Wanganui

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 137, 6 March 1941, Page 12

Wanganui

Dominion Special Service.

WANGANUI, Starch 5. A yarding of 4500 cheep was offered to a gotd attendance at the Wanganui stock sale today. Sheep values fluctuated considerably, the only class to r l '- 1 m ?i" ,“ r t “ being two-tooth ewes, which sold firmly to a slight advance on late sales. Aged ewes were hard of sale and all lambs were down on last week. The dry weather is against lamb sales at the moment. A big proportion of the fat sheep yarding comprised overweight ’ewes and many pens soldl at between 7/C and 9/-. These sales affected other fat ewes, which werf down by -/- a head on last week. Fat lambs were firm but fat wethers were easier. l at cattle prices were also down on last week and because of limited killing . space >at the works all boners were easier Prices.— Sheep: Fat ewes, 11/- to , fl ove F' weight, 7/6 to 9/9: fat wethers, 18/6 to 22/4; fat lambs, 18/- to 22/-: average twotooth ewes, .28/3 to 30/-; medium, 2a/- to 27/-; small, 22/3 to 24/-; D Ji»;. V /1 •’ 19/-- four and ■five-year ewes, 1(1/10 to lh/i, poor, 8/6 to 12/-; culls. 3/6 to </6; four and six-tooth ewes, 23/6 to W ?SSF lambs, 13/1 to 16/-; medium 10/- to 12/9 culls, 6/- to 8/6; small ewe lambs. 11/6 to 16/2; b.f. lambs, 12/4 to 13/8; culls, 8/4 to 9/6; two-tooth Down, rams, ligns. to Signs.; aged, 26/- to 3a/-; poor 10/- to 18/-; two-tooth Romney rams IJgns. Cattle: Prime P.A. cows, to £B. fat, £6 15/-- prime ex-dairy cows, £5/2/6 to co, fat, £4 to £5; good boners, to £4/1-/-. average. £3; poor. Ll/10/- to heavy bulls, £7 to £lO/10/-; £ 15/- to £5/2/6; two and three-ycar P.A. St pigs: Baconers, £3/5/- to £3/16/-: norkers. 35/- to 45/-; light porkers, 27/6 to 32/-; small stores, 10/- to 17/6; good slips to 18/6; average, 12/- to 13/6; weaners. 8/6 to 10/-; small, 2/6to 6/6. Vealers. —Runners to £4: good heavy PA vealers, £2/15/- to £3/7/-; average, 35/- to £2/10/-; calves. 19/- to 2 a/-.