LIVE STOCK MARKET

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXV, Issue 3265, 5 February 1935, Page 5

LIVE STOCK MARKET

THE CAMBRIDGE SALE SPECIAL SHEEP ENTRY The Neftv Zealand. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report on their annual sheep fair and regular stock sale held yesterday. The entry of sheep was even in excess of the advertised number, there being approximately 7500 yarded, this number comprising luOOlambs of which 400 were fat. 2200 ewes ex-Gishorrie, 400 wethers ex-Gisborno as well as 3000 local ewes. Fat lamb prices, were firm, while there wast barely* sufficient store lambs to satisfy the demand, these all making good values. While there was a buoyant tone in tlie "ewe market, and a complete clearance was effected at very satisfactory prices throughout, the wethers did not reach vendors' reserves. Very few ewes were passed. A number of rams, principally Southdowns, sold very well. Most of a large yarding of pigs were again store and weaners and generally usual rates prevailed. Very few cattle were yarded and these were quitted with no alteration from other market quotations. The auctioneers quote: Medium fat lambs IS/(v to 20/r.; ■ light fat lambs 17/- to 18/-; forward store lambs 16/to 17/-: 100" good conditioned shorn lambs at 13/11; 100 medium do. 12/- to .12/9; 00 forward quality wether lambs 17/-; 07 woolly ewe lambs 17/-: .140 good shorn m.s. store lambs 13/3; other m.s. lambs 11/- to 12/0; ex-Gis).orno ewes made: 20 4-tooth to 5-year £1 0/0; GOO large framed but. poor conditioned ewes 18/3 to 18/4; 100 4-tooth te 5year ewes 18/7; 220 4-tooth to 5-year ewe.'! 18/3; 232 5-year ewes 16/10; 211 5-year ewes 10/4; 243 5-year to f.m. ewes 13/5 to 13/0; other quota turns are 138 small 2-tonh ewes 17/-; 105 2-tooth ewes 19/2; 93 m.a. ewes 13/-? 473 :, ewes 12/7; 193 poor,f.m. owes 9/2: 140 f.m. plain ewss 10/10; best Southdown ram;; Signs; others 3 to sgns. Pif-s: Light' bacor.er* and. heavy porkers £2 4/- to £2 15/-: medium porkers 32/- to 40/-; light 28/- to 31/-; large stores 16/- to 21/-; slips 12/- to 15/-; best weaners 10/- to 11/6; others to 8/-. Fat cows £2 2/- to £2 12/0; forward cows 33/- to 40/-; good store cows 23A to 31/-; medium 19/- to 21/-: boners 10/- to 18/-.