STOCK SALES

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 111, 12 May 1934, Page 5

STOCK SALES

FIRM MARKET FOR SHEEP

(Special to the "Evening Post.")

FEILDIKG, May 11.

There was a good all-round sale of livestock today, with fairly heavy yardings. The market generally showed that purchasers were prepared to give better than venders reserves. A big yarding of fat sheep and lambs sold at firm prices throughout. Kxport buyers secured most ot the lat lambs at excellent prices Fat ewes were higher than at last week's sale and wethers ■ were at about average late rates. There, was a very good inquiry for store sheep, and breeding ewes maintain good values. The market for store lambs has quite recovered from the decline of last week. Store cattle also firmed up in price. Fat cattle and dairy cattle also met a good market. Prides were:— l'at Lambs.—Prime single entry '7sprime lots, 25s 7d to 265; good, 23s to 24s od; medium, 21s 3d to 225; others, from las M to 20s 2d; prime ewes, single, '^s 6d; lots, 22s 4d; good lots. 19s; others 16s to 18s; prime wethers, 23s 3d to Gdgood, 1» S ; black faces, 24s 3d. Stores': M.s. lambs. I,'is. 2d to 17s Id; b.f. ditto Ils to IGs 8d; w.f. wether lambs, good, 15s 7s to 17s Sd; others, Ils 3d to 14s 4d; ewe lambs. 19s 4d; six-tooth to four-year ewes r.w. Southdown rams, 22s 3d; two, four six-tooth ditto, 295; four and five-year I d' tt<?..2os 6d to 21s Gd; m.a. ditto, 16s Id to 10s lOd; iom- and six-tooth ditto, IDs sdfat and forward ewes, 10s 9d to Ils 9d-two-tooth wethers, 14s to 18s. rat Cattle.—Cows, prime heavy £4 Is to £4 12s Od; light, £1 Ms to £3 15s; prime heavy heifers and light, £2 Is- fat steers, £3 17s 6d.

Store Cattle.—Weaner Jersey heifers, good condition, 25s to 26s 6d; others, 12s to 17s 6d; boner cows, 26s to 335; forward cows £2 Is to £2 7s; twenty-month .Shorthorn heifers, good, £2 4s to £2 18s 6d; others, £1 6s Gd up; empty mixed heiters. good, to £3 7s; medium, £1 14s and ±,2 6s; heifers, r.w.b., good, £2 19s to i..i 12s Gd; others, from £1 14s; 2Vycar P.A. steers, £4 6s; twenty-mouth P.A. steers, £2 os to £3 Ss; 2%-year Hereford steers, £3 3s 6d to £3 18s; 18-month Hereford stews, £2 IGs; 20-month P.A. heifers, £1 4s; yearling P.A. steers. £1 «s; two-year Hereford heifers, £2 10sweaner P.A. heifers, 10s 6d; four-year bullocks. £4 Ils to £5 2s Gd. a"'y, Cattle-Springing heifers, good. _£3 to £3 12s 6d: others. £1 2s 6d to £2 us; heifers in milk, £4 12s 6d; springing cows £1 12s <kl to £3 15s; cows in milk, to £3 2s Gd.