COMMERCIAL.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2311, 14 March 1914, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

FEILDING STOCK SALES. Abraham and Williams report, on their Feilding sale ■ yesterday : An exceptionally heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle. Stock was in keen demand, at prices slightly lower than last week. We managed to sell tlie most of our entry under the hammer. We quote: 4 and 5-year ewes 43s lid, 14s 2d, I4s lid, to 15s 4d,• 3 and 4.year owes 15s 4d, small 2-tooth ewes 14s to 14s 6d, cull ewes 2s 6d, 9s 2d, to 9s 3d, small wethers 12s lOd, lambs Signs, to 6gns., Lincoln rams -igns., Romney rams Jgn. to lgn., 3yr bullocks (p.a.) £8 9s, f. and f. cows £4 10s, 2-J-yr. steers £6 17s 6d, 18 mos.' steers .£3 13s 6d, lomos. heifers £2 15s, cows iii milk £5, weaner heifers (small) 16s, weaner bulls 22s 6d to 255, forward cows £3 lis.

The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co. report: heavy yarding of sheep and a good yarding of cattle. Ewes were easier, other classes of sheep making- up to late rates. We quitted the whole of our entry with the exception of two pens. Medium lambs, 7s, 7s sd, 9s; rape lambs, 10s 4d;* aged ewes, 6s, 6s 4d, to 7s 2d; s.m. ewes, 12s; 4yr. ewes, 13s 8d to 14s 6d; 2th ewes, 15s, 16s, to 16s 6dj good mixed age ewes, 17s; 2-th Romnev rams, 2-Jgns. Fat bullocks, £10; 3yr. bullocks, £6; 2yr. steers, £3 15s 6d; cows with calves, £5 2s; forward cows, £3 15s *o £'a; IBmos. heifers, £3 8s; goou weaners, 26s to 335. Dalgety and Co. report having a very heavy yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle at their Feilding sale yesterday. Good 4yr. and syr. ewes," 13s ld/l4s, 14s 2d; 14s 3d, 14s 6d, 14s 9d; medium 4vr. and svr. ewes, lis 3d, lis Cd, 125," 12s Id, 12s 2d, 12s 3d; fair 4vr. and syr ewes, 7s 9d, 9s 6d; 2th. ewes, 16s 6d, 16s 9d; rape lanibs, mixed, 9s Id, 9s 6d, lis sd, 13s; cull lambs, 4s 6d, 6s Id, 6s 9d. GORTON'S WEEKLY REPORT. During the past week our only sales were at Rongotea and Feilding. At Rongotea the yards were well filled, more sheep coming forward than usual. Competition was fairly good, and we quitted most lines. At Feilding a very heavy, yarding of sheep came forward. The sale opened well, but bidding slackened towards the finish, and several lots were unsold. The demand for breedingewes is now almost satisfied, and the market, except for superior lines, has a weakening tendency. In cattle we yarded some choice lots of Jersey cross weaner heifers, the entry from Mr J. Shirley making £3 4s, and from Mr Binns £2 Bs. Other classes sold up to late rates. We quote:— At Rongotea.—Forward ewes 13s 7d other ewes 8s Id to lis, culls ss, forward lambs 9s, others 5s lid to 8s id, fat cows best £7 ss, others £4 17s to £5 los, store cows £3 6s to £4 Is, best weaner-heifers £2 3s, others 22s to 255, medium mixed weaners 16s 6d to 20s.

At Feilding.—Account W. Gibson, 24 heavy fat ewes 18s lOd, 42 4 and 6th to f.f.m. ewes 18s, 32 2th ewes 22s 6d, 37 syr ewes 17s 6d; account E. Short, 120 2th wethers 13s 7d, 61 do. Los Bd, 461 do. i3s, 205 small 2th ewes 12s Id; account R. M. D.'Roberts, 30 store ewes 6s, 47 do. ss; account G. V. Shannon, 17" 2th ewes 15s 7d, 176 do. 14s Id; account Springfield, 168 4yr ewes 16s 6d, 100 shorn lambs 12s Id, 211 do. 10s 4d; account A. Matthews, 23 cull eives 3s 6d, 51 lambs ss; account Jas. Knight, 100 4th ewes 19s; account C. Dermer 76 shorn lambs 10s 4d, 200 4, 6, and f.f.m. ewes 14s 6d; account J. Waugh 87 4, 6, and f.f.m. ewes 16s>4d; account S. Teaz 122 f.m. ewes 12s; account H. Smith 131 4th to f.m. ewes 13s 2d; account T. Leen 298 4, 6, and f.m. ewes 16s; account T. H. Williams 144 f.m. ewes 7s 4d; account J. H. McLean 109 2th ewes 14s 3d; account Matthews' Bros. 500 s.m. ewes 14s 2d. Cattle.—Fat cows (light) £5 8s to £5 16s, forward cows £4 to £4 18s, store cows 37s Cd to £3, best springing. heifers £8 2s 6d to £9, others £6, best wearier heifers £2 8s to £3 4s, other weaner heifers 25s to 30s, .weaner steers 20s to 30s, cows in milk £6 to £7 10s, bulls /£3 to £5 12s 6d, heifers in calf £4 7s to £5. FEILDING MARKET REPORT. A. H. Atkinson and Co. report: At their weekly sale yesterday, a small entry of poultry and a moderate yarding of pigs. Poultry sold at usual rates. For store pigs the demand has now considerably eased with the lessening of the milk supply. Poultry (per pair), cockerels (small) ls 6d, 2s, 3s 6d, and 3s 9d; chicks, ls 6d; pigeons, Is $ drakes, 4s; geese, 4s 9d, ss. Weaner. pigs (poor), 4s, 6s, 7s 6d, 8s; better sorts, 9s, 9s 3d, 10s; slips, 10s, lis, 12s 6d, 13s 6d; stores, 16s 3d, 20s;porkers, 27s 6d; good, 38s 6d. .Aged mare, £3. Tomatoes, 2s 3d, 2s 6d; pears, 2s 6d, 2s 9d; apples, 2s to 4s 9d; all at per case. Potatoes, '5s per cwt. Onions, per lb. in bag lots. Furniture and sundries as usual.