COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21203, 28 August 1940, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

FRANKTON QUOTATIONS Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their usual weekly sale held at Franktou on Tuesday as under. Sheen: There was another heavy yarding: or “rat sheep with many quality pens in the entry. Competition was lacking and values eased considerably on last week’s quotations. Extra prime, quality Tat wethers, £1 19s to £2 2s 6(1; heavy Tat wethers, £! us Gd to £1 10s Gel; medium, £1 3s to £1 los Gd; heavy shorn rat wethers, to £1 11s 9d; heavy fat ewes, £1 5s to £1 ss; rat ewes, 18s to £l 2s; rat shorn ewes, 15s to 18s; medium Tat hoggets, £1 5s 9d to £1 9s 3d; lighter, £1 Is ito £i 3s 9d. Cattle: There was an average yarding or good quality rat cattle, which sold slightly below last weeks’ sale. Prime heavy rat bullocks. £l2 12s Gd to £l3 ss; medium. £ll to £l2 7s G<l; light unllnished, £9 17s Gd to £lO 10s; prime rat heirers, £9 is to £9 15s; heavy rat cows, £‘S 10s to £9 US; lighter, £7 93 to £8 2s Gd; heavy rat Jersey cows, £G 5s to £7 10'S; lighter, £5 GS to £G 2s G(l; heavy boners, £3 15s to £i Gs; medium, £2 10s to £2 12s 6d: light. £1 10s to £2 3s. ’ yarding or >torc rattle earn'' forward and met with keen competition throughout. The advertised heirers came forward In good order and the whole line averaged £G ss. Forward condition crossbred bullocks, £9 1 us; 3-year Shorthorn and short horn-cross steers, £S 4s; 2year Shorthorn and Shorthorn-cross steers, £■'» 10s to £7 9s; smaller steers, £1 i-ss to £5 los; well-bred Hereford lieirers, 2-year-old, running with llererord bull, £G «s to £0 ss; empty llerei'ord heirers, £1 15 s. Pigs: A medium yarding or rat pigs came rorward and a mil yarding or stores and weaners. Fat pigs were not as firm last week. Stores and weaners were Him on j late rates. Medium baconers, £3 ms to £3 16s; light, £3 5s to £3 10S; buttermilk pigs, £2 15s to £3 3s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 1 8s; medium, £2 5s to £2 10s; light, 383 to £2 ss; large store pigs, £2’ 5s to £2 15-; medium. £2 to £2 5?; slips, 30s to 205 to 20b; s-iws with jitters, £ S to £B* 10S.’