PLEASANT POINT SALE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21323, 18 April 1939, Page 14

PLEASANT POINT SALE

large fat cattle yarding MUTTON HARD TO QUIT The Pleasant Point sale was held yesterday, when good all round entries came forward. Fat Cattle The entry of 200 fat cattle was the largest for many months, the quality being outstanding. Considering the size of the yarding the sale was a good i one, although not up to late rates. The range was:— Steers—

SALES OF WOOL

PRICES STEADY Unftpfl Press Association —Bv Clwtrir Tplppranh (Received April 17, 9. 55 p.m.) SYDNEY, Ap*il 17. The wool sales resumed with a total of 10,014 bales offered of which 8310 were sold, 1748 privately. Compared with the closing sales prior to the Easter recess, the best wools ruled about par, while the average to inferior sorts were 5 per cent lower. Carbonising wools were unchanged. There was good competition, mainly from Yorkshire. Continent and Japan. Greasy Merino made 161 d.

£ s. d £ 8 d. Best 10 fl 0 to 12 17 8 Light 8 0 0 to Heifers— Best 8 2 6 to 9 7 « Medium 7 0 0 to 8 0 0 Light 5 7 6 to 6 7 6 Cows— Best 8 0 0 to 10 2 6 Medium 7 0 0 to 7 12 6 Light 5 0 0 to 6 0 0 Runners 4 0 0 to 6 17 8 Dairy Cattle The entry comprised about 10 head, the market showing little change on late values. The range was:- £ s. d. s. d. Cows. Springing . 6 10 0 to 8 0 0 Cows in Profit .. to 8 0 0 Heifers, Springing to 5 5 0 Store Cattle The sale was a dragging one owing to the dry weather. Values were — r c d s. d. Bulls 2-year Steers to 5 17 6 2-year Heifers .. to 4 5 0 Empty Cows .... 1 10 0 to 2 17 6 Calves 1 17 6 Eat Lambs The offering totalled about 1850 head Sales were the equal of last week s rates. The range was:— Best 20 0 to 24 4 Medium 16 0 to 18 10 Light 14 1 to 15 7 Fat Sheep Two races of fat sheep were hard to quit owing to butchers holding supplies and exporters not having space. The range was:— Wethers 14 0 to 17 10 Ewes— Best 10 0 to 12 10 Medium 8 9 7 Light 5 4 to 6 10 Pigs A small yarding, mostly made up of weaners. sold as follows:— Weaners, best .. .. 14 0 to 16 0 Others 10 0 to 13 o Store Sheep At this time of the year the store sale is made up of tail end lots. This fact, combined with dry weather conditions, made sales hard to make, and values were easier by 2 6 a head. Values were:— Ewe Lambs 10 6 to 15 0 Wether Lambs— Best 9 0 to 11 0 Medium 7 0 to 8 £ Small 3 0 to 6 0 2-tooth Ewes, small . 13 0 to 17 8 S.M. Ewes 8 0 Aged Ewes 2 0 to 5 0 2-tooth Wethers .. .. tc 12 0