STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 August 1941, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

■ > SALE AT FEOING fat wether prices increase. GOOD VALUES FOR STORE SHEEP. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING, August 29. Prices for fat wethers advanced slightly at today’s Feilding sale on last week’s firm rates. There was a fairly heavy yarding. Fat ewes were easier because of lack of quality, and fat hoggets were not in keen demand but total clearance was effected. There was a smaller offering of store sheep, principally hoggets, which brought very good prices, wether hoggets specially finding a good market. There was also a good market for ewe hoggets showing condition. There was a large offering of dairy stock, but-it was not of high quality, and consequently there were no fancy prices. There was a good inquiry for fat cattle, prices firming up as quality was offering. Some pens of run cattle sold at fair prices. CARTERTON SALE KEEN COMPETITION. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report as follows on their Carterton sale yesterday: A good yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs came forward. Competition was keen throughout and practically a total clearance was effected under the hammer. The following are some of the realisations: — Sheep: Fat wethers, 29s 6d to 32s 6d; fat hoggets, 22s 9d, 22s lOd, 24s 2d to 265: woolly ewe hogget's, 345; light fat ewes, 13s to 13s 6d. Cattle: One extra choice Jersey heifer on drop, £l6 10s; choice Jersey heifers on drop, £8 15s, £lO, £lO 17s 6d, £ll 17s 6d to £l3; springing Jersey heifers, £7 to £8 10s; Jersey cows on drop, £6 10s, £7, £8 15s, £9 ss, £9 10s; fat cows, £5 10s, £6 to £7; store cows, £2 Is, £2 19s to £3 9s; cows and calves, to £3 15s. Pigs: Heavy porkers, £2 Bs, £2 12s, £2 14s to £2 18s: light porkers. 34s to £2 Is; sows r.w. boar, £2 7s 6d to £3 ss: p.b. Tamworth boar, £3; store pigs, 255, 26s to 275; weaners (good), 21s to 245. (medium), 17s to 20s, (small), 12s 6d to 16s 6d.