VALUES SLIGHTLY EASIER AT FRANKTON SALE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 226, 18 May 1932, Page 7

VALUES SLIGHTLY EASIER AT FRANKTON SALE

(Special to "Post").

ytetjiers and lambs steady

HAMILTON, Tuesday. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company Limited, reports; At our Frankton sale to-day we had a medium entry of fat sheep and a good entry pf fat lambs. Wethers remained firm "at late rates, while ewes were again easier. Lambs also sold at equal to last week's quotations. Cattle : There was a smaller yarding of both ox and cow beef, with a slight improvement for plainer quality ox beef, but extra heavy prime steers were easicr. Cow and heifer rat.es remained unchanged- A medium yarding of store cattle sold at late quotations. Pigs': There was a full yarding of both fat apd store pigs. Values for . all classes remrined on a par with late saies. Adveitised lines of breeding sows attraptod a good attendance and comp.etition was lceen for good sorts. j Quotations: Sheep: Prime fat hoggetts to 15s; heavy fat wethers, 14s to 14s 6d; medium, 12s 6d to 13s 3d; lighter, 10s 3d to 11s; heavy i prime fat ewes, 10s 6d; medium fat ewes, 7s to 8s; killable ewes, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; heavy fat lambs, 12s 6d to i 13s; medium, ils to 11s lOd. j Cattle: Light fat steers, £4 to £4 ! 15s; heavy fat heifers, £4 to £4 9s; light, £3 to £3 16s; heavy fat cows, j £2 18s to £3 4s; light, 25s to £2; ; sound dairy cows, £5 5s to £6 5s; two- ] ye'ar Jersey heifers, £6 10s to £7 5s. J Pigs: Light ch.oppers, 30s to 33s; I heavy baconars, £2 to £2 4s; medium, i 34s to 38s; heayy pqrkers, 24s to 26s; medium, 19s to 23s; stores, 11s to 13s 6d; slips, 7s to 10s 6d; weaners, 5s 6d to 9s; Tamworth sows in pig, £2 4s to £2 8s; Berkshire sows 26s to 34s; Tamworth cross sows, £2 to £2 15s; pedigree weaner Tamworth sows, 13S to 22s; boars, 7s to 14s.