STOCK MARKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 37, 8 January 1943, Page 5

STOCK MARKET

NEW YEAR PRICES LATF RATES MAmWIXHD The Farmers' Co-opera tive Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— Sheep: At their Hamilton stock sale held last Tuesday a small yarding of fat sheep Avas penned. Opening A'alues Ave re in ach'ance of recent rates but dropped to a par with late rates. There Avas a medium yarding of fat lambs. Competition Avas not brisk and prices remained on a par Avith recent rates. Cattle: A medium yarding of fat and boner cattle came forAYard including several'pens of prime beef, and generally prices Avere 011 a par Avith late rates. Pigs: A good aA'c.ragc yarding of all classes of pigs was: penned. Competition AYas A'ery keen Avith A'alues in adA*ancc of those ruling before the liolidaj's. We l quote:— Sheep: Heavy Avethcrs 2ls to 255: medium 21s to 235: light. AYetliers to 19s 3d.; fat caycs 8s to 12s 3d; heaAW fat lambs 25s to 2fis 3d: medium 22s !)d to 24s 3d; light 19 to 225. Cattle; Medium prime ox £.12 to £13 13s; light £10 Ms. to £11 10s; heavy prime P.A. heifer.* £10 to £10 7s; medium prime heifers £8 10s to £.9 10s; light heifers £7 15s: to £8 ss: medium fat cows £7 Ids to £8 ss; lighter £(> to £7 7s; heavy boner cows £4 5s to £5 ss; light £2 10s to £3 15s: potter bulls £5 12s (id to £8. Pigs: Choppers: 20s to £2; heaA'y baconers £4 Bs. to £4 10s: medium £4 2s to £4 (is; light £3 Us to £1; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers £3 8s to £3 13si medium porkers £3 to £3 (is; light £2 12s to £2 18s; large, .stores £2 8s to £2 13s Oil; smaller £2 to £2 (is; slips 30s to 38s; weavers 20s to 27s tid.