STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 September 1938, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

JOHNSONVILLE SALE SHEEP PRICES EASIER (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. A large yarding of cattle and an average yarding of sheep were offered at the Johnsonville stock sale. Only a few pens of extra prime heavy bullocks came forward, the balance of the yarding consisting of prime mediumweight bullocks with a few pens of lightweight cattle. Extra prime heavy bullocks met with keen competition with prices showing no alteration. Prime mediumweight cattle were slightly firmer, but light and unfinished were 5s a head easier. No heavy cows and heifers came forward, the penning comprising chiefly of mediumweight cows with a few pens of lightweight cattle. All classes met with a ready sale, with prices showing little alteration. A good sale resulted for runners with prices firm on last week. The wethers penned were of good quality with prices easier by a Is a head on lait week. Extra prime heavy ewes met with good competition, with light-weight sheep and unfinished sorts easier by a Is to Is 6d a head. All classes of hoggets met with a ready sale. The first consignment of spring lambs came forward, these meeting with keen competition at prices from 24s 3d to 25s 6d. ADDINGTON VALUES FAT CATTLE PRICES IMPROVE (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, September 21. Entries at the weekly stock sale at Addington today were generally of average size, with minor changes in sheep values. Fat cattle met with a sharp advance because of the small entry, and the market improved for good beef by 3s 1001 b for better classes. The best sort of ewes showed an appreciation of about Is a head. The store sheep market was unchanged for ewes and lambs, but was weak for hoggets, the improvement of about 2s a head gained last week being lost. Store pigs had a sharp rise. Store sheep values were almost unchanged, a good line of Corriedale ewes, well woolled, with good proportion of lambs, sold at 15s 6d. Medium ewes and lambs made 10s to 12s; the best pen of hoggets 15s; primer sorts of spring lambs sold at last week’s rates, about 14d a pound; other sorts lljd to 12d. In fat sheep the quality was better than usual. Good ewe prices were better by Is a head- wethers sold practically on last week’s rates. Fat cattle prices showed an improvement up to 30s for reasonably well-finished beef, and up to 20s for medium cows and heifers; best beef made up to 45s a 1001 b, and for best steer beef, to 435. Young prime heifers and nondescript cow beef sold at less than 33s a 1001 b. The yarding in the pork section was of medium size, and tor better quality, prices were about 2s dearer; other descriptions ( were 2s to 3s easier. Choppers met an excellent sale, and the market all round was slightly easier than a week ago. MASTERTON SALE FAT CATTLE IN DEMAND The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd., report having' held their weekly sale yesterday, when they had a fair entry of sheep, fat cattle and pigs, which were submitted to the usual attendance. Pigs were in good demand. Fat sheep remained at late rates. Store sheep met with only a moderate sale, but vendors met the market. Fat cattle were in good demana, buyers being present from outside districts, and all sold well at auction. They had a total clearance at the following prices:— Fat sheep:—Fat ewes, 16s 6d to 18s 9d; fat m.s. downs, 245; fat hoggets (good), 265. Store sheep—Two-tooth wethers (in wool), 22s to 23s Id; two-tooth m.s.downs, 21s Id; medium woolly wether hoggets, 15s 9d to 16s 4d; store ewes, 9s. Cattle —Fat bullocks, £l2 12s 6d to £l4; fat jersey steers, £9; fat P.A. heifers, £ll 16s; fat cows, £B, £8 15s, £9 7s 6d to £lO 2s 6d. Fat Jersey cows, £4 14s to £5 10s; empty 2-year Jersey heifers, £4 17s 6d t° £5, twoyear Jersey bulls, £5 to £7. Pigs:—Good weaners, 24s to 265. WRIGHT, STEPHENSON & CO. Wright, Stephenson and Co, Ltd. report:—We held our weekly sale at Masterton yesterday, when a fair entry of sheep and cattle was submitted to a medium attendance. Fat sheep made late values, but stores met a dragging sale, hoggets, in particular, being hard to quit. Fat cattle made very good values, and a few store cows made poor rates. The following are prices: —Ewes with b.f. lambs at foot, 12s 4d to 13s, all counted; medium woolly, w. hoggets, 13s 4d to 16s 10a; medium ewe hoggets, 21s 6d; b.f. hoggets, 14s lid; fat heifers, £lO 10s; fat cows, £8 Ils to £9 10s; light cows, £6 10s to £8 7s 6d. FARMERS’ DISTRIBUTING CO. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report:—We offered good entries of sheep and cattle at Masterton yesterday. Fat sheep were firm atlate rates. Hoggets met with a dragging sale while ewes with lambs at foot were down about 2s a head. There was a good demand for prime fat cattle, and there was a ready sale for good dairy cows at profit. The following are some of our realisations: — Prime fat wethers, 27s 6d to 28s 6d; prime hoggets, 255; prime b.f. 2-ths., 24s 6d; extra prime woolly ewes, 20s to 225;; prime, 18s 6d to 19s 9d; shorn, 15s; shorn maiden ewes, 17s 6d; ewes with b.f. lambs at foot, 12s 7d all counted; wether hoggets, 16s 6d; ewe hoggets, 235; b.f. hoggets, 15s 6d. Fat cows, ex-dairy. £4 12s 6d to £6; cows nt profit, £6 to £8 ss; store cows, £2 10s to £3 10s. Weaner pigs, 235. PONGOROA SALE Messrs Dalgety and Co Ltd. report on their first Pongoroa sale of the season, held on Saturday last as follows: —A good yarding of sheep and cattle came forward and were offered to a large and representative ’attendance of buyers. The sheep made good values, wether hoggets, selling at up to 20s and ewe hoggets, to 27s 2d. The cattle offered lacked condition, and still showed signs of the winter, with the result that competition was restricted on any pens of cattle in low

condition. A good clearance was effected, and the following list of our principal sales will indicate values. „ Sheep—Woolly w.f.w. hoggets, 20s; woolly ewe hoggets, 27s 2d. Cattle: P.A. and Hereford bullocks. £9 15s; 2-year P.A. steers, £7 16s; small P.A. and Hereford 2-year steers, £6 15s to £7; empty P.A. cows forward condition, £5; empty P.A. cows, £4 to £4 ss; P.A. 3-year heifers, £5 10s; medium yearling P.A. and Hereford steers, £4 10s to £4 12s 6d; small d’o., £3 15s, £4, £4 4s to £4 ss; small m.s. P.A. yearling, £2 15s to £2 17s 6d; light fat P.A. cows, £7 ss; forward condition dairy cows, £4, £4 10s to £4 17s 6d; springing Jersey heifers, £5, £5 10s, £6 12s 6d, £7 to £8; springing dairy cows, £7 to £9 12s 6d; late calving dairy cows, £6 to £6 10s.