LIVE STOCK PRICES

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 242, 9 July 1938, Page 7

LIVE STOCK PRICES

Generally Improved Tone At Feilding

MUTTON VALUES FIRM

Dominion Special Service. Feilding, July 8. An improved tone was noticed in the Feilding sale to-day, the demand for nearly all classes of stock being brighter. Schedule prices ruled more or less for lambs, but ewe and wether mutton was firmer than last week with an all-round better demand. Store sheep likewise met a better sale, breeding ewes of quality selling well, as did also best lambs. A good number of inferior lambs met u quiet sale. Business in the cattle section was inclined to be dull, there being no entries of an attractive nature. A fairly substantial yarding of dairy stock sold with good prices ruling for select animals. Realisations were:—

Fat sheep: Prime lambs, 22/3 to 23/-; second quality, 19/- to 20/9; others, 14/9 to 17/6: extra prime wethers. 27/- to 28/-; prime, 25/6 to 26/4; light, 24/3 to 25/-; unfinished, 22/- to 23/3; extra prime ewes. 20/- to 23/6; prime, 17/6 to 18/7; others, 12/- to 16/10. Store sheep: Good four and five-year ewes, 25/- to 25/3; very good two-tooth, 38/-; small, 27/9; backward five-year, 18/-; backward six-tooth, 16/6; fattening ewes, 7/6 to 9/6; best wether laml»s, 17/-; second grade, 13/3 to 14/6; inferior, 9/2; good b.f. lambs, 13/3 to 13/11; small, 8/9 to 11/8; well-grown ewe lambs, 24/3; culls, 11/-; two-tooth wethers. 18/1.

Store cattle: Empty heifers, £3/7/- to £4/7/6; weaner heifers, £2/14/-; yearling steers, £3 to £4/10/-; weaner P.A. heifers, £2/15/-; boner cows, heavy, £4 to £4/15/-;. others, £2/7/6 to £3/15/-: potter bulls, £5.

Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, best, £B/2/6 to £9; others, £5 to £7/10/-: springing cows. good. £7/15/- to £9: later calvers, £5 to £7/10/-.

Fat cattle: Light bullocks, £6/7/6: good bullocks, £9/17/6: light heifers. £5 12/6; ex dairy cows, £4/15/- to £6/7/6. Poultry: Hens, 2/1 to 3/10; pullets, 3/3 to 3/4; cockerels, 2/8 to 3/10; ducks. 3/3 to 3/9. Pigs: Weaners, 10/- to 18/6; slips, 11/6 to £1; stores, 15/- to £l/3/-.