HEAVY FEILDING ENTRY

Evening Post, Issue 82, 6 April 1936, Page 18

HEAVY FEILDING ENTRY

GOOD PRICES FOR EWES

An exceptionally heavy yarding of station cattle at the Feilding livestock sale on Friday proved to be in excess of requirements. Prices were generally satisfactory, however, and other classes of stock sold well.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that some excellent lines of fat' lambs were yarded, the top price of 26s Id being realised for a line sold on account of Mr. J. Avery. Feilding. Fat lambs, on the whole, sold at about Is 3d per head above latest schedule rates. Only a few pens of wethers were yarded. A' fair yarding of store sheep met with a ready market, good breeding ewes selling well at prices fully up to late rates. Competition for lambs was irregular, though there was still a good inquiry for healthy sorts. The whole of the company's yarding was sold under the hammer at prices satisfactory to venders. Dairy heifers sold freely, a good demand resulting. Bun cattle did not meet with the sale that was generally anticipated. Competition, except for choice lines, was restricted to a certain extent.

Quotations: — Fat ewes, 14s 6d, 15s 7d, to 19s Id; fat lambs, 20s, 21s 3d, 225, 235, 25s 6d, 25s 7d, to 26s Id; fat wethers, 25s 6d, 26s 9d; store lambs, w.f.w.r., 15s 9d, 16s, 16s Id 17s, to 18s lOd; b.f., 15s 6d, 16s. to 18s Id; ewe lambs, 17s Bd, 19s 6d, 21s, to 22s 6d; ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, ■2tooths 32s to 335, 5-year 18s 9d, 23s 6d, 24s to 25s 4d; store ewes. 11s 6d to 12s Id. Fat cattle: Dairy sorts, £-1 12s 6d, £4 15s, £4 17s 6d, to £5 18s 6d: heifers, £4 12s 6d to £5; P.A. cows, £6 7s 6d. Store cattle: Dairy cows, £2, £3 4s; in calf, Jersey heifers, £5 17s 6d; £6 7s 6d, to £6 10s; 18-months Jersey heifers, £3 18s 6d, £4; 20-month P.A. steers, £5 15s; mixed coloured sorts, £5 2s 6d; P.A. and S.H. steers, £7 7s 6d; 2^-year R.P: steers, £6 2s 6d; P.A. heifers £4 12s 6d; heavy bullocks, £8 to £9 2s 6d.