JOHNSONVILLE PRICES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 3, 5 January 1939, Page 12

JOHNSONVILLE PRICES

Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd.; and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report that at the Johnsonville stock sale yesterday an average yarding of all classes of cattle, sheep, and lambs came forward. Only a few pens of prime heavyweight bullocks came forward, the yarding consisting chiefly of mediumweights with a few pens of light and unfinished sorts. Extra prime heavy bullocks met a ready sale with no alteration, but medium and lightweight bullocks were slightly easier. All classes of cows and heifers met with a ready sale with, no alteration. The yarding of runners and vealers, indifferent in quality, met with a good The wethers penned were of exceptionally good quality with prices showing no alteration. Light wethers were easier by Is a head. Prime heavy ewes were down 6d to Is, but light and mediumweight ewes met with no alteration. All prime quality lambs met a good sale with prices slightly above those ruling for export, but lightweight and plain lambs were Is to Is 6d a head easier.

Quotations: — Cattle.—Prime extra heavy bullocks realised £16 6s to £14;4 prime heavy bullocks, £13 15s to £12 18s; heavy bullocks, £12 10s to £12; light and unfinished bullocks, £11 to £10; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £9 5s to £8 12s 6d; prime heavy cows and heifers, £8 7s 6d to £7 18s; cows and heifers, £7 10s to £6 10s; runners, £4 5s to £3 ss; vealers, £2 12s 6d to 30s; small calves, 25s to 18s. Sheep.—Prime extra heavy wethers brought 23s to 21s; prime heavy wethers, 20s lOd to 20s; medium wethers, 19s 6d to 18s; prime extra heavy ewes, 15s 6d to 13s 6d; prime heavy ewes, 13s to 12s; medium ewes, 11s lOd to 8s 9d; heavy hoggets, 21s to 19s; light hoggets. 18s to 15s 3d; heavy spring lambs 23s to 20s 6d; medium spring lambs, 20s 6d to 17s 6d; light spring lambs, 17s to 14s Bd.