PRICES AT JOHNSONVILLE

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1934, Page 14

PRICES AT JOHNSONVILLE

AVERAGE YARDING FORWARD. PRICES FIRM AT END OF SALE. Wellington, Nov. 28. An average yarding of cattle and a large sheer* offering were forward at the Johnsonville sale held to-day. The early part of the sale for bullocks and cows v?as a dragging one, with frequent passings, but later prices firmed, equalling last week’s: rates. Runners and vealers, which were yarded in small numbers, met with keen competition. Wethers and hoggets met with a dull sale, showing no alteration in prices. Good heavy ewes met with a good sale at late rates, medium-weight and plain sorts being slightly easier. Prime heavy lambs met with keen competition with no alteration in prices. Prices were:— Cattle: Prime extra heavy bullocks, £lO 4s, £lO, £9 16s, £9 13s, £9 10s; Prime heavy bullocks, £9, £8 16s, £8 IQs, £8 6s. Heavy bullocks, £7 15s, £7 12s 6d, £7 10s. Extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £6 Ils, £6 7s, £6 4s, £6 Is. Prime heavy cows and heifers, £5 14s, £5 Ils, £5, £4 13s.' Cows and heifers, £3 7s, £1 18s.' Runners, £4, £3 Bs, £2 12s. Vealers, £2 Bs, £2 3s, £1 9s.'

Sheep: Fkime extra heavy wethers, 255, 24s lOd, 245; 9d, 24s 6d, 24s 3d, 245. Prime heavy wethers, 23s lid, 23s 6d, 23s 3d. Prime extra heavy ewes, 17s Bd, 17s 6d, 17s 3d, 17s Id, 16s lOd. Prime heavy ewes, 16s 6d, 16s 3d, 16s Id, 16s. Heavy hoggets, 23s 6d, 23ss 3d, 235. Light hoggets, 21s, 20s 3d. Extra heavy spring lambs, 22s 7d, 22s 6d, 225, 21s 9d, 21s (all small lots). Heavy spring lambs, 20s 6d, 20s, 19s 4d, 19s. Medium spring lambs, 18s 6d, 18s, 17s 6d, 17s. Light spring lambs, 16s 9d, 16s 6d, 16s.