Stock Sales.

Putaruru Press, Volume XI, Issue 511, 2 March 1933, Page 8

Stock Sales.

FRANKTON. A small entry of fat sheep at Frankton on Tuesday consisted chiefly of ewes, for which competition was not keen. Prices in this section were lower. Fat lambs were sold at late rates, with the exception of prime heavy lambs, which showed an improvement. A medium. yarding of fat cattle was sold at equal to last week’s rates, while a fair entry of store cattle maintained recent rates. There was an average yarding of pigs, many being of medium quality. Prices for baconers were equal to late quotations, and porkers slightly eased in values. Cattle.— Vealers, 28s to 31s. Medium fat steers, £5 12s to £5 17s. Lighter, £4 to £4 9s. Heavy fat cows, £4 5s to £4 10s. Medium, £3 12s 6d to £4. Light, £3 to £3 Bs. Killable, 31s to 395. Boner cows, 19s to 265. Bulls, £3 to £3 15s. ' .. " Three-year steers, £3 6s to £3 10s. Steers, 23 years, £2 9s to £2 14s. Mixed-coloured three-year steers, £2 to £2 13s. Sheep.— Prime fat wethers, 14s 6d to 15s 3d. Prime fat ewes, 5s 6d to 6s 6d. Lighter, 4s 8d to ss. Prime fat lambs, 14s 6d to 16s. Medium, 11s 6d to 12s 6d. Lighter, 9s lOd to 10s. Pigs.— Heavy baconers, £2 8s to £2 11s. Medium, £2 4s to £2 7s. Heavy porkers, 31s to 365. Medium, 26s to 30s. Good stores, 17s to 21s 6d. : Slips, 10s to 14s. Weaners, 5s to 9s. WAIHOU. At the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company’s Waihou sale on Friday a medium yarding of sheep and cattle was penned, and prices were equal to late rates. Store lambs in particular were sold readily. A full yarding of fat pigs was sold at late quotations, while an extra-heavy yarding of stores and weaners showed a decrease on last sale’s values, though quotations were practically equal to those at other sales. * Sheep.— Fat ewes, 8s to 8s 6d. Forward-conditioned ewes, 5s 9d to 6s lid. Fat wethers, 12s to 12s 9d. Fat hoggets, 11s 4d. Fat lambs, 10s Id. S.M. ewes, 7s 7d to 7s lOd. Best store lambs, 8s to 8s 9d. Medium store lambs, 7s Id to 7s 3d. Cull lambs, 2s to 4s 7d. Cattle.— Light fat steers, £3 Is. Heavy fat cows, £3 4s to £3 10s. Medium fat cows, £2 10s to £2 19s. light fat cows, £1 18s to £2 Bs. Killable cows, 30s to 37s 6d. Fresh store cows, 24s to 325. Boners, 10s to 22s 6d. Two-year S.H. steers, £2 10s. Choice heifer calves, 38s to 425. Other heifer calves, 30s to 325. Inferior sorts, 12s 6d to 20s. Heavy potter bulls, £3 12s 6d to £4 Bs. Lighter potter bulls, £1 10s to £3 10s. Pigs.—

Choppers, 25s to 355. Prime heavy baconers, £2 9s to £2 12s. Medium baconers, £2 3s to £2 7s. Light baconers, £1 18s to £2 2s. Heavy porkers, 32s to 375. Medium porkers, 29s to 31s. Light porkers, 24s to 28s. Unfinished porkers, 21s to 255.

MATAMATA. The Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. held their usual fortnightly stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday, when another extra heavy yarding of all classes of pigs came forward. Prime baconers met with keen competition, and prices improved on last sale, v being 'well up to Frankton rates. Porkers were slightly easier than last sale, but were also equal to other sale quotations. A large yarding of stores and weaners met with good competition, the whole yarding changing hands at satisfactory prices. A good yarding of sheep, consisting mainly of store lambs, met with good demand and prices were on a par with other sales. A medium yarding of cattle maintained recent quotations. Cattle.— Medium fat cows, £3 to £3 17 s. Light fat cows, £2 to £2 15s. Killable cows, £1 11s to £1 19s. Fresh store cows,- £1 4s to £1 14s. Boners, 10s to £1 2s 6d. Heavy potter bulls, £4 to £5 ss. Medium potter bulls, £3 to £3 15s. Light potter bulls, £1 10s to £2 7s 6d. Yearling heifers, r.w.b., £3 ss. i 3 i-year Shorthorn steers, £3 17s.' 25-year Shorthorn steers, £3 to £3 14s. Pigs.— Heavy choppers, 35s to 475. Lighter choppers, 24s to 30s. Prime heavy baconers, 49s to 545. Prime medium baconers, 44s 48s. Light' baconers, 38s to 435. Heavy porkers, 35s to 38s. Medium porkers, 30s to 345. Light porkers, 24s to 295. Stores, 19s to 245. Slips, 14s 6d to 17s. Good weaners, 10s to 12s 6d. Smaller weaners, 4s to 9s. Sheep.— Heavy prime fat lambs, 13s 3d. Light fat lambs, 9s 9d to 10s Id. Good store lambs, 8s to 9s. Medium store lambs, 6s 9d to 7s. Cull lambs, 4s lid to 5s 4d. S.M. ewes, 6s 9d. Cull ewes, 4s 4d to 4s 9d.