ON THE LAND

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 127, 2 May 1925, Page 3

ON THE LAND

FEILDING STOCK SALE! GOOD SHEEP~IN DEMAND. Tlio yarding of sheep at yesterday's sale at Feilding was an average on?- .for this time of tne ’year and for all [ good, liitcs there was good aornpotition, while, inferiors were more or less neglected. A line of 2-th wethers (store) and another of fat wethers, made the highest prices of the year and tue referred to moro particularly in another paragraph. The offering of cattle was of very small compass and, except for fats, met with little competition. Prices realised were: — Sheep.—Fat lambs: 21 at '27s - 6d, 15 at 265, 25 at 295, 5 at 30s, 44 at 29s lid, 43 at 29s Id, 15 at 2Bs, 11 at 27s Bd, 35 at 30s. Fat ewes: 15 at 26s 9d, 30 at 26s 9d, 54 at 325, 10 at !!5s 6d, 22 at 28s. Fat wethers: 30 at 48s 7d, 30 at 48s 7d, 22 at 495, 6 at 365. Store lambs: 62 at 16s, 65 wethers at 255, 32 b.f. at 20s 6d, 110 ewes at 275, 168 ewes at 22s Id, 129 wethers at 20s 9d, 131 m.s. a 4 14s, 60 at 13s, 71 at 18s, 58 wethers at 25s 3d, 56 at 255, 115 at 19s 6d. Store ewes: 48 forward at 235, 107 at 28s 9d, 41 empty at 18s, 213 2-th at 393, 81 at 30s. Wethers: 411 2-th at 38s. Cattle. —Fat cows: £5 6s, £4 2s 6d, £5 7s 6d, £5 14s, £5 75,. Fat bullocks: 4 at £7 3s, 5 at £8 17s. Weaners: 12 heifers at 29s 6d. 12 forwurd bullocks at £7 15s. Store cows: 255, 265, 445, 60s, 345, 40s. AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a small yarding ot sheep and a fair entry of cattle, when a total clearance was effected. Quotations: Fat lambs, 27s 9d; cull lambs, 8s 6d; store ewes, 11s 6d; shorn b.f. lambs, 225; light fat heifers, £4, £4 ss; fat cows, £4 15s; dairy cows (August calvers), £2, £2 15s, £3, £3 2s 6d, £3 15s, £4 to £4 10s; spr. cows, £5; backward spr. heifers, £3, £3 5s to £3 10s; store cows, £l, 255, 265; forward cows, £2 4s; small weaner heifers, 16s; small weaner steers, 15s; 18-mos rough steers, £2; 18-mos low-condition P.A. cross heifers, 365; low-condition P.A. cows, r.w. P.A. bull, £2 13s; potter bulls, £2 2s 6d. Dulgety and C'o., Ltd., report having held their usual fortnightly sale at Tailiape on Wednesday, when a good yarding of sheep and a small entry, of cattle came to hand. There was a fair, attendance of buyers. Competition was somewhat restricted, and prices generally were in favour of buyers, there being a slight decrease in values. We quote: 4-th" wethers (small), 245; 4, 6 and 8-th wethers, 29s to 32s 6d; good 2-th wethers, 30s 6d to 31s 6d; f. and f. wethers, 355; extra good m.s. f. and f. lambs, 31s; store cows £2 15s 6d. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: A good yarding of .sheep and a small entry of cattle came forward. Competition was not keen, except for any special lines, and prices generally were in favour of buyers. Wo yarded on account of A. R. Bartlett, Kimbolton, an extra good line of 2-tooth wethers which realised 38s; also on account of J. Northcott, Waituna, 3 pens of extra heavy 2-tooth wethers, which sold at 48s 7d and 495. Other quotes: —Fat wethers, 38s 6d, £2. £2 8s 7d. £2 9s; fat ewes, 26s 9d, 275; fat lambs, 28s, 29s 7d, 29s Ud, 30s; 213 2-tooth r.w. Romney rams, 295; 107 2-tootli to 4-year r.w. S.D. rams, 28s 9d; 81 4-year r.w. S.l>. rams, 30s; forward ewes, 16s, 18s, 21s to 235; 411 2-tooth wethers, 38s; small wethers, 31s 6d; ewe lambs, 27s 6d, 28s; small ewe lambs, 22s Id; wether lambs, 255, 25s 3d; b.f. lambs, 20s, 20s 6d, 255; mixed sox, 16s, 18s, 18s 7d; cull lambs, 6s, 8s 6d, 12s, 13s, 14s. Cattle: Fat cows and heifers, £5 14s; fat cows, £2 16s, £2 18s, £3 Bs, £4 2s, £4 7s 6d to £5 6s; fat heifers. £2 7s 6d, £3 ss, £4, £5 7s 6d; forward condition cows, £1 10s, £1 15s, £2 4s, £2 ss. £2 10s to £2 16s; weaner Jersey Cross heifers, 29s 6d; store Hereford cows, low condition, 345; spi inging cows, £3 2s 6d; heifers, in milk, £2 12s 6d. BIG PRICES FOR GOOD SHEEP. At the Feilding yards _ yesterday, reports the “Standard’s” Feilding correspondent, some prime and store wethers were sold at extreme prices. On account of Mr A. R. Bartlett, Kimbolton, 411 2-th wethers were purchased by Mr JOs. Knight at 38s, the highest price paid for ewes this year. Mr J. Northcott, Waituna, sold two pens of fat wethers at 48s 7d, being bought for the Wellington market, while Mr F. S. Mann, ‘Feilding, secured 22 at 49s from the same vendor. The quality of these sheep was excellent, and proves how good the fattening country in this district is. LONDON TALLOW SALES. Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house, under date of the 29th inst : —BSO casks of tallow offered; 200 sold. Since our lust report prices are unchanged to 6d per owt. lower. Quotation for mixed tallow, 44s per cwt.

FROZEN MEAT. Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date of the 30th ultimo:—Lamb: New Zealand prime crossbred lamb, Canterbury heavy lid, light 12d; North Island heavy lOijd, light Demand for New Zealand lamb runs principally on light-weights, market firm. During tho last week considerable quantity of lamb has edine forward on consignment. Mutton: New Zealand prime crossbred mutton, Canterbury heavy and light not quoted; North Island heavy 5Jd, light 9d. Demand for Now Zealand mutton runs principally on light weights; any change in price is in favour of buyers. Beef: New Zealand prime ox beef, hinds sjd, fore 3 4£d. Good demand for New Zealand beef, prices nominal. Australian frozen meat not quoted. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE, May 1. Oats, milling 2s 9d to 2a lOd, feed, 2a 6d to 2s 8d per bushel. Barley, English, 5s 6d to 6s 9d, Cape 4s to 4s 6d per bushel. Potatoes, £6 to £7 5s per ton. Onions, £l2 to £l4 per ton. —Press Association. FRUIT AND SUGAR PREFERENCE DUTIES. EARLY APPLICATION DESIRED. LONDON. April 30. Australian circles in Loudon, realising that July is too late for Australia to benefit from fruit and sugar preferences, have started a campaign to persuade the Government to introduce them earlier. It is pointed out that if they ere incorporated m the Finance Bill it will !>e necessary to wait until it is passed, which will probably take at least between two and three months. It is understood the Government it sympathetic and to meet the Australian interest is endeavouring to overcome Parliamentary precedents and deal with fruit and sugar preferences immediately by some other method.—A. and N.Z. cable. WHEAT QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, April 29. Wheat quotations.—May 152 cents. per quarter; July, 141 j cents., and September 134 cents, per quarter. —A. and N.Z. cable. WHEAT AND MEAT TRUSTS. RECOMMENDATION OF COMMISSION. LONDON. May 1. The Daily Express understands that the report of the Food Prices Commission, which is to be issued on Thursday, recommends in addition to tho Food Council proposal, that the question of the operations of international trusts in wheat and meat should be delegated to the economic section of the Lsague of Nations.--A. and N.Z. cable. BUTTER AND CHEESE MARKETS. LONDON, April 30. Butter is firmer and quiet. New Zealand choicest, 170 s; exceptionally good, 1745; Australian, 160 sto 1625; Danish, 188 s. Siberian is arriving in increasing quantities, and the supplies from this source arc expected to reach fifty per cent, above last season’s. It is selling well at 144 sto 148 s. Cheese is dull. New Zealand, 06s; Australian, 94s. —A. and N.Z. cable. Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date of the 31st ultimo: —Butter: Fair enquiry. We quote New Zealand salted 172 s (1665); Danish, 188:5 (186 s); finest Australian salted, 160 s (158sJj unsalted, 162 s (1625). Cheese: Market dull. New Zealand white anti coloured, 96s to 97s (98s); Canadiun, c.i.f. quotation, 86s to 88s. Last week’s quotations are given in parentheses. Arrivals in Great Britain: We have to advise that the following vessels have arrived since our last report, dated 24th April: Mahia, 24th April, 26,405 boxes of butter and 5136 crates of cheese; Waimana, 25th April, 49,904 and 17,716. Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report having received tho following cablegram from their London house, under date of the 2Sth inst. : —Butter : Since our last report prices are 4s per cwt. higher. (Present quotation : New Zealand salted, 170 s). HIDES MARKET. MELBOURNE, May 1. Hides are irregular; lights and heavy kips declined id to id; others are firm. — Press Association. LONDON, April 30. The hido3 sales were dull. Australian salteds all nominally 7Jd; dry salteds, 20 to 30 pounds, lOd; 30 to 40lbs, lOd. —A. and N.Z. cable.