Slackened Demand at Stortford Lodge
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[Per Press Association. Copyright.! HASTINGS, This Day. That the hot weather has resulted In a slackened demand for fat cattle was reflected in the market at Stortford Lodge. Fat Cattle.— Mediumweight bullocks, prime and solid finish, £ll 15/ to £l3; heifers, light to medium order, £7 to £8 15/; cows, best, £8 5/ to £9; smaller, £6 15/ to £7 14/. Store Cattle. —Forward 4-year bullocks, to £9 17/6; 3-year steers. £7 15/; yearling, £4 7/6; 14-month heifers, £3; 2-year heifers, £5 10/; 3-year cows with calves, £5 19/. Store Sheep.—Romney cross wether lambs, 18/ to 19/3; medium lines, 14/2 to 15/2; small-grown, 12/; 2-tooth, early shorn, 16/1; lighter, 13/10 to 14/6; 2-tooth ewes, 22/4; maiden 4tooth ewes, 24/6. Fat Sheep—Good ewes, 16/10 to 17/; heaviest, to 22/9; wethers. 19/10 to 20/6; heavier pens, 23/ to 32/; lambs, to 23/9.
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Northern Advocate, 21 December 1939, Page 8
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146Slackened Demand at Stortford Lodge Northern Advocate, 21 December 1939, Page 8
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