ANOTHER RISE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 13, 15 July 1939, Page 13

ANOTHER RISE

FEILDING STOCK PRICES

(By Telegraph—Fress Association.) FEILDING, July 14.

A further steady improvement in prices was noticed at the stock sale held in Feilding, when? fairly large yarding of good-conditioned animals was offered. .Cattle sold freely. Topline breeding ewes were in demand, and li&mbs; which were not particular-, ly attractive, made only fair values. A feature of the dairy,sale was the high level- of prices for cows. Pedigree Jersey heifers, springing, made lip to £14* and a special entry of heifers brought prices ranging from £7'lss to £11. Third .calvers made to £11, fourth calvers to £9. Springing cows ranged from £4 10s for late calvers to £9 for cows at drop. Forward heifers made £6 17s 6d to £8 8s and late calvers from £3 15s to £4 'lOs. . The heavy yarding of run cattle sold well at decidedly good prices, and half-year P.A. steers made £6 10s to £7 17s 6d. Other P.A. steers made from £4 2s to £5 ss. P.A. weaner steers made £2, and P,A. cows £3 5s and £3 10s. Hereford shorthorn cross bullocks brought £6. 18s; shorthorn bullocks £4 15s, and shorthorn heifers £2 10s to £3 4s. Hereford cows sold at £3 7s 6d and Hereford steers at £'4 10s to £7 2s. Boh'ef cows made from £2 15s to £4. Fat cattle were in fair supply, though some poor quality lines were forward. Good heavy P.A. bullocks made £11 2s, light £7 2s. P.A. heifers in prime condition £6 10s to £8 ss, P.A. steers' £7. Good prime beef cows made £6 17s 6d to £8 2s6d; \ A heavy yarding of fat sheep was forward. Extra-quality lambs and ewes sold at advanced prices, but for fair quality the market was at the pre- j vious level. Extra, prime fat lambs made 20s lOd to 21s Id; medium quality. 16s 6d to 19s 4d; prime heavy fat ewes, 20s 3d to 2ps 7d; extra prime, 23s Id; average quality ewes, 16s to 18s 3d; prime heavy wethers,; 20s to 21s 7d; extra prime, 22s 4d; fair to average, 16s 6d to 19s'2di .prime maiden ewes, 21s to 22s Id; good, 16s 7d to 20s; prime two-tooth, 17s 9d to 18s 7d. . The store sheep market was quiet, but with a demand for good breeding ewes." Twotooth ewes, r.w; Southdown rams, made 25s to 30s 2d; four-year 20s 6d; fourand six-tooth, 245; five-'and six-year, 32s 6d; aged .'ewes, 12s. • Prices for poultry and nigs-are:— Poultry—Hens, 2s 3d to 3s 3d; cockerels, -2s 4d to as 9d- ducks, 3s to 4s 7d; turkey gobblers, 6s 3d to 15s 6d; turkey hens. 5s 3d. ■ Pigs—Weaners, 16s to 20s-slips, 235; stores. 29s io 29s 6d. I