STOCK SALES
WAIHOU VARDINQS The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their fortnightly stork sale at Walhou on Thursday when a small yarding of cattle came forward. A small offering of cow href comprised mostly medium fat cows for which competition was firm, late quotations Point; fully maintained. A medium yarding; of boner cows and a full yarding of potter bulls met with a ready sale, a total clearance resulting;, values being in advance of schedule rates. A Food yardints of sheep saw competition for fats steady at late rates, while the demand for store lambs was particularly keen and values generally were in advance of recent quotations. There was a sood yarding of .ill classes of pigs. Bidding for haeoners and porkers was keen and prices were on a par with those at recent sales. Store end wearier pies were hard lo quit but in the majority of eases vendors met tire market. Medium fat. rows made lid ins to £7 Ss; lighter, £."» 15s to £6 is; fat Jersey cows, £5 7s 6d lo £6 15s; lieliter fat rows and heifers, £i 7s to £5 4s; lienvv boners, £i 2s to £4 ISs; medium, £2 l.'rs to £3 18s; liehl. 36s lo £2 10s; he,aw potter I.tills, £7 lOs to £3 IDs; medium. £5 7s £>d to £7 ss; lighter, £3 i2s r.d to £-5; pood coloured store rows £1 0s • , £5 2s Gd. Sheep: Fal wethers, 27s r.d to 235; fat ewes. Ids to 17s; fat iambs, 2 is 6,| to 25s 3d; best woolly ire lambs, 15s 3d to 16s r.d; others. I is to t is 3d; smaller. 10s 6d to 12s -d- Pigs: Heavy choppers, £i 4s to £5 .is; others, £2 2s to £3 Us; prime top-welFht baconers, £3 18s to £4 2s; heavy, £3 i .3s to £3 17s; medium, £3 Ids to £3 14s; liFlit, £3 4s to £3 8s; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £2 I Is to £3 2s; medium, £2 4s to £2 8s; u-’ii;. 38s to £2 2s; unllnished porkers, 32- to 3r-; force stores, 24s 6il to 275 s '■d, medium. Ms to 22s r.d; slips, 1 is I's r.d; weaners, 5s to 12s; sows due to farrow, £2 7s to £3 12s Cd. TE AWAMUTO QUOTATIONS The Farmers’ Co-operative Auclionccrlnc Company, Limited, report liaviuF held Iheir Te Awamutu stock ' 'lc ye-ierdav when a medium yarding *nd the advertised entry of *hecp came forward. Fal and boner '■■‘Hie sold on a par will, late rates lint sheep, which consisted or store fa mils and breeding ewes, were not S sought ,i recent sales, ■ml in a number of instances failed to I-.-.,-a vendors’ reserves. There was i medium yarding of fat and store pigs. • ' • par with late rates 'sidle stores and weaners were in keen demand, prices showing a decided improvement on recent sales. Medium fat ewes made to 15s, heavy fat wethers to 25s 3d. medium 2 is 3d to 24s 3d. light 22s 2d, forward conditioned white face store limbs 18s to ISs L'd. store wether lambs 16s, mixed sex - to it- i"i five and sixyear ewes 20. Cattle: Prime light fat steers £lO ISs to £lt 15s, medium : .t rows. £.; 5s to £7 13s. light £5 to I'-, killabie c .ws £i Ss to t i |- N «d. heavy bonei £3 15- to £4 .3s, £3 ■ i £3 w. | onditioned • ci ■' 6d • ■ £2 Ills, good quality ml? rl rn cross heifer • £2 Ms. i quality Jersev and Jersey cross heifer calves. £2 13s. - rs ’.3 17s lo £3 13'. Uieililun £3 13- 111 £3 1.55, ■ - I - ■ £2 13s. uiediiu £2 I I’.- ...i, ' ~ U 10
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20427, 18 February 1938, Page 12
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