STOCK SALE.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18025, 21 May 1930, Page 8

STOCK SALE.

AT FRANKTON YARDS. ALL YARDINGB SMALLER. * AUCTIONEER’S REPORTS. At the weekly stock sale at th§ Frankton saleyards yesterday beef, sheep and pigs were yarded in smaller numbers than usual. Ox beef quotations ruled as at previous sales, though cow and heifer beef was easier. Sheep rates showed a slight decline in value, though pig prices - remained on a par with last 'week’s prices. The following table shows the comparison between this and last week’« rates;—

Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. Ltd. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auo tioneerlng Co., Ltd., report: At the weekly stock sale in the Frankton yards yesterday we had a medium yarding of cattle and sheep. Ox beef sold at slightly while cow beef, of which there was no prime quality yarded, sold at late rates. Fat and store sheep were practically the same as last week’s quotations. There was a good yarding of baconers, porkers and store pigs, late rates being maintained throughout. We quote:— Medium fat bullocks, £ll 5s to £ll 14s; light, £lO 4s to £lO 13s; fat cows, £8 2s to £8 10s; medium, £6 5s to £7; light fat oows, £4 15s to £6; store cows, £3 12s to £4; boners, £2 to £2 13s; runners, £2 to £3 2s . 6d; fat wethers, 24s to 25s lid; store wethers, 19s lOd; fat hoggets, to 17s; forward hoggets, 13s to 14s Id. Pigs: Heavy baconers £3 5s to £3 9s; medium £2 17s to £3 4s; light, £2 10s to £2 14s; heavy porkers,- £2 3s to £2 8s; light, 35s to £2; slips, 21s to 28s; choppers, £3 7s to £5 9s. Loan and Mercantile. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton,'report:—At our weekly sale at Frankton yesterday, a fair entry of cattle came forward. Ox beef was penned in large numbers with prices on a par with last week. Cow beef was penned in medium numbers, but the quality was poor. We quote: Medium fat bullocks, £lO/10/- to £ll 2s 6d; lighter, £9 to £9 10s; medium fat cows, £7 14s to £8 8s; light fat cows, £6 15s to £7 2s 6d; killable cows, £5 to £5 15s; vealers, £4; incalf heifers, £6 15s to £7. Sheep were yarded in smaller quantities than last week, and the prices were on a par With prices ruling at late sales. Prime fat wethers, £1 5s 6d to £1 6s lOd; mixed sex wool lambs, 18s 6d to 19s 6d; good hoggets, 18s to £1 0s 3d. Pigs: A good yarding of both fat and store pigs came forward. Fat pigs maintained prices ruling last week while stores and weaners showed an improvement. We quote: Choppers, £4 to £4 10s; heavy baconers, £3 3s to £3 9s; medium baconers, £2 15s to £3; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 8s to £2 12s; porkers, £1 18s to £2 ss; stores, £1 5s to £1 11s; slips, 18s to £1 2s; wpaners, 12s t® 14s. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Hamilton, report having held their weekly sale at Frankton saleyards on Tuesday, May 20, as under: There was a smaller yarding of beef than usual, the quality generally being only fair. Prime bullocks sold at prices on a par with last week. Prime cows and heifers also sold at late rates. We sold medium-weight fat steers at £l.O 10s; prime young cows, £8 to £9 2s 6d; ordinary fat cows, £6 to £7 2s 6d; light Jersey cows, £5 to £5 16s. Only a small number of store cattle was yarded. We sold boner cows at £3; a pen of good quality Shorthorn heifers in calf, £7 ss; Jersey-cross, weaner, well-grown heifers, £3 10s; dairy cows and heifers, £B, £7 15s, £8 10s, £9 10s, £7 10s. Fat sheep were yarded in average numbers, and prices were on a par with last sale. We sold forward wethers 225, aged ewes in lamb 12s 3d. There was a medium yarding of fat and store pigs. Fat pigs kold at Arm late rates, whilst stores showed improvement. Heavy baconers made from £3 to £3 10s; medium, do, £2 12s 6d to £3; best porkers, £2 Is to £2 6d; light do., 35s to £2; choppers, to £4 ss; large stores, £1 4s 6d to £1 11s 6d; slips, 16s 6d to £1; 10s to 13s 6d.

G. W. Vercoe A Co., Ltd. Messrs G. W. Vercoe and Go., Lla., report:-—At our weekly stock sale at Frankton yesterday we penned ox and cow beef in large numbers, which sold on a par with last week's rates: — Medium weight fat bullocks sold from £ll to £ll 15s; light weight fat bullocks, £lO 4s to £lO 17s 6d; light and unfinished bullocks, £9 Is to £10; heavy fat cows, £7 15s to £8 10s; lighter, £6 10s to £7 12s 6d;. light, £4 to £5 15s; heavy runners, £3 10sto £3 17s 6d; light, £2 Is to £2 10s. Store cattle came forward in fair numbers and sold at late rates. Forward conditioned 2J-year-old steers, £8; forward conditioned Shorthorn cows, £3 to £4 15s; boner cows, £2 to £2 15s; Jersey cross cows, close to profit, £8 10s to £8 17s 6d; backward, £6 10s to £6 15s; Shorthorn and Holstein cows, calved, £6 15s to £8 10s; backward,' £4 to £6 10s; Jersey cross heifers, close to profit, £6 10s to £10; fat and store sheep were yarded in fair numbers, fat sheep being slightly firmer than last week. Fat wethers, 25s to 25s sd; fat Loggets, 23s 6d; fat lambs, 17s 6d; mixed sex woolly lambs, 8s Id to 12s 3d; cull lambs, 3s to 6s 6d. Fat pigs were penned in small numbers, while stores came forward in greater numbers than usual. Heavy porkers, £2 6s to £2 10s; light porkers, 34s to £2 ss; slips, 16s to 21s 6d; good weaners, 12s 6<i to 15s; small weaners, 7s to 10a.

This wees. Last week. Beef (pep 1001b) Extra prime ox '33/Prim/e ox .. • 61/Extra choice young cows and heifers 30/33/- , Prime cows . 26/Second quality cows 16/Light cows & heifers 19/Mutton (pep heed). Extra prime wethers .. 26/6 27/Fat wethers 22/24/6 Fat hoggets .. 21/20/6 Pigs (per head). , Baconers 60/-to 70/60/- to 70/« PorKers 37/- to 49/6 38/- to 50/VVeaners .. 10/- to 14/10/- to 14/■Slips 16/- ito 2(2/6 15/- to 20/Large stores 26/- to 36/25/- to 35/-