JOHNSONVILLE SALE.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 122, 19 November 1931, Page 16

JOHNSONVILLE SALE.

There was an average yarding of all classes of stock at Johnsonville on 17th November with a good demand for cattle at reduced limits, bullocks showing a decline of from 10s to 15s per head, cows 15s, while vealers were easier. The sheep offered were of good quality, but competition was dull, and a dragging sale resulted, Prices for all classes of stock showed a decline as compared with last week's rates. - Heavy wethers were down by 2s 6d, light and unfinished wethers 3s to 4s, ewes 3s per head. Spring lambs 2s to 2s 6d. Prices were as follows:—Prime extra heavy bullocks, £11 15s, £11 2s 6d, £11, £10 10s; heavy bullocks, £9 15s, £9 12s 6d, £9 10s, £9 2s 6d; medium bullocks, £8 15s, £8 7s 6d, £8 2s 6d, £8, £7 17s 6d; light and unfinished bullocks, £7 12s 6d, £7 10s, £7, £6 2s 6d; prime heavy cows and- heifers, £6 10s, £6, £5 10s, £5 ss; light and unfinished cows and heifers, £4 10s £4 5s to £2 10s; runners, £2 16s. £2 15s, £2 12s, £2 8s; vealers, £1 15s, £1 Ue, £1 Ss, £1 7s; calves, 17s, 15s, 12s; prime heavy wethers, shorn, 15s, 14s, 13s 6d, 13s; medium wethers, shorn. 12s 6d, 12s 3d, 12s; prime heavy ewes, shorn, 10s 9s lOd. 9s 9d, 9s 3d, 9s 2d, 9s; medium ewes, shorn, 7s 9d, 7s 6d, 7s, to 6s; heavy hoggeta, 12s, lls 6d; medium hoggets, 11s, 10s 6d; plain hoggets, 9s sd, 9s; heavy spring lambs, i4s Bd, 14s 7d, 14s 6d, 14s 4d, 14s 3d, 14s, 13s 6d; spring lambs, 12s 6d, lls 4d, lls; light spring lambs, 10s 6d, 10a, 9s 7d, 9s Id.