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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5273, 11 May 1928, Page 4

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HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— At the weekly stock market in the Frankton yards on Tuesday last we had an average yard’ng of fat cattle. ValueS/for prime ox and cow beef advanced on the previous week’s rates, Plain and unfinished cattle sold at late quotations. X full entry of fat sheep was penned, and the yarding chiefly comprised good quality mutton, for which competition was fii-m at further improved values. Fat and store .pigs came forw.ar.ci. in large numbers. Heavy to medium baconers and gepd porkers were in demand, and showed increased value. • Unfinished porkers sold dt late rates. There was a better tome in the 'market for winners and slips.

Beef : Good quality medium-weight prime steers. £l3 Is to £l4; prime heavy cows £9 5s to £lO 15s, mediumweight fat cows and heifers. £7 10s to £8 12s 6d; light and yqung fat cows £6 10s to £7 ss, plain and unfinished cows £4 7s 6d to £5 40s.

’ Mutton: Prime fat wethers sold th 345, good quality lighter prime 33s ; extra good early shorn prime young ewes 33g 5d ; best prime-heavy ewes 29s 3d to 29s 7d, lighter 27s 6d ; medium quality and weights 25s to 25s 6d ; fat lambs 225. Pigs : Prime heavy £4 9s to £4 15s. medium £3 16s to £4 2s, light £3 Is to £3 8s ; hqavy porkers £2 16s to £3 2s, meclium £2 ss ; to £2 Ils, light and unfinished 34s to 39s ; stores 21s to 255, slips 15s to 17s 6d, wea'ners 6s to 8s 6d.