STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 June 1942, Page 5

STOCK MARKET

SALE AT FEILDING FAT SHEEP PRICES FIRM. BEEF VALUES EASIER. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING. June 12. Prices for fat sheep were again very firm at the stock sale today, when a large yarding was offered. Ewes specially sold well.. A fair yarding of store sheep met a good inquiry, though prices were not exceptionally good. Breeding ewes arc coming forward m increasing numbers, meeting keen inquiries. A small yarding of run cattle was offered. One or two good sales are reported. Fat cattle: Prices were definitely easy for beef, with only a fair call for ex-dairy stuff. A small offering of dairy cattle sold readily- „ ■ Fat wethers, prime heavy. 32s 7d; prime 29s Id to 30s Id; others from 25s Id; fat ewes, prime heavy, 20s to 20s lOd; maiden 225; good" weight to 19s Id; light from 15s Id; prime two-tooth black faces, heavy, 31s <d, 31s lOd; good 26s lOd to 27s 7d; light from 23s lOd; fat lambs, prime 25s 4d; good, 23s 7d, 24s Id; light from 19s 6d; store sheep, ewes, r.w.r., two-tooths, 22s to 31s. two, four and six-tooth, 21s to 265; five-year 20s; m a 15s 9d; ewe lambs to 24s 4d; wether lambs 12s 7d to 18s 2d; store wethers 27s 6d. Dairy cattle: Springing cows £7 to £lO ss; springing heifers to £7 15s; run cattle, P A. bullocks- £7 5s to £7 15s; fat and forward bullocks, £8 17s Gd; P.A. heifers, £4 11s; fat P.A. bullocks, heavy prime, £ll 2s Gd; light prime £G 12s 6d to £9 7s od; heifers, prime, £7 7s 6d to £8 12s 6d; Hereford heifers £6 17s Gd; cows £6 2s 6d; P.A cows £6 12s Gd to £7 7s 6d; store cows to £3 15s.

CARTERTON SALE good demand for fat sheep. KEEN COMPETITION FOR PIGS. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd., report as follows on their weekly sale at Carterton yesterday:—A fair entry of all classes of stock was submitted to a gooa attendapce. Fat sheep met with good competition while stere- sheep sold at late values. Fat and forward cows made good prices and -pringing heifers were in demand. Included in the offering was a dairy herd on account of Mr E. J. Morgan, and although it is early for dairy farmers to buy cows, we have to report a"satisfactory sale, prices ranging from £7 to £ll ss. There was a keen demand for pigs. The following are the prices received:— Cattle: 3yr heifers in milk £lO 10s; 3yr heifers on drop (good) £lO to £l2, springing heifers (spring calvers) £G to £7; springing cows (August calvers) £7 8s to £8 10s; springing Jersey heifers £2 10s to £3 10s; fat cows £5 10s to £6 10s; forward cows £3 5s to £4 8s; cull cows £2 to £2 ss. Sheep: Fat wethers 27s to 29s 9d;,fat ewes 16s to 18s; fat lambs (heavy) 26s to 28s; medium lambs 21s to 23s Gd; fat and forward ewes 12s 9cl; ewe lambs (small) 12s to 13s; wether lambs (small) 9s to 13s Id; cullsas 9d. Pigs: Baconers £3 10s to £4 2s; porkers 38s to £2 10s; weaners 7s to 15s.