MORRINSVILLE SALE

Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21654, 14 February 1942, Page 8

MORRINSVILLE SALE

DECLINE FOR BREEDING EWES The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited report that at their weekly Morrinsville stock sale on Friday a medium entry of fat sheep, comprising chiefly light-weight wether mutton, came forward. Competition was firm and firm values ruled. A few pens of store wethers, together with an extra heavy yarding of store lambs, comprising mostly medium to small sheep Bidding was steady and a total clearance effected at satisfactory prices. Breeding Ewes: An extra large yarding of all classes of breeding ewes, inducing several lines from the East Coast and Taranaki districts. Competition was only fair and prices easier all round. Four and five year ewes were two to three shillings per head lower in value than last week. A large penning of two-tooths met a dull sale with quotations three to four shillings per head easier, especially for small and medium sheep. However, in most instances vendors met the market and practically all the sheep yarded changed hands. Cattle: An average yarding with only a small proportion of prime beef, for which competition remained steady. Boner cows showed no alteration on late rates. Potter bulls were again dull of sale. A few dairy cattle sold under spirited bidding. Pigs: An extra large entry of all classes, the yarding including a good proportion of baconers for which the demand was keen, heavy baconers realising to £4 4s. Owing to the diminishing milk supply stores and unfinished sorts were not in demand and values accordingly easier. Quotations; — Fat Sheep: Heavy woolly wethers, 27s to 30s 6d; medium, 225; light, 20s to 20s 6d; fat lambs, 19s 3d to 19s 6d; fat ewes, 9s lOd to 10s 3d; cull ewes, ss. Store Sheep: 2tooth wethers, 18s 7d to 19s 6d; smaller, 17s 6d to 18s; forward conditioned woolly store lambs, 14s 3d to 16s 6d; shorn lambs, 14s 6d to 15s; medium woolly lambs, 130 to 14s; medium shorn lambs, 12s to 13s, cull lambs, 8s to 9s; ewe lambs, 16s 8d to 18s 2d. Breeding Ewes: Best 4-year ewes, ex King Country, 22s 3d to 22s 6d; medium, 19s 6d to 20s 3d; best 5-year ewes, ex East Coast, 17s to 18s 3d; medium, 14s 6d to 16s 9d; 6-year ewes, 11s 9d to 12s 9d; cull ewes, 7s to 8s; best 2-tooth ewes, ex Taranaki, 30s; medium 2-tooth ewes, ex East Coast, 21s 6d to 235; cull 2-tooth ewes, 17s to 18s. Cattle: Heavy fat cows and heifers, £7 18s to £8 10s; medium, £6 15s to £7 11s; lighter, £5 to £5 11s; heavy boner cows, £4 8s to £4 19s; medium, £3 5s to £4 Is; lighter, 30s to £2 12s; heavy potter bulls. 28s to 355; lighter, 10s to 21s; dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, £8 10s to £9 15s; later calvers, £6 to £7 10s. Pigs: Choppers, 30s to £3 15s; heavy baconers, £4 to £4 4s; medium, £3 14s to £3 18s; light. £3 8s to £3 12s; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers. £2 16s to £3 ss; medium porkers, £2 8s to £2 14s; light, £2 to £2 6s; unfinished, 32s to 38s; large stores, 24s to 30s; slips, 8s to 14s 6d; weaners, 3s to 6s 6d. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited report as follows:—A large yarding of cattle met with a steady demand. Boner cows realised full schedule rates. Weaner Jersey heifers were in keen request, medium sorts making up to £3 Is. The demand for 2-tooth ewes was good but values were slightly lower for 4 and 5-year ewes. Prices were as follows: Fat Jersey heifers, £5 7s 6d to £6 12s 6d; heavy fat cows, £4 10s to £6 2s 6d; heavy boner cows, £4 to £4 9s; medium boner cows, £3 5s to £3 17s 6d; light boner cows, £2 to £3 3s; potter bulls, £1 to £1 15s: weaner Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £3 Is. Two-tooth ewes, ex Gisborne, 25s 6d to 275; M.A. ewes, ex Waingaro, 18s 6d to 20s; 4 ana 5-year ewes, ex Dannevirke. 16s to 17s 9d; 5-year ewes, ex Masterton. 13s 3d to 14s Id; aged ewes. 8s 6U to 10s 3d; small store lambs, 7s 6d to 8s 9d.