THE STOCK MARKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20085, 2 March 1928, Page 9

THE STOCK MARKET

VALUES AT WESTFIELD [ Per n rcs3 Association. ] AUCKLAND. March 1. At Westfield yesterday there was a small yard-ing of both ox and eow beef which sold under keen competition, with prices better than last week. Extra choice ox sold to 34s per lOOlbs., choice and prime ox 31s to 335, just killable 26s to 295, prime young cow and heifer beef 325. just killablc 20s tc j 245. Sheep.—A small yardfng, prices being very firm, which was more noticeable as the sale progressed. Heavy prime wethers made to 295, medium 25s to 28s, light and unfinished 21s to 235. heavy prime ewes 20s to 225. lighter 15s to 18s, other ewes Ils to 14s. Lambs.—There was an average yarding of lambs, with values unchanged, j Heavy prime lamb made to 275, medium 23s to 255, light 19s to 225. Calves.—A moderate yarding, which . improved in price as the sale progressed. Heavy vealers made £3 to ’ £4, medium £2 10s to £3. light £1 20s to £2 ss, rough ISs to £1 ss. f Pigs.—A fair yarding, with baconers iin demand at improved values. Por- • kers were easier, two pens from Bay |of Plenty making the top price of £4 | 7s. ('hoppers made to £3. heavy bacon- ’ er.s £4 to £4 7s, medium baconers £3 12s to £3 18s, light baconers £3 5s to , £3 10s, heavy porkers £2 10s, nied'ium ! porkers ,£2 to £2 Bs, light porkers £1 i 10s to £1 18s. BAETIHI EWE FAIR 1 Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report having held their annual Kactihi Ewe Fair on Friday, February 24. Five thousand ewes came forward and were offered, to a good attendance of buyers from outside districts. Welcome rain fell early in the morning which unfortunately prevented a number of Taranaki and Wanganui buyers attending. Without its com- ’ petition, however, the fair was a high I ly successful one, good ewes finding a ready sale at prices ruling elsewhere. ►Special trains were used in trucking the stock away, the last of seventyfive trucks leaving Kaetihi on ►Saturday morning. The following arc a few of the principal sales:— On account of:—T. A. MArthur, 78 ' ewes at 20s 91; Frank McNie, 107 at , 225; J. F. O’Connor, 110 at 16s 9d; IL i C. Wilson, 180 at 21s lOid; Manson Estate, 170 at 18s sd; Mitchinson Bros, and Bott, 299 at 17s 9d; Fred McNie, i 95 at 16s 6d; A. Meyer, 67 at 14s; G. ' A. Price, 109 at 22s sd; F. Todd, 85 1 19s; 11. J. Angus, 69 at 18s lid; N. 1.. Pike, 273 at 16s lid; A. O. Pearson, > 238 at 25s anil 161 at 235; li. Allan 1 and Co. 72 at 225; O. Handle, 90 at 1-is ' 6d; Mrs Gould, 21 at 17s lOd; E. E. j Stuckey, 60 at 17s 6d; Lance and Co. 66 at 18s; A. Maddison, 126 at 19s; O. 1 Handle, 165 2-th. wethers at 23s sa; ; H. J. Aug/. 13 2-th wethers at 21s > 6d; O. K-aiuMe, 114 lambs at 10s 3d; O. J Handle, 300 Jambs at 14s 8d; M. Ger--1 aghty, 22 2-th. ewes at 25s 6d and 192 ? lambs at 15s Id; IL Allan and Co., 70 lambs at 17s 9d; M. Geraghty, 18 2-tli wethers at 21s Id. Various lines of aged ewes made from 8s 6d to 14s 3ri.

lIUNTEBVILLE SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report having a most successful sale at Hunterville on Tuesday. Bidding throughout was spirited and they disposed with a few exceptions of the whole yarding of 2200 sheep under the hammer, as follows:—6-tooth to 4-year ewes 19s; 4 and 5-year ewes 17s 6d; s.m. ewes 18s; 2-tooth wethers 19s; small woolly b.f. lambs 14s 6d; shorn b.f. lambs 12s Id to 14s 2d; B.D. rams £3 3s to 6£ gns.; m.s. w.f. lambs 10s

Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a good yarding of sheep at the Huatervillc sale on Tuesday, which sold as below: —Four and five-year breeding ewes, 18s lOd to 21s 4d; five-year ewes 19s 2d; in.a. ewes Ils 9d to 13s 3d; cull ewes 9s; woolly b.f. lambs 14s 2d to 15s Id; Romney wether lambs 12s 2d; small mixed lambs 7s 2d; 1-shear Romney rams 2 gns.; 2-shear Romney rams 3 gns.; m.a. Romney rams i gns. * JOHNSONVILLE SALE Messrs Abraham and Williams Ltd., and Wright Stephenson Ltd., report on rhe Johnsonville sale held on Wednesday as follows:—A good quality yarding of both sheep and cattle came forward. The sale was keen throughout and every pen sold under the hammer at prices in advance of previous week’s quotations. We quote: —Bullocks £ll, £ll 2s 6d, £ll ss, £ll 17s 6d, £l2, £l2 ss, £l2 7s 6d, £l2 15s to £l3. Vealers £2 10s, £2 15s, £3 to £3 10s Wethers 26s 6d, 275, 27s 3d, 27s 6d. Ewes 19s, 19s 6d to 20s. Lambs 235, 23s lOd, 245, 24s lOd, 255, 265, 27s 3d. 27s 6d, 29s to 29s 3d.