LIVESTOCK. SALES

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 110, 11 May 1935, Page 12

LIVESTOCK. SALES

LAMBS FIRM AT FEILDING

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)'

• "FEILDINGrMay 10. V Prices for fat. lahibs hardened 2s a headfwith a firm sale for ewes and wethers at Feilding today: Exporting firms' buyers operated briskly, making !a very satisfactory sale. The yarding was of good quality, and merited higher- rates. The sjore .sheep market showed a good demand for good quality " e'wes'^ in lamb; especially young .en-esi-.tchieh. are still wanted. Hoggets were somewhat .uncerr tain though good-conditioned' sold well. The market for store cattle .was not encouraging, but there was a good market for. fat cattle, best ox. beef making up,to 20s, and cow to 15s per, 1001b." Fat lambs, very prime 22s'3d to 22s 7d, prime 20s 2d to 21s'3d, .good'weights 18s to, 19s 6d, light from 15s; fat ewes; very heavy, prime 17s to 18s, prime to 16s 6d, good to 16s, inferior from 13s; fat wethers, prime heavy-24s 8d to -255, good- 22s 4d to 22s 9d,.'fair from.,lßs-;lld,njlack faces, good 205,,3 d, light'l4s 6d; store ewes r.w. Southdown rams, . two^t'oqths 25s 3d, in-