STOCK SALE.

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18339, 27 May 1931, Page 5

STOCK SALE.

AT FRANKTON YARDS. . *• ■ BEEF AND BHEEP EASIER. Beef and sheep quotations showed .another slight decrease at the weekly stock sale Vat the Frankton yards yesterday. - Pig prices remained on a par ..with, the previous week’s rates. There was a. good yarding of beef, sheep and >’plgs,;and although there was a good competition was dull, i ' The following table shows the comparison between tliis and last week’s -rates:' —

Farmers' Auctioneering Company. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report:— .At the weekly, stock sale in the Franklon yards on Tuesday,,.we had a medium yarding of fat arid store cattle. Competition for prime ox and cow beef was again dull,and prices were easier. Store cattle sold at late rates. Sheep were penned in good numbers, with fat’ ewes and withers selling at last week!s quotations.' There was a good; yarding of’fat lambs, and prices showed an increase on late rates. A 'medium yarding of ;dairy cattle met with .fair competition,'.cows and heifers' cfose-to profit being in ' demand. A .heavy yarding of fat and store pigs came ' forward; prices remained on a .par with -iast week’s advanced rates. A line of ,16 heavy baconers sold on account of Mr R. ! E. 'Farrow, Waltoa, ‘averaged £3 IQs ,6d. Quotations; —Light fat steers £6 lis, heayirifat cows £5 12s to £6 2s 6d,- medium £4 2s 6d to £5 Is; light £3 2s 6d to £3 ,14s, forward conditioned £2 10s to,£2 -18 s; store cows 34s to £2, S 4s, yealers '27s to 365. Sheep: Prime fat ewes 11s 5d to 12s, light 8s 6d. to 9s 9d,: fat" jvethers, 12s -7d to 14s;-pririiV-frit lambs 13s Id to 14s, light-10s 6d to 12s 3d, choice dairy heifers close to profit up to £lO 15s, dairy ;co\vsri£7 15s,- dairy cows July iclivers £3 10s tri £5.105. Pigs: choppers £2.2s .£o r £2 18s, heavy baconers £3 ,7s to £3 1 Is, medium £2 19s to £3 ss,;light-£'2 9s to £2- 15s, heavyporkers £2 3s to £2.'-'6s, ’flight 32s to 38s,' unfinished 25s to 30s,‘ stores £1 to 245, slips«&-5s to -18 s, 'weaners 8s to 13s 6d.- .v 1 ’ :

Dalgety and Company. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report-having held their weekly sale at Frankton saleyards yesterday:— .Fat; Sheep.—A. moderate yarding. Prices generally were on a par with late rates. Fat ewes, 8s to 9s 6d; light fat wethers, lis to 12s 6d; mixed two-tooths, forward, 10s; fat lambs, 10s 6d to 14s. Store Sheep.—A large yarding of | stores, the majority from East Coast and principally consisting of empty two-tooth ewes. The demand generally was weak, and sales were difficult to make at about late rates. Our principal sales included 241 empty two-tooth ewes, 8s; 102 do., at 9s; 129 do., at Gs 3d; 81 small two-tooth wethers, 5s 7d; 31 do., 6s 7d; 108 do., 7s; 32 two-tooth ewes, 8s sd; 105 do., 6s 8d; 61 small shorn lambs, 4s 3d; 120 full-mouth ewes, in lamb to Southdown rams, 6s 3d; 258 cull ewes, 2s; cull rams, 2s. Fat Cattle. —An average yarding. Prices were 2s to 3s per 1001 b lower than last week. Light prime steers sold at £6 Is to £7 6s; prime fat cows and heifers, £3 10s to £4 17s 6d; heavy runners, £1 14s to £2 Is; others, 15s to 30s. Stpre Cattle.—A small yarding consisting chiefly of boner cows, which sold at late rates. Pigs.—There was a good yarding of fat pigs, both baconers and porkers, whilst a heavy yarding of store pigs came forward and fat pigs were again in keen demand. The top price of the day, £3 12s, was obtained for a pen of prime baconers, which we sold- on account of S. Saulbrey, Ngaruawahia. Heavy baconers sold from £3 7s to £3 12s;' medium do., £3 to £3 6s; lighter, £2 7s to £2 14s; prime porkers, £1 17s to £2 2s; lighter, to £1 15s. Stores and' weaners at current rates. Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company, Limited, Hamilton, report having held their weekly stock sale at Frankton yards yesterday when an average entry of fat cattle realised values inferior to last week’s rates. A fair yarding of ox beef met with dull competition, a decrease on last, week's quotations being realised. Fat cows likewise were

in poorer demand, and values also show a reduction on late rates. The usual entry of store cows sold at-re-cent rates. Dairy cows, of which there was a large number ..consisting mainly of h&ifers, met with poor competition. Medium quality fat bullocks made from £5 to £5 11s; light and unfinished up to £5; prime fat cows £4 14s. to £6; average quality, £3 10s to £4 9s; light and unfinished, £2 17s 6d to £3 7s 6d; dairy heifers, £5 10s to £7 10s; store bullocks, £2 5s to £2 9s. Sheep.—The demand for good quality fat sheep was firm, but poorer quality fat ewes and wethers show a decrease on last week’s rates. Fat lambs, of which a heavy entry was offered, sold at slightly improved prices. A fairly heavy entry of store sheep, mostly ex Gisborne, only-just reached the owners’ reserve in most cases. We quote: Prime fat wethers, I'ls to 14s 3d; fat wethers, 9s lid; lighter, 8s Id to 9s 3d; store wethers, 5s 'to' 8s 2d; store two-tooth ewes, -8s 9d; prime fat ewes, 9s to 12s; fat ewes, 5s 9d; prime fat lambs, lis 4d to 13s 6d; lighter, 9s 3d to 10s 6d; store lambs, to 7s Cd. Pigs.—A good yarding of fat and store pigs came forward, prices remaining on a par with late rates. We quote: Choppers, £2 5s to £2 15s; heavy baconers, £3 6s to £3 11s; medium, £2 15s to £3 3s; light and heavy porkers, £2 8s to £2 12s; porkers, £1 -18 s 'to £2 ss; light do., £1 8s to £1 14s; stores, £1 to £1 4s slips, 12s to 16s; weaners, 8s to 12s. Q. W. Vercoe and Co., Ltd. Messrs G. W. Vercoe’and Co., Ltd., report:—At our weekly stock sale at Frankton yesterday, we had a large yarding of ox and a mediu-m yarding of cow beef. Competition on ox beef was not as keen as last week, and prices were slightly easier, while cow beef was dull of sale. An average yarding of store cattle changed hands at- late rates. Fat sheep came forward in average numbers. Prime fat wethers sold on a par with last week’s rates, but lighter sheep were easier. Fat lambs met with keener competition, and -firmed in price. A large yarding of -fat pigs maintained last week’s advanced rates. Store pigs also came -forward in large numbers and sold at late quotations: Prime fat wethers, 16s 7d to 16s 9d, heavy, 13s 3d to 14s 6d, light, 12s 6d to 12s 9d; fat ewes, Bs, prime fat lambs, ,14s 6d to 16s, heavy, 13s 6d to 14s 3d, lighter, 11s 9d to 12s 6d, light, 10s to lis 3d, prime mediumweight bullocks, £8 17s 6d to £9 4s; lighter fat bullocks, £7 10s to £8 ss, light, £.6 15s to £7 ss; prime heavy fat cows, £6 to £6 18s; heavy fat cows, £.5 to £5 15s, lighter, £3 15s to £4 ss, light, £2 10s to £3 ss; for-ward-conditioned cows, £1 10s to £1 18s; boner cows, £1 to £1 9s; two-year-old Hereford steers, £2 9s to £3 ,4s; heavy baconers, £2 15s to £3 11s, -light, £2 9s to £2 14s; heavy porkers, £2 3s to £2 6s, light, £1 10s to £2; choppers, £2 to-£2 16s; slips, 11s to 16s 6d; weaners, 7s 6d to 10s; small weaners, 5s 6d to 6s 6d; sows In pig, £3 to £4:

This week. Last week. Beef (pep 1001b.) ..Extra prime ox ,21/- 23/--Prime ox .. 20/- 22/JExtra . choice ' young: cows 'aha ' head's 18/- 20/Prime co'ws 10/- 10/Second quality cows 8/- 8/-Lig-ht cows & . heifers ... 10/- 10/Mutton (per. head). Extra prime ' wethers * .. 15/6 ' ,Fait -Wethers' 13/- 14/3 Unfln. wethers ,10/- ' -10/6 Extra prime ' ewes ... 9/6 10/6 ,Fat ewes 8/7 9/Unfln. ewes .. 6/- 6/Eat .hoggets 10/-to 15/- 10/-to 15/Pigs (per head). Baconers ..• 52/-to 71/- 52/- to 72/Porkers 45/- to 50/- 45/-to 50/ Weaners 7/-to 14/- 7/- to 14/' Slips 16/-to 25/- 16/- to 25/ ■Large stores 28/-to 35/- 28/-to 35/