COMMERCIAL

Waipa Post, Volume 52, Issue 3705, 10 January 1936, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company reports:— Sheep: At Frankton sale on Tuesday a large yarding of fat sheep was penned, with steady’ competition all through. A medium entry of fat lambs sold at schedule ratesCattle: Ox beef was yarded in average numbers, our entry comprising mostly light-weight, good-quality steers. Competition was keen, with firm prices ruling. Bullocks from Mr T. M. Mall sold at £ll 6s, from Mr H. S. Hawkins at £9 12s 6d, and from Mr Frank Duck at £8 2s 6d to £9. A full yarding of cow and heifer beef, with only a small proportion of good-qua-lity cattle, for which the market remained firm, while second quality indicated no alteration, came forward. Vealers were penned in heavy numbers, and values remained at late rates. Boner cows and bulls came forward in usual numbers, the market showing an easing tendency. Pigs: An extra heavy yarding of fat pigs was received, competition for porkers being animated and rates ruling for closing sales were fully maintained. Baconers were not so keenly sought, with a consequent drop in this section, particularly for over-weight pigs. A medium yarding of store and weaner pigs met with keen competition, prices beisg well up to December quotations. We quote: Sheep: Heavy prime wethers 23s 9d to 24s 3d, medium 22s to 235, light 20s 9d to 21s 6d, heavy fat ewes 15s 6d to 16s, light and medium fat ewes 13s 3d to 14s 9d, heavy prime lambs 21s to 22s 6d, medium 19s 6d to 20s 3d, light 17s 6d to 18s 9d. Cattle: Medium fat steers £ll 6s, light £9 to £9 12s 6d, killable £6 Ils to £8 2s 6d, medium fat cows £4 17s 6d to £5 ss, light £4 to £4 10s, killable £3 7s 6d to £3 16s, heavy boner cows £2 to £3 3s, lighter £1 8s to £1 15s, heavy bulls £6 to £7, light £2 10s to £5, good runners £3 3s to £3 15s, good vealers £1 10s to £2 ss, small 15s to 255. Pigs: Best-quality baconers £2 14s to £2 17s, medium £2 11s to £2 13s, light £1 8s to £2 10s, heavy porkers £2 3s to £2 7s, medium £1 19s to £2 2s, light £1 14s to £1 18s, unfinished £1 8s to £1 13s, good large stores £1 6s to £1 10s 6d, smaller £1 3s to £1 5s 6d, good slips £1 to £1 2s, good, weaners 15s to 18s, others 9s to 12s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports on its weekly Frankton stock sale held last Tuesday as follows: Sheep: The yarding was a goodsized one of grown sheep, containing a fair sprinkling of prime quality. Wether values were a shade below those ruling at the closing sale last year, but ewes maintained former levels. A good clearance, however, was effected. Fat lambs came forward in good numbers, and strong exporters’ competition prevailed, with rates consequently comparing favourably with schedule prices. Prime fat wethers made 23s to 245, lightfat wethers 21s 6d to 235, heavy fat ewes 16s to 18s 6d, medium fat ewes 14s to 15s 3d, heavy lambs 22s to 23s 6d, good fat lambs 20s to 21s 6d, inferior 17s to 20s. Cattle: Our ox beef entry was a heavy one, comprising principally good-class cattle. In the fat cow and heifer pens there were only a few of top quality, the majority being me-dium-class Jersey fat cows. The store and boner pens were well filled, and, as with the fat cows, a good demand existed, and business was transacted without change from rates ruling previous to Christmas. A number of potter bulls were noticeably easier in value. Good-quality fat Hereford bullocks made £9 10s to £lO 7s 6d, medium fat bullocks £8 to £9 ss, light £6 15s to £7 10s, heavy fat cows £4 15s to £5 10s, medium-quality fat cows £4 2s 6d to £4 15s, light killable cows £2 10s to £3 17s 6d, young good-quality cows £2 5s to £2 17s 6d, medium £1 14s to £2, boners £1 12s, vealers £1 5s to £1 15s.

Pigs: All classes of fat pigs were penned in very heavy numbers, and while the baconers were a fraction lower porkers met with very keen competition, values for these being well maintained. Store and weaner pigs were particularly well sought after, and a very good sale was recorded. Heavy baconers made £2 13s to £2 16s, medium baconers £2 9s to £2 12s, light baconers £2 6s to £2 9s, heavy porkers £2 to £2 6s, medium porkers £1 16s to £1 19s, light £1 10s to £1 15s, large store pigs £1 8s to £1 12s, medium ditto £1 4s to £1 7s 6d, slips 18s to £1 Is, large weaners 12s to 16s 6d, others to Ils.

Messrs Dalgety and Company report having held their usual weekly stock sale at Frankton sale yards on Tuesday, as under:—

Fat sheep: An average yarding and prices ruling on a par with last sale. Choice heavy wethers made 23s to 255, good-quality 2-tooth wethers 22s to 23s 9d, light 2-tooths 19s to 21s 6d, heavy prime fat ewes to 19s 6d, light and medium-weight ewes 13s 9d to 14s 9d, woolly fat ewes 19s.

Fat lambs: A medium yarding sold at prices slightly below our last sale before Christmas. Prime heavy made to 245, light and medium-weight ditto 18s 6d to 225, a line of 129 forwardconditioned Southdown-cross lambs 17s 6d, 32 woolly forward white-face lambs 17s 9d, woolly wether Romney lambs 16s 9d to 17s.

Fat cattle: An average yarding and prices much the same as last sale. Prime medium-weight bullocks made £9 12s 6d to £lO 17s 6d, light ditto £6 5s to £7, medium-weight fat cows £4 13s to £5 ss, fat Jersey cows and heifers £2 15s to £4 7s 6d, boner cow’s £1 13s to £2 ss, potter bulls £3 15s to £7 16s Recording to weight and quality, runners £2 to £2 6s, vealers 17s to £1 13s.

Store cattle: A small yarding; 3year Polled Angus steers in light condition made £6 10s, 2-year Shorthorn steers £5 7s, store cows and heifers £2, Jersey 2-year heifers £2 10s. Pigs: An exceptionally large entry of fat pigs came forward, prices for porkers remaining firm on late rates, but baconers were a shade easier. One pen of good-quality baconers made £2 17s. The range of prices was as follows: Prime good-quality baconers £2 12s to £2 16s, medium ditto £2 8s to £2 Ils, light £2 5s to £2 9s, extra heavy and over-weight £2 6s to £2 Ils, heavy porkers £2 Is to £2 ss, medium ditto £1 16s to £2, light and un-

finished £1 9s to £1 15s, choppers £1 9s to £2 Is, best stores £1 12s, good stores £1 4s to £1 9s 6d, slips 17s 6d to £1 2s 6d, best weaners 18s, others 10s 6d to 16s 6d.