COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21346, 14 February 1941, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

STORE SHEEP VALUES Dalgety and Company, Limited, report bavin? h»*ld their usual weekly store sheep sale at Frankton, when a lull yarding: of ewes and lambs came forward. Breeding ewes met with a lair competition, and prices were maintained throughout the sale, store lambs met with a steady sal**, prices throughout were llrm. Quotation-: Good 2-th ewes, 28s to 31s; medium 2-th ewes, 2is to 25s *'(I; M.A. ewes, 4, 6, and 8-tll, 22S 3d to 2 is 4d; O-th ewes, 235; good i-tli ewes, 2 is to 20s 8d; good 5- ewes, 22s 3d to 245; others, ids to 18s 4d; good store w.r. wether lambs, 10s to l?s 3d; medium store w.r. wether iambs, 12s to 15s; good b.r. wether lambs, 14s to 13s ad; medium b.f. wether lambs, 10s to 13s 3d, medum ewe lambs, w.r., 14s to 18s. VALUES AT KAUROA The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their kauroa stock sale on \\ ednesday a very large yarding or all classes of cattle came forward. Competition throughout was very keen, a total clearance being effected at satisfactory values. The enquiry for store cattle was very spirited and realised Arm rates. Quotations. — Prime shorthorn cows, £7 5s to £8; rat Jersey cows. £5 15s to £0 lus; heavy boner COWS, £3 Iss to £1 1 os; medium. £2 5s to £3; potter bulls, £5 to £lu los; for-ward-conditioned i yr. shorthorn bullocks, £lO to £lO 7s; smaller, £9 5s to £'j 1 i>; 3 4-yr P.A. and Shorthorn .-leers, £7 11s to £7 15s; small 2-yr P.A. steers, £5 to £6; well grown Isfnths P. A. steers, £5 SS; small luinths P.A. and Hereford lieil•rs, £3 3S; good 15lliths P.A. lieireis, £ i fe, Jersey springing hellers. £7 to £8 12s 6U; w.r. sborn wether lambs, 13s 7d. HAMILTON SHEEP SALE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that ai their Hamilton store sheep sale on Wednesday, a rull yarding or store sheep met a good enquiry, late rates being fully maintained. They quote.—Good shorn wether lambs, 15s to 16s 2d: medium shorn lambs, 13s to 14s Gd; cull lambs, ss to Its Ud; medium shorn ewe lambs, 16s to 16s 0d; small, 13s 6d to 15s; 2-th ewes, 255, s.m. ewes, 17s 3d to 18s Cd; aged ewes, 8s lo 11s 6d. MATAMATA QUOTATIONS The Farmers’ Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their Maiamaia stock sale on Wednesday luily the advertised number ol breeding ewes came forward and met a reauy sale, as was also the case w;ith all classes of fat sheep. Southdown rams on account or .Mr Rutledge, Tirau, sold under spirited bidding and realised Gi to Bgns, with Southdown rams from Mr L. L. cook, lliuuera, selling lo the bids or 01 to o«gns. Cattle.—A large yarding or Tat and boner cows, together with a heavy entry or potter bulls. Fat cows sold fully up to recent quotations, while boners realised values in advance of late sales. Potter bulls remained llrm. A very large yarding or sheep comprised a good proportion of lat and store lambs. 1 at lambs showed no alteration on slicedule rates, while good grown store lambs were in llrm demand. Small and inferior lambs met a dull sale. lat sheep remained at unchanged values. A large yarding or all classes or pigs, with competition for baconers and porkers very keen, heavy baconers selling rully up to recent rates. Porkers and unllnished baconers were slightly easier, store and weaner pigs were also in demand and a good clearance resulted. Choppers sold well. Quotations. —Sheep: Fat lambs, 21s to 23s 6d; fat wethers, 23s to 24s 6d; Tat hoggets, 19s to 21s 6d; heavy rat ewes, 14s to 1 5g 6d; killable ewes, 10s to 12s; 6- breeding ewes, 25s 6d; s.m. breeding ewes, los to 17s 3d; aged ewes, lls to 1 5s; cull ewes, Cs to 9s 6d; good wether lambs in forward condition, 15s 6d to 16s 9d; b.f. lambs, 13s to 15s 6d; cull lambs. 7s to lls; top Southdown rams, 7 to Bgns; medium sorts, 4 to 6sgns; aged to 2gns; aged Romney rams, i to I4gns. Cattle.—Medium Tat ox, £1 Iss; heavy Friesian cows, £7 6s to £7 12s; fat Short-

Horn cows, up to £7 13s; medium l’at Jersey cows, £0 Its to £7; lighter, £5 15s to £7 Gs; medium fat Jersey heifers, £5 1-1 s to £0 ss; light Jersey heifers, £4 10s to £5 ss; heavy holier cows, £1 19s to £5 10s; medium, £i ss to £4 lis; light, £3 10s to £ j is; heavy potter hulls, £0 to £9 1 Gs; medium,. £7 lus to £8 12s Gd; light, £5 17s Gd to £0 15s; best Jersey heifer calves, £3 7s to £3 9s; smaller, £2 10s. Pigs.—Heavy choppers, £4 to £5 Is; others, £2 14s to £3 15s; prime heavy bacouers, £1 10s to £4 14s; heavy, £4 4s to £ 1 8s; medium, £3 lGs to £4 2s; light, £3 10s to £3- 14s; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £2 18s Lo £3 8s; medium porkers, £2 tus to £2 Igs; light, £2 2s to £2 8s; good quality large stores, 34s to £2; large stores, 27s Gd to 325; others, 22s to 255; slips, 14s od to 2 is; best weaners, 12s to lGs; others, Gs to 10s; Berkshire boars up to Ggns; Devon boars,