Stortford Lodge Stock Market

Chronicle (Levin), 6 January 1949, Page 6

Stortford Lodge Stock Market

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HASTINGS, Jan. 5. Hncouraged bv receut rains, farmers bid keenlv for store lanibs when tradiug in live stock for tlie Kew Year began at .Stortford Lodge touay. Aimost tlie wliole entry of 5000 kead eonsisted of tliis type of farming proposition. The inquiry for nieaty lines was as strong as ouiore the liolidays and second grade .ijies suitabJe for crop showed a notice;il)le improvement. The best pr;ce for sliorn wethe? lambs was 27s lOd paid ior lambs of substance. Gther good -horu lines ' reulised 25s 8(1 to 2(5s 8d, nferior sorts briuging 21s 6d. Among the woollies the inost attractive quality consigninent sold at 33s 4d. Valpes for otlier woolly drafts ranged from 28s Lcl .o 31s witli iight conditioned sorts 24s lo 27s Od. Down cross lanibs wer" oraded at 26s 7d. to 29s 2d. A single mmi of four tooth wethers found a ouyer at 36s 7d. ' Store cattle were in scarce suppiy, only 100 head coming forward. Lit.tle interest was taken in the oll'ering whiro gave no true guide to Kew Year xnarket prospec'ts. Eiiiptv cows were traded at from £11 to £12 and small yearling steers at £6 7s. Small three year steers ■ 1 1 n n t £12 5s. Mutton values remained about on a / i n i

. par with those ruling before the holidaj ■ break, except for wethers wh'ieli firrned slightly in line with the increase in the schedule. Prime wethers realised 39s lOd to 41s 10^, iight making 34s 7d to 35s 4 th Extra prime young ewes changed hands at up to 38s lOd, priine oid ewes briuging up- to 28s lOd, medium 25^ 10d' to 26s 4d and uniinished 23s ld down. T\\'o tooths were traded at 33s lOd to 36s ld and lainbs at fioni 24s 4d to 32s ld. With a short yardiiig of only 13U head and butchers seeking to restock after the liolidays, the beef market for the ,New Year opened strongiy. Tlu* entry included souie really prime ox beef on wliich bidding was animated. Kine ehoice A.A. builocks sold at from £25 11s to £25 16k, averaging £25 13s. A top quality coiisignment of A.A. builocks also sold at up to £25 16s. Values I for prime ox ranged from £23 8s 6d to £25 16s, medium, selling at £1 18s 6d to £22 6s and uniinished at £19 18s 6d. Prime heifers broiight £15 16s, medium heifers £13 18s 6d to £15 ls, lighter £11 18s 6d, prime cows £13 Ss 6d to £14 18s 6d and lighter uniinished sorts £10 16s to £12 8s 6d.