STOCK MARKET
, MASTERTON SALE. FAT SHEEP REMAIN FIRM. A large entry of fat sheep, a small yarding of store sheep, and a large penning of dairy cattle were offered bv the Associated Auctioneers at Masterton yesterday. Fat sheep remained firm at last week’s rates. Good conditioned ewes in lamb, ewes and forward wethers, were keenly competed for and prices showed a hardening tendency. Ewes with lambs at foot made their first appearance of the season. The daily cattle, although showing signs of the recent severe climatic conditions, sold readily, and practically the whole yarding was disposed of at auction. Quotations are: — Sheep: Prime heavy wethers, 22s to 245; lighter, 16s 4d to 18s 6d; b.f. 2-ths, 18s 6d to 20s 3d; prime heavy ewes, 18s 3d to 19s 6d; medium 14s to 16s; light, 9s 6d to 11s; prime fat hoggets, 18s 3d to 21s; medium 15s to 16s; m.a. ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 12s 3d to 18s 6d; aged in-lamb ewes, 4s to 9s; 2-th wethers, 16s; m.s. b.f. 2-ths, 13s 6d; wether hoggets, 14s; aged ewes with lambs at foot, 7s lOd all counted.
Dairy cows: August and September calvers, £7 10s to £8 15s; low conditioned, £4 to £6; springing heifers. £4 10s to £8 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £4 ss; fat lows, exdairy, £4 ss; forward A.A. cows, £4 16s.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 August 1939, Page 3
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227STOCK MARKET Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 August 1939, Page 3
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