STOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 114, 16 May 1931, Page 9

STOCK MARKETS

THE FEILDNG SALE FAT LAMBS SELL WELL I I'ELLDIXG, May 15. Fat lambs sold well. There was a very largo entry, almost a record. Fat sheep, owes and wethers, however, declined in value and were not so easy to quit. A few odd lines of fat. lambs, very prime, went up to 18s 6d, but were not a fair indication of general market values. The range of fat lambs was: Very primest, 18s 6d; prime best quality, 14s 7d to 15s; prime 13s 9d to .14s 3d: good, Ils to 12s; fair from 10s. Fat ewes: Very prime heavy 13s 6d; prime 10s to 10s 3d; good 8s 9d to 9s 9d; medium, 7s Id to Bs. Fat wethers: Very prime heavy 13s and 14s; prime 12s 3d to 12s 6d; good 10s -Id to Jos lOd; fair quality. 9s Bd. B.f. twotooths: Prime 13s 2d to 13s 6d; good 12s (id. Store sheep sold well, better by comparison than fat sheep up to .1.30 p.m. Two-tooth wethers sold at 11s 2d; four and six-tooth wethers Ils 8d; f. and f. ewes 7s Id; Romney rams 8s 7d; two-tooth ewes r.w, S.D. rams 14s. Tho dairy cattle market was sticky with a fairly large yarding. Springing Ayrshire cows brought up to £5 2a 6d, springing Jersey-cross cows to £10; springing heifers £8 .12* (id. Fat Cattle.—Hereford cowr £4 15s. Hereford heifers £5, P.A. heifers were passed in at £4 15«. Vcalers 15s. SALES OF THE WEEK. The Farmers’ Co-operative Organise tion Society of N.Z. Ltd. report as follows: Tho past week has been a quiei. one in all sections, the state of the but ter and cheese market has caused a feeling of uncertainty throughout th-* province, but we are pleased to be able to report a definite upward trend within the last few days, which wo hope will be maintained. We are in a position to offer Is for butter at the present time and cheese has hardened perceptibly within the last week, quotations at present being 49s for white, and 52s for coloured. Dairy stock has been in slow demand, weaners still selling at. late quotations with fewer offer ing of the better type. We have been able to dispose of some complete herds and report sales of good herds from £7 -15 s for back country cattle to £9 10s for better cattle. A few heifers have changed hands, particularly good well grown fawns with good backing to £9. but good average heifers around £7 mark. Springing cows at auction and sold privately at. £6 5s to £8 10s. Store cattle: Only very few sales gone through in the last week. A sale of bullocks reported at £5 for good forward well grown cattle. Fat cattle: Very little business doing, butchers apparently buying their immediate requirements with supplies becoming scarcer in the northern end, but the outlook is not very encouraging in regard to cattle and it is the opinion of those I most interested that there will be no rise in fat cattle until well into the winter. Fat cows at auction, £<“» 10“ to £5 10s. Fat sheep.* Supplies of fat ewes are now becoming harder to locate and quite a number have been sold in the last week; best ewes, 10s 6d to Ils 6d, medium 9s to 10s; fat lambs Ils 6d to 13s; wethers, 12s to 13s 6d: The market in ths store sheep section is very quiet, very little is offering for sale in tho paddock and buyers all seem inclined to wait and watch the trend of events. The fall in wool prices at Home seems to have adversely affected the confidence of the market, and with feed supplies becoming shorter business is becoming harder to do.

A few lines of good breeding ewes have changed hands, good medium 2-th. ewes r.w. S.D. rams. 15s to 16s; guaranteed 4-year old ewes were sold at. 13s, but it appears now that these prices are going to be difficult to maintain, a number will be coming on the market within the next month. Good ewe lambs are still in demand but wether lambs unless fairly good condition do not appear to be wanted in any quantity. A lot seems to depend on the way in which wool sales maintain their level and it is to be hoped that no decided set-back is experienced. At Wanganui our next fixture is on the 18th June, at which both wool and crutchings will be offered.

Waverloy Sale.—A good yarding ot back country wethers, 6-th. and 4-year-olds, met a fair demand at about 10.6d; small, medium ewe lambs, in good

condition, 10s 7d; do. wether lambs, 7s; store ewes, 3s 3d to (>s; fat ewes, 10s 9d. Store cows, 32s to 465; forward cows, 45s to 50s; a. line of empty cows on account of Mr C. W. 1). Bell, Nga matapouri. sold at £2 10s. Auroa Sale.— Another good yarding came forward at Auroa, approximately 150 empty cows included in the offering and although prices were not on a. par with those, ruling a month ago, due tn some of the freezing works closing and a general reduction in the schedule for all cattle. We sold weaner heifers at 30s to £2 15s; good fat cows £3 1()s to £5 6s; fat and forward cows, £2 6s To £3; store cows, 25s to 365; sound empty cows, £2 5s to £3; fat hoggets. 11s to 13 s. Inglewood Sale.— This attracted a 'very large entry and buyers were pre sent from all parts of Taranaki; wo ef fected r good clearance, the following being some of the prices:—• Weaner heifers on account. Mr F. Bracegirdle, out of dams 400/500 fat realised £8 per head. Works cattle showed a falling off and dairv stock dull of sale, Mr Mclntyre’s offering camo forward in good order and showing well in calf, nice quality ami made from £5 15s to £6 15s for the best and holdover cows guaranteed sound and in calf made £5 to £6 5s for tho tops. Other springing cows and heifers made £4 to £7. Fwe lambs Ss 3d; wether lambs, 7s 2d to 11s Id; m.n. wethers (stores) 13s 10d; fat lambs, Ils 6<l. Weaner heifers on account of Mr I'. Bracegirdle £5 2s 6d to £8; account other vendors, £1 5s to £l 19s; small heifers. 12s 6d to 22s (id; fat cows, £4; forward steers, £5; fat heifers. £3 10s to £l.