COMMERCIAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 79, Issue 7136, 23 November 1949, Page 11

COMMERCIAL

HAMILTON STOCK SALE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Limited reports the weekly stock sale held at Hamilton yesterday there was another very large yarding of fat wethers. Heavy wethers were traded at values equal to last week’s rates. Prime hoggets were easier, while black face hoggets sold well up to last week’s quotations. Fat ewes maintained recent values while a small entry of spring lambs sold well. There was a full entry of ox beef, mostly of good quality. The market opened freely and continued firm throughout at values JOs in advance of last week. A small offering of cows and heifers was lacking in finish and with a quieter demand values were easier in this class. Veal, which was penned in small numbers met strong competition, resulting in values being much firmer. A medium yarding of fat pigs and a very large entry of store and weaner pigs was penned. Baconers and porkers sold on a par with recent quotations. Large stores also sold well, but slips and weaners were again very hard to quit, prices easing on recent high values. Sheep: Heavy fat wethers 43s to 455, prime 41s to 425, prime fat hog'gets 43s to 44s 6d, medium 41s to 425, good black face hoggets 42s to 435, medium 40s to 41s, heavy fat ewes 29s 6d to 31s 6d, medium 26s to 28s, light 22s to 255, spring lambs 48s to 51s.

Cattle: Heavy prime bullocks £25 to £26 ss, medium £23 to £24 10s, lighter £2O to £22 10s, heavy prime cows £l6 to £l7, medium £l4 10s to £l5, light £l3 10s to £l4, medium prime heifers £l6 to £l6 10s, medium weight runners £9 to £l2, vealers £4 to £8 10s.

Pigs: Heavy choppers £8 to £9 10s, others £5 5s to £7 15s, prime heavy baconers £6 18s to £7, heavy baconers £6 14s to £6 16s, medium £6 10s to £6 12s, light £6 to £6 Bs, heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs £5 10s to £6 7s, medium porkers £5 to £5 Bs, light £4 10s to £4 16s, good quality large stores £4 12s to £4 17s, large stores £4 to £4 Bs, smaller £3 6s to £3 14s, slips £2 8s to £2 16s, best weaners 30s to £2, others 20s to 6d.