COMMERCIAL

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVII, Issue 2765, 31 March 1927, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

STOCK MARKET.

HAMILTON SALES

;v Messrs Dnlgoty aiul Co., Ltd., Ilamil.iJ&Ot report having held their usual [' -weekly stock sale at Frankton sa'eyards on Tuesday, as under: — There was a fairly large yarding of Ijvhecf, principally cows and heifers. The demand was good for all prime quality, ujlate values being firm. Lightweight rv steers sold at £6 to £7 12/G; choice ’ prime young cows and heifers £5 15/ to |7 5/; ordinary prime cows £4 .10/ to i-5 15/; inferior £3 10/ to £4 5/; runi: vers £2 15 /to £.3 17/6., Only a few store cattle yarded. A line of sixty o #»d 4-ycar steers from Raglan did not ■' reach owner’s reserve, and wore all passed in. A line of 17 2-year steers made £4 6/; store cows made 30/ to. ’A 50/; hulk at late rates; dairy cows £4 to £6 15/; heifers £4 to £4 10/. There was A very large yarding- of sheep, ■ every pen and yard being full—about ■BOOO being yarded. Our entry consist•r ed of 5600 sheep. Fat sheep sold at late rates. Prime fat wethers made up y to 24/0; prime ewes 15/ to 16/6; wool-. ly fat lambs 21/ to 26/6; shorn lambs f (fat) IS/6. Wc yarded some special lines ’from the East Coast, including the whole flock of Kiwinui Station, and other good lines of young sheep.'There was a very large attendance of buyers from all parts of the district, and practically every line offered sold under the •' %ainnier at the following rates: A line of 590 2-tooth Kiwinui ewes made 25/; <lO7 4 and 6-tooth Kiwinui ewes 25/; 370 4-year ewes 21/3; 8S 4 and 5-year ! owes 19/; 129 2-tooth ewes 22/10; 90 4 and 6-tooth owes IS/9; 125 s.m. ewes 14/9; 70 4 and 6-tooth ewes 18/; 476 .ijjU-mPUthcd ewes 19/; 470 f.m. ewes 15/6; 70 5-year ewes 12/9; 273 forward conditioned ewes 15/6; 243 2-tooth ewes 25/; 40 aged ewes 11/9; 130 2-tooth ■••• -wethers 19/8; 261 2-tooth wethers 19/6; 224 4 and 6-tooth wethers in forward condition 21/; 46 small 2-tooth wethers 16/9; 109 cull owes 11/7; 35 cull ewes 1 10/; 207 small shorn lambs 9/3 to 9/10; small lots cull ewes 5/ to 7/. Pigs: A large yarding of both .fats aid. stores. fats sold at improved rates, while .•stores sold at late rates. Heavy baconera £3 3/ to £3 10/; medium ditto £2 50/ to £3; heavy porkers £2 8/ to £2 12/; small ditto £1 18/ to £2 3/; choppers £2 15/ to £4; large stores £1 8/“ to £1 12/; medium ditto IS/ to £1 6/; weaner.s 9/ to 12/; small ditto 5/ to S/.

New' Zealand Loan and Marcantile Agency Co., Ltd,, Hamilton, report:— At the Hamilton sale on Tuesday last beef was penned in large numbers, and although there was steady competition last week’s values were not maintained., Fat sheep sold on a ■par with the previous market. Store sheep, especially breeding ywes, sold exceptionally well. We quote: Prime fat heavy cows £6 15/ to £7 .10/; ordinary fat cows £1 17/ to £5 14/; light and unfinished cows £$ 15/ to £4 9/; boner cows £2 10/ to £3 3/; heavy bulls £4 to £4 10/; dairy cows £5 10/ to' £6; heifers £5 to £7; fat, wethers £1 3/3 to £1 4/2; medium fat lambs £1; forward woolly lambs JB/; good shorn store lambs 13/6. A .rood yarding of fat and store pigs came forward. Fat. pigs met with bettor competition than late sales. We quoic: Heavy baconcrs £.3 5/ to £3 10/; medium ditto £2 IS/ to £3 3/; light bacon- ■ Vis and heavy porkers £2 9/ to £2 16/; porkers £2 2/ to £2 0/; stores £1 11/ to £1 18/; slips £1 to £1 5/; weaners 8/ to 16/. . i ; •