LIVE STOCK MARKET

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 226, 20 June 1936, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKET

Dairy Cattle in Demand

FEILDING SALE Dominion Special Service. Feilding, June 19. The dairy cattle market continues firm art was evidenced at the live stock sale to-day, when a heavy yarding of springing heifers and springing cows was offered and a total clearance made, though no fancy prices were received. The de.mand for heifers, especially those close to calving dates, was quite pronounced, and had the general quality been better there would have been a milch higher range of prices. The store cattle section was heavily stocked with boner cows, prices for which were rather easier. Some station fiat tie sold at good prices and forward condition dairy cows found a ready market. The fat cattle market was easy, good heavy prime beef cows selling at 20/- per 1001 b. and prime steers at 25/-. The fat sheep market was firm for wethers and ewes. Exceptionally heavy woolled prime wethers made 29/-, and very heavy ewes 23/-. Fat lambs, however, were down appreciably owing to the inferiority of the offering. The store sheep market was choppy, giving auctioneers an uneasy voyage. Breeding ewes were very up and down, giving no indication of value levels. A fairly good demand existed for store lambs. Fat sheep: Very prime heavy lambs, choice pen, 25/6; good average lambs, 20/-; light and rough from 17/- to 19/5; very heavy prime wethers, 29/-; good weight, 27/6 to 28/-; average lines, 26/-; fair from 22/3. Prime heavy ewes, 22/10; exceptional pen, 23/-; average, 19/-; light and inferior from 16/6. Store sheep: Breeding ewes, four and six-tooth, 25/-; four and five-year to 24/-; m.a., good lines to 25/3, fair 21/10, unattractive from 16/4; wether lambs, 16/7 to 18/6; ewe lambs, good pens made 28/- and 27/6, others from 12/6 up; b.f. hoggets, good to 18/1, fair from 12/1; fat and forward withers, 22/8 to 23/-; fattening ewes to 13/2. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, close to profit, £5/5/- to £6/5/-; others from £3/1/- to £5; springing cows, close to profit, £5/10/- to £6; others from £2 5/-; second culvers, £6. Store cattle: Boner cows to £2/18/-; forward cows to £3/16/-; empty heifers to 37/-; 2Jyear P.A. heifers, £5/12/-; P.A. cows, £2/13/-; 20-month steers, £5/17/6; bullocks, £6/3/-; Hereford cows, £3/5/-; bulls to £4. Fat cattle: Prime fat Jersey cows to £4/12/-; light prime from £3 5/-; fat P.A. cows, £5/6/- to £6; heifers, £6/5/-; steers, £7/12/-: Hereford cows to £5/9/-; vealers, to £3. Poultry: Hens, 1/5 to 2/11; cockerels, 1/- to 4/-; ducks, 3/-; turkey hens, 4/-; turkey gobbler's, 5/- to 6/-. Pigs: Weaners, 9/- to 10/9; slips, 6/to 11/6; stores, £l/2/6.

Carterton Sale

Dominion Special Service.

Carterton, June 19.

Prices were on a par with late rates at the weekly Carterton sale to-day when Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., submitted a small yarding to a fair attendance, effecting a total clearance at the following values: — Sheep : Small b.f. lambs to 14/6; woolly ewe lambs to 24/7; m.a. ewes r.w. Southdown rams to 24/6; e.m. ewes r.w. Southdown rams to 26/-; five-year ewes r.w. Southdown to 27/7. Cattle: Jersey heifers, on drop,- £6 5/- to £6/12/6; springing cowss £4/I</6 to £6/7/6; forward cows, £2/o/- to io 8/-; store cows, 30/- to £2/2/6; cull cows, 16/- to 25/-; hulls, 37/- to £3. Pigs: Good weaners, 9/- to 9/6; medium weaners, 7/- to 8/6; small weaners, 5/- to 6/6; slips, 12/- to 16/-; store pigs, 19/- to 23/-.

Dannevirke Sale Dominion Special Service.

Dannevirke, Juno 19. Messrs. Dalcety and Co., Ltd., report having sold the following at yesterday s sale: 88 ewe lambs at 28/-; 30 b.f. lambs at 17/-• fat lambs, 21/6. Cattle: Fat Jersey cows, from £2/10/- to £3/10/-: store cows, from £2/4/- to £2/10/-: tour fat Hereford cows at £6/15/-: a single fat Ayreshire cow, £4;' springing Jersey cows, from £5/10/-. ■ „ The Hawke’s Bay Farmers Co-op. Association, Ltd., report offering a fair yarding of sheep and a small yarding of cattle, prices obtained bfelng on a nar w:'n Inta rates. Prices: Fat ewes, 18/- to £1; 2tooth Awes, S.D; rams. 31/3; 2-too,li ewes, S.D. rams, 31/6'; 4-tooth ewes, S.D. ranis, 31/6- 5-vear ditto, £l/5/3 to £l/7/-; m.a. owes, ditto, £l/6/10 to 30/-; aged ewes, ditto, 15/- to 20/-: fat Jersey cows, £3/10/fo £4/10/-; store cows, 35/- to 45/-; weaucr pigs, 9/- to 10/6: young sow, £3/10/-. . Messrs. Williams aud Kettle Ltd. report having offered a medium yarding of sheep and cattle to a fair attendance of the public. They qjiote as follows:—Sheep: Heavy fat ewes, 21/-; fat lambs, 21/-; medium 2tooth wethers, 22/6; small ewe lambs, 18/-; b.f. lambs, 14/- to 16/1. Cattle: Jersey helfo- r.w.b., £3/12/6 to £5/10/-; Jersey rows r.w.b., £2/15/- to £4/10/-; store Jersey cows, £2/C/-; Jersey bulls, £2/10/- to £3/2/-.