Current Livestock Markets

Wanganui Chronicle, 17 February 1949, Page 8

Current Livestock Markets

Prices For Two-Tooth Ewes Firm At The Wanganui Sale

At the Wanganui sale yesterday 2-. tooth ewes sold at rates firm on re-1 cent sales, but in the aged ewe section many lots were late shorn and lowconditioned sorts, with the result that realisations were a shade lower than last week, report Freeman R. Jackson and Co., Ltd. Only oddments of cattle were yarded. Pigs came forward in average numbers. All fat pigs were; firm, but weandrs were just a shade easier. The yarding of sheep totalled 3500, but because of the weather the attendance was not as good as at recent sales. Values were:— Sheep: Fat wethers 39s to 40s; light ewes, 24s 6d to 275; average 2-tooth ewes, 42s 6d to 48s 6d; medium to

-.small, 36s 2d to 40s; mixed age ewe ■lto 355; 5-year ewes, late shorn low i mouths, 25s to 275; fattening -ewes, -16 s 3d to 23s 9d; ewe lambs, 28s to : 33s 6d; small, 21s to 26s 9d; wooiiy i b.f. lambs, 24s 7d to 28s; small to 22s i 6d; cull lambs, 15s 3d to 18s 8d; 2- ‘ tooth wethers, 34s 6d; S.D. rams, to i 10gns.; aged, to 3gns. ‘i Cattle: Fat P.A. cows to £ll 8s; i Jerseys, £7 10s to £lO 10s; boners, £3 I 5s to £6 15s; forward bullocks, to £l3 i ss; heavy vealers and runners, £5 to ■ £7 10s; vealers, £4 ss; small, £1 5s to £3 ss. Pigs: Light baconers, £5 15s; porki ers, £4 2s 6d to £4 12s 6d; light, £3 » to £4; good weaners, 22s to 275.