STOCK SALES

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21244, 15 October 1940, Page 2

STOCK SALES

CAMBRIDGE QUOTATIONS The Fanners’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, report: At their Cambridge ■stuck sale on Monday, a small yarding of sheep, together with a good entry or beef and boner cows, came forward. Yearling Jersey heifers were penned in fair numbers, and a small entry of daily cows ami heifers was also submitted. A full yarding of Tat and store pigs met steady competition with values on a par with late rates. In the store and weaner section bidding was not so keen and prices for weaners easier than recent quotations. A large entry o>r breeding saws and sows with litters was penned, the latter in particular being in steady demand. Quotations:— Sheep: Prime shorn two-tooth wethers, 32s 9d; snorn rat hogget*. 2 is 6d; medium weight. 20S (0 2'2S. •Cattle: Medium-weight Tat steers. £l2 10s; light. £10: prime rat heircrs. £lO 15s to £lO 1 9s; prime fat Jersey heifers. £6 lfs to £7 1 1*; lighter, £5 13s to £6; heavy far cows, £7 17s fid to £S 3s; heavy boner COWS. £5 tfis to £5 19S ; lighter, £3 145 to £ j fis: light-weight boners, £3 103 to £3 14 5; choice well-grown yearling Jersey heir'er-s, £7 to- to £*; meduim quality, £5 13* to £5 ITS; smaller, £i : best Jersey calved lieirers. £1! 5s to £l2 15s; other ralved heifers, £9 To £ li> 10s; 3horthorn calved heifers. £0 15s to £lO 10s : Jersey heifers, close to profit, £to 15s to £l2 2s fid; backward, £fi 55 to £9: dairy cows in milk, £9 103 to £lO 53; Others, £6 to £3 10 s. Pig*: Medium chopper*, £3 10s to £4 14s; lighter, £2 fis to £3: heavy baconers, £ { 5* to £ \ 8 5 ; heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs. £2 12* to £3 (VS: medium. £2 7s to £2 II*: light. £2 35 to £2 fiS; large store.*, £2 4* to £2 7s-. smaller. 35s to £2 2*; slips, 2fis fid to 3'2s; weaner*. 15s to 21s fid; sows with litters, £3 12s fid to £7 10.*. CATTLE AT RANGIRIRI The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, report: At their Mana-irlri stock sale on Monday, a medium yarding or cattle wa* penned, with competition for fat S'toek very keen and prices remaining firm. The major portion of the entry of store cattle elicited spirited bidding. although young stores were more difricuH to quit. Realisations:— Cattle: Light rat bullock’*. £ll 7s fid; light rat Hereford cows, £3; light far heirers. £7 .55; medium fat Jersey cows, £fi 10* to £7 25 fid: light, £5 10S to £6 ss; light fat Jersey heifers. £5 9s. Store cattle; Three-year Shorthorn steers. £9: Polled Angus cows and heifers, running with bull. £7 Is: Shorthorn and Jersey row* with calves. £5 13* to £7 9s: good shorthorn runners, £4 14s to £5 ISs; heavy boner cows, £3 19s to £5 7s fid; 1 « mourns’ shorthorn and Shorthorn cross empty heifer*. £5 7= fid to £5 155; yearling Polled Angus heifers, £i; springing ■Hiorthorn heirer*. £7 q* to £3 ss; springing Shorthorn cows, £7; Shorthorn cow* in milk, £•> r.