LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 43, 20 February 1941, Page 3

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

THE WANGANUI SALE FREEMAN R. JACKSON’S REPORT “To a good attendance we offered 6000 sheep at the Wanganui stock sale yesterday,” report Freeman R. Jackson and Co. The bulk of the yarding was sold. Top wether lambs sold well, but medium and cull lambs were down. A light yarding of fat sheep were slightly above last week’s rates. A small yarding of fat cattle sold firm at recent rates. Pigs were firm at late rates, with vealers slightly easier than the previous week. Quotations: —■ Sheep.—Fat lambs, 18s, 22s 6d; fat wethers, 22s 4d, 24s sd; fat ewes, 13s lOd, 14s 4d; 'Down cross, to 15s 4d; aged marked 4-year ewes, 20s, 235; ditto, mouths down, 16s, 19s Id; aged marked 5-year ewes, 18s, 19s Id; low mouths, 13s, 16s; 6-year ewes, best, 13s, 14s 4d; low mouthed, 9s, 12s 6d; m.a. ewes, 13s. ‘l7s; medium 2-tooth ewes, 23s 6d to 25s 6d; average to ics 3d; 4-tooth ewes to 26s 6d; wether

lambs. 14s. 15s 7d; medium, 9s 3d, Ils 2d; culls, 4s 7s 6d; b.f. lambs, shorn, to 13s 4d; medium ewe lambs to 18s Cd: culls. 10s, 13s 2d; 2 and 4-tooth v. ethers, 19s. 19s Id; ditto ’Down cross. 17s 9d; 2-tooth Romney rams, to 2igns.; aged. 12s 6d. 20s; low mouthed, 6s, 8s; aged ’Down rams, 235, 30s.

Cattle. Prime Poled cows to £8; fat ex dairy cows, £5 ss, £6; light, £4 ss, £5; forward cows, £3. £4; store run cows. £4 6s; heavy bulls to £7 15s; light, £3 10s. Pigs. Baconers to £3 18s; heavy porkers. £2 10s. £2 18s; average, £2 2s 6d, £2 8s; light. £1 9s, £1 17s 6d; good slips, 17s. 20s; weaners, Bs, 12s. Vealers.—P.A. runners, £4 4s. £5; P.A. calves (average), £1 15s, £2 4s; small, £1 6s, £1 12s; calves, Bs. WAVERLEY EWE FAIR SUCCESSFUL AUCTION The Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation Society of New Zealand, Ltd., report having held a most successful sale of all classes of sheep at the Waverley Ewe Fair. Some 3000 ewes were forward, together with a fair entry of lambs and wethers. A full representation of buyers was present from most districts and a spirited sale resulted in a general clearance of all classes. Values may be quoted as follows: — Two-tooth Romney ewes (a good line), 32s 7d; 2-tooth ewes (Ryeland cross), 29s 2d; other sales of 2-tooth ewes, 28s; 4-tooth maiden ewes, 31s; 6-tooth ewes, 27s Id and 26s 9d; 4-year-old ewes, 22s 4d, 225; 5 and 6-year-old ewes, 16s, 15s 8d; forward condition 4-tooth wethers, 21s 3d; white faced wether lambs, 16s 6d down to 15s; top well-bred ewe lambs, 225; smaller ewe lambs, 17s to 17s 6d. In the cattle section some 24-year-old P.A. heifers were forward. They were average condition and sold at £5 15s and £5 13s; 4-year-old fat and forward P.A. heifers, £8 6s, £7 10s; cows and calves at foot, £4 3s; low conditioned 21-year-old P.A. heifers, £4 10s; works cows, £4 and £3 10s; springing heifers, £8 10s.