SHEEP FIRM

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19889, 19 May 1936, Page 8

SHEEP FIRM

QUIET BEEF MARKET. VALUES AT FRANKTONSLACKER SALE FOR PORK. Cattle were on offer in heavy numbers at Frankton to-day but there was an absence of extra prime quality, the entry in the beef section comprising only plain and secondary ,sorts. A full bench of buyers operated and few alterations in late quotations were apparent.

Sales were difficult to_ effect in the ox beef department, competition being subdued throughout. Medium cattle were traded at prices ranging from £8 10s to £9 per head and from 21s to 4 24 s per 1001 b. Plainer descriptions were slow of sale and cleared from £6 lls to £7 6s per head. Dairy sorts comprised the hulk of the offering in the cow and heifer beef sale and prices generally were on a par with those current last week. The most attractive pens changed hands at £5 7s 6d.

Fat sheep were forward in full average numbers with a good entry of lambs. The qualiyt was generally superior to that of last week and price changes were in the vendors’ favour. Both wethers and ewes experienced brisk competition, while lambs were inclined to be slightly sharper of sale. With prices per head ranging to 695, a buoyant market was again experienced for bacon pigs. In common with other centres, porkers were a shade easier. Store sales reflected a slight improvement.

Quotations: Medium bullocks, £8 to £9; light, £6 16s to £7 18s; heavy fat cows, £4 15s to £5 7s 6d; killable and light, £2 19s to £4 4s. Sheep: Extra prime wethers, 28s 9d to 30s 3d; fat, 26s 6d to 27s 6d; unfinished, lls to 255; extra prime ewes, 18s to 21s 3d; fat, 16s 3d to 17s 9d; unfinished, 12s to 14s; fat iambs, 18s to 275.

Pigs: Baconers, 55s to 695; porkers, 20s to 445.