AUSTRALIAN MARKET

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 122, 18 May 1932, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN MARKET

PRICES IN MELBOURNE SUPPLIES AFFECT VALUES ■ At the Flemington (Melbourne) live stock sales last week, increased supplies of fat sheep and lambs met an inactive market. Sheep were easier by Is and lambs by Is to Is 6d a head. A total of 29,000 fat sheep was yarded prime crossbred and comeback wethers sold from 16s 6>d to 18s; extra prime and heavy, from 18s to .19s 6d; a few to 20s 9d; good crossbred and comeback wethers from 15s to 16s 6d; prime northern station merino wethers, from 16s to 17s 9d; a few to 19s; best local drafts of merino wethers, including half-wollcd classes, from 13s 6d to 16s; secondary merino wethers from Ils to 12s 6d; inferior from 9s; prime crossbred and comeback ewes from 13s 6d to 15s; extra prime and heavy, from 16s to 17s 6d; good average quality medium-weight ewes, from 11s 6d to 13s; middling and inferior, from 7s to 9s; with low-conditioned old ewes at low prices. The approximate quotation for best wether mutton, from 21d to 3d a lb; best heavy wether mutton at 2-ld a lb; good wether mutton, average weights, from 21d to 2sd a lb, w T ith ewe mutton from 2d to 2?.d a lb, according to quality; heavyweight owe mutton, from 2d to 2 l-4d a lb. Over 33,000 fat lambs were- yarded. A few small pens of young lambs sold from 13s to 14s; prime lambs from 13s to 14s 6d; extra prime and heavy, from 15s to 16s; with exceptionally heavy weights to 17s 9d; good sold at from 12s to 13s; second and inferior from 8s to 11s; best medium-weight lambs sold from 3Jd to 4d a lb; heavyweight lamb from 3LI to 3|d a lb; exceptionally heavy lamb at hogget wether rates. The market was supplied with approximately 11,000 store sheep. AJarge proportion consisted of desirable classes of sound-mouthed breeding ewes, although only a few straight lines of attractive crossbreds and comebacks under four years old wore available. A good selection of store weaners came, forward, including a few special lots classed according to sex. Straight lines of young wethers wore conspicuously scarce, while secondary local merino wethers, mostly six and eight tooth, were fully represented.