STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 July 1939, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

MASTERTON SALE FAT SHEEP PRICES MAINTAINED. The Associated Auctioneers report that at their weekly sale held yesterday a fair entry of stock came forward. There was only a moderate attendance. Fat sheep, the quality of which was only medium, sold at about last week’s values. The few stores met a slightly improved market. The following were the values obtained: Fat sheep: Fat wethers, 15s, 16s to 17s: fat ewes. 16s, 16s d, 18s to 225; fat hoggets, 10s 9d; fat b.f. hoggets, 14s to 16s. Store sheep: 2.-th. empty ewes, 18s 3d; 6-yr. ewes, 11s; forward wethers, 14s 3d; s.m. ewes, r.w. S.D., 14s 6d. Cattle: Cows and calves, £2 5s to £3: steers, £2 to £2 10s; cows due August, £5 10s t o£7; Jersey heifers, £7 to £7 12s 6d; cows in milk. £6 5s to £7 ss. Pigs: Slips. 27s to 295.

ADDINGTON EASING IN VALUES REPORTED. FAT CATTLE PRICES FIRM. (By Telegraph—Press Association., CHRISTCHURCH, July 19. With a larger yarding of fat sheep forward at the weekly stock sale in Addington today, the steady sequence in the weekly advance in price was interrupted, values generally easing by 2s a head on-the advance of last week, with lighter ewes down by up to 2s 6d. There was a better selection of store sheep, and the sale was good in view of the bad weather and the small attendance. A truck lot of threequarter bred ewe hoggets sold at 17s. other pens at 12s. Best wethers made 13s 9d. Best lambs in the small fat lamb section sold to 8d a lb. About 5000 fat sheep were entered, compared with the 4000 of last week. The sale, though irregular, was easier from the outset, and the decline of about 2s applied to most classes. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 39s 4d; prime heavy, 29s 6d to 345; prime medium, 25s to 28s; lighth, to 18s; extra prime heavy eWes, to 30s 7d; prime heavy, 22s 6d to 265; prime medium, 18s to 225; light, to 14s. About 420 fat cattle were entered, compared with 475 of last week. The market opened 10s to 20s a head lower than last week, but soon firmed to the values of last week. Extra prime heavy steers made to £lB 12s 6d; prime heavy, £l5 to £l6 ss; prime medium, £l3 5s to £l4 15s; light, to £10; extra prime heifers, to £l3 12s 6d; prime, £lO to £ll 10s; medium, £8 to £9 10s; light, to £7 ss; extra prime cows, to £l3 17s 6d; prime, £8 10s to £lO 10s; medium, £6 10s to £8; light, to £6. The porker entry was the smallest ‘of the season, resulting in a rise of 3s to 4s a head. Choppers were in small supply and showed an advance of 10s to 15s a head. Baconers were again forward in small numbers and recovered the drop of last week. Porkers made 43s 6d to £3 2s 6d, an average price a lb of 7d to 71d; and baconers made 57s 6d to £5 Is 6d, an average price a lb, of 61d to 7d.