STEADY MARKET

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21081, 6 April 1940, Page 3

STEADY MARKET

VALUES AT MORINSVILLE EWES GENERALLY EASIER FAT PIGS SELL WELL Values remained firm on late rates for fat wethers and lambs at the Morrinsville stock sale yesterday, but general interest in breeding ewes was not keen. Cow and heifer beef met brisk competition at prices fully up to recent sales. A heavy yarding of boner cows sold at unchanged rates, with potter bulls slightly easier in value. Dairy cattle sold satisfactorily. The demand for baconers was keen at current rates and competition for porkers and choppers was also steady. Store and weaner pigs showed a decline on late rates, but a smail number of breeding sows and boars changed hands quickly. The auctioneers quote as follows ■. —- Loan and Mercantile Agency -Cattle: Heavy rat cows, £7 os to £B, heavy rat Jersey cows, to 15s to in wa 6d; medium fat cows, 14 las- to £5 7S 6d; heavy boners, £4 to £4 i2s 0d; medium boners, £3 to £3 15s; potter bulls, £o 10. to £7 153: medium weaner Jersey heirers, £2 173 to £3 53; weaner shorthorn heifers, £-2 5s to £2 15s. Sheep: Fat wether lamibs, 2'3s to 243 3d: good store lambs, 14s to 14s -d; others from 13s id to 13s 9d; store wethers, £1 to 21 s 9d; small 2-tooth ewes ex Matawai, 21s 6d; 4 and 6-tooth ewes e.x Matawai, 225; 4 and 5-year-old ewes ex Matawai, 19s to £l. Pigs: Medium-weight baconers, £3 15s to £4 3S; light, £3 7S to £3 13 s; good porkers, £2 12s to £3 53; light, £2 to £2 9s; Choppers, £5 to £5 1.23; good store pigs, 2-2 5 to 27s 6d. Dalgety and Company, Limited Sheep: Medium 2-tooth ewes to 26s 2d; small 2,4, 6th and 4-year ewes to 2 3s; medium 5 and 6-year ewes, 16s 3d to 16s 9d; small 2th to 5-year to 13s 6d; aged ewes, 8s to 8s 6d. Cattle: Heavy fat Jersey cows, £5 5s to £6 7s 6d; medium fat Jersey cows, £3 17s to £4 ss; medium boner cows, £2 17s to £3 95; light ditto, £2 to £2 103; potter bulls, medium, £4 to £6 Os; good 3s-year Hereford heifers empty to £6 7s 6d; small 2£-year P.A. steers to £3 18s; small P.A. and Hereford cows and heirers to £3 ss; medium Jersey weaner heifers, £2 17s 6d to £3 2s; small ditto, 35s to £2; medium Shorthorn ditto to £2; small ditto steers to 31s. Pigs: Light baconers, £3 8s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 16s to £3; good stores to 265: sows, Tamiworth and Devon, £3 6s to £3 12s. Farmers’ Auctioneering Company. Limited. Sheep: Heavy, fat wethers, 265 to 26s 3d; prime 2-'tooth black face mutton, 22s 9d to 26s 9cl; medium fat ewes, 15s; heavy prime lambs, 26s to 2'Bs; medium 24s to 25s 9d; light rat ewes, 20s to 22s 6d; klllable ewes, lls 3d to lls 9d; best woolly black race lambs, 3s 6d to 14s 9d; white race lambs, 15s to 16s 9d; medium, lls 6d to 13s; small woolly lambs, 9s to lls 6d; cull lambs, 6s to 9s 9d; store ewes, 9s 9d; 4 and 5-year breeding ewes, 235.

Cattle: Medium prime Polled Angus and Hereford heifers, £7 13s to £7 17s; heavy fat cows, £7 17s to £8 ss; medium, £5 155 to £6 19s; light, £4 19s to £5 10s; heavy boner cows, £4 2s to £4 12s; medium, £3 4s to £3 19?. light £2 12s to £3, heavy potter bulls, £8 to £9 17s 6d; medium, £6 to £7 12s, lighter £4 to £5, Shorthorn steer calves, 31s, best springing Jersey heifers, £6 to £B, springing Jersey cows £5 15s to £B, medium Jersey heifers, £5 10s to £6 10s, smaller £5 to £5 10s, Jersey heifer calves, £2 15s to £3; small calves, 25s to 355.

Pigs: Heavy choppers, £5 15s to £6, medium, £4 8s to £5 ss, light £2 17s to £3 15s, top-weight baconers, £4 9s to £4 12s, heavy baconers, £4 to £4 7s, medium £3 14s to £3 ISs, light £3 8s to £3 12s, buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £2 14s to £3 ss, medium porkers, £2 8s to £2 l'2s. light 30s to £i-2 ss, unfinished 30s to 33s 6d, large stores 2-5 s to 2'9s, small 18s to 235, slips iSs to 6s, best weaners 9s to 11 s 6d, others 4s 6d to 7s 6d, Duroc boars £5 ss, Devon boars, £5 ss, Berkshire and Tamworth sows with litters, £5 2s 6d to £5 H2s 6d. POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS THE AUCKLAND MARKETS j£iL. AUCKLAND, Saturday At the city markets the following prices were realised:— Poultry.—Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime 5s to 6s each; not prime, 2s to 3s; light, prime, 2s 3d to 3s 6d; not prime. Is up; fat hens, heavy, 2s 9d to 3s 9d; light, is 6d to 2s; pullets, heavy, best, 5s to 7»i smaller, 2s up; drakes, young, prime, 2s to 3s; smaller, Is 6d up. Eggs and Butter.—Eggs, hen, first grade, 2s 7id a dozen; B, 2s 4sd; C, is 10}d; duck, first grade, 2s ojd; B, 2s 3}d; C, Is 10*d. Farmers’ butter, Is 2d to Is 4id per lb.