LIVESTOCK MARKET

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1934, Page 16

LIVESTOCK MARKET

FRANKTON QUOTATIONS. STORE PIGS KEENLY SOUGHT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Hamilton, Oct. 16. A comparatively small yarding of fat sheep came forward at the Frankton saleyards to-day. Competition for wethers was not so keen as usual and prices were a shade easier than last week. Fat ewes met with good competition and sold at increased rates. There was also a good entry of hoggets, which sold readily under steady competition. Ox beef came forward in large numbers and included many pens of well-finished cattle. Heavy cattle showed an easing tendency, as also did lighter classes, but not to the same degree. A full entry of cow and heifer beef came forward. Much of this was second quality, with the result that there was an easing tendency. The offering of ' yearling heifers met with poor demand, and a dull sale resulted. Rates for boner cows were unchanged. Another very 1 heavy yarding of fat pigs came forward. The market for baconers remained steady at prices quite equal to late quotations, while porkers showed a further hardening tendency. A full yarding of stores * met an exceptionally keen mai-ket, and « a sharp rise in values was recorded. * Weaners remained firm at last week’s I values. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auction- t eering Company, Ltd., reports:—Sheep: Fat woolly wethers sold at 26s 6d to 1

27s 9d; heavy shorn wethers, 25s 6d to 275; medium. 23s 9d to 24s 6d; light, 22s 6d to 23s 3d; prime woolly maiden ewes, 24s to 26s 6d; heavy woolly ewes, 21s to 21s 9d; medium, 16s 6d to 19s; heavy shorn ewes, 17s 3d to 19s; medium, 14s to 16s; woolly ewe hoggets, 24s to 24s 9d; shorn, 22s 3d to 235; woolly wether hoggets, 20s 9d to 21s 9d; shorn, 18s to 20s; empty store ewes, 8s to 10s 6d. Cattle: Heavy fat steers, £9 to £9 10s; medium, £8 Is to £8 15s; lighter, £7 to £7 13s; prime medium fat heifers, £5 5s to £5 17s 6d; medium fat cows and heifers, £4 10s to £5; light, £3 5s to £3 15s; killable cows, £2 10s to £3; fresh-conditioned, 35s to £2 ss; store cows, 25s to 30s; boners, 11s to 21s; runners, £4 5s to £4 15s; vealers, 25s to 335; good quality yearling heifers, £2 6s to £2 7s 6d; Jersey and Jersey-cross yearling heifers, 30s to 355. Pigs: Heavy , baconers, £3 6s to £3 11s; medium, £3 Is to £3 ss; light, £2 15s to £3; unfinished, £2 10s to £2 12s; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 10s; medium, £2 to £2 4s; light, 35s to £2; good stores, £1 Ils to £1 15s; small, £1 6s to £1 10s; slips, 22s to 25s 6d; good weariers, 17s to 19s; smaller, 13s to 16s. Dalgety and Company, Ltd.:—Sheep: Prime woolly wethers, medium-weight, < sold at up to 28s; good shorn wethers, 23s 6d to 26s 3d; light, 22s to 235; heavy woolly ewes, 18s 6d to 21s; shorn ewes, 15s to 18s 6d; fat hoggets, in wool, 22s to 24s 6d; best, heavy spring lambs, to 31s; medium, 23s to 25s 6d; smaller, 21s. Fat cattle: Prime cattle, 21s to 25s per 1001 b; light ox, £7 7s 6d to; £8; best quality young cows and heifers, £5 15s to £7 7s 6d; ordinary fat cows, £3 10s to £4 15s; inferior; £2 15s to £3 7s 6d. Pigs: Baconers, to £2 17s; heavy porkers, 34s to 435; light, 29s to 335; heavy stores, 30s to 38s; light, 21s to 275; best Quality weaners, 16s 6d to 20s; medium-sized weaners, 12s to 15s; small, 9s to Ils; empty sows, 22s to 275; sows in pig, £2 16s; boar, 16s.