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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 185, 6 August 1936, Page 11

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THE WANGANUI SALE MODERATE YARDING VALUES UNCHANGED Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson am Company, Ltd., report as follows oi yesterday’s Wanganui sale: —To the usual good attendance we offered ( moderate yarding in all sections ' Values were generally on a par wit) late sales. The pig entry was J heavy one of stores with a shor entry of porkers, which, due to the light yarding, were above last week’: values. The dairy seclion was a veij poor one, the offering being mosth aged and backward cows which sole at low values. We quote: Sheep. —Fat wethers, 30s 6d, 31s 6d fat ewes, 265, 27s 2d; light, 235, 25s fat hoggets, extra, 1o 33s 6d; average 21s, 22s 6d; aged ewes, mate: Dow-ns, 25s 6d: f.m. wethers. 25s 4d ewe hoggets, 275, 28s 6d: whether hog’ gets. 21s, 22s 6d. Cattle.—Fat P.A. cows. £7, £7 10s ditto heifers, £7 2s 6d, £7 10s; prim* Hereford cows, £7 15s: fat. ditto, £• 10s. £6 12s 6d; prime S.H. cows, £( 2s 6d, £7 15s; fat, £3 7s 6d, £5 10s forward cows. £3 ss, £4 15s; stor< cows, £1 2s 6d. £2 10s; small yearling S.H. heifers. £1 10s, £2 ,3s 6d: a gee dairy cows (close up). £3 15s, £4 15s ditto, backward, £1 10s, £3. Figs.—Porkers, 335, 39s 6d: light 265, 31s: sows to farrow, £3 17s 6d £5; good stores, 21s, 255; stores, 16s 20s; rough, 10s, 14s; good slips, 14s 17s 6d: si ins, 10s. 13s Gd: good weaners. 14s, 17s: small, Bs. 12s. Vealers. —Fair vealers, £3. £3 5s vealers, £1 10s, £2 15s; calves. 12s 20s. MARTON HOGGET FAIR The N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report a very successful sale of hoggets at the above fair on Tuesday. The yarding was well over advertised numbers and attracted buyers from Waikato, Taranaki, Taihape, Manawatu and Wairarapa as well as local graziers. The quality of hoggets offered was good and competition was keen on every line submitted and we report a total clearance. The top price for ewe hoggets was 34s Id for a very nice line of 200 on account G. L. Marshall, and the top price for wether hoggets was 24s lOd on account of the same vendor. We also yarded 70 head of cattle and 60 pigs. We quote principal sales as follows: On account G. L. Marshall, 348 w. hoggets at 23s 9d, 94 at 24s lOd, 439 at 23s 2d, 500 at 23s 7d, 60 at 17s 3d, 70 at 17s 6d, 65 b.f. ditto 21s 6d, 63 al 17s 6d, 16 fat wethers 31s. On account A. S. Coleman: 117 w. hoggets 24s Id, 113 b.f. ditto 18s 9d, 30 at 20s lOd. On account. E. M. Lloyd: 208 w. hoggets at 19s. Account Wing Bros.: 152 at 245. On account W. S. Hawkins: 117 at 245. On account Onepuhi client: 108 at 24s 6d. On account F. Smith: 25 at 14s 7d. On account D. Follett: 26 at 18s 6d. On account R. J. McDonald: at 21s Bd. On account H. T. Dawbin: 58 at 23s 3d. On account S. Andrews: 35 at 23s 6d. On account P. Millar: 15 at 21s 9d, small wether hoggets 10s to 13s £d. Ewe hoggets account G. L. Marshall: 200 at 34s Id, 111 al 31s 3d. On account H. T. Dawbin: 260 at 28s 7d. On account R. J. McDonald: 116 at 27s 4d. On account L. McLean: 85 at 28s sd. Fat wethers 31s, fat ewes 24s 6d, fat and forward ditto 21s, forward ewes 14s 5d to 18s Id. A very nice pen of prime S.H. cows on account A. Honeyman, £7 18s. Fat cows on account 11. F. Arkwright, £6 6s, fat cows ex dairy £5 10s, fat heifers £5 10s, forward cows ex dairy £2 6s to £3 15s, store cows 255, nest dairy heifers close to profit £5 15s to £6 to £6 6s, good medium ditto £4 10s, £4 15s, £4 17s 6d, cows close to profit £3 10s to £5 10s. Store pigs 20s to 255, breeding sows £2, best weaners 17s Io 18s, good medium ditto 14s to 15s 6d. BULLS SALE Dalgety and Company, Limited, report an average entry in all classes at the Bulls sale on Monday, when there was a good attendance. There was a good demand lor in-lamb ewes and fair competition for pigs and beef. Dairy stock was neglected, only an odd "lot changing hands. We quote. Full-mouth breeding ewes 235, 29s 3d to 30s; store ewes 13s Id- hoggets 16s; weaner pigs Ils 6d 16s 6d; light pork 24s 6d fat heifers £3 2s 6d, £4 17s 6d, £6 to £6 10s; fat cows £2 Ils, £3, £3 10s, £5 ss, £5 10s; store cows 255, 355, 40s; store heifers 30s, 395; weaner heifers (small) 27s 6d, 28s; springing heifers £3 10s, £4 ss, to £5 2s 6d; springing cows £2 10s, £3 10s, £3 15s. VALUES AT ADDINGTON OVERFLOW AT NATIONAL SALE F.FFF PRICES HIGHEST FOR YEARS I Pur Press Association] CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 5. Overflow entries were tire rule at to-day’s Addington national market. For the first time for a number of years.there were no entries from the North Island but the southern provinces were well represented.’ There was not the same number of show cattie and sheep forward as at past national sales, but the general display was better. The best beef prices for some years were realised, best quality selling at up to 37s 6d a 1001 b. The top cattle price was £4O for a South Otago bn! lock and the best sheep figure was 60s for an Ellesmere pen. The sheen sale fully maintained last week's rood rates and fat cattle were up to 25s a head dearer. The few store sheep forward sold I well. Fat Sheep.—sso were penned, comprising a good display of mutton. Last ' week’s good rates were maintained. Show wethers made up to 60s, good

heavy 37s to 40s, prime medium weight 29s to 325, light and ordinary 25s to 28s. Extra good show ewes sold to 41s, good prime heavy ewes 29s to 375, prime medium weight 25s to 28s and light down to 20s. Fat Cattle—6Bo were penned, including a fine showing of prime calle. Best beef made to 37s 6d per 1001 b, good to medium 31s to 345, good heifer from 31s to 345, good cow 29s to 325. and medium quality 24s to 27s 6d. Show bullocks sold at £4O. £32, £3l and £25 10s, good prime heavy steers £l4 to £lB. medium £l2 10s to £l4 10s, best heifers £ll to £l4 17s 6d. good £9 to £ll, best cows £lO to £l4s, good £8 10s to £lO. Fat Pigs.—A good sale for baconers. Choppers made £2 8s 6d to £lO 8s 6d, porkers 32s 6d to 47s 6d: average price per lb 51d to 6kl. Baconers made 50s 6d to £5 4s 6d; average prices per lb sid. THE WESTFIELD SALE BEEF IN SHORT SUPPLY READY DEMAND FOR SHEEP [l’cr Pi-ess Association] AUCKLAND, Aug. 5. The shortest supply of ox beef in months was before. Westfield, buyers to-day, resulting in firmer values by Is per 1001 b, individual quotations also being . slightly higher. Cows and heifers were yarded in greater numbers and the quality showed a proportionate improvement. Prices in this department were also quoted on a par with the general beef average. Extra choice ox sold to 31s per LOOlb, choice and prime 27s to 295, secondary and plain 24s to 265, prime young cow and heifer beef 27s to 295, ordinary 16s to 235. Extra heavy prime steers made £ll 10s to £l4 15s, heavy £ll 5s to £l3s, lighter £9 15s to £lO 10s. light £8 15s to £9 10s, small and unfinished £6 10s to £7 10s. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers made £8 10s to £lO 17s 6d, heavy £6 I.os to £7 10s, lighter £5 5s to £6 ss, other killable £3 to £4 10s. The sheep pens were heavily stocked and a ready demand produced values well up to those ruling for weeks past. A choice line of extra heavy wethers realised 40s and others from 35s to 37s 6d. Heavy made 34s to 36s 9d. medium 33s to 35s 3d, light 28s 6d to 32s 6d, small and unfinished 20s to 27s 6d. Extra heavy ewes sold at 30s to 33s 3d, heavy 29s 6d to 30s Gd. medium 28s to 29s 3d, light 24s to 27s 9d, just killable 19s to 235, other ewes from 5s upward. Hogget lambs were moderately plentiful and of fair quality at firm rates. Extra heavy prime made 26s to 28s, heavy 24s to 25s 6d, medium 22s to 23s 6d. light 20s to 21s 9d, best unfinished 15s to 19s. others 10s to 14s 6d. Four of the first spring lambs of the season sold to 355. Few good quality colves were for sale, the yarding comprising mostly small and young sorts, with values firm. Runners made £3 5s to £6 9s, heavy vealers £4 7s to £4 18s, medium £3 9s to £3 15s, light £2 15s to £3 4s, small £2 4s to £2 Bs. unfinished and bucket-fed £l. 4s to £1 16s, bobby and rough 3s to 235. A surprisinglv bulkv yarding o f fa f pigs for this late season met a steady sale, although the extreme values for porkers obtained a week ago were not maintained. Choppers made £1 16s to £3 14s, h°avv £4 to £4 11s, medium £3 14s to £4 3s, light £3 3s to £3 10s. Heavy porkers made £2 16s to £3. against. £3 8s last week. Medium sold at £2 5s to £2 10s. light £1 16s to £2, small and unfinished £1 2s to £1 12s. Stores made £1 Is tn £1 7s, slips 13s to 18s. weaners 10s to 14s, weedly and small 5« to Bs. Sows due to farrow sold at £2 10s to £4 12s 6d. Baconers averaged 6ld per lb and porkers 6ld to 63d.