COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19661, 22 August 1935, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

MATAMATA STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, repoit bavins hold their usual Matamala stock sale on Wednesday, when a good )aiding of -store cattle, with a fair proportion of good quality, came fotward. The demand for quality bear was again keen, good values being realised, whilst second quality also sold fully up to late quotations. Boner cows sold according lo condition, at late rates. Dairy cattle: A medium yarding, comprising mostly heifers. A keen enquiry existed 'for quality heifers close to profit, but later calvers and poorer-conditioned sorts evoked only a fair enquiry, although late rates were maintained. Sheep: A small entry,' comprising a pen of hoggets and wethers. Bidding was brisk, the prices realised being fully on a par with those ruling at other sales. Pigs: A small yarding of fat pigs, but a full yarding of stores. Prices for fat pigs were on a par with other sales, but stores sold under keen competition at rates in advance of those ruling at Frankton on Tuesday. A large yarding of breeding sows sold well considering quality and -condition. We quote.—Cattle : Heavy prime fat cows, £5 10s to £6 10s; prime fat heifers, £4 15s to £5 2s; fat cows, £4 5s to £5 ss; light fat cows, £3 6s lo £4; light fat heifers, £2 17s 6d lo £3 7s 6d; forward and killable cows, £2 9s lo £3 2s; fresh conditioned cows, 35s to £2 ss;-heavy boners, 27-s to 345; lighter, 18s to 255; Jersey yearling heifers, 38s to £2. Dairy cattle: Choice Jersey heifers, close to profit, £6 5s to £7; Jcrsdy heifers, close to profit, £4 5s lo £5 15s; later calvers and poorer conditioned, £3 lo £4. Sheep: Fat hoggets, 23s to 24s Oil; prime fat wethers, 29s Gd. Pigs: Baconei’s, £2 14s to £2 18s; heavy porkers, £2 4s to £2 9s; medium, 38s to £2 is; light, 30s lo 365; Large While sows in pig, £3 7s io £4 ss; best Tamwoi’lli cross sows, £2 15s lo £3 is; poorer conditioned sows, 39s to £2 7s; slorcs, 23s Od lo 28s; slips, good, 19s to 23s (id; smaller, 15s 6d io 18s (id; weaners, lis Gd lo 15s; cliopers, 30s io £2. FRANKTON DAIRY SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, i-pporl lhal at I heir Frnnklon dairy sale, held yesterday, conditions were much llic same as at I lie previous sale, I here being a good enquiry roe good cows, whilst values for others remained steady. We quote: Good dairy cows and heifers al profit, £5 Ids to £7; medium do.. £ i lo £5 ss; poorer conditioned and later do.. £3 15s. OTOROHANGA DAIRY SALE. The New Zealand Loan and .Mercantile Agency Company, Llil., Hamilton, report Unit at their Ulorolianga dairy sale, held yesterday, a medium entry of plain quality cows and heifers, mostly the latter, were offered, as well as moderate numbers of store pigs.

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Competition was slcaily, prices for the pigs and cattle remaining at la to levels. Wo quote,: Plain dairy cows and heifers, £d Ids lo £i I Os; backward and inferior do., till os; niediuin store pits, i:i bs to £ I 7s Gd; smaller, £ t ,’is bs; slips, ids to IDs; weaners, up to 1 ‘2a Gri.