STOCK SALE.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17979, 26 March 1930, Page 2

STOCK SALE.

AT FRANKTON YARDS. COW BEEF EASIER. AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. There was a medium yarding of fat ■and store cattle at the weekly stock sale at the Frankton yards yesterday. The sale was w r ell attended and competition was keen. Sheep were penned in very large numbers anc there was a heavy yarding of fat and store pigs. Ox beef sold up to the previous week’s rates, though- cow beef was slightly easier. Sheep quotations were on a par with the previous sale, and fat pig prices weie the same as ruling last week. Store pigs were easier. The following table shows the com- ' parison between this and last week s fates: — , This week. Last week.

Farmers’ Auctioneering Co., Ltd. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Lid., report:—At the weekly stock sale in the Frankton yards we had a good yarding of all classes of cattle and a heavy yarding, of sheep. Prime fat bullocks were firm at late rates, and the same can he said of prime ’ quality young cows. Second quality and store cows sold at late rates. Fat sheep were penned in good numbers, and sold at last week's quotations, while the large yarding of store lambs showed a decided drop in price. Breeding ewes were also slightly easier. There was a full yarding of fat pigs, which met with keen competition. Baconers averaged 7M per lb. while porkers averaged 7:}d to 7}d per lb. Quotations: Prime fat bullocks, £l3 16s to £l4 IGs; fat bullocks, £l3 Is to £l3 9s; medium, £ll IGs to £l2 14s; light £9 7s 6d; fat cows, £8 to £8 17s; lighter, £6 10s to _£7 15s; forward conditioned cows, £5 5s to £6 2s 6d; store cows, £3 10s to £4 15s: runners, £3 15s; vealers, 25s to £2 12s; bulls, £3 17s Gd to £G 10s: heifer calves, £2 17s to £3 9s; fat ewes, 16s to 19s; prime fat lambs. 25s to 25s 9d; others, 17s to £1; forward wethers, 22s to 22s 9d; ewe lambs, 13s lid; wether lambs, 12s 9d to 16s 4d; mixed sex cull lambs, 8s 3d to 10s 3d: 4-tooth breeding ewes, 28s; 4,6, and 4yr. ewes, 255; s\t. ewes, 19s to 20s; full-mouth ewes, 14s to 15s: heavy baconers, £'t 12s to £4 17s: medium, £4 4s to £4 Ss; light, £3 12s to £3 iSs; heavy porkers, £3 5s to £3 16s; light porkers, £2 14s to £2 JBs: si ores, 35s to £2 3s; slips, 25s to 30s; weaners, 10s to 15s. Dalgety and Company.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, Hamilton, report having held their weekly slock sale at Frankton saleyards on Tuesday Ihe 2nih instant as under :—There was a fairly large yarding of licet and prices were a shade lower than last week. Best young cows sold at up lo £9 ss; ordinary good quality fat cows at £7 10s to £8 1.7 s Gel: others, £5 10s to £6 10s: light Jersey cows, £i lo £;> 2s Gd. There was a small yarding of store cattle which met with a weak demand. There was an average yarding ol‘ fat sheep. Fat wethers sold at up to 30s Gd. for extra heavy: ordinary fat wethers, 27s Gd; fat ewes extra good, 225; ordinary fat ewes, 15s to IGs Gd; woolly fat lambs up to 20s. There was a very large yarding of store sheep which met with a very dragging sale and prices generally were 2s io 3s per head lower. fihe following were our principal sales : —l3B xer\ forward four and five tooth wethers, 25s sd; 128 shorn ewe lambs, 13s 4dj 134 shorn wether lambs, 10s; S 7 shorn wether lambs, 13s Gd; 80 cull shorn lambs, Gs Gd; 50 black-faced lambs (forward), 16s 9d; 190 mixed sex shorn lambs, 11s 9d; 189 foui and five year ewes, 18s 9d; 80 five year ewes' 15s Gd. There was a medium warding of fat pigs with a full yarding of stores. Baconers sold at late rates, ancl porkers a shade easiei, whilst stores sold at late rates. Heavy baconers, £4 4s to £4 14s; medium do.. £3 fig to £3 18s: best porkers, £3 to £3 8s; light do., £2 10s to £2 IGs; choppers. £2 IGs to £4 9s, large stores, £2 5s to £2 9s; medium do.. £ i j7s to £2; best slips, £1 10s Jo £1 i is; medium do., £1 4s to £1 7s: best weaners, 15s to 18s; others, 8s Lo 12s.

N.Z. Loan and Mercantile. The N.Z. Loan and 'Mercantile Agency Co., Lid., Hamilton, report: — There was a large offering of beef at the Hamilton sale yesterday and although a good proportion was firstcia§s quality a further decline in values resulted. The yarding or sheep and pigs again filled all available space. Prices for fat sheep were not quite so good as last week and the demand for breeding ewes and store lambs was weaker and prices easier. Siore wethers maintained late rates. We quote: Fat bullocks £l2 18s to £l4; good fat cows, £7 1.7 s to £8 1 <s Gd;'plain do., £7 12s Gd to £0 l~s; light heifers, £G 17s; vealers, £1 19s to £2 8s; smaller do., £1 7s to £1 10s; boner cows, £7 to £4 7s; weancr Jersey cross heifers, £3 7s to £3 13s; fat wethers, £i 7s to £1 7s 9d; store fourtooth wethers, £i 3s Gd to £1 4s 3d; F.M. ewes with rams, 17s 4d; shorn MS. store lambs, 11s 5M lo 12s Gd; cull do., 7s Gd lo 9s. Fat and store pigs sold on a par with last week’s market. Heavy baconers realised £4 7s to £4 13s; medium do., £4 to £4 7s; lighter do. and heavy porkers, £3 9s lo c * ioh- porkers, £2 12s to £3 4s; good stores,’£l 12s to £1 17s; medium do.. £! 8s lo £1 Us; slips, £1 2s to £1 7s; v,'earners, 12s to 10s. G. W. Vercoe and Co. Messrs G. W. Vercoe and Co.-, Ltd., report having held their weekly stock sale at Frankton yesterday, when a good yardins of beef came forward. JIUmUwieG. in here

Beef (per 1001b). Extra prime ox Prime ox .. Extra clioice 35/- ’ 35/34/- 3-i/-young cows ancl heifers 32/- 3 i /- Prime cows . Second quality .28/- . 30/--22/- 2 4/COWS Light cows & 24/- 24/heifers Mutton (p©P head). Extra prime 28/- 28/wethers Fat wethers . Extra prime 27/- 27/ewes 22/Fat ewes .. 14/0 la// Enlln. ewes . 15/Pigs (per head). Baconers 8S/- to 94/- SS/- to 94/ Porkers 57/- to 02/- 57/- to 65/ Weaners ... 10/- 10 15/- lo/- to is/Slips 24/- (O 32/- 23/- to 34/ i_arge stores 33/- 10 48/- 37/-to 50/-