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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

PRICES AT FRANKTON

FAT SHEEP CHEAPER,

Messrs. Dalgcty aud Company, Limited, report having held, their usual weekly stock sale at Frankton saleyards on Tuesday, June 14, as under:— Fat Sheep.—An average yarding. Competition was dull, and late prices were not obtainable. Fat and unfinished wethers suffered a further drop. Prime young ewes sold at late rates, while aged and inferior fat ewes were slightly lower. Extra prime fat wethers sold at up to 13/11; fat wethers, 11/6 to 13/2; smaller wethers, 10/6 to 11/3; young fat ewes, 8/9 to 10/3; aged fat ewes, 6/3 to 7/0; fat lambs, 9/ to 12/0.

l'at Cattle.—An average yarding. Prices generally were on a par with last week's values. Extra prime ox sold at up to £6 0/; medium quality ox, £2 10/ to £5 5/; young cows and heifers, £2 15/ to £3 12/G; inferior fat cows, 25/ to 4.0/; boners,10/ to 20/. Pigs.—A medium yarding of both fat and store pigs came forward and eased slightly on last week's quotations. Best baconers sold up to £2 if. We sold medium baconers, £1 14/ to 17/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £1 7/ to £1 12/; medium porkers, £1 to £1 6/; light porkers, 14/ to 18/; best stores, 12/ to 16/; slips, 7/ to 10/; best weaners, 5/ to 7/j others 2/ to 4/0; sows, in pig, 18/ to £l 7/; sows, with litters, £3 5/. Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company report as follow: —Sheep: Prime fat wethers sold at 13/G to 15/; medium, 12/ to 13/; light, 10/ to 11/3; forwardconditioned wethers, 8/ to 9/3; heavy prime fat ewes, 8/3 to 9/; fat ewes, 0/ to 6/9; forward ewes, 4/ to 5/2; heavy fat lambs, 12/6 to 13/6; medium, 10/9 to 11/6; light, 8/6 to 9/9. Cattle: Runners, 39/ to £2 7/; vealers, 14/ to 18/; medium fat steers, £5 6/ to £5 14/; light, £4 10/ to £4 19/; heavy fat cows, £3 12/ to £4 3/; medium, £2 15/ to £3 3/; medium fat cows and heifers, £2 10/ to £3 1/; light fat cows, 32/6 to £2 2/G; killable, 22/ to 28/; bulls, 20/ to 30/. Pigs: Choppers, 24/ to 32/; heavy baconers, £2 2/ to £2 4/; medium, 33/ to 38/; medium porkers, 19/ to 22/; light, 14/ to 18/; stores, 10/ to 14/6; weaners, 3/6 to 8/; slips, 8/ to 10/.

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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 140, 15 June 1932, Page 4

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LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 140, 15 June 1932, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 140, 15 June 1932, Page 4