LIVE STOCK PRICES

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 142, 12 March 1938, Page 16

LIVE STOCK PRICES

Quality Lacking In Sheep At Feilding CATTLE SELL WELL Dominion Special Service. Feilding, March 11. Fat sheep and breeding ewes were easier in price at to-day’s stock sale, and generally quality was lacking. Cattle, yarded in good numbers, sold well, particularly run cattle. Prices realised were as follows: — Fat sheep: Prime maiden ewes, 25/to 25/10; seconds. 22/6 to 23/6; light prime. 17/- to 18/9; unfinished, 14/6 to 16/6;' best wethers, 23/6 to 24/10; second grade, 22/- to 22/9; others, 20/to 21X9; b.f. two-tooths. 21/3 to 25/-; well-finished lambs. 21/6 to 23/-; medium, 18/6 to 19/6; extra prime. 26/-; store sheep, five-year ewes, good 23/8 to 25/6, poor 18/-to 21/6; four-year, 22/to 23/-; failing-mouth, 22/6 to 14/-; four and five-year, 25/-; five and sixyea r, 18/-; small two-tooth, 24/-; good two-tooth ewes. 35/10 to 40/6; .ewe lambs, 23/3 to 24/6; wet white face wether lambs, 12/- to 14/4; black faces, 11 Store cattle: Weaner heifers. £l/13/’to £2/5/-; forward cows, £3/11/- to £4 2/- • 18-month shorthorn steers. £7/5/-. small £5/9/-; 18-month P.A., £7/2/- to £B/6/-; others. £4 to £5; 2s-yenr steers, £9/2/6': 18-month heifers, good £6/11/-, others £4/11/- to £4/19/-: empty P.A. heifers. £5/12/6: cows. £;>/10/-; forward P.A. cows and heifers, £6/7/-. Fat cattle: P.A. cows, best £7/7/6 to £8 medium quality £5 to £6/10/-. Dairy cattle: Cows in milk, £2/9/6; springing heifers. £5/12/6 to £7/10/-; cows, £4 5 /poultry'?"'Hens, 1/- to 2/3: pullets, 5/6 to 8/6; cockerels, 1/1 to 3/6; clucks, 1/ Pigs: Weaners. 5/6 - 1 . 6 / 8 : «17-z S .’ 12/- to £l/0/3: stores, £l/3/- to £l/</-, porkers, £l/10/-.