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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5453, 26 July 1929, Page 4

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HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., reports : — At the weekly stock market in the Frankton yards on Tuesday last we had an average yarding of beef, store cattle, and sheep. Bidding was brisk, and late lates were maintained throughout. There was a good yarding of pigs, consisting mainly of stores and slips, which sold readily at increased prices. There was alsc a good offering of bobby calves, and these sold at increased prices. We quote : Light fat steers £lO Ils, fat cows and heifers £9 5s to £lO 12s, medium fat cows £7 17s to £2, light £6 7s 6d to £7 12s 6d ; forward cows' £5 2s 6d to £6 3s ; store cows £3 10s to £5 ; boner cows £2 12s 6d to £3 3s ; forward-conditioned steers £9’ 4s;’ small steer calves £2 to £3 19s, heifer calves 345. . > Sheep : Fat and forward wethers £1 10s 6d, fat hoggets £1 5s 3d to £1 12s, good conditioned hoggets £1 3s to £1 3s lid ; fat ewes 27s 6d ; good'framed store ewes 19s to 225, backward ewes 255. Bobby calves 9s to 14s, small 6s to 8s 6d. Pigs : Medium baconers £3 10s to £3 14s, light £3 3s to £3 7s ; heavy porkers £2 18s to £3 4s, medium £2 8s to £2 12s, light 38s to £2 2s ; slips 21s to 25s ; weaners 9s to 18s.