BETTER QUALITY
SHEEP AT FEILDING SALE
(By Telegraph—Press Association. )
FEILDING, April 8.
An all-round improvement in the quality of sheep was obvious today at tne Feilding yards. The yarding of store lambs was of moderate proportions, but the quality was better than for some time. Breeding ewes were in limited supply, but these pens showed a considerable improvement in quality. Fat sheep were offered in fair numbers and sold well.
The autumn cattle fair was held in conjunction with the sheep sale, the entry being little short of advertised numbers. Practically all the stock showed the effects of the shortage of feed, condition generally being backWard, except in the case of some very well-grown yearlings. Shorthorn and Polled Angus stock predominated and the bulk of the stock was female lines, Realisations were as follows: — Fat Sheep.—Ewes, prime heavy, 17s Id to 17s lOd; medium weights; 16s to 16s 9d; light, 12s to 15s 9d; prune maiden, 24s Id to 25s 6d; prime wethers, 31s 9d; second quality, 16s 6d to 27s 3d; average lines, 25s 9d to 26s 2d; light, 22s to 24s sd; b.f. two-tooths, 25s 6d to 28s 6d; best lambs, 25s 6d; medium weight, 20s 6d to 22s 6d; light, 16s 4d to 19s 6d. „ Store Sheep.—Wether lambs, well grown 15s to 15s 6d; medium-sized, 13s 6d to 14s; small, 9s 6d to 12s 2d; b.f., good, 15s; average sorts, 13s to 13s 6d; backward, 10s to 12s 6d; best ewes, 20s 6d to 21s sd; inferior, 16s 7d; good 4 and 6-tooth ewes, 26s lOd; m.a., 20s; cull, 7s 6d. Store Cattle.—Boner cows, best weights, £3 10s to £4 19s; light £1 10s to £4; small weaner steers, £1 7s 6d; weaner heifers, good, £2 5s to k.4 17s 6d; others; £1 7s 6d to £2; potter bulls, £4 to £6. . .„„„,-. Dairy Cattle.—Cows in milk, £2 15s, springing heifers, select lines, £8; 1 other! £3 2s 6d to £5 12s 6d; extra, good springing cows, £8 5s to £9. Fat Cattle.—A hardening tendency was shown for best classes, although generally the yarding was of poor quality. Best P.A. cows, £8; heifers, £7 to £7 18s; ex dairy cows good £7 to £7 10s; others, £4 10s to £6 Bs, Jersey heifers, £5 12s to £6; vealers, 25 poultr2 y S-Hens, Is 5d to 2s 6d; cockerels Is 2d to 2s 6d; pullets, 4s to 8s 6d! ducks, is 2d to Is lid; turkey gobblers, 10s 9d to Us 6d; geese, Is 6d to
3Sp igs ._Weaners, 5s 6d tolls; stores £1 to £1 Is 6d; porkers, £1 4s 6d to £1 14s.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 84, 9 April 1938, Page 12
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436BETTER QUALITY Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 84, 9 April 1938, Page 12
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