LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 139, 8 March 1941, Page 14

LIVE STOCK SALES

Feilding Yards Again Heavily Supplied

LAMBS AND EWES CHEAPER

Dominion Special Service. FEILIHXG. March 7. The Feilding yards were again heavily supplied today, with an influx of ewefi and lambs of assorted ages. I’he demand for lambs did not measure up io that of last week and ewes also were slower of sale. Fat sheep: A better entry of wet tier million and lambs came forward and met with a ready sale at slightly better prices. Exira prime wethers made 23/4 to 24/7. prime 21/10 to 22/10. unfinished 17/10 lo 20/4 ; extra prime lambs 22/10 to 24/4. second grade 21/3 to 22/6. light 16/10 to 20/10: prime ewes 10/10 to 11,3. lighter S/4 to 0/10. Store sheep: A large proportion of .small lines and “tail ends’* wafi included in the ewe and lamb yarding, ami anything not up to a fairly high standard met with a slow sale. Best two-tooth ewe« sold for 31/6 to 33/6, good 28/- to 31/-, others 23/6 to 27/6: good four and six-tooth ewes 24/- to 26/-. others 20/8 to 2.3/9: fiix-tooth ewes ..20/7 to 24/3; six-year ewes 14/10 to 15/1; beet ewe lambs 23/1, others 10/9 to 17/2; good wether lambs 16/3 to 18/3, smaller 10/6 to 15/-, black-face wether lambs, well grown 15/1 to 16/7. others 12 z 6 to 14/6. Store cattle: Some station cattle were yarded in good condition, but the demand was slack, reserve figures not being reached. Heavy workfi cows realized £3 6/- lo £3/15/-, others from £2/15/-: good yearling .Jersey heifers. £2/15/- to £2 17/6, small £l/15/-.

Dairy cattle: An odd line or two sold well, befit springing cows making to £8

15/-. Fat cattle: Beef was in fair demand and a heavy entry sold well. A line of A.A. cows brought £7/7/6 tn £B/7/6. second grade £5/17/6 to £7/2/6; ex-dairy sorts ££/'5/- to £5/15/-; prime heifers £7/12/6 to £B/15/-, light £4/17/6 to £5/17/6; medium prime oxen £lO/17/6: runners £3 10/-; vealers, £l/10/- to £2/16/-.

Pigs: another good sale took place for nigs. Weaners made 8/6 to 15/-; slips 18/6 to 21/6; stores £l/10/- to £l/10/-; porkers £2/4/-; isows £l/12/-. Poultry: Hens 1/4 to 3/3; pullets 10/6; cockerels 1/4 to 3/1; ducks 2/-.

Taihape Ewe Fair

TAI'H'APE, March 7.

Another heavy yarding was offered at the Taihape supplementary ewe fair this week. Sheep value forward' considerably in excess of advertised numbers, nearly 10,5011 being yarded. There was an excellent attendance, Waikato again being strongly represented, but Hunterville, .Marlon and Manawatu districts secured a large proportion of the yarding. A special feature of the sale was the excellent entry of two-tooths, and the competition on the betterclas,s lines was exceptionally keen, 'l'. C. Revell's line of 3tfO made 3(1/and J. Bruce’s line 35/8. tn the four and six-tooths an excellent line of 200 on account of the Steedman Estate made 33/-. In the older ewes, particularly the live and six-year lines, some very attractive lines came forward, but prices were 2/io 2/0 lower than at the previous fair two weeks ago. However, the vendors as a whole were more or less prepared to meet the market, and with the exception of four or five pens practically a total clearance was effected as follows: — Two-tooth ewes: A/c. T. C. Revell, 30/-; ,T. Bruce, 35/8, 33/3: .McCarthy Bros., 33/61 T. S. Davies. 32/-; D. G. -Muir, 32/3; A. U. Fannin, 31/6; .1. IV. Smith and Son, 31/-; McCarthy Brothers. 29/4; D. G. Gordon, 29/8; G. Gibbs, 20/-; F. R. Howie, 27/6, 26/0: W. 1,. Britton, 26/0: F. Garmonsway, 28/10 to 29/9; Bell Estate, 30/-; Mrs. M. Kearins, 27/1; S. Livingstone, 24/9; smaller lots, 19/9 to 25/8. Four and six-tooth ewes: A/c. Steedman Estate 33/-; F. it. Cottrell, 22/2, 19/9; -Marshall Brothers. 22/6; A. R. Murdoch, 25/6; McCarthy Brothers, 23/8; F. Garmonsway, 21/6: Miekleson Brothers, 17/6. Four-year ewes: A/c. A. R. Murdoch, 20,1; F. A. Cottrell, 17/3. Five-year ewes: A/c. Marshall Brothers, 15/6; J. Prime, 14/1; C. McCarthy, 18/7; R. Siddle, 17/1; Steedman Estate. 17/1; F. R. Cottrell. 16/3 to 16/4: .1. Thorpe, 16/9; G. E. Gibbs, 15/9; Dillon Estate, 16/-; yiorrison Estate, 14/10; W. L. Britton, 15/6; C. Gallagher, 16/1; J. F. Casey, 14/-; W. W. Oliver. 15/1; W. Doole, IS,'-; A. Coleman. 16/6: A. Broderick. 15/-; Smith and Son, 15/3; J. Thorpe, 13/-; H. P. Shepherd. 11/10. Six-vear ewes; A/c. W. R. Bolte, 10/-: G. E. ‘Gibbs., 11/6; 11. Belk, 13/-. Ait entry of I'soo mixed lambs sold as follows: Best ewe lambs, 18/6, medium 14/9- forward b.f. lambs 15/8, shorn 13/7: good w.f.w. lambs 12/6 Io 12/10. medium 10/1 to 11/11, small to 8/6. Southdown rams: A/e. T. W. Pairman, 1 at BJgns., 3 at 7gns., 4 at 6gns., 2 at 4}gns.. 2 at 3gns.; a/c. F. L. Collins, 1 at s!gns.. 1 at sgns., Bal igns.; a/c. I>. G. Gordon. 2 at 6gns„ 3 ar. sgns., 5 at. 4gns.; aged -ign. to Ign. Romney rams: One-shear a/c. D. Scott, 10 at 3gns.

Strong Sale For Dairy Cattle

MASTKRTOX. March 7.

A hirge yarding of all classes of sheep, and a special entry of 70 winter calving cows and heifers,’ was forward at the Eketahuna stock sale yesterday. There was an excellent attendance, buyers from the Manawatu, I tannevlrke, Wellington and Wairarapa districts being present. The quality of the sheep offered wa*« not up to thin of the previous sale, but prices were nevertheless much on a par. (loud rape lambs sold well, and there was a spirited sale for dairy rattle, cows showing quality making from £9 to £ll. A good clearance was effected al very satisfactory prices, as follows:--Dairy cattle: Winter calves, third and fourth culvers, £1(1 to £ll/10/-; aged winter calvers, £9 to £lO/5/-; backward calvers, £7/10/- to £8: springing heifers. £9 to £lO/12/6; springing second culvers. £.lO, £11; cow just calved. £7: heifer, just calved. £7/5/-; 18-months Jersey heifers r.w. hull. £5/2/6 to £5/10/-; pedigree weaner Jersey heifers. £4/14/-; weaner Jersey heifers, £3/15/-; cow in calf, £5/10/-; fat Jersey cows, £5/15/-: store Jersey cows, £2/15/- to £3/15/-: forward condition Jersey cows,- £4/10/to £4/15/-; potter bull. £7. . Sheep: Carry-over two-tooth ewes, 20/to 22/1; cull m.a. ewes. 19/10; f.m. ewes. 12/- to 15/7; fattening ewes, 6/- to 8/-; woolly wether lambs, 15/3 to 15/9. medium 12/- to 13/7, small 9/7 to 10/1; shorn wether lambs 14/8 to 15/-, medium 11/4 to ]2/-. small 8/6; medium woolly ewe lambs. 15/9 to 16/3: good ewe lambs. 21/-; medium h.f. rape lamins. 15/6; medium b.f. lambs. 13/7 to 14/-. small 10/9 to 11/10; two-tooth wethers. 20/-: fat ewes, 14/1; fat wethers. 21/6; in.a. S.D. rams, 1 to 31gns. I’igs; Weaners 8/- Io 12/6, small 6/-.

Pigs And Poultry

N.. March 7. A capacity yarding of pigtf ami full pens of poultry were offri-pd at (he weekly Palmerston Norih .sale. Fat pigs were in demand, there being a keen inqiUry for purl.eru and baconers. Weaners. however, were again hard io dispose of. In tin? poultry sectJGD pullets commander keen competition. bKst t<orts selling ar 8/6. and prices for table fowls showed an improvement. Pigs: Best weaners 10/6 to 15/ small lo backward 6/- to 9/6: slips 14/- to 20/-: heavy stores 30/- to 38/-, light 20/- to 23 / 6: porkers £2/5/- lo £2/8/6: baconers £3/1/Ponlirv: Heavy liens 3/5 to 3/11 best to £3/10/-. W.L. hens 2/- to 2/6. light hens 1/6 to 2/-: heavy cockercle 3/5 to 4/ . medium 2/to 2/6: young ducks to 5/6 each, old ducks 2/- to 3/-; for’ward pullets 7/6 to 8/6. medium, 5/9 to 7/-.