Wanganui

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 69, 14 December 1939, Page 16

Wanganui

Dominion Special Service. WANGANUI, December 13. Prices for all fat sheep were better at the sale conducted in Wanganui today, the 2/6 drop of a fortnight ago being fully recovered. Only one pen of store sheep was offered, an exceptional lot ot good woolly ewe hoggets which made 34/1. . ... Fat cattle were fully firm at late rales. A good yarding of store cattle was forward and prices were a little better than of late, with a far better inquiry, lhe clearance under the hammer was the best for several weeks. All classes of pigs sold well and wellfinished vealer calves met keen competition. Sheep: Fat' wethers, woolly to 26/4, shorn 22/6 to 23/-; two-tooths, b.f. 18/9 to 22/4. woolly 28/G; prime ewes, shorn 16/- to 17/2. fat 14/9 to 15/6; fat lambs 19/6 to 23/9; good woolly ewe hoggets 3 battle: Prime P.A. heifers £B/7/6 to £9; fat run-bred cows £< to £(/U>/-, light £5/17/6 to £6/15/-J; fat Jersey cows £4/17/6 to £5/15/-, light £3/10/- to £4/15/-; store P.A. cows to £5; two and three-year P.A. heifers £4/15/- 1 two-year Hereford heifers £3/10/-, yearlings £2 8/-, steers £3/12/6; three ; year fe.H. steers £6/3/-; two-year £5/10/-, two and three-year P.A. steers £7; < ? olol,red steers £4/14/- to £5; small yearling Jeisey heifers £l/17/- to £2/13/-; sound bulls £6/6/- to £ll/11/-; dairy eowo, close up, to £7/10/-. Pigs: Heavy porkers £2/o/- >0 x--10/-, average 35/- to 45/-; forward stores 30/- to 33/6; small stores 18/- to 23/0. good slips 18/6 to 22/6: weaners 16/- to 20/-. small 7/- to 13/0. Vealers: Runners to £3/16/-: good calves extra to £2/14/-, small 30/- to 40/-.