STOCK SALES

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 131, 30 November 1933, Page 16

STOCK SALES

JOHNSONVILLE PRICES

Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report oh the Johusonville sale held yesterday as follows:—-There was a large atendance of buyers to whom we submited a full yarding of all classes of stock. The sale generally was a dragging one. ' Both bullocks and cows were much easier than last week. Vealers met with a good demand. Wethers" offered were' of average quality, and there was practically no demand, a good portion of the yarding being passed in. ' 'KWes, which were of better quality, met-with' a fair sale at reduced limits. Prices-for- wethers were easier by Is to Is 6d per-head and ewes up to Is, as com-pared-with last week's rates, whilst lambs were.slightly easier. ■ We quote:—Prime heavy bullocks, £7 10s £7 7s 6d, £7 Gs, £7; heavy bullocks, £6 155,.£6.105, £6.65, £6 Is, £5 16s; extra, heavy cows and heifers, £5 ss, £5 3s, £5, £4 16s, £4' 13s, £4 Bs, £4; runners, £3 18s ■ £3- Ite, £3 4s, £2 10s; vealers, £2 ss, £2. .£1.19* £1 17s, £1 11s 6d. Prime heavy •'nrethjers, 225, 21s 9d; prime heavy ewes. 16? 6d, 15s 3.d; heavy ewes, 14s 6d, 14s '3d, 13s 7d, 13s 6d; light ewes, 13s, 12s;' heavy hoggets,' 20s 7d, 20s 6d; heavy spring'lambs, 19s,' 17s lid, 17s Gd, 17s 2d; medium'"Spring lambs, 16s, 15s lid, 15s; light spring lambs, 14s lOd. CHEEP AT MASTERTON. Wright,- Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., report:—We offered a yarding comprising 1551 2 and 4-tooth wethers to a good attendance at the Masterton sale yesterday. Competition was keen throughout, and a total clearance was effected as under:— Account P. C. Taylor, 290 2-tooth wethers, 16s; 8 cull wethers, 13s 6d. Account A. H. Pavitt, 125 4-tooth wethers, 18s; 199 •Mooth wethers, 15a 7d. "Account G. Morgan, 203 2-tooth wethers, • 15s 10dj 51 2-tooth wethers, 15s Id ;■ 42 ■ 4-tooth wethers, 18s Id. Account H, E.- Haggitt, 187 2-tOoth wethers, 15s lOd; 68.2-tooth wethers, 14s 5d.. Account H. Scales, 152 2-tooth wethers, 15s 8d; 74 2-tooth aethers, 14s 3d. Account other venders, small 2-tootli wethers, 13s. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having had a small entry of wethers at the Masterton sale yesterday, when there was a keen demand. Medium 2-tooth .wethers brought up to los 3d, and 4-tooth wethers, 17s 6d. ■..-■. PAHIATIM CATTLE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile \gency Co., Ltd., offered a medium entry of station cattle at the Pahiatua sale on Tuesday- There was a keen demand for all lines, and a satisfactory clearance was effected as follows:— Four-year P.A. bullocks, £4 19s; two-year P.A. steers hS 8s; one-year P.A. ditto, £2 11. to £3 3s; small steers, £2 8s; one-year P.A. belters, £2 2s. to 325; two-year __ditto, £i us, empty dairy cows, 21s to 27s Gd.