FEILDING SALE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 56, 8 March 1937, Page 17

FEILDING SALE

HEAVY SHEEP YARDING

EWES FROM EAST COAST

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on Friday's FeilcUng sale:—We submitted another large yarding of sheep of all classes, breeding ewes both 2tooths and aged sorts being in the majority. In the two-tooth section we penned several lines of straight station ewes from the east coast. At the commencement of the sale the inquiry for these was slow but as the sale progressed the demand hardened and we report having effected practically a total clearance at values on a par with the previous week's rates. In the aged ewe section we yarded several lines of reliable 4 and 5-year ewes and have to report a strong demand with a total clearance at auction for all lots offered, values being from Is to Is 6d higher than the previous week. A strong demand was in evidence in the store lamb section and here again we have to report an excellent clearance at auction, values being firm on recent sales. A light yarding came to hand in the fat sheep section^ the market showing an easing tendency. A heavy penning of cattle of all classes came to hand and we report a strong inquiry for all classes with the exception of run-bred cattle, values in all cases being on a par with recent sales, with a slow inquiry for station-bred cattle. Fat cattle ex the dairy sold freely at full late rates. Quotations:—*• Fat Sheep.-^Lambs, 21s 3d, 22s Id, 235, 23s 4d; ewes, 16s Bd, 18s Bd, 19s, 20s, 21s 3d, 25s 6d; wethers, 20s lOd, 25s Bd, 26s Bd, 27s 2cJ, 28.s 2d, 30s, Store Sheep. —2-tooth ewes, 29s 6d, 30s, 33s 3d, 37s 6d, 38s 3d, 39s 6d, 41s 6d, 425, 42s 6d; 4-tooth ewes, 33s 6d, 37s lOd; 6-tooth ewes, 275, 325, 335, 33s 6d; 4-year ewes, 21s, 28s 9d, 29s 6d, 30s 8d; 4 and syear ewes, 255, 27s Bd, 28s 4d;. 5-year ewes, 20s Bd, 245, 275, 27s lQd; 6-year ewes, 16s 6d, 20s 4d, 245: ewe lambs, 19s 7d, 2Qs 6d, 24s Id, 255, 265, 26s Bd, 27s 6d; wether lambs, 14s, 15s 6d, 17s 9d, 18s 9d; b.f. lambs, 18s, 18s Bd, 19s; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 26s lpd. Fat Cfittle.T-P.A. cows and heifers, £7 12s, £7 15s; cows and vealers, £3 10s, £4 2s (3d, £5 14s; cows, £3 7s, £3 10s, £3 15s, £4, £4 2s 6d, £4 7s 6d, £4 15s, £5, £5 2s 6d, £5 10s, £6, £6 2s 6d. Store Cattle.—Heifers r.w.b., £3 Is, £3 7s 6d; weaner Jersey heifers, 375, £2, £2 4s, £2 7s, £3; cows, £2 Bs, £2 12s, £2 19s, £3, £3 ss, £3 Bs, £3 10s, £3 15s; P.A. steers, £8 ss, £7 10s; bullocks, £9 Is. Dairy Cattle.—Springing cows, £4 15s, £5. SOUND BEEF SALE. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report that good entries came to hand in all sheep sections and store cattle. The quality of the two-tooth ewes, which comprised many useful lines, was not up to the previous week's entry, but there was a very fair sale in this section. Full-mouth «wes met with a strong sale for any lines with sound mouths. Heavy-conditioned and irregular mouthing lines were more difficult to sell. Store lambs met with fair competition for best sorts, but with a steady tone about the lower grade. Two full races of rams of all ages and de^ scription sold at prices, in keeping with quality. The entry of run cattle "was the heaviest seen in the yards since the spring. However, the quality could have been better and .sales at auction were small, although private selling took place after the sale, The beef entry was a medium one, with stronger competition and a sound sale.

Quotations: —Fat ewes, 15s to 19s 7d; fat S.D. ewes, 17s 7d; fat wethers, 24s to 25s 3d; fat b.f. wethers, 25s 8d; 2tooth ewes, 34s 6d, 35s 3d, 38s, 395, 39s Id, to 39s 4d; m.s. 2-tooths, 21s Id; 2topth b.f. ewes. 24s lOd; maiden 4-tooth ewes, 34s 6d; 4- and 6-tooth and 4-year

ewes, 25s to 295; 4 and 5-year ewes, 21s, 5-year ewes, 23s 6d, 24s 4d, and 24s 8d; 6-year ewes, 22s 8d; old breeding ewes, 14s 10d, 15s 3d, to 20s; 2-tooth wethers, 265; b.f. lambs, 19s 8d; w.f. wether lambs,-46s 3d, 17s lOd, to 18s; ewe lambs, 20s Id; wether lambs, lls to 14s 7d; cull lambs, 5s 4d, 7s, 10s 3d, to Us; 1-shear Romney rams, 4, 5, and 9 guineas;' 1-shear S.D. rams, 22, 3, 3i, 4, and 6 guineas; 2-shear S.D. rams, 13 guineas; store cows, £2 3s 6d, £2 13s, £2 15s, £2 16s, £2 18s 6d, £3, to £3 3s;'Friesian heifers, r.w.b., £5 6s; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 10s to £2 13s 6d: yearling heifers, £2 ss; yearling bulls, 15s; bulls, £1 ss, £2, to £3 7s 6d; 2J-year steers, £8 ss; 4- and 5-year PA. bullocks, £10 8s; P.A. heifers, £4 15s; fat S.H. cows, £8 7s 6dj steers, £5 10s; heifers. £4; Hereford heifers, £3*l2s 6d; vealers, £2 15s. TWO-TOOTHS IN DEMAND. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Distributing Co., Ltd., report: — Another big yarding of both ewes and lambs came forward. Ti'.^e was still quite a good demand for 2-tooth ewes, top prices realised being £2 4s. Bidding on the 4- and 5-year ewes was slack for the start, but firmed up as the sale progressed. Lambs sold at prices firm on the previous week's sale. Both fat sheep and cattje sold at prices on a par with the last sale. The bidding on the store cattle was not brisk, but most of ..these were sold privately, practically a total clearance being made. Quotations:—Fat sheep: Lambs, 18s 6d 19s 3d, 20s lOd, 21s 6d, 22s 7d, to 235; wethers. 24s 6d, 255, 20s 6d, to 275; ewes, 17s, 18s 3d, 19s sd, 20s to 21s. Cows, dairy sorts, £3 10s, £4, £4 12s 6d £5 ss, to £6 ss; heifers, dairy sorts, £3 ss, £4 2s 6d, £5 ss, to £5 12s 6d. Store. sheep: 2-tooth ewes, 37s 6d, 38s 3d, 39s 6d, £2, £2 Is, to £2 2s; 6-tooth to 4-year, 28s Bd, 29s 3d, 30s 7d; 4- and 5-year ewes, 255, 27s lOd, 28s 3d, 29s 9d; f.m. ewes, 19s, 20s, 21s 6d, 22s Id; ewe lambs, 19s 6d, 21s, 22s 3d, 23s 6d, 245, to 255; w.f.w. lambs, 14s 6d, 16s 3d, 17s Id, 18s Id, 19s; b.f. lambs, 15s, 16s, 17s 3d, 18s sd, 19s 6d, 20s Id; 2-tooth wethers, 22s 6d, 24s 3d, 25s to 265. Store cattle: P.A. bullocks, £10 to £10 10s; P.A, steers, £7 10s !to £8 ss. Dairy cattle: Springing cows, £4, £4 ss, £4 12s 6d. to £5 ss; springing heifers, £4 15s to £5 2s 6d; weaner heifers, £2, £2 ss. £2 10s, to £2 12s 6d. EKETAHUNA SALE. Dalgety and Co., Ltci,, report on their Eketahuna sale }a§ld on Thursday as follows:—A good entry of sheep came forward and attracted a large attendanpe of buyers, There was a sjight easing in the prices of lambs, but other sheep made values much on a par with recent sales. A number of Southdown and Romney rams yarded attracted a lot of attention, and made good values. There was a total clearance, as folr lows:—B.f. lambs, 15s 3d, 15s 6d, 15s lid, 16s, to 17s 6d; small b.f. lambs, 12s, 12s 4d, 12s 7d, to 13s; l-shear' Romney rams, 3fgs, 4gs, 4Jgs, sgs, 6gs, 6jgs, to 7gs; 1-shear S.D, rams, 3gs, 4Jgs, sgs, 6}gs, to 7gs; aged S,D, rams, lgn, 2gs, 2Jgs, 2Jgs, to 3Jgs.