LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 117, 21 May 1942, Page 6

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

FAT LAMBS AND WETHERS FIRM WANGANUI STOCK SALE i. Before a good bench of buyers at the o Wanganui stock sale yesterday, G Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson and Co 0 o-fered a heavy yarding of fat sheep Fat wethers and lambs were firm on o recent rates, but fat ewes were easier o A small yarding of store sheep met < 0 slow sale with realisations slightly o tafiei The fat cattle market was oi o a par with recent sales. Run-bre; 0 cows sold at late rates, but a heav\ 0 entry of fat Jersey cows were dec.;. J eci y’ easier, passings being frequent. . fair yarding of store cattle met wit) little competition. Jersey weanei o heifers were down on late rates. / o heavy entry of porkers were firm or 0 late rates. Vealers sold at a good ad virwe Quotations:--o Sheep.--Fat ewes 16s lOd to 18s 63 o wethers, extia prime, to 325; fat 24s 8( o to 27s 9d; prime Down 2-tooths to 28; o Id; fat lambs, extra, to 295; fat to 22‘ u 6d; b.f. lambs 11s 4d to 14s; ewe lamb; 0 22s to 23s 6d; wether lambs 13s Id tc J 15s lOd; empty 2-tooth ewes to 23s 9d (. m.a. breeding eweu to 16s Bd. o Cattle—Fat heifers to £9 ss; fa: o run-bred cows £6 10s to £7 12s 6d o fat Jersey cgws £4 2s 6d to £5 5s ° boner cows £1 10s to £3 7s 6d; wear.ei 0 Jersey heifers £2 15s to £3 Is: smal , n £1 5s to £2 10s; calved heifers to K o 105 o Pigs.—Choppers to £3 12s 6c,; bacon o ers £3 to £3 6s: heavy porkers to £2 7.o 6d; average 35s to 40s; light 26s 1' " 32s 6d; good weaners to 19s; average 0 12s tc 15s Vealers. —Good vealers (Holster 0 runners) to £5 18s; average £2 3s tc 0 £3 18s; calves 5s to 10s. ;; j VALUES AT ADDINGTON " I " (P.A.) Christchurch, May -0. 0 At the Addington market, due to JI over-supply, fat cattle met with an u! easier market to-day. Fat ewes irao I proved sharply and fat wether?, o | slightly. Other sections showed little ° change. n Store Sheep.—An entry of 2795, j, similar to last week in size and value. 0 Romney two-tooths made to 28s 3d; i other good ewes. 18s to 25s 9ci; ) medium, from 12s 6d: best ewe lambs, 25s to 275: wether Jambs, to 17s 3d. n : Fat Sheen. —In the entry of 4000 ii i shipped stock comprised most of the '■ mall wether section. Butchers’ good '' owes increased by 2s a head and best '': wethers were up a shilling. Ewe 0 . values attracted little export compeo ! tition, being too high. n I Fat Cattle 1 .—An entry of 650. Values » declined 15s to 20s a head, the market 0 deteriorating as the sale progressed. Prime Medium steers and heifers did ’< not drop so heavilv. Heavy steers 3 sold at. £l4 10s to £l9 2s 6d; ordinary. ■i from £l2 10s; heifers, £6 5s to £11; - good cows, £6 10s to £lO. Best beef - made 38s to 41s per 1001 b.; medium, 5 35s to 375: ordinary, 33s to 345; light, 7 down to 22s 6d. (l Fat Pigs.—A light entry, with a o medium simply of choppers and " baconers. Porkers sold at 34s 6d to " 64s 6d; baconers. £3 6s to £4 13s 63. " j Stores pigs showed a big decrease, out " j prices were only a shade better. ” Weaners and slips made 4s to 12s; q stores, 15s to 30s. WESTFIELD SALE v (P.A.) Auckland, May 20. An average entry of ox beet sold under steady competition at Westfield Quotations were much the same as last week. Cows and heifers, about the usual numbers, sold freely and values ruled a shade easier. Extra choice ox Deel' made to 37s per 1001 b., ciioice and prime 34s to 365, secondary and plain 30s to 325, extra prime .. oung cow anu heu'er oeef 2cs to 325, s caoice and prime 24s lo 265, oruinarj cow Deel 2us to 225. Extra aeavj prime steers made £l4 10s to £l4 17s • bd; neavy Xl2 los to £l3 las, lighter - £ll to 112 ss, light £I(J to £lO 15s, ‘ small and unnnisned £8 to £9 10s; ’ extra heavy prime young cows anu h heifers £lO to £ll 17s bd, neavy £8 10s 1 to £9 10s, lignter £6 to £7 10s; other kiliable cows £4 to 15. : There was again a big entry of ’ sheep. Although competition was : steady, values ior both ewes anu ) wethers were slightly lower. Extra . heavy prime v. etners made £.l. 14s to . 11 Ks, heavy £1 Ils to £1 13s 6d, > medium £1- 8s to £1 10s, light £1 6s to 1 £1 7s, plain and uniinisn.?a £1 Is to £1 as; extra heavy prime young anu 1 ! maiden ewes £1 2s to £1 3s 6a, heaw. . ■ prime ewes 19s to £1 Is, lighter 17s tc < i 18s, plain and aged ewes 14s to 16s l ■ 6d, others 3s to lus 6d. ; ■ A lull average entry of lambs sold ) j under steady competition at values on I a par with last week. Extra heavy •’ ! prime Jamas made £1 8s to £1 10s. 1 heavy £1 6s 6d to £1 7s 6d, medium j £1 4s to £1 5s 6s, lighter £1 2s to £1 3s ! . 6d, light 19s to £1 Is, small and plain j 17s to 18s 6d, cull Jambs 10s to 14s. ’ ’ There was a small yarding oi' calves. ’ I Competition was very keen for ali ; I prime runners and vealers and values 1 i showed an improvement on last week's • j quotations. Runners sold at £4 10s to ' ; £8 heavv vealers £5 to £6 7s. medium ' ; £4 to £4 v lss, light £3 to £3 15s, small I f i to £2 15s, unfinished and bucketfed ! :is io £1; bobby and rough calves 3s tu An average entry of pigs, with . values for ali classes ruling at last week’s rates. Choppers made £1 tc £3, heavy baconers £4 6s to £4 10s. medium £3 19s to £4 2s. light £3 8s tc f £3 12s; heavy porkers £2 16s to £3 3s. ?. medium £2 8s to £2 12s, light £2 to . ss: small and unfinished £1 4s to £1 i K ; store 15s to £1 2 * slips 8s to 12s;