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Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1927, 28 October 1926, Page 8

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HAMILTON 'STOCK SALE. The FaTmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., -Ltd., report: At Frank'ton on T)u|esid'ay we had a good, yarding of beef, fat shjEiep, fat and store pigs and a fair eritry of sjtofie cattle. Cow and heifer toeeif was easier, prices ranging from 20s to 30's per head lower tnan the previous Tvefeik. 'No fat bullocks were yelrded. iSßeep wenel firm at last week’s prices, tout fat and site,re -pigs were a good deal easi|e;r. Y/e quote: Heavy fat cows- £9 10s to £9 1.25, prim© fat heifers (£9 lOai, mledium quality cows £6 10(3 to £7 15s, plain -and unfinished. £5 10s to £6, good fresh empty cows £4 ss, sltore cows £3 Ito £3 TO 3 . aged cows 35s to £2 10s, yearling Jersey cross heifjiifis £3 3s to £4 10s, yearling siteers (small) £2 16s,' dairy cows £5 10s to £9 15s, prime woolly fat wethers 335, exlbra prime shorn fat ewes 27s 6d|, fat shorn wethers 24 s 3d to 2'ss, ewes with good lambs at foot 365, prime fat 'woolly hoggets 27s 6d to 295, prime bjs'avy baconers £3 16s to £4 3s, heavy baconeirs £3 10s Ito £3 15s, 'heavy porkers £3 to £3 3s, light porkers £2 10s 'to £2 15s, slips 28s : to 345, weaners 20s to 255, small weaners 15s to 17s (3001 yarded). The N.Z. 'Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., .Ltd., report: At the Hamilton Isale on 'Tuesday last, there was an average entry of cow beelf and only 'two faf::-steers. 'Prices for prime were unchanged. IFat 'Sheep welre penned in larger supply and values were easier. A heavy yarding of store calfle and springers cam|e' forward, and met with a moderate demandl. We quote: Fat steers £l2 ss, prime fat cows £9 10s to £lO 2s, others £6 to £7 ss, cows in forward condition £4 10s to £4 19s, rough cows £1 10s Ito £'2 10s, good springing heifelrs £7 to £8 10s, others £4 '.to £6 10s, fait ewes £1 4s 4d to £1 ss, fat wethers £1 13s 6d. Pigs were penned in average numbers,', prices for -fat being lower than last week, store is and weaners selling at late ratjeis. We quote: Heavy baconhlrs £3 18s ito £4 ss. medium ditto £3 10s to £3 13is, light baconers and heavy porkers £3 to .£3 7a, porkers £2 10s Ito £2 16s. stores £1 18s to £2 4s, slips £1 Ss 'to £1 15s, weaners 18s to £1 51s. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual ws'skly stock sale at the Frankton sale yards on Tulasclay as unejer: 'There was an average yarding of frit: cattle. The majority.were indifferent quality cows and hjdifers. Choice prime yolung cows andi heifers made up to £9 TBs; ordinary quality cows; and helifeirs £6 10s to £S 10s; indiffer'ent cows and heifers £5 5s to £5 17s 6d. Store cattle were yarded in -large numbers and sold at late rateis. Four-yjaiar store bullocks £6 2s; 3 year low conditioned steers £5 ss; good frairied emplty cows £4 10s; empty 18 months heifers £3 10s ta £4 ss; yearling steers £2 7s 6d. Sheep were yardlril in sma.l numbers, principally fa't sheep. Prime extra hif-avy ewe.s shorn 28-s; average store fat ewes 17s to 20s 3d; wool.'y fat ewes 24is 3d; fat woolly h-o-ggfslts 26s to 2Ds 3d; aged ewes and lambs 22s 9d. There was a large yarding of fat and store pig-s. Fats were easier, while ‘lores sold at Bale- rates. Best baconr! .s £3 Ss to £3 15s; heavy porkers £2 19s to £3 7s; light baconers £2 7s to £2 13s; choppers £3 to £4 4s; best stores ;£l 17s to £2 8s; slips £1 ills to Cl 15s; best weaners £1 2s to £1 10s.