FRANKTON STOCK SALE

Northern Advocate, 11 December 1929, Page 7

FRANKTON STOCK SALE

EWES AND LAMBS EASIER

| (.Special to “Northern Advocate.”) | HAMILTON, This Day. The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Co., report that at the Frankton stock sale yesterday there was a good yarding of cattle, sheep and pigs. .Steer and cow beef prices were fully main-, tained at ruling rates, while store] j cattle also .sold at about equal to late j rates. Fat wethers realised prices I equalling late quotations. A largo ! yarding of ewes and. lambs showed an leasing tendency. Quotations: — j Fat steers, £1.3 2/ to £l3 10/; medium steers, £l2 1/ to £l2 8/;'fat cows | and heifers, £0 10/ to £ll 11/; medium fat cows, £8 5/ to £0 10/; light fat cows, £7 2/6 to £8; forward-condition-ed cows, £5 17/6 to £7 12/6; store cows, £4 15/ to £5 15/; fat wethers, shorn, 28/1 to .30/; fat ewes, shorn, 18/5 to 10/10; fat hoggets, shorn, 24/7; fat lambs, 10/.3 to 22/. Figs. —Heavy baconers, £.3 14/ to £.3 17/; medium, £3 7/ to £3 10/; light, £? to £-3 -3/; heavy porkers, £2 15/ to £-3 1/: light, £2 8/ to £2 12/; good 'stores,, £1 18/ to £2 .3/; slips, .32/ to .35/; weaners, 14/ to 25/.

TALLOW, EGGS, HEMP, ETC. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLE. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated December 7, from the High Commissioner for Now Zealand, London; — Tallow. —There was no auction this week. The spot market is steady without material change in values; father more business is being done ,in forward shipments. , ; Eggs. —New laid and Danish fresh’ arc scarce; other grades are quietly: steady at better prices. Present quota-{ lions are; English, 26/ to 34/ per long| 100; Dutch, 22/ to 26/; Danish, 26/i to 28/; Belgian, 15/ to 22/; Polish, 12/9 to 13/3; South 1 African and Aus-| tralian, 16/6 to 18/; New Zealand, 17/j to 21/. |

Hemp.—Manila: After a slight advance the market eased under more free offers and limited demand, and closed dull with value of J grade for January-March, shipments £36, Sisal: The markgt is quiet. No. 1 afloat is quoted by sellers at £35; No. 2, £33 5/. 1 January-March shipments are not being freely offered; No. 1 good marks is valued at £35 15/ to £36; No. 2, £34 10/ to £35. New Zealand: The market is quiet. fihippers are not offering and buyers arc holding back. Nominal comparative closing values for Deeember-February shipment are, highpoints £33, fair £29 10/, common £2B. Tow, second grade, £2l; third grade, £lB. Oats. —Poor demand, English is difficult to sell. Fine white is offered at 22/0 to 23/, German, for December shipment,, is offered at 19/. Nominal value of New Zealand A gx*ade Gartons is 22/ to 24/, ex store; December ship ment, 24/6. Peas.—Maples; English supplies arc sufficient for present demand and good samples are offered at 48/ to 50/, No. 1 New Zealand, for November-Decem-ber shipment, is offered at 59/, and new crop for March-April shipment at 61/, but little interest is shown. Small business is reported in new crop A grade ;Tasmanian for February-March shipment at 6,7/1. Blues; Dutch have declined 20/ to 30/ during the month. Nominkl value of New Zealand, . ex store, £l3 to £l4, Danish Cocksfoot. —The market has advanced in consequence of shoitt sunplies, £5 c.i.f. now being asked.

WHOLESALE PRICES. Y ESTERDAY »S. .FIG UR E,S. (Special to “Northern Advocate.’*) AUCKLAND, This Day. •• * 4 j The following prices were quoted on the wholesale markets yesterday: — Butter. —First grade factory, booked, 1/6A per lb, and 1/15 for prompt cash. Second grade factory, booked, 1/5$ per lb and 1/5 per lb for prompt cash.' Farmers’ separator, 1/2 per lb. Cheese. —First grade factory, medium size, mild, Hid to llsd per lb net:;

j .loaf, 114 d per lb net. .Chesdale, 61b

bars, 1/3 per pound; 7oz packets, 9/0 per dozen.

Bacon. —Hams, 1/1 per lb; rolled barns, l/.°> per lb; boned hams, 1/4 per lb. Bacon: Sides,, 1/ to 1/1; rolled sides, 1/2 lb; middles, 1/M per lb; shoulders, 9d per lb. Lard, bulk, 9d per lb; pats, lOd per lb. Flour. —Local, 2001 b sacks, £lB per ton; 100’s, £lB 15/ per ton; 50Is, £lO 5/ per ton; 25’s. £2O per ton; 12?, ; s, £2O 17/6 per ton; 6J’s, £2l 17/6 per ton. Southern: 2001 b sacks, £lB petton; I.oo’s, £lB 15/ per ton; 50’s, £T) per ton; 25’s, £lO 10/ per ton; 121’s, £2O 5/ per ton; 6}’s, £2O 17/6 per ton, all less 21 per cent discount. Linseed.—Whole, 25/ ■ per cwt; ground, 26/ per 1001 b. Malt,—Crushed, 12/ per bushel; whole white, 12/ per bushel; whole black, 14/9 per bushel. Twines. —Seaming, 3/9 per lb; binder, 8d per lb. j Pcanjcal.—l2/ per 1001 b. I Linseed Oil Cake Nuts.—ls/ per 10011?. Linseed Meal.—l 7/ per 1001 b.

Bluestone, —37/6 per cwt, Pollgrd and Bran.—Mill prices: Pollard, £9, 10/ per ton; bran, £S per ton. Merchants' quotations, ox store: Southern, £lO 10/; Australian pollard, £11; bran, £O. i Oats.—Feed: B Gartons, 4/10 per bushel; A Gartons, 4/11; clippel Dunns, (5/6; clipped Algerians, 6/; clipped Gartons, 3/3. Fowl Wheat. —7/10 per bushel. t Maize.—6/6 per bushel. Barley.—Feed, 3/6 per Cape barley, 6/6 per bushel. Maize Meal, —14/ to 14/6 per 1001 b, Barley Meal.—l 3/ per 1001 b. Chaff. —G,b.0,5,, £ll 10/ per ton:, Blenheim or Canterbury; Tasmanian, £9 13/. Potatoes. —New season’s, 9/6 per cwt, ex store; Pukokohe, on trucks, £B. Onipns.—Californian and Canadian, 13/ a bag; 16/ a crate.