LIVE STOCK MARKET

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 98, 20 January 1936, Page 6

LIVE STOCK MARKET

Feilding Sale Prices . Dominion Special Service. At the Feilding stock sale on Friday the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. realised the following prices:—Fat hoggets, 21/-, 21/6, 22/-; fat lambs, 19/3. 20/-; fat ewes, 12/6 to 16/5; store lambs, b.f., 14/8, .15/6; w.f. wethers, 11/-. 12/5, 15/- to 17/6; ewe lambs, 16/-: two-tooth ewes, 25/-. Store cows 37/-, £2 to £3; fat cows. £3/10/- to £4/17/6. I Dalgetv ami Co. Ltd. made sales as follow:—Fat lambs. 18/3; fat wethers, 21/-, 24/6; fat two-tooths, 21/6, 21/9, 22/-. 23/-; fat ewes, 11/10, 13/-, 13/6, 13/7’ to 16/-; fat b.f. ewes, 15/-; store lambs, b.f.. 13/3, 14/1, 16/5, 16/10, 17/-, 18/3. 18/4; wether lambs, 14/6; store wethers, 2(2/6; two-tooth ewes, 29/7; breeding eWes, 15/9. Jersey hulls, £2/5/-, £2/15/-, £3, £4/5/- to £5; fat Jersey cows, £2/17/6. £3, £3/15/- to £5; store cows, £2/4/-, £2/7/-, £2/8/-. £2/10/- to £2/16/-. Hereford steers, £5/7/6; Hereford heifers. £3/12/6. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co. Ltd. report sales as under Fat ewes, 12/6, 13/-, 13/6, 14/'-, 14/6, 15/-; fat wethers, 21/-, 22/6, 23/6, 25/-; fat lambs, 19/6 to 24/-; store sheep, b.f. lambs, 14/6, 16/6, 17/1, 18/5; w.f.w. lambs, 15/6, 16/-. 17/3, IS/2; two-tooth ewes, 33/4. Fat cattle: Fat cows, £3 to £4/17/6; fat heifers, £3 to £4/5/-; vealers. 28/-, 30/-. Store cattle: P. A. heifers, running with I’.A. bulls, £5/12/- to £6. Hunterville Sale At tlie Hunterville sale last Thursday Dalgetv and Co. Ltd. had a fair entry of both sheep and cattle, mainly lambs in the sheep section. There was a good attendance and the sale opened strongly. Gattie were actively inquired for and there was practically a total clearance. Prices were :—Shorn wether lambs, 16/to 17/-; b.f. lambs, 14/6 to 18/4; fullmouth breeding ewes, 20/-. Hereford bullocks, £B/9/-; 15-month steers. £5 15/-; two-year steers, £6. Ashhurst Values At; the Ashburst sale last Wednesday, Abraham and Williams Ltd. had small pennings of sheep and pigs with an overflow yarding of cattle. The tone of the sale from the outset was very sound and there wag practically a total clearance in "all departments at auction. Prices were:— A small pen of ewes and lambs sold, all counted, at 16/- per head,, the ewes being full-moutberd. Aged, s.d. rams, Ign. to UJgns. to 2gns. Fat cows, dairy sorts, £2/10/-, £2/15/-, £3, £3/5/-, £3/7/6, £3 15/- to £4; empty Jersey heifers, £2, £2 5/-. £2/7/6 to £2/10/-; fresh-conditioned cows. 30/-. 35/-, 37/6, £2 £2/2/6, £2 5/-, £2/10/-. Prices at Carterton Carterton, January 18. There was a keen demand for all lines at the weekly Carterton sale yesterday when Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd. submitted a good yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs to a large attendance of buyers, effecting a total clearance at the following prices:— ■ Sheep: Mixed aged 1 b.f, ewes, 15/6 to 16/-; fat and forward ewes, 10/6; store ewes, 5/7 to 6/-; w.f.w. lambs, 16/2 to 19/6; fat lambs, 20/- to 21/-; cull lambs, 5/8 to 7/3. Cattle: Cow in milk. £3; cows and calves, 30/-, £2/19/- to £3/11/-; fat cows, £2/15/- to £5; forward cows. £2 to £2 12/6; store cows, 25/- to 38/-: vealers, 27/-. 35/-, to 38/-: runners, £3; potter bulls. £4/10/- to £6/1/-. Pigs: Small weaners, 13/- to 15/-; weaners, 16/- to 19/-: slips, 20/- to 26/-; porkers, 27/- to 37/-; baeouei’s, £2. £2 8/-. £2/10/-. £2/14/- to £2/17/-; choppers, 38/- to £3; sow to farrow, £3. TENNIS AT WAIPAWA Progress of Tournament Waipnkuran, January 19. The Waipawa tennis tournament was continued on Friday, finality being reached in many sections. Results, were as follow: — Championships. Men’s Singles.—Semi-final: Gunn defeated Ormond, 6-2, 6-0. Final: Gunn defeated Pearce, 6-1, 6-3. Women’s Singles.-—Quarter-finals: Miss ■Maefarlane defeated Miss Bates, 5-6, 6-1, 6-0. Semi-final: Miss Maefarlane defeated Mrs. Cotterill, 6-4, 6-2. Final: Miss Maefarlane defeated Mrs. Milburn, 6-4, 6-1. Combined Doubles. Sharp and Miss Glenuy defeated Ritchie and Mrs. Cotterill, 6-1, 6-3; Hobin and Miss Astle defeated Ritchie and Miss Ormond, 6-5, 4-6, 6-3; Minifie and Miss Bettes defeated Morris and Miss Woods, 6-4. 6-2. Semi-final: Lowry and Miss Maefarlane defeated Sharp and Miss Glenny, 4-6. 6-1, 6-3; Hobin and Miss Astle defeated Minifie and Miss Bettes, 6-3. 6-3. Final: Lowry and Miss Maefarlane defeated Hobin and Miss Astle, 6-3. 6-3. Women’s Doubles. Semi-final: Mrs. Cotterill and Miss Glenuy defeated Misses Handyside and Kartell. 6-2, 6-0. Final: Miss Maefarlane and partner defeated Mrs. Cotterill and Miss Glenny, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. Handicap Results. Men’s Singles.—McLachlan defeated Moorhead. 60-41. Women’s Singles.—Final: Miss Handyside defeated Miss ’Wilder. Women’s Doubles. — Final: Miss Handyside and Miss Marshall defeated Miss Schroeder and Miss Hartley, 50-45. Boys’ Championship. M. Ormond defeated Baker, 4-6. 6-4. 8-6. POOR RESPONSE Collection For Life-savers Wanganui, January 19. Ip comparison with the large crowd which was at Castlecliff Beach to-day, the collection taken up to assist the members of (be Cnstleeliff surf section of the Royal Life-Saving Club to travel to Wellington to compete in the district championships, Wa,s poor. The ‘su mrealised was only £2/15/6. It was, however, acknowledged gratefully. During the afternoon the surf .section gave a display of life-saving. The Wanganui Garrison Baud was also on the beach, and played a programme of light music, which was fully appreciated. Kipling’s “Recessional” was appropriately included in the musical numbers. EXCURSION TO WANGANUI Wanganui, January 19. About 413 excursionists from Mataroa, Taihape and intermediate railway stations visited Wanganui to-day, picnicking at Cnstleeliff Beach, to where five special trams transported them from the station. Unfortunately the weather was very windy, making conditions on the beach unpleasant. Tlie travellers departed at 6 p.m.