HAMILTON.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 59, 11 March 1926, Page 4

HAMILTON.

Dalgcty and Company, Limited, report having- held their usual weekly slock sale at Krankton sale yards on Tuesday, as under:—There was a moderate yarding , of ljoel" Including , some prime ligiit buiio-ks. Tim demand was rather weak cxrp.ptin for vory prime young , rows and heifers which sold at late rates. We Quote: Light prime ox at 30/ per 10011); cow and heifer, best quality, ■-' 1/ per 1001b; b«»st rows, £T i/ to £7 ID/: ordinary quality, best cows, £. r > 5/ to £0 ii/Ci; inferior duality. £;i 15/ to £1 IT/G: store cattic were yarded in small numbers and the demand was weak. Wo soid Jersey heifers ; In cair at rrom £i 2/6 to £3 1-2/fi; Jersey cross heifers. £3 5/; Shorthorn} steer calves, 45/; Jersey heifer calves, <i 5/; small calves, lv/; 3-year-oju uener.i spring-in? to calve, £0 10/. There was a] smaller yarding , of sheep man at late sales, i and the demand was weak. Late values | receded about -2/ per head, and aped ewes , especially were dilllcuit to quit. We. sold fat ewes at 13/6 to 17 /G: fat lambs to ; 19/0 i store woolly lambi. 13/3: forward shorn iamfis. 16': store shorn. 12/: cull lambs. 8/1: cull ewe.s, 5/fi to 10/; 90 i.\ -1 and G-tooth ewes. -JO/ij; 107 mixed; afred ewes, 18/; 3 3 mixed agrd ewes, 15/7. ; There was a large yarding: or fat and store pigs. The ueinaud lor prime, baconers and porkers, was very keen and prices; ruled at equal to 7 _W1 to 8d per lb. Larg-e | storps sold well at late rates, but tllu j demand for weaners was weak. | I Tile New Zealand Loin and Mercantile ! Agency Company, Limted. report: —At the ; Hamilton sale on Tuesday beef was penned In average numbers and sold at late rates. •\ small entry of store cattle met with a weak demand. Tlieve was a good yarilnqr ■ of shoep. but .bidding , was dull and lifeless, especially lor aged ewes, ami values tor bot!i fais and store- were ea»!ev. We quote: Fat steers, £0 10/ to £10 i/: fat cows. £7 ii to £7 10/: roujrh I'at cows. £ i to £1 10/: store cows. £•: to £-2 10/; Tut ewes. 16/n lo 17/ C; shorn lamb.-. 8/10 lv l-.'/lO: >.M. owes, N/3: a red ewe.-, ', / lo In/. Pigs were yarded in l?rpr nunibTS and sold freely at late vaiiws. I'r'jm , heavy bacotie.rs made £i 0/ lo •'-! I ~> ' : medium baconers. £1 1/ to £'■ 8/: lifflil baennrrs. £3 \*/ to £i: ho ivy po-Ki :•.■•, £3 to V.\ o''; lighter porkers, £1 ?/ 10 £2 ; 17/: store pips, £1 10/ to £2 ■■!.'; -l : p-. ; IS/ to £ I I/; weaners. 7/0 to li,. ; The Farmers , Co-operative Auctioneer- ! ing Company report: —\t the wm-Kiy st'n-k sale In tile I'ranktun yards on TU'.*sU"J.V w had a moderate yarding , , principally of roug-li row beef. Few well-finished call> were penned and competition was anything , but brisk. Medium we.'gnt steers sold to, £10: llgriiu-r. £«.> 7/6: he/ivy rat cows, £v ; 10/ to £7 10/; medium. £i 10/ l> £■! 17 /fi; light rows and heifers. £;t 15/ to £i; plain and ordinary rows, a?, to £:) 10/:; fresl: conditioned cows, £i 10/ t'i i-2 15/; .-tores. :u>/ to i.. , : :j.J-year slo" , -. in Iresh cor.it on. cold to £7; rnlv-s. runners, best. S-j 07 to £->11/: othi-rs, :!".'. A snull entry of sheep was offi-ri'il -uid so d at late rHifs. Heavy rat owe? male IS".»; 1 woolly l.imbs. l"at, v'o/; small lYsiiit'Cl Invv ! conditioned cull ewes, 0/ lo T/t>. A iii'ef i number of I'at and store pigs were sillii ruined and rats sold llrm at *ll?ntly iluproved rites to those re;;orU\l tin , preiv,oi!S wpolc. Pγ me* heavy ij-iriwi--* ui.iclt; i£ i i r> /i o £-i 1 '■> /; Treav y. &\'■ > I oil s/; nieil.i.ni. £3 15/ lo £5 1/: K>'Od i.orkcr-; ; and l.trlit bjioners. £:l 10/ to £:1 l:J/: medium porkers, 1-2 17/ lo £:'. :»,': light, l£sj -3/ to £J \i/: store.-, Vil to iiI slip*, 10/ to -T>/: weaners, 10, lo I-/.