STOCK SALES.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13182, 14 February 1936, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

ASHHURST YARDING. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report a full yarding of all classes of sheep at the above fixture on Wednesday last, with a total clearance. Limbs of all grades sold freely. A good yarding ol cattle was also penned and for these the values were firm on other recent sales. Quotations : Woolly b.fr lambs, 15s, 15s 9d, 16s 6d, 17s, 17s 6d to 18s 6d; shorn b.f. lambs, 12s, 14s 6d to 16s 6d : wether lambs, shorn, 12s 6d. 13s 6d to 14s 3d ; ewe lambs, 16s 9d to 19s 6d ; small m.s. lambs, 9s Gd, 10s 6d, 11s to 12s 9d ; fat ewes, heavy prime. 15s. Fat cows, dairy-bred, £3, £3 ss, £3 lOs, £3 15s to £4 ; lorward cows, £2, £2 5s to £2 10s. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report: Quotations are: Shorn b.f. lambs, 14s 3d. 15s Id, lbs 7d to 17s 2d; small lambs, 12s to 13s lOd ; lullmouth ewes, 14s lOd to lbs ; m.a. ewes, 28s. Springing heifeis, £4 lOs, £5, £5 7s 6d to £5 lOs; fat Jersey cows, £2 10s, £3 to £4; store cows, £1 to £1 7s; potter bulls, £3 os to £3 15s ; store pigs, 15s 6d to 19s. WETHERS DULL AT JOHNSON\ILLE. Messrs Y\ right. Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the Johusonville sale held on Tuesday as follows : To tlie usual attendance of buyers we submitted a lull yarding of cattle and an average yarding of sheep. The cattle yarding comprised mainlv good quality bullocks and cows, with a few pens of inferior sorts. A good sale resulted at prices Tor prime heel on a par with last week's rates, while* plain cattle were not in demand. in the sheep section, wethers were dull of sale, whilst there was a good demand for ewes at last week's rates, while plain cattle were not in demand. In the sheep section wethers were dull of sale, whilst there was a. good demand for ewes at last, week’s rates. Lambs met with a ready sale and showed no alteration in prices. Quotations:

_ Prime extra heavy bullocks, £ll ,s. 11l os £ll, £lO 17 s: prime heav.v bullocks, £1() 12s, £lO His £lO 6s, £10; heavy bullocks £(> “s' £9 10s, £9 7s, £9 4s; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £7 lg s , £7 15s ; £ < prime heavy cows ?" d praters, £4 ,l"s, £4 4s 6d. £3 10s, £3 os; vealers, 245, 21s °os 15s.

Prime extra, heavy wethers 20s “I eT o, 'i'T ■J: V " nv iu ’ av ,v wethers, _4s fid, .4s 3d, 24s ; medium wethers 22s lOd. 225, 21s 7d; prime extra heavy ewes, 17s Bd, 17 s 3,1 i7 s . prime heavy ewes, l(; s 6d ’ 16sheavy lambs, 24s 4d, 22s 9d 22s oo’ T? ? 1 S d > 6d ; medium lambs, Cxi, 2(>s.