TEMUKA STOCK SALE

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29219, 1 June 1960, Page 20

TEMUKA STOCK SALE

Large entries were again the order of the day at yesterday's t stock sale at the Temuka saleyards. The entry of fat cattle comprised 90 head, most of which was good i quality beef. There was again competition in all pens offered, and the ’ market was just as keen as the good rates ruling last week. There were not many store cattle on offer, vahiee in this section remaining unchanged. The entry of fat sheep was an overflow one, there being four full ' races of fat wethers and ewes, with . fat ewes predominately placed before butchers. Competition was assisted by some outside buyers, but notwithstanding this fact, fat ewts were slightly easier as compared with recent rates. Good prime wethers practically , held late rates, and although the store sheep yarding was a very large one for this time of year, quite . a number of the pens were nondescript in character and there j were quite a number of tail-end lots. > The demand, however, erag M excellent one, most lota changinC ; hands at values which favoured thh 5 seller. The pig sale was in short supplFi ‘ As a consequence weaners improved a by 7s a head, and porkers appre- f elated by £2. Range of Valves Fat cattle.— Fat steen: good, M S to £52 2s fid; medium, £4O to Mjl | light, £26 12s 6d to £33. Fat Mtf* | ers: good, £43 to £4B 2s fid; mediUE»i £36 to £42; light. £36 to <* cows: good. £3O to £34 12s fid; medium. £26 to £2O 17s 6d; light, IM ■< 12s 6d to £25. . .. _ j Store Cattle—Hereford: helMr J calves, £2O to £25 10s. Fat Sheep.—Fat wethen: good. 736 | to 79s Id; medium, 65s to 725; lint J 60s to 645; fat ewes: good. 36s to OB Id; medium, 30s to 355; light. MS 1 to 295. . J Store Sheep.— Rape lambs: bgfc < 40s to 40s; medium, 30s to »»» j small and inferior, 16s to 315., WetMT J lambs: 15s to 275. Ewe boSJiU. j woolly, 27s 6d to 52s fid. Tw»> shd j four-tooth wethen, 46s to Bls; six and eight-tooth ewes. 46b 6d to >i 49s fid. Two and three-shear ewes. | to 41s 6d. Two-tooth ewes, to 4M | Pigs.—Weaners, 50s to 755. Stores, 4 70s to 955. Porkers, £7 to £O. Bae- . oners. £l4 to £l7 15s.