BULLS SALE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 293, 12 December 1941, Page 8

BULLS SALE

Dalgety and Company. Ltd. (Inc. in England*, report a most successful sale held at Bulls on Monday last, before a good attendance of the public. Three pens of good quality wool it ewes with lambs at fool sold under| excellent competition at prices rang- t ing from Ils 9d to 16s Id. all counted. I Several pens of fat sheep were also on offer, and these were keenly competed for by local butchers at prices ! fully firm on recent sales, the best oi . the fat wethers selling from 21s io* 22s 5d and fat ewes from 9s lOd to Ils 6d. Woolly hoggets sold from 27s I to 30s and fat shorn 2ths from 21s Id to 22s sd. A large yarding of fat cattle me? with a ready sale at prices in ad-1 vance of the previous sale. Some' excellent quality cattle came forward, and the best of the cows and heifer.', which were all ex-dairy sorts, mace | to £7 17s. Only a few head of dairy ; cattle were yarded, which met with] a fair enquiry only, the best of the' cows selling to £8 and a line of Jersey heifers and young cows, r.w.b., rea-1 lised £4 ISs 6d. A full yarding of pigs, comprising i principally weaners and medium stores, sold under active competition, and late rates were maintained. Quotations: Ewes and lambs. Ils 9c. 14s. 15s. all counted; ewe hogge;> 31s; fat woolly hoggets. 25s 9d. 28s. 30s; fat 2th wethers (shorn), 21s Id. 22s 3d. 22s sd; fat ewes. 9s lOd. 11s fid; fat cows and heifers, ex dairy. £4 2s. £4 4s. £4 17s. £4 19s, £5 3s. £5 7s, £5 9s. £7 Ils. £7 17s; store rows. £2 2s. £2 10s. £3 Bs, £3 ISs; Jersey heifers and young cows, r.w.b.. £4 18s 6d; dairy cows. £6 10s. £7 10s, £8; weaner pigs, 11s fid. 15s, 17s 6d, 18s fid: stores, 22s fid. 28s, 335, 35s 6d. 38s.