—A heavy yarding of store pigs were penned which met with good competition from a medium bench of buyers, prices being on a par with late quotations. A light yarding of fat pigs came forward which met with fair competition and sold at late rates. Medium baconers, £2 14s to £2 18s; 'light baconers, £2 6s to £2 8s; heavy porkers, 38s to £2 4s; medium porkers 33s to 375; light porkers, 26s 6d to 30s; good Tamworth stores, 22s 6d to 265; light Tamworth stores, 18s to 21s; good Tamworth slips, 13s 6d to 16s Gd; good Tamworth weaners, 8s to 12s Gd; choppers, 25s to 28s; sows in voung, £2 to £2 10s. Dairy Stock. —A heavy yarding of dairy cattle was penned mostly of Jersey springing heifers. Cows were yarded in small numbers. Choice close to profit heifers met with good competition from a medium bench of buyers and sold at prices slightly in advance of late sale quotations; Jersey heifers, close to profit, £6 17s to £7 7s Gd: choice Jersey heifers, £5 10s to £6 15s; choice Jersey heifers, more backward, £4 to £5; backward Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £3 10s; Jersey cows, close to profit, £4 5s to £4 10s; Jersey cows, £3 10s to £4; choice pedigree Jersey cows, 7gns. to Signs.,; choice pedigree Jersey heifers, sgns. to Sgns.