FRANKTON STOCK SALE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 291, 29 February 1928, Page 13

FRANKTON STOCK SALE

PRICES MAINTAINED (Special to THE SUN.) HAMILTON, To-day. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report: At our fankton yards yesterday there was a s mall entry of fat rattle, which sold ' ve H at last week’s rates. There was a short market for fat sheep and all daaaes sold freely at advanced values. The full advertised number of 3.000 breeding ewes and lambs came forward. Although competition in ewes acked the briskness of the previous practically all lots submitted changed hands at prices equal to , er recent markets. Lambs were in demand and sold at slightly firmer tales. fair number of fat pigs was arded and prices showed a further 'prance, a small entry of stores sold late values. -Good quality, light, fat steers, u* l ; s Rood quality, extra prime, Ira y COWs » s °ld to £lO 2s 6d; prime, y- T' £!', medium-weight prime cows, ‘ -s 6d to £8 Is; lighter, £5 15s to hs 6d; plain, heavy cows, £4 13s frjr 0 * 8 unfinished, £3 to £4 7s 6d: fsn-conditioned cows, £3 10s to £3 ’ st ° r e cows, £2 to £2 10s; cull H £ l to £i 10s; 18-months Jersey ~c ros in-calf heifers, £3 12s 6d; h<*vl? r v Jers *>' and cross heifers. £2; . vy bulls, potters, £5 to £8: medium at profit. £5 to £7 15s. heavy 2-tooths, in vn * fat there, 26s 9d; good quali heavy ewes, 23s Sd; prime WtX*J amb «» 2Ss; medium-weights, in liaZT , tooth store wethers, 225; best Cj* •» and 5-year ewes£- 245; big- ' thera "fond-mouth ewes, 19s to £1; mouth 11 s M to 15s; full to failinghorw? ewes » 13s to 13s 6d; low-condi-Us S, ewe *. with fair mouths, 10s 3d to rw es W cul i ewes, fs to 7s; fair 2-tooth Wowi* sm all, 18s 6d; good wellfair \; ,x J ed - shorn lambs, 36s Id; i a ' sex< shorn lambs, 13s 9d; <d to ~l ambs. Us to 11s fid; small. 8s -Ora,. *£• °ne shear Southdown rams, *toniney rams, 2>.gns. 10 "; mZSSTy hacont rs,~ £3 15s to £4 « :,s 10 £3 12 *- "ehtit is, ~ ? s; heavy porkers. £2 12s to n,;"- ‘‘Rh*. 32s to £2 2s; slips, 13s to "eaneryjs to