FRANKTON MARKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23616, 28 March 1940, Page 7

FRANKTON MARKET

DECLINE IN YARDINGS EASING TENDENCY SEEN BACONERS AN EXCEPTION [FROM OUIt OWN C'OllßKSrnxnKNT] HAMILTON, Wednesday There was a further dor-line in ox and cow beef prices at the Lu'anktou stock sale to-day, although prime quality heil'er heel' sold readily. Values for J'at calves were slightly easier, while late rates were maintained for honor cattle. A smaller yarding of fat sheep than usual came forward, prices being slightly easier than last sale. Keen competition was experienced for baconers and porkers in the fat sect ion, last week's quotations beiris maintained. Light and unfinished sorts were easier of sale, and stores and weaners were hard to quit. Auctioneers quote:—

Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Com- | pony. Limited.-—Sheep: Heavy prime wethers,. 'J7s to 'JSs; medium, 'J."is to JOs Od; light, J'Js (id to 'Jls; heavy prime ewes, 17s to 18s !)d; medium, 15s to Mis (id; light, I'Js (id tj l.'ts !)d; prime young ewes, Ins Oil to 'JOs; heavy fat lambs, 'Jls (id to 'J(is (id; medium, 'J'Js Oil to 'J.'is fid; light, 10s to J Is; good white face store lambs, l'Js Od to KJs !)d; smaller, 10s (id; five-year breeding ewes, lOh 7d. Cattle: Heavy prime bullocks, to Ul'J ss; medium, £!) 10s; medium prime Polled Angus heifers, X' 7 8s to ±8 10s, fat Polled Angus cows, £0 5s to £0 l'Js (id; fat .Jersey cows, £'(< to ,CO 8s; heavy boner cows, i'l lis to JL'l J'Js; medium, £0 to C 3 18s; lighter, ,L"J Js to .C'J 17s; runners, to 10; small calves, 10s to Mis. Pigs: Choppers, .10 7s (id to £■'>; ]>rinio top-weight baconers, C I !Js to l'l l'Js; heavy, baconers, L'l to .C-l (is; medium, ,t:t Ms to .LH ISs; light, c:t 5s to X'O 10s; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, .C'J I Is to .CO .'is; medium, C'J 5s to i'j Us; light, :iSs to .L'J Is; large stores, 00s to .'tss; slips, l is to 'Jts; weaners, (is (id to 10s; breeding sows, C'J 7s (id to ,10; large Black breeding sous, ,C 5 5s to £7; willi litters. 10/ 4 gns. (I. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited. — Cattle: Prime medium-weight bullocks sold from C 1 1 17s (id to i l'J 7s (id; medium weights, £lO los to ill; light weights, ID 10s to CIO Is; light and unfinished, lo £8 Jss; prime medium-weight- heifers, ,C 8 to I'B 7s (id; prime light, i' 7 to ,C 7 15s; light and unfinished, i.O to 1:0 17s (id; heavy fat cows, £7 10s to i.B (is; medium weights, £'(i J'Js to c 7 ss; well-finished light weights, C(i to X(i 7s (id; unfinished, to .C 5 15s; heavy fat Jersey cows, i'O to X'O 18s; lighter, to 15 J'Js 'id; heavy fat Jersey heifers, £0 :10s to A:7 Os; medium weights, to JL'O; killable, to £5 ss; forward condition Shorthorn cows„ to JL'5 8s; others, to .CI JOs; Jersey heifer cahcs, to £0 (is; heavy boners, £'-t 5s to £'■! 18s; medium weights, X'O 15s to £1; light, to .CO JOs; potter bulls, to £10; mediumweight runners, £.'s 10s to £:i 17s; light, to £ls Os; heavy vealers. .C'J 10s to C'J 18s; medium weights, C'J ss; small calves, to mis. Sheep: Heavy prime wethers, 'J7s to •Jss (id; prime medium weights, 'Jlis to 'JOs !)d; otheVs, to 'J5s; well-finished .lightweights. to 'Jls .'id; unfinished, fo 'J'Js (id; prime Southdown wethers, to 'J5s (id; others, 1.1 'J:is; prime maiden ewes, to 'J.'is lid; others, to 'Jls; heavy fat ewes, Ins lo Ills ltd; medium weights, His to lis (id; light weights, to 15s; killable, l'Js (id; heavy prime lambs, 'JSs lo JiOs; prime medium weights, •J(is to 'J7s Od; well-finished lighter weights, 'jlis to 'Jls (id; light, to 'J'Js; heavy fat lambs (shorn), 'Jlis to 'Jls .'id; others, to 'Jls. Pigs: Heavy prime baconers, X'l 7s to ,C*l l'Js; heavy ' I to £1 (>s; medium weights. CO 15s to l'.'! 1 Os; light. C.'i SS to CO lis; heavy porkers .C'J ISs to c:i is; medium weights, C'J l'Js to .C'J 17s; light, C'J 5s to £"J lis; choppers, to £5 -Js; large stores, O'Js to 00s: sn.aHer, 'JSs to :51s; good slips, 'J'Js to 'JOs; others, l'is lo 'Jls; weaners. to lis (id. AVright. Stephenson and Company. Limited. - -Cattle: Extra prime cows, account C. I). I liryant, cs to CS lis; prime cows, account | Crassev Downs, to £B. Is; prime Polled AnI gas heifers. C 7 15s to CO; light fat bullocks, I ' to .-,s to £'ll ss;* fat cows, ex the Dairy. I heavy. CI 10s to £(i ss; medium. £1 to C-l I Mis; boner cows. £"J 5s to CO 10s; runnej\s, : L'J 15s lo L 5 'Js (id; vealers. 15s to C'J ss; heavy coloured steers. ,C 5 'Js (id; small yearlings e-j i,-,s. Sheep: Fat ewes, heavy, 17s | to ins; unfinished, l'Js to l is; medium wefh- ' ers. J'Js (Id to 'Jls Oil; light. CI lo '-"Js; extra { "ood pen of ISO shorn lambs, ex Tc Puk", I-j.'is; other fat lambs, CI to 'J-1s Od; store lambs lis (id lo Its; good ewe lambs, £1 Is; aged ewes, 8s to l'Js Od; heavy baconers, C-t to C-t Os; medium, CO to £0 15s; light porkers, litis to .C'J Is. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agencv Company, Limited. —Sheep: A lighter yarding of sheep came forward to-day, but prices were on a par with recent rates. Competition was brisk on all lines, and a total clearance was effected. Prime wethers, 'JOs to "7s (id; medium. "J.'is (id to 'J5s; good heavv ewes. JOs to 10s !>d; heavy ewes. 17s lo ISs Od; others, lis :id to IOs; fat lambs. ■ >-> s (;,| (o 'Jts; others, to 10s. Pigs: A light viirdin"- of fat pigs was offered, competition not being so keen as that at previous sales, i values consequently showing a slight easing. | \ few pens of prime baconers were keenly I sought alter. however, making to .C-l 11s. I Heavv prime baconers. £1 Ss fo C I lis; heavv CI lis to CI Os; medium. -C.'l ISs fo Li : >s- light. -C.'i 11s lo CO His: heavy porl ers i:i lis to £.'! IOs; medium, C"2 15s to tit; lighter. £"J 5s to £"J 10s; sows to farrow L"! 7s (id to C-'i 15s.