LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 152, 30 June 1938, Page 25

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

THIS WEEK'S PRICES

EASIER TENDENCY GENERAL

Values on a par with last week's [. quotations were obtained tor beef at I, the Westfleld stock sale yesterday. A much increased yarding was offered, including good quality steers, but an indifferent assortment of cows and heifers. In contrast to the recent large s supplies of sheep there was a smaller offering, which did not include many J extra heavy sorts, while ewes were pari. ticularly scarce. Late prices were r hardly maintained. Fewer lambs were alsp marketed, but fully'firm prices ' ruled. A full yarding of calves of generally good quality sold under e steady demand at very firm late rates. A small offering of pigs included i satisfactory quality and under brisk bidding values were fully Arm * throughout. t The butchers' market for beef .at „ Burnside has changed very little in the " past four or five weeks,' though prices .. a head for fat cattle have fluctuated i slightly. There were 333 head forward yesterday and the quality was J the best seen for some, weeks. At the r start prices were in buyers' favour, but as the sale progressed good quality > brought better prices and the market t generally was firm on late rates. Only . 140 stores were offered, consisting 1 mainly of boner cows and young cattle, i : There were * 1770 fat sheep In the , yards, including a fair sprinkling of ' hoggets. Prices were about on a par I with last week, though medium and light classes were down by about 2s a head. There was - a comparatively ■ small entry of fat pigs, which brought . advanced prices. I " JOHNSOXVILLE SALE. 1 Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., , and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., re- ' port that a large yarding of cattle, with t an average yarding of sheep, was offered at the Johnsonville sale yesteri day« Only a few pens of prime heavy ■ bullocks came forward. • These met 1 with a ready sale, with prices easier to s the extent of 10s a head on last week's. Unfinished and lightweight bullocks . were easier to the extent of 15s a head. Prime quality cows and heifers met ' with strong competition, with prices showing no alteration, while lightweights and unfinished sorts were not wanted. Runners and vealers met with no alteration. Only a few pens of extra prime heavy wethers came forward. These met with good competition at prices firm on last weeks, while, plain and unfinished sheep were easier to the extent of 2s to 2s 6d a head. The yarding of ewes was of indifferent quality. No extra prime heavy ewes came forward. All classes met with a dull sale, with prices down to the extent of Is to Is 6d a head. The yarding of lambs was of .indifferent quality, with little demand. Quotations are as follows:— Prime extra heavy bullocks, £15 ins to £14 13s; prime heavy bullocks, £14 10s to £14 5s sd: heavy bullocks, £13 17s 6d to £13 12s; bullocks. £12 18s to £10 10s:, extra prime heavy cows and heifers, single, £9 18s to £9 12s; prime heavy cows and heifers, £8 10s to £7 15s; cows and heifers, £7 12s to £7 and vealers, /xtra prime heavy, £5; extra good, £4 15s to £4 extra heavy; wethers, 30s to 28s. 6d; prime heavy wethers, 27s 9d to 27s 2d: medium wethers, 26s 9d to 23s ,10d; prime extra heavy ewes 21s 6d, nrime heavv ewes, 20s oa to los <a, medium ewes, 17s 3d to 16s ?d; medium 6d to 20* 3d; light lambs, , 18s 9d to" 17s 6d. ; V ADDINGTOIf;JOARKET. w (Bj .Telegraph—Press AsscfcifttionO June 29. Entries were smaller at today s Aadington market, and as a result there was a slight improvement in values for most classes, of stock. Fat sheep were ofincipally concerned. . ■ Store Sheep.—Hoggets comprised the bulk of the small entry, and they sold and four-tooth crossbred wethers sold at Fat* iambs.—Exporters bought less freely than of late and prices were down by Is a head. Fat Sheep.—A small entry of about 4500 head. Wethers were better by up to 2s a head and ewes by up to Is 6d. Best wethers made 29s to 325; tops, to 345; good, 27s to 28s 6d; inferior, down to 20s; good ewes sold from 21s to 235; tops, to 275; light, down to 12s; with bulk of the penning selling from 15s to 17s 6d. <v ■ , Fat Cattle.—364 were .penned,, about 150 less than recent averages. Lightweight cattle were in spiall supply, and these improved in value. There was, little change in prices of heavy the tendency being weaker for this class. Best steers made from' £12 15s to £14 ss; tops, to £15 2s 6d; good steers, £11 to £12 10s; light, down to £8 10s; good heifers, £8 to £9 10s; tops, to £11 10s; light, down to £0; best cows, £7 10s to £9; tops, to £11 ss!j inferior; down to £4 10s. Fat Pigs.—Porker values Were little changed, but baconers were slightly easier. Porkers made 33s 6d- to 59s 6a, average price a lb, 6id to 7i; baconers, £3 2s 6d to £5 12s 6d, average price a lb, «id to 7jd.