Stock Sales.

Matamata Record, Volume XVIII, Issue 1626, 9 May 1935, Page 8

Stock Sales.

FRANKTQN Advanced Rates for Sheep J There was again a good yarding of fat wethers and ewes at the Frankton saleyarus on Tuesday. Competition for botn classes was keener and last week’s advanced rates were fully maintained. One pen of prime wethers realised 27s 3d, and two pens of prime fat ewes averaged 20s 3d. A smaller entry of fat lambs met with a ready sale at schedule rates. Ox beef was yarded in large numbers, with good quality lines in firm demand. Quotations for plainer cattle showed no alteration. There was a full yarding of both cow and heifer beef, with a large proportion of good quality, for which late rates were fully maintained. Second quality animals sold at equal to last sale. Boner bulls sold at schedule rates. There was a smaller yarding of both fat and store pigs, baconers being very firm at late rates, while porkers were also keenly sought after. Quotations for porkers showed a slight improvement. The auctioneers report as follows: Farmers’ Auctioneering Company Sheep.— Prime fat wethers, 26s to 27s 3d. Medium, 22s 3d to 24s 6d. Prime fat ewes, lbs 9d to 20s Gd. Medium, 17s 3d to 18s. Killable, 11s to 13s 6d. Prime lambs, 18s dd to 20s. Medium, 17s to 18s 3d. Light, 15s to 16s 6d. Cattle.— Heavy fat steers, £8 10s. Light, £6 2s to £6 15s. Killable, £4 14s to £5 Bs. Well-finished runners, £4. Medium fat cows and heifers, £4 Ids to £5. Lighter, £3 10s to £4 ss. Killable cows, 3ds to £2 fss. Fresh-conditioned Jersey cows, 26s to 345. Boners, 16s to 245. Bulls, £2 to £3 Is. Pigs.— Heavy baconers, £3 to £3 9s. Medium, £2 13s to £2 18s. Light, £2 8s to £2 12s. Heavy porkers, £2 to £2 Bs. Medium, 33s to 38s. Light, 25s to 30s. Good weaners, 7s Gd to 9s. Slips, 10s to 13s. Good weaners, 7s Gd to 9s. Others, 4s Gd to 6s. Dalgety and Company

Fat Sheep.— Prime wethers, 25s to 26s 6d. Medium and lightweight, 23s to 24s 6d. Extra heavy prime ewes, to 245. Good fat ewes, ordinary quality, 17s to 18s 9d. ;Unfinished ewes, 14s to 15s 6d. Fat 'lambs. — Fat woolly butchers' lambs, 17s 9d to 18s 9d. Unfinished, 14s 3d to 14s 9d. Fat Cattle.— Very prime heifer beef, £5 to £6 16 a. Good fat cows, £4 to £4 12s 6cL Light and inferior quality, £2 12s 6d to £3 10s. Jersey cows and heifers, 37s 6d to £2 ,10s. Good runners, 31s to £2, Vealers, 17s to 265. Pigs.— Heavy baconers, £3 5s to £3 9s. Medium, £2 12s to £3. Light, £2 2s to £2 10s. Heavy porkers, 34s to 395. Medium, 30s to 335. Light, 23s to 28s. | Large store pigs, 18s to 20s 6d. Medium, 15s to 17s. Slips, 10s to 14s. Best weaners, 5s to 9s. Loan and Mercantile Agency Cattle.— Medium quality bullocks, £6 16s 6d to £7 19s. Light, £6 .to £6 15s. ~,-j Choice cow and heifer beef, £6 17s to. £7 6s. Prime cows and heifers, £5 10s to £6 10s. Good butchers' cattle, £4 12s 6d to £5 7s 6d. Medium, £3 7s 6d to £4 10s. Plainer quality, £2 10s to £3 ss. Fresh-conditioned cows, £1 14s to £2 ss. Stores, 24s to 325. Boners, 16s to 21s. Sheep.— Heavy wethers, 24s to 26s 6d. r , Medium quality wethers, 22s 6d .to 23s 9d. Light, to 225. Medium quality fat ewes, 16s to 18s 3d. Plain, 14s to 16s. Medium lambs, 15s 6d to 17s. Forward lambs, 13s 6d to 15s. Pigs.— Heavy baconers, £3 Gs to £3 9s. Medium, £2 19s to £3 4s. Light, £2 11s to £2 17s. Heavy porkers, £2 to £2 Bs. Medium, £1 11s to £1 17s. Light, 24s to 30s. Good store pigs, 16s to 18s. Small, 12s to 15s 9d. Slips, 7s to 9s. Weaners, 3s 6d to 6s 6d.