FRANKTON STOCK SALE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 913, 5 March 1930, Page 10

FRANKTON STOCK SALE

LATE RATES MAINTAINED Special to THE SUN HAMILTON, Tuesday. Competition was keen at the Frankton saleyards today and most classes of stock were disposed of at well-main-tained values. There were large yawings of beef and pigs and a medium yarding of sheep. Ox beef sold at late rates, while cow beef was firmer. Quotations for sheep and pigs remained at last week’s level. Heavy fat steers made to £ls ss: medium fat steers, £l3 Gs to £l4 7s 1 fight fat steers. £ll 9s to £l3 3s; fat cows, £8 7s 6d to £lO ss; medium fat cows. £7 5s to £8 4s; light fat cows, 12s Gd to £(; forward conditioned cows. £5 15s to £6 ss; store cows, £3 to £4 15s; fat withers, 27s to 28s 4d; store wethers, 21s lOd to 24s lOd; prime heavy fat lambs, 28s to 30s; fat lambs, 19s: best M.S. woolly lambs. 15s 4d; M.S. woolly lambs 13s to 14s Gd: S.D. ewe Jambs, 17s: S.D. stud ewes, mixed ages, 2gns; S.D. ram lambs, £3 15s: S.D. stud rams. lOgns; two-tooth breeding ewes. 28s Gd to 30s: four and live-year breeding ewes, 22s to 23s 3dHged ewes, 12s 9d to 14s 9d. There was a good yarding of all classes of pigs and late rates were maintained throughout. Heavy baconers made £4 8s to £4 14s; medium, £4 to £4 ss: light, £3 14s to £3 18s:’ heavy porkers. £3 5s to £3 12s: light porkers, £2 13s to £2 19s; stores. £2 5s to £2 Ss; slips. £1 10s to £2; weaners. 17s to £1 Gs. Baconers averaged 7>d a lb. and porkers to Bd. LONDON MARKETS United P.A.—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, Monday. (Quotations on February 27 in parentheses.) Copper.—Spot. £GS 6s 3d (£69 13s 8d): three months, £OB 3s lid £G9 11s 3d). Electrolytic Copper.—Spot, £B3 10s (£B3 10s): three months, £B4 5s (£B4 os). Wire Bars.— £S4 5s (£ S 4 ss). Lead.—Spot, £l9 15s (£l9 15s); three months, £l9 15s (£l9 10s). Spelter.—Spot. £lB 10s (£lB 6s 3d): three months. £l9 2s Gfl (£lB 17s Gd). Tin.—Spot. £167 13s 9d (£l7l 3s 9d): three months, £l7O 6s 3d (£173 16s 10id). Silver. —Standard. IS 15-16 d (19 11-16 d) an oz.; fine, 20 7-16 d (21.1 d).