JOHNSONVILLE SALE.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 106, 7 May 1931, Page 14

JOHNSONVILLE SALE.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on Johnsonville sale held on Tuesday as follows: —"In spite of the inclement weather there was a very large attendance of buyers. Cattle: We submitted a full yarding of cattle,, comprising 236 head of bullocks, <=ows, and vealers.. Competition for bullocks and cows was keen at last ■week's ratea, and a total clearance was effected at auction. Vealers met with a good'demand. Sheep: 2115 sheep were submitted. The quality of ■ the ; sheep vas better than for the last few weeks, particularly good lines of ewes being submitted. Prices showed no alteration on last week's rates. Lambs met with, a ready sale at late rates. We quote:—Bullocks, heavy, £10 10s, £10 7s 6d, £10 2s 6d, £10. £9 15s, £9 10s; bullocks, c£B 15s, £8 10s, £8, £7 I2s 6d, to £7 ss; bullocks, light and unfinished, £6 12s 6d, £6 2s 6d, £6, £5 10s, £5 7s 6d to £4 15a; cows, heavy, £5 10s, £5 7s. 6d, £5 2s 6d, £5; cows, £4 15s, £4 10s, £4 ss, £i, £3 7s 6d, £3 2s (id, £3; runners, £2 16s, £2,155, £2 7s, £2 4s, £2 3s; vealers, 395, 375, 325, 30s, 235, 21s, 16s, to 755; wethers, heavy, 15s 4d, 15s 2d, 15s, 14s Bd, 14s 6d, 14s; wethers, 13s 9d, 13s to 12s 3d; ewes, heavy, 12s, lls 6d, 11s 3d, 11s, 10s 6d; ewes,1 9s 9d, 9s 6d, 9s 3d to 8s 6d; lambs, heavy, 14s, 13s 6d, 13s 3d, 12s 6d; lambs, 12s, lls lOd, lls 6d, lls 3d, ils to 10s 9d.