Stock Markets

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 183, 5 August 1938, Page 5

Stock Markets

JOHNSONVILLE SALE Messrs Wriglit, Stephenson and Co. Ltd. and Abraham and Williams Ltd., report on Johmsonvillo sale held on Wednesday, August 4 as follows: To the usual attendance of buyers W 3 offered an average yarding of cattle and a large yarding of sheep. The bullocks yarded comprised chiefly good medium weight and light bullocks. There were a few pens of light and unfinished sorts met with, no alteration. There were a few pens of good heavy weight cows and heifers with fervent competition throughout, with lighter sorts selling well at late rates. No runners and vealers came forward. There was a good yarding of wethers, these selling well at late rates. Thu yarding of ewes comprised chiefly heavy and extra weight sheep. These met with good competition at prices showing a firming tendency. A few pens of hoggets came forward, prices showing a alteration. We quote:—

Prime heavy bullocks, £l4 5s down to £l3; heavy bullocks, £l2 15s down to £l.l 15s; light and unfinished bullocks, £ll 2s 6d to £10; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £7 6s to £8 10s; prime heavy cows and heifers, £8 10s to £7 15s ; cows and heifers, £7 10s to £6 10s; prime extra heavy wethers, 30s; prime heavy wethers, 28s 6d to 275; medium wethers, 27s to 265; prime extra heavy ewes, 22s fid; prime heavy ewes, 21s 6d to 20s; medium ewes, 19s to 17s; heavy hoggets, 22s Cd; light hoggets, 20s to 18s. BULLS SALE Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their fortnightly sale held on Monday last, when a medium yarding of cattle were forward, comprising principally good quality dairy heifers, which sold under keen competition, prices being fully on a par with recent yard sales. Only 12 head of fat cows and heifers were yarded. Values were firm and a goou sale resulted. The offering of 45 store pigs sold under keen competition, values showing an appreciation on recent sales. We quote:—Fat cows, £4 Is, £5 6s, £5 14s, £6; store cows, £2 10s to £3; dairy cows, £3 os, £4, £4 10s, £5 2s 6d, £5 ss, £6, £7 ss, £7 10s; dairy heifers, £7, £7 3s, £7 ss, £7 17s 6d, £B. Store pigs: 22s 6d, 245, 265, 345, 375, 41s. LEVIN SALE LEVIN, Aug. 3. There were larger yardings than usual in all sections at the Levin weekly stock sale yesterday. The offering of beef was of good quality, a large entry of first-class run cattle being keenly sought after. Store pigs also brought keen competition and prices showed a sharp advance. In all departments the sale was a brisk one, bringing full late rates. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., give the following list of realisations — Pigs: Light porkers, 33s 6d, £2 2s, £2 3s; medium do., £2 Bs, £2 10s, £2 12s, '£2 16s; heavy do., £2 18s, £2 19s, £3, £3 ss; baconers, £3 7s, £3 9s, £3 10s; choppers, £2 15s; sows to farrow, £3 10s; slips, 16s, 17s 6d, 19s, 20s, j2os 6d;, stores, 245, 265, 26s 6d, 295. I Sheep : Fat wethers, 255, 26s 6d, 28s; fat lambs, 25s 6d; fat hoggets, 22s Id, 23s 9d, 25s 7d; small lambs, 11s. 17s 6d; b.f. ewes, 16s 9d, 22s Cd, 23s 9d, 25s 7s; small lambs, 11s. Cattle : Light fat cows, £4 10s, £5, £5 2s 6d; medium do., £5 17s 6d, £6, £6 10s, £6 15s; heavy do., £7, £7 ss, £7 10s, £7 12s 6d; prime heavy run cattle, £B, £8 12s 6d, £9 17s 6d, £lO, £lO 2s 6d, £ll 58; vealers, 37s 6d, £2 10s, £3 Is; runners, £3 ss, £3 7s 6d, £3 10s, £3 14s; store cows, £2, £2 2s 6d, I£2 Bs, £2 15s, £3, £3 Is, £3 12s fid, £4. | Dairy Stock: Springing cows, £3 ss, £4, £4 10s, £5, £6, £8 10s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., quote the following range of prices;— Pigs: Light porkers, 355, £2, £2 3s, £2 5s 6d to £2 10s; heavier do., £2 15s, £2 16s 6d, £3 7s; weaners, 16s, 18s; stores, 255, 265, 28s 6d, 30s. Tam worth, Berkshire and Large Black boars to guineas.

Sheep: Fat hoggets, 18s 6d to 19s 4d; s m five-year ewes, to 245. ’ Cattle : Fat cows, £3 15s, £4, £4 7s 6d, a £5 ss, £6 ss; P.A. and Hereford cows, - £7 12s 6d, £B, £8 10s, £8 12s Od to £9; vealers, £2 lfis, £3 6s, £4 to £4 15s; store cows, £1 los, £2 12s, £3 10s; potter bulls, £3 to £5. Dairy Cattle: August

calvers, £5 7s fid, £6 15s, £7 to £8; springing heifers, £5 15s, £7, £7 10s, £8 2s 6d to £9 2s 6d.