STOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 206, 1 September 1932, Page 9

STOCK MARKETS

THE WANGANUI SALE B1DDIN& QUITE BRISK | Ei. cman R. Jackson and < Ltd. report as follows on yesterday - I Wanganui stile: The entry in till se< lions came forward to a good attend lance, in fact the largest all endtt nee v >• i have had at tiie yards for some con sidcrablc time. Competition in till sec ; tions was quite good and bidding qni' l I brisk, values showing no rise on recent j sales, but realisations were firm at late rates. A continued period of to I day’s mild growing weather will soon i bring the feed away and a hardening of prices in certain sections is sure ;to lake place. To-day’s fat. section both beef and mutton remained at last week’s level, the market being verv firm at the present moment, but ven dors must realise that to obtain top prices stock must be prime and not slipping Dark. Quotations: Sheep.— Prime wethers. 15s Gd; Cat wethers, 13s 2d, 13s 4d, ITs 7d Io 14s, prime ewes, 12s to J2s 3d; fat ewes. I.ls to Ils 9d; light fat ewes, 10s t" 10s Gd; prime hoggels, 12s, 14s 6d to 15s Gd; wether hoggets, 8s Gd to 9s 9d; small 2-tooth wethers, 8s lOd; cull wethers, 6s 7d. Cattle.—Fat P.A. cows, £4 6s to £5 ss; fat Hereford cows. £4 3s 6d, £4 6s to £4 10s; store cows, £l, £1 5s to £1 17s Gd; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 17> 6d to £3; small yearling Jersey heifers, Ils Gd. 12s Gd. 15s, 16s, 18s Gd to 30s; good dairy cows (at drop), £8 los Io £9; average dairy cows (close up)£4 15s, £6 to £G 15s; fair Jersey heifers (calved), £3 10s to £5; fair Jersey heifers (close up), £5 to £5 15s; back ward heifers, £1 15s. £2 to £3; aged dairy cows, £l, £1 10s to £3 ss. Figs.—-Porkers, 275, 30s Gd to 31s; no stores yarded; slips, 13s Gd. 1 Is to 15s Gd; good weaneps, 12s, 13s to 14s; weaners, 10s, 11s to 11s Gd; poor weaners. Bs. WANGANUI HORSE FAIR. Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson and Cowill conduct their annual horse fair on Saturday, when some 200 horses of all classes will lie offered. The sale will commence at 11.30 a.m. and unbroken horses will be sold first. VALUES AT ADDINGTON STORE SHEEP IN DEMAND

PRICES ADVANCE Is A HEAD ( Ter Press Association.J CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 31. A feature of the weekly market at Addington was the keenness for store sheep at auction, with an advance in values. Store Sheep—A large yarding and a brighter sale. Values advanced Is a head and good ewe hoggets and ewes in lamb were keenly sought. Values were: Medium s.m. three-quarterored ewes 10s to 12s 3d, f.m. 6s 9d to 8s 9d. aged 3s Gd to Gs, good ewe hoggets 12s 2d to 14s 4d, s.m. Merino exes to 4s 6d, ordinary 4 and G-tooth halfbred to 12s lid, medium halfbred wethers to Ils, ordinary halfbred wethers to 8s 4d. medium wether hoggets to 9s lOd. Fat Sheep.—An entry of 4400 and an erratic sale, wethers showing a decline of Is a head. Spring lambs brought to 24s 9d. Values were: Extra prime heavy wethers to 2.1 s 7d, prime heavy 16s to 18s, prime medium weight 14s to 15s Gd, ordinary 12s Gd to 13s Gd. light Ils to 12s, show ewes to 20s lOd, extra prime heavy 15s Gd to 16s Gd. prime heavy 13s Gd to 15s, prime medium weight Ils Gd to 13s, ordinary 9s Gd to Ils, light 8s to 9s. Fat Cattle. —An entry of 300 head with representatives from Otago. Southland, thc West Coast and the North Island. Last week’s values were not improved upon. Best beel made up to 23s per lOOlbs, good 16s 6d to 20s, heavy IGs to 18s, secondary j 12s to 16s, inferior and rough down I to 9s. Values were: Extra prime heavy I steers to £ll 12s 6d, prime heavy £7 ’ 5s to £9 10s, prime medium weight £6 .to £7 15«=, medium quality £3 10s to £5 10s, light Io £3 10s, extra prime heifers to £8 12s Gd, prime £5 10s to £7 10s, medium £4 to £5 10s, light to £3 10s, extra prime cows te £8 17s Gd. prime £4 15s to £6 10s, medium £3 to £4 ss, light to £2 17s Gd. A small entry of fat pigs, and' the demand keen. Values were: Choppers £3 10s to £6 Gs, baconers 54s Gd to £3 5s 6d. heavy baconers £3 10s to £3 17s Gd, extra heavy baconers £1 8s 6-1; average price per lb. 5Ad to GUI. Porkers 28s Gd to 33s Gd, heavy porkers 36s Gd to £2 7s Gd; average price per lb. Gd to 7d.

THE WESTFIELD SALE ALLROUND IMPROVEMENT. [ Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Aug. 31. Following shorter yardings at the weekly Westfield fat stock sale to-day. prices showed a general improvement. The quantity of the beef offered waabout two-thirds that of last week’s number and the quality was first-class. Prices improved Is per lOOlbs. Extra choice ox sold to 22s per lOOlbs., choice and prime ox 19s to 2.15, secondary and plain ox 17s to 18s, prime young cow and heifer beef 18s to 21s, ordinary cow beef Is to 17s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £9 to £9 15s. heavy prime steers £S to £8 17s Gd. lighter prime steers £6 15s to £7 17s (id, light prime steers £6 to £6 12s Gd. small ami unfinished steers £1 10s to £5 17s Gd. extra heavy prime cows and heifers £5 to £5 17s Gd. lighter prime cows and heifers £4 to £ I 17s Gd, other killalde cows £2 10s to £3 17s Gd. There wa a full yarding of fat e.llxcs. wllieh lllct with kci‘H competilion at values on a par with lasi week’' ale. Runners brought from ,£:.’ |ss io £1 IDs. heavy vralers £2 I Is Io U’. I L medium it 19s to £2 9s, light £1 l<» Io £1 18s, small 15s to £1 Gs, rough and liuckel, feil, 8s Io 17s, bobby calves. I. Sheep were penned in nboul average numbers and sold freely. Inst week’s ad vance being easily sustained. Extra In avy prime wether* made 15 GIo 17s. lieavv prime ll.' to l-»s 3d, light er soil '

lOs to |.!s (>d, hoggets Ss (id to Its G<l. owes 8s to 13s spring lambs Ils Io 31s. . An average yarding of fat pigs met with keen inquiry Baconers sold af -lightly advanced rates while porkers ■emained firn.. Choppers brought 30s 38 S to 5 Is, poi o ’7s. store- l<s u slips lls to : 17 -. won m (•' 7s t o 13s, •