LIVESTOCK MARKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 51, 2 March 1939, Page 11

LIVESTOCK MARKET

THE WANGANUI SALE GOOD MARKET FOR EWES Although the entry at yesterday's Wanganui stock sale was small in comparison with recent yardings, it was evident that there are quite a number of buyers who are in need of breeding ewes. The few pens offered ‘sold remarkably well at a fair advance on the previous week. Fat sheep were fully firm to a shade dearer. The fat cattle market was erratic, really prime cattle selling well. A good entry of store cattle, mostly on account of Mrs. A. Gray, who has leased her farm, came forward. In spite of the dry conditions these cattle sold well. Vealers made quite a good sale, but porkers and all store pigs, of which there was a heavier entry than usual, were easier. Prices realised at the sale were as follows: Sheep.—Prime ewes, 10s, 12s; fat, Bs, 9s 9d; fat wethers, 16s 3d, 19s 6d; fat lambs, 19s, 20s 3d; light, 15s, 18s 6d; good 2-tooth ewes to 335; 4 and 5year ewes, 17s, 17s 8d; low conditioned, 12s, 13s 6d; m.a. ewes, 20s, 19s 6d, 17s Id; small 2-tooth ewes, 10s, 19s good ewe lambs, 19s 9d; 1-shear S.D. rams, 4lgns., sgns.; small, £2 2s 6d, £3 3s; aged, 10s, 15s; 1-shear Romney rams, IJgns., 24gns.; aged, 10s, 20s. Cattle.—Prime P.A. cows and heifers, £6 15s, £7 6s; fat, £5 ss, £6 10s; fat S.H. cows and heifers, £5 6s, £6 ss; prime Holstein cows, £6 2s 6d, £7 3s; fat Jersey cows, £4 10s, £5 2s 6d; light, £3 15s, £4; 3i-year steers, £7; 2i-year ditto, £5; ditto heifers, £3 4s; S.H. cross cows and calves, £3 19s 6d; stors cows, £1 10s, £2 15s; heavy bulls to £6; average, £3 ss; £4 15s; vealers, boners, £3 ss, £4 10s; heavy vealers, £2 10s. Pigs.—Choppers, £1 15s, £2 ss; heavy porkers, £2, £2 12s 6d; light, 265, 335; big stores, 21s, 30s; small 17s, 19s; good slips, 10s, 14s 6d; small weaners, 5s 6d, 6s 6d.

THE MARTON SALE

The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op-erative Distributing Co., Ltd., report an entry of 2700 sheep and 21 pigs at their Marton sale, held yesterday. The entry comprised five and six-year ewes with a good line of 300 2-tooths on account C. G. Gray. There was a good attendance, but competition was dull. However, we quitted the whole yarding with the exception of two pens. Prices.—Forward 2-tooth wethers, 14s Id; 2-tooth ewes (good) passed at 27s 6d; small 2-tooth ewes, 20s 7d; 6tooth ewes, 18s 6d; 5 and 6-year ewes, Ils 9d to Ils lOd; low conditioned 6year ewes, 8s; low mouth fattening ewes, 3s 4d to 4s 3d; good one-shear SD rams, £5 15s 6d; two-shear S.D. rams, 21 to 45gns.; M.A. S.D. rams, 10s 6d; weaner pigs (good), Ils; small, 2s to ss.

TE KUITI EWE FAIR

MARKED DECLINE IN PRICES Well over the advertised entry was penned at the Te Kuiti supplementary ewe fair held by Dalgety and Company, Limited. The bulk of the yarding consisted of lull-mouth ewes and a large quantity of four and five-year sheep was entered. Lambs were yarded in fair numbers, being mostly small | lines. Prices receded on all classes of sheep and marked a decline on the previous sales. Quotations: —On account of Finnis and Sons, 28 twotooth ewes, 16s 6d; on account of Mr. W. Findlay, 48 two-tooth ewes, 14s 6d; on account of Mr. E. B. Ellis, 39 twotooth ewes, 13s; on account of Mr. C. Dick, 290 four and five-year ewes, 16s 6d; on account of Finnis and Sons, 163 five-year ewes, 14s 6d; on account of Mr. N. M. L. Old, 549 failing-mouth ewes, 6s; on account of Mr. C. R. Kerr, 173 six-year ewes, 9s; on account of Mr. W. D. Gillanders, 106 wether lambs, 7s 6d; on account of Mr. J. N. Snowden, 459 two-tooth wethers, 15s; on account of Mr. W. D. Gillanders, 18 fat wethers, 17s lOd; on account of Finnis and Sons, 273 wether lambs, 10s 7d; four-year-old ewes, Ils to 17s; five-year, 12s to 15s 6d; sound-mouth, to 9s; aged ewes, 2s to 4s; fat black-face two-tooths, 15s 6d; wether lambs, 5s to 10s 7d; mixedsex lambs, 3s to 8s 6d; failing-mouth, 3s to 7s 6d. Abraham and Williams, Limited, reports a full yarding of sheep, well in excess of advertised numbers. The entry generally was not of attractive quality and there was a lifeless sale for all classes, with a substantial fall in values, particularly in the case of full-mouth ewes. Two-tooth ewes made up to 30s, being fully up to fair value. Five-year ewes declined in value by 3s to 4s a head, while wethers and lambs were also down in value. Southdown rams were sought

within limited values, but Romneys were hard to quit. Quotations; —Fat wethers, 17s 9d; two-tooth fat, 16s lid; two-tooth wethers, 13s lid to 14s; small late shorn sorts, 12s 6d; good mixed-sex woolly lambs, Ils 6d to 13s 6d; good store lambs, 9s to 10s 7d; fair lambs, 7s to 9s; culls, 4s to 5s 6d; good two-tooth ewes, 30s; small hold-over sorts, 15s to 19s 6d; fair quality five-year ewes, 14s to 17s; five and six-year ewes, 7s 3d to 9s 6d; cull .ewes, 3s 6d to 6s; one-shear Southdown rams, good class, 6igns. to 7gns.; plainer sorts, 4Sgns. to sgns.; one-shear Romney rams, 3gns. to Signs.; failing-mouth Southdown rams, Ugns. to 21gns.

VALUES EASIER AT NORSEWOOD

The Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-op-erative Association Ltd. report having offered a good yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs to a good attendance at the Norsewood stock sale. Sheep values were a little easier. Cattle sold on a par with recent sales, though weaner pigs were hard to quit. A total clearance was effected at the prices following;— Sheep: Fat two-tooths, 14s to 18s 6d; four and five-year ewes, 12s Id to 13s 6d; six-year ewes, 10s to 12s 6d; aged ewes, 4s 6d; two-tooth ewes, 18s 7d to £1 Is; ewe lambs, Ils to 13s; wether lambs, 5s 6d to 10s 6d; and S.D. lambs, 7s 6d to 12s 6d. Cattle: Fat P.A. cows £6 to £6 4s; fat dairy cows, £3 18s to £4 15s; empty P.A. cows, £5 15s; store cows, £2 5s to £3 Is; and potter bulls, £4 5s to £6. figs: Weaner pigs, ss.