STOCK SALE.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17985, 2 April 1930, Page 6

STOCK SALE.

AT FRANKTON YARDS. OX BEEF IMPROVED. PIG QUOTATIONS EASIER. Ox beef quotations improved at the weekly stock sale at the Frankton yards yesterday, and prime cow beef was on a par, though light cow beef was easier than the previous week. There was a fair yarding of beef, a medium yarding of sheep, and a very large yarding of fat and store pigs. Wethers were on a par with last week’s rates, and ewes were slightly easier. All pig quotations were easier than .the previous week. The following fable shows the comparison between this and ast week s

Farmers’ Auctioneering Co

Tlie Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report:— At the weekly stock sale in the Frankton yards yesterday we had a heavy yarding of siicep and a short yarding of cattle. Prime steers and young cows sold readily at slightly better than last week's quotations. This was no doubt due to the short yarding. Light and medium cow beef was dull of .sale. Fat sheep met with keen competition and realised late rates. There extra heavy yarding of store sheep, including some extra good lines of young breeding ewes from Tologa Bay. These met with a fair demand, only the older sheep being sold. Late quotations were realised for store lambs. Fat pigs came forward in increased numbers, the whole yarding changing hands at values which were slightly below last week’s quotations. Baeoners averaged GJd to 7d per lb, while porkers averaged GAd per lb. Quotations: Fat bullocks, £l2 10s; light fat steers, £7 13s; prime fat cows and heifers, £lO to £lO 10s; fat cows, £8 7s Gd to £9 2s Gd; medium, £7 to £8 Is; vealers, £2 10s to £3 12s; store cows, £3 10s to £4 ss; dairy cows, £8 10s to £9 ss. Sheep: Fat wethers, 26s 9d to 27s 3d; fat lambs, 21s Gd to 23s Gd; fat ewes, 23s to 245; mixed sex lambs, 13s lOd; mixed sex lambs, small, 9s; four and six tooth breeding ewes, 22s 3d; four and five year breeding ewes, 18s to 20s. Pigs: Heavy baeoners, £4 6s to £4 12s; medium, £3 15s to £4 2s; light, £3 3s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 ss; light, £2 5s to £2 10s; stores, 30s to £2; slips, 22s to 255; weaners, 10s to 18s; heavy choppers, £3 18s to £4 19s; lighter, £2 to £3.

Messrs Dalgety and Company. Messrs Dalgety and Company. Limited, report having held their usual weekly stock sale at Frankton saleyards as under : —There was a small yarding of beef and prices for prime ox and cows were about 10s to 15s per head higher than last sale. Prime young cows sold at up to £9 10s; ordinary fat cows, £6 15s to £8; light and inferior, £4 10s to £6. Only a few r pens of store cattle yarded. We sold in-calf heifers at £7 10s; inferior do., £6 ss. There was an average yarding of fat sheep, which sold at late rates. Prime wethers, 27s fid; prime ewes, IGs Gd to 20s fid; two tooth Down cross, 25s 9d; inferior fat ewes, 13s to 15s; fat woolly lambs, 18s. There was a very large yarding of store sheep and lambs. The demand was weak and all classes were considerably lower than late rates. The following are our principal sales 280 two and four tooth ewes at 275; 120 four and live year ewes, 10s; 110 mixed aged owes, 18s Gd; 152 do., at ISs 3d; 110 full mouthed ewes, 15s; 151 four and five year ewes, lfis; Southdown rams, 3 guineas; English Leichester rams, 3 guineas; Romney rams, 2 guineas; aged rams, 1 guinea. There was an exceptionally heavy yarding of porkers and baeoners. Baeoners showed a good decline in prices, whilst porkers were also easier. Store pigs were much lower than last week’s rates. Best baeoners from £4 to £4 ss; medium, £3 2s to £2 17s; porkers, to £3 4s; large stores, £1 13s; medium, 23s fid to 30s; slips, 19s to £1 2s fid; weaners, 14s to 19s; small weaners, 6s to 9s; choppers, good quality, £4 to £4 16s; medium, £1 19s to £3 13s.

N.Z. Loan and Mercantile. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report : —At Hamilton sale yesterday, beef was penned in shorter supply tlian usual. The steady values which have existed at recent sales for ox beef were fully maintained, while fat cows and heifers showed an advance of about J 5s per head over last week’s market, when a decided drop occurred. Fat sheep sold on a par with late quotations, but stores and breeding ewes met with rather a weak demand. A large entry of pigs came forward, and prices declined to the extent of 5s to 7s per head. Wc quote :—Fat steers, £l2 2s 6d; prime fat cows, £8 12s 6d to £9 IGs, lighter do., £7 5s to £8 is; plain cows, £5 9s to £7; runners, £3 15s to £5; yearling steers, £3 17s; dairy cows, £9 to £lO 10s; fat wethers, £1 7s 9d to £1 8s Gd; light fat two tooth wethers, £1 5s id; fat lambs, £l2s 2d to £1 4s 5d for prime; light and unfinished lambs, 19s 9d to £1 Os 3d; fat ewes, 15s 4d to 19s Sd; store woolly ewe lambs, IGs 3d to IGs Sd; small do., Its; woolly wether lambs, 1 -4s 9d to 15s 3d. Pigs :— Heavy baeouers, £4 to £4 7s; medium do., £3 12s to £3 IGs; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 1,0 £3 10s; medium porkers, £2 10s to £2 IGs; lighter do., £2 to £2 8s; unfinished porkers, £1 14s to £1 18s; stores, £1 7s to £1 Its; slips, 18s to £1 4s; good wcanors, 10s to 13s; smaller do., 6s to Bs. G. W. Vercoe and Company. Messrs fi. XV. X’ercoe and Company, Limited, report having held their weekly stock sale at Frankton yesterday, (.Continued In n&xt <\nlumxU

when a medium yarding of beef came forward. Prices throughout were considerably firmer than last week, medium-weight fat bullocks selling from £l3 15s to £l4 2s; lighter fat bullocks, £ll 8s to £l2 16s; light, and unfinished, £9 to £10; heavy fat cows, £9 5s to £10; medium-weight fat cows, £7 15s to £8 15s; light fat cows, £5 2s 6d to £6 10s; prime runners, £4 14s lo £7 12s Gd; others, £2 18s to £3 IGs; vealers, 28s to £2 16s. Store cattle were yarded in fair numbers and sold at late rates. Jerseys and Shorthorn cross weaner heifer calves, £2 10s to £3; Shorthorn steer calves, £3; potter hulls, £6 10s; store cows, £3 15s to £4 10s; Jersey cross cows close to profit, £8 15s to £9. Fat sheep were penned in good numbers, prices being firm. A line of 125 fat wethers sold from 28s id to 28s Gd; fat ewes, 275; store lambs. I fis fid to 14s; eull lambs. Ids id. Fat and store pigs were yarded in greater numbers than usual, and prices were easier tlian last week Heavy baconers sold from £i to £4 8s; medium weight baconers. £3 15s to £3 18s; light weight baconers, £3 5s to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 3s; light porkers. £2 8s to £2 14s; weaners. 12s to it's; slips, 22s to 245.

rales: — Tills week. Last Week. BEEF (per 1001b.)- - 35/Ex. prime ox 36/Prime ox .. 34/Extra choice young cows and heifers 32/Prime cows . 28/Second quality cows 22/Light cows & heifers 24/MUTTON (per head) Extra prime wethers 28/Fat wethers 27/27/3 Extra prime ewes 22/Fat ewes 15/15/8 PIGS (per head) — Baconers .. 76/to 90/S8/- to 94/57/- to 62/Porkers 52/to 57/Weaners 8/to 13/10/- to 15/24/- to 32/Slips 18/to 23/Large stores 30/tO -15/3 2/- to 48/-