COMMERCIAL.

Northern Advocate, 18 February 1926, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company report:— At the weekly stock sale in the Frankton yards on Tuesday, 16th February, there was a good entry 'of beef, and a full yarding of sheep and pigs. Prices reached in the beef pens were easier than : those reported the previous week. Cattle.—Medium weight steers, £lO 2/‘to £lO 12/6; light, £9 to £9 10/; unfinished, £8 2/6 to £8 12/; heavy fat cows, £7 15/ to £8; medium prime cows, £6 5/ to £6 11/; medium, £5 to L '"> 17/6; light cows and heifers, £4 to £4 17/6; best vealers, £3 to £3 4/; small 31/. sdieep.—Mutton was slightly easier, •ind the competition for breeding •■wes was not up to the standard of ■ Cier late sales, while ail classes of '"■”ba wore sought after and prices -m. Prime 4 and 6 tooth wethers, fat ewes, 18/ to 22/6; medium ’ and 4 tooth store wethers, 23/6; -mall 2-tooths, 20/9; medium 4-tooth to 5 year ewes, 23/3; 4 and 5 year old ew r es, 19/ to 23/6; failing months, j 16/ to 17/6; good 2-tooth Romney i ewes, 28/3; fat lambs, 22/ to 22/6; medium 19/6; forward b.f. woolly iambs, 17/6 to 18/3; good forward w.f. shorn lambs 17/1; best shorn store iambs (mixed sexes) 1 i/9 to 1-V; ■ - all woolly lambs 10/6; culls 7/ to "Mo's. —Heavy baconers and good ■ hers again sold under (Inn "competition, and prices showed a further improvement. Good quality heavy ’•aeoners, £4 10/ to £4 18/; heavy, £;! '■7/ to £4 4/; medium, £3 K'/ to £3 light baconcrs .and good porkers, £3 5/ to £3 8/; light to medium 1 rkers, £2 10/ to £3; small and im-. finished, £2 to £2 5/; slips. 10/ to 23/; J best weaners, 10/ to 14/; small 3/ ro