Stock Market

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 289, 7 December 1936, Page 2

Stock Market

DANNEVIRKE STOCK SALE. Messrs. Williams & Kettle Ltd., report having held their weekly stock sale when they offered a small yarding of sheep and a medium yarding of cattle to a good attendance of tho public. All lots met with good competition and a total clearance was effected at the following rates. Cattle: Fat Jersey cows and heifers, £3/10/- to £4/12/6; l runner, £4/15/-; springing Jersey cows, £4; Jersey cows in milk, £3/12/6; S.H. ylg. heifors, £3/10/-; ylg. Jersey heifers, £3/10/- to £4/4/-; Holstein heifers, £3/10/-; Jersey cows and calves, ffi/7/to £4/7/-; store cows, £2/13/- to' £3/17/6; P.A. bulls, logns.; Jersey bulls, £3/15/- to £4/7/6.

The Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-op. Association report on their weekly sale held on Thursday, They offered a good yarding of dairy cattle and a fair yarding of sheep and pigs, a total clearance being effected at late rates. Fat ewes (shorn), 19s 6d to 21s Gd; fat Wethers, £1 3s to £1 ss; S.D. 2th. ewes, £1 2s lOd; ditto 2th wethers, £1 2s 4d; 2 and 4th ewes, £1 11s; fat dairy cows £4 ss, £4 7s 6d, £4 11s, £4 15s, £4 19s, £5 7s 6d; springing cows, £4 5s to £6 15s; cows in profit, £4 ss, £4 10s, £4 15s, £5 10s, £6, £6 10s to £7; springing heifers, £3 7s 6d to £5 12s 6d; store cows, £2 ss, £2 10s, £3 10s to £3 15s; yearling Jersey heifors £3 2s 6d, £3 10s to £3 17s Od; P.A. bull, 17 guineas; pigs (slips), £1 5s to £1 Bs. TAIHAPE SALE. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report a 150 cattle and a small entry of sheep at the above sale on Wednesday last to a good attendance of farmers and others interested. There was a fair demand for all classes of stock, although some of the cattle did not quite reach vendors’ reserves. We quote as follows: Fat wethers 25s Id, 26s 3d to 30s Id; store bullocks, £7 12s; smaller sorts. £5 13s to £5 17s 6d; Her. heifers, £5 2s Gd; yearling P.A. steers, £5 14s; fat cows, £4 7s 6d to £5; p.b. P.A. bull, £l9.