N.Z.L. AND M.A. CO. WEEKLY REPORT.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2856, 29 January 1916, Page 3

N.Z.L. AND M.A. CO. WEEKLY REPORT.

At Rangiotu on Alonday wo had n good yarding of cattle, which met with good competition. AYe sold all lots under the hammer: 2-yoar steers t,good) .£5 us lid, store cows £3 7s, £3 13s, £1 15s, £1 18s (3d, forward cows £5 i2s, £5 Ms 6d, £o 17b 6d, £G 1 Is, fat heifers .€5 Bs, £5 17s Gd, £6 15s, fat cows.£7 18s, £8, £8 13s, £8 IDs" springing heifers £7, £7 7s 6d, bulk £5, £7 2s 6d, £8 12s 6d, 2-year bulls £2 15s, £3 10s, £4 12s 6d. At Rangiwahia, on Tuesday, a email oii-try of sheep and cattle realised late rallies: Store wethers 20s 'id to 22s Gd, Romney rains l'tgm to 3igns; mixed weaners 355, yearling (-tears £3 10s to £4, cows with calf at foot £1 los to £S ls, forward cows £7, light fat cows £8 10s, 2_-year utcers £8 12s Gd. On Wednesday we held our aimiuai weaner fair at Rongotea.. The total yarding* comprised about 750 head, which were a particularly well-grown and good-conditioned Jot and mot with ketMi com petition. Bidding was sustained ' throughout adit", improved as tlio sale advanced, steers in particular selling wall: Best steers £2 3s, £2 Us, £2 19s ; best heifers 355, 365, £2, £2 us; mixed weaners (small) 20s to 30s, better sorts 35s to £2 4s. Ou AVednesday we held a most successful sale ou account of Mr J. C. Ryiiian a.t his farm near Awahuri: Stud Roiiiwey ewo lambs l£gns, twotooth ewes 2:_gns, four-tooth ewes 1:1 gns, live-year Ywes I'g; flock sheep, ewe lambs 19s Gd, two-tooth ewes 295, mixed-age ewes 275, aged cW-es 21s 6d, cull lambs 12s Od; aged draughts £I*s to £20; dogoant £27; implements and sundries at full ra.tes.

At Pa'lmerstou on Thursday wo had a good yarding of sheep and a small yarding" of cattle. All lots sold well at, late rates: Aged ewes 12s, 14s 3d; two-tooth wethers 22s ."sd,smiall lambs 9s sd, rape huuibs 12,s lOd, mixed 'voauern 265, two-year heifers £3 10s, forward cow's £6 12s, springing heifers £7. At Feilding, on Friday, we had a heavy yarding of all classes of stock, inelii'diaig .ahout 2000 sheep and 60 bead of cattle offered on account of Mr AY. Mitchell, jointly with the other firms: Rape lambs 13s Id to 14s 7d, five-yean- owes on -accoumfc of Shaainon Bros. 26s Gd; ou aceouiiit AA'm. Mitchell, call lambs 9s 6d to lis od, wothers laniibs 12s lid, owe lambs 13s, purebred Romney, ewe laniba lSs Gd, Romney ram him'lus 30s, cull owes 20s, two-booth ewes 26s 6d, four-tooth ewes 26s 7d. three and four-yea-r ewes 25s to 25s 6d, four and five-year Romney ewes 31s; weaner cattle 22s to 355, springing heifers £4 15s to £5, 15----month heifers £3 2s, cow« with calves at foot £7 7s, store coavs £4 12s lo £6 6s. fat cows' £0 3s to £10 14s 6d. bulls £6 15s lo £11; on account "Wrm. Mitchell, wesMier heifers £1 13s, weaner steers £2. 18-montlh heifers £3 6s 6d.'heifers in calf £5 Is. 15-month ♦steers' £4 10s, 2*-year and throe-year steers £9 12s. FEILDING MARKET REPORT. Atkinson and Co. report prices as follows: Weaner pigs 8s 3d. 9s 6d. 10s 6d. slips lis 6d, 12s. 13s. 14s, 'stores 16s 6d, 17s, 255, porkers 295. sow and litter 91s; hens (per pair) 3s, 3s 3d, 3s fid. ducks 3s 9d, 4s 6d, •4s 9d; peaches 3s to 5s 6d case, nectarines 4s. apples 3s. ss, pears 3s 6d. 4s 3d, 4s 6d, ss, plums Is 6d to 3s, tomatoes 2s 6d to 6s. cucumbers 3s. Potatoes 6s to 7s cwt. chaff £5 to £6 ton ; peas ss. to 5s 6d bushel; barley ss, wheat 6k 6d. Scotch tares 17s 6cl. oats 4s 6d. GORTON'S WEEKLY REPORT. During the past week we held our yard sales at Bulls and Feilding and our annual weaner fair at Rongotea. At Bulls, we submitted a good yarding. Enquiry for sheep was good, rape lambs being keenly competed for and prices were in ißlvance of owners' anticipations. Tlje demand for cattle was fair. At our Rongotea weaner fair buyers were present in force from all parts of the district and the Main Trunk line. Competition was animated, and we sold the whole of omen try except 12 head under the hammer' at prices highly satisfactory to vendors and much in advance of last season's rates. At Feilding, a heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle came forward. In sheep the demand for all classes was keen, and we effected a total clearance, prices all round showing a sharp rise on last sale's rates. A large number of rape lambs came forward, and met animated competition. A feature of the sheep sale was the entry of Mr AVm. Mitchell's flock, which were sold in conjunction with the other firms. The breeding ewes were a good lot of wellwoolled roomy sheep, and being well classed realised high prices. The lambs were submitted early in the sale and compared with lines offered later in the sale must bo considered cheap at the prices made. The cattle sale at the start was dull and dragini'. but improved later, and we quitted the bulk of our entry at late rates.

At Bulls, best shorn rape lambs 14s 7s to 14s lid, store lambs 8s Qd to lis 6d. cull lambs 7s 2d, f.m. Romney rams lgn, Southdown rams 2..gns to 3jgns. light fat cows £8 to £8 13s, forward cows £6 10s to £7. young cows in milk £6 5s to £10, 18-months steers £3 15s, weaner heifers 27s 6d. At Rongotea weaner fair: Best steers £2 15s to £3 ls 6d, others 36s to £2 10s, small do. 25s to 295, best heifers 39s to £2 Bs, others 29s to 34s Od. small do. 20s to 255. At Feilding: On account Mrs E. G. Dormer, 110 f.m. forward ewes 19s 3d. 72 store ewes 15s 9d, 66 woolly rape lambs 16s sd; ou account P. E. Gainc. 127 2-tooth wethers 22k 9d ; on account H. Garlick.. 148 shorn rape lambs 15s M. 201 do. 14s 6d, 133 do. 13s 7d. 81. store lambs Us lOd ; account Jas. Laing, 90 shorn lambs 14s 2d, 45 f.m. store ewes 13s 6d; account Thos. Hughes. 42 small 2-tooths 16s 7d ; account H. Stewart, 76 fat and forward wethers 23s lid; account Miss A. Young, 95 shorn rape lambs 14s 7d; account R. P. AValsh, 8 fat owes 22s 6d; account Brown Bros.. 198 shorn wether lambs 15s, 166 do. 14s lOd, 188 do. 13s 9d ; account H. Brown, 150 do. 14s 7d 62 do. 13s 3d. In conjunction with Abraham aud Williams: On account R. D. Rogers, 438 2-tooth wethers 22s Gd. 135 do. 2Es 6d. 68 do. 225, 152 do. 18s Irk I'll do. (small) 16s 7d, 65 2-tooth ewes (small) 18s, 20 woolly ewes 22s 3d. In conjunction with Associated Auctiniuners: On account AY. Mitchell, 421 2-tooth ewes. 160 4-tooth ewes 26s 7d. 300 3 and 4-year ewes, LincolnRomney cross, '255, 313 do., Romney cross. 25s 6d. 51 4 and 5-year Romney ewes (bred by C. A. J. Levett) 31s. 35 Romney ewe lambs 18s (3d, 23 Romney ram lambs 30s. 311 shorn wether lambs I2s lid. 349 do. ewe lambs 13s, 76 2-too th to f.m. ewes 20s, 93 store lambs lis 9d. 61 cull lambs 9s Cd. Fat cows &8 Is to £9 13s. forward cows £6 to £7 10s, store cows £3 6s to £5, 2-year heifers £4 to £4 2s, yearling heifers £2 lis. do. steers £2 lift, weaners 295. 2-year heifers r.w.b., £4 16s 6d, bulls for potting £6 10s to £11 ss.

Messrs Abraham and AA'illiams. Ltd., report on their Feilding sale yesterday as follows: There was a heavy yarding of both sheep aud cattle, which met with a particularly keen demand, practically everything soiling under the hammer. Good owes and rape lambs were in great demand. Rape lambs (shorn) 13s 7d to 13s lOd, woolly 13s to 14s 7d to 15s 9d, aged empty ewes 18s 7d, 2-tooth wethers 22s to 22s 6d, 2-tooth ewes (small) 18s, small 2-tooth wethers 16s 7dto 18s, woolly ewes 22s 3d. Cattle: Fat cows £7 3s to £8. to £10, forward cows £0 2s 6d, £6 4s. to £7. forward heifers, 2yrs, £4 to £1 7s 6d. bullocks £11 10s, store cows £4 10s, £4 15s, to £5, 18-months heifers £2 Bs, yearling steers £3 7s. weaners 21s to 27s 6d, bulls £3 10s to £10 17s 6d.