COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20995, 23 December 1939, Page 10

COMMERCIAL

MORRINSVILLE STOCK SALE

AUCTIONEERS’ QUOTATIONS The auctioneers quote as follows: Farmers’ Auctioneering Company, Ltd. Cattle.—Medium Tat Jersey cows £T> 3 = to £5 ITS, lighter £4 10s to £4 18s, light rat Jersey heirers £i 10s, heavy boner cows £3 14s to £4 ss, medium £2 15s to £3 53, light 3Gs to £2 9s, 4-year Polled Angus bullocks £9 15s to £lO Is. 4-year Polled Angus-cross bullocks £9 14s to £lO 2s, 3-vear Polled Angus steers £S 14s to £9 12s, 3-vear Polled Angus-c-iss steers £8 7s Gd to IS its, 2 and 3-year Polled Angus steers £7 7s to £7 10s, 2-year Polled Angus steers £6 11 s to £7 Is, small £••5 143 to £5 16s, mixed coloured 2-year steers £3 16s, 2-year Hereford heirers £4 ss, forward-conditioned Hereford cows and heifers £4 18s to £5 6s, Shorthorn-cross heirers running with bull £4 4s, 2-year Jersey heifers and young cows running with bull £3 16s to £1 15s, springing i heirers £4 10s to £5 ss, springing cows i £ i 1 OS. Pigs.—Medium haconers £3 12s, light £3 4s to £3 Bs, heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs £2 16s to £3 2s. light porkers £2 Bs, large stores 3Ss to £2, slips 27s to 3 2s, weaners 19s Gd. WAIHOU YARDING The farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report having held their last, sale or the year at W-aihou on Thursday, when a small yarding of cattle came forward. There was a good offering of lat cows and heifers, which realised prices and potter hulls showed no change in value. A light penning of fat aim store pigs was sold under keen competition at quotations.—cattle.—Heavy rat ox £to 10s, medium fat Jersey heifers £4 8s to £•"> 10s, medium Jersey cows £1 19s to £5 ss. heavy honor cows £3 10s lo £4 7s, medium £2 15s to £3 ss. lighter £2 2s to £-* 9s, medium potter bulls £7 6s to £B, lighter £ 17sto £5 17s Gd. Pigs.—. Medium baconers £3 14s to £3 17s, light £3 8s to £3 12s, heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs £2 18s to £3 4s, medium £2 lOs to £2 15s, light £2 2-s to £2 Bs, good stores 28s Gd to 395, weaners m 12s, sows due to farrow £3 to £3 17s MATAMATA SALE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, I.td., report having held their Mat an Kit a sale on Wednesday, when a full yarding of cattle, including a good proportion of well-finished cow and heifer beef, realised prices on a par with recent rates. A medium entry of boner cows and. potter bulls sold at increased rates. A Tull yarding or sheep included a good entry of fat mutton, hut prices showed no change. The advertised entry of Romney woolly ewe hoggets attracted a large attendance or local and outside buyers Competition was very spirited and the line sold at 3/ s Gd. A small yarding of rat sheep was penned and met steady competition with values nrm at late rates. There was only a small yarding of fat pigs but competition was keen and values remained firm at late rates. a medium yarding of stores also sold readily, values being slightly In advance or those ruling at last sale. Quotations:— C A IU o e-—:Prlme rat steer « £? 15s ■? .* 9 8 *» prime rat heifers £8 Us to £9. lighter £7 to £7 10s, prime runners £5 to £o 6s, heavy rat cows £6 ios to £7 los mediurn £5 7s to £5 19s, llg-uter £4 10s' I? *?• boner cows £3 10s to £4 ss. medium £2 los to £3 3s, lighter 38s to £2 os, heavy potter hulls £9 5 S to £9 17s lighter £6 to £7 18s. ’ woolly hoggets to 24s aS? « « Vi ?a i^ # , a 7 ,*u 4 Lnr. , i!J r .sr- £| m 18 l3Vt 4 o £2 ? oa 'A P°rker s ana .buttermilk pigs H, 5 *° « 33, medium £2 ios to £2 3-s’ t.!YY r Y 10 £ ~ 8s - large stores SIIDS »5, medlum 305 to 345, sups .os to 2Ss fad, weaners 15s to 23s 6ti. PRODUCE IN AUSTRALIA (By Telegraph.—Press Association) SYDNEY, Dec. 23 Wheat moved upward this week. Silo wheat is quoted at 3s lOd a bushel and bagged at 4s ljd; flour, £l2 15s a ton; pollard, £4, and bran| £3 15s a ton; potatoes, Tasmanian, £9 10s a ton, local and North Coast to £5 10s a ton; onions, £9 10s a tonmaize, white 4s lOd, and yellow 4s 9d a bushel.