STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 August 1941, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

SALE AT FEILDING A STRONG TONE. MUTTON PRICES INCREASE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING. August 8. Despite unfavourable weather there was a strong tone in the market at Feilding today, the moderate entry of good quality stock selling freely. Mutton prices appreciated about 2s a head, some particularly well finished ewes and wethers attracting strong demand from butchers. Lamb values were steady at late rates. Inquiry for store sheep was firm, and the rather small entry was quickly cleared. Ewe hoggets were in chief supply, and first-quality lines of these made from 30s to 31s 6d. Medium grade twotooth ewes sold at 32s 6d, and good four and five-year ewes at 20s 7d. A very good line of five-year ewes made 22s 3d. ’Wether hoggets were not in supply in any numbers. Store cattle values were unchanged, with a steady inquiry for the few pens of forward station lines available. Three year A.A. steers in good order made £8 16s, and smaller sorts of mixed breed changed hands at £7 18s to £8 7s. Two-year steers brought £6 6s. The market was quieter for Jersey heifers, best sorts ranging from £5 10s to £5 17s 6d. A satisfactory sale took place for a fairly heavy supply of dairy cattle, heifers reaching profit making to £l2 5s and springing cows to £9 10s. Heifers in milk also sold well at up to £l2 ss. Female beef was a little easier because of a drop in quality, particularly in heifer lines. Cows of medium finish made to £8 17s 6d and heifers to £8 2s 6d. Pigs sold well at unchanged prices.

CARTERTON SALE

-SHEEP MAKE GOOD VALUES. DEMAND FOR FAT AND STORE CATTLE. Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report as follows on their Carterton sale:---At our weekly sale yesterday a big yarding of cattle came forward and also a fair entry of sheep and pigs. Sheep made good values, and a very attractive line of ewe hoggets offered on behalf of Mr Roy Donald made 295. Store wether hoggets and b.f. hoggets made good values and fats sold at late rates. Generally the cattle entry was of inferior quality, but good springing heifers and cows sold at satisfactory prices. Late calvers and inferior sorts were hard to quit. Fat and store cattle sold well. Porker pigs made good values, but weaners were easier. The following are our prices:—

Sheep: Prime hoggets, 28s 6d to 32s 6d; fat hoggets, 20s, 23s 6d to 24s Id; fat ewes, to 16s; light fat ewes, to 12s; fat wethers, to 245; wether hoggets, 17s, 18s to 19s lOd; b.f. hoggets, 15s 6d to 16s; small b.f. hoggets, 10s 2d to 12s Id; small wr. hoggets, 9s 8d to 10s 2d; extra good woolly ewe hoggets, to 295.

Cattle: Three-year Jersey heifers on drop, £8 to £10; 2-yr. Jersey heifers on drop, £7 to £9 10s; springing Jersey heifers, £5 to £6 10s; Jersey cows on drop, £8 to £10; springing Jersey cross cows, £6 to £8 10s; fat cows, £5 to £5 16s; fat steers, £6 14s to £7 15s; forward cows, £4 to £4 15s; store cows, £2 15s to £3 16s; 2-yr. empty heifers, to £4 16s; yearling Jersey heifers, to £4 ss. Pigs: Heavy porkers, £2 9s, £2 14s to £2 16s; porkers, 375, £2 to £2 2s; light porkers, 29s to 325; store pigs, 225, 235, 255, 27s 6d to 28s; slips, 15s, 16s to 17s 6d; weaners, 14s to 15s; weaners (medium), 12s 6d to 13s 6d; weaners (small), 8s to 9s; sow with litter, to £6; sows, r.w. boar, £3, £3 7s 6d to £4; choppers, to £3.