SHEEP PRICES FIRM

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 83, 9 April 1934, Page 12

SHEEP PRICES FIRM

DISTRICT STOCK SALES

The supplementary cattle fair was held at Feilding on Saturday, and Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report a heavy yarding'of a-11 classes of cattle, and a fair entry of sheep. Fat sheep aiid lambs sold lirmly at late rates, and store sheep were in strong demand, and there was a total clearance under the hammer. Kcllecting the easing in export rates, cattle prices came back definitely, particularly was this so with grown cattle. The demand, however, ;it the lower limits remained strong. We quote:—Fat lambs, IS*, 21s id. 22.-!, 22s 4d; fat ewes, 16s lOd, 17s lid, 18s 2d; fat b.f. ewes, 19s; 2th wethers, ISs, 21s; 2th ewes r.w. S.U., 275; wether lambs, 15s lOd; small do., Gs to 10s; b.f. lambs, 12s 7d, )3s Gd; ewe lambs, 13s 2d. 13s 0d: empty owes, 14s 9d, 15s Od; ewes r.w. S.D., K!s; cull ewes, Ss; 2th Romney rums, Vsgn; ■t aiid 5-year P.A. bullocks, £5 15.5, £5 14s; forward bullocks, £0 2s Gd; 2%----year steers, £3 10s od, £3 19s. £1 4s; 3year steers, few 4-year, £4 8s Od, £4 15s; coloured bullocks, £3 ss, £3 7s 6d, £4 lus, 4-year steers, P.A., £4 ss, £5; rising 3-year Red Poll, steers, £4 3s; P.A. cows with P.A. calves at foot,. £4 ss; 2 and 3-year heifers, r.w. P.A. bull, £3 10s; 18-mos. P.A. steers, £3 15s, £4 2s; Hereford cows and calves, £3 14s Gd; Hereford and Shorthorn cows and heifers,empty, £3 14s; 18-mos. Jersey heifers, r.w.b., £2 11s; weaner Jersey heifers, £1 4s; fat P.A. cows, £4 9s, £4 14s; fat heifers, Jersey sorts, £2 15s, £3, £3 15s; fat cows, Jersey sorts, 38s, £2 2s, £2 Us, £2 13s 6d, £3 4s, to £3 lGs.

The Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at the Feilding cattle fair prices for sheep throughout were above those at recent sales and a good sale restilted. Prices were:—Fat lambs, prime 2i,s to 25s id fgood), medium 19s 4d to 21s 7d; fat wethers, 23s 6d to 255; maiden ewes, 21s to 245; ewes, prime, 10s; owes, 17a to 18s id; store sheep: Good wether lambs, 15s 6d to 18s Id; medium wether lambs, 14s to 15s 6d; good 8.. F. lambs, lCs 6d to 18s 4d; medium do., 13s to 16s; breeding ewes (good), 19s to 19s 9d; breeding ewes (medium), 16s 6d to ISs lOd; 2th ewes, 24s to 29s 2d; cull lambs, 9s 6d to 11s 6d. Cattle: 5-year P.A. bullocks, £6 3s: 3%-year Hereford streers, £5 12s; 2%-year steers, £4 2s 6d to £4 8s; 20-mos. steers.. £3 10s to £3 18s; fat heifers, £4 10s to £4 17s 6d; 20-mos. heifers, £2 10s to £3; Jersey weaner heifers, 22s 6d to 27s Cd; potter bulls, £3 to £4 ss. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:— At the weekly sale held in Feilding on Friday a record yarding of cattle of all descriptions was pennsd. In all we estimate a total yarding of 2800 head, buyers being present from as far north as Te Ruiti and from all parts of the Mauawatu, Eungitikei, and Taranaki districts. It was quite evident, more particularly in the big cattle, that prices if anything were going to be in buyers' favour, the reason for this being that the supply of big cattle, more particularly at yesterday's fixture, being really too many at the moment for our local market to absorb. However, young cattle, especially straight-bred 18-inonths and 2%-year-old steers, sold particularly well. It is quite evident that with the favourable season which we are experiencing buyers arc in quest of young cattle to keep their pastures in order. Included in our own offering were yarded some particularly high-class 4-year-old station-bred cattle. In this section we were fortunate enough to top the market with a. particularly good lino on account of Mr. A. G. H. Mowbray, of Pakihikura, at £6 3s. In the younger cattle section some very nice lines were yarded, more particularly of 18----month and 2V£-ycar-olds. In the 2%-year-old cattle section we again topped the market with a very nice lino of cattle on behalf of Mr. F. L. Kcrr. of Feilding, at. £4 7s, and again in the 18-month-old class we probably sold one of the best lines ot cattle in the yards on account of Mr. Richard McDonald, of Ashhurst, at £4 6s. In addition to the above, the following are some of our more important sales:—Account F. L. Kerr, Feilding: 25 4-year P.A. bullocks, £5 14s; account E. Hall, Braemore, Hunterville (in conjunction with Dalgcty and Co.): 36 4-year P.A. bullocks, £5 15s; 18 4 and 5-year bullocks, £5 14s; Hi P.A. bullocks, £8 2s 6d; account J. C. Kennedy, Papatawa, Dannevirke: 69 4 and 5-year P.A. bullocks, £5 13s; account A., G. H. Mowbray, Pakihikura: 40 P.A. bul-1 locks, £6 3s; account F. L. Kerr, Feilding: 24 2%-year P.A. steers, £4 7s; 21 do., £4I0s; 20 do., £4; account. E. Hall (iii conjunction with Dalgety and Co.): 18 2%-year steers, £4 3s; 9 do., £4 ss; account A. P. McCool, Woodville: 26 2%----year P.A. steers, £4; account McLean Bros., Marton: 15. 2%-yenv P.A. steers, £4 6s; account Mesdames K.'iind M. Shannon, Waituna: 20 2%-year P.A. steers, £4; 25 do., £3 18s; account R. McDonald, Ashhurst: 37 20-months P.A. steers, £4 6s- account A. P.' McCool, Woodville: 40 20-months P.A. steers, £3 18s; account A. MeNnb, Wangaehu: 20 20-months P.A. heifers, £3 Is; 50 do., £3; account A. P. McCool, 21 20-months P.A. heifer, £3; account F. W. Lethbridgc, Cunninghams: 24 weaner P.A. heifers, £2; account L. X Harris: 24 Hereford and Shorthorn heifers, £3 7s; account A. P. McCool: 22 P.A. cows, r.w. P.A. bull, £2 17s Oil; weaner Jersey heifers, 23s (id, 275, 27s 6d, 30s, to 30s Gd. Sheep: Unfortunately, owing to the very excessive yarding of cattle, the sheep section was somewhat neglected. However, we report practically a total clearance at the following prices:—Fat sheep: Fat lambs, 17s 2d, 18s sd, 18s 6d, IDs 2d, 19s id, 19s (id, 20s, 21s; fat ewes, 17s !)d, 18s, 18s 3d; fat wethers, 24s to 25s Id. Store sheep: Two-tooth ewes, small, 20s to 25s Id; store ewes, 12s lOd; b.t. lambs, 13s 4d, 16s Id; ewe lambs, 14s; wether lambs, 14s Id, 16s 7d, to 17s sd. CARTERTON. Wright, Stcpheuson, and Co., Ltd., report on the Cartorton sale held on Friday: —We -offered a yarding which comprised 379 sheep, 283 pigs, and 102 cattle to a good attendance. 'Che sheep entry consisted principally of w.f. lambs, but also included several, pens of prime ewes and .lambs which were keenly sought after. Pigs sold readily at prices in advance of recent sales, while cattle made par values. Realisations were as under:—Sheep: Fat ewes, 15s 9d, 19s to 19s 9d; ewe lambs, 14s; wether lambs, 12s Od, 13s 7d, 17s 3d; ni.s. lambs, 10s Id; fat lambs, 20s 3d, 23s 6d, 245, to 26s- fat b.f. two-tooths, 23s to 265; fat wethers, to 20s 9d. Cattle: Springing cows £4 ss, £5 ss; fat cows GOs, 555, OSs, to £3 15s; fwd. cows, 265, 295, 30s, 325, to 42s- store cows, 19s, 20s, 21s, to 235; cows and calves, £3 11s; bulls, 395, 50s; 2%----year steers, £3 ss; vealers, 29s to 30s; 18----months empty heifers, 325. Pigs: Weaners, 6s, 7s, 7s Gd, Bs, 8s 6d, 9s, 11s, to 12s; slip's, 14s, 14s 6d, 15s, to 19s; porkers, 275, 30s, 32s 6d, 345, to 375; baconers, £2 Is, £2 3s, £2 6s; empty sows, 355.