COMMERCIAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4908, 27 November 1925, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., reports:— At our weekly stock sale in the Frankton yards on Tuesday las,t we had an extra large yarding of beef (principally fat cows) and Sjtore cattle. There was a marked decline in values in the beef pens, while stor|e and fash-conditioned steers and bullocks sold under steady competition at late market prices. The bidding for empty daily heifers oi! all classes was slack. A small number of sheep were offered and sold at reduced rates* An extra heavy yarding of fat and store pigs came forward, baconers selling at slightly reduced rates and medium to good porkers showing 'a further reverse. In the store pens competition was again keen, and prices for all sorts remained firm throughout. Beef: Prime heavy cows £lO Ils to £ll' 4s, lighter prime £9 is to’ £9 12s 6d, medium £8 Is to £8 10s, light £5 10s to £7 2s 6d, plain and ordinary £3 6s, to £4 9s ; good-fi’amed fresh-condi-tioned cows £4 to £4 10s, others £3 to £3 10s ; stores 36s to £2; 4-year-old Hereford steers £9 8s to £9 12s ; 3 to 4-year-old Hereford-Shorthorn cross steers £8 165.; 4-year-old Polled Angus bullocks £lO , 2 and 3-year-plds £7 16s ; 2-year Hereford steers, £7 2s ; 4 and 5-year Shorthorn bullocks in fresh condition £9 4s, same age mixed colours £B. Sheep : Light prime &hpm weathers sold to 32s 6d. Pigs : Heavy baconers £4 5s to £4 13s ; good baconers £3 15s. to £4 ; light baconers and good porkers' £3 5s to £3 125,; medium porkers £2 15s to £2 18s, light £2 'ss to £2 10s, small and unfinished 35s to £2 2s ; good stores £2 to £2 5s ; best. slips 33s to 355, others 23s to 27s ; weavers 21s to 265, smaller 13s to 19s.