LIVE STOCK PRICES

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 106, 29 January 1938, Page 16

LIVE STOCK PRICES

Unsteady Market At Feilding FAT SHEEP FIRM Dominion Special Service Feilding, January 28. Unsteadiness characterised the stock market at the Feilding sale to-day, when more I han 19.000 sheep were offered. A good' percentage of the entry was in excellent condition, but prices did not come up to expectations in many eases. Sales were made only by vendors meeting the market. Fat sheep wore firm at scheduled parity, with a few pens of extra prime sorts' milking several shillings above export rates. For cattle'the market was iiuiet hardly any run cattle changing hands and the usual entry of odd lots round buyers at late rates. Fat cattle were likewise easy of sale, the entry bein." confined mostly to ex-dairy lines iu medium to good condition. A few choice head of dairy slock sold well. Realisations were: — Fat sheep: Lambs, extra heavy, 24/6, prime. 20/6: medium sorts 17/- to IS/6; li"ht 14/-t k’ood heavy wethers. 26/2; prime finished. 24/8 to 25/-: medium weights. 23/6 to 24/1 ; good b-f. twotooths, 26/9; average sorts. 33/-to r 4/3; best heavy ewes, 17/7 to IS/b; lighted primp. 16/4 to 16/6 J light. 14/6. Store ’sheep: Best w.f. wether lambs, 17/7: average lines. 15/- to 15/9: small. 13/B'to 14/4: poor, 11/2 to 12/6; good bf 17/4 to 18/-; second quality, 16/to 16/8: oibers, 14/- to 15/9; ewes, -4/-: two-toofh ewes, 25/8; two-tooth wethers, 19/7: breeding ewes, 13/7 to 14/j>. Store cattle: Wenner heifers, £2/2/- Io £2/11/-: heifers. r.w.b..| £3 to £4/5/-; forward cows, £3/15/- to £4/1/- ; boner cows £2/10/- to £3/12/6; 15-month steer's. £5/3/- to £5/11/-: two-year steers. £7/”/-- Hereford heifers, £6/7/6; Red Poll heifers, £6/7/6; Potter bulls, £2 to £6/17/6. . , . Dairv cattle: Springing cows, best. £6/15/- to £7/10/-; poor. £4/15/-; cows, in milk. £4/10/- to £7: springing hcifeis, £6/17/6 to £7/10/-. Fat cattle: Jersey cows, best weights. £7/(i/. to £B/12/6; others. £4/10/- to £6 19/-; Jerse.v steers, £6/12/6; runners, £4 ‘/p’oultrv: Hens. 1/1 to 2/5: pullets, 5/6; cockerels. 11d. to 2/-. Aoung ducks, 3/9: old ducks. 1/1 to 2/1. pi"s: Wenners, 8/- to 13/-: slips, 13/to 01/-: stores, 22/- to 23/-; porkers, 25/6. Dannevirke Sale Dominion Sit.ciai Service Dannevirke. January 28. The Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association offered a finall yarding of sheep and cattle at the Dannevirke sale on Thursday. The market lor lambs was firm and good quality rape lambs were in keen demand. Quotations were F and f. S.D. lambs, 16/- to 18/9: medium S.Di lambs. 13/3 to 15/-; good wether lambs. 15/6 to 18/-; smaller sorts, 10/- to 14/-; store ewes. 14/-. . Fat dairv cows. £3/12/- to £o/1/-> store cows,'£l/18/6 to £2/19/-; potter bulls. £5 to £6/15/-. AVilliams and Kettle offered a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. The sheep entry was mostly lambs, but no o nctuiiding lines were offered. Medium and cull lambs showed a hardening tendency on recent sales. A few pens'of station cattle were offered and they meh with good competition. They quote as follows:—■ m «> Sheep: Fat lambs. 19/-; fat ewes. 18/6 to 21/-; fat wethers. 25/4; shorn wether lambs. 14/6 to 15/3; medium wether lambs. 12/- to 13/6: medium ewe lambs, to 17/3; small ewe lambs. 10/6 to 13/6; b.f. lambs. 14/6 to 16/7; small b.f. lambs, 10/- to 12/6; medium two-tooth ewes, 22/6 to 28/6; four-tooth and six-tooth ewes. 26/-: store ewes. 12/10_to 16/-; two-tooth wetlicr«. medium. 20/5 to 21/-. Cattle: Fat P.A. cows. 5/5/- to £7; fat Jersey cows and heifers. £3/17/- to £4/10/-:'heavy fat s.h. cows. £7/10/-: empty P.A. cows. £4/17/- to fri/l.t/-: vearling Hereford heifers. £3/10/- to £4 9/-; small Hereford yearling steers. £4 5/-- brindle steers. £5/14/-: emptv brindlc heifers. £4/16/-: T’.A. cows, with calves. £5 to £6/15/-; springing dairy cows. £4 7/6 to £4/15/-; store cows. £2/15/-. to £3/4/-: potter cows. 71 to £l/15/-: potter hulls. £5/6/- to £7/;»/-. AVeancr pigs. 10/- Io 19/-. The New Zealand Loan and Alereantile Agency offered n fair yarding of sheep. The entry consisted mainly o' store lambs, and prices realised were on a par with last week's sale. 1 hey quo! c : — , Shorn wether lamb*. 13/3 Io lu/4: woolly wether lambs. 12/3 to 14/9. Carterton Values Dom.in io- '' '■•l'ViciCarterton, January 28. At the Carterton sale to-day, AA right. Stephenson's offered a good yarding of sheep, eatlle and pigs. Fat sheep sold well up to late rates, but rape lambs were slightly easier. Cattle sold on a par with late rates. Practically all the big pigs were sold under the hummer, but small pigs were hard to quit. Following are some of the realisations: — Sheep: Fat b.f. 2-tooths. to 23/-; fat maiden owes, to 20/-; fat lambs, to 22/-; fat ewes. 15/- Io 16/-: light fat wethers, to 22/6; store ewes, 8/- to 12/3; h.i'. rape lambs, 16/9 to 18/-; medium b.f. hlmbs. 12/- to 14/6: small b.f. lambs, 10/- to 11/7 ; shorn wether lambs. 8/- to 9/-; small shorn wether lambs. 4/1 to ;7/9. Cattle: Springing cows, to £5/lu/-; springing heifers, to £-1 ; fat cows, £o io £7: forward cows, £3/5/- to £4/15/-; store cows, 30/- to £2/12/-; cows aud calves, £5 to £7/5/-; IS-mouth heifers, n.w.e., to £4/2/6; potter bulls, £5 to £7 10/-. Pigs: AA’callers, good, 12/6 to 14/-: medium, 10/- to 12/-; small. 6/- to 9/-: slips, 16/- to 18/6; store pigs, 20/- to 22/-; light porkers, 25/- to 29/6; porkers, 31/- to £2/4/-; baconers, to. £2/10/-; choppers, £2 to £2/14/-. Mangaiveka Sale Dominion Special Service. Marton, January 28. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Distributing Co. bad n yarding of 2200 sheep, principally lambs, at the Mangawekit sale. The recent rains gave Ihe market a much bel ter tone, and a total clearance was made as follows:--Forward b.f. himbs. 15/9; good medium to 11/-: best w.i'.w. lambs, 14/8 lo 16/-: medium, 10/9 to 12/8; small. 7/8 Io 8/-; tail-end lots. 4/7 to 5/6: best ewe lambs, to 22/7: good medium. 1.7/- Io IS/8; smaller, 13/7 to 15/3; tail-end 7/9 to S/1O; five and six-year ewes, 19/-.