STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 January 1939, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

JOHNSONVILLE SALE. PRIME WETHERS FIRM. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. A large yarding of cattle and an average yarding of sheep were offered at the weekly Johnsonville stock sale yesterday. The bullocks penned were chiefly heavyweight cattle, with a few pens of light and medium weight. Extra prime heavy bullocks met with good competition, prices showing little alteration, and light and mediumweight bullocks were easier by 5s to 10s a head. Unfinished bullocks were hard to quit even at reduced rates. The yarding of cows and heifers was of good quality.’ Prime heavy cows met with good competition, with prices firm on last week. Lightweight and unfinished cows were easier by 10s a head. No prime runners came forward. The wethers penned were of good quality, all classes meeting with good competition. Prices were firm on last week for prime sheep and light wethers were easier by Gd to Is a head. Very few hoggets came forward. There was a smaller yarding of ewes than usual, prices showing no alteration. A large yarding of lambs met a demand only for prime quality, inferior lambs being hard to sell. Quotations: —

Prime extra heavy bullocks, £l5 10s to £l4 15s, prime £l4 13s to £l3 10s, heavy £l3 5s to £l2 18s, light and unfinished £l2 to £lO 10s; extra prime heavy cows and heifers £9 18s to £9. prime heavy £8 10s to £B, others £7 10s to £6 18s; runners £4 18s to £4; vealers £2 2s to 20s.

Prime extra heavy wethers 22s to 20s 3d, prime heavy 20s to 19s, medium 18s Gd to 17s; prime extra heavy ewes 15s 3d to 13s Bd. prime heavy 13s Gd to 12s 6d, medium 11s 6d to 8s; heavy hoggets 21s to 20s, light 19s to 17s Gd; heavy spring lambs 22s to 20s, medium 18 9d to 12s Gd.

ADDINGTON VALUES.

FAT SHEEP PRICES RECOVER.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 11

There was a recovery in prices of fat sheep at the weekly stock market at Addington today because of the small entry, due to farmers being busy with early harvesting. There was a heavier supply of fat cattle, which showed an easing in price. Store lambs sold well. The store sheep entry practically comprised of lambs, of which about 3500 were penned. For forward lambs a very steady sale resulted, and a number of pens sold from 15s to 16s 4d Less forward lambs sold at 13s 6d to 14s Gd; and backward sorts up to 10s. A pen of 148 ewe lambs sold at 17s Id. Fat lambs.—Quality was somewhat disappointing, a fair proportion of light lambs being penned. The schedule was unaltered from that of last week —to 72d for 36’s and under—and for this class butchers were dominant, paying a fraction more than the export schedule. Other grades made full schedule rates, except for rough and unfinished, which brought no more than the best lambs in the store pens.

The fat sheep entiy was the smallest for some months. The small entry reflected in the sharp advances in prices and most of the loss of last week was, on the average, more than recovered. There were no more wethers than the local trade could do with, and these rose on last week’s rates by about 3s a head. Good ewes recovered by 2s for better sorts and light ewes by Is. Prices:—Extra prime heavy wethers realised to 25s Id; prime heavy, 22s 9d to 245; prime medium, 20s 6d to 22s Gd; light, to 17s; extra prime heavy ewes, to 19s lOd; prime heavy, 17s 6d to 19s Gd; prime medium, 14s to 17s; light, to 9s Gd. The entry in the fat cattle section constituted something of a glut for this season of the year, when the demand for beef normally declined because of the hot weather. Quality was better than it has been at an ordinary sale this season. The market opened indifferently, but under the pressure of the heavy entry weakened and on an average good steers were down by 10s, with cows and heifers a similar amount, and heavy steers by 15s.

Prices: Best beef sold at 33s to 355, tops to 36s and medium 31s to 32s Gd a 1001 b. Extra prime heavy steers brought to £l5 17s Gd; prime heavy, £l4 to £l5 ss; prime medium, £l2 10s to £l3 15s; light, to £9 ss; extra prime heifers, to £l2 2s 6d; prime, £9 5s to £lO 10s; light to £G 15s; extra prime cows, to £lO 12s Gd; prime, £7 5s to £9 ss; light and aged, to £5 ss. There was a large entry of both pork and bacon in the fat pig section, and pork prices concluded about on a parity with last week. Baconer pigs showed very little variation, competition being rather lifeless. Prices: Porkers realised 3Gs Gd to 57s Gd; average price a lb 61d to 71d; baconers. 5Gs Gd to £4 2s Gd: average price a lb. Gd to 81d. MASTERTON SALE. CAUTIOUS BIDDING. Wright. Stephenson and Co Ltd. report:—The first sale of the year was held in the Colombo Road yards yesterday and graziers were curious to see how prices would go. Several pens of fat sheep were offered and bidding was quiet, fat ewes showing an easing tendency. In the store pens, lambs predominated, and we have to report a very disappointing sale. Most of the lambs yarded were on the small side, but nevertheless were healthy and bright. Buyers were most cautious, and practically refrained from bidding at all. Most of the lines were passed in. In comparison the small pens of fat lambs sold much better. The following are our prices:—Fat ewes (good.) 10s Gd. (medium), 9s Gd, fat 2th-wethers, 18s;

fat lambs, 18s 2d, (small), shorn w lambs, 8s; small ww lambs, 9s 2d. N.Z. LOAN MERCANTILE CO LTD. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report having held the first Masterton sale of the season yesterday. A fair yarding of sheep came forward, chiefly lambs. There was a good attendance of local farmers but mostly, they seemed to be more interested in the prices than to buy. Any good rape lambs met a good market, but med. and w.f. wether lambs met a very slow sale at low values. Store wethers were about Is Gd per head lower than prices before Christmas. Fats were also slightly cheaper than last year’s prices. The few cattle offered sold fairly well. The following were the prices:— Fat sheep.—Fat wethers 17s to 18s; fat b.f. 2-th downs, 16s to IGs Gd; heavy ditto, 20s; fat ewes, 9s. Store sheep: Good b.f. rape lambs, 16s to IGs lOd, medium b.f. lambs, Ils, 12s to 12s Gd; fairly good shorn wether lambs, 9s Bd, small Southdown ram lambs 13s, good ewe lambs, 17s 4d. small m.a. ewes, 10s to 16s, 2-th wethers 15s to 15s Bd.

Cattle: Forward P.A. cows, £5 7s; fat dairy cows, £4 16s. Pigs: Good weaners, 23s 6d. CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY LTD. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Distributing Company Ltd held their first stock sale of the season at Masterton yesterday, when they offered good entries of sheep and cattle to a good attendance. The following some of the realisations: —Fat wethers. 18s, fat ewes 11s, best b.f. lambs 16s 7d. medium 12s, w.f.w. lambs, 9s to 10s small ss, two-tooth.ewes 21s, s.m. ewes 9s 6d. fat cows, ex dairy, £4 5s to £4 10s, Jersey Bull, £7, weaner pigs, 19s to 20s.