WETHERS PRICES ADVANCE

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 23, 27 July 1933, Page 14

WETHERS PRICES ADVANCE

Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on Johnsonville sale-this week as follows:— There was the usual attendance of buyers, to whom we submitted an average yarding of all classes of stock. Cattle met with a keen demand at late rates. The sheep yarding comprised good quality wethers and ewes, with several pens of lighter sorts. Lambs were yarded in larger numbers than of late. A total clearance was effected at auction. . Prices for wethers showed an advance on last week's rates of up to Is per head, whilst ewes were firm, with no quotable alteration in prices. Lambs met with a good sale. We quote as follows: — Prime extra heavy bullocks, £8 ss, £8 2s Gd, £8, £7 los! heavy bullocks, £7 ss, £7, £6 18s, £6 15s, £6 10s; bullocks, £(i, £5 15s, £5 10s. £5 0s 9d; prime heavy cows and heifers, £4 15s, £4 12s Gd, £4 10s, £4 us, £4; cows and heifers, £3 10s, £3 3s. £3 £2 11s; runners, £2 17s, £2 15s, £2 Us. £2 lOsj £2 7s, £2 Is; prime heavy wethers, 225, 21s Od, 21s Gd; heavy wethers, 20s Od., 20s. Bd, 20s 6d, 20s; wethers, 18s 6d 18s 3d, 17s 3d, 17s; prime heavy ewes, 20s Sd; heavy ewes, 18s 6d, ISs 3d, 18s, 17s Gd; ewes, 16s Gd, 16s Id; heavy hoggets, 18s, 17s; heavy lambs, 20s Od, 18s Od, 17s 9d, 16s Gd, 16s.