FRANKTON STOCK SALE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1049, 13 August 1930, Page 13

FRANKTON STOCK SALE

BEEF MARKET EASIER Special to THE SUN HAMILTON, Tuesday. A heavy yarding of ox and cow beef came forward at the stock sales at Frankton today. Bidding was slack and decreases ruled in both lines. The prices realised for an average yarding of fat sheep showed a slight increase. There was a small offering of fat pigs, with a lull offering of stores. The auctioneers quote as follow: Farmers* Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Ltd.—A good yarding of fat and storo cattle, a medium yarding of fat sheep and a good line of store wethers. Beef, of which the quality was not quite so good as last week, showed a decline of quite 25s a head. Fat sheep sold at late rates. A small yarding of pigs met with brisk competition. fat pigs in particular showing a sharp rise in value. Fat bullocks made £l3 10s to £l4 12s 6d; medium, £ll 19s to £l2 J7s 6d; light, £ll 7s 6d to £IL 17s; heavy fat cows, £lO 14s to £l2 15s; medium, £ 8 36s to £9 15s; light, £7 4s to £8 10s; forward conditioned cows, £5 7s Od to £5 15s; J)ig-framed young store cows, £5 5s to £7; runners, £2 17s to £5 J9s; vealers, 25s to £2 4s; forward conditioned wethers 19s to 21s 3d; store wethers, 15s 4d to 18s; fat hoggets, 16s (id to 17s 6d; light and medium baeoners, £3 to £3 7s; heavy porkers, £ 236 sto £2 19s; light, £2 10s to £2 14s; stores, 37s to £2 2s; slips, 30s Od to 355; weaners, £1 to 28s. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. —A large yarding of beef. including several drafts of fat bullocks. The demand generally was about 20s a head lower than last week. Best prime bullocks sold at up to £l4 2s 6d; smaller bullocks, £lO to £l3; best prime heifers, to £32 32s 6d; good fat cows, £9 7s Od to £8 7s 6cl; light cows, £ 6 30s to £7 ss; good runners, £3 10s to £5; store cows, £6 10s to £7 ss; good runners, £3 10s to £5 Is; store cows, £4 10s to £6 ss; well-grown yearlings. Jersey-cross heifers. £5; bobby calves, 5s to 8s 9d; best fat wethers, 39s Id; ordinary fat wethers, 26s Gd: fat ewes and wethers, 26s 0d; small wethers, 15s 6d; cull ewes, in lamb, 8s; medium baeoners, 60s to 68s; good porkers, 41s to 495; best weaners, 24s to 2 8s; others, 19s to 235; slips, 31s to 35s 6d; large stores, 38s to 475. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. —Prime fat bullocks, £l4 to £l4 6s; lighter fat bullocks, £l3 to £l3 12s Od; prime fat cows,. £ll to £l2 2s 6d; fat cows, £ l is to £ 9 32s 6d; light and unfinished fat cows, £6 2s 6d to £7 7s Gd; killable cows, £4 17s 6d to £ 5 6s; store cows, £3 10s to £4 ss; boners, £3 2s to £3 13s; fat wethers. 20s to 27s 6d; lighter fat wethers, 24s 6d to 25s 3d; good fat hoggets, 38s Sd to 39s Sd; medium fat hoggets, 17s to 18s 3d; medium baeoners. £3 4s: poorer quality, £2 11s 6<l to £2 17s 6d; porkers, £2 3s to £2 9s; stores, £1 39s 6d to £2 2s; slips, £1 32s 6d to £1 16s Gd; weaners, 19s 6d to £1 8s 6d.

CITRUS FRUIT CULTURE TAURANGA EXPERIMENTS Special to THE SUN TAURANGA. Tuesday. Mr. L. M. Estcourt, orchard instructor. is visiting the Tauranga orchards in connection with citrus culture. He is accompanied by Mr. Hudson, crop experimentalist, and by Mr. Dallas, who represents tho horticultural division on the plant research station at Palmerston North. The local experimental work is being carried out at Mayfield Brothers’ orchards at Bethlehem. Dr. Cunningham. Government mycologist, met members of the Citrus Growers’ Association last evening. As a result of his investigation, manurial experiments will be carried on with tho co-operation of the local growers, under the supervision of Mr. Estcourt. COMPANY REGISTRATIONS The following- private companies were registered in Auckland yesterday:— New Zealand Petrol Co., Ltd., motor spirit experimental manufacturers and dealers. Capital, £ 3.000. in £1 shares. Subscribers: D. R. Garrard, J. 796 shares;"ll. A. Steadman. 355 shares; A. K. Voyce, 200 shares; A. Milliken, 150 shares; A. J. Stratford. 149 shares; D. MacCormick. H. N. Hilliard. li. A Dargaville, 100 shares each; T. Tidswell, 50 shares. A. L. Jones. Ltd., drapers, mercers, clothiers, outfitters, etc. Capital. £I,OOO. in £1 shares. Subscribers: A. L. Jones. 998 shares; W. A. Ivendon and M. k! Jones; 1 share each. PRICES FOR METALS LONDON, Monday. (Quotations on August 7 in parentheses.) Copper.—Spot. £4B Is 3d (£4S 4s ■HU); three months. £47 ISs 9cl (£4& 4s 4Jd). Electrotlytic Copper.—Spot, £sl (£51); three months, £52 (£52) Wire Bars. — £52 (£52). Lead.—Spot, £IS 5s (£lB 7s 6d); three months, £lB 5s (£lB 6s 3d). Spelter.—Spot, £l6 2s Od (£l6 2s 6d); three months, £l6 12s 6d (£l6 12s 6d). Tin.—Spot, £136 6s 3d (£136 11s 3d); three months, £l3B Is 3d (£I3S 8s 9d). Silver. Standard, 16 3-16 d (15 15-16 d) an oz; fine, 17Jd (17 3-16 d).