LIVE STOCK MARKET

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 202, 23 May 1936, Page 14

LIVE STOCK MARKET

Feilding Sale Dominion Special Service. Feilding, May 22. A much better quality offering caused a distinct rise in tbe price of fat cattle at the stock sale to-day. Some very heavy prime bullocks went to 30/- per 1001 b., while prime heifers did not share in this advance owing to lack of quality. There was a big yarding of store cows, chiefly boners, which sold at good prices. Dairy stock in the store pens sold at fairly good prices, though the demaud is for quality stock only. Store cattle of heavy breeds were rather easier, with some lines passed. The dairy cattle market remains good, with a firm toue about it, especially for cows and heifers close to calving dates. Fat ewes were dowu about 1/- a head, because outside butchers were uot operating. Fat lambs were down several shillings, the reason being that the offering was largely composed of merely store condition lambs. Fat wethers were firm for choice lines. In the store sheep section there is still a demand for good ewes iu lamb. Fat sheep: Fat lambs, primest offered 23/-, single entry 25/9, fair lines 19/9 to 22/7, inferior 17/-: fat ewes, prime heavy 21/-, good pens 19/2 to 20/5, fair 18/9, light from 17/2; blackface two-tooths, good 26/6, others at 24/6; wethers, extra prime, very heavy 29/6, prime to 28/6, fair to good 24/- to 2S/-. Store sheep: Wether hoggets, good 17/2, others 15/1 to 15/-; ewe hoggets, good 28/7, others from 22/7; ewes in lamb, four and fiveyear 2S/6, full-mouthed 22/1. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, close to profit, to £5/17/6, others from _£2 10/-; springing cows, forward £5/5/-, late ealvers from £2/12/6: cows in milk, £7: bulls, from 40/- to £2/15/-. Fat cattle: Very prime heavy Shorthorn bullocks. £11; prime P.A. bullocks, £lO/6/-, £9/15/- to £9/18/6; P.A. steers, light, £4/15/- to £5/2/6; prime Jersey’cows, to £5/2/6. light £3/12/6; prime heavy heifers, £6/15/-: Jersey heifers, from £3 3/-; vealers. 26/- to 47/6; runners, £3 11/- to £4/3/-. Store cattle : Boner cows, 37/6 to 60/-: forward Jersey cows, to £3 15/-; run heiferfc, £4/10/-: P.A. heifers, empty, to £5: P.A. cows, £3/2/6: steers, two-year, £6/9/-; tbree-year, £7/11/-; P.A. bullocks, £7/10/-: Hereford heifers, £4/10/-; Shorthorn heifers. £4/16/-. Poultry: Hens. 1/1 to 2/4: cockerels, 1/3 to 2/10; pullets, 4/6 to 5/3: small, 1/6 to 2/6: turkey hens. 3/9 to 4/6; gec«p, 2/9 to 4/9; ducks, 2/6. Pigs: Weancrs; 5/9 to 12/-: slips, 5/6 to 13/6; porkers, 40./-; sows, 22/- to