Current Stock Reports

Wanganui Chronicle, 7 September 1950, Page 10

Current Stock Reports

Good Clearance In Cattle Section At Yesterday's Wanganui Sale

Outside a poor entry of fat sheep. Cattle: Light fat bullocks, to £l9 yai dings were above average in all 10s; light Jersey cows, £8 12s 6d to other sections at yesterday’s Wanga- £10; boner cows, £4 15s to £6 2s 6d; nui stock sale. The market was a two-year Hereford heifers, £ll 5s to sticky one with passings heavy, the £l2 2s 6d; 21-year crossbred steers, £l4 dairy section being the exception in 5s to £l5 10s; Polled Angus and Herewhich, although at recent reduced ford yearling heifers, £7 5s to £9; smqll rates, practically a total clearance was steers, £8 16s to £9; yearling Jersey made. heifers, £8; good quality springing <ferThc best entry of pigs for some con- sey heifers, £l4 to £l4 10s; backward siderable time was offered when all and small Jersey heifers, £8 10s to £9 classes of store pigs showed quite a IGs; poor conditioned dairy cows, close drop on last week. up, £9 10s to £ll 10s; aged and calve!., Although passings were heavy al £7 10s to £9. auction, a good proportion of the yard- Pigs: Porkers, to £4 10s; stores, £2 ing of cattle was sold privately. 17s to £3 15s; slips very good, to 655; Sheep : Fat hoggets, £2 11s to £3; good, 52s to 555; weaners, 30s to 50s; medium wether hoggets, 50s. sows and litters, £6 to £9.