LIVE STOCK MARKET

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXII, Issue 2820, 3 March 1932, Page 6

LIVE STOCK MARKET

FRANKTON VALUES. SHEEP PRICES IMPROVE. An average yarding of ox beef came forward at the weekly Frankton stock sale on Tuesday, and met with a fairly good demand, the offering selling readily at values up to late quotations. Competition was keen for good quality cow beef, and a slight increase in prices was recorded. Stores were also in better demand. Fat sheep came forward in numbers barely large enough to cope with the demand, and values showed an appreciable improvement. Quotations generally for another heavy entry of fat pigs were slightly easier. The auctioneers quote: The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Company, Ltd.—Cattle: Good quality ox beef sold at £6 5/- to £6 12/6; fat bullocks £5 10/- to £6 2/-; fighter quality £5 to £5 7/6; prime heifer beef £4 15/- to £5 5/-; prime fat cows £4 to £4 12/6; fat cows £2 15/- to £3 10/-; lighter £2 5/- to £2 10/-; light £1 18/- to £2 4/-; killable £1 12/6 to £1 .18/-; stores 21/- to 31/-; boners 14/to £1; vealers £1 1/- to £1 14/-; others 16/- to £1; potter bulls £2 15/- to £3 15/-. ' Sheep: Prime fat wethers 14/2 to 15/2; fat wethers 12/6 to 14/-; lighter quality 10/- to .12/-; good fat owes 7/6 to 8/4; lighter 6/- to 7/3; light 5/- to 6/-; fat lambs 9/6 to 11/-; lighter 8/- to 9/-. Pigs: Heavy baconers £1 18/- to £2 4/-; lighter £1 4/- to £1 17/-; light baconers and heavy porkers £1 9/- to £1 13/-; light porkers £1 3/- to £1 8/-; large stores 17/- to £1 1/-; smaller 14/- to 16/-; slips 10/- to .13/-; wcaners 7/- to 9/-.

Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd.—Sheep: Medium fat wethers sold at 13/- to 13/6; light 11/6 to 12/6; medium fat ewes 5/6 to 7/6; medium fat hoggets 11/- to 12/-; light hoggets 9/6 to 10/-; fat lambs S/3 to 10/3. Cattle: . Medium fat steers £0 18/- to £7 7/-; light £5 5/- to £6; fat cows £3 5/- to £5 15/-; light £2 5/- to £2 12/6; unfinished 30/- to 35/-; store cows' 20/- to 25/-; boners 10/- to 15/-; Jersey cross heifers r.w.b. 35/-. Pigs: Choppers 29/- to 38/-; heavy baconers £2 to.£2 4/-; medium 37/- to £2; light 82/- to 35/-; heavy porkers 26/- to 29/-; medium 22/- to 25/-; light 19/- to 21/-; stores 14/- to 17/-; slips .10/6 to 12/6; good weaners 5/- to 7/6; small 3/- to 4/6.

Dalgcty and Company, Ltd.—-Sheep: Extra prime heavy wetheis made to 15/-; medium fat wethers 12/- to 13/6; small 11/3; extra prime young ewes to 10/6; medium quality fat ewes 9/6; light and inferior 5/6 to 6/9; extra prime woolly lambs 14/-; medium and light-weight lambs S/3 to 11/3. Cattle: Prime ox beef, equal to 21/- per 1001 b; ordinary quality ox, 19/- to 20/- pci 1001 b; young cow and heifer beef 16/-

to 17/6 per 1001 b; vealors and runners 8/- to 26/-. Pigs: Best baconers £2 to £2 4/-; lighter 36/- to 39/-p light 30/!o 35/-; best porkers 22/- to 29/-; lighter 19/- to 21/-; best stores 15/- to 18/-; slips 7/- to 14/-; good weaners 5/- to 9/-; small 1/- to 3/-.