CATTLE EASIER

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 18, 19 October 1936, Page 3

CATTLE EASIER

PRICES AT FEILDING SALE

Abraham arid Williams,' Ltd., ,'report lighter yardings of both store and fafc sheep at Friday's Feilding sale; Some tip-top lines of woolly wether .hoggets came forward, the demand for these being very sound with values practically on a- par with late rates. Practically the first penning- of shorn, hoggets also came to hand, these'meeting with a good1 sale. ;■ Just odd pens of ewes with b.f.' lambs sold in. accordance with quality. • '.',:■:.• ■ : • A large yarding of store' cows ■ex dairy met with a fair sale, values hardly being up to late rates, this .fact being due no doubt to. the cold,-windy weather experienced over the past fewweeks, checking' the growth." Run-bred cattle met with a fair sale. Dairy "cattle, both cows and-heifers,'were easierunless of exceptionally good, quality. There was a .'large, .yarding.':of fat cattle, comprised principally of dairybred sorts and these sold^ at. ,late rates. A heavy yarding of , dairy-bred bulls of all ages came! to hahd'aiid for these there was'a good dema'rid'right .throughout with practically/,: a". ■ total clearance at auction:—: ' ' .'. ■Quotations: — :.' ,' ■■'■"■■■'■■'■ ■ Fat sheep:—Fat ewes; 16s'6d.- 22s 3d, 25s 3d, 25s lOd, 265, 275-6 d, 28s, 295, 30s 3d;;.fat. hoggets, 235. 6.d, 255, 295, 30s 6d, 33s 3d, 33s fid,. .343; fat; wethers, 23s 6d, 245, 26s 4 27s fid. Store sheep: Wether hoggets, 235, 245. 10d;?25s; BJT. hoggets, 21s 6d. 225, 235. Fa.t cattle:' Vealers," £2, £2. ss;' P.A.'heifers, £7 10s, £8; cows, £2 15s,''£2'17s'6d, £3, £3 ss, £3 15s, £3 18s 6a,' £.4, v £4 10s, £4 17s 6d, £5, £5 7s 6d,'..£5 12s' 6d. £5 17s 6d, £6, £6 10s,' £6 17s' 6d,.£7 55.. Store ' cattle: Store cows,! 2ls, 225, 245, '355,' 38s, £2, £2 7s, £2'Ms, £2 13s, £2 15s, £2 18s, £3 3s, £3 lbs, £3 16s; yearling Jersey heifers, £2. 10s. £.3. £3 10s. Dairy cattle:' Springing heifers, £3 ss, £3 7s' 6d,' £3 10s, £3 15s, £4, £4 10s, £4 15s, £5,:£5;55,:£e, £6 2s 6d, £6 15s, £7; springing cows, £3 10s, £3 15s, £4 2s 6d, £5 12s 6d. £7. Bulls: Yearling Jersey bulls, £4 ss, £5 ss, £6 15s, £7 17s-6d; .£8 10s, £9 19s 6d, £10, £15 15s, ">£l9 8s 6d: 2-year Jersey bulls, £5 105,£5:155, £8 55,. £6- 15s, ■£'!,■ £8 ss, £9. ' ■■■ ■'■