FEILDING SALE

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 140, 15 June 1936, Page 5

FEILDING SALE

CATTLE VALUES EASIER

HOGGETS SELL STEADILY

' | Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report >; that large psnnings in the store sheep ; | section at the Feilding sale on Friday , | comprised principally of 4- and 5-year 'ewes r'.w. Southdown rams. A'special j entry in this section of 600 4- and 5-year ! ew es sold by us on account of Mr. S. j Straehan. of Apiti, solicited keen com- ; petition, realising up to 20s 6d. Hog- ! gets, both ewe and wether, sold stead- ' '!y on a par with last weeic'o rates. A ; lighter entry came forward in ihe fat ; ?heep section.' the market showing no ; variation on last weeK's rates. A j heavier entry than usual in the dairy .section came forward, several lines j ox neuers of just medium quality were , -uurnittcd. these meeting with sound competition with restricted limits, s.ation cattle: Just odd pens of runbred cattle were submitted with ;io quotable change in values. 'A heavy penning of fat cattle was again submitted, the market for, these being sticky, with values considerably easier | than last week. ' Quotations:—Fat lo4 e l p . : h v, '% s J \ 6s ' 18s - 19s wethers, on 3d; lambs, 19s, 19s 7d, 20s 4d, ? s d ' n 1 ? 3d ," 21s 4d > 22s ' 4 d. 265. Store (sheep: 2-tooth ewes r.w. S.D. 37s Id: 1 4- and 5-year ewes r.w. S.D., 29s 4d. 1 29s 6d; 5-year ewes r.w. S.D., 17s 9d- | aged ewes r.w. S.D., 24s 7d; wether Jambs, 17s Id; ewe lambs, 28s Bd. Fat | cattle: Runners, £3 10s, £4 15s. £5 2s 6d; vealers, £2, £2 2s 6d, £2 10s, £4: P-A.mws £5 10s; S.H. bullocks. £, 8 17 A 6q: fat cows - £3 > £3 2s 6d. £3 JPr' -,n 3 ] 5 S ' £4 > £4 10 «- £5, .£5 ss, £6 10s. Store cattle: Cows 20s, 30s. £2. £2 2_s fid, £2 4s, £2 Ss. Dairy cattle: Springing pedigree Jersey cows, 4gs. sigs, 6gs; springing cows, £3, £3 Is, £5, £6, £7 10s: heifers, r.w.b., £2! 5s £3 12s 6d, £4 ss, £4 14s, £4 155.! £5 6s, £6. |

INFERIOR QUALITY LAMBS. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-00. , Distributing Co.. Ltd., report on the Feilding sale:—The quality of the fat Jambs was for the most part inferior, consequently bidding was slow with a slight easing' in prices. In the fat sheep section the offering of wethers consisted of plain and unfinished sorts, most lots selling at slightly above store rates. Fat ewes were easier. The heavy yarding of store sheep of all classes was mixed in quality. For good lots of in-lamb ewes there was a good demand, but prices show no appreciable alterations. .Good strong wether lambs sold freely at last week's rates. Beef cattle were yarded in average numbers. The quality was mixed and values slightly easier. The demand for dairy cattle close to profit was strong. Low-conditioned backward sorts were relatively low. A good offering of boner cows showed a slight increase in prices. Quotations: —Fat sheep: Lambs, 17s 9d, 18s, 18s 4d, 18s 9d, 19s 6d, to 22s 8d; wethers, prime, 26s 6d to 29s 6d, plain and unfinished 24s 4d to 255; ewes, prime and heavy, 21s Id to 22s 8d; ewes, prime, 20s to 20s lid, plain 17s to 18s 6d; 2-tooth ewes r.w. S.D. rams (small), 25s 3d to 295; 5-year ewes r.w. S.D. rams, 2356 d to 26s 6d; aged ewes, r.w. S.D. rams. 18s 6d to 20s 3d; best wether lambss»l7s 6d to 19s Id; medium wether lambs. 14s 7d to 16s 3d; small do., 8s 6d to lis 9d; medium ewe lambs. 21s, 225; small do., 16s to 16s 6d; b.f. lambs, 16s Id to 17s 3d; store ewes, 5s to 12s 9d. Fat cattle: Fat P.A. cows. £5 10s to £6; fat cows, ex dairy, £3 10s to £4 15s; potter cows, £2 Is to £2 19s; dairy heifers close to profit, £5 10s to £6 ss; backward dairy heifers, £3 to £4 10s.

FAT WETHERS RECOVER. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report a heavy entry ot sheep, fair entries of beef and dairy cattle, and a light entry of store cattle at the Feilding sale. Fat lambs sold steadily at late rates, the majority of the yarding lacking quality. Fair competition was forthcoming for fat wethers, which recovered tne easing in price experienced last week. Fax ewes sold on a par with recent sales, lower prices being recorded on most lines owing to the indifferent quality. One of the heaviest yardings of breeding ewes experienced for many weeks was penned and. a number of reliable useful lines of ewes were included. Sales were made at what appeared to be reasonable figures, allowing for the work and grazing that has been supplied to them, and some- lots appeared to be better buying than at the ewe lairs. The yarding in this section comprised low-mouthed and nondescript sorts. For these competition was dull. However, the majority of the entry changed hands at auction. Store hoggets were yarded in fair numbers with only about three small lines of ewe hoggets coming in. Competition was good except for the lowest grade.

I The beef offering was not a heavy ione and competition was anything but | bright. A'very light entry, of store cattlc sold quite well' and the dairy cows and heifer's met with fair competition. Quotations: —. Fat lambs, 17s sd, 17s 9d, 13s, los iid, 18s sd, 18s 7d, 18s 9d, 18s lid, 19s, l'Js 2d. 20s, 21s, 23s Cd; fat ewes, 15s, IBs, 16s Id, 20s 3d, 21s, 21s 2d; fat wethers, 235; 4-year ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 24s 7d; fat wethers, to 5 years, r.w. S.D. rams, 19s 4d, 235, to 23s Id;-'fat'wethers, 4 to 5 years, r.w. S.D. rams,. 25s 8d; aged ewes, r.w. S.D. ram, 13s, 14s, 14s 3d, 16s 6d, 17s 6d; store ewes, ss, 8s 3d, 8s 6d; b.f. lambs, 10s lOd, 12s 4d, 14s 3d, 15s, 17s 6d; w.f. lambs, 15s, 17s 6d; woolly lambs, 15s 3d; m.s. lambs. 6s 4d, lis 3d, 14s 3d, 14s 9d. 15s 2d; ewe lambs, 24s 9d; wether lambs, 18s 9d;

2-tooth wethers, 22s 3d; dairy cows, r.w.b., £2 ss. £2 12s. dd, £3, £4 ss, £5, £5 ss, £6 15s; heifers, r.w.b., £4, £4 2s 6d, £5 17s 6d; heifers in milk, £3; cows in milk, £2 4s, £2 7s 6d; store cows, £1 18s, £2 6s, £2 7s, £2 7s 6d, £2 Bs, £2 10s, £2 lis, £2 14s; yearling Jersey heifers, £3; P.A. empty cows, £4 14s, £4 16s; fat cows, £5 12s 6d, £6; fat cows, dairy sorts, £2 10s, £2 17s, £3, £3 12s 6d. £3 17s 6d; fat heifers, dairy sorts, £3, £3 2s 6d, £3 17s 6d. PIGS AND POULTRY.

I The Dominion Auctioneering ComIpany, Pataerston North, had a fair i yarding of pigs at their weekly pig I fair on Saturday, with a further in- | creased demand lor all sorts. Weaners were again in demand, and there wab !a fair inquiry for slips and stores. [Prices all round showed a fair rise on last week's prices. Realisations were as follows:—Weaners, from 9s to 13s; slips, to 16s; stores, to 235; porkers, 255; sows to farrow, 70s to 755; sow and litter, 85s.

There was also a good inquiry for poultry, all lines being cleared at prices which were practically on a par with those obtained at last week's sale. Realisations were as follows;— White hens, 3s 6d to 5s per pair; black hens, 4s to 6s; cockerels. 4s 6d to 8s; ducks, 2s 8d to ss; pullets, 5s to 9s; turkey hens', 5s to 7s each; turkey gobblers, (is to 8s Cd each; geese, 2s 9d to 4s each. W'AIKAN'AE SALE. There were large yardings of both sheep and cattle at the Waikanae sale held last week by Abraham and Williams, Ltd. The sheep offered consisted principally of breeding ewes, and a total clearance was made at full late rates. Sheep: Five- and six-year ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 21s 8d; five-year-old ewes, 225; two-tooth ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 33s 6d; two-tooth wethers, 21s 9d, 22s 3d, 23s 3d; fat ewes, £1; store lambs, 16s 3d, 16s 6d, 17s Id; small lambs, 10s, 13s, 15s.

Cattle: Fat cows, £3 2s 6d, £4, £4 5.5, £5, £5 12s 6d; P.A. weaner heifers, £4 2s to £4 4s; P.A. weaner steers. £5; Shorthorn-Polled Angus runners, £3 17s to £4; heifers, r.w.b., £3 15s to £4; springing cows, £7 to £7 ss: springing heifers, £5 10s, £6, £6 12s 6d.