LIVE STOCK VALUES

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 66, 10 December 1938, Page 17

LIVE STOCK VALUES

Cattle Prices Rise At

Feilding Sale

NO STORE SHEEP OFFERED

Dominion Special Service.

FEILDING, December 9.

I’or the first time in the history of the Feilding sale no store sheep came forward today, (lie reason being the continued wet weather. Two pens, apparently store hoggets, were sold with the fat sheep, these being the sole representation in the store class.

Fat sheep were in fairly light supply and held firm at late rates. Hoggets made up the bulk of the entry, the demand being quiet.

Fairjstation cattle met a stronger sale than last week, the continued heavy growth of pastures probably having an influence on the market. Mostly young cattle were penned and met with a fair demaud. 'The fat cattle were of good quality, but prices were not quite up to expectations. Values, however, were above last week's rates. Quotations: — Fat sheep: Ewes, prime heavy, realiz ed 12/6 to 15/8; second quality, 10/1 to 11/2; light, 7/- to 9/7; prime hoggets, 20/9 to 23/-; medium prime, 20/- to 21/1; average weights, 18/9 to 19/9; light, .17/- to 18/6; ewe hoggets, to 28/9; wether hoggets, to 24/6 ; wethers, prime, 20'1 to 20/8; second grade, to 28/7. _ Store cattle: Two-year P.A. heifers, good sold to £7/13/-; smaller, £5/10/- to £6/13/-; 2-year Hereford heifers, small, £4/17/6 to £5/15/-; 2-year P.A. steers, well grown, £6/16/- to £7/7/;; smaller, £6/4/- to £6/14/-; backward, £4 to £u 7/6; 2-year Hereford steers, to £6; yearling steers, to £5/7/6; yearling Jersey heifers good, £3/15/- to £4/10/-; others., £2/17/6 to £3/6/-; cows and calves, £5 18/6 to £6/18/-; 3-year mixed coloured steers, to £9/5/-; P.A. forward cows, to ■£6/l/-; bulls, £4/5/- to £4/10/-. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers made £4/4/- to. £6; springing cows, goad, £7 to £B/10/-; others, to £4; cows in milk, £3 to £4/10/-. Fat cattle: Prime P.A. cows made £8 15/- to £9/7/-; second quality, £7/5/to £B/7/6; light, £6/2/6 to £6/7/6; shorthorn cows, £6/2/6 to £6/4/6: P.A. and shorthorn steers £6/15/- to £7/12/6; heavy P.A. heifers, £lO to £lO/2/6; light, £7/3/- to £7/17/6. Poultry: Hens brought 1/8 to 3/4; young cockerels, 6d. to 1/-; .cockerels, 2/5 to 3/10; turkey hens, to 7/31 turkey gobblers, to 12/-. Pigs: Weaners made 12/- to £1; good weaners, £l/2/- to £l/10/-; slips, £l/11/to £l/16/-; stores, £l/16/- to £l/18/-; porkers, £l/12/- to £2; baconers, to £2.