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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5094, 4 March 1927, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co.. Ltd., reports : — At Frankton on Tuesday we held our weekly stock sale, and had a good entry of beef, fat .and store sheep, and pigs, and a go&d yarding o'f store cattle. Prime quality beef was equal to last week, but plain and unfinished showed a decline. Fat sheep were firm, and competition was keen for store sheep. There was a fair inquiry for store cattle,, most of the entry changing hands. Both fat and store pigs were equal to the previous week. We quote : Prime fat cows £6 12s fld to £6 IGs fat, cows £5 10s to £5 19s, plain £4 5s to £4 15s, fresh-condition-ed big framed cows £3 15s to £3 18s, store cows £2 10s to £3 ; 5-year store steers £7 15s, good 3-year. steers £0 ss, 2%-year steers £5 7s, well-bred 18months’ steers £4. Prime heavj’ fat ewes 14s 6d to 15s ; extra heavy prime fat lambs 275, fat shorn lambs 17s to 20s 3d ; .fat wethers 23s ; big framed 5-year breeding ewes 17s 6d, 19s 9d to 20s; good shorn rape lambs 13s lOd, good store woolly lambs 14s 2d to 15-s 6d. Heavy baconers £3 4s to £3 Bs, light baconers £2 18s to £3 2s ; heavy porkers £2 15s to, £2 18s, light porkers £2 5s to £2 10s ; slips 25s to 30s ; best weaners 12s to 15s others 9s to Ils ; good stores £2 to £2 7s.