STOCK SALES

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 80, 2 October 1933, Page 12

STOCK SALES

PRICES AT FEILDING

■ Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the •Feilding stock sale on- Friday as under: —An average yarding of fat sheep of all classes came forward, the demand not being as keen as last week; nevertheless, venders were meeting the market on most occasions and practically a total clearance was effected. Only a small entry of store sheep came forward, and these met a ready sale,,wether hoggets appreciating in value on last week's rates. A heavy yarding of cattle came forward, and in this section bidding was more or less restricted;" nevertheless a good clearance was effected of all classes. A lighter entry of dairy cattle than usual came forward, and anything close, to profit and showing quality sold readily. Fat cattle came forward in small numbers. Consequently a good sale resulted in this department. , Quotations:—Fat sheep: Fat hoggets, 14s, 14s 7d, 20s, 21s, 225, to 22s 6d; fat wethers, 20s, 23s 6d, 24s 6d, 255, 275; fat ewes, Us Bel, 13s, 14s Od, 14s 7d, 15s, 15s 3d, 15s sd, 17s 6d, 18s 2d. Store sheep: Wether hoggets, 16s Id; 10s 9d. 17s Cd; ewe hoggets, to 20s 2d; store ewes. 5s "d. Fat cattle: Fat heifers, £2 17s, £3 12s 6d, £5 2s; fat cows, £2 3s 6d, £2 6s, £2 10s, £3 6s, £3 7s 6d, £3 12s 6d. Store cattle: Empty P.A. cows, £2 15s, £3 7s Od; empty Hereford cows, £2.145. £3 11s; P.A. cows, r.w. P.A. bull, to £3; I.A. cows r.w. P.A. Hereford bull, £3; Hereford and P.A. steers, £2 18s; yearling P.A. heifers, £1 los; yearling Jersey heifers £2, £2 11s, £3, £3 "11s; weaner Jersey heifers, 12s, 14s, 27s 6d, 31s; empty twoyear Jersey heifers, £1 10s, £2, £2 ss; potter cows, 12s, 19s, 225, 245, 255, 355. Dairy cattle: Heifers in milk, £2 2s Gd; springing heifers, £3 10s, £3 17s 6d, £4, £4 2s 6d, £4 ss, £4 7s 6d, £4 10s, £4 12s 6d, £5, £5 17s 6d; springing cows, £4, £4-2s 6d, £4 10s, to £5 2a 6d; cows in milk, £5. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report oh their Feilding sale as follows:—There was a full yarding of cattle, which met a £ood demand. Prices for beef showed a definitely firmer tone; store cattle barely maintained recent rates. Yearling Jersey heifers were, very firm in tone; dairy heifers were on par with last sale. The entry of both fat and store sheep regarding numbers was on a par with the previous week. .Taking the fat sheep the quality was not up to the . standard of recent. "'sales. The prices realised, however, were approximate !■ wjth the prices realised at the end of last week's sale, taking quality into consideration. The entry of stores again^comprised chiefly hoggets, but here also the. quality was not to be compared with previous weeks, aud as was to be expected-competition, owing to the quality; offered, was restricted. We quote:—Heifers, r.w.b., £2 10s, £3 12s 6d, £3 17s 6d, £4, £4 ss, £4 10s, £5 Is, £5 ss, £5 15s; light fat P.A. heifers, £2 ss, £4 ss; fat Jersey heifers, 30s, £3; yearling Jersey'cross heifers, 31s, 335, £2 2s' 6d, £2 12s; store cows, 16s, 16s sd, 17s, 225; fat hoggets, woolly, 16s 2d, 16s sd, 17s Id, 17s 6d; b.f: hoßgets, 15s 6d, 16s 4d, 17s 6d; shorn two-tbothß, 15s; wethers, 22s 3d, 245; shorn wethers, 19s; ewes, shorn, 12s sd; b.f. ewes, 17s Od, 19s; ewes, woolly, 16s 7d, 17s 8d; wether hoegets, 16s 6d, 16s lOd; ewe hoggets, 19s, 20s 3d; wether and b.f. hoggets, .1.3s 9d, 15s t 2d. • CARTERTON REALISATIONS. '.Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., report:—We held our weekly sale at Carter-. ton on Friday, when we offered a big yarding to the usual attendance. 'Sheep sold well and maintained late rates. Pigs also met with a good demand, and a clearance was. effected at priefcs in venders' favour. A very large number of springers were offered, but the demand was slack. Good heifers, just on drop, made, quite good values, but later ealvers and^ heifers not up to standard were only saleable at low money. Fats and stores made late rates. Following were the prices:—Sheep: Forward'wethers, 18s 4d; fat ewes, 17s 9d; ( fat hoggets, 16s, ■ 16s 6d, to 16s 9d. Cattle: Heifers on drop, £4, £5, to £5 12s 6d; springing heifers, £2 10s 9d, £2 12s 6d, £3, £3 12s 6d, to. £3 15s; late ealvers, £2, £2 ss, to. £2 7s 6d; heifers just calved, £2 10s, £3, £3 12s 6d, to £-4 12s 6d; cows on drop, to £7; springing cows, £3, £3 ss, £4, to £4 ss; cows just calved, to £6 10s; fat cows,, to £2 ss; forward cows, 255, 28s, 30s, 335, to 38s; store cows. 10s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15s, 17s, to 20s; empty heifers,-39g to £2 ss; bulls, 275, 345, 375, 395, £2, td £2:45; Pigs: Weaners (small), Bs, 8s 6(1, 9a, 9s Od, to 10s.; w'eanevs, 10s, Us, 12s 6d, 13s 6d. 14s, Us (3d,-liTs, las 6d, to 16s; slips, to 225;; porkersi 255, 20s; 26a Oil, to 275. ... .' ~ . ;■■;.. JCATTLE AT UPPER KUTT. ■■Dalge.ty and.Co., Ltd., offered at their Upper Hutt sale on Thursday a fair entry of cattle, most of which changed hands at prices on a par with recent sales. Prices were:—Fat cows, dairy sorts, £1 10s to £2; store cows, 17e 6d, to £1; yearling heifers, £1 2s to £2; two-year empty heifers, £2 10s; potter bulls, £1 ,10s to £2; springing heifere, £i Is to £6 10s; springing cows, £3 10s to £4 JOs. OTHER SALES. / Tlie Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agcucy Company, Ltd., Palmerston North, report:—During thfe week we held sales at,Rongotea, Kaetini,.and'Feilding. At Bongotea we had an average entry and prices were well maintained. Fat cows, £2 5s to £3 7s "6d; store cows, 21s to 345; dairy cows, £3 to £5 15s; springing heifers, £4 to". £6 7s 6d; yearling heifers, £2 5s to £2 15s; Jersey bulls, £6 6s to £10 10s; pigs at late rates. - At Kaetihiia good entry of sheep came forward to a good attendance of the public. The sheep were not up to the best standard, yet prices realised were, well up to recent sales.. "Wether hoggets, 14s lOd to 15s 6d, (small) Us 6d to 13s 9d; ewe hoggets, 15s 6d, 16s 6d, to 18s 2d, (small). 13s 6d to 15s 3d; two-tooth wethers, 18s, 18s 6d, to> 19s 2d; ewes and lambs (aged), 18s? 6d. . At Feilding on Friday a good entry, of both sheep and cattle came forward. Prices were on a par with ]ast,-week. Fat ewes, 16a Id to 18s 3d; fat shorn ewes, Us 9& to, 13s 9d; four-tooth wethers, 235; ewe hoggets, 20s 9d; springing heifers, £4 5s to £6 ss; yearling heifers, £2 to £2 Us 6d; fat cows, £2 10s to £3 15s. PIGS AND POULTRY. The Dominion Auctioneering Company, Palmerston North, reports a capacity yarding of good quality t>igs at their weekly mart sales,on Saturday last.. Prices sliow : ed a fairly substantial increase, on the previous week's realisations, and the prices for poultry were also well maintained.. Prices were:— Pigs: Weaners, 14s 6d to 18s; slips, 16s to 225; stores, 24s to 28s; porkers, 27s to 38s 6d. Poultry: Hens, W.L. 3s to 4s 6d per pair, 8.0. 3s lOd to 5s 6d; cockerels, W.L. 5s to 6s, 8.0, 6s to 7s 6d; ducks, 4s 6d to 7s 8d; turkey hens 3s 6d to 4s each, gobblers 7s to 10s.