COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXII, Issue 2669, 20 December 1928, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

FRANKTON STOCK SALE. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held (their usual weekly stock sale at Frankton saleyards on Tuesday, 18th December, as under:— There was a Jairly large yarding of beef. Light steers sold at equal to 40s per 100, prime young cows at 38s, ordinary and second quality cows £7 7s 6d to £9 ss, vealers 27s 6d to £2 Bs. There was a small entry of store cattle and prices were unchanged. There was a large yarding of sheep. Only a few pens of fat ewes were yarded. These sold at 23s 6d to 25s 6d. Heavy prime store wethers made up to 325, light wethers 30s, unfinished wethers 26s 9d to 28s 9d, heavy spring lambs made to 30s 9d, small and medium weight lambs 25s to 27s 9d. There was a medium yarding of fat and store pigs, which sold at late rates. Heavy baconers £3 to £3 Is, good baconers £2 9s to £2 13s, lighter do £2 to £2 ss, good porkers £1 16s to £1 19s, lighter do £1 lis to £1 13s, best slips 25s to 28s, best weaners 14s 6d to 21s 6d, others 8s to 12s. WAIKATO MARKET REPORT. Tho Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:—

Beef.—The market continues firm for both ox and cow beef, best prime ox making 40s and prime cow and heifer 36s per lOOlba. Fat Sheep.—Good yardings are coming forward, with prices easier for both wether and ewe mutton. Exporters are operating freely on lamb at per lb. Store Sheep.—-There is a good demand for shorn wethers, also a good inquiry for ewes and lambs.

Store Cattle.—All classes of stores are in demand; grown and young steers, good store cows, and yearling and two-year heifers are much sought after.

Pigs.—Big yardings of both fats and stores continue to come forward, prime baconers and porkers making equal to per lb. There is still good competition for all classes of stores. Horses—The market is quiet for all classes.

We quote:— Bullocks, prime, heavy £l4 £los to £l6, medium £l2 10s to £l3 15s; cowb, prime, heavy £9 10s to £lO 10s, medium £7 10s to £8 10s, unfinished £5 15s to £7; heifers, prime £9 10s to £10; good, store cows £6 to £6 10s; cull cows £2 10s to £3 10s.; steers, 4-year forward £lO to £lO 10s, 4-year stores £9 to £9 10s, 3-year stores £8 10s to £8 15s, 2-year steers £7 10s to £B, yearling steers (good) £6 10s to £7 10s; choice Jersey and Jersey cross 15-months heifers £6 10s to £8; heifers, Jersey, 2-year (in calf), good £ll 10s to £ls. Wethers ,prime, heavy, shorn 31s to 335; do medium 29s to 30s; ewes, prime, shorn, heavy 21s to 22s 6d; do medium 18s to 19s; fat lambs, prime 28s to 30s; hoggelts, prime, fat 33s to 355; wethers, 2-tooth, shorn 24s 6d ft> 26s 6d; < 4-tooth, shorn 27s 6d to 28s 6d; breeding ewes and lambs, sound mouth, 38_s to £2 ss; aged 28s to 355, 2-tooth *3ss 'to £2; hoggets, best woolly, store 28s to 30s; mediurii do 23s to 265; small store 18s to 225. Baconers, prime £2 15s to £3 3s, medium £2 10s to £2 12s; porkers, best £2 8s to £2 10s; slips 25s to 27s 6d; weaners 14s /to 21s; good stores 30s to 355.

Horses.—Draughts, heavy £2B to £34; do medium £25 to £32; spring cart sorts £l6 to £18; hacks and harness horses £5 to £lO.