STORTFORD LODGE STOCK VALUES

Chronicle (Levin), 15 May 1947, Page 6

STORTFORD LODGE STOCK VALUES

. . ' HASTINGS, May 14.. Grown sheep were far more in evidence in the store bens Stortford Lodge today and for these, which ineluded some excellent quality linos, there was a very strong market. Hoggets, too, showed no sign of easing. The 3rarding of 10,000 head was larger than those in. • recent weeks. A particularly attractive draft of 12(3 shorn vvether hoggets topped the selliug at 30s.' The season 's best price for wethers of 37s 9d was paid for a particularly attractive draft of 4-tooths. Two-tooths made 35s 10d, also the season 's best price. Other grown wethers made 30s 3d to 35s lOd, and other 2-tooths 29s 6d to^ 30s 3d. Breeding ewes were also in keen ' dc mand, niixed aged in-lamb ewes selling to 32s and six-year in-lamb ewes sold very well at 29s. There was little movement in the fat sheep market, good yarding including some of the best lambs seen in the yard this season. Heavy lambs were traded at from 32s lOd to 34s lOd with medium at 28s lOd. Heavy wethers sold at up to 40s 7d, ' others making 34s lOd to 35s lOd. Extra heavy ewes brought 2 (5s 10d and unfinished 23s lOd to 24s 7d. Bidding on store cattle from a ful1 rostrum was steady and at tiuies brisk for quality station bred lines. The entry of 1700 head was the largest this

season and offered buyers some attrac tive cattle. --Most interest was taken in bullocks requiring little fattening and in younger steersl The proportion of female cattle on offer was small Forward cond'itioned bullocks sold to £14. 7s, rising three-year steers £11 to £11 7s, and rising 2-year -steers £8 12s 6d to £9 15s. Weaner steers made up to £7, the season 's top price. Emptj cows sold at £8 Is to £8 17s 6d and weaner heifers at up to £5 (3s. Beef again met with 'a steady dernand to sell at late rates. Female cattle provided the bulk of the yarding of 200 head and heavy cows sold at £13 Is to £13' 16s, the top-priced beasts being nicelv finished sorts. Prime cows rea lised £11 11s to £12 8s 6d and lighter £7 6s to £11 3s 6d. Yalues for prime heifers ranged from £11 18s 6d to £15 16s and lighter down to £8 13s 6d. Tlie top ,ox price was £21 Ss 6d, medium making £16 18s 6d to £18 lSs 6d. Vealors wero traded at £2 5s to £3 10b. __ . - ' '