LIVE STOCK PRICES

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 229, 22 June 1940, Page 5

LIVE STOCK PRICES

Strong Demand At Feilding BEEF KEENLY SOUGHT Dominion Special Service. FEILDING. June 21. An excellent demand was shown for all classes of stock at today's sale in 1 eliding, the prices for mutton being well up on those of last week. Beef, also, subject to keen competition, and increased P1 Fat sheep- only moderate in ninnbers the mutton yarded was of extent duality. particularly In the cases wethers and lambs, which showed a LTf .bout 3/- a head. Extra prime wethers made 30/- to 31/9, prime 28/6 to 20/0I lighter 24/- to 27/-; extra prime owes "0/7 to 22/7. prime 18/6 to 20/-, unfinished 7 16/- jo Plain W- to W6; extra prime lambs 24/6 to -o/10, prime 20/3 to 23/0, light 17/1 to 20/-. Store sheep: Competition was keen for breeding ewes, and values were up on late rates. Lambs also sold well, th. values for good ewe lambs being on a par with those for breeding ewes. Bost twoTooth ewes r.w. Southdown rams made w/- others 22/2 to 22/10: four and sixtooth ewes, medium quality sorts, 20/6 to 22/3, others 17/3 to 19/3: good four ami five-year ewes 23/1) to 23/10, others 21/6. good ewe lambs 28/-, second grade 24/6 to 25/4 others 18/- to 19/t; best wether Jambs 16/- to 17/1). others 11/4 to 10/lO; iiiri’d ewes 14/- to 17/-. . S Storu cattle: Store cattle were again In poor supply, but the demand for yearling Jersey heifers was good. Boner cows, heavy, made £3/12/6 to £4/16/-, °tlie™ £l/5/- to £2/7/6: yearling Jersey heifers, good, £4, others to £-,/lfi/. ■ Dairy cattle: Excellent prices ruled for dairy stock, of which there was a much better class entry. Best springing heifers made £9/2/6 to £ll/5/-. second quality £« to £B/10/-; good springing cows £8 15/- to £lO/10/-, later ealvers £4/10/- to cattle: Values were well up for beef, the competition for all grades being very strong despite the fairlj’ heavy entry’. Medium prime oxen £lO to £ll/15/-; light steers £5/15/- to £B/10/-, prime A.A. cows £B/5/- to £9/7/6, lighter £7 to £B, ex-dairy £4/5/- to £6/15/-: prune heifers £7/12/6, others £5 to £6/2/6; vealers £1 18/- to £4/2/6. Pigs: Very few pigs were on often, and prices were again high. Good weaners made 23/6 to 26/-: slips 37/-; and small stores 40/-. Poultry prices are: Hens. 1/1 to 3/11; cockerels, 1/- to 4/2; turkejr hens, 4/6 to 4/9: gobblers, 11/- to 13/-, Outstanding Dairy Herd Sold PAHIATUA, June 21. On account of T. G. Harvey, J'ahiatua, a successful sale of dairy cows and horses was held recently. The dairy herd, which comprised 85 head, was one of the most outstanding submitted to auction in the Pahiatua district for many years. A feature of the sale was the disposal of a Friesian cow which had produced just ou GWlib. of butterfat during the past year. Mr. T. Parker, of the Wattle Dairy Co., was the buyec paying £33/10/-. The top 60 cows averaged £l3/15/-. Prices are: Best July-August ealvers £l3 to £33/10/-: August-September ealvers £lO to £l3/10/-; unsound and later calving cows £6/10/- to £B/10/-. PIGS AND POULTRY SALE PALMERSTON N., June 21. A keen demand resulted for al] classes of pigs at the sale conducted in Palmerston North yesterday. Poultry also sold well. Pric«‘.3 uro: — Pigs: Best weaners 24/- to 26/- each, small 20/- to 22/6, medium stores Jl/0 to 32/-: small stores 23/- to 30/-; porkers, 44/Poulfrv: Tleavj’ liens, 9/- to 10/-; best W.L. hens. «/- to 7/- a pair; light liens, 3/4 to 4/8 a pair; heavy cockerels, 8/- to 9/6 a pair, inediuni 6/- to 7/- a pair; young ducks, 8/- to 10/- a pair; breeding cockerels. 5/- to 8/- each; roosters, 2/6 to 6/6 a pair; pullets, 4/6 to 6/6 each: turkeyu, small, 3/3 to 4/6,