LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 292, 11 December 1941, Page 8

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

THE WANGANUI SALE FAT SHEEP AND CATTLE SELL AT LATE KATES Reporting on the Wanganui stock sale held yesterday. Freeman R. Jackson and Co. state that, except for an average entry of fat cattle and store sheep, the yardings in other sections were light. Fat sheep and fat cattle sold at late rates, but store sheep met with a dull sale. 'Phe oddments of store cattle which were yarded resulted in a good sale, prices being well up on recent fixtures. A light entry of pigs met with a keen sale. Quotations:— Sheep.—Fat ewes, 12s 9d, 14s 3d; heavy weights, 959 Bd. 10s 3d; fat 2tooth wethers, prime, to 245; average. 20s 6d. 235; store 2-tooth wethers, to 17s 9d9: f.m. to 18s. Cattle.—Prime P.A. and Hereford cows, £8 10s, £9; fat do.. £7 2s 6d. £8 2s 6d; fat heifers, to £8 10s; fat Jersey cows. £4 2s 6d. £5 7s 6d; light, £3 ss. £4; yearling Jersey heifers, to £6 ss; medium yearling Hereford heifers, to £3 8s; do., steers, to £3 15s; dairy cows, to £6 15s. Pigs.—Choppers (poor), to £2 12s 6d; heavy porkers. £2 10s, £2 15s; average, £1 15s, £2 7s 6d; small stores, 25s 6d. 28s; weaners, 23s 6d. 265; small. 17s. 18s. Vealcrs.- Runners, £3, £4 12s 6d; good calves, £2 ss, £2 8s; small. £1 2s, £1 14s. ADDINGTON MARKETS MOST SECTIONS EASIER (Press Assn.) Christchurch, Dec. lu. Most sections oi stock wei e a shade 1 easier aL to-day's Addingion market. Amongst the exceptions were store siteep, a small penning ot which 'maintained last week’s rates. Four and iive-year-okt Corriedaie ewes from Marlborougn, oi average quality, sold al Us la, and travelleu station iwo-tooth wetneis from the same province to 13s Bd. Local twoloolhs made to 19s. Ewe hoggets in the wool sold to 22s 3d, and wether al 19s 3d. Shorn welners macle to 17s 7d. Ewes and lambs sold al 16s, ail counted. Fat iambs maintained full schedule rales, exporters securing about 800 of the 13oU penneu. Fat sheep numoered about 6UOu head. Weihers maintained values throughout, but ewes weakened as tiie sale progressed, enabling export buyers to operate al the enu within schedule. Hcav> sorts declined b\ is 6d to 2s. Wethers ranged from 24s to 27s 6d for the best, 21s to 23s for medium and down to 16s for light. Best ewes made 16s to 2is; medium. 13s to 15s 6d; light, down to 9s. Fat Cattle. SUU odd weie penneu and there was an easier sale. Prime medium-weight steers were down by 10s a head and heavy steers and inferior cows b\ up to 20s. I’he best beef made from 36s 6d to 395, per loulbs, medium 33s lu 36>, and rough down to 245. Best of heifers made from 11l to £l4; medium. £8 10s Io £11; best cows. £lO to £l3; medium. £8 to £9 los; others, down to £4 10Fat Pigs. The porker market was down by 3s to 4s a head. Values were from £2 8s 6d to £2 19s 6d, an averlage of 6id to 7kl a lb. Baconers made £2 19s 6d to £4 4s 6d, an average of |s«d to 7Ad a lb.