FRANKTON STOCK SALE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19994, 20 July 1939, Page 11

FRANKTON STOCK SALE

STOUK CATTI.K BIPKOVK A large yarding of sheep came forward at the Plankton slock sale, with prices for prime quality showing a slight advance. Unfinished sheep sold at prices equal to recent .sales. An average ytiering of tat nuggets sold well at schedule rates.

Bidding for ox tbeef was slight.y easier, wuilo cow and heifer heel sold firmly at values corresponding -will) last week. Store cattle elicited a better inquiry and values .showed an improvement. Quotations: — Snoop. Heavy prime wethers, 27s to 28s 3d; medium, 24s fid to 25s fid: light, 21s to 235; unfinished, His to 19s (id; heavy fat ewes, Ills Gil to 19s; medium, 15s to 15s; prime black-face mutton, 25s lo 275; medium, 21s to 22s l'<d; prime fat hoggets, 21s to 22:; Gd; medium, 18s to 20s; light, Ms fid to 17s: two-tooth store wethers. Ills 9d to 17s 9d; good store hogget.-. Ills to 10.; Kid; mixed age breeding ewes. 11fid: cull ewes. 2s (id to 5s fid. Cattle.- Light. prime 20-mouths steers, to £(i 18s; prime heavy heifers, £3 19s to £9 15s; medium. £7 17s to £8 12s; lighter, £(j 7s lo £7 10s; heavy prime cows, £8 12s to £9 4s; medium, £7 9s to £8 7s fid; lighter, Gfi 2s to G 7 ss; fat Jersey heifers and cows, £ti 5s It £7; lighter fat heifers and cows, la 10s to Gfi Is: 18-tnoitllts Polled Angus steers, good condition, to Cl 17s fid: Polled Angus steer calves, to £2 15s; two-year to 2Lyear Polled Angus heifers, running with Polled Angus hulls, £3 17s to £4 His; ethers, £3 7s fid to £3 10s; 18-months Polled Angus heifers, emp'y, C 3 fis to l!3 13s; Polled Angus heifer calves, to £2 4s.