LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 204, 26 May 1938, Page 16

LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Cattle Cheaper At Several Sales

The bullock yarding was of inferior quality al Johnsonville stock sale, only a few pens of prime cattle coming forward. Cows and heifers ctiseil by up to .10/- a bead. ITices for ewes were firm on last week’s, owing io the short yarding. Heavy lambs brought to 26/10. All cattle prices dropped at Burnside. Bullocks were cheaper by 10/- to 15/- a head, anil cows and heifers were down by as niticlt tts £l. There was a steady sale for fat sheep, values niahitfliuing late rates. Fat lambs dropped slightly. Porkers increased in value by 2/- to 3/a head, and bacouers also improved by 5/- a head. A good yarding of fat sheep ami cattle came forward at Wanganui. Prime ewes were unchanged, but unfinished and light sheep were easier. No store sheep were yarded. Fat cattle eased very slightly. Fat pigs were fully firm.

There was a sound stile at Stortford Lodge, the store sheep recovering after more than a-month of lifeless bidding due to facial eczema. Best woolly ewe hoggets brought to 26/6. Eat ewes dropped by 2/-. The large entry caused fat eat He to drop £1 in value. Store sheep were firmer at Addington, best wethers making to 25/-. Heavy prime ewes were down on last week by 2/- a head, and fat wethers by 1/6. Fat cuttle sold slightly firmer Ihroughout. Porkers receded from last week’s values, and bacouers were slightly firmer because of the short entry. 9'liere was a generally firm tone at Westfield. Extra choice ox beef brought 39/- a lOOlb. The yarding of lambs was again small, prime sorts bringing to 26/-. Calves advanced in price, runners selling at 17/6 a head above last week's rates. Store pigs sold better to the extent of 4/- a- bead!