FAT STOCK

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 30, 5 February 1931, Page 5

FAT STOCK

YESTERDAY'S SALES

LAMBS FIRMER

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Abrahani and Williams, Ltd., report on the Johnsonvillc sale held yesterday'as follows:— To a large attendance of buyers we submitted a full yarding of cattle and an average yai-ding of sheep. Cattle.—The cattle offered > comprised good quality bullocks, with a few pens of cows. Competition was keen at reduced limits, prices for bullocks showing a declino of 20s to 25s per head, cows 5s to 7s 6d per head. Vealers met with a ready sale at last week's rates. Sheep.—The quality of the wethers was not up to the usual standard; ewes, however, were very prime. Prices lor wethers showed a decline of Is per head, and ewes were slightly easier as compared with last week's rates.. Lambs met w ( ith a keen demand at prices on a par with late rates. „. We quote":—Heavy bullocks, £10, £9 10a £9 ss; bullocks, £8 17s 6d, £8 12s Cd, .£8 10s . £8, £7 15s; cows, heavy, £5 17s 6d! £5 10s, £4 15s, £4 £3 "2s 6d £3 £2 15s: vealers, £2, £1 17s, £1 15s, £1 12s to £1; wethers, heavyj lls 4d, 11s 3d, 11s' 10s 9d, 10s 3d, 10s, 9s 6d, 9s <kl 9s, Ss 6d; ewes, heavy, 6s 3d, Cs, os Od, os 6d; ewes, ss, 4s lid, 4s 10d, 4s 9d; lambs, lls, 10s 9d,10s 6d, 10s id, 10s, 9s 6d, 9s, to 8s 6d. i . •