STOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 280, 26 November 1936, Page 11

STOCK MARKETS

MARTON SALE The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report, a small warding of sheep and cattle and 75 Tigs at the above sale. A feature was i line of fat cows and heifers on account of Mr. H. M. Galpin, the heif?rs making £9 and the cows £7 2s 6d. fhey quote: Prime fat heifers £9; prime fat. cows £7 2s 6d; fat cows £4 I ,o £5 10s; lighter £2 19s to £3 15s; Jer-1 ;ey heifers at drop £5 12s 6d; Jersey I ow (g.s.) £5 10s; cows in milk £3 to i 3 10s; Jersey yearling heifers £2 5s to , .2 15 s 2-yr Jersey bull £6 12s 6d; | •eariing Jersey bull £3 ss; yearling j >edigree Jersey bull £8 Bs. Pigs: ’orkers 365; weaners 15s to 255; mall Ils to Ils 6d. VALUES AT ADDINGTON SHARP RISE IN FAT LAMBS. [ Per Pre.HS Association. 1 CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 25. I Sheep entries were smaller at. to- j lay’s Addington market but those of ■ ?attle were very much larger. Fat , ambs advanced strongly in price. Fat | ;heep fully maintained recent values: ind fat cattle were easier. Store Sheep.—A small entry but ast week’s high rates were not mainained, there being a general easing! l or all classes of Is a head. Spring Lambs.—The entry was in-L iufficient for butchers’ requirements; md there was an advance of up io 3s | i head. The bulk of the lamb sold at! Id to 91d per lb. p Fat, Sheep.—A small entry of J ipproximately 3600 head and an;; rregular sale, but on the average full ‘ ip to last week’s rates. Best wethers! o 295, good 25s to 27s 6d, prime . nedium 22s 6d to 24s 6d, others down ! o 20s; best ewes to 265, good 21s 6d | o 23s 6d, good medium weight 19s to < Ils, light down to 15s. Fat Cattle.—A heavy entry of 567 ’ ( lead and an uneven market with an i •asing on last week of Is 6d per < OOlbs. except for primest young ] tpprs Bpsl. steers £l6 16s 6d. good <

s £1 to £l3 10s, ordinary £9 5s to £l<) 15s, good heifers £l2 2s 6d, medium s £7 to £8 15s, others down Io £6; best I cows to £ll 17s 6d, good £7 5s to £9 I I ss, others down to £5 15s. 1 Fat Pigs.—There was little differt ence in values from last week. Pork--1 ers 30s 6d to 47s 6d; average per lb. / sid to 6id. Baconers 54s 6d to £4 3s 6d; average per lb. skl to 6ld. 1 THE WESTFIELD SALE v BEEF VALUES DECLINE. I SHEEP ALSO CHEAPER. [ Per Press Association, i t AUCKLAND, Nov. 25. ( Fourteen weeks after beef made 36s per 1001 b. for the first time in six s years, values eased up to 2s for prime 1 and 4s for other grades at West field r to-day. Beef cattle were numerous t the offering being the heaviest since t the high price was quoted and bidding | quietened throughout the sale. Fhe decline in individual quotations was j as much as fl a head. Extra choice ox sold at 34s per 1001 b., choice and prime 29s to 335, secondary and plain . 25s to 30s, prime cow and heifer , beef 20s to 335, ordinary 20s to 28s; I £l2 to £l3 15s, medium £ll to £l2 , extra heavy steers £l3 to £l5, heavy t 7s 6d, light £9 10s to £ll, unfinished 1 £6 15s to £9 15s; extra heavy cows and heifers £9 to £lO 10s, heavy £7 to , £8 17s 6d, medium £5 to £7 7s 6d, licht £4 to £6; unfinished £2 10s to £4 16s. Sheep receded in value as much as 2s a head in consequence of the big 2 yarding and lack of heavy sorts. Wethers were offered in improved numbers and suffered a less drastic reduction. Heavy wethers ranged from 27s 9d to 30s, medium 25s 6d to • 27s 9d. light 23s to 25s 9d, unfinished ■ 20s to'22s 9d; extra heavy ewes 24s - to 265, heavy 23s to 24s 3d, medium . 22s to 23s 3d, light 20s to 225, unfin- ■ ished 14s to 19s 6d. There was a lively sale for a fair assortment of lambs, the quality of ’ which included many prime sorts. ’ values remaining firm at 17s to 28s. | Fat and young calves were in average supply. Prime sorts sold readily I : above late rates but values eased for| ■ unfinished grades. Runners £2 to £B. j heavy vealers £4 to £5 Bs, medium £.’, ■ ' 10s to £4 Bs, light £3 to £3 12s, small ■ £2 8s to £2 18s, unfinished £1 6s to £2. ’ bobby and rough, 8s to 28s. A limited supply of pigs resulted in firm bidding at values equal to those operating a week ago, averages remaining unchanged at s:!d per lb.Mor i baconers and 6‘>d per porkers. Chop-I pers £1 to £4 2s, heavy baconers £3 j 10s to £3 15s, medium £3 3s to £3 Bs, light £2 17s to £3 2s, heavy porkers £2 Ils to £2 16s, medium £2 to £2 10s, | light £1 18s to £2 3s, unfinished £1 6s i to £1 16s, stores £1 5s to £1 15s, slips 16s to 255, weaners 10s to 235.