STOCK MARKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 36, 14 July 1939, Page 5

STOCK MARKET

HAMILTON SALE The Farmers' Co-ppcrative Auctioneering Co. Ltd. report:— Sheep: At the Frankton sale on Tuesday a heavy yarding of fat sheep including a large proportion of unfinished mutton. Competition, for pi'ime quality was steady, but values for light and unfinished were easier'. An average entry of fat lamias sold at late rates. Cattle: A full entry of both ox and cow beef including a fair proportion of fin ""shed quality. Competition for ox beef was keen, Avith values showing a further improvement qn last, week. A pen of prime 20 months Polled Angus, steers from Mr Giles Lusty, Te'Uku, sold from £8 14s to £9 10s, and averaged £9. Cow and heifer beef met with a readj r | sale with values in this section also showing an improvement. A consignment of two trucks of-cows and heifers from, Mr J. C. Fleming; Whakatane, sold up. to £9 ss, .and averaged £7 15s. A consignment of prime bullocks from Mr J. Moore, Whatawhata, sold from £12 17s 6d to £14 10s. An average offering of runners and vealers sold at firm rates, and a small yarding of boner cows met steady competition •-a total clearance resulting. Pigs: A small yarding o'f fats, and owing to buttermilk buyers' competition an improvement in the market for all classes is recorded. \ full entry of store pigs and breeding sows sold under keen competition, with prices fully up to recent sales. Quotations: — Sheep: Prime fat wethers 25s 6d to 26s fid, medium 22s Gd to 24s 6d,.

light 20s to 225, unfinished 18s to 10s 6d f killable ewes 12s 6d to 15s 9d, ■heavy fat lambs 20s to 23s Gd, me! dium 17s Gd to 19s 3d, light 14s Gd to 16s Gd. mixed age breeding ewes lGs, black face lambs 10s smaller 6 s lOd. Cattle: Prime fat bullocks £il3 17s 6d to £14 10s, lighter prime bullocks £12 17s Gd to £13 10s, prime 20 months steers £8 l is to £0 10s, heavy prime heifers £8 15s to £9 5s medium •£7 t&s to E8 ;7s Gd, light £g' B>s to £7 Is,, medium prime cows £7 to £8- 15s, lighter £G 15s to £7 12s, light fat Jersey heifeiis £3i 17s 6d to £4 10s, good runners £4 15s to £5 smaller £3 7s to £4 4s, veajers 30s to 365. medium boner cows £3 5s to £3 12s Gd, lighter £2 2s Gd to £2 19s; Shorthorn steer calves to £2 4s, heifer calves 345. Pigs: Baconers 4.s to £3 porkers and buttermilk pigs £2 5s to £2 19s, unfinished porkers 37s to £2 3s ( large stores 36s to 39s 6d, medium 80s Gd to 345, smaller 23s Gd to 28s Gd, Berkshire breeding sows £5 7s Gd later farrowing £4 12s 6d to £5, Tam worth sows £4 ss.