Johnsonville Sale

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 228, 27 September 1935, Page 8

Johnsonville Sale

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on Johnsonvillo sale held on Wednesday as follows: —To a small attendance of buyers we offered a large yarding of cattle and sheep. The bullocks comprised chiefly heavyweight cattle with a few pens of lightweights. Prime heavy bullocks sold well at late rates, while plain and unfinished sorts were slightly easier. Cows and heifers yarded were of good quality and met with keen competition, prices being firm on late sales. Owing to a fair amount of frozen veal being sold ex the freezer the demand for fresh calves was not as keen as it has been in the

past. Sheep: The prices for wethers were slightly easier, this being accounted for by the absence of outside buyers. There was keen competition for all prime quality ewes, plain and unfinished being hard to quit. There was a good sale for hoggets, prices showing no. alteration. The yarding of spring lambs was of good quality with a keen demand for heavyweight lambs, prices being firm on late rates, lighter weights being slightly easier. Wo quote:— Prime extra heavy bullocks, £l2. 10s (single), £l2 7s (single), £l2 2s fid, £ll 15s; prime heavy bullocks, £ll 6s, £ll, £lO 17s fid, £lO 15s, £lO Us; heavy bullocks, £lO, £9 12s fid, £9 10s, £9, extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £8 14s, £S 11s, £8 7s, £8 2s, £8; prime heavy cows and heifers, £7 11s, £7 7s, £7, £6 15s; cows and heifers, £4 11s, £4, £2 19s, £2 10s; runners, £4 15s, £4 10s, £4 ss, £4; vealers, 275, 255, 21s, lfis, 15s; prime extra heavy wethers, 295, 28s fid, 27s 9d; prime heavy wethers, 26s fid, 265; medium wethers, 25s 9d, 245; prime extra heavy ewes, 22s Cd, 225, 21s 7d; prime heavy ewes, 20s GO, 20s 3d, 19s 9d; medium ewes, ISs fid,

ISs, 17s 9d; heavy hoggets, 25s (id, 2-is 7d, 23s 9d, 22s 4d; light hoggets, 21s Cd, 21s 2d, 20s 9d, 20s, 19s 7d, 18s 9d; ■ heavy spring lambs, 27s (id (single), 1 25s 9d (single), 24s lOd (single), 23s I 7d, 22s Gd; medium spring lambs, 21s, ' 20s Gd, 20s, 18s'9d; light spring lambs, J 16s' Gd, 16s 3d, 14s Gd. v