JOHNSONVILLE SALE

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 84, 8 April 1936, Page 22

JOHNSONVILLE SALE

SHEEP UP, CATTLE DOWN

Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the Johnsonville sale held yesterday as follows: — To a small attendance of buyers we offered an average yarding of all classes of stock. The yarding of bullocks comprised chiefly prime heavyweights with a few pens of lighter sorts. These met with a dragging sale, prices being from 5s to 10s per head easier. Prime heavy station' cows showed no alteration, while- mediumweights and unfinished sorts were slightly easier. The demand for cows ex dairy was not so keen as usual, prices being easier to the extent of 5s per head on previous sales. Prime heavy runners and prime lightweight vealers met with spirited competition, prices being firm at late rates. The yarding of wethers comprised chiefly light to medium weights, no heavyweights being yarded. A good sale resulted with prices slightly above export parity. The yarding of ewes comprised chiefly heavyweight sheep with a few pens of light and inferior sorts. Prices for heavy sheep were slightly firmer, while inferior sorts were not wanted. The yarding of lambs was of indefinite quality, as only a few pens of prime- heavyweights came forward. Prime heavy lambs met with a good demand, prices showing Is per head rise on last week's quotations, while plain and lightweight lambs were hard to quit. Quotations:—Prime extra heavy bullocks, £12 15s, £12 11s, £12 ss, £12; prime heavy bullocks, £11 15s, £11 10s £11 7s, £11 2s 6d, £11; heavy bullocks, £10 10s, £10 ss, £10 2s 6d, £9 18s; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £8 4s, £8 2s 6d, £8, £7 17s; prime heavy cows and heifers, £7 10s, £7 ss, £7; cows and heifers, £4 17s, £4 12s, £4 6s, £3 19, £3 14s, £3 12s; runners, £4 2s, £3 18s, £3 15s, £3 9s, £3 ss, £2 19s, £2 10s; vealers, £2 2s 6d, £117s, £1 15s, £110s; prime heavy wethers, 25s lOd, 25s 7s, 25s 6d; medium wethers, 245, 23s 6d, 235; prime extra heavy ewes, 20s 2d, 19s 6d, 19s; prime heavy ewes, 18s Bd, 18s 6d, 18s; medium ewes, 17s, 16s 6d; heavy lambs, 255, 24s 3d, 245, 23s 4d; medium lambs, 21s 6d, 21s, 20s, 19s lOd; light lambs, 18s 6d, 18s 3d. 18s.

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