FIRMER MARKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 60, 12 March 1942, Page 3

FIRMER MARKET

WANGANUI STOCK SALE All classes of fat stock met a firmer market at. Freeman R. Jackson and Company's weekly stock sale yesterday. Ewes advanced 2s a head, with a rise of Is a head on wethers. Fat cattle were also better of sale than last week, being up 7s 6d a head. The store sheep sale was at a more consistent level than Jast week, with practically a total clearance. There was very little enquiry for store cattle, except well done rising 2-year run-bred heifers, which sold well. Pigs of all classes sold on a par with last week. There was a heavy yarding of vealers and well-finished sorts sold well, but hard done were easier. Values Shcep. - Fat 2-tooth wethers, 22s to 24s 3d; prime ewes, Izs to 14s; light ewes, 8s 6d to 11s; fat Jambs. 19s to 2.3 s 9d; 2-tooth wethers, 17s Bcl to 20s 6d; m.a. wethers, 20s to 20s 8d; medium wether lambs, 7s 6d to 9s; culls, .3s 6d to 6s 6d; medium ewe Jambs, 13s 9d Io 14s 3d; culls, 8s 6d to 10s; woolly b..f. lambs. Ils to 15s 4d; medium 2-tooth ewes. 22s 9d to 24s 9d; small, 17s 9d to 19s: 4 and 6-tooth, 18s to 19s 3d; 4 and 5-year ewes, Ils Hid to 16s Id; good G-yoar, to 12s; aged, 8s 6d to 9s Gd; culls, .3s to 5s 6d; 1-shear ’Down rams, to 4gns; aged, 1 to 2igns; Romney rams, to Ijgns. Cattle. Prime P.A. cows, £7 15s to £8 Us; fat, £6 15s lo £7 12s 6d; prim( Jerseys, to £7 17s 6d; fat, £4 5s to £5 15s; store P.A. rows, £4 10s; boner cows, £2 10s to £3 15s; 2(l-months P.A. and Hereford hrifct'.-. £4 7s 6d to £4 i 10s: good Jersey wcaner heifers, £.; to £3 15s; crossbi-d do., £2 5s to £2 1 H>s; good 2nd. culvers, close up, to h £8 ss; backward and poor quality, £4 , to £5 ss. Pigs. Choppers, £2 8s to £2 13s; baconers. £2 16s to £3; porkeis, 350 ; to 455; light, 28s lo 33s (id; stores. 1.3 s ' to 22s 6d; weaners, 7s to 9s; small. 4s ' (id to 6s. Vealers. Well done P.A. vealers, 1 £2 10s lo £.3 2s 6d; fair, 31s to £2 ss; < poor, to 30s. 1 ORDEI.L SALE The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile ! Agency Company. Limited (Incor- < porated in England), report on Ihe above sale hold on Tuesdax. March 10, 1942, as follows: -To a fair attendance of local buyers we offered 264 head of cattle, which came forward in good condition. Bidding was fairly brisk, and an almost total clearance was made under the harnnmr. We quote: 4-year P.A. bullocks £S 15s to ! £9 16s; 3-year bullocks, £8 5s 'to £8 [ His; 22-year bullocks. £5 17s to £7 16s; empty cows. £3 19s lo £5 17s. i ADDINGTON SALE EXTIH OF LAMBS AND EV. ES (i' A. ■ Christ hur ch, Mar ch 11. An exceptionall.v heavy entry of'] store sheep was the feature of the L Addington market to-day, the total L of lambs and ewes being around 21.- | 000. The sale was sound throughout, firming if anything a> it progressed. I Fat cattle firmed slightly but la-i ; week's levels wcie barely mainlaincd I in sales of both fat sheep and fal I Store Lambs. An entry of 7500. j The qualilx was only moderate, much i of the offering comprising medium: and cull sorts. The top prii e was 2' -, ■ 9(1. Best rape lamas sold to 19s 6(1, • medium, 14s 6d to His 9d; infenoi’, | to 13s 6d; culls to Us 6d Store Lv. e>. The y«.»i ng was the ; ■ biggest of lhe year so i'ar, totaiiiir; 11.000. and ’lure w as a keen demanu throughout lhe sale. Willies lor two-, troths were not quite.,iy different i !.<m a week, ago ant prices for bc.'i I; were .">8 6 I again ;t 1< last w ejk. ••.i'll the quality w.i ' ccller. Qlia.rs j mi de 25s to 275; small and backward, j 21s to 21s. Four-;. ■O’ ew< s made to I.’.- 6d and failiiiy-moul.h ewes li jin : 12.’ to 1 Is. ; ' Fat Sheep. The c iy was 373". ire.tiding •iiian.v good l)iilciie:> <wt is which, values wee: Highliy lx low < thus? of a week Tneie was a r slackening also for wethers cu’l\ iup the sale. Best wether price was 3ici'' li e Be>l ew es made 2us 6d. others r 2' ' to 22' 10(1. Exi>i>rt cw vs were p bo. .;hl ireeh in lhe eailivv >iage.s al !•' up to Lis 6(|. At the concluding P I- al Lambs. The enlr\ w a.' agai:;| : small al 150". but the quality genei - p alp- was good, although fewer choice ' p- ns were foi waid. 'i he d mand for .lu! the! s’ lamb' was keen bul free/-.' ing >oii > we. e J rat lionalls easier. ( The export schedule was unchanged, r P: ices to!- butchci ' lambs were from 1 27s io 295. and exporters were buying . r'ai Cattle. There was an entr. I tion of prime medium-weight quality | bullocks. Best quality beef ranged [ from 40s to 43s 6d per IOOIbs. Extra good prime steers made to £2O 17s (id; • medium io heavy, £l4 5s to £18; lignt oi I nary. £1! 5s to £1 h 15s. J heifers made lo £l4 12.' 6d; medium, £8 to £lO ss; light to £7 ss. Best cows sold at £ll 7s 6d to £l3 15s; medium, i £6 to £8 ss; light, to £5 ss. Fat Pigs. L’he porker entry was I again bigger th in la = l w eek. Competition generally was good until the Last two races, when values fell i slightly. Choppers were again in , heavy supply and values were a shade easier. There was keen competition for baconers, in which the entry wa: '■ again big. Heavy porkers made 60s j 1 lid to 66s 6d; light and medium. 41s 6d to 59s 6d (average price per lb., ' 6id to 9d ». Heavy baconers made to P £1 15s 6(1: light and medium. 66s 61 jl lo £4 Is 6(1; overlap £2 19s 6d lo £•'’• !1 15 s. i WESTFIELD PRICES (P.A.» Auckland, March 11. A full average entry of o.x beef was penned at Westfield. Competition was steady and values ruled fully on a pa: with late rates. Cows and heifers in moderate numbers also sold freely ana quotations were on a level with late rates. Extra choice ox beef made up to 38s per 1001 b., choice and prime, 3.5 s to 375. secondary and plain 31s to ' 335, extra prime young cow and heifer ■ 29s to 33.5, choice and pi ime 25s lo 275. ' ordinary cow beef 21s to 235. Extra ( heavy prime steers made from £l4 1" to £l5 17s 6d; heavy £l.", 10s to £l4, lighter £l2 10s to £l3. light, £lO lo £l2. 1 small and unfinished £S to £9. Extra : heavy prime young cows and heifers 1 sold at £lO to £lO 17s 6d. heavy £8 10s to £9 10s. lighter £7 to £7 15s, others 1 £4 to £3 10s. There was an average yarding o calves. Bidding was keen for all good 1 runners and vealers. and values were ■ fullv up to late quotations. Plain and ■ unfinished calves were hard to dispose of. Runners made £5 lo £9 17s 6.. heavy vealers £5 to £o 16s. medium £- lo £4 16s. light £.3 to £3 18s. small £1 and bucket-fe 10s to £l, bobby and rough 5s to 17s. ■ I An average entry of mutton sob under keen competition and values for wethers and ewes ruled firm on ilast week's quotations. Extra heavy jprirne wethers made £1 10s to £1 Us. heavy £1 8s to £1 9s 6d. medium £1 6; to £1 7s 6d, light lo £1 5s 6d, plain and unfinished £1 to £1 3s. Extra prime young and maiden ewes sold at 14s to 15s 6d. heavy 12s lo 13s. lighter 10s to Us. plain and aged 7s 6d to 9s. other. 3s to 6s A good entry of lambs sold under competition at values fully equal to

late rates. Extra heavy prime lambs made 26s to 27s 6d. heavy 24s to 255, 6d. medium 22s to 235. lighter 18s 6. to 21s. light. 16s to 17s 6d, small am’ plain 12s 6d to 15s. There was again a good entry o pigs. Baconers w ere in strong re-1 quest and values improved. Porkers sold steadily at. recent rates, while stores and weaners were still selling at low prices. Choppers made £1 10s to £3 3s. heavy baconers £4 5s to £4 7s.' medium £3 16s to £4. light £3 8s to £3 . 13s. heavy porkers £2 14s to £2 17s. I medium £2 6s to £2 10s. light £2 to £2 2s. small and unfinished £1 8s to £1 16s. stores 15s to £l, slips 7s to 10s, weaners 2s to ss.