LIVE STOCK MARKET

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 45, 16 November 1929, Page 16

LIVE STOCK MARKET

FEILDING VALUES Dominion Special Service. T'eililinK November 15. Nearly 3000 head of cattle were yarded at the supplementary cattle fair to-day. The cattle generally, owing to the late spring were still carrying their winter coats and did not look at their best. Prices, however were considered very satisfactory, l*ein'- ahout up to those of the main cattle fair a few weeks ago, considering the quality There again was a good demand for Jersey yearling heifers, which is remarkable considering that this breed has been so welt represented all through the season at the weekly sales. Exceptionally good lines made up to till 10s.*, good quality to .£7 5« * medium lines, .£5 17s. 6d. to £6 55.; fair to £1 Bs.; empty cows, £5 Bs. Beet cattle, particularly Polled Angus, found a good market. P.A. eattle fetched tlie following prices:—Yearling steers, best to £7, medium £4 2s. to £6 55.; two-year steers, particularly good £0 -75., 'good £7 3s. 6d.; three-yenr steers, £ll 2s. (good lines): yearling heifers to £6 7s. 6d.; for best others £6 1H Hereford, yearling steers, £0 Is. lid. to £8: yearling heifers, £6 4s. for top lines, oiliers £4 Us. to £5 Bls.; two-year heifers, £7 25., £7; P.A.Hereford cross yearling steers, £6 18s., £7; mixed colours, yearling heifers, £6 Is.; ■Shorthorn yearling steers, £6 35.; roughcoated steers. £5; nondescript yearling heifers, £3 195.; three-year Hereford heifers, £S; four-yejr Hereford steers. £ll 125.; mixed colours, four-year steers, £D fls. 6d.: good live-year bullocks, rough coated. £l2 2s. Sheep were yarded in average numbers. Prices apparently' were not affected by the wool sale, the range being about the level of last week’s rates. Fat b. f. 2-tooths, of which there was a good yarding, best lines, 275. Bd. to 285.; good, 255. Id., 265. 7d., 275.; medium, 2345. 3d. to 245. Cd.; poor, 21s. Od.; shorn, 215.; fat hoggets, 245. 2d.; fat maiden ewes, 275., 235. Cd.; woolly, 20s. 10d., 245. 2d.; shorn prime, 245. Sd. to 255.; good, 225. to 235. 10d.; medium, 20s. 7d. to 21s. 9d * fat wethers, 255.; stores, 2-tooth wethers, 225. Bd., 225. 9d., 235. 4d.; 2-tooth ewes. 3!s. 3d. Dairy Cattle.—There was a keen demand for good stock. Springing heifers really good made £l2 and £l3 10s.; good, £9; poor lines, £5 10s., £5 17s. Cd.; heifers, in milk, £9 155., £lO, £lO 7s. Cd. Fat Cattle. —The reserves were too high in same cases and resulted in passings. Fat heifers made £lO 15s. to £11; cows, £9 Is. to £10; steers, £l2 10s.; P.A. cows, £l4 7s.'Cd. (40s. per 1001 b.). Jo;„tvm3,t (’toks tUB

CARTERTON SALE Dominion Special Service.

Masterton. November 15. At their weekly Carterton sale yesterday the Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-operative -Association. Ltd., offered a good yarding of cattle and pigs to the usual attendance. There was good competition for stock of all classes, and a total clearance was made as follows:—Fat eows. £8 to £9 2s. Gd.; forward cows. £5 10s., to £7: cows with calves, £7 to £8; 2 and 3-year steers, £8 55.; good yearling steers, £G 35.; yearling dairy heifers, £5 to £6 10s.; dairy-bred bulls, £5 10s. to £9; small yearling bulls, £4; good baconcr pigs, £3 and £3 35.: ■ good porkers, 3Cs. Cd., 375. mid 395.; slips, 245.; good weaners, 21s. Cd. One spring cart mare, £l2 10s.; one spring cart gelding, £lO.