COMMERCIAL

Waipa Post, Volume 43, Issue 3392, 24 December 1931, Page 3

COMMERCIAL

HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company Ltd., report:— At the weekly stock sale in the Frankton Yards on Monday, we had a medium yarding of fat cows and a heavy yardfing of ox. Competition wa\s less keen and all classes again showed a further decline. A small yarding of store cattle sold at late quotations. There was a large yarding of fat sheep including a good proportion of fat lambs, for which competition was keen and prices were in advance of freezing rates. There was also an improved demand for wethers but fat ewes were dull of sale. only a small yarding of pigs came forward with prices for baconers slightly easier, while porkers improved on last week's rates. Quotations: —Pigs: Baconers 31s to 335, heavy porkers 28s to 30s, light 24s to 275, stores 17s to 21s, weaners 9s to lis 6d, fat hoggets lis Id to 12s, light fat wethers lis 9d, fat lambs 14s 2d to 15s lOd, lighter 10s lOd to 13s Id, heavy fat bullocks £6 12s 6d"to £7 Is, lighter £5 5s to £6, fat steers £4 to £5, prime fat heifers £4 to £4 17s, fat cows £3 15s to £4 Is, lighter cows £2 to £2 10s, boner cows 10s to £l.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report on their weekly stock sale held at Frankton Yards on Monday as follows:—Cattle: A further decline on late rates is reported for an average yarding of o xbeef, while for a small entry of fat cows competition was poor and values show a decided decrease on last week's quotations. Store cows sold at late rates and a few dairy cows sold under spirited competition. We quote: Heavy fat bullocks £6 13s to £7 ss, average conditioned do £5 to £6 ss, light do £ 45s to £5, fat cows £3 5s to £4 10s, light fat cows £2 to £2 15s, killable do £1 10s to £1 16s, stores £1 2s to £1 10s, good dairy cows £6 to £9, poorer sorts £4 10s to £5 15s. Sheep: The entry of fat ewes and weathers was an average one. The demand for fat wethers was steady, and no variation. on late rates is reported while fat ewe values did not reach last week's. Fat lambs were yarded in more than average numbers. Competition was keen and an appreciable improvement in prices was realisd. For several pens of good store lambs a good sale was effect-

ed. We quote: Fat wethers lis 9d to 14s 4d, light fat wethers 8s 9d to 10s 9d, fat ewes 6s 8d to 7s 9d, lighter do 6s to 6s 6d, light fat ewes 5s 6d to 6s, prime fat lambs 15s to 18s, fat lambs 12s 6d to 13s 9d, light fat lambs 8s 6d to 10s, store lambs 7s 2d to 7s 7d, others 5s 5d to 6s 6d. Pigs: The yarding of both fat and store pigs was smaller than usual and prices for all the offering were slightly lower than late rates. We quote: Baconers £1 lis to £1 15s, light baconers and heavy porkers £1 6s to £1 10s, light porkers £1 3s to £1 ss, stores 18s to £1 2s 6d, slips 12s to £l7 6d, weaners 9s to lis 6d. CAMBRIDGE PRICES.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, Hamilton, report on their Cambridge Stock Sale held on Monday, as follows: —Competition for a small yarding of fat cattle was dull and values showed a downward tendency. Store and weaner pigs were penned in about average numbers, prices for which were firm at late rates. A few lambs met with a good demand. Fat cow and heifer beef £3 15s to £4 15s lighter fat cows £3 to £3 12s 6d, light do £2 2s to £2 15s, killable do £1 12s to £2 Is, stores £1 Is to £1 ss. Pigs: Heavy porkers £1 8s to £1 13s, light do £1 3s to £1 5s 6d, stores 17s to £1 Is, slips 14s to 16s 6d. weaners 9s to lis. fat lambs lis to 12s 6d, lighter do 10s to lis.