Wethers Decline at Frankton Sale

Northern Advocate, 25 January 1939, Page 4

Wethers Decline at Frankton Sale

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[Specral to “Northern j Advocate”! HAMILTON. This Day. Values for wethers again showed a slight decrease at the weekly stock sale held at Frankton yesterday, when ['a medium yarding came forward. i Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report:— I * | Sheep.—Extra prime heavy wethers, j 20/ to 21/; prime heavy wethers, 18/ to 19/6; light prime heavy wethers, i 16/6 to 17/9; light and unfinished, 14/6 to 15/3; heavy fat ewes, 10/6 to 12/3; fat ewes, 8/6 to 9/9; unfinished ewes, 5/6 to 6/9: extra prime heavy fat lambs, 23/6 to 25/; fat lambs. 18/ to 19/6; light fat lambs, 16/6 to 17/. Cattle.—Medium heavy fat steers, £ll 11/ to £ll 17/6; light fat steers, £9 5/ to £9 17/6: heavy fat’ Polled Angus heifers, £8 to £8 17/6; heavy fat Polled Angus cows, £6 10/ to £7; medium fat Polled Angus cows, £5 15/ to £6 2/6; fat Shorthorn heifers, £7 2/6 to £7 12/6; fat Jersey cows, £5 10/ to £6 2/6; others, £4 15/ to £5 2/6; heavy boner cows, £3 15/ to £4 5/; others, £3 to £3 5/; cull cows, £2 to £2 15/; extra heavy potter bulls, to £l3; others, £5 10/ to £7 5/; heavy potter bulls, £8 10/ to £lO 2/6; heavy runners, £4 10/ to £5 2/6; medium runners, £3 5/ to £3 17/6; yoalers, 30/ to £2 15/; light vealers, 10/ to 22/6.

Pigs.—Prime heavy baconers, £3 12/ to £3 14/; heavy baconers, £3 10/ to £3 15/; prime medium baconers, £3 8/ to £3 10/; medium baconers, £3 6/ to £3 8/; prime light. £3 4/ to £36/; light, £3 to £3 4/; buttermilk pigs, £2 15/ to £3; prime heavy porkers, £2 12/ to £2 15/; heavy, £2 10/ to £2 12/; prime medium, £2 6/ to £2 10/; medium porkers, £2 2/ to £2 6/; prime light porkers, £2 to £2 2/; light, 36/ to £2; best choppers, £3 to £3 16/; best store pigs, 30/ to 36/; medium store pigs, 25/ to 30/; small, 22/ to 25/; best slips, 22/ to 24/; best .weaners, 20/ to 22/; medium weaners, 15/ to 20/.