FRANKTON MARKET

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20012, 10 August 1939, Page 11

FRANKTON MARKET

PRIME MUTTON IN DEMAND OX BEEF VALUES DOWN Ox beef at the/Frankton sale yesterday <lid not attract as much attention as recently, but cow and heifer beef was well represented in the catalogue, and values in this section remained very firm. Boner cows, in average numbers, sold above schedule rates. CPrime wethers sold freely, and late rates were maintained with a tendency to harden. Steady competition developed, too, for several pens of prime fat ewes, and a good offering of fat hoggets brought schedule rates. S'ore hoggets were in short supply, and' no trouble was experienced in disposing of the offerings. Sheep.—Heavy prime wethers. 28s to 31s Gd; prime medium weights, 2fis to 27s Gd: prime light, 24s to 25s 9d; medium weights, 22s to 23s Gd; light. 20s to 21s 9d; unfinished, 17s to 19s Ccr prime maiden ewes, to 25s Gd; heavy fat ewes, 22s to 245; well-finished medium weights, 20s to 21s 9d; light, 18s to 19s Gd; others, to 17s: heav.7 fat hoggets, 23s fid to 24s 9-1: wellfinished medium weights. 22s to 235: prime light. 19s to 21s fid; others. 1(> to 18s; kfLiable, 13s to 15s; good slore hoggets, 10s to lis fid ; iru-ifers, to 9s. Cattle.—Heavy prime bullocks, to £ls ss; prime medium weights, to £l3 10s: well-finished light-weights. £lO to £lO 10s; others, to £9 12s fid; prime Jersey bullocks, to £9 10s; lighter, to £8 17s Gd. Heavy prime heifers. £lO to £ll 7s Gd; prime lighter weights, to £9 ss; prime light-weights, to £8 7s (id; others, to £7 10s; heavy prime cows, £9 15s to £lO l'Js: prime lighter, £9 to £9 12s Gd; medium weights. £8 to £8 15s: light. £7 to £7 17s Gd: unfinished. to £6 15s; heavy fat Jersey cows, £G 10s to £7 10s; lighter, to £G ss; light, to £5 15s.