Stortford Lodge Stock Market

Chronicle (Levin), 3 February 1949, Page 8

Stortford Lodge Stock Market

— i ■ With grass still growing after the Jaimary rains, farmers provided a strong market for sheep at Stortford Lodge, Bidding was solid from the start. Rape lainbs, Tyhich made up the greater ,pa'rt of the yarding of 18,00.0 head, oommanded eonsiderable atteutiog for priees to harden. Some good t'cmsigmuents. of laiubs came forward. The best prie.e, 33s, lOd, was paid for a quality line of woolly wether l'ambs. Other good woolly wether lambs fetehed 31s 2d to 32s 5d, lighter briggiiig 27s Od to 29s 8d. Shorn wether lambs w.ere traded at 28s 3d to 3.1s, Saies of Dowii (-ross lambs were effected at 21s to 33s Sd. Most ewes in the yards were of inferior quality, Two-tooths brouglit 59s (id and others made 40s 6d. Five-year ewes realisod 31s Gd to, 32s and fattening ewes 22s ld to 35s. PrieeS if anvthing were a shade strouger than last week for store cattle. The market was well supplied with 800 head. Bulloeks were traded at £17 11s to £19 11s, yearling steers £10 LSs, empty eows £10 14s to £14, enipty.three-year heifers £15 4s, twoyear heifers £11 5s and yearling heifers £9 11s. For medium weight prime ox .buvers paid £22 5s to £25 13s 6d, light stdling. at £18 8s 6d to £20 18s (id, prime quality heifers £15 13s Gd to £1G 18s Gd with lighter sortsr£1.2 lGs to £14 18s Gd. Prime eows sold at £1G 1s to £16 18s Gd timi inferior down to £12 11s. Xd observance of the wholesale meat price order operative from February 1, was takeu in the. fat sheep market. I'alues Jirmed' by up to ls a head on last weck's sale. Prime aged ewes made 2Ss kl to 29s lOd, medium quality sorts 2Gs ld to 27s 7d, light and unlinislied 23s 7d to. 24s lOd, good Down cross two-tooth ewes 35s lOd to.3Gs lOd, lieavy wether 43s 4d Jo 44s 7d, lighter 3Gs i()d to 39s 7d, prime heavy lambs 37s 4d to 42s 7d, others 32s lOd to 35s •lOd. 7