JOHNSONVILLE SALE.

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 140, 11 December 1930, Page 12

JOHNSONVILLE SALE.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., and Abraham . and Williams, Ltd., report on Johnsonville sale held yesterday as follows:—There was a large attendance of the public present at yesterday's sale, to whom we submitted an average yarding |of good quality cattle and a. full yarding of all classes of sheep and lambs. Cattle: Competition for cattle was good at reduced limits. Prices for heavyweight bullocks being down 30s to 35s per bead, medium weights 25s to 30s. Cows also suffered a decline up to 20s per head. Venlers met with a, fair sale at a decline of 10s to 15s per head. Sheep: The quality of the yarding .was good. Prime heavyweight wethers were on a par with last week's rates, lighter sorts showing Gd to Is decline. Hoggets were in good demand at last week's rates. Ewes showed a decline of Is per head, while lambs met with a keen sale at late rates. We quote: Extra heavy bullocks, £15 5.5, £15, £14 17s 6d, £14 10s; heavy bullocks, £14 os, £I*4, £13 17s 6d, £13 12s Gd, £13 ss; medium bullocks, £13, £12 17s 6d, £12 15s, £12 10s, £12 ss; light bullocks, £11 15s, £11 12s 6d, £11 7s 6d; P.A. cows, £8 ss, £8, £7 17s Gd, £7 12s 6d; cows, dairy sorts, £6, £5 12s 6d, £5 10s; vealers, £3 2s, £2. 18s, £2 10s, £2, £1 15s, £1 10s; heavy wethers, 10s (3d, 10s 4d, 13s. 18s 9d; wethers, 18s 3d, 18s, 17s 6d, 17s 4d; b.f. two-tooths, 16s 7d. 16s 2d, 15s Od; heavy ewes, 13s, 12s 6<t, 12s, Us Sd, Us; ewes, 20s 9d, 10s 7d, 10s 3d, 10s; lambs. | heavy, 19s Id, 18s 6d, 18s, 17s 7d, 17s 4d: lambs, 17b, 16s Bd, 16s 6d, 16s 3d, 15s 3d; 1 Jambs, light, Ms lOd, 14s 6d, 14s, 13s 6d.