COMMERCIAL TEMUKA SALE

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVII, Issue 23226, 13 June 1945, Page 2

COMMERCIAL TEMUKA SALE

LARGE OFFERINGS Capacity yardings were forward for yesterday’s sale at Temuka. About 3000 fat lambs of mixed quality were offered to exporters and met with keen competition. The sale of fat sheep was also a large one, fully three races being offered. These sold at late rates. About 120 head of fat cattle were on offer, but as the quality was mixed and a lot of unfinished beef was forward, the market was not as good as of late. Dairy cattle sold well. Values were — Fat Cattle.—Steers, best, £l2 to £l4/17/6; others £lO to £ll/17/6; cows, best, £9 to £l3/7/6; medium, £7 to £B/17/6; light, £5/17/6 to £6/17/6; heifers, extra good, £l2 to £l4/2/6; good, £lO to £ll/17/6; medium, £8 to £9/17/6; light, £7 to £7/17/6. Store and Dairy Cattle. —Bulls to £10; empty cows and heifers, £2/15/to £6; dairy cows and heifers, £l2 to £l7. Fat Sheep.—Wethers, extra good, 40/- to 44/4; good, 36/- to 39/7; medium, 32/- to 35/10; light, 29/- to 31/-; ewes, best. 24/- to 27/4; medium. 21/- to 23/10; light, 16/- to 20/-. Fat Lambs. -Prime, 28/- to 31/4; good, 25/- to 27/10; medium, 22/- to 24/10; light, 17/- to 20/-. 'Pigs.—Best weaners, 22/- to 26/-; small to medium, 14/- to 20/-; slips to 35/-; stores, 36/- to 50/-. RABBITSKIN SALE VALUES FIRMER (N.Z.P.A.) DUNEDIN, June 12. Approximately 69 tons of rabbitskins were offered at to-day’s sale. There was keen competition and a strong demand for all grades. Values as compared with the previous auction can be quoted firmer as follows:—Low grades, 2d to 7d per lb, autumns and incomings par to 6d per lb., early winters par to 9d per lb, but early winter does in some cases showed a greater appreciation. All grades of winters were in strong demand and best winter bucks and docs realised up to 208 d per lb. The official range of prices is as follows: —First winter bucks, 201 d to 208 d, first winter does 199 d to 208 d, second winter bucks 177 d to 200 d, second winter does 170 d to 195 d. first spotted winter bucks 160 d to 179 d, first spotted winter does 142 d to 169 d, second spotted winter bucks 149 d to 163 d. second spotted winter does 137 d to 150 d, third spotted winter bucks 130 d to 143 d, third spotted winter does U4d to 127 d, spring bucks 116 d to 125 d, spring does IOOd to 112 d, first early winter bucks 181 c! to 187 d, first early winter does 182 d to 198 d, second early winter bucks 164 d to 172 d, second early winter does 175 d to 181 d, spotted early winters 140 d to 154 d, first incomings 178 d to 182 d, second incomings 162 d to 168 d. spotted incomings 134 d to 139 d, first late autumns 154 d to 164 d; second late autumns 148 d to 152 d, spotted autumns Hid to 125 d, dawny autumns 114 d to 119 d, prime racks 103 d to 105 d, light racks 86d to 88,’d. runners 60d Io 69d, smalls 33d to 36d, summers 764 d to 86Jd, milky 73Jd to 79id, first winter broken 104 d to 107 d, second winter broken 99Jd to 103 d. third broken itiid to 79d, winter blacks 120 d to 130 d, win- ! ter fawns 128 d to 131 d. hareslfibs 40d I to 50d