DRY WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 88, 15 April 1939, Page 15

DRY WEATHER

EFFECT ON FEILDING SALE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

FEILDING, April 14,

The continued absence of rain had a very definite effect on the live stock market in Feilding today, sales of store sheep and cattle being at nominal figures. The yarding was restricted except in the case of fat sheep, where a fairly heavy entry made late rates. Quotations are:—

Sheep: Extra prime wethers, 21s to 225; lighter prime, 19s Id to 20s 7d; unfinished, 18s to 18s 6d; medium-weight lambs, 14s Id; light, 11s 6d to 12s 6d; mixed age ewes, r.w. Southdown rams, 9s; four- and five-year ditto, 12s 2d; aged ditto, 4s; two-tooth wethers, best 13s to 13s Bd, others 10s lOd to 12s Id; wether lambs, good 10s to 11s lOd, smaller 5s 5d to 6s lOd; good b.f. wether lambs, 13s;, others to 6s 9d; small ewe lambs, 6s 7d.

Cattle: Good Shorthorn heifers, £6 to £6 15s; lighter, £5 5s to £5 15s; others, from £3 7s 6d to £5; prime cows, £6 to £6 17s 6d; medium, £4 10s to £5 ss; plain, £3 7s 6d to £4; good cows and heifers, £6 5s to £6 15s; lighter, £5 to £5 7s 6d; runners, £3 to £3 2s; boner cows, heavy £2 10s to £3 Is. light £1 to £2 ss; springing heifers, £4.

Poultry: Hens, Is 6d to 2s lOd; pullets, 8s 6d; cockerels, Is 9d to 3s 3d; ducks, 2s 7d.

Pigs: Weaners, 2s to 12s; slips, 6s to 7s 6d; stores, £1 15s 6d; sows, 18s to £2 12s.