STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 December 1938, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

FEILDING SALE. INCREASE IN CATTLE PRICES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING. December 9. For the first time in the history of the Feilding sale no store sheep came forward today, the reason being the continued wet weather. Two pens, apparently store hoggets, were sold with the fat sheep, these being the sole representation in the store class. Fat sheep were in fairly light supply and held firm at late rates. .Hoggets made up the bulk of the entry, the demand being quiet. Fair station cattle met a stronger sale than last week, the continued heavy growth of pastures probably having an influence on the market. Mostly young cattle were penned and met with a fair demand. The fat cattle were of good quality, but prices were not quite up to expectations. Values, however, were above last week’s rates. Quotations: —

Fat sheep: Ewes, prime heavy, realised 12s 6d to 15s 8d; second quality, 10s Id to 11s 2d; light, 7s to 9s 7d; prime hoggets, 20s 9d to 235; medium prime, 20s to 21s Id; average weights, 18s 9d to 19s 9d; light, 17s to 18s 6d; ewe hoggets, to 28s 9d; wether hoggets, to 24s 6d; wethers, prime, 20s Id to 205,.8d; second grade, to 28s 7d. Store cattle: Two-year P.A. heifers, good sold to £7 13s; smaller, £5 10s to £6 13s; 2-year Hereford heifers, small, £4 17s 6d to £5 15s; 2-year P.A. steers, well grown, £6 16s to £7 7s; smaller, £6 4s to £6 14s; backward, £4 to £5 7s 6d; 2-year Hereford steers, to £6; yearling steers, to £5 7s 6d; yearling Jersey heifers, good, £3 15s to £4 10s; others, £2 17s 6d to £3 6s; cows and calves. £5 18s 6d to £6 18s; 3-year mixed coloured steers, to £9 ss; P.A. forward cows, to £6 Is; bulls, £4 5s to £4 10s. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers made £4 4s to £6; springing cows, good, £7 to £8 10s; others, to £4s; cows in milk, £3 to £4 10s. Fat cattle: Prime P.A. cows made £8 15s to £9 7s; second quality, £7 5s to £8 7s 6d; light, £6 2s 6d to £6 7s 6d; shorthorn cows, £6 2s 6d to £6 4s 6d; P.A. and shorthorn steers, £6 15s to £7 12s 6d; heavy P.A. heifers, £lO to £lO 2s 6d; light, £7 3s to £7 17s 6d. Pigs: Weaners made 12s to £1; good weaners, £1 2s to £1 10s; slips, £1 11s to £1 16s; stores, £1 16s to £1 18s; porkers, £1 12s to £2; baconers, to £2. CARTERTON SALE. LATE RATES,MAINTAINED. Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co Ltd report:—A small yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs, came forward at Carterton sale yesterday, and was offered to a fair attendance. Prices were on a par with late rates, and a total clearance was effected. Quotations: — Sheep:—Show fat b.f. 2-ths, 17s, 17s 6d to 18s 6d. Cattle:—Jersey heifers, just calved, £4 15s to £6 15s; springing Jersey heifers, £4 5s to £6 10s; cows in milk, £4 to £5 10s; heavy fat cows, £7 to £8 10s; fat cows, £4 15s to £6; forward cows, £3 15s to £4 2s 6d; store cows, £2 to £3 Is; yearling Jersey cross heif-ers,-to £3 Is 6d; cows and calves, to £4 4s; potter bulls, to £6 15s Pigs:—Weaners (small), to 18s; weaners (medium), 18s 6d to 21s 6d; weaners (good), 22s to 245; slips, to 28s 6d; light porkers, to 32s 6d; porkers, 35s to £2 4s; baconers, to £2 15s; choppers, 30s to £2 ss.