HAMILTON STOCK SALE
GOOD YARDING OF BEEF
The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co. Ltd. report tliat at the Frankton sale on Tuesday a full' yarding of fat sheep came forward' to meet a steady market. Prime quality was scarce and fat wethers.: realised fully late rates with exporters competing freely for fat ewes. Fat lambs, which came forward in smaller numbers than usual" met a ready demand. Cattle; A good yarding of both ox and cow and heifer beef met firm bidding at values fully equal to last week's rates. A pen of medium prime bullocks from Mr. T. M. Hall„ OhaupoRoad, made £12 14s, a consignment of 5 pens of medium prime bullocks on account of Mr B. D. Elphick, Tuhikaramea, realised £10 lis to £11 15s. whilst another two pens of medium prime Polled Angus lieff" ers changed hands at £7 Is to £8 17s. Only a medium yarding of fat calves was penned and values were again firm at late rates. An average yarding of boner cattle maintained late rates. Pigs: A smaller yarding of fat pigs with quotations for heavy baconers a shade easier, alt' other classes maintaining recent values. A medium yarding of stores and weaners changed hands at latefirm rates. Quotations: Sheep: Prime fat wethers 26s to--27s Od; fat wethers 24s to 25s 6d; light 21s 9d to 235; 2 tooth maiden ewes and wethers 19s 6d to 24s 3d: heavy fat ewes 1 (3s 9d to 18s 3d; fat ewes 14s to 15s 9d; killable ewes 10s.(id to 12s 9d: potter rams 8s 6d to10s fid; fa!) Avoolly lambs 22s 9d to--25s fid: shorn fat lambs 19s to 22s 3d Cattle: Medium prime bullocks £10 lis to £12 14s: medium prime /x P.A. heifers £7 Is to £8 17s; heavtf . fat cows £8 5s to £9 14s; mediuigpU£6 2s to £8 3s; medium Jersey cowS £5 4s to £6 12s; heavv boner cows £3 ISs to £4 12s: medium £2 lfis to £3 16s; light 34s to £2 12s; heavy* potter bulls £9 8s to £11; medium £8 to £8 19s; medium vealers to £2 lis; lighter 365. Pigs: Heavy baconers £4 to £4 7s;. medium £3 Pis to £3 17s; light £3 5s to £3 l()s; lieavv porkers and buttermilk pigs £2 16s to £3 4s; mediumporkers £2 10s to £2 15s; light £2 2s to £2 8s; large stores 38s to £2 3s: smaller 32s to 37s fid; good qualityslips 2fis to 30s; others 22s fid to Sisfid; best weaners 17s Gd to 21s;smaller 10s to lfis fid; young Tam--worth boars £2 12s 6d io £3 15s.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 130, 1 March 1940, Page 8
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435HAMILTON STOCK SALE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 130, 1 March 1940, Page 8
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