LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 165, 13 July 1940, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

FEILDING VALUES FIRM. (From Our Own Correspondent.) FKILDIXG, Friday. Although easier in some departments, prices were satisfactory at to-day's sale at (■eliding, a firm demand resulting in the total clearance of a larger offering than that of the previous week. Quotations are: —Fat sheep. A considerably heavier entry of mutton and lambs resulted in a slight easing in value, but, nevertheless. the market was keen and active throughont. Prime heavy lambs, 33/7; prime, 26/7 to 28/3; medium grades. 23/0 to 25/7; poor. 10/ to 21/0 extra prime' wethers. 32/10 to 34/10; second grade. 30/ to 32/4: unfinished. 25/7 to 29,'; extra prime ewes. 33/1; prime. 25 li to 28/10; average worts. 24/0: light unfinished. 16/ to 23/10. Store sheep: Splendid values ruled for breeding ewes, both young and adult, while the market for lambs was never firmer. Best two-tooth ewes running with Southdown rams, 33/ to 30/1: good. 28/9 to 31/; small. 23/6; two. four and six-tooth. 32/6: good mixed age. 28'0 fo 30/; others, 21/3 to 20.': very good five-year. 20 0 to 28/6; second quality, 25/10; poor. 22/3 to 23/7: good conditioned sound mouthed. 22/6 to 25 1; best ewe lambs. 30 '(j to 33'0: average sorts. 28/ to 20 0; smaller, 24' to 20/3: black face. best. 17 S to 18/8;, others. 14'8 to 17/: wethers, good, 103 to 20/4: second grade. 10/ to 18/0: poor. 12/2 to 14/6: mixed sex lambs. 17'. Store cattle:' A light entry of store cattle again made unchanged prices, with all lines changing hands. Run cows. £4: 2','2-year Aberdeen Angus. £7 5/ to £7 17-0: ' 18-month. £4 5/ to £4 19/: yearling Jersey heifers, small. £2 1/; boner cows, heavy, £4 7/0 to £4 17/0; others. £2 5/ to" £3 17/6: potter hulls, to £8 7/0. Dairy cattle: Quality cows and heifers were in fairly keen demand, but backward sorts made a dragging sale. Good springing heifers. £10 to- £11 5/: later calves. £7 to £8 2/6; poor. £4 15/ to £6 5/; best springing cows. £11 to £13 10/; second grade, £8 10/ to £10 10.': others. £h to £7 10/. Fat cattle: Beef was easier in value, the prime finish in the yarding of last week not being evident to-day." Medium prime rows. £8 7/6 to £9 7/6;' light pi hue. £6 17/6 to £7 17/ C;