STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 July 1939, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

SALE AT FEILDING. PRICES FAIRLY FIRM. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING, July 28. Prices held at fairly firm levels at the Feilding stock sale held today, though mutton values were slightly lower because of the absence of outside competition. Extra quality lines, however, were quite up to last week’s rates. The demand for young breeding ewes was firm for all classes, with ewe lambs making a keen sale. Aged ewes were not of such good quality as those of last week, with the result that prices eased slightly. The small offering of station cattle met a fair sale. Boner cows sold well, prices being on a level with those of recent sales. The dairy cattle and market was good, with a firm inquiry from the Waikato and Taranaki districts. The demand for quality dairy cattle was strong. Prices are:--Sheep: Good breeding ewes, twotooths, r.w. Southdown rams, 295; others, 21s 7d; four and six-tooth, 22s 9d; four-tooth to four-year, 265; four and five-year, 16s 6d; five-year, Ils 6d to 18s 7d; m.a., to 13s 6d; ewe hoggets, good, 21s 5d to 22s 6d; others, 18s to 20s 4d; prime hoggets, 17s 6d; good to fair, 15s to 16s; prime wethers, 22s 5d to 23s 9d; extra quality line, 24s 3d; fair weights, 19s to 21s 8d; others, 18s 3d; prime b.f’s., 18s 9d to 21s; prime fat ewes, 21s 7d to 22s 8d; lighter sorts, 15s; poor quality, from 11s 6d. Cattle: Heifers, r.w.b., near calving, £7 12s 6d to £9 2s 6d; later calvers, £4 10s to £7 ss; springing cows, in forward condition, £7 5s to £lO 10s; later calvers, £4 to £6 ss; empty P.A. heifers, £4 Is; cows, £3 15s; Holstein heifers, £3 13s 6d; Jersey weaner heifers, £2 17s to £3 11s; P.A. steers, £3; empty Jersey cows, £3 12s 6d; boners, from 32s 6d to £4 7s 6d; prime P.A. cows, £8 16s; Hereford cows, £4 12s 6d; Hereford heifers, £6 10s to £6 13s; ex-dairy cows, to £5 15s; heifers, £5 10s. Pigs: Weaners, 12s 6d to 225; slips, 20s to 275; stores, 21s 6d to 30s; porkers, 37s 6d to 475. CARTERTON SALE. LATE RATES MAINTAINED. Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report as follows:—A small yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs came forward at our Carterton sale yesterday and was offered to a fair attendance. All classes of stock sold well up to late rates, the dairy herd offered on account of Mr L. W. Knight averaging £lO. The following are some of the realisations: — Sheep: M.A. ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, to 17s. Pigs: Weaners, good, 18s to 21s; medium, 14s 6d to 17s; small, 11s to 14s; slips, 16s to 18s; store pigs, 19s to 235; light porkers, 26s to 325; porkers, 35s to £2 9s. Cattle: Jersey cows just calved, £lO 5s to £l3 10s; Jersey cross cows, due August, £lO to £l3 10s; Jersey cows, due September, £7 15s to £9 10s; springing heifers, £8 to £lO 10s; fat cows, £5 10s to'£7; forward cows, £2 15s to £3; store cows, £2 to £3; yearling dairy heifers, £2 to £3 10s.