STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 November 1940, Page 9

STOCK MARKET

SALE AT FEILDING. DECLINE IN PRICES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING, November 1. Little life was shown in any department of the Feilding stock sale today. Mutton prices were down considerably, and the inquiry for cattle was not up to that of recent sales. Consequent on the drop of a penny a pound in mutton prices, fat sheep quotations showed a decline of from 2s. to 3s. a head. The sale for wether mutton was fairly good, but all others were slow. Extra prime wethers, made 255. 4d. to 265. 10d., prime 235. to 245. 9d„ unfinished 19s. 7d. to 225. 10d.; extra prime ewes 16s. 7d. to 17s. 10d.; prime 14s. 6d. to 165., light 12s. to 13s. 10d.; prime maiden ewes 20s. lOd. to 235. 4d.; extra prime hoggets 245. 10d., prime 225. Id. to 235. 9d., unfinished 19s. 4d. to 21s. lOd.

Several good pens of ewe and wether hoggets were available in the store sheep section, and made fair prices. Choice two-tooth ewes sold to 375. 6d„ second-class 335. 4d„ small 245. 6d.; best two-tooth wethers 19s. 3d. to 20s. 4d., smaller 18s. Id. to 18s. 7d.

Well-grown three-year Hereford steers sold for £8 4s, small two-year Hereford steers £5 10s.; two-year A.A. steers, best £6 155.; small £5 135.; backward three-year A.A. steers £7 10s.; yearling A.A. steers, £3 11s.; twoyear Jersey steers, £4 17s. 6d.; good two-year Jersey steers, £4 17s. 6d; good two-year A.A. heifers, £4 9s„ small £3 Ils., good yearling Jersey heifers £6 7s. 6d. to £6 155., inferior £2; works cows, heavy £3 10s. to £4, others to £3 55.; cows and calves £4 2s. Beef prices held fairly firm, but only extra prime offerings attracted business. A large proportion of the entry was of lightweight lines. Extra prime Hereford cows brought £lO 12s. 6d. to £lO 17s. 6d.; medium prime cows, £8 7s. 6d. to £9 7s. 6d., light prime £7 10s. to £8 55.; ex-dairy cows, £4 7s. 6d. to £6 155.; light prime heifers £7 17s. 6d„ unfinished £6 2s. 6d. to £6 17s. 6d.; Jersey steers, £9 12s. 6d.; heavy runners £7 12s. 6d. to £8 2s. 6d.; small vealers, £1 15s.

Buyers showed fairly keen discrimination. and only better sorts of dairy cattle made late rates. Best springing heifers made £lO 2s 6d to £ll, later calvers £8 to £9 10s„ backward £6 to £7 155.; heifers in milk, £6 ss. to £8; springing cows, £9 155.; cows in milk, £5 ss.

The usual good sale took place for all classes of pigs. Good weaners sold for 16s. to 225. 6d., small 12s. 6d. to 145.; slips, 30s. to 325. 6d.; stores, 38s. 6d. to 435.; porkers, 525.