STOCK SALES

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22796, 23 August 1939, Page 15

STOCK SALES

RANGIORA There was a good, yarding of cattle at the Hangiora stock sale yesterday* Prices * were Cattle—Springing heifers, *7..t0 £lO 10s; good springers, . £7 to £10; old cows, 10s to £4. ; / Sheep—Ewes (and lambs, 5s 9d; two* ■ tooth wethers, 7s 8d to "8s 6d. ... v Pigs—Stores. 26s to 30s; good weaners, 18s 6d to 225: small weaners, 14s to 16s 6d. ' _ <• TINWALD With only a medium entry, values; at the Tinwald stock market yesterday showed an easing tendency, and prices for fat sheep dropped by about Is fkLm head. Top price of the sale was 28s Id for a pen of four wethers sold on account of M. S. Robinson (Eiffelton). ' W. N.\ Lowery (Westerfleld) obtained the top price for, ewes of 25s 2d for a pen of four. . '■> The principal sales were:— „ . . Fat Ewes—On account of estate JV Farrell (Hinds). 22 at 11s lOd to 18s 10d; G. E. Blee (Ashton). 28 at 17s lOd to 23s lOd; W. N. Lowery (Westerfleld), 190. at 16s Id to 25s 2d: clients, 200 at 9s 5d to 20s 4d. Fat Wethers—On account of P. J. Blee (Wheatstone), 6 at 23s 4d; W. T. Elmslla (Ruapuna), 39 at 17s Id to 21s Id; A. J. Henderson (Wheatstone), 7 at 20s 7d to; 21s 7d; E. M. and F. Chapman (Willowby),’ 8 at 24s Id to 26s 4d; A. B. Thomas (Eiffelton). 8 at 21s 7d to 22s 4d; James Lowery (Tinwald)/ 6 at 23s 7d to 25s lOd: J. Rob- • ertson (Springfield), 4 at 28s Id; clients,. SO at X7s Id to 23s 4d. LORNEVILLE (PBZSS ASSOCI/LTIOK TEUMJBAJt.) INVERCARGILL, August 22. The entry of fat cattle at Lomeville today was only half the size of last week's and the quality also was poor. The market was very brisk, values showing an improvement of at least 30s a head, and in some cases as much as £2 10s. Medium quality-bullocks made from £l2 to £l4, , light-weights £9 10s to £lO 10s; good quality cows £ll 10s to £l2 10s, medium £9 10s to £lO 10s, average £8 to £9, inferior £5 10s to £6 10s; handy-weight heifers £ll to £l2. light-weights £9 to . £lO. small £7 10s to £8 10s. In the fat sheep section there was an extra big yarding. Some good quality ewes and wethers were included, but the majority were light and unfinished. In the opening stages the sale was easier, but from then on there was a general firming of values. During the latter half of the sale values were fully on a par with last week’s rates. Prime quality wethers made from 33s to 35s fid. good quality 31s to 325, i medium 28s 6d to 29s fid, lighter 26s to 275, unfinished 23s to 245; extra prime heavy • young ewes up to 35s 3d, prime heavy to 31s, prime 25s fid to 275, good quality 22s fid to 23s fid. medium 18s fid to 20s, lighter 16s to 17s, unfinished down to 13s.