LIVE STOCK PRICES

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 234, 1 July 1939, Page 15

LIVE STOCK PRICES

Fat Sheep Easier At Sale

In Feilding

DAIRY CATTLE FIRMER

Dominion Special Service.

FEILDING, June 30.

Prices for fat sheep were slightly easier at the Feildlng stock sale held today. The extra heavy yarding of wethers, ewes and lambs was probably the cause of the drop in values. Exporters operated with butchers, and there was a fair clearance, though more than the usual number of passings was recorded. In no case did the price exceed 22/-, whereas last week the best price for prime lambs was 22/-, and for prime wethers 22/4. The drop was about 1/- a head. The yarding of store sheep wa.s heavy and included a large offering of breeding ewes. The demand for lambs was fairly good. Store and run cattle were forward in large numbers, and the dairy cattle yarding was medium. The dairy cattle were quality animals, and the demand was good with indications of a firming market. Prices are:—

Sheep: Fat lambs, prime, 21/7 to 21/9; good, 15/6 to 18/10; fair, 14/1 to 15/-; light, from 12/-; fat wethers, very prime, 19/-; prime, 18/2; good, to 17/6; fair, from 15/1; fat maiden ewes, prime, 16/6 to 18/9; fat eWes, prime heavy, 20/- to 20/9; very good, 17/2 to 19/6; fair, from 13/6; b.f.’s, heavy, 19/to 19/9; good, 18/- to 18/6; wether lambs in good condition, 10/6 to 13/6; medium quality, 8/6 to 9/6; poor, from 7/3; b.f. lambs, 8/3 to 8/6; b.f. wethers, 14/6; ewe lambs, good, 14/- to 14/10; fair, 13/6 to 13/10; 2-tooth wethers, 13/11; 2-tooth ewes, r.w. Romney rams, 29/9; r.w. S.D. rams, 2S/6 to 28/1; 2-tooth to 5-year ewes, 16/- to 21/3; wether hoggets, 9/- to 11/2. Cattle: Potter cows, £2/11/6 to £2 2/6; Jersey heifers, £3/10/-; good light steers, £3/17/6; Hereford steers, £4/5/-; P.A. heifers £3/6/-; P.A. cows, r.w.b., £3/10/-; springing cows, £6/10/-; springing heifers, to £6/15/-. Poultry: Hens, 2/2 to 3/8; pullets, 4/6 to 6/3; cockerels, 2/1 to 5/-. Pigs: Weaners, 14/- to £l/1/-; slips, 18/6 to £l/3/-; sows, £2 to £9/6/-; sows and 8 suckers, £9/17/6; porkers,. £1 16/-.