THE STOCK MARKET HAMILTON

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 428, 12 January 1933, Page 6

THE STOCK MARKET HAMILTON

The Farmers' Go-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd. report: — At Frankton sale to-day only a medium yarding oi! sheep came forward. As this was the first sale since the Christmas holidays, butehers' stocks were low, and with a smaller entry of wethers and hoggets a shai'p rise resulted. Ewes were also in better demand while fat lamb easily maintained former quotations. Cattle: Only a small entry of ox beef was penned and prices were well in advance of late rates. Cow beef came forward in heavy numbers the majority being second quality, but choice quality showed an increase while other cow beef remained unchanged. Pigs: The yarding of fat pigs was one of the largest for some time, this no doubt being aceounted for by the break in the saies caused by the Iioliday period. Competition for all classes, despite the heavy yarding remained very lceen throughout, baconers showing a rise on late quotations, while porlcers remained firm at values ruling previous to the holidays. Baconers sold at equal to 3.ifd to 3id per 1b, porkers 4.1d to 4?>d per 1b. Quotations. — Prime fat wethers 15s tid, prime hoggets, 14s 3d; medium wethers 12s 9d to 13s lld; light, 11s Id to 11s lOd; maiden fat ewes, 10s 6d to 11s 4d; heavy 6s to 6s 4d; killable 4s 6d to 5s 3d; prime fat lambs i2s 8d to 13s 3d; heavy, 11s 2d to 12s ld; light 9s 8d to 10s 6d. Runners, 18s to 30s; vealers 8s to :2s 6d; light fat steers £4 17s to £5 3s; killable, £4 3s, to £4 10s; heavy fat cows £4 to £4 11s; light £2 15s to £3 5s; heavy second quality cows, £2 to £2 10s; lighter 28s to 35s; boner cows, 8s to 19s; bulls £2 10s to £3 10s; 18-months Jersey heifers £3 12s; 3year steers £2 12s; mixed coloured steers 27s to 30s. Prime heavy baconers, £2 2s to £2 7s; medium 38s to £2 ls; light, 33s to 37s; heavy porlcers 29s to 31s; medium 26s to 28s; light 22s to 25s; large stores 17s to £1; medium 13s to 16s; slips, 9s to 12s; weaners, 5s to 8s.