STOCK SALES

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24741, 5 December 1945, Page 8

STOCK SALES

RANGIORA Although a larger yarding than usual was offered at the stock market at Rangiora was only a small yarding of sheen ****** that of pigs was medium. The mSS?®* the entries was fair. The follows*w M ■were realised:— . T* PHtej Pigs—Weaners. 26s to 34s- slim, 38s: fats, from 50s to £5. ps r U P to Sheep.—Hoggets,- 21s Gd to 28s- e*. lambs (all counted). 15s 9d. ’ wes .*Bfl Cattle.—Cows in profit, up to £». .i. up to £8 15s; 1 bull at £7 io s 1 ste ®s 1

ASHBURTON i A marked decline of 4s to & recent values for hoggets was 011 by an over-supply at the Ashburton*?? 1 sale yesterday. Prime ewes also skS!** a drop of 2s to 3s on prices rum.?* ll the last sale. «

Fat ewes sold from 14s 10d to ie-” : v for light-weights, 17s 4d to 19 S it* }*' medium, and up to 21s Id for primT™ l ? Jty. I ““ ne qu»i.

Kid 31 WetheFS brou " ht from 28s Mip

Hoggets ranged from 25s lOd ton-, for light-weights, up to 29s 4d for ml?. wethers, and up to 32s 7d for..S o *' quality. ° r One heifer sold at £7 12s 6d snA ' runner at £2. ’ on«

LORNEVILLE (P.A.) INVERCARGILL. DecemWi The Lornevtlle stock sale wilt held next Tuesday, as the InveSSLSS Show will be held on that dav I'Sf l market was held to-dav, and were heavy. There was little chan? 0 ? 5 ! values. in Fat sheep.—There was a full . VaMf j comprising about two-thirds balance wethers. The bulk of the V.S.& 6 consisted of fair to good quaUt/tS®* and a percentage of light wethers and aged and inferior market remained firm until the stages, when there was a slight Good quality shorn wethers made 44s 6d; medium weights, '3Bs -.to 40*. v, to weights. 36s to 37s 6d; aged and ished, 28s to 30s; good qGahty S* I*' 1 *' woolly ewes. 33s to 36s 6d; to 31s; unfinished, 24s to 32s’fid?”’ 585 quality young shorn- ewes good quality older ewes, to 23s rh. mushed, 19s 6d to 20s 6d; i^J Fat cattle.—The sale was excentimA, good Although there was mg, the number was barely sufflciem 8 # * requirements because of country buteW orders, In the earjy stages valhev'SSl in keeping with those of last as the sale progressed there was rslS!* firming tendency, and prices classes Increased by at least 30s a Quality was good. Prime quality weight bullocks made £23 10s ss; prime medium-weights, £20’ fn'-CS--10s; handy weights. £lO to £l9 weights, £ls 10s to £l7; to £l4 10s; prime heavy-weiehfSKaSiS £l7 to £l9 2s 6d; medium-weighm*u 10s to £l6 10s; light weights, .'JEisMsI?10s; small, £lO 10s to £l2; DrlmKmT.i ity cows. £ls .10s to" £l7; medtdifiifcii ity. £l2 10s to £l4; unfinished amraiiSi £lO 10s to £ll 10s; inferior, £8 terajfS'' : # • COMPANY NEWS I- — ■ ~ - ..jL ‘ National Electric.—A net nrafifrij £17,392. compared with £16.245 is reported by the National' Electrical' Engineering Company, Ltd., for tW : £S ended October 31. The dividend changed at 6 per cent., while a ® bonus payment of 2i per cent Is Sr mended. The net profit was struck*®' providing estimated taxation- reauireiiSnti of £60,000. compared with £SB Worn* year before. Gross profit is £127,514. The 8J per cent. disfrib&S Will absorb £10,053, and '£7339 4s tq the carry forward, which will ihmS |Mance of this item to £55,