THE STOCK MARKET

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 13946, 29 August 1938, Page 2

THE STOCK MARKET

PRICES AT MASTEHTON. Electric Telegraph—Press Association MASTEHTON, August 24. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency held their usual weekly stock sale at Masterton yesterday, when a fair yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs was" submitted to a good attendance. Fat sheep just maintained late rates, while stores were in keen demand at improved prices. Pigs sold particularly well and cattle at late rates. Realisations were; Sheep: Fat wethers, 24s (5d to 265; fat S.D. ewes, 14s 6d to 17s 6d ; light maiden S.D. ewes, 18s 6d; fat ewes, 14s 9d to 16s 6d ; light fat hoggets, 18s 6d; woolly wether hoggets, 20s; cull hoggets, 8s 6d to 10s. Cattle: Good dairy cows in milk, £ll 15s; cows in milk all winter, £4 to £5; forward cows, £3 10s to £4. Pigs: Slips, 28s 6d; weaners, 20s 6d to 23s 6d. The New Zealand Farmers’ Cooperative Distributing Company offered fair entries of sheep and cattle at Masterton. Fat sheep prices were on a par with those ruling last year. Hoggets were again* in keen demand. Realisations were: Sheep: Fat ewes, 14s 6d to 16s; fat wethers, 24s 6d; woolly ewe hoggets, 30s; woolly wether hoggets, 21s 6d. Cattle: Springing heifers, £4 10s to £6\ Dalgety and Company offered at their weekly Masterton sale a good yarding of all classes of sheep and they met a spirited sale. Hoggets were again keenly sought after and the rise in prices at last week’s sale was again maintained, and in some cases exceeded, woolly w.f. wether hoggets ruling from 20s 7d to 22 s. The demand for b.f. hoggets was better than last week and any of these showing quality sold at advanced rates, making from 19s to 20s. Fat sheep remained firm on last week’s quotations. Prices were: Sheep: Hood "woolly w.f. wether hoggets, 20s 6d to 225; good b.f. hoggets, 19s to 20s ; medium b.f. hoggets, 16s to 16s Bd. One four-year unbroken pony, £6. Wright, Stephenson and Company had a fair entry of sheep at Masterton to-day. Several pens of hoggets were offered, the quality of which was much better v than previous yardings this season. Competition was keen and prices hardened. Small pens of wethers and hoggets sold freely. There was not much change in the fat market. Ewes were about the same, but trading was brisker on wethers and fat hoggets. Pigs sold particularly well. Only a few cattle came forward and sold at late rates. Prices were: fat b.f .’s, 25s lOd to 27s Gd; fat ewes, 14s 9d to 17s 6d; fat hoggets, 19s to 2<)s; woolly wether hoggets, 225; b.f. hoggets, 19s 4d ; two-tooth wethers, 23s od; b.f. two-tooths, 20s Id : store owes. 6s 6d to 8s 3d. Cattle: Fat dairy cows. £4 15s; forward cows, £2 11s to £2 13s. Pigs: Weaners, 22s to 265; sow to farrow, £2 10s.