FRANKTON STOCK VALUES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23994, 18 June 1941, Page 3

FRANKTON STOCK VALUES

GOOD DEMAND FOR SHEEP «).C) HAMILTON, Tuesday A small entry of fat sheep came forward at the weekly Fraiikton stock sale to-day, eompetition being keen. A medium offering of ox and cow beef was penned, while there was only a light yarding ot fat pigs. A medium entry of stores and weaners came forward. Farmers' Auctioneering.—Prime wethers, 25s to 'J!is (id; light prime hoggets, 21s to 22s (id; fat ewes, Lis to 18s; fat lambs, 20s to 21s (id; store woolly lambs, 15s to His !)d; others 10s to 12s (id; aged ewes, lis (id. Light, fat ox, I'll 7s to £l2; heavy fat Eric.sinn cows. £8 5s to CO; medium runners, .€■l l<is to .€5 1 Os; good vealers, .€3 17s to .t'-l 7s; lighter, £*J .is to £2 15s; boner cows, £3 10s to £5 (is ; Hereford-cross run cows! £-"> 12s (id. Heavy baconers, £-1 2s; others. £3 2s to £3 His; porkers. £2 to £3, unfinished, 32s to 38s; stores, 18s to ;!0s; slips, 12s to His (id; weaners, (is to 1! "(Id. Vercoe.—Prime bullockr-, £ll to £l3 Is; light and unfinished, to £lO 12s (3d; prime cows, £7 to £!) 12s (id; others, to £6 15s; prime heifers, ,fcS to £0 10s; light, to £'7 10s; fat Jersey cows, to £0 15s; fat Jersey heifers, to £7 12s Cd; vealers £2 5s to £5; small calves, 30s to £2; two-year Polled Angus steers, to £8; two-year crossbred steers, to C 7 Is; empty two-year Jersey heifers, to £1; Jersey heifer calves, to £4; boners. £3 15s to £5 ss; light, t-o £3 10s. Prima wethers. 21s to 28s (id; light and unfinished, to 23s fid; prime Southdown wethers, to 20s {ld; lighter, 25s fid; fat ewes, 1.3s to 16s; light, to 12s (id; fat lambs. 21s to 24s 9d; light, to 20s. Baconers, £3 5s to £3 19s; porkers, £2 2s to £3 3s; light and unfinished, 30s to £2; stores, 22s to 30s; slips, lis to 21s; weaners, 10s to 13s (id; others, to Ss; maiden sows to £5 ss; backward sows, to £■!. Daigely.—Fat wethers £1 4s (id to £1 Ss (id; fat ewes, lis 3d to 17s (id; fat lambs, CI 2s to £1 3s (id; unfinished, 15s (id to 18s; four-year ewes, running with Romney rams, to 245. Medium fat bullocks, £9 15s to £lO 17s fid; light fat heifers. £7 4s to £7 10s; fat Jersey cows, £5 7s fid to t'o; boners, 25s to £4 I3s ; quality wen nor steers, £4 His to £5; forward-conditioned empty Polled Angus cows, .€<!; light conditioned young Hereford cows, £3 His. Baconers, £3 to £3 13s; porkers, 30s to €3; stores, 10s to 28s; slips. 12s to His; weaners, (is to 12s. Wright, Stephenson.—Light fat Polled Angus heifers, £7 7s (id to £7 Ids; fat cows, ex dairy. £5 (is to £7 15s; boners. L' 3to £fi 2s fid; culls. 25s lo f2 ss: runners. 3(is to c;t 8s; forward four-year Shorthorn bullocks, to £!> (is; Pi-year Hereford steers, ,t'(i io Cfi 7s (id; yearling Polled Angus steers. good line £5; smaller £3 to £1 ss; fat and forward 2'.-year Polled Angus heifers. €5 12s to ffi 2s; 3',-year empty Shorthorn heifers, £(i 10s-, poor Shorthorn cows. (.'3 15s. Prime light xvethers. 21s 3d. 2ts od; lighter, to 235; extra heavy ewes, 18s to 18s (id; good, lis to 17s; fat lambs, Oil to 21s Oil; small black-faced slore lambs, Ms 7d to 15s Id; extra good. Ins 3d; mixed age ewes, running with Southdown rams, 21s. Loan and Mercantile.—Prime wethers, 23s fid to 27s (id; prime ewes. 15s 3d to 18s (id; prime lambs. 22s to 2(is (id; forward store lambs, to 15s 3d. Baconers, L' 33s to £3 17s; prime porkers. 32s to I' 3; stores, lis (id to CI (is; smaller, Os fid to 12s fid; weait'Ts, 5s io Os. Medium prime ox beef. £ll Is to €ll 12s; small, £lO 13s to £lO His; liglitei. lo Clo 8s; small tirime heifer.-., 07 Mis lo c 7 12s; light prime Jersey heifers, £5 Os to C 5 18s; plain heifers. £4 10s to £5 2s; medium prime Jersey cows. £5 lis to !."i 2s (id; light, £5 Is to C 5 ss; light runners. CI (is; medium prime vealers, £2 15s to €3 ss; boners, C2 His to £1 ls ; small, heifers, running with bull, to ,C-1. 15s.

KEEN DAIRY SALE Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited reports a very successful sale on account of Mr. Bon Charles, of Karaka. on Monday. The attendance was the larpest, seen at a clearance sale for many years, and buyers were represented from all parts of the province. The herd of Imrh-jrnide listed cows came forward in excellent condition, and the whole herd averaged ;(v_'l!> butler-fat. Competition was spirited and (lie hisrhest-tesiinii cow, which produced (".Hill) tat. realised (;'5. The SIS sound cows averaged .I'ls, amMhe whole herd of !■>;'{ cows averaged '-'l7 Is. These prices are the highest realised for many years, but il is seldom That a hisrhlestinjf herd of this standard comes on the market The two-year-old heifers and the registered pedigree Jersey bulls also met with keen competition. Kxtra choico hitrh-testin.tr cows made l-j.'i to .CMothers, X'VS to .fit Ids; trood (late calvers), ell to ,€l7 10s; empty and unsound cows, X't 5s to €11). The line- of choice quality two-year-old heifers made from ,€l2 5s to .€l7 10s; two-year-old pedigree Jersey bull Boknboa Archie, (iOcns; six-year-old bull Iteshnre dinner, '-'lirns; four-year-old Collision Sailor, 'ilirns; three-year-old Brookfields flolden Lad. •_>!»-.rns.