STOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 441, 5 December 1930, Page 12

STOCK MARKETS

JOHNSON VILE SALE FURTHER FALL IN PRICES A further decline in the prices of fat stork was recorded at Johnstonville sale yesterday. A full yarding of all classes of stock was offered by Wright, Stephenson and < o-, Ltd., ami Abraham and Williams. Ltd. tattle: The cattle comprised good quality bullocks with a few pens of prime heavyweight cattle. Competition was good at reduced limits, bullocks showing a decline of from 10s to 15s per head as compared with last week’s rates. \ ealers were yarded in small numbers ami met with a ready sale. Sheep: The sheep offered were of good quality and met with keen competition. Prices for wethers showed a decline of Is per head, ewes slightly easier. hoggets a decline of Is. while iambs were on a par with last week’s Prices ranged a> follow: Extra heavy bullocks £l6 17s 6(1, £l6 ss, £l6 10s, £l6 ss; heavy bullocks £l5 15s, £l5 12s 6d. £l.) 10s. £l5 ss. £l4 15s; medium bullocks £l4 ss. £l4. £l3 17s 6d, £l3 ss; lighi bullocks £.13. £l2 17s fid. £l2 10s. £l2; P.A. cows £9 15s, £9 7s 6d, £9 2s 6d £9. xS 1,6 d. £S 7s 6d; vealers, heavy, £5 10s. £5 £4 17s 6d; vealers. small. 3.is. .",2s 6d, 27s (id; wethers, heavy, 21s 6d. 21s 3d. 2i»s, 19s 9d. 19s 7d 19s sd; wethers, medium 18s Sd, 18s 3d. 18s; light and unfinished ,17s 10d, 17s fid, 17s -Id; b.f. two-tooths, 17s 71. 17s, 16s 4d. 15s 2d, 14s 10d; ewes heavy, 13s, 12s Bd. 12s 6d, 12s 3d, Ils 9<J, i.Ls 2d. Ils; medium ewes 10s Bd, JOs 6d, 10s 4d. 10s; lambs, heavy. 19s sd, 19s Id. LSs 9d. 18> (id. IXs 2d; lambs. 17s 6(1. I7s 4d. 16s 9d. 16s 6d. 16s sd. .16s; lambs, light 15s 3d..14s 9d, 14s sd, 14s 2d. 13s 9d.