STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 October 1940, Page 9

STOCK MARKET

FEILDING SALE. DOWNWARD TREND OF VALUES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING, October 25. The market was quiet in all sections at the Feilding Stock sale today, values generally showing a downward trend. The continued absence of a soaking rainfall again reacted unfavourably on the cattle market, where sales were below last week’s figures. Extra prime lines of mutton held firm on late rates, but in all cases where there was lack of finish prices were down. Extra prime hoggets made 30s. 4d. to 30s. 7d., prime 255. 4d. to 275. 4d., unfinished 19s. Id. to 245. 10d.; extra prime wethers 275. lOd. to 295. 10d., prime 245. lOd. to 265. 9d., light 225. to 245. 6d.; prime woolly wethers 255. 4d.; extra prime ewes, 245. lOd. to 265. 4d., prime 225. to 245. 4d., unfinished 17s. Id. to 21s. 9d. In the store sheep section a fairly good assortment of ewe hoggets made an appeal to buyers, but there was little change in rates for all other sheep. Best ewe hoggets sold for 335. 9d. to 365., smaller 31s. 6d., backward 225. 6d., good two-tooth wethers 245. 6d„ second quality 19s. 3d. to 20s„ small 175.; small two-tooth ewes, 255. to 265. 9d. black-face two-tooths 16s. 7d. to 19s. Bd.; ewes and lambs, all counted, 17s. 3d.; four-tooth wethers 225. 6d. Though some attractive lines of run cattle were offered, the demand in the stere section was not equal to the supply, several lots being passed. Best yearling A. A. heifers brought £4, others £2 15s. to £3 2s. 6d.; best yearling A.A. steers £4; forward threeyear A.A. steers £9 65., lighter £8 Is. to £8 175.; best two-year A.A. steers £7, others £6 Is. to £6 45.; empty A.A. cows, £4 ss. to £5 55.; good yearling Jersey heifers £4 15s. to £6; smaller £2 ss. to £4 65.; empty heifers £4 2s. to £5 155.; Jersey steers £2 15s. to £5 55.; cows and calves £4 10s.; works cows, heavy, £4 65.; to £4 12s. 6d.; others £1 12s. 6d. to £3 17s. 6d.; Jersey bulls £4 15s. to £ll 155.; A..A. bulls, £5 10s. to £B. Late rates were paid for milkers and dairy stock nearing profit, but backward sorts were not wanted. Good springing cows sold for £lO 10s. to £l3, others to £7; cows in milk, best, £7 15s. to £B, poor £4 ss. to £4 155.; good springing heifers £8 to £lO, others £6 to £7 155.; heifers in milk £6 10s. Top quality beef maintained a fairly steady level of values, the offering generally being in nice even finish. Extra prime A.A. heifers made £9 7s. 6d. to £lO 2s. 6d, prime £8 to £8 17s. 6d., light from £6 155.; extra prime cows £lO 2s. 6d., prime £7 17s. 6d. to £8 7s. 6d.; ex dairy sorts £5 2s. 6d. to £7 10s.; medium prime oxen £ll 7s. 6d. to £l2 25.-6 d., light prime £8 17s. 6d. to £lO 17s. 6d.; vealers £3 17s. 6d. to £5 15s. Pig prices were unchanged at high rates. Weaners brought 14s. to 18s. 6d.; slips 21s. to 28s. 6d. stores 31s. 6d. to 375. 6d. CARTERTON SALE. STRONG DEMAND FOR CATTLE Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report as follows: —We held our usual weekly sale at Carterton yesterday, when a fairly big offering was submitted to a good attendance. Fat sheep were easier in price, especially shorn ewes. Fat and forward cattle met with a strong demand and prices were up to late rates. Springing cows and heifers were easier but the quality was not very high. Pigs sold at late rates. Prices were as follow: — Cattle:—Cows in milk, £lO, to £lO 10s.; heifers in milk, £6 10s., £7 155., £ll 55.; heifers just calved, £4, £5, £7 10s„ £9; spring cows, £5 155., £6 10s., springing heifers, £6 10s., £6, £6 55., fat cows. £4 10s. £5 65.. £5 155., £6;fatP.A. heifers, £9 4s; fat P.A. cows £8 55., store cows, £4, £5 75., £6 125., cows and calves, £4; yearling heifers, £4, £4 17s. 6d.; yearling Jersey bulls, £6, £4 55.; one two-year S.H. bull, £7; heavy Holstein Bull, £ll 10s. Sheep:—Fat shorn wethers, 245.; fat shorn ewes, 18s. Id., 14s. 6d„ 18s. 6d., 165.; fat woolly ewes, 235., 245., 265. 6d.; fat b.f. hoggets, 275.. 24s 6d., ewes with b.f. lambs at foot, 19s. Pigs:—Baconers, £3 155., £3 195., £4 Is., £4 65.; heavy porkers, £2 155., light porkers, 375., £2, £2 2s. 6d. £2 55.; store pigs, 275., 295., 315., 395.; weaners (small), 17s. 6d.; (medium) 205., 215.; (good), 225., 235. 6d., 255. 6d. EKETAHUNA SALE. KEEN COMPETITION. N.Z. Loon end A'’on''v Co Ltd., report on the Eketahuna sale as uJluws: —A good entry of sheep, dairy cattle and bulls was submitted to a satisfactory attendance of buyers. Included in the entry of sheep was the complete flock on account of Mr. A. Olsen, who has sold his farm, and these attracted keen competition. There was also a keen demand for bulls, prices for all animals of good class being very satisfactory. Following is the range of prices:—Account A. Olsen, four-year ewes, with b.f. lambs at foot, at 205., 21s. 3d.. 21s. 7d., 225. 3d., fat ewes. 245. 6d.. account other vendors, ewes with lambs at foot. 215.. fat hoggets 26s 2d., woolly wether hoggets 235. Id. Jersey bulls, account J. L. Heckler, two-year at 241gns., 24gns., and 21gns.; yearlings at 14gns„ and 11 gns.; account C. E. Evans, yearlings, at 15gns and Bgns.: account F. M. Goggin at 12gns and 10 gns; dairy cows and heifers made up to £lO OS-