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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 March 1942, Page 4

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PAHIATUA SALE LAMB VALUES REMAIN FIRM. WETHERS IN KEEN DEMAND. The Associated Auctioneers report on their Pahiatua sale as follows:—Lambs and wethers were offered to a large attendance of the public. The lambs offered were mostly medium quality, and values remained firm on late rates. Wethers were in keen demand, and realisations in this section were very satisfactory. Ewes, in common with outside sales, were not in keen demand, but with vendors meeting the reduced limits of buyers, a total clearance was effected. Pigs were again neglected, and passings were frequent. Quotations: —2-tooth ewes, 255, 24s 9d to 23s 6d; 5-year ewes, 14s to 13s 9d; m.a. ewes, 13s 6d; 4-tooth wethers, 20s; 2-tooth wethers, 19s 4d to 19s; shorn w. lambs (good), 18s 6d to 17s; medium w. lambs, 15s sd, 14s to 12s 9d; cull w. lambs, 10s to 8s 6d; b.f. lambs (medium), 15s 5d to 14s 6d, (small), 12s 2d to Ils 6d. Pigs: Weaners, 10s 6d to 6s. SALE AT FEILDING > A FIRM DEMAND FOR SHEEP. GOOD VALUES FOR BEEF. • (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING, March 6. Demand for sheep at Feilding today was quiet but firm, both store lambs and ewes maintaining recent prices. The cattle section was poorly supplied, but what beef was yarded sold well. Wethers made good prices where quality was up to buyers’ requirements, but ewes were inclined to be backward. Lambs made late rates. There was a heavy entry of store ewes and lambs, but prices remained steady under a good demand. Beef enjoyed a strong sale where quality was good. CARTERTON SALE SATISFACTORY LAMB PRICES. Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report on their Carterton sale yesterday as follows: —A heavy yarding came forward. Lambs again met with strong competition and we made a clearance at very satisfactory prices. A few breeding ewes came forward but did not provide very good competition. Store wethers and fat sheep were firmer. Cattle met with a very good demand and pigs made late rates. Prices: — Sheep: Prime heavy lambs, 29s Id to 29s 4d; fat lambs, 20s, 225, 22s 3d, 23s to 24s 9d: fat wethers, 20s Id, 235, 23s Id, 23s 6d, 24s 6d to 24s 8d; fat ewes, 9s, 10s 6d to 11s; fat b.f’s., 23s to 24s 6d; p.b. m.a. Romney ewes, to 27s 6d; p.b. 4-th. Romney ewes, to 235; p.b. 2-th. Romney ewes, to 28s; p.b. Romney ewe lambs, to 26s 6d; p.b. Romney ram lambs, to 28s 6d; 2-th. ewes, 19s to 25s 9d; 4 and 6-th. ewes, to 17s 6d; 4 and 5-yr. ewes, 11s 6d, 12s 9d to 13s; s.m. ewes, 7s 9d to 10s; 2-th. wethers, 19s 3d to 19s 8d; b.f. lambs, 14s lid, 16s 4d, 17s 7d, 17s 8d to 19s 3d; shorn wether 1 lambs, Ils 7d to 12s; shorn ewe lambs, to 15s; woolly ewe lambs, to 18s; woolly wr. lambs, 14s Id, 16s 6d- to 17s; small b.f. lambs, to 8s 3d; small wether lambs, 10s 6d, 10s lOd, 10s 7d td 11s 7d; small medium lambs, to 6s 6d. Cattle: Hereford heifer on drop, £5 to £9 10s; cows and calves, £4 15s to £5 ss; fat calves, £5 7s 6d, £5 14s, £6, to £6 10s; forward cows, £4 to £4 ss; store cows, £3, £3 6s, £3 7s to £3 10s; bulls, 10s, 25s to 40s; steers, £3 Is, £4 15s to £7 15s; heifers, r.w.b., £3 12s 6d to £4 19s. Pigs: Baconers, £2 17s, £3, £3 10s to £3 15s; porkers, heavy, £2 10s, £2 14s to £2 15s; porkers, 35s to 38s 6d; light porkers, 30s to 345; store pigs, 22s 27s to 28s 6d; slips, 15s, 18s to 20s; weaners (good), 10s to 14s; weaners (medium), 9s to 10s; weaners. (small), 6s, 7s to 8s 6d; sow and litter, to £2 12s 6d; sows r.w. boar, 10s, 20s to £2 10s; choppers, 10s, 25s to £2 14s.