JOHNSONVILLE SALE
READY MARKET FOR PRIME CATTLE. LITTLE CHANGE IN SHEEP VALUES. (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 live stock sale held in Johnsonville yesterday. The bullocks penned were chiefly heavyweight- cattle, with a few pens of light and mediumweight. Prime heavyweight bullocks met with keen competition, prices showing a slight firming on last week. Mediumweight cattle were on a par, and lightweight cattle slightly easier. A few pens of prime extra heavy cows and heifers came forward. These met with a ready sale, prices showing no alteration'. Unfinished cattle were hard to sell. There was a good demand for prime quality calves, prices being 5s a head above those ruling last week, and unfinished runners and vealers were slightly easier. Small calves met with a good sale, prices showing no alteration. No heavy wethers came forward, the penning comprising chiefly lightweight and unfinished wethers. Prime quality sheep sold readily with prices on a par with last week’s: Plain and unfinished wethers were hard to sell, even at reduced rates. Several pens of extra heavy ewes were yarded. These met with keen competition, prices showing a slight advance on those ruling last week. Lightweight and plain ewes were slightly easier. Lambs met with a good sale with no alteration. Quotations are: — Cattle: Prime extra heavy bullocks. £l4 5s to £l3 8s 6d; prime heavy, £l3 5s to £l2 17s; heavy, £l2 10s to £l2; light and unfinished, £lO 10s to £9; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £8 12s 6d to £8; prime heavy, £7 16s to £7 ss; cows and heifers, £7 to £6; ex-dairy cows, £4 5s to £2 10s; runners and vealers, extra prime heavy, £4 15s to £2 10s; small calves, 30s to 12s 6d. Sheep: Prime extra heavy wethers, 21s 9d to 20s 9d; prime heavy, 20s 6d to 19s; medium, 18s 6d to 17s; prime extra heavy ewes, 19s to 18s 3d; prime heavy, 17s lOd to 15s 6d; medium, 14s 9d to 13s; b.f., 2-tooths, extra good, 21s 7d to 20s; medium, 19s to 17s 6d; extra heavy lambs, 25s lOd to 225; heavy, 21s 6d to 19s 3d; medium, 18s 6d to 14s 2d; light, ’ 12s 9d to 10s 3d.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 June 1939, Page 3
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390JOHNSONVILLE SALE Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 June 1939, Page 3
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