STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 May 1939, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

MASTERTON SALE FAR BETTER TONE APPARENT. The Associated Auctioneers report having held their weekly sale at Masterton yesterday. There was a far bigger entry of sheep than usual at this time of the year, and a feature of the sale was the number of ewe hoggets yarded, some of which were of first class quality. There was a far better tone about the sale yesterday and bidding was far more animated. Prices were low but were better than the last sale. Fats were very firm, fat ewes selling freely. The top ewe lambs elicited keen competition and the top line of 300 made 18s. Ewes running with S.D. ram were hard to quit. Following are the prices: Fat ewes 14s to 17s, medium 12s 6d to 13s; forward ewes 8s 6d to 9s 6d; fat wethers 17s 6d to 18s 6d; fat lambs 19s 6d to 21s; ewes r.w. S.D. ram 7s 9d to 9s 6d; store 2-th wethers (good) Ils 3d to 12s Bd, small do 9s 6d to 10s; b.f. 2-th 11s sd; b.f. lambs (good condition) 11s to 14s 3d, small 6s 6d to 7s 8d; ewe lambs (very good) 18s, medium 13s 3d to 14s Id, small 9s 6d to Ils 3d; wether lambs (good) 6s to 6s 4d, small 3s 6d to ss. JOHNSONVILLE SALE HEAVY EWES IN DEMAND. CATTLE PRICES DECLINE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. An average yarding' of cattle and a large yarding of sheep were offered by Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., at the Johnsonville live stock sale held yesterday. No heavy bullocks came forward, the yarding comprising, chiefly, medium to lightweight cattle. All classes met with a dragging sale with prices easier by 10s to 15s a head. The yarding of cows and heifers was of indifferent quality. No prime heavy cows or heifers came forward. Prices were down fully 5s to 10s a head on those ruling last week. There was no alteration in the price for runners and vealers. The wethers penned were of good quality, with prices slightly easier on those ruling last week. Black-face two-tooths met with a ready sale, with prices showing no alteration. Only a few pens of heavy ewes came forward, the balance of the yarding comprising lightweight and unfinished sheep. Heavy ewes met with a good sale, with prices firm on last week’s, and lightweight and medium ewes were slightly easier. The yarding of lambs was of poor quality. No prime quality lambs came forward. Considering the condition of the lambs they sold readily, with prices showing no alteration. Quotations are:— ■. Cattle; Prime extra heavy bullocks, £l3 6s to £l2 15s; prime heavy bullocks, £l2 10s to £ll 18s; heavy bullocks, £ll 12s 6d to£lo 15s; light and unfinished bullocks, £lO 5s to £9 2s 6d; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £7 15s to £7 ss; prime heavy cows and heifers, £7 2s 6d to £6 7s; cows and heifers, £6 to £4 18s; cows, ex dairy, £3 2s 6d to 30s; runners, £3 2s 6d to £2 ss; vealers, £2 to 255; small calves, £1 Is to 10s 6d.

Sheep: Prime extra heavy wethers, 22s 6d to 20s Gd; prime heavy wethers, 20s to 18s 10d; medium wethers. 17s 6d to 14s; prime extra heavy ewes, 14s to 12s Gd; medium ewes, 10s 9d to 8s 6d; heavy b.f, 2-tooths, 21s 6d to 19s 8d; medium, 19s to 17s 3d; heavy spring lambs, 22s Gd to 20s; medium, 19s 6d to 18s Gd; light, 16s 6d to 12s Gd.

ADDINGTON LITTLE CHANGE IN FAT LAMB MARKET. BETTER SALE FOR CATTLE. CHRISTCHURCH, May 24. The live stock market in Addington today was confined largely to fat stock. The store sheep yarding totalled about 2000 and the sale was one of the worst for some time. A station truck lot of two and four-tooth wethers made 13s Id, and a pen of twotooth wethers 12s, with others making 9s 6d to 10s lOd. An attractive line of two, four and six-tooth ewes made 13s 3d, and another of sound moutheds 8s Gd. There was little change in the fat lamb market. Butchers’ lambs had a orisk sale at firm rates and export types went at sche- I dule. The fat sheep entry was 5000 compared with 4500 of last week. Light wethers and light and ordinary ewes were easier by about Is a head, but good sheep were a little different from last week. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 29s Id; prime heavy, 22s 6d to 255; prime medium, 20s to 22s 3d; light, to 15s 6d; extra prime heavy ewes, to 20s 7d; prime heavy, 17s Gd to 19s; prime medium, 13s Gd to 17s; -light, to Bs.

The fat cattle entry was 480 against about 580 of a week ago. Better-class steers and heifers met a better sale than last week with an advance of 10s to 15s a head. Extra 'prime heavy steers made to £l9 2s 6d; prime heavy, £l3 10s to £l4 15s; prime medium, £ll 15s to £l3 10s; light, to £8 15s; extra prime heifers, £l3 7s 6d; prime, £9 10s to £lO 15s; medium, £6 5s to £8 10s; light, to £G; extra prime cows, to £l2 7s 6d; prime, £7 15s to £8 15s; medium, £5 5s to’ £7' light, to £5.

The pork market opened with better values than those of a week ago, but near the end values slipped by about 3s to 4s a head. Choppers were forward in medium numbers and met keen competition at unchanged rates. The entry of baconers was smaller than usual and prices improved by about 4s to 5s a head. Porkers made 37s Gd to 55s 6d, ah; average price a lb of 6.Jd to 7d; and baconers made 59s Gd to £4 13s Gd. an average price a lb, of GJd; to 6"d.