MEDIUM YARDINGS

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 149, 21 December 1936, Page 7

MEDIUM YARDINGS

FEILDING STOCK SALE

FIRST STORE LAMBS

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the Feilding sale held on Friday as under:—

' Medium yardings in all sections came I to hand. In the store sheep section | the entry was comprised principally oi j two-tooth wethers and ewes and alsoj a fair sprinkling of b.f. lambs, the first entry of store lambs in Feilding tins; . year. All clashes of sheep sold freely { at fully up to late rates. The entry j of store lambs met with strong competition, just being medium sortn iti| the wool, these selling up to 17s Gd. Fat sheep of all classes sold freely with ' values cbove late rates, thin being par-; tially due to the fact that butchers had \ to make provision for (ho holidays by j buying extra supplies. A medium yarding of run-bred cattle sold freely j !at late rates. The usual yarding of j j stora cows ex the dairy sold on a par ! with late rates. A small entry °f i dairy cattle were submitted and there was no quotable change in values. A heavy yarding of fat cattle came forward, the entry being comprised principally of cows ex the dairy. Odd lots of run-bred cattle were submitted. The | sale on the whole was sound for all j classes with values showing little variation over the past few weeks. Quotations. —Fat sheep: Ewes, 18s 9d, 19s 6d, 20s 9d, 21s lOd; hoggets, 20s 9d, | 21s Id, 24s 7d, 25s Gd. 265. 26s 2d, 265! 7d, 275, 27s 4d, 23s 4d; wethers, 24s 6d, 27s Id. Store sheep: Shorn wether) hoggets. 19s 7d, 20s 9d; ewes and lambs, 10s, 14s 9d, 16s 6d. Fat cattle: Vealers, 335; runners, £3 18s; cows, £3 15s. £4, £4 2s 6d. £4 7s 6d, £4 10s, £4 17s 6d, £5. £5 ss. £5 10s, £5 15s, £6 2s 6d, £6 15s, £7 2s 6d. Store cattle: Cows, 20s, 31s, £2 ss, £2 10s. £2 12s, £3, £3 2s, £3. 13s; cows and calves. £4. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, £4, £5 10s; springing cows, £2 10s. £4 10s; heifers r.w.b., £3 6s, £3 12s 6d, £4 ss. BLACKFACES IN DEMAND. Dalgety and Company, Limited,. report that there was a nice entry of fat blackface two-tooths and a medium entry of fat ewes, with an odd pen of fat lambs in the fat sheep section. Competition for prime blackfaces was stronger than usual and prices firmed. Fat lambs sold fairly well, whilst fat ewes held their own. A small entry of store sheep comprised priacipally shorn blackface hoggets and twotooth wethers, with the first line of store lambs of the season, about 450 woolly blackfaces. There was a firm tone about this market with a splendid clearance at prices fully up to our recent markets. The blackface lambs realised 14s 4d and 17s Cd. A failentry of beef cattle was penned, including some nice-quality cows and heifers with a fair sale. An average entry of run cattle came to hand with, ' if anything, better competition. A very small yarding of dairy cattle sold at late rates. Quotations.—Woolly b.f. lambs, 14s 4d, 17s 6d; shorn b.f. two-tooths, 20s lOd, 21s 6d; shorn two-tooths, 19s Id; b.f. twotooth ewes. 25s 4d; two-tooth ewes, 29s 10d; fat b.f. hoggets, 23s 3d, 23s 4d, 24s Id, 26s 8d; fat maiden ewes, 29s 6d; fat S.D. ■ ewes. 255; shorn fat ewes, 18s 3d. 18s lOd, 20s 4d: dairy cows, r.w.b., £4, £4 ss, £5; yearling Jersey heifers, £3, £3 12s 6d; store cows, £2 12s 6d; yearling P.A. steers, £6 17s 6d; two-year P.A steers, £7 14s, £7 15s; fat Hereford heifers, £7 7s; fat heifers, S.-H. and P.A., £8; fat P.A. cows, £6, £6 15s. £7 10s, £7 17s, £8; fat cows, dairy sorts. £3 15s, £4 7s 6d, £4 10s, i£s, £5 12s cd.; : ;. SOME VALUES HIGHER, ,:,The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—This was the last sale at this centre for 1936 and, on that account, the offerings were limited in some departments. There was, however, a medium to good attendance and, with the exception of run cattle, interest was fully maintained and values, in some instances, showed some appreciation on late sale= Js:at..sheepu.filled_.four races, a decided increase over the past few sales. The quality throughout was good, especially relating to wethers, which were in the majority. This class showed an advance of approximately Is 6d to'2s per head on recent values, due. ' no doubt, to butchers being desirous of securing requirements to take them over the holiday period. Ewes, on the other hand, were on a par with the previous week. There were no passings. Store sheeD were in moderate supply only, mediocre for quality and varied in assortment. Keen interest was displayed in "this department throughout, especially for lambs, values for which can, to some" degree, be taken as a basis for operations early in the New Year. Other classes were firm on late rates. Run cattle, of which there were two races, found limited inquiry and passings were frequent. Fat' cows were again forward in large sup-1 ply, with about eaual numbers of sta-1 tion bred and those ex dairy. The quality of the former was good, but passings were noticeable. The market eventually settled down firm on late rates for light to medium weight cattle well finished, irrespective of colour. Business in the dairy section, both in close-to-profit and yearling cattle, was negligible* Quotations were:— Fat sheep: Light lambs, 21s to 22s 2d; extra prime 2-tboth wethers, 27s to 28s 2d: good ditto, 25s 6d to 26s 8d; light ditto, 23s 4d to 24s 9d; 4 and 6tooth wethers, 26s 3d to 275; light woolly, 27s ,4d; ewes,' prime maiden, 2 and 4-tooths, 29s 6d: extra prime Southdowns, 255; prime woollies, 32s 2d; shorn heavy prime, 20s -2d to 21s 10d; average weights, 19s 2d to 20s; light and unfinished, 17s 3d to 18s 9d. Store sheep: Store and forward black-face lambs, 18s 4d,. 17s 6d; medium store ditto, 14s 4,i- to 15 S 3d; good 2-tooth wethers, 24s ld;< small and b.f. cross ditto, 19s 7d, 19s 6d; small 2-tooth ewes, 29s lOd; b.f. cross ditto, 25s 4d; ewes and lambs (all,counted), 18s 4d, 17s 3d, 16s 6d, 15s 3d, 14s; 9d. Fat cows: Station bred, according to weight and finish. £7 to £8 15s; ex dairy, £5 to £6 12s 6d, and tailing, to £3 15s for very light and unfinished; vealers, £1 15s to £2 15s; runners, £3 5s to £3 18s.' Store cattle: 2-year Polled Angus cross.steers. £7 14s; mixed coloured and small two-year ditto, £5 12s. Dairies: Cows, to £6; heifers, to £5 10s: 18-month Jersey heifers (r.w.b.), £4 12s; ditto (empty), £3 15s. , . . FAT CATTLE SELL WELL. The New Zealand-Farmers' Co-opera-tive Distributing Co., Ltd., report that quite a small yarding came forward for the last sale of the season. In the fat sheep section fat lambs and wethers sold well, while fat ewes sold at rates about on a par with last sale. In the store sheep section'the first offering of lambs came forward, these selling well. The 2-tooth wethers yardeo. sold at the previous week's prices. In the fat cattle section station cattle sold well, while the dairy fats, which were in over suppy. sold at slightly easier prices. In the store cattle section the market was quiet with few sales resulting. Boner cattle were slightly easier in price. Quotations: — Fat sheep: Lambs. 18s Gd, 19s 6d, 21s 2d, 225, 255; b.f.'s, 23s 6d, 24s 6d, 25s 6d 275, 28s 2d; ewes, 18s. 18s 9d, 19s, 19s 9d, 20s 6d. Fat bullocks, £9 10s, £10 ss, £11 4s, £11 7s 6d; fat Hereford cows, £5 2s 6d, £5 10s, £5 15s, £6 15s £7 12s 6d, £7 15s; fat cows (dairy sorts), £3 10s, £4 ss, £4- 17s 6d, £5 ss; fat heifers (dairy sorts), £3 ss, £o 15s £4 2s 6d, £5. Store sheep: B.F. lambs, 17s 6d; 2-tooth wethers, 21s 6d, 122s 235. 24s Id;'ewes, with lambs al foot (all counted). 17s 6d, 18s. ,18s 4d. Store cattle: 15-month P.A. steers, £6 17s 6d; 24-year P.A. steers, £8 7s 6d.