SHEEP RATES FIRM

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22616, 20 April 1948, Page 6

SHEEP RATES FIRM

MORRINSVILLE SALE BUYERS RESTRICTED A medium yarding of fat sheep came forward at the Morrinsville stock sale on Friday and realised prices on a par with those ruling at the central yards. f Fat and boner cattle sold very freely at prices firm on recent quotations. A small number of Jersey calves did not show much quality, but sold well up to late rates. The advertised lines of store cattle were well up to standard for quality and condition, but they did not attract the attention of earlier sales. Dry weather restricted buyers’ activities and vendors met the market, practically the whole of the yarding being disposed of under the hammer. Prices:— Sheep—Light fat wethers, to 44s Cd; heavy fat lambs, £2 to £2 ss; medium, 34s to 365; light, 28s to 325; good store lambs, 20s 3d to 22s 3d. Cattle. —Heavy fat Shorthorn cows, £l2 to £l4 9s; heavy fat Jersey cows and heifers, £9 10s to £lO 16s; medium, £8 10s lo £9; heavy boner cows, £7 to £8; medium, £5 to £8; light, £4 to £4 IDs; potter bulls, £7 to £ll 15s; medium Jersey calves, to £5 18s; smaller. £4 to £4 14s; 31-yr. PA. bullocks, £l2 to £l2 17s Cd; 21 and 31-yr. Hereford bullocks, £lO 10s to £l2; 2J-yr. P.A. steers, £lO 17s Get to £ll 12s 6d; smaller 21-yr. P.A. steers, £9 5.s (o £10; 18months P.A. steers, £7 15s to £8; 18month Herefocl steers, to £7.