STOCK SALE.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17711, 15 May 1929, Page 6

STOCK SALE.

AT FRANKTON YARDS. SHEEP SHOW SLIGHT ADVANCE, DROP IN FAT PIG PRICES. There was a heavy yarding of beef, a medium yarding of sheep, a very large yarding 'of fat pigs and an ordinary yarding of store pigs at the weekly stock sale held at the Frankton' stock saleyards yesterday. Beef quotations were on a par with the previous week’s rates and the sheep prices showed a very slight improvement. Store pigs were in advance of the previous week’s rates though fat pigs were easier. Tiiere was a large attendance of buyers and sellers, the competition was keen and the bidding was brisk. The following table shows the comparison between this and last week’s quotations; Boef (per 100tb.) Ex. prime ox * 30/- 36/Prlrtie ox ~ 30/- 36/Extra choice yOunp cows and hetfers 37/- 36/Prlme cows . 35/- 35/Mutton (per head) Extra prime wethers .. 37/4 37/Unfin wthrs. 32/- 30/3 Fat ewes .. 30/9 Pigs (par head) Baconers .. 76/- to 83/- 75/-to 88/Porkers .. 46/-. to 65/- 46/- to 65/Weaners ~ 3/-to 6/- l/-to 3/Sllps 5/-to 12/- 3/-to 8/Large stores 18/-to 27/- 16/-to 23/Farmers’ Auctioneering Company.

The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report: At the weekly stock sale in the Frankton yard yesterday we had a good yarding of beef and mutton. Beef was a shade easier, but mutton sold at late rates. There was also a good yarding of store lambs, which met with keen competition, ewes and lambs being also in demand. A good yarding of pigs sold at late rates, prime baconers selling at equal to 6£d to 7d per lb. and porkers at 6d to 6Jd. We quote: Fat and forward steers, £9 5s to £lO 4s; fat cows, £lO to £lO 7s 6d; medium fat cows, £8 3s to £9 * 7s; light, £6 12s 6d to £7 17s 6d; forward, £5 to £5 15s; vealers, £3 14s to £4 8s; steers/ £7 7s : 6d to £7 14s; heifer calves, mixed j colours, £3 to £3 7s; prime fat wethers, j 37s 4d; forward conditioned wethers, ! 30s to 335; forward empty ewes, 23s | to 26s 9d; 4 and 5-year-old breeding I ewes, 29s 9d to 345; fat lambs, 30s;! woolly mixed sex lambs, 255; shorn i wether lambs, £1 Is to 235; store lambs, 19s Id to £1 0s 6d. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £4 to £4 3s; medium baconers, £3 10s to £3 15s; Light, £3 to £3 6s; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £3; medium, £2 2s to £2 10s; light, 30s to 38s; slips, 13s to 18s 6d; weaners, 4s to 9s. Dalgety & Company, Ltd. !

Messrs Dalgety and Company Limited report having held their weekly stock sale at Frankton saleyards yesterday as under: —There was a larger yarding of beef than usual, but prices were very similar to last week, excepting that heavy bullocks sold at lower values. We sold on account of Mr C. Palmer, a truck of prime heavy bullocks at up to £l4 10s and on account of Mr De Malmanche one truck of heavy bullocks at £l3 10s. Prime young cows and heifers sold at up to £lO 2s 6d; best cows made £9 17s 6d; rough and aged cows, £6 15s to £8; light cows and heifers, £5 to £6 12s Od; runners, at £3 2s. There was a moderate yarding of store cattle which sold at late rates. Good quality store cows, £5 10s to £7; inferior boners, £3 to £4 12s Od; a pen of weaner P.A. heifers brought £4 ’7s. There was a fair yarding of sheep, but only \ small entry of fats. Prime fat wethers made to 37s 4d; woolly fat lambs, 3is; 17 mixed sex woolly lambs, 255; 39 mixed sex woolly lambs, 24s 6d; 128 mixed sex shorn lambs, 235; 52 shorn wether iambs, 225; 90 mixed sex black faced lambs, 21s; 22 woolly mixed sex lambs, 23s 9d; on account of Estate McAlister, 309 four, six and eighttooth ewes in lamb to Romney rams, 28s 9d; 29 aged ewes, 24s Gd; 24 cub ewes, 15s; 5 2-tooth Romney rams, 1 Jgns.; 2 f.m. rams, £1 Is. There was a heavy yarding of fat pigs, which sold at firm late rates. We yarded a particularly fine line of fat pigs (50) on account of Ayers and Smith, Waharoa. whicli averaged £4 is; Prime fat baconers, £4 to £4 3s; good heavy baconers, £3 5s to £3 19s; lighter, £2 19s to £3 3s; porkers, heavy £2 5s to £2 17s Gd; lighter, 25s to 30s; good store pigs, 17s 6d to 255; slips, 15s to 17s; weaners, 6s 6d to 11s Gd. N.Z. Loan & Mercantile.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report:—At Hamilton sale yesterday we had- a good yarding of stock of all classes. Cow and heifer beef sold at late rates, but steers were easier, and prices generally were equivalent to £1 14s per 1001 b. Fat sheep fully maintained the rise in values, which occurred at the previous sale, and store sheep and cattle met with a strong demand. Wc quote: Heavy fat steers, £l2 15s to £l3 2s Gd; medium, £lO to £ll 7s Gd; prime fat cows and heifers, £lO to £ll lighter, £7 to £8 17s Gd; ki 11 able cows, £5 10s to. £6 7s Gd; 2J to 3-ycar-old P.A. steers, £8 Us to £8 15s; Shorthorn and Hereford cross steers, £7 12s to £8 ss; weaner Jersey cross heifers, £4 Is to £4 10s, boner cows, £3 2s to £4 ss; dairy cows, £9 5s to £l4; fat wethers, £1 17s 3d to £1 17s 8d; fat ewes, £1 7s. Pigs.—Heavy baconers, £3 18s to £4 2s; medium, £3 9s to £3 14s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 3s; porkers, £2 2s to £2 10s; others £1 15s to £1 18s; stores £1 to £1 4s; slips 14s to 18s; wcanera 5s to Bs. G. W. Verco© and Co., Ltd. Messrs G. W. Vercoe and Co., Ltd., report having hold their usual stock sale at Frank ton yesterday, when a good yarding of beef and pigs came forward. Sheep and store cattle \\ere yarded in fair numbers. A line of Polled Angus bullocks failed to reach the owner’s reserve, and was passed in. Cow and heifer beef sold at late rates, while ox beef was slightly easier. A line of 10 fat cows and heifers on account of Mr F. No wish, of Kaipaki, averaged £lO 14s. • Wc quote: Extra prime heavy fat cows, £l2 J3s; prime fat cows, £9 as to mo ss; heavy fat cows, £8 8s to £8 18s; light fat cows, £0 10s to' £7 ss; prime fat heifers, £lO to £lO 10s; light fat heifers, £G 15s; fresh-condi-tioned cows, £5 10s to £G as; vcaleis, £3 10s to £5 8s; boners, £3 to £3 os; Shorthorn-cross steer calves, £2 Is; Jersey-cross heifer calves, 1-3 us. Sheep: Good faL wethers, 34s 6d_ to 3Gs; extra prime heavy fat lambs, 34s Gd; prime fat lambs, 27s 6d to ->.s; forward-conditioned wethers, 33 s. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £3 17s to £a; light baconers,. £3 3s io £3 15s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 19s; light poikers, £1 17s to £2 ss.