MORRINSVILLE SALE

Waikato Times, Volume 195, Issue 22461, 23 September 1944, Page 6

MORRINSVILLE SALE

PRICES FOR* DAIRIES EASIER The auctioneers report as follows on the Morrlnsviiie stock >ales yesterday.—Sheep: A small yarding or rat sheep came forward and prices realised were on a par with recent values. Cattle: A medium entry or fat and boner cows met with steady competition and values remained llrm. a good offering- or Jersey heifors attracted attention and all pens or quality were keenly competed for and realised recent hl?h values. Dairy cattle: A medium entrv or dairy cattle was penned. Competition was not so keen as at recent sales, and prices showed a slight easing-. I’ig-s: A very large yarding- or rat pigrs came forward. Competition throug-hout was very keen, prices realised lining- rully up to last week’s quotations. Breeding sows and store nigs were also in demand, a good sale resulting-. Quotations.— Sheep: Light .-horn wethers, 225; prime fat woolly ewes. 24* 9d; light, shorn ewes, 15s; prime woolly hoggets, 27s to 29s yd; medium, 2* is to 25s 6d; light, 2is to 22s i'.j: shorn h *ggets, 2us. Cattle: Heavy lat cows, £8 10s to £lO ss: medium. £7 5s to«£3; lighter rat cows and heirers, £6 10s to £7; heavy boner COWS, £5 to £»'« 4-; medium, £s to £| 15*. store cows. £3 to £:s 15s; 2-year emptv Jei--e V heiTers, £i IDs to £5 ss; good quality yearling Jersey iiHier-. n: i . I •vs; medliun, £6 to £0 16s; smaller Jersey hirers, £5 7s 6d to £5 17s Gd: yearling Friesian Heifers, to £6 14s. Dairies.- Good Quality dairy Jersey heirers, £l2 to £ l 3 5medium. £lO to £11; small £s to £9 good quality Jersey cows, £lO to £ij ; Others. £8 to £9. pig-: Heavy choppers. £3 lo- to £4 is; others. £2 Is to £2 16s; prime heavy baeoners, £5 10s to £5 12s; heavy bacoiiers