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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5229, 20 January 1928, Page 4

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HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— At our weekly stock sale; in the Frankton yards on Tuesday last we had a. small entry of, fat cattle and prices improved 'oy a pound per head to those reached the previous week. There; were very few fat sheep penned without any improvement in values. A full yarding of store sheep comprized chiefly of lambs was submitted, .and the whole yarding changed hands under good competition on a par with the previous week’s rates. An. extra (heavy yarding of fat and store pigs came forward and sold at the usual late low rates.

Beef.—Young and light fat steers sold to £9 4s, choice prime medium weight fat heifers £8 3s to £8 9s, medium weight fat cows anld heifers £7 to £7 12s 6d, lighter £4 19s to £5 2s 6d, plain and unfinished cows £3 16s to £3 19s, small and young vealers 10s to £1 Is.

" Sheep.—Fat Wethers 265, 2-tooth store wethers 19s, good shorn store wether lambs 12s 6d, fair woolly mix sex lambs 13<s; 2d, good shorn mixed 12s to 12s 6d, medium mixed, sex shorn lambs 10s 2d to Ils 4d, lambs 10s 2d to ils 4d, culls 6s 2d to 9s f.m. ewes 16s, culls; 10s to 12s 6d-

Pigs.—Heavy baconers £2 8s to £2 Ils, light baconers £2 3d to £2 6s, heavy porkers.£2 4s to £2 7s, light 34s to 38s, slips 22s to 265, best weaners 14s to 17s, others 6s to 9s.