STOCK MARKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 13, 8 October 1943, Page 5

STOCK MARKET

HAMILTON SALE

I The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co. Ltd., z-eport as fol- . lows on the Hamilton stock sale held lon Tuesday:— Sheep: A larger yarding of fat sheep came forward. Competition for all prime sheep was keen, and recent rates were fully maintained. A small penning of spring lambs also sold at practically unchanged quotations. Cattle: A medium yarding of all classes of fat cattle came forward. Values for all prime cattle were firm at quotations, on a par with recent, sales. A good yarding of fat calves met with steady competition and again values remained firm. The usual yarding of boner cattle commanded. good competition and values in this section also maintained" last week's rates. The advertised yarding of store cattle attracted a good bench of buyers ami competition was keen at ruling quotations.

Pigs: A smaller yarding of ali classes, of pigs. came, forward. l>aconers and porkers remained firm at new schedule rates. Large stores were in keen ■demand but. slips and wcaners were hard to quit. Quotations: — Sheep: Heavy prime woolly wethers £2 5s to £2 8s; prime avoollv wethers £2 2s to £2 4s; lighter avoo!•iy wethers 38 s to lis; heavy prime shorn wethers 3(is. to 38s (id; medium 34s to 355; heavy prime wool ly ewes 3i)s to 335; medium "Weight woolly ewes 26s to 28s; prime shorn ewes 20s to 21s Gd; spring lambs 25s to .'sls (id. Cattle: Extra Jicavy prime bullocks £2.3 to £28; heavy prime- bullocks £19 to £22 15s; medium £15 10s to £18; lighter £12 to £14; extra heavy prime heifers £14 to £17; heavy prime heifers £12 10s to £13 10s; heavy fat P.A. and Hereford cows £11 to £14: medium £9 10s to £10 10s; heavy fat Jersey cows £8 JO.s to £10 10s; medium £(> 15s to £8; heavy boner cows £4 10s to £5 IDs; medium £3 to £1. 2s Oil; lighter £1 10s to £2 10s; heavy runners £7 4s to £9 17s; lighter £5 10s to £7; vealers £3 to £1; other vealers, £1 10s. to £2 15s; smaller 10s to 20s; best yearling Jersey heifers £5 10s to £(i 10s; others £3 15s to £5; yearling P.A. and Hereford steers £5 to £(i ss. Pigs: Choppers £2 5s to £3 lis: prime Jieavv baconers £4 14.s to £4 IBs; heavy baconers £4 8s to £4 12s; medium £4 2s to £4 fis; light £3 15s to £1: heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs £3 to £3 12s; medium porkers £2 12s to £2 18s; light £2 4s to £2 10s; large stores £2 8s to £2 17s; smaller 38s to £2 ss; slips 25s to 30sj weaners lis. to 21si 6il.