FRANKTON STOCK SALE.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 90, 17 April 1929, Page 4

FRANKTON STOCK SALE.

LATE RATES MAINTAINED. I3ACOXERS SLLL BETTER. Messrs. Dalgety and Company. Limited, report having held their usual weekly stock sale at Frankton salcyards on April Itith as under:--There was a larger yarding of beef than usual. Late rates ruled for prime ox and prime young cow and heifer beef. Second and low grade beef cows were lower. We sold a nice draft of light weight bullocks at up to £13 10 . On account of a client 2Vi-year Shorthorn fat steers at up to £12 15 ; runners at £5 13/ and £5 5, ; prime heavy cows a. up to £11 26: ordinary prime young cows £'J to £9 15; ; aged cows, ,C 5 7 li. There was a fair yarding of store cattle. Late rates were maintained. We sold a draft of store 2\'s and 3-year Shorthorn steers at £8 ti , £8 5 and £7 6 on account of Cliffs Estate. We sold 42 mixed sex P.A. weaners at £5. also 33 lied Polled mixed sex weaners at £4 l(i ; one pen small Jersey cross heifer calves, t'2 2 (i. Store cows. £2 10/ to £4 I.V . There was a moderate yarding of fat sheep, which were firm at late rates. Fat wethers. 34 ; shorn fat lambs, 2D ; store wethers, 20 3 to 27 ; woolly wether lambs 22 !1; shorn wether laml**, 20'; cull lambs, Hi 3:. 73 woolly ewe lambx 24,9; 77 woolly wether lambs. 22 11; 33 fat and forward Down cioss lambs, 23/; one pen cull lambs. 17 9. There was a large yarding of both fat and store pigs. Baeoners were better, while pork was the same as previous sale. Stores sold at late rata;. Heavy baeoners, £3 Hi' to £4 4/; medium baeoners, £3 3/ to £3 10/: heavy porkers, £2 8 to £2 15/; lisiil porkers. £1 18' to £2 3/; large stores, £1 6/ to £1 12/.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Ltd., reports: A good yarding of beef cattle and fat sheep, and a heavy entry of bacon pigs and porkers. I'rime quality fat cattle sold well up to late rates, plain and ordinary being easier. All classes of mutton sold well up to late values. Fat pigs were in demand and sold firm at advanced prices. We quote: -

Beef. —Extra good quality prime heavy fat cows, £11 2/6 to £12; heavy prime, £10 6/ to £10 10/; prime. £9 to £9 s': well done medium weights. £8 7/ to £8 12/6; others. £7 7/6 to £8: light young cows and heifers. £6 to £6 9/; rough cow beef. £5 to £5 ID/;, boners, £4 to £4 10/; extra good runnels. £7 1' to €7 5". Vealers sold up to £3 2/6; store cows, £2 15/ to £3 10/; Shorthorn and Holsteiu cross steer calves, £2 19/; small, 30/; weaner heifers. Shorthorn cross, £2 10/.

Fat Sheep.— Best fat wethers sold to 36/6; light to medium weights. 31/ to 32/9; good quality, well done. Down cross ewes and wethers, 33/9: fat ewes, 28/6 to 29/0; fat lambs, 26/ to 'It,' 6: good shorn Romney ewe lambs, 21/7; shorn wether lambs, wellgrown. 20/1; black-faced, mixed sexes, 18/6.

Pigs.—Prime heavy baconers, £.'5 18/ to £4 4/; heavy. £3 12/ to £3 15/; medium weight, £3 4/ to £3 10/: light baconers, £2 17/ to £3 ]/. A line of 19 prime heavy baconers on account of Mr. K. K. Farrow, Waitoa, averaged £4 4 . Heavy porkers, £2 9/ to £2 15/; medium. £2 1/ to £2 (>/; light and unfinished, 28/ to 35/; slips, 10/ to 15/; weaners, 2/0 to 8/6.