STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 April 1939, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

FEILDING SALE.

RISE IN BEEF PRICES

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING. March 31

A definite rise in the prices for beef was seen at the Feilding stock sale today. Some excellently-finished med-ium-weight run-fattened cows were offered, and heifers made more than 30s a 1001 b. The shortage of grass is causing farmers to bring their stock in before they lose condition. Butchers today had a good choice. Fat wethers were up by about 2s a head, and with freezing works buyers’ again on the market for lambs, the sale for them was good. Ewes continued to improve slightly. Store sheep were hard to quit, the demand being very slack for aged ewes and lambs. A very poor representation of two-tooths was yarded.

Quotations are: — Sheep: Prime lambs, 19s 9d to 20s 6d; lighter, 17s 7d to 18s 6d; unfinished. 16s; extra prime wethers, 22s to 235; price, 20s to 21s 9d; lighter, 17s lOd to 19s 6d; prime ewes. 12s 2d to 13s 6d; second grade, 10s 6d to 11s lid; others, to 10s; good two-tooth ewes. 26s to 27s 7d; smaller, 21s 2d to 24s 9d; best fiveyear ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 14s Id to 15s; others, 10s 3d to 13s 9d; five and six-year ewes, 10s to 10s 6d; aged ewes, 5s to 6s 7d; two-tooth wethers, 14s 6d; best wether lambs, 10s 4d; small, 4s 4d to ss.

Cattle: Light prime P.A. and Hereford cows, £6 7s 6d to £6 17s 6d; se-.-cond quality, £6 to £6 ss; ex-dairy cows, best, £4 15s to £5 15s; others, £3 5s to £4 10s; prim heifers, £6 17s to £7 ss; lighter, £5 17s 6d to £6 9s» Hereford steers, prime, £8 7s 6d; to £9 ss; lighter, £7 15s; Jersey steers, £6; vealers, £2 Is; boner cows. £2 to £2 13s; weaner heifers, good, £3 2s to £3 15s; smaller. £1 to £2 11s; springing heifers, £8; springing cows. £4.

Pigs: Weaners, 4s to 10s; slips, 5s to 15s; stores, £1 6s.

CARTERTON SALE. SHEEP PRICES FIRMER. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co Ltd report as follows:—We held our weekly sale at Carterton yesterday when a fairly big entry was submitted to a good attendance —Sheep were firmer than last week, and all' pens changed hands. Cattle also made better values, there being more competition than last week. Pigs sold at late rates. The following are the prices realised: —

Sheep:—Fat lambs, 17s, 17s 6d to 18s; fat ewes, 10s, to 11s 3d; fat b.f.’s, 14s to 15s; fat wethers, to 18s; fat and fwd ewes, 8s 6d to 9s; fat ewe lambs (good), to 235; f.m. ewes, to 7s 7d; 2th wethers, to 14s; b.f. rape lambs, 12s Id to 13s 4d; small b.f. lambs, 7s 9d, 8s Id, to 8s 6d; cull lambs, 5s 5d to 6s 9d; ewe lambs, 11s 3d to 12s 6d; s.m. ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, to 13s 7d; wether lambs, 9s 3d to 10s. Cattle: —Fat cows, £3 15s to £4 19s; fat heifers, £4 to £5; forward cows, £2 16s to £3 10s; store cows, £1 17s 6d to £2 8s; cows and calves,' £3 10s to £3 15s; Light fat P.A. cows, to £5 9s. Pigs: —Weaners (good), 8s 6d to 10s; (medium), 7s to 8s; (small), 6s to 6s 6d; slips, 10s 6d to 14s; store pigs, 16s 6d to 21s: light porkers. 25s to 28s 6d; porkers, 33s to £2 6s.