STOCK SALE.

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18705, 3 August 1932, Page 2

STOCK SALE.

AT FRANKTON YARDS, j 1 LATE QUOTATIONS MAINTAINED, There was a large yarding of ox and cow beef at the weekly stock sale at the Frankton yards yesterday, when the demand was good. Prices were the same as the previous week, though with the large yarding there was an easing tendency. Sheep came forward in extra large numbers, good quality offerings realising late rates. Other offerings were easier. There was an average yarding of fat and -store pigs, prices showing little alteration. The following table shows the comparison between this and last weeks rates: — Beef (per 1001 b.)

-* *' 'f- y Farmers’ Auctioneering Company. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Ltd., report:—At the weekly stock sale in the Frankton yards yesterday, we had an exceptionally heavy, yarding of sheep, ewe and wether mutton easing slightly on last week’s rales. Beef: A heavy yarding ail round, ox beef easing lo the extent, of approximately 15s a head. Cow and heifer beef also declined in price. Pigs: A small yarding of fat. pigs and an extra heavy yarding of stores and weaners again came forward, values for all classes remaining unchanged. Quotations: Prime wethers, 13s to 13s Gd; medium we Lifers, lls Gd to 12s id; lighter, 9s 9d to 10s Gd; prime heavy fat maiden ewes, 12s ltd to lis Id; heavy fat ewes, 9s to Kts 6s; medium fat ewes, 7s to 8s 3d; lighter, 5s Gd to Gs 4d; heavy fat lambs, Os 8d to 10s Gd; medium, 8s to 8s 10s; unfinished lambs, os lo Gs Gd. Cattle: runners 37s 6d to £2 ss; vealers, l'Bs to 21s; prime heavy fat steers, £7 18s to £8 3s; medium fat steers, £G lls to £7 Is; lighter, £5 4s lo £5 lls; Uillable, £4 5s to £4 15s; forward conditioned, £3 2s to £3 18s; prime fat heifers, £5 10s to £5 16s; prime fat cows, £4 15s to £5 10s; medium fat heifers, £8 15s to £4 10s; medium fat cows, £3 12s to £4 2s Gd; lighter fat cows and heifers, £2 7s Gd to £2 19s; killable cows, 34s to £2; forward conditioned cows, 22s Gd to 30s; boner cows, 8s to 16s. Pigs: Light baconers, 32s to 355; heavy porkers, 30s to 325; medium porkers, 27s to 295; light porkers, 19s to 255; stores, 1 Gs to £1; slips, 10s Gd to 14s Gd; weaners, 8s to 12s; sows in pig, £2 lo £3. Dalgety and Company Limited. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their usual weekly stock sale at Frankton saleyards yesterday, as under: Fat sheep.—A very large yarding. Prices on extra prime pens were equal to last week, hut unfinished lots were lower. Extra prime wethers made up lo 13s lid; medium weight prime wethers, 12s lOd to 13s Id; young prime ewes up to 9s; others, 8s lo 8s Gd; unfinished fat ewes, 4-s Gd to 6s; fat lambs, 8s to lls. Fat Cattle.—A very heavy yarding) Extra prime lots sold at last week’s rates, but unfinished lots were lower. Extra prime heavy bullocks sold at up to £8 10s, this price being obtained for a heavy Shorthorn -bullock on account of Mr Harold Windsor, and secured by Messrs Crosby Bros. Light fat bullocks, £4 lls to £G Is. Small fat steers, £3 to £4 4s. Pigs.—Another large yarding of store pigs came forward, with a medium yarding of fat pigs. We sold best porkers and light baconers, £1 8s to £1 Its; medium porkers, £1 to £1 Gs; light porkers, 17s; backward sows in pig, £1 ss; best stores, lGs Gd to 19s; slips, 10s to 14s; weaners, Gs to 10s. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report having held their weekly Frankton stock sale yesterday, when a full yarding of all sorts failed to maintain last week's Improved rates. Cattle.—Our entry of ox beef was of only medium weight but was of good quality. Competition was not so keen as at last week's sale, and values declined slightly. Recent quotations were barely touched for prime quality cow beef, while medium to poor-conditioned met with a much easier market, decreasing slightly in value. Store cows met with a fair demand. Prime medium weight ox beef made £6 to £7; medium quality do., £5 4s to £5 15s; lighter conditioned, £4 10s to £5; prime fat cow and heifer beef, £5 to £5 17s Gel; good fat cows, £4 to £4 17s Gd; fat do., £3 5s to £3 15s; lighter do., £2 15s to £3 2s Gd; light do., £2 5s to £2 12s Gd: killable, £1 10s to £2 2s; stores, 18s to £1 Gs; boners up to 14s; medium runners, £1 5s to £1 los. Sheep.—The supply was in excess of tiie demand for all classes. The full yarding comprised mainly inferior fat sheep. Competition was not so keen ns at recent sales for medium sorts, although good prime sheep were wanted and brought prices just about, ('n a par with late rates. Very prime fat wethers, (is to 15s Id: prime wethers. 12s Gd to I :ts fid; medium do., tils 9d to Its 9d: inferior quality, 9d to IDs Gd: 2-Inotli ewes. 9s to Ills 2d; prime aged, 7s to Ss srl; medium do., Gs to 7s; poorer do., 5s to Gs; fat lambs, 7s to Ss Gd, Pigs.— Fat pigs, the entry of which (Continued in next column.)

was mainly porkers, realised prices on a par with late rates, while competition was not so keen on the full yarding of stores and weaners values for which eased slightly. Heavy porkers, £1 8s to £1 lls; medium quality, £1 3s to £1 7s; light do., 18s to £1 2s; large stores, 10s Gd to 18s; medium do., 14s to 16s; slips, 12-s to 14s; weaners, Gs to 10s. G. W. Vercoo and Co. Messrs G. W. Vercoo and Company, Ltd., report:—At our-weekly stock sale at Frankton yesterday we penned licet* in average * numbers. Competition was not as keen as that, which lias been ruling for the last two sales, and consequently prices were easier. Store cattle changed hands at late rales. Cattle. —Heavy fat bullocks made £7 10s to £8 ss, lighter “prime bullocks £G las to £7 ss, light fat bullocks, £6 7s to £G 10s, store bullocks £3 lo £3 7s Gd; heavy fat cows £3 :10s to £3 19s, lighter £3 os to £3 las, light. 30s to £2 ss, me-dium-weight fat heifers £3 10s to £3 JOs. lighter fat heifers £3 to £3 7s Gd, light. £2 to £2 7s. Sheep.—A heavy yarding of fat siieep met with a dull market, and prices eased. Fat wethers made 12s Gd to l*2s 9d, light fat wethers 10s to Its Gd, prime fat ewes 9s to 10s, fat ewes 7s Gd to 8s Gd, forwardconditioned ewes os to Gs, fat lambs 10s to lls Gd, store lambs Gs to Gs Gd. Pigs.—A small yarding of fat pigs remained firm at latest quotations, while a heavy yarding of stores decreased slightly in value. Baconers made 32s to 395, heavy porkers 2t'.s to 30s, light 23s to 255, good stores IGs to 2 Is, 'slips lls to los, weaners Gs to 12s, choppers 25s to 375, sows ir. pig £2 io I**2 ids.

This week. Last week. Extra prime ox 19/Prime ox .. 16/- • 16/Extra choice young- cows and heifers 18/Prime cows . 13/Second quality COWS 8/Mutton (per head) Extra prime wethers 14/13/9 Pat wethers 13/6 13/6 Extra prime ewes 9/3 10/3 Pat ewes 8/-. 8/6 L'nfln. ewes 5/6/6 Pat lambs .. 8/6 to ii/6 8/- to 11/0 PIq8 (per head). Baconers , .. 28/- to 37/28/- to 37/Porkers 26/-to 30/27/- to 31/Weaners 5/- to 8/-6/-to 8/Slips 8/- to 12/8/- 10 12/Large stores 14/- to 18/15/- to 18/-