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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21082, 8 April 1940, Page 12

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OTOROHANGA YARDING Sew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Compiny, Limited. Hamilton, report as follow? <>:i tlieir Otor<»tiariga stock sal- held on Wednesday.—There* was a large yarding of station-bred store cattle, fat cattle, boner cows and pottc* bulls. There was also a Tull entry or store and forward conditioned lamb' ami quite a R".,,| yarding or i>:g'. The advertised station-bred cattle attracted buyers from different parts or the Waikato and King country. Competition was keen and nearlv every pen was -old at auction. The lambs all sold at the hammer, but the demand was not quite as good as at previous sales. Fat and boner cattle sold at late rates, quotations.—3s-year polled Angus steers. £8 to £« is; lighter conditioned 3a-year Polled Angus steers. £7 to £7 6s: smaller. £6 11s to £6 15s; 2s-year Polled Angus steers, £6 105 to £6 123 6d: 18rnonths shoi-.hom .'ti ers. £» 3s to £ i 6s: is-months Hereford cross steers, £i ss to £» 1 Os; yearling Polled Angus steers, £:: 5s to £3 16'; weaner shorthorn steers. £1 4s ; far ,md klllable poi:-1 Mi-';- a-. £5 18s to £6; small klllable steers. £7. Fat Jersey heirers, £.-, 1 :•> to £•'.; rat Jersey cows, £i 13s t . £3 los; heavy l»ner cows. £» to £l Iss; medium bone: cows. £.l ss to £3 16s; iijfht boners. £j l"s to £2 18s; weaner Shorthorn hellers. £J Ss; weaner Jersey heifers, 17? 6d to £3 3s; works bulls. £6 123 od to £7: lighter, £3 7s Od to £6. Fat and forward-conditioned shorn well forward wether lambs, 18s -id; good store shorn well rorward wether lambs, 13s Id to 16s yd; good woolly store well forward wether lambs, tos to 173 9d. medium store shorn well forward wether lambs, 125 2d to I3s ; woolly ewes lambs. 18s; shorn ewe lambs, 175 iu ; medium Shorn ewe lambs. ISs to 14s 3d; cull lambs, to 85 2d; store 2-tooth wethers. 18s 6d to iy.s; mixed age ewes, running with ftomney rams, ;»os 3d; two shear Southdown rams, to 3 4 guineas. OTOROHANGA QUOTATIONS Abraham &: Williams Ltd, report as follow? on their Otorohanga sale last Wednesday; There was a lull yarding or sheep, cattle anad pigs, which was submitted to a smaller attendance than usual. The bulk of the sheep entry consisted ol lambs. for which the mark'd was considerably easier, there being a drop in values or Is 6d to 2s Od a head. Beef and boner cattle were not so keenly competed lor, best cows selling at £1 to £ t los below the rates ruling at recent sales at this market. Pigs were in fair demand and made late ruling rates. (luotatlons: Very heavy rat lambs made 26s to 2 9s; good shorn, 2ls 9d; heavy woolly sorts, 17s: forward wethers, 19s 3d to 20s 6d; small ewe lambs. 10s to 10s 2d; wether lambs, fair quality, 13s 2d to 15s 9d Tor good sorts; small wether lambs. 8s 6d to 9s 7d; fair 4 and 5 year ewes, 225; rough sorts, 14s to 16s: plain quality 4-tooth ewes, 23s 9d; Down cross, 16; small 1-shear Down rams. 4igns; aged, 2gns. Medium weight fat cows, £5 to £5 ss; medium rat Jersey cows, £» 23 to £4 17s Od; light sort'. £3 15S to £4 ss; good boner cows, £3 10s to £1; lighter, £2 15s to £3 10s; Torward rough-bred 3-year steer'. £1; l}-year mixed bred steers, £3 7« 6d; small, £3 2s; good cows anil calves, all counted. £3; fair cows with calves, £1 ; 7s Gd. Potter bulls sold well at £6 to j £7 15s for medium weights. Light baconers marie £3 6s to £3 12s; porkers. £2 2s to £2 13s; small stores, I 20s; weaners. 10s to lGs Gd. PIO PIO YARDING Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report as follows on tii»*ir pio PIO sale on Thursday. We hid a medium yarding of sheep ami ratttle, all or which ><lld under good competition. The market Tor sheep Unproved ronslderablv on recent sales at this centre, while cattie were somewhat llrnier In value. quotations; Hood live-year ewes. 22s pair; mixed aged ewes. 2 is; fairly good ewes lambs. 225; medium. 16s 6d: small, 8s 9d; good-conditioned wether lambs, 15s: medium, 13s to 13s Gd; cull sorts, 55 to 73. Three-year shorthorn steers, £6 10s; two and a hair year Polled Angus steers. £5 3' to £5 I7s 6d; three-year heifers, £5 1'; fat Jersey cow s. £1 |6< to £5 17-3 Gd: store cows. £:; i>; cows with calves, rough class, £ • 15s to £ 1 17s; two and a-hair year boners, small. £3 ss; one and a-hair year, small. £i 18s; rough class dairv cews In milk. £i to £6 2s 6d; rair rising two-year Jersey heirers, running with bull, £6 los: good Jersev heifer calves. £3 ss; potter bull' sold well at £5 15s to £7 Tor medium weights to £5 Tor lighter sorts. TE KUITI VALUES J Abraham & Williams report as follows on their Te Kulti sale on Friday: We had a small yarding of sheep and cattle which sold to a small attendance or buyers. Bidding was not Tree, though we effected a total clearance at late ruling rates. Fair store wethers made 17s to !<)•=; good wether lambs. Us 10d; fair sorts, 13s 3d; | small. 10s to los 3d: rair Down lambs. 1 13s pi; cull lambs, os Set; 5-year ewes. 22s id; plainer sorts, igs Gd: small 24yrar Hereford steers £5 2s; Polled Angus steers, £3; potter bulls to £5 ss. PRODUCE IN AUSTRALIA 1 United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright) SYDNEY, April 6 Wheat prices continue steady. Silo grain is quoted at 3s 9£d a bushel; bagged, 4s lid; flour, £l2 10s a ton; bran and pollard, £5 10s; potatoes, Tasmanian, £l3 10s; onions, Victorian, brown Spanish, £9; others, £7 10s; maize, 4s 6d a bushel.