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King Country Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 2065, 10 January 1925, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK SALE REPORTS. HAMILTON. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report having held their grst sale of the New Year in the ['Yankton yards on January 6th, when they had a fair entry of beef (principality cow beef) and fat pigs, and a small yardin gof sheep and store cattle. Beef and fat. pigs were firmer than the previous market reports, while sheep were firm at late rates. We quote:— Medium fat steers £ll 4b to £ll 15s, lighj £lO 4s, prime fat oows and heifers £8 to £8 11a, fat cows £6 10s to £7 17s 6d, medium to light £5 5s to £6 ss, forward conditoned cows £4 10s to £4 17s Gd, good framed young store cows £2 15s to £3 Us, 18-mohths Jereey-Shortbarn cross heifers £2 17s 6d,Gd, 15-montfis Jersey cross heifers £2 2s, small yearling steers £2 lis, same aged heifers (small) 255. Sheep.—Fat wethers 395, medium fat owes 27s 3d to 30s 6d, fat lambs (woolly) 30s to 32s 6d. Pigs.—Heavy baconers £3 5s to £3 10s, medium £3 to £3 3s, good porkers and light baconers £2_j.4s to £3, medium porkers £2 8s t-a £2 12s 6d, light) £2 ss, unfinished 35s to £2 2s, slips 30s to 345, best wethers 21s to 265, small 13s to 19s. WESTFIELD. Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd,., repoi(t having held their usual weekly sale of fat stiock at Westfield on Wednesday, 7th January, as follows : Beef.—An extra heavy yarding, prices being easier in consequence. Wo quote: Extra choice ox 34s per 100 lbs, choice and prime 28s to 325, plain, and unfinished 22s to 27*, prime young , cow and heifer beef sold from 25s to ,' 295, other 17s to 245. ' Sheep.—A fair yarding, pticess lightly easier. Heavy prime we fibers 38a Gd • to £2, medium prime 36s 0d to 38s, light 34s to 365, others 29s to 335, best heavy prime ewes sold from 33s to 35s 6d, medium prime 30s Gd to 32s Gd, light and unfinished 24s to 29s Gd. Lambs were penned in average numbers. Competition was not so keen j and prices showed a slight decline. Best heavy prime lambs 32s Od to 33s Gd, medium prime 30s to 325, light 26s | lo 295, others 19s Od to 255. Pigs.—An average yarding . Prices > i showed a decided improvement. Chop- ! i pers £3 to £3 14s, heavy and medium \ baconers £3 .to £3 9s, liglni baconers and heavy porkors £2 15s to £3 3s, mediu mand .light porkers £2 8s to £2 14s. Calves were penned in average numbers and showed a drop in prices. Runners made £3 8s to £4 10s, heavy . dealers £2 16s to £3 ss, medium vealers £2 to £2 14s Light £1 5s to £1 18s, small and fresh dropped 3s to jVs, rough calves 18s to £1 12s. LONDON MARKETS. Messrs DaJgety and Co., Ltd., are in receipt of the following cable from their head office, London, under dato Is* iust.:— Frozen Meat.—N.Z. prime crossbred ! mutton, North Island, heavy BJd, light 9d. Demand active, market firm. N.Z. prime ox xbeef, hinds s|d, fores 4|d. Demand good, market firm. Good av- j erage crossbred lamb, Australian, j heavy 12d, light 13d; do mutton, j heavy Bd, lighi 84d. Demand for Aus- j tralian lamb continues, and for mutton is good. Wool. The next public sale will take pJace on 20th January. Owing to small arrivals, the list of arrivals will j be closed on 12th January. Expeat | probable quantity to be offered at next j sale will amount to about 100,000 ' bales.