RANGIORA MARKET.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20089, 19 November 1930, Page 12

RANGIORA MARKET.

* ; A fair volume of business was done at the Rangiora market yesterday, 754 sbaep, about 35 head of cattle, and 59 pigs being yarded. The sales of sheep included 9 fat eweg at 20s Id, 11 at 17i lOd, 13 at 15s Id, 10 at 13b, 2 at 26b lOd. 10 at 15s Id, 6 at 32s 10d, 5 fat wethers at 20s, 1 at 27s 6d. 14 &t 24s Id, 14 at 19s lOd, 3 at 265, i at 20s, 3 0 at 3 7s. Stores—CO hoggets at 12s 6d, 23 ewe hoggets at 16s sd, 48 ewes and lambs at Bs, 52 at 7s lid, 54 at 14s, 35 at 8s 4d. Cattle—Cows in profit sold, to £l3 15s; springers £6 17s 6d to £9 12s 6d, springing •heifers £6 15s to £9, dry cows £4 12s 6d, two fat cows at £5 4s 6d, bulls £3 to £8 Bs, calves to 31s. Pigs—Light baconers made £3 6s 6d to £3 13« 6d, porkers £2 5s 6d to £2 19b, stores 29s to 37e. weaners 21s to 28s. , Poultry—Roosters sold to 7s m couple, ! hens 3s 6d, 4s, to 5s 6d; ducks 4s, turkey I gobblers 30s each. j Skins—Halfbred to ss, crossbreds 4s, ' hoggets 2s 3d to 3s 6d, pelts 6d, wool 4|d lb, ! calfskins 2s, fat Id lb, horsehair Is. I Prices in the produce department were ; on a par with the quotations of late mar--1 kets. TEMUKA STOCK SALS. I Prices for pigs showed a slight improvement at the fortnightly Teniuka stock sale yesterday, -but generally the dry weather affected sales. Fat cattle prisma were back a little, and the I beat prices for dairy cows were from £5 to i'ii. Fat sheep were back about 3e. TXi«re na a email entry of shorn wethers, prices for these being Rood. Detailed price* wore as follows: F«,t E»m—Seven at 14s, 12 at 91*. at 90s. 15 at 17e. 12 at ale 2d, 6 at ISs 3d, 3 et 16s 3d, 2 at 30s, 16 at 15a sd. 14 at life. 6 at 245. Fat 'Wethers—Shorn: 19 at ISa 6d, S at ISs, 6 at 17s 9d. In tho wool: 5 at 25s fid, 13 at 21s 3d, 8 at 20s. Fat La.mbß—Twelve at 21s Sd. Store Sheep—Sixty-four aged ewes -with lambs at 6s 3d, 56 at 5s 6d, and 120 at 6s 7d. Pat Cattle—One cow at £8 13®, 1 at 54 ss, 1 at £7 10s. 1 at 310, 1 at £B, 1 at £ll 7a 6d. 1 at £9 ss, and 1 at £3. Fat Steers—One at £ls, 1 at £ll, 1 at £9 12s 6d, 1 at £8 15s, 1 at £9 ISs, 1 a 4 £l3 2s 6d, 1 at £l2 17a 6d. Fat Heifers—One at £7 17# Bd, 1 at £6 ICs. 3 at £6 as 6d. Store Cows—Empty cows at £3 9s 6d. "Vealers—S3s 6d. Pigs—'Weaners 18s to 255, small stores 26a to 335, larger stores 9Ge to 435, fat sows £-2 7s and £3 2s 6d. LORNBVILLE STOCK SALE. (»EM iSSOCXATIOS XILKJIiV.I INVERCAJRGIIiIi, November 18. There were representative entries in all sections except store sheep at the Loraeville stock sale to-day. Fat Sheep—The yarding was about equal to last week's and the quality was about on a par, except that there was a large proportion oi rather inferior quality ewes. I Several pens of ahoim sheep, both ewes and withers, were forward, and met with fair competition. The yarding of fat lambs was the largest that has been forward this season, end although the supply rather exceeded the demand prices were fairly firm at last week's rates. Practically the whole of the entry was disposed of at auction or privately. Extra prime wethers sold up to 29s Sd, medium from 23s 6d to 26s 6d, and lighter sorts down to 18s 6cL Shorn wethers sold up to 245, with medium-weights from 21s 6d to 22s Sd. Pnme young; ewes eold up to 26a 6d, medium from 18s Cd to 22s 6d, and lighter down to 13s 6d. Prime butchers' lambs eold up to 24s 6d, medium from 19s 6d to 21s 6d. and lighter down to 16s 6d. Store Cattle—There was a big yarding, comprising all sorts, the majority being of inferior breeding:. The sale, if anything, shewed an easing tendency, consequently a largo portion of the yarding was passed in.* Hereford steers realised £8 16s, while coloured cnes made £3. Two-year-olds of mixed breeding sold from £5 15s to £7. Good yearling steers made £4 18s, and good mixed sex yearlings £3 5s to £4, while poorly-bred and conditioned yearlings made 80s to £2 se. Fresh-conditioned empty cows realised £4 10s to JE3 9s, aged and inferior £2 to £3 lOs. and empty two-year-old heifers £4 15s to £5 ss.

Dairy Cows—The entry outside of a special lot was small. The special entry comprised about 30 cows, some being in or ju§t at profit, which were disposed of at prices varying from £C to £lO, with the average price at about £B. Fat Cattle—The yarding comprised a fair proportion of prime, well-finished beef and a large percentage of good steers, with a fair quota of heifere and a medium offering of fair cows. The Sale opened firm, and values were fairly consistent with week's rates. Anything of good quality realised up to recent values. Few vealers were forward, mostly of poor quality, but a fpuple of good runners sold well, one realising £B. Extra prime heavy bullocks made up to £l9 10s. medium from £l2 to £ll 10«, lighter £lO, prime heavy rows £l3 7s 6d., medium, £8 10s to £ll, lighter £5, prime heifers £ll 17s 6d. medium £9 to £ll, lighter £7 10s; vealers 10s to 40®, with runners up to £S.