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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 327, 14 September 1932, Page 6

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SHEEP SLIGHTLY EASIER AT FRANKTON SALE Hamilton, Tuesday. - AI1 classes of sheep were penned in large numbers at the weekly stoek sale at the Frankton yards to-day. Wether quotations were not as firm as the previous week, but ewes ano hoggets were firm at late rates. There was a good yarding of spring lambs and a keen demand existed. Heavy fat wethers, 14s 6d to 15s 6d; medium, 13s 6d to 14s 3d; light fat wethers, 10s 9d to 12s; prime shorn wethers, 12s to 13s; prime fat ewes, 10s 9d to 11s 6d; medium fat ewes, 9s 6d to 10s 6d; light, 7s 3d to 8s 6d; spring lambs, 10s to 15s; prime hoggets to 13s 9d; medium, 10s 6d to 11s; light, 9s to 10s. Cattle.: — There was a heavy yaiding of all classes of beef and quotations were on a par with last week's quotations. Runners, £2 12s to £3 12s 6d; heavy prime fat steers, £8 5s to £9 ls; lighter prime, £7 to £7 17s 6d; light prime, £6 6s to £6 15s; light fat bullocks, £4 12s 6d to £5 7s 6d; heavy fat cows, £6 15s to £7 15s; lighter fat cows, £4 10s to £5 17s 6d; fat cows, £3 to £4 5s. Pigs: — Pigs were yarded in larger numbers, this allowing export companies to operate with a consequent hardening of quotations. Heavy baconers, £2 2s to £2 5s; medium, 37s to £2; light, 32s to 36s; heavy porlcers, 28s to 31s; medium, 25s to 27s 6d; light, 21s to 24s; choppers, 22s 6d to 40s.