STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 May 1939, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

FEILDING SALE LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING., May 26. No decided change in prices was apparent at the live stock sale which was held in Feilding today. Moderate yardings of sheep and cattle were forward. Fat sheep were 'slightly back in value on last week’s rates, neither wethers nor ewes revealing much finish. A few pens of good lambs sold well. The demand for store sheep was still sluggish, with anything but the best-quality wether lambs hard to quit. Forward-condi-tioned station cattle made ready sales at satisfactory prices, but the congestion in the beef market was responsiole for still keeping boner cow prices down. Beef was not of very good quality, but, generally, sold readily at unchanged prices. Quotations are: — Sheep: Extra prime lambs, 22s lOd to 23s 6d; prime, 18s 6d to 20s 6d; light, 15s to 16s 6d; prime, b.f. 2-tooths 18s 2d to 18s 9d; others, 17s to 18s; prime wethers, 18s 4d to 19s 6d; light to prime, 17s to 18s 2d; unfinished. 13s to 15s 3d; prime ewes, 13s 9d to 14s 7d; medium-quality, 10s lOd to 12s 6d; light, 7s 6d to 9s 3d; best wether lambs, 7s 9d to 8s 6d; small, 6s to 7s; culls, 3s 9d to 5s Id; good ewe lambs, 14s to 14s lid; culls, 6s 6d; b.f. lambs, 7s to 7s 9d; 2-tooth ewes, 15s 3d; 2tooth wethers, 10s 3d to 11s 7d; good 4-tooth ewes, r.w. s.d. rams, 15s 7d; others, 13 9d; 4 and 5-year ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, Bs. Cattle: Two-year Jersey steers, £3: 2|-year P.A. steers, forward conditioned, £6 to £7; P.A. weaner steers, best, £2 2s; others, £1 15s; weaner Jersey heifers, good, £2 4s to £2 16s; small, £1 7s; boner cows, best, £2 10s to £2 17s 6d; backward, £1 10s to £2 ss; good springing heifers, £7 15s to £8 6s; second grade, £6 to £7 19s; backward, £3 10s to £3 12s 6d; heifers in milk, £5 10s to £7 10s; springing cows, best, £5 17s 6d to £7; others, £3 ss; cows in milk, £4; light prime steers, £6 17s 6d to £7 12s 6d; unfinished, £5 to £5 10s; light prime P.A. heifers, £7 12s 6d; others, £5 17s 6d to £5 2s 6d; unfinished, £3 7s to £4 10s; light prime cows, £5 5s to £6. Pigs: Weaners, 5s to 8s; slips, 14s 6d to 16s; porkers, £1 4s to £1 6s. CARTERTCJN SALE. LATE RATES MAINTAINED. At the Carterton live stock sale, held yesterday morning, Wright, Stephenson and Co, Ltd, offered a small yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs, to a fair attendance. Practically a total clearance was effected under the hammer, at late rates. Sheep: Fat lamias, to 15s 2d; fat and forward b.f.’s, 13s Id to 16s 7d. Cattle: Springing heifers, to £7 15s; fat cows," £3 to £3 17s; forward cows, 38s to £2 15s; store cows, 25s to 365; cull cows, 10s to 20s. Pigs: Weaners, 5s to 8s; slips, 9s 6d to Ils; store pigs, 12s to 17s; light porkers, 24s to 28s; porkers, 33s to 445.