STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 May 1940, Page 9

STOCK MARKET

FEILDING SALE.

STORE SHEEP EASIER IN PRICE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

FEILDING. May 3.

The prices varied from unsteady to fair at the cattle fair held in Feilding today, the demand for a heavy penning of run stock being patchy. The values for sheep were more or less unchanged, though those for stores were slightly easier.

Fat sheep: Moderate entry of mutton found a firm market, and a total clearance was effected. Extra prime wethers made 26s lOd to 28s, prime heavy 25s to 26s 6d. medium 23s to 24s 9d, unfinished 22s 6d; extra prime ewes 24s 7d, prime 19s Id to 21s 6d, average sorts 16s 9d to 18s 9d,.

Store sheep: Breeding ewes had an off day, the market not showing the same inquiry as last week for either ewes or lambs. Good two-tooth ewes made 30s, second-grade 27s 6d to 28s 3d; good m.a. ewes 25s 3d; two and four-tooth ewes 27s 3d; plain four and five-year ewes 16s 9d; plain five-year ewes 14s sd, better sorts 16s 6d; wether lambs, good 15s 6d, small 10s to Ils 6d; best ewe lambs 20s Bd. Store cattle: Excellent sales were made in some cases, but, generally, the market was unsteady to easier.

Dairy cattle: A small entry of winter calvers sold at last rates. Good springing cows made £7 15s, others from £4 10s; choice springing heifers £9. backward from £3 17s 6d. Fat cattle: A firm sale resulted for beef, good, finished, lightweight cows selling well. Prime station cows made £7 10s to £7 12s 6d. lightweights £6 to £7; light prime heifers, £6 7s 6d to £7; light A.A. steers, £5 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d; ex-dairy cows, £4 to £5 15s. Pigs: An excellent entry of pigs sold at advanced prices. Weaners made 7s to 9s - slips, 13s 6d io 15s; stores. £1 15s; porkers. £1 15s to £2 12s 6d; baconers, £3. CARTERTON SALE. PRACTICALLY A TOTAL CLEARANCE. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report as follows: —A yarding in excess of advertised numbers came forward at oui’ Carterton Sale yesterday. and was offered to a large attendance. With the exception of one or two pens of lambs practically a total clearance was effected at the following prices:— Sheep—Prime heavy fat lambs, to 29s 9d; fat lambs, 23s to 25s 6d, fat wethers. 21s 6d to 235; fat ewes, 15s 6d, l7s to 17s 2d; forward ewes, to 12s lOd; store ewes, 5s lOd, 6s to 8s; ewe lambs, to 13s 6d; woolly wether lafhbs, to 15s 4d; b.f. lambs, 14s 6d to 16s 3d; shorn wether lambs, to 13s 6d. Cattle: Jersey cows on drop, to £l4; springing Jersey heifers, to £9; fat cows, £4 15s to £6 2s; forward cows, £3 to £4 10s; store cows, 35s to £2 10s; cows and calves, £3 16s to £5 Ils; fat heifers, £5 7s 6d to £5 14s; weaner Jersey heifers, £2 to £3; 18 months’ heifers r.w.b.. £3 5s to £3 7s 6d; bulls, to £7. Pigs: Weaners (good), 9s 6d to 10s 6d; ditto (medium). 8s to 9s; ditto (small), 6s to 7s 6d; slips, to 14s; store pigs, 17s 6d to 25s 6d; light porkers, 28s to 31s; porkers. 33s to £2 4s; baconers to £2 15s.