STOCK SALES

Evening Post, Issue 52, 2 March 1935, Page 16

STOCK SALES

STORE SHEEP RECOVER

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

FEILDING, March 1.

Prises for:6tore sheep made a sharp recovery today, when close on 25,000 were yarded, including several thousand' above ths advertised numbers. There was quite a keen inquiry for store lambs, even lower qualities fetching higher prices. A complete clearance; was made, with some buyem left without requirements. The market for breeding ewes also improved. Highest prices were 2s 6d to 3s a head better, though this was partly on account of the better class offered. Good growth of grass, following copious rains, brought about the improved tone of the sale. Good breeding e:vye6 were still in demand, especially young ewes. Fat sheep pi-ices were firm at schedule rates, with a good all-round sale. There was a small yarding of store cattle, with some inquiry for- empty heifers and also for steers; The fat cattle market was better. Dairy breeds, fat, were up 10s to 15s. Best o.i fetched about 225, best cow 17s per 1001b. ..-.''

■ Fat Sheep.—Prime heavy lambs, 25s Cd; good to 22s 3d; light from 10s Id; extra prime heavy wethers, 26s to 275; prime, 22g 8d to 25s Sd; prime two-tooths, 25s Bd;' light, from 23s Id to 24s 6d; very prime heavy ewes, 22s 8cl; prime, 17s to 19s 4d; good, 15s; light, from 13s 7d. Stores: Very .good lines, two-tooth ewes, 345; good to 30s Id and 31s 4d; others, from 21s Id; four- and six-tooth, 18s 3d; fouryear, 21s 9d to 235; four- and five-year, 17s to 2ls 7d; five-year, 21e; ewe lambs, good condition, 17s to 17s 3d; fairly good, 16s 9d;. black-face lambs, good, 15s 7d; poor lambs, from 8s 2cl to 10s lOd; wether lambs, good, 14s 7d; poor, to 9s 7d up; m.c. lambs, 6s to 14s 6d. Southdown flock rams; about 200 offered; good salo up to 8% guineas. - ; . Store Cattle.—Weaner heifers, to 275; empty heifers, to £3 15s; P.A. steers, i! 33s Cd; light eteers. 10s to 37s 6d. Fat cattle: Good heavy Hereford cross bullocks, £7: prime Shorthorn cows, £3 15a to £5; P.A. cows, £3 ISs to £3 14s. Dairy breeds: Prime cows, £3 5s to £3 14s; good quality, lighter. £2 12s to £3; inferior; 30s up; prime P.A. heifers, £4 2s 6d; prime Hereford heifers. £4 7s 6d; Tight lieifers, 32s 6d to 57s Cd; vealcrs, 17s to £2 12s; dairy cqws in milk, two springing cows, £3 10s 4d; springing heifers. £2 17s 6rt.

'Poultry and Pig Prices.—Poultry: Kens, 8d to Is'6d: pullets,' 2s 3d to 6s; cockerels, Is Id to 2s sd; clucks, Bel to Is 2d. Pigs: Weaners, small 2s Bel to 3s 3d; larger.'ss to 9s; slips, 7s 6cl to lls; stores, email, Ite to 16s; heavy, $4s6d; porkers, 255.

UPPER HUTT STOCK SALE;

■ Dalgety.and Co., Ltd., report a full yarding of-sheep and a.'small yarding of cattle at Upper Hutt sale yesterday. There was a large attendance of buyers froni Wairarapa and surrounding districts,' and 8 total clearance was effected at prices showing a slight rise on recent sales in other districts. Sheep came forward in good condition, especially the annual draft of ewes from "Happy Valley" Station; •which were very keenly sought after. Quotations:—4yr ewes, 20s 3d; 4 and syr ewes, 18s 9d, 19s 3d,- to 20s; s.m. ewes; 14s t6 16s sd; low-condition aged ewes, lis 6d to 13s; M.A.' P.B.S.D. ewes, -I%'gs; small 2-th ewes, 12s to 15s;.extra prime maiden 4-th ewes, 20s;, 2-th wethers,'l9s 9d to 225; small 2-th wethers, 16s sd; M.S.W.F; lambs, lls 7d to 12s 6d; small M.S. lambs; fis to 9s Id: F.M. small rams, 1 guinea; 2vr heifers, R.W.8., 24s to 365; store cows, 30s to 20s: veaiers, 20s to 255.