STOCK SALE.

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18256, 18 February 1931, Page 2

STOCK SALE.

AT FRANKTON YARDS.

FURTHER DROP IN BEEF. PIG PRICES FIRA'IER. There was a further drop in beef at the weekly stock sale at Frankton saleyards yesterday. The yarning was large and competition was keen. There was a good yarding of sheep and values showed little change. The full entry of pigs were disposed of at firmer rates. The following table shows Ihe comparison between this and last -week’s rates This week. Last week. Beef (per 1001 b.). Extra prime ox i!3/- 25/Prime ox ... 22/- 23/l’lain and Inferior ox .. 20/- 20/* Extra choice young cows and heifers . 23/- 24/Prime cows . 22/- 23/Second quality cows 10/- 107Light cows & heifers ..... 14/- 14/* Mutton (per head). Fat wethers . 11/10 14/3 Unfln. wethers 10/- 10/Fat ewes .. 4/6 to 5/6 6/Unflnished ewes 37Fat lambs .. 12/-to 15/- 12/-to 14/9 Pigs (per head). Baconers .. 42/- to 51/- 42/-to 50/-l-'orkers .. 35/-to 42/- 32/-to 40/Weaners .. 20/- to 26/- is/- to 22/Sllps 28/-to 38/- 25/-to 307Large Stores 38/-to 45/- 37/- to 42/N.Z. Loan and Mercantile. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, report having held their weekly stock sale at Frankton yesterday. An average yarding of ox beef came forward, prime quality meeting- with poor demand, while lighter beef sold at advanced prices. Cow beef, of which there was no prime quality, sold at reduced rales. Fat sheep were penned in average numbers and met with good competition. Store cattle sold at reduced rates, with fair competition. We quole:— Prime fat bullocks made up to £9 Its; lighter quality do., £7 2s Od to £8 ss; l’at cows, £4 5s to £4 10s; lighter quality do., £3 if>s to £4 2s Gd; boners, £1 16s Lo £2; vealers, £1 5s to £1 12s; yearling P.A. steers, £1 18s to £2 4s; 18 months P.A. steers, £2 to £3 4s.

Prime l'at wethers, 10s 9d to 11s sd; fat wethers, 9s 2d to 10s; fat ewes, 4s Gd lo 5s Gd; good fat lambs, 9s 9d to 10s Gd; poorer quality do., 8s 7d to 9s.

Pigs.—Prices showing a slight increase on late rates were realised on an average yarding of fat pigs. An average yarding of stores and weanrrs was in good demand, prices showing a decided increase on last week’s quotations. We quote: Heavy baconers, £2 4s to £2 10s; choppers, £2 15s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £1 15s to £2 2s; light porkers, £1 10s to £1 14s; stores, 18s to £1 Gs; slips, 14s to 17s Gd; 1 weaners, 10s to 12s 6d,

Farmers’ Co-operative. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report:—At the weekly stock sale in the Frankton yards yesterday we had a medium yarding of ox and cow beef, and a good yarding of fat sheep. Competi--1 ion for all classes of beef was not very keen and prices were a shade below’ last week’s quotations. Lale rales were fully maintained for fat sheep. There was a good yarding of store cattle, which comprised mostly 18 months and two and a-half year old steers. Although competition was not brisk, a number of pens changed hands at low values. Both fat and store pigs came forward in average numbers, all classes being slightly firmer than last week. Quotations: — Fat bullocks, £8 7s 6d to £8 17s;

lighter, £7 19s to £8 4s; medium fat cows, £4 5s to £5 7s 6d; light, £3 12s Gd to £4; store cows, 30s to £2 10s; boners , £1 to 255; three and four-year-old steers, mixed colours, £3 19s to £4 15s; two-year-old Polled Angus and Hereford steers, £3 5s to £4 12s; two-year Shorthorn steers, £3 9s; 18months Polled Angus and Hereford steers, £2 Is to £2 7s Gd; heifer calves, 9s to i9s. Sheep: Fat wethers 9s 2d to 12s; extra prime fat ewes, 9s 8d; medium, 3s 9d to 4s 7d; fat lambs, 7s 3d to 12s 9d; choppers, £2 12s to £4 is; heavy baconers, £2 7s to £2 10s; medium, £2 3s to £2 8s; heavy porkers, 39s to £2 2s; light, 31s to 375; stores, 25s to 295; slips, 13s to £1; weaners, 8s to 12s.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held their usual weekly stock sale at Frankton saleyards on Tuesday.

Sheep.—An average yarding , and prices were on a par with late rates, although fat ewes were a shade lower. Prime well-finished wethers sold at up to 11s lOd, medium-weight fat wethers to 10s 9d, small, ditto, 10s; heavy fat ewes sold at from 4s Gd lo 5s Gd: light unfinished ewes, 3s lo 3s 9d; fat lambs, heavy, to 15s; medium weight fat lambs, 10s to 13s 3d: small l in'ibs, 8s 3d to 9s 9d. Fat Cattle.- —A moderate yarding. Prices generally were on a par with last week’s rates, hut the quality was generally inferior. Small l'at steers sold from £0 lo £7 7s 6d; young light weight fill cows at up to £5 ss: aged fat cows, £4 ss: good runners to £2 3; small and medium quality iGs to 31 s: weedy, 7s.

SI ore Cat tle.—There was a fair yarding of store cattle and a good many changed hands at very low . prices. We sold a pen of forward | three-year steers at £5 IGs. A pen j of good quality steers, rising ' two years at £3 14s. A pen of Shorthorn Hereford cross 18- 1 months steers at £3 7s; bulls up to j £5 10s; boner cows, 32s Gd to £2 10s. ; Pigs.—A medium yarding of fal and store pigs. Baconers improved, whilst porkers sold equal to late rates. , Si ores and weaners improved. Heavy baconers, £2 6s to £2 its; medium : baconers, £2 is to £2 9s; best pork- ; ers, £1 13s to £1 18s; light porkers, £1 8s to £1 12s; best stores, £1 2s to £1 Gs; slips, 14s to J 8s; weaners, 10s to 15s; small weaners, Gs to Bs..

G. W. Vercoe and Company. Messrs. G. W. Vercoe and Company, Ltd., report having held their weekly stock sale at Frankton yesterday, when an average yarding of beef came forward. Competition Ihroughout was steady and prices remained I lie same as last week. Store cattle were punned in small numbers, and sold at ialc quotations. Fal sheep were .'anted in medium numbers and sold on a pu:

with late rates. Fat pigs were yarded in usual numbers, and sold on a par with late rates. Store pigs were yarded in average numbers and met with a keener demand, prices hardening:— Prime medium weight fat bullocks made £9 to £9 15s; lighter, £7 12s Gd to £8 15s; light Jersey-cross bullocks, £6 10s to £7; prime heavy fat cows, £5 10s to £6 ss; heavy, £5 to £5 7s Gd; lighter, £4 to £4 17s Gd; light fat cows, £3 5s lo £3 15s; heavy fat heifers, £5 5s to £6 ss; light, £4 10s to £4 17s Gd; vealers, £1 18s to £2. Heavy fat wethers, 10s 5d to Its 3d; light, 8s 4d to 10s; fat ewes, 5s 9cl; heavy fat lambs, 13s Id to 15s Id; light fat lambs, 10s Id lo 11s. Heavy baconers, £2 9s to £2 11s; medium baconers, £2 2s lo £2 8s; porkers, £1 18s to £2 Is; good slips, £t 8s to £1 10s; weaners, 10s lo lGs. BUSINESS AT BRADFORD. A HARDENING TENDENCY. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, February 10. At Bradford business is restricted, but the market is firm, the wool clearance causing a distinctly hardening tendency.