Masterton
Dominion Speciai Service. Mastertoil. August 10 A good entry of fat sheep, a small penning of stores, and a good .yarding of tat cattle were offered by N.Z. I tinners Coop Distrib. Company at the Mastertori sale to-day. Fat sheep were m oversupply and prices receded to the level of a fortnight ago. 'The rough weather bad a rather depressing effect on the store sheep market. Fat cattle sold readily. Prices were: — , Sheep: Kut "’ethers. 20/- tu rur maiden ewes. 22/-; x b.f. 2-tooths, 24/-; fat ewes, 16/1 to 18.'-; w.f. wether lambs, Cattle: Fat heifers, £6/10/- to £8; fat station eows, £6/17/6 to £7/10/-; tat cows, ex dairy, £4/10/- to £->/5/-: veulers, £3. Pigs: Porkers. 37/ to £2/o/-; weaner pigs. 21/6 to 23/-. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Cumpuny had a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. Prices for all stock remained at late rates. Prices were:— Sheep: Ewes. 15/- to 16/1: tat hoggets, good. 22/9: fair. 18/10 to 19/3; medium wether hoggets, 14/3 to 14/9; small. 8/6 to 10/6: b.f. hoggets, 16/3: small ewe hoggets. 14/4. Cattle: Heifer and call, tl/10--: fat Jersey cows. £4 to £5/ 1 Dnlgety and Co. offered a medium entry of sheep. Au a I tractive pen of U-ycar ewes offered on account of D. Maeßne. “Glenshiel,” made 30/1. Other prices were :— \ . Sheep: Heavy fat ewes, tb/b; light tat ewes. 14/-; 6-year ewes, r.w. S.D. ram, 30/1 ; medium b.f. hoggets, 13/1 to 13/9: cull m.a. ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 12/- to 12/6; medium w.f.w. hoggets, 13/7 to 14/2. Wright, Stephenson and Company offered as follows: — _ , Sheep: Fat wethers, 20/- to 20/6: fat ewes. 16/- to 18/9: store ewes. 12/6 t« 14/-: b.f. 2-tootlis. to 17/9: wether boggets. to 15/6. Cattle: Eat cows. £4/10,- to £5; venters. to £3/15/-; Jersey steers, to £3; store cows, to £2/10/-. Pigs: Weaners. 16/- .to 18/-: slips, 20/to 21/6.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 270, 11 August 1938, Page 16
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