COMMERCIAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5338, 12 October 1928, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., reports :— At the weekly stock market in the Frankton yards on, Tuesday la-it we. ha,d a gqod yarding of. fat and store cattle, sheep, and pigs. Prime beef maintained late values, with rough and plain a Utile; easier... Fat. s|heep were firm at late Quotations, and ftH classes of, store cattle were in demand; Fait, and store pigs qold well up to late ruling rates. Beief. —Medium fat s.te|ers £l3 5s to £l3 7s, well-done light dteers £ll 17s 6d.to £l2 15s ; prime heavy fat cows and heifers £l3 19s to £l4 17s 6d, prime medium weights) £ll to £l2 10s, lighter £9 10s to, £lO 10s, plain and unfinished cows £7 tq £8 2s| 6d ; good framed store to cows £5 5s to £6 16a, boner c;o|ws £3 15s to £4 17s 6d; freph-cOnditioned 4year steers £lO 2.-- ( tq £11; low-condL tioned 3 nnd 4-year bullocks £8 to £8 10s ; 2 to, 3-year steers £6 10si to £7 10s; choice yearling Jersey heifers £7 to £7 ss, £3 15s to £'s ; dairy cows close tq profit £lO to £ll 15s ; cows in milk £7 tq £9 10s. inferior £5 to £6 104 Sheep.—Extra prime heavy ewes and wethers £2 5s to £2 7s ; fat wethers £2 2si to £2 5s 6d, lighter 38s to £2 ; shorn fat wethers 345, prime hogget's 34s to 375, Pigs.—-Heavy bac'o.nersi £3 4s to, £3 I.ls, light £2 14s to £3 ; heavy porkers £2 8s tq £2 15s, light £2 to £2 5s ; slips 18s to £1 4s ; weaners 8s to 16s ; large stores £1 8s to £1 14s.