FRANKTON STOCK MARKET
ADVANCE FOR STORE PIGS Prices improved on tlie beef market at Frankton today where an average yarding of ox and cow beef sold under keen competition. A good yarding of sheep was recorded and a slight decrease was indicated in value. Small yardlngs of Tat and store pigs met very keen demand and while fat pigs realised Tull winter rates, stores increased by about is a lmad all round. A choice Tamwurth maiden sow fetched £9 2s rtd. Following are quotations: Beef: Heavy prime bullocks, £ls to £ls 19s ; prime medium weights. £l3 10s to £l4 15s: light prime, £l2 10s to £l3 ss; light and unfinished, to £l2. Sheep: Kvtra prime wethers, 3 ss; fat wethers, 33s 6d; unfinished, 28s 6d; extra prime ewes, 19s; fat ewes, ITs 6d; fat lambs. 295. Pigs; Baconers, 995; porkers, 68s; weaners, 19s. slips, 255; large stores, 4 os.
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Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 22064, 15 June 1943, Page 4
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