STOCK SALES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22358, 23 March 1938, Page 17

STOCK SALES

RANGIORA There was a fair yarding of sheep at the Rangiora market yesterday. Prices realised were as follows: —Lambs 10s 3d to 13s B’d, two-tooth wethers 24s 6d, aged ewes 2s 3d to 3s 7d, two-tooth ewes 15s to 275, four and five-year ewes 15s,.Southdown rams ligns to Signs, English Leicester rams l|gns to ligns, 1 Ryeland ram 2igns.

Prices for pigs showed a decided Increase. Weaners brought 3s to 4s a head in advance of last week’s rates. The following; is a range of prices:—Porkers from 38s 6d to 50s 6d, light baconers to 59s 6d, medium stores to 245. 6d, weaners 12s 6d to 15s 6d, good weaners 19s to 21s.

PLEASANT POINT About 2500 fat lambs were yarded at the Pleasant Point stock sale and made full schedule rates., The range of prices was; Prime 21s. to 23s 7d,, medium 19s, light 17s to, 18s 4d. - ' There was a good entry of fat sheep, but prices were easier by about 2s a head. Values were:—Prime ewes 16s to 18s, medium 14s to 15s 7d, light 9s to 11s 7d. A large yarding of store sheep met with a dragging sale. The quality was not quite as good as has been offered, at the recent ewe fairs and values were easier by 2s a head. The range was:—Good twotooth ewes 28s to 30s 6d, medium 26s to 27s 7d, inferior 20s 6d to 21s lOd, four and five-year ewes 19s to 21s lOd, ewe lambs 15s to 22s 6d, wether lambs 9s to 14s, aged ewes 4s to 9s. For the fairly large yarding of fat cattle values remained firm. The range of prices was:—Steers £6 12s 6d to £8 12s 6d, prime heifers £8 12s 6d to £ll 7s 6d, light £5 2s 6d to £7 2s 6d, cows £5 7s 6d to £7 12s 6d, vealers to £2. - Store cattle sold remarkably well at prices slightly in advance of recent rates. Sales were:—Shorthorn-Hereford cross steer calves to £5, Hereford cows £6 to £6 2s 6d, B.P. heifer calves to £3 135,B.P. steer calves to £4 7s 6d, two-year heifers to £5 10s, two-year steers to £6 14s.

ASHBURTON

A drop 6f 2s to 2s 6d a head in the price o£ fat sheep at the Ashburton stock sale yesterday preceded what was almost a slump in the market towards the end of the sale, when competition among butchers fell off as their requirements were satisfied. There was a large yarding of sheep, the quality being up to the average. The top price for fat sheep was 26s 4d fqr four wethers sold on behalf of a client, while ewes brought up to 17s 4d. J. Shearer (Winchmore) obtained 20s 7d for 66 fat lambs, this being the best price in the section. Many lines were passed in. The principal sales were:— Fat Ewes—On account of T. S.’ Taylor (Wakanui), 24 at 12s 4d to 12s 10d; W. Wells (Greenstreet), 11 at 10s 7d to 11s; estate G. W. Leadley (Elgin), 9 at 14s; J. C. Heseltine (Ashburton), 3 at 16s lOd; D. Doak (Wakanui), 30 at 13s 4d to 14s Vd; J. Rooney (Winchmore), 15 at 12s 6d to 16s 7d; W. Beatty (Pendarves), 3 at 10s 10d; C. Taylor (Winchmore), 20 at 10s 4d to 16s lOd; clients, 340 at 10s to 17s 4d. Tat Wethers—On account of Selma Estate (Chertsey), 21 at 21s 6d to 23s lOd; estate G. W. Leadley (Elgin), 4 at 18s lOd; J. Rooney (Winchmore), 1 at 245; G. Moorhead (Seaheld). 8 at 18s lOd to 19s 7d; clients, 31 at 20s 4d t0»26 s 4d. Fat Lambs—On account of D. Doak (Wakanui), 4 at 21s 4d; J. Shearer (Winchmore), 66 at 20s 7d; A. N, MacMillan (Winchmore). 44 at 19s Id.

Store Sheep—On account of clients, 610 ewe lambs at 14s to 19s, 720 wether lambs at 10s 6d to 19s, 990 two-tooth ewes at 19s to 325, 620 sound-mouth ewes at 10s 6d to 18s 9d, 100 mixed-sex lambs at 13s 3d. 146 two-tooth wethers at 18s 6d. to 22s 1533 four-year ewes at 12s 9d to 16s 6d, 522 four and five-year ewes at 18s to las 4a.

a 9 attle —One fat cow at £6 12s 6d 6 fat steers at £lO 15s.

LORNEVILLE IPEESS ASSOCIATION TSUakiU.) INVERCARGILL, March 22. The entry of store sheep at the Lomeville stock sale was again very big, numbering more than 5000 head. The other sections were also bigger than last week, but the fat cattle entry was again small. The fat cattle market was a good one, although prices were slightly easier than a week ago. when values rose sharply. Fat sheep prices showed little variation from last week except that freezing ewes reacted to the recent drop in schedule rates. Store cattle were very quiet and attracted little attention. Medium-weight bullocks realised from £lO 15s to £ll 10s, handy-weights £9 15s to £lO Ss, lighter weights £9 to £9 10s, prime mediumweights £8 to £8 12s 6d, light-weight £6 15s to £7 10s, small and unfinished £5 to £5 15s; good cows £8 to. £8 15s, fair £7 to £7 10s, medium £6 to £6 15s, aged £4 15s to £5 10s; extra good runners up to £3 15s, good £2 15s to £3 ss; vealers £1 Ss to £2.

The fat sheep entry was fairly big and eonsiderabVy larger irian that -el trie previous week. Freezing ewes made up the bulk of the yarding. Fat wethers were keenly sought by freezing buyers, and values were slightly firmer than at the previous sale. -The recent drop in schedule rates was reflected in lower prices for freezing ewes, while butchers’ ewes were similarly affected. Good wethers realised from 26s to 27s 3d. medium 24s 6d to 25s 6d, lighter weights 22s 6d to 23s 6d, unfinished down to 20s, good butchers’ ewes from 13s to 18s 3d, freezing ewes from 10s to 12s 6d. There was a good entry of fair quality lambs. Export buyers operated freely and values were fully up to. and in some cases above, freezing schedule rates.