Wanganui
Dominion Special Service. Wanganui, August 10. It the Wanganui -stock s.al.e to-day a fair entry of store sheep eame forward, mostly hoggets, which sold well at a slight advance on recent sales. I 1 at sheep were fully firm, also beef, although the quality and finish in most instances was lacking. A fair entry of only niodiuin quality dairy stock- came forward. There was little inquiry and a slack sale resulted. Porkers sold well at high rates, with good competition for all stores. Prices Sheep: Prime ewes 19/2 to 19/6. fat 17/-; light wethers 2-1/3; light hoggets 15/0 to 20/-: aged ewes mated b.D. rams IS/-: wether hoggets 14/3 tp li/9; b.f. hoggets 14/5 to 15/1. small 1/3 to "Cattle: Fat heifers £6/2/6 to £9/2/6; fat P A. cows £6/10/- to £8 : fat Hereford eows £6/17/- to £7/7/6: prime Jersey' cows, heavy £9. fat £5/10/- lo £</;>/< store eows £l/5/- to £3/15/-: dairy cows close up £7, backward £3/u/-to £;i. aged £6/10/- to £3; springing heifers Jm/10/to /-1/J2/6. ■ , . Pigs: £2/4/- to heavv porkers £2/16/- to £3, average £2 10/- to £2/15/-. light 35/- to 4t>/ : ; good stores 28/6 to 30/-; good weaners 18/to 20/-, average 15/- to It/-, small but good 12/- to 14/0.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 270, 11 August 1938, Page 16
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204Wanganui Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 270, 11 August 1938, Page 16
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