STOCK MARKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 45, 4 August 1939, Page 7

STOCK MARKET

HAMILTON SALE I The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co. Ltd. report:— Sheep: A large entry of all classes of fat sheep came forward and competition for ewe mutton especially was keen. Butchers again showed a preference for finished quality and while this class of wethers Avas firm at late rates, unfinished sorts were not so keenly sought after. A good entry of store sheep comprising most ly store hoggets for which the demand was good, prices being fully on a par with recent sales. Cattle: There was a heavy yarding of ox and cow beef which sold readily at last week's quotations. An extra large yarding of vealers and prices for good quality well grown calves were firm but values were in. ! clined to ease towards the end of the sale, especially on smaller cattle. Boner cows were penned in average l ; I numbers and late rates were maintained throughout. Pigs: A larger entry of fat a good proportion of the yarding comprising heavy baconers. Prices throughout were on a par with last week's, rates. A very heavy yarding of store and weaner pigs and also a good yarding of breeding sows. Competition was keen from a If rgc bcnch of buyers with values slightly in advance of last sale. Quotations: Sheep: Extra heavy prime wethers 29s to 30s 6d, heavy prime wethers 26s to 28s, medium wethers 24s to 255, light 20s to 225, heavy fat ewes 20s to 22s 6d, medium 19s 6d to 20s 9d killable ewes 15s to 16s 6d, fat woolly hoggets 22s 6d, medium 19s to 21s, light fat hoggets 16s to 18s, good Avhite_faced ewe hoggets 17s to 18s 9d, wether hoggets 12s 6d to 13s (3d, other hoggets 8s 2d to Us. Cattle; Heavy prime bullocks £12 10s to £12 17s 6d, medium £11 10s to £12, lighter £10 5s to £10 17s 6d. fat Jersey bullocks £7 10s to £10 ss, fat P.A." cows £8 Is to SS 19s, fat cows £7 to £7 15s, light fat heifers £6 10s to £7 19s, one heavy prime runner realised £9 ss, good P.A. runners £4 6s to £4 lis, others S3 10s to £4 'is, good vealers £1 17s to £2 12s, others 31s to to 355 ; small calves 10s to 19s, heavy boner cows £4 2s to £4 12s, medium £3 to £3 6s, lighter £2 2s to £2 17s, small Jersey heifer calves £2 4s to £3 Is. Pigs: Prime heavy baconers £4 3s to £4 9s, medium £3 18s to £{4 ss. light £3' 12s to £3 17s» heavy porkers £3 Is t 0 £3 10s, light and medium £2 2s to £3, large stores £2 2s to £2 7s f medium 36s to £2 Is, others 33= to 38s, good slips 25s to 29s 5 best weancrs 26s 6d, others. 16s to breeding sows £4 to £5 10s.