SHEEP PRICES ADVANCE

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 148, 26 June 1933, Page 12

SHEEP PRICES ADVANCE

STORES IN DEMAND

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Feilding, report:—We submitted, a heavy yarding of sheep in all sections and have to report a most successful sale, prices appreciating all round. " The demand for good four and five-year ewes and wether lambs was very strong indeed, and in this section we report a total clearance under the hammer. Cattle came forward in fair numbers, and in this section also we report quite a buoyant sale, practically everything submitted being sold at auction. Dairy cattle, came forward in larger numbers than usual, and in this section both heifers and cows showing quality and close to profit met a ready nnv.-ket. Quotations:— Fat sheep.—Prune heavy lambs, 17s, 17s Od, 17s Od, 18s, 18s (id, 19s, 20s, 21s Od, to "255, the last quotation being an odd lot of extra prime lambs; good lambs, 15s, 15s Gd, 16s, 10s 6d; light and unfinished lambs, lls Gd, 12s, 12s lid, 13s, 14s, to 14s Gd; i'at ewes, heavy, lls 6d, 12s, 12s 3d, 12s 6d; fat ewes, medium, 7s 6d, 8s 9d, 9s, 9s 3d, 9s Gd, 10s, 10s Gd, 10s 9d, lls; store sheep, wether lambs, good, lls, lls 6d, 12s. to 13s 6d; wether lambs, medium, 7s 6d, Bs, 9s 3d, 9s Cd, 10s; four and fiveyear breeding ewes to Southdown . rams, 14s, 14s Od, 14s 7d, 15s, to 16s 9d, the last quotation being the top price realised in the Feilding yards this season for four and. five-year ewes to Southdown ram; 2, 4, Gtooth'ewes to Southdown rams, 15s lid; small two-tooth ewes, 14s Sd.

Fat cattle.—Fat cows, 30s, 32s Cd, £2, to £2 7s Gd; store cattle, 3%-year Polled Angus steers, £3 2s (id, £4 Is, to £4 14s; Jersey weaner heifers, good, £2; medium sorts, £1 7s, £1 10s, £1 14s, £1 15s Gd, to £1 18s Gd; dairy cattle, heifers r.w.b., £2 7s 6d, £2 12s Gd, £4, £4 os, to £4 7s 6d. A line of heifers r.w.b. realised £4 ss. Springing cows, £3, £.3 ss, £3 10s, £5, to £G las. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op., Distributing Co., Ltd., report on the Feilding sale: —A heavy yarding of all classes met with the most animated sale of the season. Fat lambs opened strongly and prices improved as the sale progressed. Mr. A. Johnston, of Alarton, topped the market with a pen of Suffolk lambs at 26s Od, muny other lots selling at from 22s to 2b's. Fat ewes and wethers were on a par with last week's rates. Ewes in lamb were keenly competed for, a nice line of- two-tooths r.w. Southdown rams sold on account of Mr. A. M. Henson, topping this section, making 23s 3d. Store lambs were in demand, prices showing a rise of 2s to 2s Gd on lastpveek's sale. A heavy yarding of cattle sold freely. Dairy stock improved in value; grown bullocks, steers, and station bred weaners were keenly competed for, prices showing a further sharp rise. Quotations:—Prime, heavy lambs, 25s to 26s 9d; prime, 17s Id to 23s Gd; others, 14s to 16s 9d; lighter, lls Gd to 13s 9d; prime heavy eves, 12s Sd to 13s 3d; prime, lls to 12s 3d; 'others, 9s to 10s lOd; prime wethers, 15s to 17s; 2-tooth ewes, r.w. Southdown dams, 13s 49d to 23s 3d; 4 and syear ewes, r.w.- Southdown rams, 13s> Cd to 14s Gd; 5-year ewes, r.w. Southdown rams, 12s to 13s 9d; mixed aged ewes r.w. Southdown rams, lls to lls lOd; inferior, 8s 3d to 10s; ewe lambs, 8s Gd to 13s Gd; wether lambs, 8s to lls Od; b.f. lambs* 10s to 10s lOd; mixed sex lambs, 9s to 10s 4d. Cattle.—Early calving heifers, £4 2s Gd to £5 10s; .later calvers, £2 15s to £4 10s; in calf cows, early, £5 tn £6 10s; later, £3 to £4 2s Gd; fat cows, best, £3 15s to £4; others, £2 12s 6d to £3 10s; forward cows, 30s to £2 2s; store cows, 20s to 265; weaner Jersey cross heifers, 27s to £2 Is; Hereford weaner steers, 30s to 37s Gd; Polled Angus weaner steers, 37s Gd to 39s Cd; two and a half year steers, £3 ss; Polled Angus bullocks, £3 15s to £4 17s; Hereford cows r.w. Polled Angus bulls £2 Is; Polled Angus heifers, r.w. Polled Angus bulls, £2 2s to £2 4s. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report on their Feilding sale:—We had a very heavy yarding' of sheep and a good entry of cattle, practically, the whole of which changed hands. The recent .advance in prices for all classes of stock reported from other centres was well maintained, the most marked increase being in breeding ewes, fat and store lambs. Quotations:— Fat lambs, lls, 12s Gd, 13s sd, 13s Gd, 14s, 14s 9d, 14s 10d, 15s, 15s Id, 15s 3d, 15s sd, las 6d,,105, 16s Bd, 17s 4d, 19s 6d, 19s 10d, 21s, 225, 22s lid, 22s Od; fat ewes, 8s 9d, Us lid, 9s, 10s 4d, JOs Sid. lls, Us Gd, 12s 2d, 12s Gd; fat blackface ewes, 12s 4d; fat wethers, 13s Bd, 14s 3d, 17s; five-year ewes, r.w. Southdown rams, 12s 8d; 4 and O-tooth ewes, r.w. Komney rams, 12d 9d, 13s 7d; 4 and 5-year ewes, r.w. Southdown rams, 12s 3d- 2-tooth ewes, r.w. Southdown rams, Us (id- ewe lambs, 12s lOd; w.f. wether lambs 9s. to 12s Id; b.f. lambs, 10s 3d; cull lambs, 7s Gd 8s; 2-tooth wethers, 13s; store ewes, 4s 3d Gs, 7s, 7s Gd; i'at Hereford and Shorthorn heifers, £3 10s, £3 17s 6d, £3 18s 6d £3 19s Gd, to £4; fat Hereford and Shorthorn cows, £3 10s; fat Jarsey heifers, £2 7s Gd, £2 14s; fat cows, 30s, £2 12s Gd, £2 17s Gd, £3, £3 2s Gd; store cows, 265; empty heifers, 2Gs. . " Wright, Stephensqn. and Co., Ltd., Carterton, report:—At our weekly sale we offered a fair yarding to the usual attendance. The demand was brisk for all classes of stock, and a total clearance was made at the following satisfactory prices:— Sheep: M.A. ewes r.w. Southdown rams, to 12s Id; fat lambs (extra good), 19s; ,fat wethers (extra good), 18s; fat -ewes (extra good), His. Cattle: Cows on drop, £G 10s; springing cows, £5 to £6; springing heifers, £3 to £4 to £6; heifers r.w.b. £2 12s Gd; fat cows, to £2 6s; forward cows, 24s to 30s; empty cows, 155,, 18s,, to 20s; empty heifers, to 20s. Pigs: Slips, lls, 12s, 12s 6d, 13s, to 13s Cd; porkers to 265; sows to farrow,- £3 ss. The Dominion Auctioneering Company, Palmerston North, reports a much keener demand for pigs and poultry af their mart sales on Saturday. The following were the realisations:—Pigs, weanera, 9s Cd to lls; slips, 13s Gd to 16s 6d; porkers, 20s to 23s 6d; 1 Berkshire sow, 57s 6d. Poultry: Hens, white, 2s 4d to 3s Gel per pair; black, 2s 8d to 4s 8d per pair; cockerels, White Leghorn, 5s to Cs per pair; cockerels, Rhode Island Red, 5s Gd to 8s per pair; cockerels, 8.0., 5s 0d to 8s 6d per pair; cockerels, 8.0.. breeding, lls to 13s Gd.per pair; duck's, 4s 8d to 6s 3d per pair; pullets, 7s to 9s per pair; prize Khaki Campbell drake, 10s; geese, 2s 9d to 3s each.