BEST OF THE SEASON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 20, 24 January 1946, Page 8

BEST OF THE SEASON

WANGANUI STOCK SALE

A .yarding of 5000 sheep came forward at the Wanganui stock sale held .yesterday, state Freeman R. Jackson and Co. in. their report. It was the best of the season, all classes of lambs showing a general advance of about 2s 6d a head. Bidding was more sustained and a iotah clearance was effected. Good top lambs, both Down cross and Romney, were keenly sought after. All fat cheep were a; late values, with fat cattie fully firm. There was a total clearance over a medium entry of P.A. cows anu heifers at improved rates. There was a total clearance in every section. Prices:—

Sheep: Fat ewes 17s, 19s 9d; maiden ewes to 265; prime Down two-tooths, to 27s 6d; light weights, 225, 24s 3d; two-tooth wether., 245, 24s 6d; culls, 18s 3a, 19s 9d; woolly fattening ewes to 22s 3d; shorn, 5s lOd, 11s; woolly b.f. lambs, 18s, 19s 4d; medium, 14s, i6s 6d; culls 7s 6d, 10s; good forward shorn wether lambs, 18s od, 20s; aveiage, 13.; 6d, 16s 6d; well grown, lacking condition, 12s, 13s; good medium wether lamb, 10s, 12s;- culls, 6s, Bs, medium owe lambs, 14s, 17s 6d; small 7s, 8s 6d.

Cattle: Light fat steers, £10; prime ex-dairy cows to £8 2s 6d; light weights, £6 2s 6d, £7 2 6d; good boners, £4 10s £5 7s 6d; P.A. steers, forward, £10; 3-year P.A. heifers, £B, 2-year, £6 ss; P.A. cows and calves to £7 17s 6d; crossbred ditto, £5 18s, £6. Pigs: Light baconeis to £3; choppers to £3 15s; flips, 16s. Vealers: £2, £3 15s. MARTON SALE The N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. Distributing Co., Lid., report an entry of 2200 lambs, 10 cattle, and 18 pigsThere was a good attendance of farmers, bui bidding was restricted asd prices were in purchasers’ favour. Mr. Bruce Galpin’s line of 838 wether lambs brought 13s 6ri, and a line ol 4.36 woolly b.f. lambs on a/c Mr. Campbell Nicols realised 14s. Both these lines were of medium quality. Other prices were as lollow: Wet he? lambs, medium 13s 6d to 14s, small 8s to 9s lOd; culls, 2s 7d to 2s 9d. Fat cow, £9 17. s 6d; 3yr. R.P. steers £6 19s, 2-yr. do., £5 17s 6d; 18-mth. do., £4 10s; slip , 30s. Sow in pig, £4 ss; weaner pigs, 25s to 30s; small do., 16s. VALUES AT ADDINGTON (P.A.) Christchurch. Jan. 23. Throughout the Addington market to-day there was a buoyant demanci for best fat stock, although there were increased entries in all sections. Fat sh'cp recovered the drop of Is to Is 6d a head recorded a week ago. The sale for fat. cattle of butchers’ quality was firm, but other classes slipped by up to £l. a head. Store Sheep.—The largest offering of lambs for many years was sold in the stoie sheep section, the yarding comprised 14,900 lambs and about 1500 adult sheep. On the whole the best lots sold at par to a shade better than similar lines last week, and values for medium to good class, which was strongly represented, firmed up Io Is a head. In store lamb values Ire top pr : ce was 255, good 23s 6d to 24s 6d.

Fat Sheep. Although the fat sheep yarding dropped from 520(1 to about 4800, ■!>'-• quality generally was a little better and until almost, the end ol the sale there was a firm demand. In the opening stages of the sale both owes ana wethers participated in an improvement in values of about Is 6d a head. Ewes remained steaay. Wether values settled al about Is a head increase. These prices repreI sent a recovery of the drop recorder i lasi week. Values were: Extra prime wethers, to 51s 7d; prime wethers, 35s

4d to .'.9s 4d; prime medium-weight wethers. 24s Id Io 28s 7d; extra prime aged ewes, 21s 7d to 25s 7d; prime aged c'\es. 17s Id to 20s Id; medium age ! ew 13s to 14s 6d; light, owes, 9s 1c 1 is. Fal Cattle.- Another heavy yarding of 654, compared with 639 last week, saw a marked easing in values for all but the best handy weights. Butcher.'-’ quality beef maintained recent. rcJ.es, but stock in the medium quality group depreciated by fully £1 a head. The best beef made 50s per lOOlbs., good 47s 6d, medium 45s 6d. best cow beef to 355, and secondary to 30s. Extra prime steers made to £24. 12s 6g: nrir.ie steers, £l9 to £2O 15s; prime medium-weight steers. £l7 to £lB 17s 6d ci di nary steers, to £l3; prime heifers. Io £l3 10s; good heifers, £l2 to £l3 2s 6d; prime cows, to £l3 17s 6d; medium cows. £8 to £10: light cows. £6 Io £7 2.s 6d. Fat Pigs.- The entry of porkers was similar to the last few weeks and consisteG mainly of good quantity sorts. Towards the end of the sale value- rose by to 5s to 6s a head. The average price pei pound was B'i‘d to