COMMERCIAL NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21664, 26 February 1942, Page 8

COMMERCIAL NEWS

VALUES AT WAIHOU The Farmers’ Go-operative Auctioneerng Company, Limited, report that at vaMinV r L n r ltr,, |" y " a1,,0U sto< 'h *«* a * oml .'aiding of .sheep came forward and sold a', unchanged values under verv steady nS! ,0n :„ A entry or beer, mu with a*i extra heavy yarding or > ..io cavs. Ridding was steady and quotations remained firm on late rateA med ||ir " yarding or all classes or pigs ti lr,- t’Oßipeiition very steady arid quotation- rully up lo recent figures. >hee p .- ,^,n f!ll wethers 3ls Gd to 22? 9d, Lit ewes 10s to 10s 7d, rat lambs 22? 2,s - '*lll 6(1 to 20s Gd, shorn W.l. wether lambs i is to l3s Gd, smaller Gf ! , tu Gd. shorn R.E. wether lambs i is Gd to 13s lOd. smaller 9s Gd to 10s Gd. woolly store lambs 11s Gd to Lis. Cattle.— Medium fat cows £G to £G 15s light rat cows and heifers £5 to £5 15s,’ killable cow- £4 5s to £4 15s, heavy boners £ i to £ i 15s. medium £3 3s to £3 16.-. -tore cows £2 to £2 15s. cow- aiid calve.- £•> to £5 13s. potter bulls 15s to 2os. good Jersey heifer calves £•> 15- to £3 Is. medium £2 10s to £2 13s. Pigs.—Choppers 3os to £2, prime heavy baconers £3 18s to £ i 3s. medium £3 12s to £3 ins, light £3 5s to £3 10?. buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers £2 16s to A S L rne dium £-2 s? to £2 14s, light £2. to £2 6s, unfinished 32* lo 365. large store 24s to 30s, .-mailer 16s to 22s Gd, slips 10s to 14s Gd, weaners to 6s Gd. PUTARURU SALE 7he Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, report having held thPir Putaruru stock sale on Monday, when a light entry or sheep and a rull yarding or pigs was penned. Competition throughout was steady and values on a par with those ruling in other centres. Sheep.—'Good woolly W.F. lambs to 17? Gd. smaller to 12s 3d. Torward-con-ditioned 2 -tooth wethers to 20s 6d, rat ewes to 10s, 1 -shear Romney rams 51 to 7gns. Pig’?.—Heavy porkers £2 14s to £2 19s. medium £2 6s to £2 11s, light 38s to £2 4s, unfinished 30s to 3fis, store pigs 22s to 265, weaners 6s to 12s. CAMBRIDGE QUOTATIONS Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited report having held their tri-weekly sale a‘: Cambridge, when there was a medium yarding or sheep and a small yarding or cattle. Sheep sold at recent rates but owing to the temporary works hold up boners were dull of sale.—Quotations:— Cattle.—Fat Polled Angus heifers. £8 to £8 6s ; medium cows. £o 10s to £6 15s; heavy boners, £3 to £3 7s Gd; medium. £2 5s to £2 15s; lighter, 15a to £1 ss; twoyear empty Shorthorn heifers. £4 7s Gd. Sheep.—Fat two-tooths, 19s to 21s Gd; medium Southdown lambs, 11s Gd to 14s 3d; six-year ewes, 12s Gd. Digs.—TheCe was a good yarding of far and store pig- which sold on a par with recent rate* Medium baconers. to £3 12s: light. £3 to_£3 8s; heavy porkers, £2 7s to £2 15s; medium, £2 3s to £2 ss : light, £ l 15s to £2 2s; choppers, £2 to £2 10s; good stores. Sss Gd to 28s Gd; slips, 12s to 15s; weaners, 4s Gd lo Ss. TAUPIRI REALISATIONS New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report on their Taupiri sale as follows:—Very heavy yardings dr cattle and rat pigs were penned and there was also a number or sheep. Prices Tor rattle were quite good ami also for fat pigs. Store pig? were neglected. Fat lambs sold well and also store lambs. Eight fat steers to £7, rat cows £5 to £7. heavy boners £4 to to, light boners 35? to £2 10s. lmljs 20? lo 3is. fat lambs 21? to 22s Gd. store lambs to 10s ; best baconers made up to £1 2s, medium lo £3 15.?, light to £3 10s, best porkers to £■').