LIVE STOCK MARKET

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3046, 31 August 1933, Page 5

LIVE STOCK MARKET

THE FRANKTON SALE. DEMAND FOE FAT HOGGETS. All classes of sheep were yarded in large numbers at the Frankton saleyards on Tuesday. A large number was in an unfinished condition, with the result that competition was not so keen as .at last week’s sale. Prime quality ewes and wethers maintained last week’s quotations, while fat hoggets again met with- a brisk sale at advanced prices.

The yarding of ox beef was heavier than usual, and prices eased, on a dull market. Cow and heifer beef of good quality sold at about equal to last week’s quotations. There was a heavier yarding of fat pigs, all classes showing an advance in value. An extra large number of stores, and weaners were slightly easier in price. The auctioneers report as follows: Farmers ’ „ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd. —Sheep: Heavy prime wethers sold at 23/- to 25/-; medium 18/5 to 21/4; light 15/- to 17/ ; heavy fat ewes 18/8 to 20/-; medium 16/4 to 17/6; heavy fat hoggets 19/- to 23/4; medium 15/6 to 16/10; light 11/3 to 'l4/10.Cattle:' Medium fat bullocks £5 8/- to £5 12/-; lighter £4 18/- to £5, 2/-; heavy fat cows £4 6/- to £4 12/-; medium fat cows and heifers £3 17/6 to £4 9/-; light £2 15/- to £3 9/-; boner cows 14/to 30/-; 15-months Jersey heifers £2 8/- to £2 12/6; Jersey and Jersey cross heifers 35/- to £2 2/-; sihaller 18/- to 25/-; good vealers £2 15/- to £3 2/-; small 15/- to 20/-. Pigs: Medium baconers £2 to £2 2/-;, light 35/- to 38/-; heavy porkers 32/- to 35/-; medium 27/- to 30/-; light 23/- to 26/-; stores 21/- to 26/-; slips 15/- to 18/-; good weaners 13/6 to 15/6; small 7/6 to 10/6. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. —-Sheep: Heavy prime wethers sold at £1 3/- to £1 5/3; medium 19/- to £l4/-; lighter'l6/- to 18/-; prime heavy ewes 17/- to £1; good quality 15/- to 17/-; poorer 12/to 14/-; prime quality hoggets 18/- to £1 1/-;- medium 16/- to IS/-; lighter 14/6 to 15/6; forward to 14/-. Cattle: Prime heavy bullocks £5 12/6 to £6 3/-; good quality £4 15/- to £5 10/-; medium £4 5/- to £4 12/6; lighter to £4; 22 two-year low-conditioned Holstein steers £2 12/6; prime cow and heifer beef £4 10/- to £5 2/-; good quality £3 .15/- to £4 10/-; medium £2 15/- to £3 10/-; lighter £2 5/- to £2 12/6; forward £1 13/- to £2 2/-; good stores £1 1/- to £1 11/-; medium yearling heifers to £2 6/-. Pigs: Heavy baeoners £2 5/- to £2 12/-; medium £1 18/- to £2 3/-; light.£l 13/- to £1 15/-; heavy porkers £1 8/- to £1 10/-; medium £1 3/- to £1 7/-; light IS/- to £1 1/-; large stores 19/- to £1 4/-; medium 17/- to 19/-; slips 12/- to 15/-; large weaners 11/- to 14/-; smaller 7/- to 10/-. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. —Fat sheep: Prime woolly wethers sold at 21/- to 23/-; shorn heavy wethers 19/2; good quality medium-weight shorn wethers 17/6; fat woolly ewes 14/6 to IS/-; fat hoggets 15/6 to 20/3; forward conditioned hoggets 13/3 to 14/9. Fat cattle: Choice ox beef 14/to 16/- per 1001 b; rough bullock beef 12/- to 13/- per 1001 b; best young cows and heifers 35/- to 53/-. Fat pigs: Best baeoners 44/- to 51/-; heavy porkers and light baeoners 33/- to .37/-; light porkers 27/- to 32/-. Store pigs: Best stores 24/- to 28/-; light stores 17/- to 21/-; weaners 13/6 to 16/-; small weaners 11/- to 12/6; sow with litter £6 15/-; purebred Large White sow £6 6/-; purebred Tamworth boars £3 to £4: Tamworth sows £2 15/- to £3 15/-; crossbred sows £2 to £3.