LIVESTOCK MARKET

Taranaki Daily News, 29 October 1934, Page 6

LIVESTOCK MARKET

VALUES AT FEILDING SALE. CATTLE PRICES EASIER. Feilding, Oct 26. Prices for run cattle took a distinct turn downward at the stock sale to-day when the yarding was 50 per cent, above advertised numbers, comprising principally P.A. and Herefords, with a fair sprinkling of Jerseys in the yearling section. Throughout the sale the market was dull, the general opinion being that previous rates were too high. Bidding was very restricted, with prices dropping by 5s to 10s for grown and 7s 6d to 10s for young cattle. Some exceptionally good pens of Hereford and P.A. bullocks offered failed to reach the owners’ reserves. Cows and heifers for fattening purposes sold relatively better than the male entry, but here again prices were considerably lower than previously. Some nice lines of P.A. yearling heifers were submitted, but not many were sold at auction. Prices for these generally were down 10s a head. Good Shorthorncross steers reached £4 10s; Hereford bullocks, £4 19s; P.A. bullocks in good forward condition, £5 12s 6d; P.A. steers, to £4 7s; P.A. and Hereford-cross bullocks, £4 6s; good Jersey store heifers, to £3 ss. The dairy cattle market was very lifeless with many lines hard to quit. The fat cattle sale opened briskly with very good prices, best ox beef going to 26s per 1001 b, and cow to 20s, but the sale slumped as soon as butchers’ limited requirements were met. Fat sheep: Prime fat hoggets, 22s 6d to 23s 8d; prime fat ewes, 20s 3d to 225; very good, 18s 6d to 19s 8d; fair, from 15s 3d to 17s 10d; maiden ewes, 245; prime heavy wethers, 24s 4d to 25s 6d; good, 22s 4d to 245. Stores: Ewe hoggets, 245, 25s lOd to 27s 6d; wether hoggets, good, 22s to 23s 2d; others, 17s 7d to 20s 3d; b.f. two-tooths, 17s 3d, 19s 8d to 21s 8d; m.s. hoggets, 17s 9d to 21s Id; two-tooth wethers, 19s to 21s sd; fourth, 235; ewes, with lambs, 31s to 31s 3d. Cattle: Dairy springing heifers, forward, £3 7s to £5; late calvers, £2 2s 6d to £3 10s; heifers, calved, to £2 2s 6d; springing cows, forward, £3 10s to £4 ss; late calvers, £2 2s 6d to £2 15s; cows in milk, good condition, £3 to £4; fair condition, £2 to £2 12s 6d. Store cattle: P.A. bullocks, £5 3s, £5 5s to £5 12s 6d; twoyear steers, £2 19s; three-year, £3 14s to £4 7s; yearling, £2 9s; empty heifers, £3 10s to £4 4s; cows, £2 14s to £3 10s; Hereford bullocks, £4 19s; two-year heifers, £2 15s to £3 2s; P.A.-Hereford-cross bullocks, £4 6s; empty run heifers, of mixed colours, good weight, 56s to £3 ss; light Jersey breed, 23s to 29d; store cows, 30s to 345; yearling heifers, 25s to 40s. Auction mart prices for poultry were: Hens, Is to 2s 4d; cockerels, Is 5d to 2s lOd. Pigs, weaners, 14s to 225; slips, 14s to 265; stores, 24s 6d to 255; porkers, 37s 6d to 38s,