STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 May 1939, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

SALE AT JOHNSONVILLE. HEAVY EWE PRICES FIRMER. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. At yesterday’s Johnsonville stock sale prime heavyweight bullocks met with a ready sale, with little alteration and medium and lightweight sorts were easier by 5s to 10s a head. The yarding of cows and heifers was not up to tile Usual standard, only one truck of prime heavyweight cows coming forward. This met with a good sale, with prices Showing no alteration. Lightweight and plain sorts were hard to sell, even at reduced rates, prices showing a drop of fully 10s a head on those ruing last week. Light heifers Were easier by 5s to 7s 6d a head. There was a large yarding of good quality Vealers, these meeting with a ready sale at prices lower by 5s a head. Small calves were hard to sell. Prime heavyweight wethers met With a good saie at prices slightly easier than those ruling last week, prime mediumweight sheep were on a par, light and unfinished sheep slightly easier. Extra prime heavy ewes were firmer by Is 6d to 2s a head, prime mediumweight by Is a head; inferior ewes showed no alteration. Only a few prime heavy lambs came forward, these meeting with fervent competition at prices Is to Is 6d above those ruling last week. Quotations are:*— Cattle: Prime extra heavy bullocks, £l4 to £l2 15s, prime heavy £l2 12s to £l2 Is, heavy £l2 to £ll 18s, light and urifinished, £lO 10s to £8 17s; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £8 Is to £7 ss, prime heavy £7 to £6 12s; cows and heifers, £6 5s to £4 10s; runners and vealers £4 to £2 ss; small calves 25s to 7s fid. sheep: Prime ektra heavy wethers 23s to 21s; prime heavy 20s 9d to 20s; medium 10s 6d to 18s; prime extra heavy eWes, 18s 9d to 17s, prime heavy 16s fid to 14S lOd, medium 13s fid to 10s 4d; heavy spring lambs 25s to 22s 3d, medium 20S to 15s 3d, light 14s to 12s fid. ADDINGTON [VALUES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, May 3. The sale of fat sheep at the stock sale held in Addington today, was the best for some weeks. The store sheep sale Was considerably brisker, though prices improved only slightly. A truck lot of fairly good two-tooths sold at 15s 2d. Most sales of medium to sound and failing-mouth ranged from 6s to The entry of about 1100 fat lambs met an active sale with competition from export buyers raising the price of butchers’ lambs by about Is a head. The lighter class showed little change oh the values of a week ago. Fat ewe prices were better than those of last week by Is to Is 6d a head, and better Class Wethers by about Is. Competition for freezing ewes also was a little brisker. Better cattle sold freely, but because butchers have been oversupplied in the last few weeks there was a depressing effect on competition. Heifers and cows showed a slight improvement. The entry of porkers was one of the largest of the season. Prices eased, and for small porkers and unfinished sorts it was impossible to make satisfactory sales. Choppers were in fairly hetiVy supply, but values were unchanged. Baconers came forward ih medium numbers, but there was very little change in values except for the heavier classes, which were a shade better. MASTERTON SALE, FAT EWES ADVANCE IN PRICE. The Associated Auctioneers report as follows:—A good yarding of sheep well up to advertised numbers came forward at the Masterton sale yesterday, and was offered to a large attendance. Fat sheep were firm at late rates, ewes advancing slightly. Store lambs which comprised the bulk' of the yarding were hard to quit, but although prices Were below vendors expectations, practically a total clearance was effected. Several pens of fat cows and heifers were offered and these sold at late rates. The following are some of the re Sheep—Heavy fat wethers, 20s 3d to 21s 6d; fat wethers, 16s 9d to 17s 3d; fat and forward wethers, 14s 3d to 16s Id; prime fat ewes, 14s 6d to 15s 6d; fat ewes, 13s to 14s 3d; 2-tooth wethers, 12s to 12s 6d; 2, 4 and 6-tooth ewes, r.w. Romney rams, to 14s lOd; medium woolly ewe lambs, 12s to 14s 8d; small woolly ewe lambs, 9s to 9s lOd; small shorn ewe lambs, 8s 9d to 9s lOd; good woolly wether lambs, to 11s 7d; medium woolly wether lambs, 7s Id, Bs, 8s 6d, 9s to 10s; small woolly wether lambs, 4s Get, 5s 6d to 6s; good b.f. lambs, to 12s 3d; medium b.f. lambs. 7s Id to 8s; small b.f. lambs, 7s Id to 8s; ’.medium shorn wether lambs, 4s, 5s 9a, to 6s 3d; small shorn wether lambs, Zs 10s to 4s. Cattle:—Heavy fat Hereford cows to £7 Ils; fat station cows, £5 5s to £6 12s 6d;’fat P.A. heifers, to £6.7s 6d; potter cows, to £2 10s. Pigs, Light porkers, to 255; weaners, (medium), 5s to 7s; weaners (small), Is 6d to 3s 6d.