Commercial
Brisk Competition At Frankton
[Special to “Northern Advocate.”} HAMILTON, This Day. There was a full yarding of all classes of fat sheep at the Frankton stock sale yesterday. Prices for prime ox ranged up to £l6 for a line o 1 Shorthorns, and cow beef met with brisk competition. Best quality fat ewes showed an improvement, and buying was maintained throughout. Competition for boners was not quite so keen, with a slight easing tendency noticeable. The yarding of fat pigs was light, and consisted mostly of porkers. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., reports:— Sheep.—Good heavy wethers, 28/ to 30/; medium, 26/ to 27/9; lighter, up to 25/9; heavy ewes, 23/9; medium, 20/ to 21/; light, 16/6 to 18/; good hoggets, 21/ to 22/9; medium, 18/ to 20/9; light. 16/6 to 17/6; store hoggets, to 16/3; cull hoggets, 10/3 to 13/6.
Cattle.—Medium weight ox, £ll to £l2 10/; lighter, up to £lO 10/; heavy cows, to £8 10/; lighter, £5 15/ to £7 15/; good Jersey cows, to £6 10/; others., £5 to £5 15/; boner cows, heavy. £4 15/; medium, £3 5/ to £4; light, £2-7/ to £2 18/; yearling Jersey heifers, fair quality, £3 10/ to £4 2/; small, £2 10/ to £3 5/; Pigs.—Prime heavy baconers, £4 to £4 5/; heavy, £3 15/ to £4; prime medium, £3 10/ to £3 15/; medium, £3 5/ to £3 10/; light, £3 to £3 5/; heavy porkers to light baconers, £2 15/ to £3; heavy porkers, £2 10/ to £2 15/; medium porkers, prime, £2 5/ to £2 10/; medium, £2 to £2 15/; prime light, 35/ to £2; light, 30/ to 35/; large stores, 35/ to- £2; medium, 30/ to 35/; small, 25/ to 30/; choice slips, 25/ to 28/; medium, 20/ to 25/; best weaners, 20/ to 22/6; medium, 16/ to 20/; choppers, £2 to £3 10/.
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Northern Advocate, 10 August 1938, Page 10
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309Commercial Brisk Competition At Frankton Northern Advocate, 10 August 1938, Page 10
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