CATTLE BACK £2

Evening Star, Issue 23370, 13 September 1939, Page 11

CATTLE BACK £2

SHEEP VALUES ALSO EASE EWES DECLINE 1/6, WETHERS 2/0 FIRM RATES FOR STORE CATTLE Fat cattle of all descriptions showed a decrease in value of £l_los to £2 a head, according to quality, at the Burnside stock sales to-day. A full yarding of sheep saw ewe prices easier by Is 6d and wethers by 2s 6d at the outset, with expectations of a further recession as the sale progressed. Store cattle rates were very firm on last week. Though there was a sprinkling of extra heavy grades, bullocks yarded in the entry of about 286 head of fat cattlo ranged mostly from medium to light-weights. Cows and heifers also had a fair representation in all grades. Values for all classes of fat cattle showed a drop of £1 10s to £2 a head, according to quality, at the opening, while the sale was a fairly even one throughout, little variation being shown to the finish. Wethers comprised the bulk of a full yarding of about 1,900 head of fat sheep, a good number of pens showing excellent quality, while the usual percentage of medium grades was offered. Ewes were forward in better numbers than last week, but, except for a few pens of heavy grades, wore of medium to light description. Values at the opening of the auction were in buyers favour by Is 6d for ewes and 2s 6d for wethers, and it,was expected that as the sale progressed a further _ drop would be recorded owing to the size of the yarding. Wethers had brought to 39s and ewes to 33s 9d at the time of going to press. One hundred head of good two, three, and four-year-old bullocks were included in the good yarding of store cattle. Competition for all penmngs was keen, prices being very firm.' Best three and four-year-olds brought from £9 10s to £lO 4s; ordinary from £7 10s to £8 15s, and two-year-olds from £6 5s to £6 15s. Heifers realised from £2 10s to £4 15s. Boner cows, of which about a dozen were forward, brought late rates. Fat pigs were in short supply, particularly porkers, which had a keen demand! and sold at late parity, values ranging from £2 15s to £3 10s a head, or about 9d lb, Baconers, though in short supply, were not bringing the same competition, and prices ranged from £3 15s to £6 a head, or about 7*d lb. Fats yarded were 117 and stores 35.