STOCK SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20255, 15 May 1929, Page 11

STOCK SALES.

QUOTATIONS AT .HAMILTON*

BRISK DEMAND EXPERIENCED [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Tuesday. There was a heavy yarding of beef, a medium yarding'of sheep, a heavy yarding of fat pigs and an average yarding of store pigs at the weekly stock sale at the Frankton yards to-day. There was a large attendance. Competition was keen and the bidding was brisk. Auctioneers' reports and Company. Ltd.—There was a larger yarding of beef than usual, but prices were similar to last week, excepting for heavy bullocks, which sold at l.ower rates. Wo sold on account of Mr. A. C. Palmer a truck of prime heavy bullocks at up to £l4 10s; on account ef Mr. De Malmanclie, one truck of heavy bullocks, at £l3 10s Pine young cows and heifers sold at up to £lO 2s 6d: best cows, to £9 17s 6d; rough and aged cows. £6 159 " to £8; light cows and heifers. £5 to £'6 12s Gd: runners, £3 2s; good quality store cows. £5 10s to £7; boners. ±3 to £i 12s Gd: a pen of weaner Polled Angus heifers. £1 7s Prime fat wethers made to 37s 4d: woolly fat lambs. Sis: mixed sexwoolly lambs, to 255; mixed sex shorn lambs, to 235; shorn wether ' lambs. 225; 309 foursix and eight-tooth ewes, in lamb to Homney rams, 38s 9d; aged ewes, 24s Gd: cull ewes, 15s; two-tooth Romney ranis, llgns. There was a heavy yarding of fat pigs, which sold at firm late rates. A fine line of 50 fat pigs on account of Messrs. Ayers and Smith, Waharoa, averaged £4 Is; prime fat baconers, £4 to £4 3s; good heavy baconers, £3 5s to £3 19s; lighter. £2 19s to £3 3s'; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 17s Gd; lighter, 25s to 30s; good store pigs, 17s 6d to 255; slips, 15s to 17s: weaners. Gs 6d to lis 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. —Beef: Fat bullocks. £ll'7s (id to £l3 2s Gd; fat cows, £lO Is to £11; lighter cows. £0 7s 6d to £7. Sheep; Fat wethers, to 37s 3d. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £3 13s to £4; lighter. £2 18s" to £3 3s; heavy porkers, £2 3s to £2 10s; lighter, to £2. ...

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company.—We had a good yarding_of beef and mutton. Beef was a shade easier,, but mutton sold at late rates. There was also a good yarding of store lambs, which met with keen competition. Ewes and lambs were also in demand. A good yarding of pigs sold at late rates. Quotations: — Cattle: Fat and forward steers. £9 5s to £10; fat cows, £lO to £lO 7s Gd; medium fat cows, £8 3s to £9 7s; light, £6 12s Gd to £7 17s fid; forward. £5 to £5 15s; vealers, £3 lis to £4 8s; 2t-year steers, £7 7s 6d to £7 14s; heifer calves, mixed colours. £3 to £"j 7s. Sheep: Prime fat wethers, 37s 4d; forward-conditioned wethers. 30s to 335: forward empty ewes, 23s to 20a 9d: four and five-year-old breeding ewes, 29s 9d to 31s; fat lambs, 30s; woolly mixed sex lambs. 255; shorn wether lambs. £1 Is to 235: store lambs, 19s Id to £1 0s Gd. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £4 to £4 3s; medium baconers. £3 10s to £3 15s; light, £3 to £3 6a;'' heavy porkers, £2 12s to £3; medium, £2 2s to £2 10s Gd; light, 30s to 38s: slips, 13s to 18s Gd: weaners, 4s to 9s. -

G. W. Vercoe and Company. Ltd.—Beef: Extra prime fat cows, to £l2 13s; prime cows, £9 35s to £lO ss: heavy cows. £8 8s to £8 18s; light fat cows. £6 10s to £7: extra prime fat heifers. £lO to £lO 10s: light, £6 15s; fresh-conditioned Cows. £5 10s to £G ss; vealers, £3 10s tp £5 8s; boners. £3 to £3 ss. Sheep: Pat wethers, 34s 6rl to 3Gs; prime heavy fat lambs, 34s Gd: prime fat lambs, 27s 6d to 28s.' Pies: Heavv baconers, £3 17s to £4: lisht, £3 3s to £:i 15s; heavy polkers, £2 10s to £2 19s; light. 37s to £2 ss. DULL DAY AT TAUMARUNUI. [Br TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] TAUMARUNUI, Tuesday. There was a small yarding of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle at the stock sale to-day. The attendance was average and bidding was dull The following prices were realised Sheep: Sound mouth ewes. 27s 3d to 28s; two-tooth ewes, 31s Gd; fat hoggets, 245; mixed sex lambs, 14s 2d: wether lambs, 16s 7d to 17s 6d; ewe lambs. 18s Bd. Cattle: Fat steers, £5 7s Gd to £7 16s; fat cows, £8 7s 6d; Hereford cows. £10; heifer calves £2 lGs: heifers, £4 4s to £G 10s. , PRICE OF LAMB FOR EXPORT. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON/ Tuesday.

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board advises that the follovfing prices are being offered for - fat stock for export at May 13, 1929: Canterbury.—Prime woolly lambs, 361b. • and under, lOd; 371b. to 421b., 9d; 431b. and over, B|d; second quality lambs, 8 7-Bd.

Southland.—Prime woolly lambs, 361b. and under, . 9|d; 371b. to 421b., B|d; 431b. and over, B^d; second quality lambs, 361b. and under, 8 5-8 d; over 361b., 7 5-Bd. It may be noted that at tl>e present time most lambs are being' purchased by head, consideration being given to the quality of the lambs and the value of the skins'. ■