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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 November 1938, Page 3

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SALE AT FEILDING SHEEP AND CATTLE PRICES EASIER. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING, November 18. The uncertainty in the wool market, coupled with a fall in the export prices of lamb, had an effect on fat sheep prices at today’s Felding sale, when a small yarding of good quality sheep was offered. Very few butchers operated, and consequently prices fell, except for best hoggets, which made to 30s. Store sheep met with a good sale, a total clearance taking place at satisfactory figures. For store cattle the inquiry was easier, and both fat and dairy catle were below recent sales. Realizations were: —

Fat sheep: Extra prime quality hoggets brought to 30s, prime 20s to 255, lighter 17s Id to 19s 6d; best quality wethers 25s 6d, second grade 19s 9d to 21s 3d, light sorts 16s 8d to 18s 4d; prime ewes 11s to 12s, others 5s to 7s 7d; prime maiden ewes, 15s. Store sheep: Best two-tooth ewes made 34s to 36s 3d, second grade 24s 2d to 28s 6d, backward, 19s; fat and forward two-tooth wethers 20s 6d to 22s Id, smaller 16s 6d to 17s lOd, plain 8s lOd to 15s lOd; b.f. two-tooths, best 19s 6d, others 15s 6d to 16s 6d; ewes and lambs, 14s lid. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, best, brought, £7 15s to £lO 10s, later calvers, £4 to £7 10s; springing cows, good £8 10s to £9, others £7 5s to £7 10s; cows in milk, £9 5s to £ll. Store cattle: Yearling Jersey heifers made £3 Is to £4 ss; two-year Jersey heifers, £4 16s; two-year steers £4 Is to £5 19s; good three-year P.A. steers £8 Is; empty P.A. cows, £5 Is to £5 ss; empty Hereford cows, £5 to £5 ss; yearling P.A. steers, £3 3s to £4 10s; two-year Hereford steers, £6 12s 6d to £8 12s! three-year P.A. heifers, £6 10s; two-year P.A. heifers, £5 2s; P.A. bulls £5 5s to £6 ss; Jersey steers, £6; Jersey bulls, £4 to 7>gns; boner cows, heavy, £4 to £4 12s 6d, others, £2 15s to £3 15s. Fat cattle: Hereford heifers £8 2s 6d to £8 10s; P.A. heifers, £7 15s to £9; P.A. cows, £7 17s 6d; P.A. steers £7 10s; Hereford bullocks, £l2. Pigs: Weaners realized 20s to 265, small, 13s to 17s 6d; slips, 24s to 345; stores 26s to 32s 6d; porkers, 42s to 455. CARTERTON SALE DAIRY HEIFERS EASIER IN PRICE Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co Ltd report as follows: — We held our Weekly sale in the Carterton yards yesterday when we offered a good yarding of all classes of stock to a large attendance. Sheep sold on a par with late rates. Dairy heifers were easier, prices not being up to vendors expectations, although the quality offered was good. Fat cattle met with a ready sale at late rates. Porkers and slips sold well while the smaller pigs were if anything slightly easier. We report practically a total clearance at the following prices:—Sheep, Woolly wether hoggets to 20s 6d, ewe hoggets, to 19s 6d, fat lambs, 20s 6d, 24s to 28s 3d; fat ewes, 13s 6d to 20s. Cattle: Springing heifers, £6 ss, £8 15s to £9 15s, springing cows, £8 15s to £9 15s; fat cows, £4 12s, £4 17s to £5 7s; cows and calves, £4 5s to £5 10s; bulls, £2 12s 6d to £3 10s. Pigs: Weaners, good, 23s 6d, 24s 6d to 255; weaners, medium, 19s 6d to 235; slips. 26s 6d, 28s 6d to 30s; porkers, 35s 40s 6d to 435; choppers, £2 7s 6d to £2 12 6d; baconer, £2 19 to £3 17s.