COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21368, 12 March 1941, Page 12

COMMERCIAL

FRANKTON SALE DALGETY & CO.'S REPORT Messrs Dalgety A: Co. Ltd, report on their usual weekly stock sale held at Frankton yesterday, as rollows: sheep.—A medium yarding- of grown sheep and a full entry of fat lambs was penned. The quality of the yarding- was not up to la-1 week, and only prime wethers, wnich sold a little easier, were in demand. Fat cwe> sold at llrm rates, also f3f lambs. Medium prime wethers £1 Ss to £1 4s Od; light and unfinished. £1 is to £1 2s 9d; good quality Tat ewes 13s to 14s Od; heavy rat ewes 10s to 12*: heavy rat lamn.-, £ J 5s to £1 »s; medium do. £ t 2s 3d to £1 4s 3d; light and unfinished. 1?s fid to £1 Is. Cattle.—a medium yarding of all classes or cattle met with slightly better competition fnan last week. Boners were again In keen demand. Hravv fat bullocks. £ll 129 '•! 10 £l2 13s; light, £lO 7s od to £ll ss: prime fat cows, £7 IQs to £8 7s; do. heifer?, £7 2s to £8 Ps; heavy fat Jer sey cows. £0 4- to £8 18s; heavy boners. £3 18? to £4 14s medium do.. £2 17s to £3 125; lighter £1 5? io £1 16s; medium vealer?. £1 8s 6d to £2; small. 15s to £1 Is. Pigs—A heavy yarding or fat pig? came forward with a light yarding of stores. Fat pigs depreciated on recent rate? while stores and weaners were on a par with late sales We did not pen any top-weight baconers. Heavy bar-oners. £f to £i 10s; medium. £3 lOs to £ i ; light. £3 to £3 1 Os; heavy porkers to light baconers, £2 15s to £3; heavy porkers, £2 63 to £2 15s; medium. 38s to £2 6s; light, 26s to 38s; large Store pigs. 20s to 265; medium. los to 20?; slips. 10s to 16s: weaners, 5s to 10S; choppers, £3 to £5 10s. Farmers’’ Auctioneering Company The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, .report: Sheep: A small entry ->f lat sheep came forward Bidding was steady with values lor we mere slightly easier, fat ewes rernaUiing firm at late rates, iat lambs, winch were penned in larger numbers than usual, sold freely at unchanged values. Cattle: A small entry of ox beef met a firm dean and at rates on a par with other centres, Whilst an average yarding of cow and heifer beef advanced on late rates. Pigs: A heavy yarding of rat pig*, and au average penning of stores and weaners, came forward. The demand, although firm, was not as keen as at recent saies, and prime topwelgfit baconers receded to £4 14s. Store pigs were easier ol' sale. quotations:— Sheep: Pat wethers, 25s to 27«5; medium fat wethers, 23s Od to 24s 0d; unfinished and light, 22s yd to 23s od; lat ewes, 12s 6d to 14s od; Ught and unfinished fat ewes, So to 12s; heavy fat lambs, 24s Od to vss; medium, 22s 3d to 2 is; light, 2us 6d to 2is; heavy shorn lambs, tus od to 23s 6d; lighter, 13s to 19s Od. Cattle: .Lightweight steers, £lO 7s 6d to £1 u 17s od; unfinished steers, £y 7s 6d to £3 17s od; prime shorthorn cows, £u to £ll la; prime Shorthorn heifers, £8 12s to £U 15s; lighter, £7 5S to £7 17-5; small shorthorn heifers, £5 6s to £5 15s; heavy Jersey cows. £5 12s to £6 13s; medium, £1 las to £0 2s od; Jersey heifers, £5 5s to £5 10s; forward conditioned steers, £3 17s od; mixed coloured steers, £5 10s to £0 ss; heavy boners, £i 11s to cows, £2 b to’ £.5; light vealer?," 3l)"s tu £2. Pigs: Cli«4H»e.rs, £4 8s to £4 15s; prime topweight baconers, £» 10s to £4 15s; h.-avy baconers, £i to £i 4s ; medium, £3 lia to £3 ISs; light, £3 8s to £3 12s; heavy porkers and butermilk pigs, £2 10s to £3 os; medium jiorkers, £2 lus to £2 1 is; light. £2 to £2 ss; unfinished porkers 32S to 335; large stores, 2 is Id to 30s; smaller, 17s Od To 22s od; slips, 12s 0d to 455; weaners, 3s to lus.