STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 April 1940, Page 9

STOCK MARKET

FEILDING SALE YESTERDAY. LOWER PRICES FOR CATTLE. (B.v Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING. April 19. Except for a small entry of mutton, which made late rates, all sections of stock forward at the Feilding sale today met quiet markets. Prices for cattle were definitely backward, transactions being completed only where the vendors met the buyer. Fat sheep: The mutton entry was very small and mostly of good-finished ewes, which sold particularly well. Prime quality ewes made 225. medium, prime 18s to 19s 7d. light 12s 9d to 16s 3d: prime wethers 23s 6d to 245, unfinished 18s 6d to 19s: prime lambs 21s 6d. light 14s 6d to 18s Bd. Store sheep: There was a fair variety offered in this department, including a good assortment of breeding ewes. The prices realised were not up to expectations, but the clearance was quite fair. Good ewe lambs made 21s to 22s 7d, others 16s lOd to 19s; small b.f. lambs 9s to 11s 2d; best wether b.f. lambs 17s 6d. second grade 14s 3d. others 10s 9d to 12s 6d; forward wethers 17s to 18s; best two-tooth ewes 27s to 29s 7d, small 17s; good five and six-year ewes 19s lOd, second quality 14s 4d to 17s 3d; six-tooth to four-year ewes 17s to 19s 7d; fattening ewes 10s Id to 12s 2d.

Store cattle: The influx of station stock was fairly heavy, and again the market was backward, particularly in the case of grown cattle. Good 4Jyear A.A. bullocks made £9 16s, sec-ond-quality £8 5s to £8 Bs, three-year £6 7s; three-year Hereford steers £7 3s 6d: 18-month A.A. steers, good. £4. others £2 6s; 18-month A.A. heifers £1 2s to £1 13s, two-year £2 13s; twoyear Hereford steers, good, £5 16s to £7; weaner steers and heifers £1 10s to £2; empty run cows, heavy. £4, others £1 15s to £2 13s, heifers £2 15s; cows with calves £3 ss; works cows, meaty. £4 2s 6d to £4 12s 6d. others £2 "15s to £3 12s 6d; weaner Jersey heifers £2 18s to £3. Dairy cattle: The springing heifers offered were of a good type and held with the range of last week’s prices, but, as with all other stock, the quality was not as good. Good springing heifers made £ll 7s 6d, second-qual-ity £7 10s to £8 ss, backward £5 to £6 12s 6d; heifers in milk, £5 10s; spring cows £6 5s to £B. Fat cattle: Beef suffered a decided drop, the market apparently being oversupplied at the moment. Prime cows made £6 10s to £6 19s, light prime £5 10s to £6 ss; ex-dairy cows £3 15s to. £5; best heifers £6 10s to £6 17s, second quality £5 10s to £6, unfinished £3 17s 6d to £5; light prime oxen £ll to £ll 17s 6d, unfinished £6 19s; vealers £1 12s 6d to £2 10s; runners £2 17s 6d. Pigs: A good sale at late rates resulted for pigs. No porkers were on offer. Best weaners made 13s, smaller 7s. slips. 15s to 17s 6d; stores 20s 6d to 245.

CARTERTON SALE, GOOD DEMAND FOR STOCK. Messrs Wright. Stephenson and Co.. Ltd., report as- follows on their Carterton sale yesterday. To a good attendance of the public we sold a good yarding of pigs and a smaller yarding than usual of sheep and cattle. All classes of stock sold well at late rates. The following are realisations:— Sheep: Fat wethers, 24s 9d. 245; fat ewes. 18s, 14s; fat lambs. 235. 21s 9d; store ewes. 10s 3d. b.f. ewes 17s, b.f. lambs 15s. m.a. ewes r.w. S.D.. 10s Id. Cattle: Springing cow. £8; vealers,-425; heifer calves, 255. 30s, fat cows, £5 15s. £4 9s. £4. £3 18s. £3 9s. £3 6s. £3 ss; store cows. 30s. 15s; cows and calves. £4 12s - „ „ 4 , Pigs: weaners, 9s 6d, 9s. Bs, 7s to 4s 6d’ store pigs. 19s, 17s 6d. 16s 6d. 15s; porkers. £2 13s. £2 9s, £2 3s, £2 4s. £1 18s. £1 15s, £1 7s 6d.