FAT STOCK SALES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21775, 6 May 1936, Page 16

FAT STOCK SALES

TINWALD

FAIRLIE

RANGIORA

LORNEVILLE

(PBISS A.SSOCIATIOH TILIOKAU.)

INVERCARGILL, May 5. j Yardings at the Lorneville stock sale to-day showed a considerable reduction compared with last week. There was. less than half the number of fat sheep forward, and the marked shortage was reflected in greatly improved prices for both wethers and ewes. There was better quality in the cattle yarded this week, and prices firmed to the extent of about 15s. The majority of the yarding of fat sheep consisted of freezing ewes with only a few pens of butchers" ewes. Wethers and good quality ewes showed an increase of about 3s a head, due, no doubt, to the short yarding. Freezing ewes of all grades showed a slight improvement, good quality heavy-weight wethers sold up to 34s 3d. medium 27s to 295, heavyweight ewes up to 24s Gd, good quality 20s Cd to 22s Cd, fair quality 17s to 18s Cd, and freezing ewes 12s to 15s 9d. There was only a small yarding of fat lambs and there was keen _, competition among buyers. Prices realised'were better than schedule rates. Prime heavy butchers' lambs sold up to 295, good quality 24s Cd to 265, medium 21s 6d to 235, and lighter down to 20s. The yarding of fat cattle included some better quality lots of all kinds. For good quality sorts the market was quite firm and values showed an increase of 15s a head. Good quality bullocks realised from £8 to £9 12s 6d, lighter wethers £G 10s to £7 ss, unfinished down to £5, prime quality heifers sold up to £B, good quality £6 15s to £7 10s, light-weights £4 to £4 15s, prime heavy cows to £B, good quality £6 5s to £7, medium £4 5s to £4 15s, and aged and unfinished £1 10s to £2 ss.

The fortnightly stock sale was held at Fairlie yesterday. There was a yarding of 3000. The market was buoyant, all classes of sheep showing an advance. Fat wethers brought from 21s to 27s 6d, fat ewes up to 16s 6d, fat lambs 17s to 24s 6d, fat ,and forward wethers 19s to 23s 3d, aged ewes from 12s to 26s 6d, ewe lambs 17s to 22s 7d, wether lambs 12s to 18s 4d.

There were very small yardings of sheep and cattle at the weekly stock market in Rangiora yesterday, and the demand was weak. The entry of pigs was larger than usual, and there was a fair demand. Fat lambs were sold at prices ranging up to 22s 6d, fat ewes in lamb for 19s 3d, and wether hoggets for 18s. Store cows werq knocked down at £2 10s to £3. In the pig market, light baconers brought up to 41s 6d, medium lines from 28s Gd to 35s

Cd, and inferior sorts up to 30s. Large stores went for 21s 6d, medium to 15s, and others from 12s to 14s. Good weaners sold at uj> to 14s 6d, medium from 9s to lis, and other sorts from 5s to 7s.

There was a very good stock sale at Tinwald yesterday, and prices for young ewes of good quality showed a marked improvement. As at the Ashburton sale last week, the yarding of stock was falling off with the advancement of the season. Prices were firm with an easing tendency towards the close.

There were some very good lines of butchers' sheep. - The market was topped by three fat lambs which brought 27s 4d on behalf of F. L. Sutton (Wakanui). In the fat ewe section the best price was 22s 7d for a pen of nine sold on account of J. Cameron (Mayfield). The top price for wethers was 25s 4d, which was obtained for a pen sold on behalf of H. Miliar (Lagmhor). Fat ewes realised from 12s 6d to 15s lid for light weights, to 18s 9d for medium weights, and up to 22s 7d for the best lines. Fat lambs realised from 21s 6d to 26s 4d. The prices for wethers ranged from 20s 9d to 25s 4d. The principal sales were:— n F n a } u Wf \ s ~£ n acco "nt of Frank Merrin (Lagmhor). 43 at 15s 7dto 17s 4d- J H Papworth (Willowby), 90 at 15s 4d to' 20s inA. a * ? ar ll er 13 at 14s to Protheroe (Tinwald). 21 at 14s 12=' i J £ m + eS (Westerfield), 12 at wald PP°J 6 ,/ i V - P " Blackle (TinTwulu } a \ U f 7d to 14s IQ d: .1. Small (Wheatstone), 15 at 12s lOd; Mrs MA pWW P at 19s 10d t0 20 * '* lis Id r t ( Wakanui), Bat 14s Id to at 12* 4rf t« « A £ de S on <Maronan). M 5 6 at 14? OH I3S T 4d A IL Millar <Lagmhor). 9 at lot 7rf w xr° Wnswoi ' th (Lowcliffe), GO at 15s 4d Y« l l Q en i° rS 2r n 'Windermere) lowbv) 9 at lis 7rt I *K Dol T lma n <Wil(Mavfieidi L U s ,c 7d }°, 15s: J - Cameron uwaynem), 26 at 15s Id to 22s 7d- T t i Aitken (Winchmore), 7. at 16s lOriT" w Lilley (Lagmhor), 23 at 15s 7d to 18s Idto is STp ffiWi » at M."d pot t „ i ton (Lismore , 9 at 21s <M Fat Lambs— On account J c a r, ~ eroe (Flemingto.) r?Ji o? h A ; Proth " (Wheatstone) n«tiQc t m 2 i s . 4d: J - Small mumrn SwnSSh ( S^vt^^ 10d r: Dollman ft H - Chapman (Willowby), Yg at Its ff : T " H -