TAUMARUNUI STOCK SALE

Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1935, Page 16

TAUMARUNUI STOCK SALE

FAIR PRICES FOR SHEEP. (Special to Daily News.) Taumarunui, April 9. There was only a small yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs at to-day.s stock (sale. Sheep met a fair demand aH ruling rates, but vendors did not like accepting lower values. The sheep were of good quality, the majority of the wethers carrying, a good deal of condition. Two-tooth wethers were sold at 16s lid, 18s 3d and 21s Id and good fourtooth wethers up to 18s 2d. Fat ewes made up to 17s, good mouth ewes (running with Romney ram) 17s Id and best ewe lambs up to 14s 6d. A small yarding of 30 pigs did not attract much attention owing to the shortage of milk, weaners selling at from 2s 6d to 6s. Small store pigs made from 6s to 7s 6d. The. cattle, which were of poor quality, did not cause much competition and the majority of the entries were passed in. There was a fair attendance of farmers and outside buyers. The following were the prices:— Pigs: Weaners, 2s 6d, 3s 6d, 4s to 6s; small store pigs, 6s to 7s 6d; light porkers 16s.

Sheep: Fat ewes, 14s 6d to 17s; fat four-tooth wethers, 18s 2d; two-tooth wethers, 16s lid, 18s 3d to 21s Id; good mouthed ewes, 9s 3d to 14s; ewes (r.w.r.), 14s 9d, 15s 2d to 17s Id; ewe lambs, 10s Id, Ils lOd, 13s 9d to 14s 6d; wether lambs, 9s 4d, Ils 6d to 12s 6d. Heifer calves, 7s; boner cows, 15s to 255; springing heifers, to 37s 6d,