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Waipa Post, Volume 47, Issue 3385, 26 October 1933, Page 8

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| WAIKATO MARKETS. HAMILTON STOCK SALE. At Frankton yards on Tuesday the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company penned a heavy yarding of fat ewes, which met with a steady sale at rates slightly lower than last week's. Fat wethers were again in short supply, and prices rose accordingly. There was a good yarding of fat lambs, with last week's values fully maintained. An average yarding of ox beef came forward, all classes remaining unchanged at late rates. There was an extra heavy yarding of cow and heifer beef, the quality also showing an improvement on last week. However, the heavier yarding was reflected in values, which were inclined to recede. A line of prime fat Polled Angus cows on account of Mr D. Finlayson sold at £4 10s to £5 Is; boner cows sold at late rates. The yarding of fat pigs was again a fairly heavy one. The sale throughout was firm' at rates easily equal to those ruling at last week's sale. A large yarding of stores sold readily at late quotations, except perhaps weaners, which eased slightly towards the close of the sale. Fat woolly wethers .made 27s 6d to 30s 6d, fat shorn wethers 22s to 24s 3d, light 18s 3d to 20s, heavy woolly ewes 16s 6d to 17s 9d, medium 14s 6d to 15s 4d, heavy shorn ewes 13s lOd to 14s Bd, medium 13s to 14s, light lis lid to 12s 4d, heavy fat hoggets 24s to 27s 6d, fat lamlbs lis to 23s lOd, a line of 66 shorn store hoggets 15s Id, store shorn ewes 6s 6d to 10s, heavy fat steers £6 10s to £6 16&, medium £5 15s to £6 Is, lighter £4 18s to £5 3s, prime heavy fat cows £4 18s to £5 Is, medium £4 to £4 10s, light £2 15s to £3 ss, killable cows £1 18s to £2 10s, fresh-conditioned cows £1 7s 6d to £1 15s, boners 16s to £1 ss, 3-year store steers £3 5s to £3 9s, 2 to 2J-iyear store steers £2 10s to £2 16s, yearling Jersey heifer calves £2 15s to £2 17s 6d, Jersey and Jersey-cross yearling heifers £1 10s to £2 ss, heavy bacon pigs £2 14s to £2 18s, miediulm £2 8s to £2 13s, light £2 2s to £2 7s, choppers £1 15s to £2 4s, heavy porkers £1 17s' to £2 Is, medium. £1 12s to £1 16s, light £1 6s to 305., large stores £1 7s to £1 9s, smaller £1 3s to £1 6s, slips 17s 6d to £l' 2s 6d, weaners 12s to 16s 6d. At Frankton on Tuesday the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company had a small yarding of sheep in comparison with last week's entry, and by far the largest proportion of fats were ewes. ' On account of the small yarding wethers advanced, but demand was barely maintained on ewes, which receded slightly. There was no change in lamb values, though the entry was a small one. Heavy woolly wethers made 24s 6d to 27s 6d, good-quality ditto 21s to 23s 6d, medium ditto 18s to 21s, heavy shorn wethers 23s to 26s 6d, lighter-quality ditto 18s to 225, heavy woolly ewes 17s 6d to 19s 6d, lighter ditto 15s to 17s, good-quality shorn ewes 14s 6d to 16s 6d, lambs 18s 6d to 225. Heavy supplies of fat bullocks were penned, but there was practically no difference from last week's prices. As a result of an extra heavy yarding of cows and heifers prices fell .materially from the advanced rates ruling last week, though the previous sale's levels were maintained. There was not much dhange in the store calttle section, where a large yarding changed freely at late market rates. Prime heavy bullocks made £5 14s to £6, good-, quality ditto £5 4s to £5 12s 6d, lighter

ditto to £5, prime heavy fat cows and heifers £4 14s to £5, good-quality ditto £3 17s 6d to £4 10s, medium ditto £2 10s to £3 10s, light ditto £2 2s to £2 7s 6d, fresh-conditioned cows £1 lis to £2 ss, good stores £1 5s to £1 10s, others to £1 2s, good yearling Jersey heifers to £3. Prices altered slightly in vendors' favour on a mediuim yarding of baconers and porkers, while a usual entry of stores and weaners sold readily on a par with recent rates. Heavy baconers made £2 8s to £2 16s, medium ditto £2 2s to £2 7s 6d, light ditto and heavy porkers £1 13s to £2, light porkers £1 5s to £1 12s, large stores £1 6s to £1 lis, medium ditto £1 4s to £1 6s, slips 18s to £1 2s, large weaners 14s to 16s, smaller ditto to 12s 6d. Messrs Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., Hamilton, report having held their weekly stock sale at Frankton yards on Tuesday. Fat sheep: A moderate yarding. Prime shown wethers were in short supply and prices for these were higher. Fat shown ewes declined in price and were Is to Is 6d per head lower than last week. Prime shown wethers made up to 255, small- ; er shorn wethers 18s 6d to 21s, young shown ewes 16s 2d, shorn aged ewes i 12s 6d to 14s 6d, woolly hoggets 18s 1 to 21s 6d, spring lambs, 18s 6d to 23s 6d. Fat cattle: An average yarding. Prices were on a par with last week's rates. Best quality bullocks to £6 light prime bullocks £5 4s, prime young cows and heifers £3 2s 6d to £4 2s, ordinary quality fat cows £2 15s to £3 7s 6d, light Jersey fat cows £2 5s to £2 12s 6d, vealers, 325, 265, 21s. Fat pigs: A full yarding; prices were on a par with last week's rates. Top-price baconers made up to £2 17s, medium weight baconers £2 Is to £2 i 10s, heavy porkers 35s to 395, light ! porkers 31s to 345. Store pigs: A full yarding. There was a little variation in the prices from last week's rates. Big stores made 31s to 395. small stores. 25s to 30s, good weaners 16s 6d to 20s 6d, small weaners 12s I to 15s' 6d, large white sow with seven i of litter £5 Bs, Berkshire sow 355, Devon boar £2.