MORRINSVILLE SALE

Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21525, 13 September 1941, Page 9

MORRINSVILLE SALE

VALUEB FOR PIGS ADVANCE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report that at their weekly MorrlnsviUe stock sale on Friday a medium yarding or Tat sheep came Torward, with values easily on a par with those ruling at recent, sales. Cattle: A medium yarding or all classes or rat and store cattle, with values la all cases fully maintained. Dairy Cattle: Entries In this section came Torward In average numbers. Bidding ror hellers close to profit, was steady and a clearance effected at values on a par with late sales. Dalrv cows did not create a great deal or Interest, and were slower or sale. Figs: A large yarding or all classes or pigs with bidding lor baconers and porkers spirited, at values in advance ol those ruling at last week's sale. Stores and weaners were also in demand, firm quotations ruling. Breeding sows were hard to quit, quotations:— Sheep.—Fat shorn wethers, 24s fid; extra heavy rat ewes, 22s fid; rat ewes. 153 3d; heavy fat woolly hoggets, 26s to 30s fid; medium hoggets, 20s to 25s fid; ewes and lambs, all counted, 10s. Cattle.—Medium prime bullocks, £l3 10s; medium prime Polled Angus cows and hellers, to £lO ?s: medium Tat rows. £6 17s to £« is; light rat cows, £r, 7s to £6 10s; heavy boner cows, £i 55 to £5 SS; medium. £3 2s to £i 3s : light. £2 to £3; empty 2-year Jersey heifer-. £4 10s to £5 2s ; yearling Jersey heirers, £5 to £ 6 7s. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey springing heifers, £lO 5s to £l2 SS; others, £9 53 to £lO 2s G(l; backward heirers, £7 to £8 ifis; Jersey heifers in milk, £8 105 to £9 Ifts; young Jersey cows in milk. £7 to £lO 10s; Jersey cows at profit, £8 15s to £lO ss. Pigs.—Heavy choppers. £3 13s to £4 lfis : others £2 to £3 ss : medium to heavy baconers, £3 10s to £3 I4s ; light. y 4s to £3 8s; heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 35; medium. £2 ins to £2 16s; light £2 2s to £2 8s; unfinished. 35s to’ £2; large stores. 32s to £37s fid; smaller. 27s fid to 3 0s; slips, 20s to 25s 6d; best weaners, 14s fid to 17s fid; others, 6s to 12s; breeding sows, £! to £3 ss; sows with litters, £2 to £5; Berkshire boars, £.3 to £3 10s

Dalgety and Company Messrs nalgety and Companv. Limited ! report on t-hdr weekly sale at Morrlnsville j as follows.—There was a light yarding nr all classes or cattle but one or two pens i or very choice beer were warded. Choice Hereford heirers ex Mr Phil. Clarke made I from £lO 5s to £ll. Store and boner! cattle sold well up to recent rates Quo- i tatlons:— Cattle.—Heavy j'rlme heifers. £in 53 to £11: medium. £9 is; medium Jersey. cows. £5 14 s to £ A 1 5 ; heavy boners. £i , to £ i 143; medium. £3 2s fid to £3 17s : fid; light. 25s to 37s fid; light runners, £3 12s fidIn the dairy ring a light yarding came i forward and sold we;? up to recent rate*. Oualltv springing Jersey heifers, £in to £l2- medium. £9 to £9' lfis. >heep.- Medium heavy fat ewes, 15s; ! medium store hogets, 195 7d. HIDES EXPORT HEAVY WELLINGTON. Friday The hides committee announces the following Increase in the rate of levy on hides for export:—Ox hides, increased to j l J 4 d per lb.; cow hides, increased to ]* 4 d per ib. The rates for bull hides, yearlings I and calfskins (other than freezers') remain unchanged. The new rates will operate on and alter tomorrow. »