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King Country Chronicle, Volume XIX, Issue 2049, 29 November 1924, Page 6

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STOCK SALE REPORTS. HAMILTON. The Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— We held our usual weekly sale in the Frankton yards on Tuesday, 25tli November, where wo had a iull yarding of beef and store cattle, only a limited number of sheep being penned, while fat and Store pigs, as usual, came forward in largo numbers. Beef.—There was nu extra prime ox beef yarded; fat steers barely reached the values of the previous week; prime heavy fat cows sold under good competition at late rates. Prices for fat pigs were well in advance of those reached at recent markets, and stores sold readily. Fat steers £ll to fill 14s. medium £lO to £lO 13s, light ami unfinished £5 10s to £B, prime heavy fat cows £8 10s to £9 lis, heavy £7 Us to £B, medium £6 6s to £6 19s, light £4 10s to £5 19s, good framed fresh conditioned cows £3 15s to £4 ss, stores £2 to £2 10s, inferior £1 to £1 10s, medium quality 18-mon,ths steers £3 2s, yearling steers £3, 15months Jersey cross heifers £2 9s to £2 15s. small 25s to 355, fat and forward woolly hoggets 38s 3d, heavy fat prigs £3 8s to £3 12s, medium £3 3s to £3 ss, good porkers and light baconers £2 15s to £3 Is. medium porkers £2 8s to) £2 10s, light and unfinished £2 to £2 ss, slips 33s to 36s od, best weaners £1 to 275, sows and young £7. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Hamilton, report:— M the Hamilton sale on Tuesday the supply of fat sheep was beiow tho average. A good yarding of cattle came forward with beef in full supply, and late rates wore fully maintained. We quote:— Fat steers £ll lis. to £l2 2s, fat heifers £6 os to £8 ss, fat cows £5 10s to £8 6s' cows in fresh condition £2 15s to £3 17s, large framed store cows £1 16s to £2 ss, 2-year-old Shorthorn heifers £2 14s to £3 3s, dairy cows £4 to £5, springing heifers £3 10s to £4 10s, fat lambs £1 15s. Pigs.—Medium baconers £3 3s to £3 12s, light baconers and heavy porkers £2 15s to £3 Is, light porkers £2 7s to £2 12s, large stolres £1 15s to £2, slips £1 7s to £1 12s, weaners 17s to £1 6b. WESTFIELD. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual weekly sale of fat stock at Westfiejd on Wednesday, 26th November, as under:—Beef.—An average yarding. Prime bullocks were penned in smaller numbers and sold at late rates. Cows comprised the bulk of the yarding *" d prices were slightly easier for this class. We quote: Extra prime ox 33s per lOOlbs, choice and prime 27s to 325. other 25s to 275, prime young cow and heifer beef made 25s to 295, other-18s to 245. Sheep.—A fair yarding, sold at advanced prices. Heavy prime wethers 37s to 39s 6d, medium prime 34s to 30s, light 30s to 335, best heavy prime ewes made 30s to 34s 6d, medium prime 27s to 295, other's 22s to 26s 6d. Lamb.—A smaller yarding sold under keen competition at advanced prices. Best heavy prime 34s to 37s 3d, medium prime 30s to 335, light 25s to 29's. Calves.—Runners £2 14s to C 4 ss, heavy vealers £2 15s to £3 10s, medium vealers £2 3s to £2 14s, light £1 4s to £2 Is, small lis to £1 2s, others 3s to 10s.