STOCK MARKET

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 22762, 10 November 1945, Page 6

STOCK MARKET

VALUES AT MORRINSVILLE A full yarding of all classes of fat sheep was penned at Morrinsville yesterday Competition was not so keen and prices were slightly easier than those ruling last week. Store hoggets were penned in good numbers. Competition was good for wethers and values were firmer, while ewe hoggets were not so keenly sought after and prices remained unchanged. A medium offering of beef met a keen demand and good values were maintained. A small yarding of boner cows sold at current rates. There was a steady demand for a medium entry of empty Jersey heifers at firm values. The advertised entry of store cattle attracted a good bench of buyers. The cattle came forward in good order and condition, but owing to the late season values were slightly easier, although practically a total clearance was effected. A smaller entry of dairy cows and heifers was penned. The quality was a good deal below recent standards and as a result prices were easier. A medium yarding of fat pigs and a full entry of store and weaner pigs came forward. Competition for all classes was very keen, prices remaining firm on last week's quotations. Sheep.—Spring lambs, to 30s; heavy woolly hoggets, 36s to 375; medium, 33s 6d to 355; heavy shorn hoggets, 32s to 345; | medium, 29s to 31s; light, 27s to 28s; heavy j fat ewes, 17s to 18s; good wether hoggets, I 24s 6d to 26s 6d; medium, 22s 6d to 23s 6d; I small, 19s to 21s; good ewe hoggets. 25s lOd to 26s 6d; medium, 24s to 265; small, 22s to 235; medium woolly ewe hoggets, 29s ; 6d. Cattle: Light fat bullocks, £ls 10s to £l7 15s; prime Hereford heifers, £l3 6d; 1 light fat heifers, £9 13s to £lO 11s; heavy ; fat cows, ex dairy, £8 10s to £9 16s; medium, £7 15s to £8 ss; boner cows, £4 to £6; two-year empty Jersey heifers and ! young cows, £4 16s to £5 2s 6d; yearling ' Jersey heifers, £6 Is to £7 2s; small. £4 8s to £4 10s; good yearling Jersey bulls, £8 15s to £l2; store four-year Polled Angus bullocks, to £l4 13s; two-year Polled Angus and Hereford steers, £lO 2s i 8d to £ll 4s; empty Hereford cows. £8 to ! £8 10s; empty Polled Angus cows, £8 to £8 3s; three-year empty Hereford heifers, i £9 10s to £lO 2s 6d; three-year empty Polled Angus heifers, £9 to £9 15s; two- ! year Polled Angus heifers, £7 15s to £8 ss; yearling Hereford heifers, £4 17s 6d to ' £5 ss; Polled Angus and Hereford cows ' and calves, £lO 2s 6d. Medium quality 1 heifers, £9 to £9 15s; small and backward ' sorts, £7 to £8; medium Jersey cows, £8 10s to £lO 10s; others. £7 to £B. PigsChoppers, £2 7s to £4 16s; heavy baconers, £5 to £5 6s; medium. £4 10s to £4 16s; light, £4 to £4 8s; butter-milk pigs and large stores. £3 5s to £4 11s; smaller stores, £2 8s to £3; slips, 32s 6d to £2 4s; weaners. to 28s 6d; small and weedy, 11s to 17s 6d; sows with litters, £4 ! 2s 6d to £8 10s.