GENERALLY FIRM

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 142, 17 June 1937, Page 24

GENERALLY FIRM

LIVESTOCK VALUES

SMALLER OFFERINGS

Prices for both sheep and cattle were generally satisfactory to sellers at the livestock sales held in the Dominion this week. Entries were inclined to be smaller than usual at Addington and the market generally was good. Beef was quoted firm at Westfield, last week's improved rates being maintained. The ox yarding was again short, but the cow pens were well filled. Quality was fair. Only a moderate entry of sheep was auctioned under keen demand, the sale improving towards the close. Wethers improved by as much as 2s a head, and prime ewes by 4s. Quality was average. More lambs were sold at very firm quotations, the quality being satisfactory. An increased offering of calves included a better choice of quality, and although the extreme rates of a week ago were not reached values were satisfactory. Strong competition produced high values for prime baconers, and other pigs sold freely at fully late quotations. WAIRARAPA VALUES. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., offered a small yarding of all classes of stock to a good attendance of buyers at the weekly Masterton sale yesterday. Prices in the sheep section showed an increase on those of late sales. The company made a total clearance as follows:— Medium b.f. hoggets, 14s to 15s; s.m. ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 21s to 23s 9d; lowconditioned ewes, r.w. S.D., 13s to 15s. Pigs: Slips, 7s to 8s 6d; weaners, 5s to 7s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., also offered a small yarding. Good fat sheep were very firm, while lighter sheep were on a par with last week Breeding ewes were in demand and sold at advanced prices. Followin" is the range of prices:— Good fat wethers, 32s Gd to 34slighter, 29s to 30s 6d; heavy fat ewes 265; lighter, 21s 6d to 22s 6d; fat lambs' lightweights, 19s to 21s; b.f. two-tooths 24s to 28s 3d; ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 22s to 255; ewes, r.w. Romney rams, 21s 7dwoolly w. lambs, 20s Id; medium, 16s sd; b.f. lambs, 15s 9d to 16s Bd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., offered a good yarding of sheep, cattle, and pigs, to a fair attendance. Fat sheep met with a better sale at improved prices, and breeding ewes and hoggets showed a considerable improvement in values. Cattle and pigs sold at recent prices. A total clearance was effected at the following prices:—

Fat sheep: Good fat wethers, 335; fat S.D. two-tooths, 26s 6d; light fat ewes, 19s 9d; light fat lambs, 21s Id. Store sheep: Five- and six-year ewes, r.w. S.D. ram, 25s 3d; low condition, 14s Id; small wether hoggets, 12s 4d; cull hoggets, 7s; cull ewes, 6s. Cattle: Vealers, £3 12s 6d; dairy cows, r.w. Hereford bull, £2 to £3; dairy cows, offered account Mr. N. Larsen, made from £4 to £5 10s. Store cows: £2 10s, £2 15s, to £3; cow and calf, £3 17s; two-year Jersey heifers, £3 10s to £3 15s. Pigs: Good slips, 18s; slips, 9s 6d; weaners, 5s 6d to 7s 6d. The Farmers' Distributing Company offered a fair yarding of fat sheep, which sold readily under keen competition. The marked showed a firm to rising tendency. Prices were as follows:—

Fat sheep: Ewes, 23s 6d to 255; small wethers, 27s 2d; lambs, 23s 6d. Store sheep: Ewes, 12s 3d; ewe lambs, small, 17s 4d; b.f. lambs, 15s to 15s 9d; cull ewe lambs, 10s Id.