LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 44, 22 February 1940, Page 3

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

THE WANGANUI SALE SHARI’ RISE ON LAST WEEK Freeman R. Jackson and Co. report another yarding of over 8000 sheep was offered to an excellent attendance of buyers at yesterday’s Wanganui stock sale. Last week it was exceptionally wet and yesterday a pleasant summer day and the contrast in the weather may have had some effect on realisations. Yesterday’s sale, although not a free one, was certainly well above last week. All classes of ewes were keenly competed for as against only a few of the top lines of last week. Lambs were better by 2s to 2s 6d a head: passings were very few and very little remained unsold at the close of the day. All fats, both beef, mutton and pork, as well as vealers, were firm at I late rates, but all store pigs were decidedly easier. Prices were:— Sheep.—Fat wethers, 22s 6d, 245; light, 20s, 225; prime ewes, 18s, 19s Id; fat, 16s 6d. 17s 9d; light, 15s, 16s; fat lambs, 20s, 22s 9d; light, 16s, 19s 9d; average two-tooth ewes, 28s lid, 30s; medium. 265, 27s 7d; small, 19s, 21s 6d; goocl four-tooth, 295, 33s Id; small, 225, 245; six-tooth. 295, 29s 4d; good four-year, to 265; four-year, mouths down, 19s, 20s; good fiveyear, 22s Id, 23s Id; mouths down, j 15s, 16s 7d; ditto and poor condi- ' ditioned. Ils, 14s; four and five-year owes, 14s. 17s 3d; fattening ewes, 7s 9d, 10s; potters, 4s. 5s 8d; four and six-tooth ewes. 21s 6d; m.a. ewes, 18s, 21s; forward four-tooth wethers, 20s 2d; average ewe lambs, 18s Id, 20s Id; medium. 13s 6d. 16s 3d; wether lambs, 14s; medium. Ils 2d. Ils 9d; woolly b.f. lambs. 15s 6d, 16s 2d; medium, 12s. 13s 6d; purebred S.D. ewes, 255, 30s; S.D. rams. 4gns.; aged, 10s. 40s. Cattle. —Prime P.A. and S.H. cows, £7 10s, £7 15s; fat S.H. cows, £5 2s 6d, £6; prime Jersey cows, £5 10s, £6; fat, £4 10s, £5; store cows, £2. £.3 ss; bulls, heavy. £6, £9; light, £4, £5 2s 6d; Jersey weaner heifers. £2, £3. I Pigs.—Light baconers, to £3 8s; i heavy porkers, £2. £2 16s; light. 355, 1 425; good stores, 245. 28s 6d; fair. 20s. 235; good weaners, Bs, 10s 6d; small. 3s. 5s 6d: good vealers. £2 ss, £3 ss; I calves. 10s, 30s. i - MARTON SALE The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report a yarding of 1500 sheep at the sale on Tuesday to an excellent attendance ol buyers. Prices were firm on recent sales and we report a total clearance as follows: —5-year ewes, 18s 3d to 18s 7d; medium sorts, 14s to 15s 6d; medium 2-tooth ewes, 265; small tailend, 18s; 2-tooth weaners, 17s 9d; fat ewes, 17s 6d; shorn b.f. lambs, 13s 6d to 15s Id; w.f. w. lambs, 13s 6d; medium do., 10s 2d; tail-end lots, 5s 9d; 1-shear S.D. rams. £3 3s; best I weaner pigs, 14s 6d to 16s 6d; medium do.. 9s to Ils 6d. FEILDING EWE FAIR ! ! Dalgcly and Company. Limited, rei port on the above lair, held on Frii uay last, w hen a total offering of a:)I proximately 41,000 sheep was subJnitted to a large representative gatnIi ering. We report one o£ the most successiul fairs field for many years, with practically a total clearance, | realisations showing an improvement 'on recent lairs. ’ Approximately 12,000 2-tooth ewes l were offered in this section, the quality being outstanding. A great deal I oi interest was taken in this sale, and I bidding, from the outset, was Keen, i and we report a total clearance at (prices highly satisfactory to vendors. Some outstanding pens of 2-tooths included in the offering soid up to £2 3s, the majority of lines selling in the vicinity of 30s to 355. with the lighter grad* ewes from 265. Some excellent annual draft ewes were offered in the main section, the 1 best o£ the 4-year-olds selling under i steady competition at prices ranging 'from 24s to 27s 6d. Tne best grade 5-year-old ewes were also in demand, and realisations were well up to late rates. The quality in the 6-year-010 ewes section was mixed, and here competition was not so keen. However, vendors were prepared to meet the 1 market, and practically the whole oi | the offering in this section changed ; hands, with the exception of a tew I pens of indifferent quality which were I neglected at auction. The following are our main sales: i Two-tooth ewes: On account Mu. M. 1 A. Conway, 68 at 395, 67 at 38s 6d; ! Mr. H. B. Johnston. 40 at 36s 6d, 50 ; at 33s 6d; Messrs. Whiskie Bros., 280 '.at 335; 170 at 32s 9d; 48 at 295; Mi. \V. Algie, 136 at 31s 4d; Mr. T. Dalton, 101 at 29s 9d, 58 at 28s 9d; Mr. D. P. Kennedy, 165 at 265; Mr, S. A. Oxenham. 55 at 255; Mr. H. W. Kilsby, 136 at 255; Mr. H. B. Clapham, 24 at 225. I Four-tooth ewes; Mr. D. G. Forlong, 196 at 28s 6d; Mr. N. W. Cooper, 116 at 26s 9d. Six-tooth ewes: Mr. D. G. Forlong, 137 at 265, 3d. Four and six-tooth ewes: Mr. S. Williams, 54 at 225; Mr. D. P. Kennedy, 38 at 225; Mr. H. B. Clapham, 41 at 21s 3d. Four-year-old ewes: Estate S. Wil- ‘ liarrfion. 164 at 27s Id; Mr. S. J. I Strahan, 350 at 26s 2d. 93 al 24s 6d; jMrs M. D'Ath, 267 at 255; iMessis Romley Bros., 197 at 23s 6d; Mr. R. McDonald, 126 at 21s Bd. Four and five-year-old ewes: Mr. S. J. Strahan. 168 at 19s 7d; Mrs. S. E. Pearson. 146 at 19s 4d; Mr. C. E. Nairn, 85 at 19s; Mr. P. Whiteman. 143 at 18s; Mr. H. W. Kilsby, 268 at 17s; Mr. F. S. Collier, 211 at 17s; Mr. A. Kreegher, 102 at 16s 4d; Messrs. Blackburne Bros.. 227 at 16s 3d. Five-year-old ewes: Messrs. Romley Bros., 104 at 245; M. and G. Parker, .313 at ils; Murdoch Bros., 110 at 19s 1 9d, 60 at 18s 9d; D. P. Kennedy, 150 at 19s; A. J. Jackson, 320 at 18s Bd, 232 at 18s 7u. 150 at 18s. 259 at 17 9d; Manson Estate, 160 at 18s; F. Krull, 74 at 16s Id; M. H. Oram, 321 at 14s Id; H. W. Kilsby, 80 at 12s. Five and six-year-old ewes; Mrs. M. D’Ath. 142 at 15s 8d; Mr. A. R. Humphrey, 90 at 12s 6d. Six-year-old ewes: Mr. P. Whiteman. 42 at 15s; Manson Estate, 233 lat 12s 6d.