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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1936
Page
3
At Wagga municipal saleyards a large cattle sale saw 2648 head offered. Prices ranged with prime heavy bullocks £9 10s to £11, medium £5 10s to £9, and lighter £7 10s to £8 10s. cows and heifers £5 10s to £6 26. Prime vealers £5 to £6, lighter £0 to £5. Sheep and lamb values shifted with prime heavy merinos and ewes quoted, reflects firm demand from surrounding districts.
Prices fluctuated as growers offered grown sheep and lambs in Sydney. The market opened irregularly due to a drop in demand but improved later with competition strengthening as sales proceeded.
At Tuesday sheep sales buyers crowded the yard as rain boosted demand. Prices for prime rams and wethers ranged around 25/ to 31/ with tops near 46/2, while crossbred ewes sold 23/ to 29/9. Store sheep rose about 296 percent with good demand. cattle values improved modestly amid poor stock quality. Newmarket stock sales were steady. prime heavy cows and heifers approx 3 to 12, calves sought with better prices.
A new express motor service will run every Sunday morning serving the South Western towns. The service aims to provide quicker travel and reliable departures for weekend visitors and residents.
At Farmers and Settlers meeting J L McGibbon cites rising sowing of lucerne clovers and pasture tools in the Wages district. He notes seed suppliers and growing wheat dominates fields, but shifting to dairy and stock, milk cattle and poultry aims to secure income from multiple sources amid uncertain wheat prices.
Market notes indicate Japanese buyers aimed to purchase wool this week with bids at higher prices. Merino wool reached 24 and 22 in the highest quotes, while other wools showed strong demand and steady prices.
The Albby Ravine Mulch show lists events on September 11 and 15, a November 1 meeting, February 2 session, and western meeting on April 3 and 10. Details remain unclear due to OCR errors.
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