COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21364, 7 March 1941, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

SALE AT FRANKTON Dalg-ety and Company, Ltd., report that at tlieir weekly store sheep and cattle sale at l'Pankton on Wednesday, a medium yarding- or store sheep was ollered, prices ■ toeing- on a par with recent -sales. A larg-e yarding or store cattle sold to a steady lnarkPt. Quotations: — sheep.—Good store lambs 14s to 15s Gd, medium ils to 13s Gd, smaller 8s to lie 3d; i!-tooth ewes ex North Auckland 29s 3d. and aged marked 5-year ewes Trom the same district 225; other 5-year and 6-ycar ewes 13s to ISs Gd. Cattle.—3 A-year Polled Angus steers £7 17s 6d to £3 or-, 2 J -year Polled Angus steers £6 15s to £7 7s Gd, W-vear Polled Angus and Hereford steers £5 ;s Gd to £6 ss, smaller £4 7s Gd to £3. * ADDINGTON MARKETS LITTLE CHA'N'GE IN VALUES Entries were slightly larger than usual at the 'ddington market. Generally, there was little change in values, except lor fat sheep, which were easier. Forward store lambs sold unchanged to 18s Gd. but those Tor carrying over were down by is to 2s. Best Roinney-cross ewe- made up to 37s Pd for two-tootli, best ha inbred making 2is to 5Gs G<l: 4-year open wooUeil Sheer) made to 16s 9d. Fat sheep generally were nr ImlifTerent class. Wotitrrs »•«•(• eti-tcr liy 1- a Iwait an-1 fws bv I. bit. Hr-t ni’llipvs made from i'bs In ttOs. top- In ' ti-vc minor made over ens,. top. brimr to ?..> 6d. but practically the whole entry ranged rt Th" rat rattle on try was one or tin; poorest f.r the sea-on. Good cattle sold at a rise of almot ins a head, all other sorts being slightly easier. Rest beer made Trom 37- to ms per tnnib. with a few special pen- to « 2s. Be-t steers mane from*£li to £l7. tops to £lO, prime cow- and hejrers to £l3. Fat pigs were easier, porkers by an average or 2s a hearl and baconers bv atboirt 3s. Porkers sold rroni £t 10* Gd to £? 10* Gd; average price per Hi 7d to *d; bar oners £3 Is Gd to £3 Os Gd, average. price per lb 7d to 7 Id.