LIVESTOCK SALES

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 98, 27 April 1935, Page 12

LIVESTOCK SALES

THE FEILDING MARKET

(By Telegraph— Press Association.)

FEILDING, April 2G. There was a fair, entry at the weekly stock sale, with improved prices for fat lambs1 and wethers. A good sale resulted also for store lambs and store cattle, of which there was a comprehensive entry, including some fine condition Hereford bullocks. Fat-cattle sold ; very well, very heavy prime Shorthorii bullocks making £9 18s. ■ ■ : . . ' Fat Sheep.—Prime lambs, 23s Id fo 265; very good weight, 20s 3d to 21s 6d; fair average, 18s to 18s Od; light, from 15s 6d; prime ewes, 15s 6d: light,.l2s Gd; prime wethers, 23s 6cl to 245; average, 20s 9d to 22s 0d; light, 18s; blackfaces,. 22s 6d to ,235. Stores: Wether, lambs, good, 14s to 10s Id; fair, 13s to 13s 10d; others, from Jls; b.f. lambs, good, 14s lOd to 10s 7d; iaii\']2s 10d to 14s 6d; ewe lambs, good, '14s 8d to 15s Od; fair, 13s 3d to 13s 6d; mixed lambs, good, 13s 5d to 14s 6d; fair, from 9s-4d; two-tooth to five-year ewes, 'r.w. Southdown rams, ISs sd'; two-tooth wethers, 17s 9d. Store Cattle.—Store cow's, good fettle, 80s to 41s; others, ■■ from 15s up; good Hereford bullocks. £5 to £G; 4 2%-yenr Hereford steers, £4 12s Od; P.A. steers, £3 9s to £3 13s: Shorthorn steers, £2 10s; 15-months P.A. heifers; 30s; 20-inonths ditto, £2 Gs; steers, £3 7s 0d to 41s; weaner heifers, 16s to 295:. cows , and calves, £2 Is; heifers, r.w.b., £2 2s Gd; P.A. empty heifers, £2 10s. Fat cattle: Jersey cows. £2'to -£i 2s Oil; S.H. ,-cows, *£,5 10s to £5 13s; Hereford bullocks, £7 '4s to £7" 14s; prime, heavy, .Shorthorn bullock, £9 18s; vealers, 325; dairy springing cows, £4; springing, heifers, £1 15s 'to £3 os; cows iv milk, £1-las. : Poultry.—Hens, Is 2d to.. 0s; cockerels, Is 4d to 2s ltd; small pullets, Is Id to 2s 7d; ducks, Is 2d to Is 9d; turkey gobblers, 9s. ■ ''•,■- Pigs.—Weaners, small, 2s; others,. 4s'to -7s; slips, Gs to 11s; .stores, 12s to. 20s; porkers, 22s Gd to 235; boars, 22s to 275.