STOCK SALES

Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21524, 12 September 1941, Page 7

STOCK SALES

CAMBRIDGE QUOTATIONS The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their Cambridge stock sale a light yarding oi all classes or cattle came forward, Including the advertised Shorthorn and Hei-p----rord steers, which sold well. The demand ror fat and boner cattle was steady, with values showing very little alteration on late sales. A light yarding of dairy cows and heirers came forward. Good quality heifers sold well, but backward sorts were not in demand. Dairy rows, close to profit, met a brisk Inquiry. Pigs: A full yarding or all classes, the entry comprising mostly stores and weaners. Competition for large stores was very kce-n, but slips and weaners were not sought. Quotations:— ■Cattle.—Heavy fat steers £l2 15s, medium £ 1 l 15s, light Polled Angus steers £lO 18s, heavy fat Hereford heifers £9, heavy fat Hereford cows £6 tos to £7 is, medium £5 15s to £6 ss, light £5 5s to £5 14s, heavy boners £4 Is to £i 10s, medium £3 9s to £3 16s, Jersey bulls £2 to £4, 2-year Hereford steers £7 3s, 2-year Shorthorn Hereford cross steers £7, 18-mon.ths Shorthorn steers £5 14s to £6 3s, well-grown yearling Jersey heirers £5 14s. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey and Jersey cross heirers, close to profit £l2 to £l3 ss. ofliers £lO to £ll 15s, later calver.s £8 10s to £9 15s, heirers In milk £6 ins to £9 10s, Jersey and Jorsev cross cows, close to profit £lO 10s to £l3. Pigs.—Choppers £2 Bs, medium to heavy porkers £2 6s to £-2 17s, large stores 29s to 32s 6d, smaller 23s /6d to 27s 6d, slips 14s cd to 21s 6d, weaners 5s to 105.

SALE AT KAUROA The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their Kauroa stock sale cm Wednesday a light yarding of all classes of cattle met a ready market, with service bulls in keener demand than at recent sales. Values throughout showed little change on late rates. Quotations: — Cattle.—Heavy rat cows £s 18s, medium fat steers £9 os, medium honors to £3 155. young Jersey bulls £r> ? s 6d to £7 2s 6(1, yearling Jersey heirers £1 15s to £5 6s, yearling Polled Angus steers £4 10s. Dairy Cattle.—‘Good springing Jersey cows £ll 10s to £l3 10s, good springing Jersey heifers £lt to £ll 15s. YARDING AT PAEROA Messrs O. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited, report having held their fortnightly stock sale at Paerda on Wednesday. when a medium yarding came forward. Quotations: —'Medium Tat cows £5 55 to £5 15s, others £4 15s to £5. boners £3 10s to £4 10s, empty 2-year heifers £i 10- to £5. Jersey cross =j.ringing heifers £9 15s to £lO 53, others £7 Iss to £9 ins. Jersey cows close 10 profit £ll 10.3 to £l2 17s 6(1, Others £9 to £ll. cows in milk £s 15s to £9 ios, srnaii Jersey yearling heifers, to £4 10s. p j? 5 - —Heavy porkers £2 15s to £3, good stores 29s to 3 is.