LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 37, 14 February 1939, Page 11

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

TAUMARUNUI EWT. FAIR. Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd., report on their Taumarunui ewe fair. They offered 13,579 ewes, mostly straight lines and for these there was strong competition at prices in most cases well in excess of vendors’ expectations. Late shorn and failing mouth ewes were not sought after except at lower prices. Very few sheep were bought locally, most of the yarding going to Auckland and the Waikato districts.

We quote.—Best 2-tooth ewes, 28s 1 3d to 32s Id), medium 23s 6d to 27s 3d, I Small 15s to 20s 6d, small 4 and 6- g tooth ewes 23s &d, good 4-year ewes c 22s 6d to 24s 6d, medium 19s to 225, 4 and 5-year ewes (best) 19s to 24s 6d, 4 medium 17s to 18s 3d, small 12s 6d to I 16s, 5-year ewes tops 18s to 235, e medium 15s to 17s 6d, 6-year ewes, G 10s 6d to 16s 3d, cull ewes 5s to 10s 6d. 1 j I THE MARTON SALE The New Zealand Farmers’ Dis- J tributing Co., Ltd., report a yarding 1 of 1250 sheep, 21 pigs and one pen c cattle to a good attendance. The I market generally was a little easier 1 than our previous sale owing possibly to the continued dry weather. Several pens were passed at auction but - were disposed of privately after the sale. We quote good medium two- ( tooth ewes 265, fair ditto 23s to 24s 2d, aged ewes in good condition 12s, forward Corriedale w. lambs 13s 4d, forward woolly b.f. lambs 16s Id, medium ditto 13s 7d, Corriedale ewe lambs 13s, small wether lambs s to 5s ’d, tail encl 3s, S.D. rams £3 3s. store pigs 255, best weaners ’9s to 255, small ditto 10s 6d, forward empty cows £3 17s, springing cows £3 12s.