LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 224, 22 September 1938, Page 8

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

SPRING SALE. STEERS AND BULLOCKS. (From Our Own Correspond eat.) TAUMARUNUI, Wednesday. There was a representative attendance of buyers ironi the Manawatu, Taihape \\ar>ganui, Waikato, and Taranaki di* ti lets at the special spring steer a nc bullock sale conducted by Messrs. DalgeU and Company at their.Matifere salejards Approxiniately 600 cattle were yarded, and although they were in only store condi Hon, and m many cases showing the effect* ,of the winter, the w hf>le of the cattle sold i came out at an average price of £8 17/« per head. Two hundred and eight-on* steers, sold on account of Mr. R T Fullerton-Smith, Ongarue, made up to £i 17/, and averaged £9 2/. The following prices were realised — Store-conditioned four-year Polled Anzui bullock. £9 6/ to £9 17/; Polled AngK Hereford cross bullocks, £9 to £9 2£9 0, 1/: £ 8 8t H j J ADDINGTON PRICES RISE. BEEF TO 45/ PER 10OLB. (By Tttegraph—Prea, ' Association J CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Aldington to-day were generally of aver age size Ihere were minor changes in sheep values. Fat cattle met with a sharr advance because of the small entry Th< market improved a good 3/ per 1001b foi better classes. Best sorts of ewes showec mnrt P i >r "' on u Ot * b J °V t V » he «»- Th< fnd w» t"? un , chan S ed ewes and lambs aW 2/ .h^ the im Provement oi about 2/ a head of last week being lost More pigs had a sharp rise. Store B heer values were almost unchanged. A gooc line of Cornedale ewes, welfwooled, witl a good proportion of lambs, *old at 15/6 Alodium ewn and lambs. 10/ to 12/- best pen hoggets, U/ for .' m 4ed iex' S Primer sorts of spring lambs sold&t h!\ uZa '/*,«' a fe ut , l * 3 P« lb ; °ther sorte about d n Tb A Ut "?», entr y stalled about 5000. Quality Wag better than usual Good ewe, were better by up to 1/ * head rSs "VST '*• "***»*• J-* *«ek' f rates. Extra prime wethers, to 34/10 ?4 r ; n '^ h | a / Vy * ?L 6 t0 , 30/; Prime .medKSi: 24/ to 27/; others, down to 20/- extrs prime ewes, to 26/7; prime heavy,' 21/ t 23.6; prime medium, 16/6 to 20/; other, down to 12/ The fat cattle entry of IS was the smallest for some months Thew was an improvement of up to 30/ for re* sonably well-finiahed beef P and LtoM; for medium cows and heifers. Beat bee) a n n a f e t U 2o/°, 45/ per 1001b f ° r best iteeri and to 43/ for young prime heifers. Onl\ nondescript cows sold at less than 33/ pe'i 1001b. Extra prime eteers made to £» 12/6; prime heavy, £16 15/ to £18 10/ prime medium, £15 to £16 10/; light, te ±-11 5/; extra prime heifers, to £14 12/6prime, £11 5/ to £12 10/; medium, £9 15/ to £11; light, to £9 10/; extra prinu V«7 8 ' to * la 17 /6: Prime, £10 5/ to £1] I J?i : . me 4"" n '. £7 10/I 0 / to £9 15/; light, tc £7 a/. *at pigs: The yarding in the pork section was of medium size. For bcttei quality prices were about 2/ dearer. Othei descriptions were 2/ to 3/ easier. Chopper* m small numbers met an excellent sale I lie market all round was slightly eaeiei ! han .A week . ago ' Choppers made £5 8/( to £6 1/; porkers, 39/6 to £3 8/6; average price per lb, 7%d to 8d; baconers. £3 10 >t to £4 19/6; average price per lb, 7d tc rh<\.