SOUND SALE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1937, Page 18

SOUND SALE

LIVESTOCK AT FEILDING

GOOD EWES DEARER

• -The' Feilding stock sale on Friday featured a heavy yarding of breeding ewes and lambs.

Dalgety and Company, Limited,- report that two-tooth ewes were penned in fair numbers and comprised useful sheep with several lines ot good quality. Competition was stronger and tnere was a sound sale, with a recovery in, price on sales earlier in the week. Mr. A. S. Browni'Pakihikura, sold 212 at 48s 2d, an<} Mr. J. A. T. Brown, Sandon Block, 193 'at 425. Both' lots were early shorn and had size and breeding. Full-mouth ewes met a better demand for lines with teeth, prices being definitely stronger. Aged | sorts'were again: plentiful, with little demand, many lots-being bought for fattening. Store lambs of all classes were in demand, especially forward lots, prices being firm. Cull lambs were easier.-A medium offering of fat sheep sold to a quiet demand with little change in price.

Beef cattle met a fair, sale, finished quality selling to recent rates. Store cattle comprised store dairy cows and young heifers. A fair sale for useful lines.

Quotations:—Fat lambs, 225; fat ewes, 15s 9d, 17s,'18s Id, 18s 2d, IBs | 3d, 18s 9d; two-tooth ewes, 34s 2d, 34s 3d, 35s Bd, 425, 48s 2d; two-tooth ewes, small, 275; b.f. two-tooth ewes, 21s 9d, 25s 7d; four and; six-tooth ewes, 335; four-year ewes, 26s 9d; old breeding ewes, 13s, 13s 9d, 14s, 14s 6d, 15s, 15s 6d, 21s; wether lambs, ,11s 4d, 17s 7d; b.f. lambs, 11s,' 12s 10d, 14s; sh.w.f.w. lambs, 16s 4d, 16s 10d;'sh. w.f. lambs, 12s 9d; ewe lambs, 18s 4d, 19s 6d; 1 sh: S.D. ram, 4sgs; small lambs, 4s 3d, 6s 3d, 6s Bd, 8s ■ 3d, 8s 9d, 9s. 6d, 11s Id; three-year heifer,-r.w.b., £4; Jersey bulls, £4 2s 6d; store cows, £2, £2 ss, !£2 11s, £2 16s, £3, £3 12s; cows and calves, £4 ss; fat P.A. cows, £7 12s 6d, £7 16s, £7 18s; fat Hereford cows, £7 7s 6d, £7 10s, £7 17s 6d; fat S.H. cows, £7 15s, £8 2s 6d; fat Jersey steers, £6 ss; fat cows, dairy sorts, £3 10s, £3 15s, £3 16s, £3 18s 6d, £4, £4 7s 6d,' £4 15s, £5, £5 4s 6d; £5 7s 6d. STRONGER MARKET. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report a heavy yarding, the entry in the main being comprised of 2-tooth and 4-and 5-year ewes.i Just odd pens of genuine 4- and 5-year ewes came forward, the balance of the yarding in this section being of a doubtful nature. Nevertheless, there was a strong market for both 2-tooth and 4- and 5-year ewes than was the case at the .first ewe fair. One outstanding pen of aged marked 5-year ewes, offered on account of Mr. Arnold Bartlett,- of Kimbolton, sold freely, realising the.good price of 30s. Four-year,ewes on account of the same vender realised 31s 3d. Another good' line of 4- and syear hill ewes offered on account of Mr. Herbert Brown, of Pakihikura. realised 30s. Lambs of all classes also sold readily at fully up to late rates. A fair yarding of fat sheep came' forward,' the market being hardly as strong 'as. has been: the case over the last few. weeks. .

A fairly heavy yarding "of fat cows ex the dairy came forward ■ and for these there was strong competition. In the store section a heavy yarding ' came to hand, cows ex the dairy being in the majority and for these there was a sound sale with values fully, up to late rates. Quotations: — ' Fat sheep: Ewes, 17s 4d, 17s 9d, 18s Id, 18s 6d; wethers, 235, 24s 7d, 24s.lid, 255, 26s 6d; store sheep, 2-th. ewes, 30s '6d, 335, 35s 9d, 3Gs 3d, 375, 38s 9d, 39s 6d. 41s 3d,. 44s 6d; 4- and 6-th ewes, 33s 7d, 34s 9d; 4-year ewos, 31s 3d; 5-year ew.es, 225, 22s Id, 235, 25s <7d, 265, Id, 30s; 6-year ewes, 22s 6d, 23s 3d; s.m. ewes, 16s 6d, 17s sd, 255; ewe lambs, 275, 27s 4d, 29s 6d; wether lambs, 12s 3d, 13s 2d, 14s Bd, 17s, 18s sd, 20s Bd, 20s lOd; b.f. lambs, 17s, 21s. Fat cattle: Cows and vealers, £4 2s 6d, £4 10s; fat cows, £3 ss, £3 12s 6d, £3 15s. £4, £4 10s, £4 15s, £4 17s 6d, £5, £5 2s 6d, £5 7s 6d, £5 10s,' £5 15s, £6! 10s;, store cattle, cows, 28s 6d, 30s, 31s, I 365, £2 Is, £2 10s, £2 12s, £2 15s, £3 Bs, £3 12s, £3 16s. £4 15s; weaner Jersey heifers, £2, £2 8s 6d, £2 16s, £6; dairy cattle, springing heifers, £5, £5, 10s, £6, £6 2s 6d. FAT SHEEP IN OVER-SUPPLY. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Distributing Co:, .Ltd., report that a heavy yarding of all classes of Sheep came forward. In the fat sheep section tHe market wasl over-supplied and prices w,ere hardly up to late rates. The demand for breeding ewes was keen, »nd in the aged-class the sale .was more animated than was the ewe fair f values being from 2s to 3s higher. The sale of two-tooth ewes-was in and out, but on the whole prices were maintained. The demand was good for better class shorn lambs with prices firm—poorer sorts were hard, to quit. A heavy offering of potter cows was keenly competed for at increased prices. The beef entry,was confined to dairy sorts, and here again, the sale was firm throughout. No run cattle were on offer.

Quotations: — 1 Fat Sheep.—Lambs, 19s Gd, 21s, -22s 6d, 245, 26s 3d; ewes, 17s 6d, 18s 3d, 19s 6d, 20s, 20s 4d; wethers, 235, 24s 3d, 255 6d, 26s Gd; b.f.'s, 225, 235-Gd, 24s 3d, 25s Gd. Fat Cattle.—Cows (dairy sorts), £3. £3 10s, £4 ss, £5 ss, £6 2s 6d; heifers, £3 15s; £4 ss, £5, £5 15s. ■ Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes, 32s 6d, 34s 3d, 36s 6d, 38s, £2 0s sd; four and five-year, 245, 255, 26s 7d,.275, 27s 9d. 30s; five-year ewes, ;23s 6d, 245, 255, 265! i.m.- ewes, 21s 6d, 225, 23s 3d, 245; b.f. lambs, 14s, 15s 6d, 16s 3d, 17s 4d, 18s 3d, 19s sd; w.f.w. lambs, 13s bd, 15s 3d 16s, 17s 3d, 18s 6d; ewe lambs, 235, 25s 6d, 275, 28s 3d, 32s 2d. Dairy Cattle.—Springing cows, £4 10s, £5 ss, £6, £6 17s 6d; springing heifers, £4 ss, £4 15s, £5 5s £6 7s 7d; weaner heifers, £2, £2 2s 6d, £2 ss, £2 10s. CARTERTON SALE. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., report:—We held our weekly sale at Carterton on Friday when we offered a big yarding to a good attendance. The ewe entry comprised chiefly aged ewes, and ,the demand was very restricted for these. Good lambs sold-at late rates, but small lambs met with a weaker market. There were considerably too many of the latter class of lamb' yarded for the demand. Cattle sold well, the inquiry for'fat and forward cows being strong. Springers met with a good sale. Porkers and baconers sold well, while weaners were easier. .

Following are prices:— Sheep.—Ewe Jambs, 20s 3d to 24s 6d: ewe lambs (medium), 15s to 18s 9d; small ewe lambs, 12s to 14s 6d; shorn wether lambs, 16s to 17s 6d; small wether lambs, 11s to 14s 3d; b.f. lambs, 17s to 20s 3d; medium b.f. lambs, 15s 3d to 16s 7d; small/b.f. lambs, 10s to 14s 6d; m.a. ewes, 24s 3d to 275; f.m. ewes, 13s 3d, 15s to 19s 3d: fat ewes, 17s •6d to ■ 19s Id; twotooth wethers, 21s 4d to 235; S.D. rams, 1 guinea to 2i guineas. Cattle.—Springing cows, £5 to £5 ss; springing heifers, £4 15s to £6; fat heifers, £5 ss; fat cows, £3 19s, £4 2s 6d, £4 15s, £5, £5 12s, £6, to £7 2s; forward cows, 455, £3 2s 6d, £3 7s 6d, to £3 15s; store cows, 18s, 27s 6d, 325, 34s 6d, to 38s; heifer calves, 40s to 525; potter bulls, 50s, £3 ss, £4 2s 6d, £5 15s, £6, to £6 2s 6d; cows and calves, £3 Is to £6 3s. Pigs.—Weaners, good 15s to 17s 6d, medium 12s to 14s 6d, small 8s to Us 6d; slips, 18s to 21s; store pigs, 21s 6d to 27s 6d; porkers, 32s 6d to £2 Is; baconers, £3 to' £3 15s; sows to farrow, £3 6s to £3 10s; sows with litters, £2 4s to £3 10s. ■