Wanganui

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 119, 13 February 1941, Page 12

Wanganui

Dominion Special Service.

WANGANUI, February 12. \ yarding of 8000 sheep was- offered at the Wanganui stock sale today. Cool four and five-year aged maiUd c '<-8, though throughout selling was slou, madt quite satisfactory,sales, loung ewes ah> made quite fair values, but all low mouthed and aged ewes were hard of sale. All lambs sold well, with medium ''cto? lambs a shade easier, hat sheep vere at late rates. Only ex-dairy cows we e warded in the beef section, and they sold fully firm, as did a fair J’ a rdin o of boners. Porkers and baconers sold at ate rates, but store pigs were down tost week’s good sale. A nice truck of early I’.A. calves sold well as \ e ,J'A, Sheep: prime ewes to 14/10, fat 1-/6 to 13/6; fat wethers, 21/- to 24/6; fat tombs 21/- to 23/6, light store lambs to/6 to 17/6- four-vear ewes. 23/10, four-year -1/1. five-year 21/3, good four and five-year, chfselled teeth 20/- to 23/10 uncertain mouthed 17/- to 19/-, low mouths 11/8 to 16/- tail ends 7/- to 9/6; two-tooth ewes 08/10 to 30/6, small to medium 24/3. to 25/10- two-tooth wethers 17/2 to 19/u, m.a. ewes 20/3 to’2s/6; ewe lainbs ’’/- to 23/1, small 11/4 to 16/1; top wether lambs 15/- to 16/2; medium 11/6 t 0 14/3, small and culls 5/- to 7/6; woolly b.f. lambs 13/7 to 17/-: shorn 12/- to 13/4, culls 8/- to 10/-, very small 4/- to 6/6; two-tooth Southdown rams 31 to 4gns.; Romney rams £3/3/-, aged 7/6 to 15/-. ■ Cattle- .Prime ex-dairy cows, good colours, £6 <6 £7/M/-; fat Jersey cows £4 15/- to £5/15/-; forward cows £3/0/- to £4/10/-: stores £l/15/- to £3; forward bullocks to £9/5/-; Jersey steers £u/./to £6/11/-; store Shorthorn cows £3 to £3/15/-; bulls £6/10/- to £8; Jersey weaner heifers £2/17/-. oom-/ . Pigs; Baconers £3/2/- to £<s/i</-, porkers £l/16/- to £2/12/-, light 28/b to 32/6- small stores 18/6 to 22/b; slips 12/u to 14/-; weaners 6/- to 7/6. nl/17/rt Vealers: Early P.A. calves, good £l/17/6 to £2/13/-, lighter £l/6/- to £l/10/-.