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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 September 1939, Page 3

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JOHNSONVILLE SALE. PRIME BULLOCKS DEARER. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. A smaller yarding of cattle than usual was offered by Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd., and Abraham and Williams Ltd. at the sale conducted in Johnsonville yesterday. Only, a few pens of prime heavyweight bullocks came forward. These met with good competition at prices showing a risp of 10s to 15s a head on those ruling/last week. Medium-weight bullocks showed a rise of 5s to 10s. Lightweight cattle was unaltered. The yarding of cows and heifers was of exceptionally good quality, prices being on a par with up-country rates. Prices for runners and vealers were firm.

No extra prime heavy wethers came forward, the pennings comprising light and medium-weight sheep. Prime quality wethers met with keen competition at prices firm to Is 6d to 2s a head. Lightweight wethers sold readily, showing a firming tendency of Is to Is 6d a head. The yarding of ewes was of exceptionally good quality, with a few pens of extra heavy ewes. All classes met with a ready sale, prices for extra heavy ewes showing little alteration. Prime medium-weight ewes were firm by Is to Is 6d a head. Unfinished ewes met with little alteration. Because of the poor quality of the hoggets, there was little demand, and prices were easier by Is to Is 6d a

head on unfinished hoggets, and by Is on lightweight hoggets. Prices are: — Cattle: Prime extra heavy bullocks £l9 to £l6 2s, prime heavy, £l6 to £l5 12s, heavy £l5 5s to £l3 15s, light and unfinished £l3 10s to £ll 17s 6d; extra prime heavy cows and heifers £l3 12s 6d to £l2 ss, prime heavy £ll 10s to £lO 15s, cows and heifers, £9 10s to £8 ss; runners, £4 12s 6d to £2 12s 6d; vealers, small £1 18s to £1 Is. Sheep: Prime extra heavy wethers 36s to 35s 3d, prime heavy 32s 9d to 27s 2d, medium 26s 6d to 23s 2d; prime extra heavy ewes 35s 7d to 31s, prime heavy 30s 6d to 27s 3d, medium 25s 6d to 245, light 19s 6d to 16s 6d; heavy hoggets 27s 4d to 24s 6d, light 21s 9d to 18s 6d; heavy lambs 23s 6d to 15s 6d. SALE AT ADDINGTON. PRICES AGAIN ADVANCE. CHRISTCHURCH, September 6. Moderate increases were recorded in the fat sheep and fat cattle entries at Addington sale today, but in both cases entries were substantially fewer than the weekly requirements. As a result, prices again advanced. No fewer than 1000 head were forward in store sheep pens; however, there was definitely a better tone in the market. One trucklot of four and six-tooth Corriedale ewes in lamb made 265, and another truck-lot of two, four and six-tooths 225. A pen of sound-moutheds made 19s. Two-tooth halfbred ewes made to 235. The entry of fat sheep was about 3700. Following the short entry of last week there was a jump of about 2s 6d a head for best wethers and ewes. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 56s Id; prime heavy, 43s to 475, prime medium, 38s to 425; light, to 325; extra prime heavy ewes, to 50s 4d; prime heavy, 36s 6d to 395; prime medium, 31s to 355; light, 23s to 26s 6d; stores, to 225. From the outset the sale for fat cattle was keen, prices advancing, on the average, to 30s a head for the better classes, and to 25s for the secondary sorts. The best steer beef sold at about 50s to 54s a 1001 b. Extra prime heavy steers made to £23 2s 6d; prime heavy, £l7 15s to £lB 15s; prime medium, £l5 10s to £l7 15s; light, £lO 5s to £l2 ss; stores, to £9 10s; extra prime heifers, to £2l 7s 6d; prime, £l2 10s to £l4 10s; medium £ll to £l2 ss; light, to £lO 10s; extra prime cows, to £lB 17s 6d; prime, £ll 5s to £l3 ss; medium, £9 5s to £11; light, £6 to £8 10s. Prices for porkers were on a parity with the advanced rates of a week ago. Choppers were forward in medium numbers, but competition was scarcely as good as at some of the recent sales. Baconers were forward in medium numbers, and another excellent sale resulted. Porkers made £2 4s 6d to £3 5s 6d, an average price a lb of 7|d to 8d; and baconers made £3 7s 6d to £5 9s 6d, an average price a lb of 7d to Bd. Choppers made £3 8s 6d to £5 11s. MASTERTON SALE. SHEEP MAKE GOOD VALUES. The Associated Auctioneers report having held their weekly sale at Masterton yesterday. There was a bigger yarding of fat sheep than usual, and the quality was much better than we have had in the yards for some time. One pen of heavyweight ewes made 30s 6d, while others made between 27s and 28s. Fat wethers and hoggets, also made good values. There were several pens of ewes with b.f. lambs at foot in the store sheep section, and these showed a sharp rise, the top price being 15s 6d all counted. Store hoggets were in demand and were firmer. The station cattle, comprising store cows, and cows with calves at foot made prices well up to expectations, while fats were very keenly sought after. Dairy cattle sold at late rates. The following are the prices:—Fat wethers, 24s to 27s Bd, light wethers, 22s to 23s 6d. Fat ewes (heavy), 28s to 30s 6d, lighter 21s 6d to 23s 6d, fat hoggets (good), 23s to 24s 6d, light 20s to 22s 7d. Store sheep. Ewe hoggets (medium), 18s 6d to 20s, good, 25s to 28s. Woolly wether hoggets, 15s. Cull hoggets, 10s to 12s, ewes with lambs at foot, 13s 6d to 15s 6d (all counted). Fat heifers, £9, fat cows, £8 to £9. Store P.A. cows, £4 10s to £5. Cows with calves at foot, £4 15s. Springing heifers (small), £4 15s to £6 10s. Empty 2-year Jersey heifers, £4. Store cows, 25s to £2 15s.