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

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2886, 4 March 1916, Page 3

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

Tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report: During the week we held sales at lliniatangi, Apiti, Palmerston (Ewe Fair), and Eeilding. At, Himnfangi on Monday only :■ moderaito entry came forward, which sold as follows: Small lambs lis .'ld, low-conditioned ewes 13s LI, mixed weaaior.s 255, 20-;tnonfh discoloured .steers .04, dairy cows £0 10s, porkers 275, slips 15s. At Apiti on Tuesday we yarded 3500 sheep and ISO head of cattle. There -was a good attendance of buyers, and bidding was good throughout, with Hie result that the bulk of the entyr was sold at highly satisfactory pj,ices. Several liens were passed owing to the prohibitive ideas of some of the vendors as to values. Cull lambs 7s to lis. medium lambs I.s (id to Ms, good lambs 14s Oil to 15s Sd, extra good lambs to Kis lid, 2-tooth ewes (extra good) 20s 3d, good 4 ami 5-year ewes 21s to 25s 3d. 3 and 4-year ewes LOs Id to 275, f.m. ewes ISs to 22s Od. aged rams 12s (id to !ss, good s.m. rams L' 2to L 3 Is, 2-1 out li Lincoln rams Igus to s_.gns, 2-shear Lincoln rams 7gus. Ail, our PalnicT.sloii Ewe Fair <vi Tbur;-day a good em! ry ol sheep came forward. Compel it.ion was not strong, except, for the better classes of ewes. Medium and inferior ewes were neglected. TwtMooth. purebred Romney ewe.s uiu account of Rowland estate reailisetl_Ss (Id and 31s. I wo-toolh ji.b. Rouinoy ewes ou account Robert Tanner .'3os', four-tooth p.m. Lincoln ewes on. account. John Walker £2 10s; on account rJiiiok and Son, two-tooth p.b. Rommey ewtw ,'U)s, four-tooth p.b. Roninc-v ewes 30s, six-loolh p.m. Roniney ewvs 30s, four and'live-year ewes 20s Oil ; two-tooth ewes on account A ken's Bros. 235; other sale's were s.m. ewes 17s fid and 18s, "woolly lambs l'3s, fair mixed lambs I .'ls 7d. At Feilding on Friday we had a moderate-entry of sheen and eaft'e, which sold. aX under: Medium lambs. 13s Oil, small ewe lambs 13s lOtl. 2-tooth ewes (late shorn) 225, 2-toofb wethers (late shorn ) It's to 22s fid. s.m. ewes 22s lOd. store cows 15s LI. Romney ranis 3.1 mis to ugns, weaners 25s Gd, store cow* £4 lis to £5. forward con's .CO 15s, light fat cows £8 10s to £8 14s.