FEILDING SALE

Evening Post, Volume CCXV, Issue 13, 17 January 1938, Page 18

FEILDING SALE

GOOD LAMBS IN DEMAND

"BETTER THAN EXPECTED"

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Distributing Company, Ltd., report on Friday's Feilding sale:—We yarded 10,000 lambs, which were for the most part shorn w.f. lambs with a portion of black faces and an odd pen of ewe lambs. The bidding on good forward lines was animated, while medium and cull lots were at times risappointing to the sellers, who m practically all cases sold under the hammer. Taking into consideration the big yarding prices were better than anticipated, and, although not up to the previous week's rates, were above prices realised at the various sales held during the week. A good line of 300 shorn w.f. wether lambs offered on account of Mr. A. Langdon, of Colyton, topped the market at 19s 3d. In the cattle section only a medium entry came forward and all sections sold on a par with late rates. Quotations:—Shorn w.f. wether lambs, 12s 7d, 14s Bd, 14s lOd, 15s 3d, 16s Id, 16s 4d, 16s 6d, 16s 9d, 17s 2d, 17s 3d, 17s Bd, 18s, 18s Bd, 19s 3d; shorn b.f. lambs, 10s 2d, 10s 4d,, 10s lOd, lls 3d, 12s, 13s 2d, 14s, 14s 6d, 15s, 15s ,Bd, 16s 6d, 17s 2d; woolly b.f. lambs, 12s, 12s 8d713s 2d, 13s 7d, 15s Bd, 16s 4d, 17s 6d, 18s 8d; shorn ewe lambs, 8s 4d, 10s Id, 15s, 16s 3d, 17s, 18s 7d, 19s sd, 225; fat ewes, 16s 2d, 16s Bd, 17s 6d, 18s, 19s 3d; fat hoggets, 245, 25s 3d, 26s Id, 26s 9d, 27s 3d. Cattle: Fat P.A. bullocks, £10 17s 6d; fat S.H. cows, £6 ss, £6 10s, £6 17s 6d, £7 ss, £7 12s 6d, £7 15s; fat cows, ex dairy, £4 2s ba, £4 10s, £4 17s 6d, £5 10s, £5 17s 6d, £6 ss, £6 10s; springing second calvers, £5 5s to £6 10s; weaner Jersey heifers, 37s to £2 10s; boner cows, £2 to £4 ss. SUCCESSFUL CLEARANCE. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report an exceptionally heavy yarding ot store sheep, comprised principally ot store lambs, was submitted, and we have to 'report a highly^successful clearance at values very little back on those ruling at our offering at the opening- sale of the year a week ago. We offered several special entry lines on account of local graziers which in practically every case sold in.yenders favour. Just odd pens of cast for age ewes were yarded, these failing to attract any attention. A light yarding of fat sheep sold at late rates. A small offering of station-bred cattle failed to attract attention. Fat cattle sold freely at slightly advanced rates. Some of our special entries of lambs were as under:—Account Mr. H. a. Johnstone, Cheltenham, small ewe lambs 20s 3d, medium wether^lambs 14s 3d; Mr. T. R. Vile, Haleombe 600 woolly b.f. lambs, 18s to 18s ld;.Mr. T. Beetham, Pohangma, top shorn wether lambs 18s, small ewe lambsi 18s, Mr F. H. Richards, Waiata, shorn wether lambs 16s 9d, small ewe lambs 19s 3d- Mr T. E. Craine, Kiwieta, shorn bf lambs, 17s 6d; Messrs. Shannon Bros., Waituna, medium shorn "SSLffifeS shle^Fat wethe^ BJF. lambs, 7s 2d, 10s, 12s 7d, 13s 10d, i a* »•& a a a a f 74 18s! ewe laW 18s, 19s 3d, 20s 3d; two-tooth ewes, 21s; tw°-t o ott, wethers, 19s 6d. Fat cattle: Vealers, US do, £2 5s £2 12s 6d; cows and vealer| £6- cows £4 17s 6d, £5, £5 2s 6d, £5 ss,'£s 7s 6d? £6 10s, £7 £7 10s, £7 14s. Store cattle: Cows 3 8s 6d, £3 10s £3 17s 6d, £4, £4 7s 6d; P.A. steers £8 17s 6d. Dairy cattle: Springta| cows, £6, £6 7s 6d; heifer^ r.w.b £3 6s; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 12s. FAT SHEEP DEARER. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aeency Company, Limited, report on the Feilding sale:—Fat sheep were to shortT supply and the market registered a hardening tendency with an advance of Is to Is 6d a head on the two-tooths. The store sheep section consisted of practically all lambs, of which the majority were shorn. The auality of the sheep submitted, which S forward in fully advertised numhpr<? was auite good. The sale was steady throughout and, although prices of late sales as did fat cattle, most of which were ex dairy sorts. Quota'h snfsf hsp:^rsr.ra bi; ewes, 16s 6q, 17s 2d\ 18s, 18s 6d; lambs, 21s 6d 22s 6d, 25s 4d. Store cattle: loner cows, £3 7s 6d £3 10s, £3 12s 6d £4 ss, £4 10s, £4 15s; cows and calves, £4 2s, £5 12s 6d Fat i cattle: Ex dairy cows, £4 12s 6d, £4 15s, X4 17s 6df£s, £5 7s 6d, £5 lls, £5 15s, £6 2s'6d, £6 17s 6d; heifers, £5 £5 10s, to £6 15s; vealers, 30s to £2 12s 6d. WELL-SUSTAINED DEMAND. Dalgety and Company, Limited, re-ports-There was an exceptionally heavy yarding for the second sale for the season, when approximately. 20,000 sheep were penned, comprising principally lambs, which included several pens 6f good quality sorts. The market was better than anticipated with a well-sustained demand right throughout the auction. We report a good clearance with prices for good rape lambs showing a Is decline and for medium and light sorts, probably 2s down. There was a small yarding ot fat sheep and a firm sale resulted. A nominal entry of fat cattle was yarded, mostly ex dairy, which sold a shade better than the previous weeks prices. There was a keen sale for boner cows and potters. Quotations: Fat lambs, 22s 6d; fat two-tooth wethers, 24s 2d, 24s 9d, 275, 27s 7d; fat two-tooths, 235; fat ewes, 16s lOd, 18s, 18s 6d; woolly b.f. lambs, 15s lOd woolly b.f. lambs (small), 7s 6d; shorn b.f. lambs, 13s, 13s Id 13s 4d; shorn b.f. lambs (small), 8s 6d; w.f.w; lambs, 13s 6d, 14s, 14s Id, 16s 9d; w.f.w. (small), 7s, 7s 9d; rape lambs. 16s 6d; ewe lambs, 15s, 15s 6d, 235, 23s 8d; store ewes, 12s 3d; twotooth ewes, 25s 6d; fat Hereford heifers, £6 17s 6d; fat P.A.-Hereford cows, £6 ss; fat P.A. heifers, £7 10s; fat cows, £4 15s; fat Jersey bullocks, £6 7s 6d, £6 10s, £6 17s 6d; vealers, £1 15s; P.A. runners, £3 10s; cows and vealers, £6 2s 6d; fat cows, dairy sorts, £4 9s, £4 17s 6d; fat heifers, dairy sorts, £5; store cows, £2 18s 6d, £3 12s 6d, £4, £4 2s, £4 ss. PIGS, POULTRY, ETC. The Dominion Auctioneering Company, Palmerston North, reports that a large entry of pigs came forward for Thursday's sale, there being a decided weakening in prices in all lines, This is probably due to the milk supply going off and also the abnormally hot weather. However, the sellers met the market, a total clearance being made at the undermentioned prices. Another capacity yarding of poultry came forward, there being little variation in prices ruling during the past few weeks. Fruit and produce now coming forward in large quantities. We quote as follows:— Pigs—Best weaners, lls to 14s; small weaners, from 7s to 10s; slips, from 12s to 15s; stores, from 17s to 255; light porkers, from 28s to 325. Poultry: Young ducks, from 4s 4d to 9s 4d per pair; old ducks, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d per pair; best W.L. hens, from 5s to 5s 6d per pair; light hens, from 2s to 4s 2d per pair; heavy 8.0. hens, from 3s 8d to 6s 6d per pair; best heavy cockerels, from 6s to 7s per pair; light cockerels, from Is to 4s per pair; medium pullets, from 7s to 8s per pair. Fruit and produce: Peaches, from 5s to 7s 6d per halfcase, from 3s to 4s per quarter, and from 3s to 5s 6d per tray; plums, Burbanks, from 4s 6d to 6s per half-case; cooking plums, from 2s 6d to 4s per half-case; nectarines, from 6s to 9s 3d per half-case; apricots, from 5s to 8s 6d per half-case; apples, Astrakhans, from 6s to 8s per bushel; Gravensteins, from 5s 6d to 8s per bushel; cucumbers, from 2s 9d to 4s 6d per half-case; lemons, from 12s to 15s per bushel; black currants,, from 6s to 8s per case; raspberries, from 6s to lls per tin; tomatoes, from 2s 6d to 4s 6d per quarter-case (outside), hot- ?: p.ejy4bi.peas#fi»m ? da;6d

5s to 12s per bag; beans, from 2s lc 5s ner bag; cabbages, from 4s to 5s 3d per bag/ caulfflowers, to 3s 3d pei case- lettuce, from Is to 5s 6d pet case 1 carrots, from 2s to 4s per dozen bunches rhubarb, from 4s to 5s per do?enf potatoes, from 9s to 10s 6d pet bag. _____ = _;-——--—