FIRM COMPETITION

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21041, 17 February 1940, Page 10

FIRM COMPETITION

PRICES VARY LITTLE MARKET AT MORRINSVILLE MOST YARDINGS CLEARED Fat sheep met firm competition at the Morrinsville sale yesterday and prices remained steady on late rates. Bidding for store lambs was not as keen as at last week’s sale, and prices were also generally easier for breeding ewes, the quality of the offerings not being as good as at the last sale. Vendors, however, met the market. Two-tooth ewes met a dull response, practically all attention being centred in older sheep. The cattle forward were in steady demand with prices for beef and boner cows firm on late rates. Potter bulls sold freely at advanced values. Competition for baconers and porkers was keen at rates fully up to last week’s. Choppers were also in good demand, and realisations for store and weaner pigs were slightly in advance of those at the previous sale. AUCTIONEERS’ QUOTATIONS The auctioneers quote as Pillows: Sheep.—Heavy rat wethers 275, medium rat wethers i<3s Oil to 25s light 10s ad to 21s 3d, fat ewes 17s. lat woolly lambs 25s fid. shorn lambs 10s, woolly store lainb- 15s to 17s, owe lambs 17s Od to 2ns 3d, best shorn store lambs 14s Od to 15s Od. smaller lambs 14s to 13. s Od. cull lambs 9s to 11s 3d, i-tooth ewes 20s 3d. mixed age ewes 22s Id to 23s 7d. be-t 5-year ewes ex Gisborne ins to 23s 4d. other 5-year ewes ex Gisborne 17s to ISs 9d, 6-year ewes lOs to ISs. cull ewe? 12s to 14s. Southern sheep: Five-year ewes, e.x Eketahuna 245. 5-year ewes ex Raetihi 21s t*d, 5-year ewes cx Waipukurau 20s, best 2-tooth ewes ex Gisborne to 27s lod, small 2-tooth ewes 23s to 24» 3d. 2-tooth ewes ex Dannevlrke 2-ss 2U, smaller 21s 10d to 14s 3d. Cattle.—• Medium prime Shorthorn steers fin, medium prime Shorthorn cows and heifers £3 to £3 19s, ltg-ht £7 5s to £7 15s. Tat Jersey cows and hirers £« 10s to £7 s*. lighter —5 5s to £5 15s, heavy boner cows £» 5s to £i 15s. medium £3 to £3 15s, canner cows 37s fid, heavy potter bulls £9 10s to £ll, medium £7 to £3 ss, light £1 los to £5 10S. weaner Jersey heifers £2 10s to £3 Is. dairy cows and heifers £5 10s to £7 10s. Pigs—-Heavy choppers £3 153 to £4 ISs, others £2 14s to £3 10s, prime top-weight baconers £4 Os to £i 19s, heavy baconers £4 to fi 4s, medium £3 14s to —3 18s, light £3 8s to £3 12=, buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers £2 los to £3 6s, medlunt —2 10s lo £2 14s, light £2 2s to £2 8«. good-qualitv large stores 35s 6d to £-2, large Stores 27s Art to 325. slips 18s lo 255, best weaners 10s to 15s Od, smaller 6s to Ss. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Sheep.—Prime fat 2-tooths 25?. heavy Tat ewes ms 9d, lighter 15s 4rt, forward lambs 16s 3d. woolly owe lambs 18s 3d, pood shorn wether larnhs Ms to 15s fid, smaller ditto Its 6d to 13s, southdown lamb Ms to ir.s 3d. good 4-tooth ewes 285 9d To 295 3d. ditto 6-tooth ewes 253 fid. ditto 4-year ewes 23s Id, ditto 5-year ewes -205, Cattle.—Medium fat cows £fi to £7 6?, tat Jersey cows £5 in? to £6 7? 6d. heavy boners £3 12s fid to £i ss. medium £2 155 to £3 IS. lighter 30s to £2 2S. Pigs.—Heavy baconers £3 175 to £4 2?, medium £3 16s to £3 15s. WAIKATO SHEEP FAIR Wright, Stephenson and Company, Ltd , report that at the Waikato Sheepbreeders’ Association’s fair on Thursday they offered a good selection of Romney ram 3 to an appreciative bench of buyers. A rigid Inspection committee eliminated any rams not up to standard, with, the result that pracically every animal submitted to auction received some consideration from the buyers and the usual scene of lines of rams passing Through the ring without a bid was not experienced. Good-quality sheep were In keen demand and sold at excellent prices and lower-grade sheep met a quieter but very steady market. Studs sold remarkably well and we succeeded in selling Tour of our five entries at 12. 15 and 21 gns. Mr F. M. Gibbison sold one at 15 gns. Mr E. C. Whitelock one at 15 and one at 2 1 gns, and Messrs J. Blair and Sons one at 12 gns. Flock rains on account or P. Bremer topped our catalogue at 12* gns and 104 gns. n. G. Fori on g <u to 94 gns. Blair and Sons 5* to 7 4 gns." .1. E. Richardson 54 gns. \.*J. Corrigan 4 4 to fij gns. Wallace Thomson 4 4 to 7 gns. Mr R. M. Law s large drart or rams sold steadily ai 5* to 7 gn = . averaging approximately 6 gns Tor 40 rams. OHAUPO QUOTATIONS "Dalgetv and Company, Ltd., report having held their usual Ohatipo stock sale yesterday as follows: a good yarding of cattle came forward and sold at full late rates. Fat Shorthorn cows £7 to £7 Ms, Tat Jersey COWS £5 to £5 12S fid. light ditto £ I to" £5, heavy boners £3 10s to £4 10s, boners £2 to £3. potter bulls £7 to £8 ss, small weaner calves £2 to £2 9s. POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS THE AUCKLAND MARKETS (By Telegraph.—Press Association) AUCKLAND, Saturday The following prices were realised at the city markets:— Poultry: Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 5s to 7s each; not prime, 2s to 3s; light, prime, 2s to 3s 3d; not prime, Is up; fat hens, heavy, 2s 9d to 3s 6d; light, Is 3d to Is 9d; pullets, heavy, best, 5s to 7s; smaller, 2s up; drakes, young, prime, 2s to 3s; smaller, Is 6d up. Butter and Eggs: Eggs, hen, first grade, 2s 2£d a dozen: B grade, 2s OJd; C grade, Is 3Ad; duck, first grade, 2s Old; B grade, Is ll|d; C grade, Is 2£d. Farmers’ butter, Is to Is 3d per lb.