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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 209, 6 September 1940, Page 5

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HAMILTON SALE • WETHER MUTTON IN DEMAND The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Go. Ltd. report:— Sheep: At Frankton sale on Tuesday a smaller yarding of fat, sheep than last week was j| nnetl, the entry including a number of prime medium weight ewe and wether mutton, for which competition was keen and values consequently showed an improvement on last week's quotations. Values for light hoggets eased slightly, although vendors met the market,, and a total clearance resulted. Cattle: A large entry of all classes of cattle came forward. Prime ox beef, was considerably easier on last week's rates, with cow and heifer beef also showing a slight decline on late quotations. A pen of medium prime Hereford bullocks from Mr W. Cooper-Smith, Tuhikaramea made to £11 7s 6(1, a. consignment of Polled Angus heifers from Mr Finlayson, Tuhikaramea sold from £9 6s to £9 17s 6d,, whilst a pen of heavy s Hereford cows from Mr Hall, Ohaupo Road, averaged £9 10s. A fair entry of fat calves maintained late rates. Boner cattle came forward in large numbers, and values in this section also" were slightly easier on recent sales. Pigs: A light yarding of fat pigs,, and a full entry of stores ancl .w.eaners. The demand for all classes was very keen and prices showed- "a slight -improvement -on last week's rates. Quotations: — , Shgep; Prime medium wethers 34s 3cl to 36s »fal; prime '-light wethers31s 6d to 33s 6d; unfinished wethers 27s 6d- to 30s; prime 2-tooth < heavy maiden ewes 35s to 36s (id; heavy prime ewes 28s 6tl to 295. 8d; medium 26s to c 28s- light prime Southdown ewes 22s 6d; extra heavy prime hoggets 35s tkl; prime heavy hoggets 26s to 28s; prime medium hoggets 23s 6d to 255; prime light hoggets 20s to 21s; store wether, hoggets 22s 9d.

Cattle: Medium prime fat bullocks to £11 7s 6d; light and unfinished £8 to £9 6s; medium prime Polled Angus heifers £9 6s to £9 17s: lighter £7 2s 6d to £8 12s; heavy Hereford cows £9 to £9 10s; lighter Hereford heifers £6 17s 6d to £7 7s 6d; fat cows £7 17s to £8 10s; medium £5 to £6 4s; heavy boner'cows £3 18s to £4 12s; medium £2. 19s .to £3 14s; lighter £2 to £2 14s; heavy runners £7 Is to. £7 13?; /.medium vealers 26s to 335; small calves lis to 18s. Pigs: Heavy baconers to £4 6s; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers £2 17s to £3 9s; medium porkers £2 10s to £2 15s; light £2 4s to J£2 8s; good quality large stores £2 7s to £2 lis; large stores £2 2s to £2 ss; small er 37s 6d to £2; slips 30s to 36s 6d: best weaners 23s 6d to 27s 6d; others 15s 6d to 21s.