Keen Competition At Frankton

Northern Advocate, 5 July 1939, Page 6

Keen Competition At Frankton

Commercial

[Special to “Northern Advocate ”l HAMILTON, This Day.

At the Frankton stock sale yesterday there was a heavy yarding of fat sheep. Better quality mutton was in good demand. The offering of ox beef was smaller and values improved under keen competition. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., reports.— Cattle: Medium heavy fat bullocks. £lO 17/6 to £l2; light fat bullocks, £lO to £lO 15/-; medium fat cows. £6 15/- to £7 10/-; fat Jersey cows, £5 115/- to £G 7/G; light fat cows. £4 10/- to £4 17/G; heavy runners, £5 !0/- to £G G/-; medium. £2 16/- to £3; voalers, 20/- to 29/-; heavy boner cows, £3 15/- to £4 5 '-: medium. £2 10/- to £3 5/-; yearling Jersey heifers. medium, £2 15/- to £3.

Sheep: Medium heavy fat wethers, 24-'- to 26/-; medium. 21/- to 22/3; light and unfinished. 16 - to 19/-; heavy fat owes, 18/- to 21/-; medium, 15/to 16/8; light and unfinished, 10/- to 12/G; heavy fat lambs, 20/- to 23/6; medium, 15/- to 19/6; light and unfinished. 10/- to 14/-.

Figs: Prime medium baconcrs. £3 5/- to £3 10'-; prime light. £3 to £3 5/-; prime medium porkers, £2 5/- to £2 0/-: medium. £2 to £2 5/-; prime light, 35/- to £2; light. 30/- to 35/-; best store pigs, 30/- to 37/-; medium, 25/- to 30/-; small, 20/- to 25/-; best slips, 18/- to 22/-; medium, 14/- to 18/-; best weaners, 12/- to 17/-.