STOCK SALES

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 148, 25 June 1934, Page 16

STOCK SALES

GOOD LAMBS OFFERED

Dalgety and-Co., Ltd., report a heavy yarding of all classes of sheep and a full yarding of cattle at the Feilding sale on Friday. Fat lambs were forward in largo numbers with exceptional quality amongst them. The sale was good and satisfactory prices were received. Fat ewes and wethers were penned in slightlylarger numbers, but here again competition was good, and the market recovered to its previous level. Breeding ewes were penned in larger numbers, and several outstanding lines were sold under very keen competition. We submitted a special entry on account of Hannah Estate— l and 6-tooth ewes selling at 32s 9d, mixed age ewes at 32$ 2d, and 4-year ewes at 31s Bd. Also Holden's Estate sold 4 and 5-year ewes from 24s 9d to 25s sd. There was a large attendance of public in this section, and the demand for breeding ewes is still unsatisfied. Store lambs were penned in slightly larger numbers; the quality was good and prices were satisfactory to venders. ■ -

Dairy cattle were in heavy supply, and genuine lines sold readily at a slightly better figure. Beef showed an increase in prices owing to the smaller yarding. In the store cattle there was a large entry vftiich all changed -hands at recent rates We quote:—Fat lambs, 19s Id, 19s od, 19s lOd, 19s lid, 20s, 20s 7d, 225, 22s 7d, 23s 6d; fat ewes, 17s lOd, 20s 4d, 21s 6d, 225, 22s 2d; fat wethers, 265; 4 and 6-tooth ewes, r.w. S.D., 32s 9d; m.a. ewes, r.w. Romney, 24s sd; S.D., 255,5d, 32s 2d; 4-year ewes: r.w. S.D., 31s Bdf, b.f. lambs, 12s 6d, 16s 7d, 17s stl, 18s; wether lambs, 14s lOd, los 4d, 17s 7d, 18s; s.m. ewes r.w. S.D., 22s 6d; ewe lambs, 165,. 23s 6d; fat Sh. cows and heifeis, £4 7s, £4 Bs, £3; fat P.A, heifers, , £4, £4 17s; fat cows, £4, £4 ss; dairy Eorts, £1 15s, £2, £2 12s, £3; Jersey heifer's, r.w.b., £2 7s 6d, £4, £4 ss, £4-7s 6d; dairy cows, £1 15s, £2 7s 6d, £5;.P.A. and Hereford weaners, mostly heifers, £1 15s; store cows, £1 to £1 14s. .

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Dis-tributing-Co., Ltd., report on the Feilding. sale. A yarding of 4000 fat lambs was submitted, the quality for the most part being - better than at late sales. Prime lines sold at. slightly increased rates. Light and plain wele easier. Fat sheep showed a drop of Is per head.. Breeding ewes were in strong demand. • Values appreciated by 2s over last sale. A feature ot the sale was a line of 500 ewe hoggets offered by Mr. J. Linklater, M.P. These met with keen competition and realised 26s 6d. Store lambs were also -in demand, prices being on a par with last sale. The demand for store cattle was hardly up to late sales. Prices were, however, fully maintained. Beef sold at late rates. A heavy yarding of dairy stock met with an in-and-out sale, with prices in buyers' favour. Quotations:—Fat lambs, 18s 2d, 19s, 19s lid, 20s Id, 21s, 21s Bd, 21s 9d, 21s lOd, 225, 23s 2d, 24s Id, 245.-3d, 24s 6d, 25s 7d, 26s 7d. Fat ewes, 19s sd,* 20s, 21s, 24s 6d. Fat wethers, 255, 25s 7d, 27s lOd; m.a. ewes, r.w. R.D., 23s 6d,- 27s 6d, 30s 2d; ewe lambs, 18s 9d, 23s 2d, 26s 6d; w.f. lambs, 15s 9d, 16s 3d, 16s 7d; b.f. lambs, 14s Id, 14s 8d; heifeis, r.w.b.^^3 ss, £4, £4 2s 6d, £4 15s, £6 09, £u 17s Od; springing cows, £4 ss, £4 10s; fat P.A. cows, £4 16s; S.H. cows, £4 10s, £4 6s; fat cows, £2 2s, £2 6s, £3 2s 6d, £4 7s, £4 Bs, £5; 2%-year P.A. Hereford steers, £4 13s; 2%-year P.A. steers, £4 14s; P.A. cows, r.w.b., £3; P.A. weaner s,teers, £2 13s; P.A.' heifers, 375; P.A. cows, £2' 4s Abraham and Williams, Ltd., made'sales as follows:—Fat sheep: Fat lambs, 19s 4d, 19s Bd, 21s Id, 21s sd, 22s lOd, 245, 255, to 25s Id; fat wethers, 22s 4d, 23s Id, 245, 24s Id to 25s Id; fat ewes, 17s 6d, 20s, 22s 4d to 22s Bd. Store sheep: 4-6-tooth, 4 and .5-year-ewes, r.w. S.D. ram,-265-Id; 2-tooth ewes, r.w. S.D. ram, 295; wether lambs, 16s 9d, 17s lOd, 18s to/18s 2d; ewe lambs, 21s 6d. Fat cattle: Fat cows, £2' 3s, £2 ss, £2 11s, £2 19s, £3 to £3 2s. Store cattle: 20-mouths P.A. heifers, £2 8s; P.AJ heifers, r.w. P.A. bull, £3 16s; Vhj'ear P.A. steers, £3 15s; forward Hereford bullocks, £5 8s 6d'; potter cows; 225, 255, 275, 30s to 37s 6d. Dairy cattle: Spring, ing heifers, £3 ss, £3 15s to £5 2s 6d; heifers in milk,. £2; springing: cows, £4 12s 6d, £4 15s, £4 17s 6d, £5, to £6 10s; dairy cows, due August, £3, £3 10s, £3 15s, £4y £4.2s 6A, to £5-Iss; late calvers, £2 ss, £2 10s, to £2 17a 6d.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report the followyig sales:—Fat lambs, 19s Id, 19s sd, 19s lOd, 19s lid, 20s', 20s 7d, 225, 22s 7d, 23s 6d; fat ewes, 17s lOd, 20s 4d, 21s od, 225, 22s 2d; fat wethers, 265; 4 and 6-tooth ewes, r.w. 5.D.,32s 9d; m.a. ewes, ■ r.w. Romney; 24s sd; m.a. ewes, r.w. S.D., 25s sd, 32s 2d; 4-year ■ ewes, r.w. S.D., 31s 8d; b.f. lambs, 12s 6d, 16s 7d, 17s sd, 18s; wether lambs, 14s 10d; 15s 4d, 17s 7d, 18s; s.m; ewes, r.w. S.D., 22s 6d; ewe lambs, 16s, 23s 6d; fat Sh. cows and heifers, £4 7s, £4 Bs, £5; fat P.A. heifers, £4, £4' 17s; fat cows, £4, £4 ss; fat cows,! dairy sorts, £1 15s, £2, £2 12s, £3; Jersey heifers, r.w.b., £2 7s 6d, £4, £4 ss, £4 7s 6d; dairy cows, £1 15s, £2 7s 6d,.. £5;- P.A. and Hereford weaners, mostly heifers,: £1 15s; store cows, £1 to £1 14s. - The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency C0.,-Ltd., made the following sales: Fat lambs, 19s 2d, 225, to 23s 8d; fat ewes, medium, 19s to 21s; fat wethers, up to 265,6d; store sheep,' 4 and 5-year ewes, S.D. rams, 255, 26s 2d, iip to 28s; weaner lambs, 13s lOd to 17s ,Id; owe lambs, 15s 6d to 225. Cattle, dairy cows), up to £3; weaner'P.A. steers, to £2 9s.'CARTERTON SALE. ' Wright, Sephenson, and Co., Ltd., 'report', that there was a keen demand for cows close to profit at the weekly Carterton sale, when a medium entry of cattle and pigs-Was submitted'to a normal attendance. There was also a good market for pigs. A clearance was reported at the following prices:—Cattle: Springing heifers, £3, £3 ss, £3 7s 6d, £3 12s 6d, £3 los, to' £4; springing cows, £3, £3 10s, £4, £4 15s, £5,- to £5 12s 6d; cows, due August, £2 to £2 ss; fnt and forward cows, £2 10s, £2 15s, £2 17s, to £3; store cows, 21s, 255, 26b, to 28s. Pigs: Weaner pigs, 6s, 7s 6cl, 9s to 9s 6d; slips, 12s, 12s 6d, 13s, 15s; porkers, 23s to 25s 6d.