Buoyant Sale At Temuka

Press, Volume C, Issue 29623, 20 September 1961, Page 18

Buoyant Sale At Temuka

"Th* Pre**” Special S*n»c* TTMASU. September ». The sate foe all reetton* of stock was a sound one a< the Tenruka ante today, there being buoyant competition. There were good entries. in all sections. The fiat-sheep entry comprised 2400 head, and there ww a big yardang ot afore sheep. Fet-ebeec buyers were In attendance from both north and south ot Ttanaru, as well *s tocaU butchers and exporters making the sate a very keen on*, witti values fully up to late nates. The store-sheep sale was also well attended, and vatuea here also maintained tote rates. Seventy head at fiat cattle were yarded, mainly of medium to good quality. These sold at vetoes fully the equal ot last week* nates. Stores and dairy cattle wiowed no change In value. A oapaetty yarding ot 300 head came forward in the pig seaton, but notwtthatarxkng the large entry, vetoes Unproved about 10s a head on th* last ffia.Lfr Ran** Ot Values Fat Cattie.—Steers; good. £47 to £5B 12s M; medium, £4O tn £4B ITS fid; tight. £35 to £39 17s fid. Heffere: good, £37 to £42 2> fid: medium, £2B to £29 17s fid; light. £2O to fid to £26 17s Bd. Store Cattle. Dghteen-month-oild steers and heifers: £3l to £29 10s. Run cows: to £3B 10s. Fat Sheep.—Wethers (shorn»; good. 70s to 70s Id; medium, 85e to 69s lOd; light. 60s to 64s Ibi. Ewes (shorn): good, 33s to 39s Id; medium. 26s to 3to lOd: light, 33s to 27s lOd. Ewes iwooHy): 45s to 56s Id Malden ewes (woolly): to fifc Id. Twotooth wethers (wootiy): 75s to 83s Id. Hoggets: 80s to 79s Id. Store Sheep —Wether hoggets (shorn as lambs): to 545. Ewe hoggete (wwHy): to 70s. Ewe hoggets (shorn): to 535. Mixedsex hoggets (Shorn): 40s to 43s fid. Ewes and lambs (til counted): to 32* fid. Fullmouthed ewes in lamb: to 90s.

Pigs.—Weaners: £4 to £5 10s. Stores; £6 5s to £6 17s fid Porkers: £8 to £lO 10s.