STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 July 1938, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

FEILDING SALE (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING, July 22. Although there was only a small yarding in all sections of the stock sale today, business was firm, albeit quiet, with little change in rates. Fat sheep were not in great demand, although a few pens of wethers made good figures, as did also an odd pen of lambs. For store sheep the market had a much brighter tone and most lines changed hands at satisfactory figures. There was little selection in the store cattle pens beyond the' usual offering of boner beef and a few head of yearlings, all of which sold at late rates. The beef market was lifeless, but for dairy cattle there was ag reatly improved demand, good quality cows nearing profit making over £l2. Fat sheep: Lambs, prime heavy, 23s to 24s 4d; second grade, 20s 2d to 22s 6d; lighter, 18s 7d to 19s lOd; unfinished, 16s to 17s 9d; b.f. two-tooths, 21s 6d to 22s 6d; prime-finished wethers, 26s to 27s Id; lighter, prime, 24s 6d to 25s 6d; medium-weights, 22s 9d to 245; unfinished, 14s 7d 4o 22s 6d; ewes, best,

19s 8d; light, 15s 9d to 17s 3d; fat ewes, prime heavy, 18s to 19s 8d; second quality, 16s 2d to 17s 3d; inferior, 13s 2d to 15s 9d. Store sheep: Four and five-year inlamb ewes, good, 25s to 265; backward, 19s 8d; five-year, do., best sorts, 21s lOd to 23s 9d; fair lines, 18s 6d; to 20s 4d; inferior, 14s to 16s 3d; two-tooths, do., good, 30s; small, 22s 6d; very good four and six-tooth do., 32s 6d; do., four-year, 25s Id to 25s 3d; m.a. do., 19s; wether lambs, best, 17s to 18s Id; others, 15s 6d to 15s 9d; best wether lambs, 18s Id to 20s; seconds, 16s to 17s 9d; others from 14s 6d; ewe lambs, 21s 6d to 23s 6d; b.f.’s, 13s 2d to 16s 6d. Store cattle: Boner cows, heavy, £3 10s to £3 15s; others, £2 2s 6d to £3 7s 6d; empty heifers, £2 7s to £3 7s; P.A. cows, £2 16s; forward P.A. heifers, £4 12s 6d; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 18s to £4. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, best, £8 5s to £9 2s 6d; backward-condi-tioned, £4 5s to £6; springing cows, select sorts, £ll to £l2 ss; second grade, £8 10s to £lO 10s; others, £4 15s to £7 15s.

Fat cattle: Red Poll cows, best, £7 to £7 17s 6d; P.A do., £6 5s to £7 15s; shorthorn heifers, £8; Jersey do., light, £5 5s to £6 10s; runners, £5 7s 6d; vealers, £3 17s 6d to £4 7s 6d; ex dairy fats, £4 10s to £6 ss. Pigs: Slips, 12s to £1 Is; stores, £1 6s 6d; sows, £1 10s to £3 15s.

CARTERTON SALE Wright Stephenson and Co. Ltd. report:—A good yarding of cattle and a small yarding of sheep and pigs came forward at our Carterton sale yesterday. All classes of stock sold on a par with late rates and practically a total clearance was effected under the hammer as follows:— Cattle: —3 year Jersey heifers, on drop, £8 to £lO 10s; spg. 2 and 3 year Red Poll Jersey cross heifers, £6 5s to £8 ss; spg Jersey heifers, £4 to £6 10s; Jersey cross cows, due August, £7 10s to £10; fat cows, £4 5s to £5 16s; forward cows, £3 to £4 Is; store cows, £2 to £2 18s. Pigs:—Slips, 14s to 17s; store pigs, 22s 6d to 265; light porkers, 30s to 345; porkers, 36s to 455; baconers to £3; sows to farrow, £2 17s 6d to £5; sows with litters to £6 10s; choppers, to 555.