LATE COMMERCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19135, 2 October 1936, Page 6

LATE COMMERCIAL

MATAWHERO STOCK SALE FAT SHEEP VALUES FIRM There was a. good attendance of the public al Ihe weekly stock sale conducted by the Poverty Bay Stockbrokers' Association at the Matawhero saleyards to-day. Fat cattle and fat slice]) met, with a. good demand. The yarding of store sheep was the smallest so far for the season, hut, quality considered, values were about the same as those of lad week. BEEF For a small entry of 10 head of fat cattle the market was keen, finished heavy Jersey cows making £G 15s. with other Jersey cows to £4 6s: good finished medium weight Jersey heifers realised from £3 to £3 14s. Prices: Cows. —One heavy Jersey, £6; 2 Jersevs, £4 6s; 1 Jersey, £3 6s; 1 Jersey. £3 19s; 1 black, fair finish, £2 ss; 1 Jersey, £4 2s 6d; 1 prime heavy black Jersey, £6 15s. Heifers.—One good Jersev. £3 14s; 1 ditto, £3 12s. FAT SHEEP Values were firm in the fat sheep section, iu which there was an entry of 145. Ewes ranged from 23s 3d! to 29s 3d; shorn ewes, the first of the season, 19s; heavy wethers, 31s to 32s 5d ; sec-ond-grade, ewes of good qualify, 245. Prices : Ewes.--. Seventeen at 23s 3d; 14 shorn, 19s: 20. 28s 6d; 17, 26s 9d; 9, 255; 5,2,7 s 9d; 23, 27s Id; 23, 27s Id; 3,29 s 3d. ■Second-grade ewes.—Seven at 245. Wethers.—Seven, prime heavy, 31s; 3 4-looth, 32s sd. STORE SHEEP

The yarding in the store sheep section was the smallest of Ihe season, only a few hundred coining forward. These appeared to be odds and ends, and the market was hardly as brisk as previously, although, qualify considered, values were about the same. Ewes with lambs made to 23s sd; dry ewes, 24s' Id for good fat and forward, and 16s for good condition, and with condition and young mouths, 26s lOd. Hoggets sold to 28s Id lor mixed sex, all good, and 23s 8d for wether hoggets. Prices: Ewes with lambs.—'thirty-one, ewes some good mouths, and 21 good: Southdown lambs, remaining ewes guaranteed in lamb, ewes in good order. 23s 5d ; 20 ewes, little woof or condition, and 19 average lambs. 25s 2d; 19 medium conditioned ewes and 'l9 good Southdown lambs. 27s 6d : 20 good condition ewes, and 10 good lambs, 10 to lamb. 25s 3d. Dry ewes.--Sixty-five, genuine tat and forward, 24s Id : 11, medium condition. 13s 7d ; 33. fresh condition. 16s ; 9, with condition and young mouths. 25s lOd. Hoggets.—-Forty-five, good size and condition, short wool, 23s 8d ; 5. first class. 3 being ewes. 28s Id: 25 we!hers, fairlv gofid size, wool ragged and short, 19s 10d. PIGS The market for pigs was much the same as last week, with weaners inclined lo l.e easier. A special entry of a Large White pedigree hoar was passed in at 3gns. A voiuig pedigree Canadian Berkshire boar'sold at £1 12s 6d. Other prices ranged as follows: Fat sow, 265: sow iu pig, C2 2s 6d ; porkers. 27s to 295: stores, lo 255; runners, to 22s 6d; slips, 17s &d to 10s 6d ; weaners, 10s to 15s 6(1; small weaners, 0.;.