STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 January 1939, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

SALE AT FEILDING. HIGHER VALUES FOR SHEEP. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING. January 13. A start of the seasonal heavy yarding.? was seen at the Feilding stock sale today, when a scheduled yarding of more than 14.000 head of sheep, mostly lambs, was offered to a large attendance. The demand was strong from the outset, and despite the heavy entry, very few pens were passed in; in fact, values were much higher than had been anticipated. However, competent authorities do not expect prices to remain long at the present level. A very small margin was shown for buyers, buti apparently the market was in a buying mood. Fat sheep made late rates, with one or two good lines above schedule limits, but the sale was not very strong. For store cattle there was a definite demand for farmers - lines of station stock, but all other entries were neglected. Ordinary store material was firm, and fat cattle made fair sales, but again the quality was not particularly good, with a predominance of ex-dairy cows. Quotations: — Fat sheep: Lambs, extra prime realised to 235; prime, 19s 6d to 20s Cd; wethers, heavy prime, 22s lOd to 23s 3d; good, to 21s; average sorts, 18s Gd to 19s Gd; lighter, 16s 3d to 17s 9d; ewes, best quality, 12s to 13s; second grade, 10s to 10s 7d; light, 8s 6d to 9s 3d; hoggets, to 17s Id. Store sheep: Well-grown, wether lambs, made 17s 2d to 17s lOd; second quality, 16s Id to 16s 9d; average lines. 15s to 16s; smaller, 12s lOd to 14s 9d; very good ewe lambs, to 19s z .6d; me-dium-sized, 15s to 16s 2d; black face lambs, 10s 9d to 13s 3d. Store cattle: Boner cows, meaty, brought, £3 18s 6d to £4 3s; others, £2 16s to £3 17s 6d; yearling Jersey steers, to £2 10s; empty heifers, to £3 18s 6d; cows and calves, £3 to £4 15s; potter bulls, £5 5s to £7 ss; yearling bulls, £2 to £3 15s; yearling P.A. steers, £5 6s to £7 ss; forward twoyear P.A. steers, to £8; two-year mixed steers, to £6 17s fid; two-year Red Poll steers, to £7 17s; Red Poll cows, to £3 17s; yearling P.A. heifers, to £3 7s; two-year P.A. heifers, to £4 17s 6d; three-year mixed steers, £6 17s 6d to £8; forward run cows, to £4 Ils. Fat cattle: Prime P.A. cows realised £7 10s to £8; second grade, £6 5s to £7 8s; good cows and heifers, £7 2s 6d to £7 15s; prime heifers, to £8 9s; lighter, to £6 17s 6d; ex-dairy cows, £4 to £5 10s; Jersey heifers, £3 12s 6d to £4 17s Gd; cows and vealers, to £4; vealers, £1 12s 6d to £2 12s 6d.

Dairy cattle: Springing heifers made to £4 17s; springing cows, to £4 2s fid. Pigs: Weaners brought 18s to £1 6s; small weaners, 8s Gd to 15s Gd; slips, £1 4s to £1 8s; stores, £1 8s to £1 10s; porkers, to £2.

CARTERTON SALE.

SHEEP SLIGHTLY FIRMER.

Messrs Wright Stephenson and Cor, Ltd... report:—At the sale yesterday a fair entry of sheep and cattle came forward and a big entry of pigs. Sheep were not in keen demand although prices were slightly firmer than last week. Cattle were easier. Pigs sold at late rates. The following are realisations: —

Sheep: Woolly wr. lambs, to 9s lOd; shorn wr. lambs, 7s 3d, 8s to 8s sd; shorn ewe lambs, to Ils 7d; small ewe lambs, to 5s 6d.

Cattle: Springing heifers, £6 10s to £7 10s; empty heifers, £3 3s to £3 10s; fat cows, £4 ss, £4 10s to £5 10s; forward cows, £3 to £3 17s; vealers, £2 7s to £3 7s 6d; cows and calves, £4 5s to £5 ss; bulls, £3 to £7. .

Pigs: Weaners (good), 22s to 23s 6d; (medium), IGs to 18s; (small), 12s to 13s Gd; slips, 24s to 25s 6d; store pigs. 26s 6d to 28s 6d; light porkers, 30s to 355; porkers, 37s to 395; baconers, £2 5s to £3 2s 6d; choppers, 20s to 255; sows to farrow, to £2.