Stock Sales.

Putaruru Press, Volume XII, Issue 562, 8 March 1934, Page 8

Stock Sales.

. FRANKTON There was an exceptionally heavy yarding of all classes of stock at the Frankton sjcdeyards on Tuesday, and. in order to clear the pens the auctioneers were selling until well past the usual closing time. An extraheavy yarding of all classes of fat sheep canje _ forward and prices for both ewe and wether mutton were firmer than last week. Lambs, which ■were also yarded in large numbers, showed no alteration on late quotations.

A heavier yarding of cattle was offered, all good quality lines again remaining very firm. Second quality, of which there was a particularly heavy yarding, also showed a firming tendency. A few pens of store steers sold at unchanged rates.

The supply of fat pigs was smaller than usual, with the result that all classes showed a further firming tendency. A medium yarding of stores also met with steady competition and sold at improved rate's. Baconers sold at sid to sid per pound, and porkers at about equal to sid to s*d per pound. Cattle.—

Vealers, 28s to £2 ss. Heavy fat cows and heifers, £6 2s , to £6 14s. Medium, £4 i9s to £5 10s. lighter, £3 10s to £4 2s 6d. Killable, £2 8s to -£3. Boner cows, to £2 2s. Bullsi £3 to £4. Grown mixed-coloured steers, £4 ■ 14s. . - Two-year steers, £2 16s. Two-year Jersey steers, 255. Sheep.— Extra prime wethers, 2!Bs 8d to 30s. Prime, 25s 6d to 27s 6d. Lighter, 20s to 28s 3d. Fat maiden ewes, to 26s 9d. Heavy fat ewes, 17s Id to 18s 3d. Medium, 15s 6d to 16s 9d. Light, 14s lOd to 15s 3d. Prime woolly lambs, 20s 6d to 22s 9d. Light, 17s to 19s 6d. Prime shorn lambs, 18s 9d to 20s 6d. Light, 16s 4d to 17s 6d. Pigs.— Prime heavy baconers, £3 5s to £3 Bs. Heavy baconers, £3 2s to £3 ss. Medium, £2 18s to £3 Is. Light, £2 10s to £2 17s. Smaller and unfinished, £2 6s to £2 9s. Heavy porkers, £2 to £2 ss. Medium, £1 15s to £1 l9s. Light, £1 10s to £1 14s. \ Small and unfinished, £1 4s to £1 . 9s. Choppers, to £2 17s. Stores, 16s to 225. , Slips, 12s to 15s 6d. Weaners, 7s to 11s 6d.

WAIHOU. The Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. held their Waihop stock sale on Friday. Heavy yardings of sheep, consisting mainly of store lambs, came forward, and sold well up to late rates. Two pens of good-framed lambs met with a good sale, while other store lambs were hard to quit. Another good yarding of fat cows were penned, good quality cows selling particularly well, while second quality barely maintained ruling rates. Sheep.— Forward conditioned wethers, 22s 6d. Forward conditioned 2-tooth ewes, 24s 9d. Prime heavy fat lambs, 25s 8d to 265. Other fat lambs, 20s to 22s 3d. Extra good big framed store lambs, 17s to 17s 3d. Medium store lambs, i2s to 14s. - Cull lambs, 10s to lis 6d. Cattle.— Fat heifers, £2 6s to £4 7s. Prime heavy fat cows, £4 to £4 16s. Medium fat cows, £3 to £3 17s 6d. Lighter fat cows, £2 to £2 19s. Heavy conditioned store cows, 36s to £2 IQs. Boners, 20s to 355. Jersey heifer calves, 17s, 30s, 325. Heavy potter bulls, £4 to £5 3s. . Medium, £3 10s to £4. Lighter potter bulls, £2 2s 6d to £3 2s 6d.

Kgs— Heavy baconers, £3 5s to £3 7s. Medium baconers, £2 18s to. £3 4s. light baconers, £2 12s to £2 16s. Heavy porkers and unfinislred baconers, 38s to £2 Bs. Medium porkers, 33s to 365. Light porkers, 28s to 31s. Choppers, 38s to £2 12s. Stores, 19s to 235. Slips, 14s to 18s 6d. Weaners, 6s 6d to 9s 6d. MORRINSVILLE. Dalgety and Company held their usual fortnightly sale at Morrinsville bn Friday. There was a small yarding of cattle, which was sold at up to later rates. Cattle.— Light fat cows, £2 10s to £2 17s. - Fresh-conditioned cows, £1 16s to £2 Bs. Store cows," 20s to 28s. Sheep.— M.S. shorn lambs, 14s. Pigs.Porkers, 31s to 425. Light, 24s to 30s. Large stores, 20s to 235. Best weaners, 12s to 14s.