COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20785, 21 April 1939, Page 12

COMMERCIAL

STOCK SALES TE AWAMUTU QUOTATIONS The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their Te Awarnutu stock sale on Thursday a medium yarding of sheep was penned, comprising mostly fat lambs. Competition was keen and a total clearance was effected at late rates. A large yarding of all classes of cattle came forward, including several pens of quality ox beef. Competition for fat cattle was good with values remaining on a par with Frankton realisations. Boner cows and potter bulls, yarded in average numbers, showed no alteration on schedule rates. For pens of in-calf Jersey and Shorthorn heifers values were satisfactory to vendors. A few pens of store cattle showed no variation. A good yarding of all classes of pigs was penned, competition for fat pigs being keen, and prices were fully up to Frankton rates, while weaner and store pigs met with steady demand. Quotations: —Sheep: Light fat woolly wethers, 17s 3d; fat woolly lambs, 15s 8d to 16s 6d; light fat lambs, 12s 3d to 14s 9d; forwardconditioned lambs, 11s 6d to 13s 3d; store lambs, 7s 6d to 9s; cull lambs, ss. Cattle: Medium-weight prime steers, £9 17s to £10; light fat, £8 ils to £9 6s; fat Shorthorn cows and heifers, £5 18s to £6 10s; fat Jersey cows and heifers, £5 to £5 10s; light Jersey cows and heifers, £4 5s to £4 15s; heavy boner cows, £3 3s to £3 10s; lighter, £2 to £2 15s; canner cows, 25s to 32s 6d; light-conditioned P.A. cows, r.vv.b., £2 to £2 12s; lightconditioned R.P. cows, r.vv.b., 30s to 37s 6d; 3-year in-calf Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £7 4s to £7 18s; 2-year in-calf Shorthorn heifers, £5; small 2-year Jersey heifers, £3 17s; small 18-months Shorthorn heifers, £2 6s to £2 10s. Pigs: Baconers, £3 Is to £3 13s; porkers, £2 5s to £2 18s; light and unfinished porkers, 35s t.o £2 2s; large stores, 25s to 325. other stores, 15s to 225; weaners, 5s to 12s 6d.

WAIHI REALISATION The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their Waihi stock sale on Thursday, when an average yarding of cattle sold fully up to schedule rates. A good yarding of fat pigs comprising mostly porkers came forward. Competition was steady throughout with values remaining firm at late rates. Quotations: — Cattle: Light fat Jersey heifers, £3 7s 6d to £3 10s; heavy boners, £3 10s to £4 2s: lighter, £2 5s to £3 6s; potter bulls, £3 12s 6d to £5 7s 6d: Jersey yearling heifers, £2 to £2 10s. Pigs: Medium baconers, £3 5s to £3 7s; light, £2 14s to £3 2s: heavy porkers, £2 7s to £2 11s; medium, £1 18s to £2 4s; light, 32s to 365; light and unfinished, 22s to 295; slips, 14s to 16s Gd; best weaners, 9s to 11s; others, 6s to 7s 6d.