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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 February 1942, Page 3

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CARTERTON SALE. CATTLE PRICES FIRM. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson & Co.. Ltd., report as follows on the Carterton sale yesterday: The inquiry for lambs was not quite so good, although practically a total clearance was made. A very nice line of 2-tooth ewes offered on behalf of Mr. W. H. Booth, Middle Run, made 28s. Fats sold at late rates. The cattle market was firm, and pigs made late rates. Prices were as follow: Sheep. —Fat wethers, 21s to 225; fat ewes, 9s, 10s 3d, Ils to Ils 6d; fat lambs, to 21s 9d; forward wethers, 17s 6d to 18s 3d; fat black-faces, to 18s 2d; b.f. lambs, 13s, 13s 6d, 14s 4d, 16s Id, 16s lOd, 17s 7d to 17s 9d; woolly wether lambs, 12s, 12s 7d, 13s, 13s 9d, 15s 6d to 16s; shorn wether lambs, to 12s 6d; woolly ewe lambs, 14s 6d, 17s to 17s 3d; small woolly ewe lambs, to 10s 7d; small b.f. lambs, 6s sd, 7s 6d, 9s 6d, 10s to 10s 6d; small w.w. lambs. 7s Bd, 10s Id, 10s 3d, Ils to Ils Id; small shorn ewe lambs, to 10s 3d. Cattle.—Springing dairy cows, £8 to £8 10s; prime Holstein cows, £7 15s to £8; fat cows, £5, £5 ss, £6, £6 ss. £6 7s 6d to £6 10s; forward cows, £3 7s, £3 15s, £4 to £4 7s 6d; store cows, 20s to £2 15s; cows and calves, £2 15s to £6; bulls, 9s to 10s. Pigs: Heavy porkers, £2 10s 6d, £2 12s, £2 13s, £2 17s to £2 19s; porkers 375, £2 to £2 2s; light porkers. 34s to 355; store pigs, 245, 255, 275, 28s to 30s; slips, 18s to 225; weaners, good 13s. 15s to 16s. medium Ils to 12s, small 7s, Bs, 8s 6d to 10s; sows to farrow, 30s, £2, £2 15s, £3 to £3 15s; choppers, 20s, 37s 6d to £2 7s.