COMMERCIAL

Waipa Post, Volume 48, Issue 3470, 24 May 1934, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

TAUPIRI PIG SALE. THIS WEEK'S PRICES, The New Zealand Loan & Mercantil Agency Co. Ltd., Hamilton, report on their Taupiri pig sale, held on Monday, as follows:—As in other centres, a smaller yarding of pigs than usual came forward. Prices ware well up to Frankton late rates, especially on store and weaner pigs, which elicited strong competition. Heavy bacon pigs £2 18s to £3 3s, medium baconers £2 12s to £2 17s, light baconers and heavy porkers £2 3s to £2 10s. medium porkers £1 15s to £2, light do £1 4s to £1 12s, good stores 18s to £1 Is, poorer do 15s to lGs Gd, slips 12s to 17s, good weaners 8s to lis Gd, inferior do 5s to 7s.

STOCK SALE AT FRANKTON

At Frankton on Tuesday the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company had a medium yarding of both fat wethers and fat ewes. Competition was keen throughout and a sharp advance in prices occurred. Fat lambs came forward in larger numbers than at last sale, and although competition was not so keen schedule rates were maintained. An average yarding of ox beef came forward, and good quality firmed slightly, but there was no alteration in second quality. Cow and heifer beef came forward again in heavy numbers, with a good proportion of the yarding prime cattle. There was no alteration in values, while second-quality cows and boners sold at equal to schedule rates. The advertised store cattle on account of Dr Gribben, sold in conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, attracted a good attendance of outside buyers, and sold under good competition. A small yarding of fat pigs comprised mostly unfinished sorts. All baconers were keenly sought, and sold right up to last week's values, but porkers were slightly easier. An average entry of stores and weaners were firm at late quotations, easing slightly towards the conclusion of the sale. "Extra prime heavy wethers made to 29s Gd, prime 26s 8d to 27s 6d, medium 24s Gd to 25s *od, light 22s 8d to 23s 9d. medium prime ewes 19s 8d to 20s 7d. light 17s 7d to 18s 9d, forward-conditioned 12s 4d to 13s Gd, store ewes 10es Gd, heavy woolly lambs 22s Gd to 255. medium 20s 2d to 21s 7d, light 18s 9d to 19s Gd, heavy shorn lambs 20s to 21s, medium 18s to 19s Gd, runners £1 12s Gd to £1 17s Gd, vealers 15s to £1 ss, medium fat steers £G to £0 Bs, lighter £5 Is to £5 12s, heavv fat cows and heifers £4 12s to £4 19s, medium £3 lGs to £4 ss. lighter £2 15s to £3 10s, boners £1 5s to £1 14s, Polled Angus breeding heifers £3 15s to £4 Ms, Polled Angus breeding cows £3 15s to £3 175," Hereford 'heifers £3 Gs to £4, Hereford cows £3 7s Gd to £3 9s, Polled Angus bulls £6 Gs to £9 9s, prime heavy bacon pigs £3 Is to £3 7s, medium £3 10s to £2 18s, light £2 2s to £2 10s, heavv porkers £1 15s to £1 17s, medium £1 8s 3d to £1 13s, light £1 Is to £1 7s, unfinished 17s to £1 Is, stores lGs to 19s, slips lis to 13s Gd, weaners (good) 8s to 10s Gd, small 4s to Gs.