LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 169, 20 July 1939, Page 11

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

WANGANUI SALE FAT STOCK FIRMER Freeman R.” Jackson and Co., Ltd. - offered an average yarding of fat ■ stock at yesterday’s Wanganui sale. 5 There was a good entry of store sheep ’> with only oddments of store cattle ■ and a medium entry of dairy stock. Fat sheep, although not of the high • quality of last week, maintained late ■ rates and stere sheep met with a good 1 sale over all sections. Prime fat • cattle hardly held last week’s rates ; and unfinished lines were decidedly • easier. Store cattle sold at late rates. ■ In the dairy cattle section, a good entry of early calvers met with a free sale at late rates but backward cows J and heifers were definitely not wanted 1 and sold at low figures. There was an excellent sale for all 1 classes of pigs. The prices received were as follow: Sheep.—Fat wethers made 18, 21s ' 9d; prime ewes to 20s, fat 15s to 18s ■ 6d; fat hoggets, 13s, 16s 6d to 17s 68; full mouth ewes, mated ’Downs, 12s to 15s 2d; aged and poor 4s to 10s 6 1; 2-tooth ditto (medium) 20s to 24s Id; ‘ good wether hoggets, 13s to 15s. Cattle.—Prime Hereford cows, £7 10s to £8 17s 7d; fat P.A. cows, £7 7s 6d lo £8 13s; light, £5 10s to £7 2s 6u; prime ex-dairy cows, to £8; fat, £4 5s to £5 10s; store P.A. cows, £4; store crossbred steers, £4 18s; good boner cows, £2 10s to £3 ss, average £1 KL to £2 ss; yearling heifers, to £2 13s: good young dairy cows, close up, £8 10s to £ll, due late August/Septeniber, £5 to £7 ss, aged and backward, ' £3 to £5; good 3-year heifers, to £10; 2-ycar ditto, close up but lost condition, £6 to £7 10s; backward and small £3 10s to £5. Pigs—Heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 15s; average, 35s to 455; light, 30s to 355; small stores, 20s to 28s. Vealers.—Runners, £3 11s to £4 10s; vealers, to £2 ss. VALUES AT ADDINGTON AD\AN!ES CHECKED ( Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 19. ; With a larger yarding of fat sheep, ■the weekly stock sale at Addington to-day was steady, the sequence of weekly advances in price being interrupted. Values generally eased by 2s per head on the advance on last weox with lighter ewes down by up to 2s 6d. ■ There* was a better selection of store sheep and the sale was good in view of the bad weather and small attenn- . lance. A truck lot of three-quarter ■ bred £we hoggets sold at 17s, othei 'pens, 12s; best wethers, 13s 9d; a pen of four and six-tooth halfbred ewes, Best lambs in the small fat lamb section sold to 8d per lb. In the f. ’. ’ sheep section about 5000 were pntered, 'compared with 4000 last week and the I sale, though irregular, was easier from | the outset and a decline of about 2> I applied to most classes. Extra prime • heavy wethers made to 39s 4d; prime 'heavy, 29s 6d to 345; prime medium, 125 s to 28s; light to 18e; extra prim-.' | heavy ewes to 30s 7d; prime heavy. . ! 22s 6d to 265; prime medium, 1%; to . 225; light to 14s. Fat Cattle.—About 420 were entered, compared with 475 last week. The ’ market opened 10s to 20s per head lower than last week but soon firm-a to the values of last wek. Extra prime heavy steers made to £lB 12s 6d, prime heavy, £l5 to £l6 ss; prime medium £l3 5s to £l4 15s; light to £10; extra prime heifers to £l3 12s 6d; prime. £lO to £ll 10s; medium, £8 to £9 10 . light to £7 ss; extra prime cows t » £l3 17s 6d; prime, £8 10s to £lO 10s, medium, £6 10s to £8; light to £6. The porker entry was the smalle. . of the season, resulting in a rise of 3s to 4s per head. Choppers were in small supply and showed an advanc ? of 10s to 15s. Baconers were again forward in small numbers and recovered the drop of last wook. Porkers made 43s 6d to £3 2s Gd, avx. age pri : per lb. 7d to 71 d; baconers, 57s 6d to i£s Is 6d, average price per lb 6ld to 17d. THE WESTFIELD SALE FIRM PRICES FOR ALL CLASSES f Pei Press Association.) AUCKLAND, July 19. Firm prices were maintained for all classes of beef at Westfield to-day. A large consignment of cattle was offered and the quality was generally good. Buyers were operating most keenly for ox. Extra choice ox made 33s per 1001 b., choice and prime, 29s to 325; unfinished, 25. s to 295; prime cow and heifer beef, 27s to 30s; secondary and unfinished, 20s lo 265; extra heavy /•rime steers, £l2 17s 6d to £l4 10.-; heavy, £ll to £l3 ss; medium, £lO to £ll 15s; light, £9 to £lO 17s Gd; unfinished, £1 to £8 17s 6d; extra hea ■. prime cows and heifers, £lO to £l2; ‘ heavy, £8 to £9 15s; medium, £6 L'k io LS; light, £5 7s 6d to £G 7s Gd; unfinished, £2 10s to £5 ss. Primme sheep tended to improve i”. value and all grades realised prices ' up to last week’s level. In a heavy yarding there was an excellent selection. of well-finished stock. Extra heavy prime wethers ranged from 28s lo 31s 6d; heavy, 26s to 29s 6d; medium. 23s to 27s 6d; light, 19s to 25s 9d,‘ unfinished, 15s 6d to 235; extra j hca-.-y prime ewes, 24s to 26s 9d; i heavy, 23s to 24s 9d; medium, 20s to 22s 9d; light, 16s to 19s 6d; unfinished, 2s 6d lo 16s; prime lambs, 14s to 255; unfinished, 5s to 13s. Calves were yarded in the greatest numbers for several weeks. The quality was good and the market wa.s very firm at last week’s rates. Owing to the large yarding, plain and unfin- ■ ished sorts were inclined to be easier. Runners were traded from £3 10s 1o £7 10s; heavy vealers, £4 10s to £5 16s; medium, £3 18s to £4 16s; light. ■ £2 15s to £3 16s; smaller, £2 to £2 19s; smail, £l. 6s to £2 6s; unfinished, 15s to £1 10s; bobby, Is to 18s. Late rates were obtained for pigs. There was an average entry of good quality pigs and the demand was consistent. Choppers sold at £1 10s to £2 10s; heavy baconers, £3 16s to £4 10s: medium, £3 12s to £3 17s; light, £3 5s to £3 11s; heavy porkers, £2 19.to £3 8s; medium, £2 Ils to £2 18s; light, £2 2s to £2 10s; unfinished, £1 10s to £2 3s; stores, £1 8s to £1 17s: slips, £1 to £1 10s; weaners, Ss to 21s. Baconers averaged Gid per lb. and porkers 71d to 8d