STOCK SALES

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 13, 16 July 1934, Page 12

STOCK SALES

STRONG SHEEP MARKET

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on the Feilding sale held on Friday:— There was a medium yarding of fat lambs -and a heavier yarding of fat sheep. For the concluding fat lamb saleof the season, the. sale was a good one for any finished lots, and prices showed little change. Good quality fat ewes were in strong ueiiiand and sold up, to 25s 6d. The store sheep entry was a fairly large one, and competition was good and any reliable ewes sold at satistactory prices. Hoggets were pouned in smaller numbers, and here again there was a good demand for anything healthy, and we considered there was little change in the store sheep prices all through. There was a slightly heavier yarding of beef forward, but rio outstanding lines of bullocks were penned. Competition was not quite as strong, aud the market showed a Slight casjng on' last sale. We sold on account of Easton Estate, Foxton, about 30 Polled Angus cows from £4 to £4 16s. A fair entry of run cattle was forward, and prices remained unchanged. There was' a heavy yarding of dairy cattle, which met a dragging market. Dairy, heifers showed a considerable decline, and dairy cows towards the close of the sale were difficult to quit. ■

We quote:—Fat lambs, ISs 7d, 20s 7d, 22s lOd, 23s lid, 245, 25s sd; fat b.f. 2tooths, 26s 6d; fat. b.f. ewes, 23s 6d, 2us Id; fat wethers, 2os Id, 2us 3d, 2Cs- fat ewes, 245, 24s od, 24s 10d, 25s 6d; 4 aud syear ewes, r.w. S.D.,' 21s 2d; 6-tboth and 5-year ewes, r.w. S.D., 25s 3d, 26s 3d; wether hoggets, 14s Id, 14s 9d, 113s 2d," 16s 6d; b.f. hoggets, 17s od; ewe hoggets. 22s Id; aged ewes, r.w. S.D., Us, 14s 9d; heifers, r.w.b., close to profit, £3, £3 ss, £3 10s, £3 12s 6d, £4, £4 13s 6d, £5; heifers, r.w.b., small and late, £1 15s, £1 17s 6d, £2 2s 6d, ,£2 4s 6dj-dairy cows, £2 4s 6d, £2 75.6 d, £2 12s Gd. £3 Js; fat I 1 .A., cows, £3 Bs, £4 7s, £4 10s, £4 16s; fat cows, £2 10s, £3 10s, £3 Bs, £4, £4 14s; fat cows. Jersey sorts, £1 ];>« £2 as, £2 6s,' £2 10s, £2 12s 6fJ. £3 ss; vealers, £2; forward P.A. cows, empty. £2 15s; m.s. P.A. weaners, £1 7s; Jersey weaner heifers, £1 Is; store cows, £1, £1 2s 6d, £1 15s; Jersey bulls, £1, £1 45.. Abraham . and Williams report on the Feikling sale:—A large yarding of all classes of; stock came forward and we report a good sale in all departments with the exception of dairy cattle. Fat lambs, of which a large entry came forward with the majority of.unfinished sorts, sold well; fat sheep, both ewes and wethers, 6old' freely with a slight rise in both sections. Breeding ewes were agaiu yarded in fair numbers, the quality on the whole not being of a high standard, and this along with weather conditions.had a tendency to ease the market! A light yarding of fat cattle came forward iv this section, values holding their, own. Cows and heafers. of all deserpitions, of which a large yarding came forward, met a dull market. ■ -

Quotations:—Fat sheep: Fat lambs, 17s, 19s 6d, 20s 9d, 22s 3d, 22s 7d, 22s lOd, 23s Bd,. 245: 7d, to 265; fat 2-tooths, 295; fat. wethers, 22s 3d, 245, 255, 265, to 27s 9d: fat ewes. ]7s 6d, 19s 3d, 20s Bd. 225, 2»s 4d,.2»s Bd, 265,' 26s Id, to 27s 2d. Store sheep: Four, and o-year ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 235,'23s 1d,,245. 7d, to24s 9d; store ewes, 14s lid; ewe lambs, 245; wether lambs, 14s sd. las 3d, to 16s Bd. Fat cattle:' Fat P.A: cows'i £4 15s; fat P.A. heifers. £o 2s 6d; fat Jersey cows, £1 13s.- £2 135,-to'£3 17s; fat heifers, £2 12s. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, £2 10s, £2 12s 6d. £2 17s 6d, £3. £3 10s, £4, to £47s 6d: heifers in milk, £1 ss. £1 12s 6d, £1 17s 6d, to £2 10s;-springing cows. £2, £2 10s, £2 12s Cd, £3, £3 2s Cd. £3 ss, to £3 12s Od.

The-New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Co.; Ltd., report on the Feildhig sale: —Ike quality of the fat lambs offered was in and out.'. Prime heavy sold at late rates, while prices for plain and unfinished showed a slight drop. The yarding of fat ewes was slightly in excess of requirements': and although opening, prices were firm at last sale rates values for ewes declined by Is per head towards the end of the sale. Prime wethers were in strong demand, prices being firmly maintained. In store sheep the yarding ■ consisted principally of f.m ewes r.w. S.D. rams, for which there was. not much demand, and prices'declined. Store hoggets were not keenly sought after. Prices were, however, well maintained. A very heavy yarding of dairy heifers met with little demand and pricesl showed a siisbtantial drop. Beef prices were, irregular. ,Rnn cattle sold bet1 ter than anticipated with a slight hardening in values. Quotations: Fat lambs, ISs lOd, ]9s lid, 20s, 20s 9d, 21s, 21s lid, 225, 23s Id, 255, 265, 26s lOd; fat ewes, 18s Gd, 245, 24s 3d, 25s Id; fat wethers,'2ss, 275, 28s; ewe lambs. 295; 2-tooth ewes r.w. S.D. rams. 335; heifers r.w.b., £2 ss, £2 17s Gd, £3 ss, £3 7s '6d,' £3 17s Gd, £5 12s 6d; dairy, cows.' £2 ss, £3 ss; ■xveaner heifers. 21s; fat S.H. cow. £5; fat Her^' cow, £4 as; fat cows. £2. £2 11s, £2 12s 6d. £3 ss, £3 10s; 3 and 4-year bullocks, £5 7s, £5 8s; • 2V£-year Hereford steers, £4-Bs-'6d. . -■ •: • "