FEILDING STOCK SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 182, 4 July 1931, Page 5

FEILDING STOCK SALE.

GOOD YARDING.

The first sale held at Feilding under the aegis of tho Associated Livestock Auctioneers, Ltd., yesterday, attracted a large yarding, both sheep and cattle being well represented. Fat lambs showed an. easing in value, the quality over a large penning being only fair, tho lines which brought top prices being of small dimensions. Ewes and wethers were also in heavy supply, but tho quality was good. Wethers showed a rise in value, while ewes wero firm at last week’s rates. There were some good breeding ewes in the store sheep pens and for thoso the inquiry was fairly animated, good six tooth ewes making up .to 16s Id with other lines of 4 and 5-year-owes also well priced. Dairy cattle were of a mixed order and, considering the average quality, sales were quite good. Store cattle showed little change from late rates, while fat • cattle wero mostly lightweights and attracted little attention. Deailed pric>i were as follow: Fat Sheep.—Lambs, 9s lOd, 10s 4d, 11s 6d, 12s Id, 13s Id, 13a 7d, 14s 2d, 14s Bd, 15s 16s to 17s; ewes, 6s, 9s, 10s 2a, 11s 4d, 12s Id, 12s 6d, 13s 2d, 13s 8d to 14s 3d; wethers, 14s 6d, 14s 9d, 15s 9d, 16s, 16s 4d, 17s lOd to 18s; b.f. 2-ths, 12s 2d, 14s 8d; maiden ewes, 16s. Store Sheep.—4 and 5-year-ewes r.w. S.D. rams, 10s Id, 13s Id; 6th do., 14s Id; 5-year do., 8s 4d, 9s 2d, 9s Bd, 10s lOd, 11s 7d; aged do., 5s Bd, 6s sd, 6s 7d; 5-year ewes r.w. Romney rams, 9s Id; 4th wethers, 12s; wether lambs, 7s Bd, 7s lOd, 10s 8d; ewes do., 8s 4d, 12s, 15s; b.f. do., 8s sd, 8s lid; empty ewes, ss, 5s Bd, 6s Id; small lambs, 5s 7d, 5s 9d, 6s. Fat Cattle. —Heifers, £2, £2 7s, £2 17s, £3 10s to £4 9s; cows, £1 17s, £2 2s, £2 10s, £2 15s to £4 2s 6d. Store Cattle. —3-year Hereford steers, £4 10s; empty heifers, 16s, 275, 31s to £2 4s; cows, 265, 295, 32s 6d, 36s to 40s; weaner heifers (good), 40s, 435. Dairy Cattle.—Heifers r.w.b., £l, £3, £3 15s, £4, £5, £5 15s, to £6 10s; heifers in milk, £3 ss, £6 ss; springing heifers, £4 10s, £5; cows in milk, £2, £2 ss, £3; springing cows, £2 15s, £3, £3 17s 6d, £4 10s, £5 7s 6d to £7 15s.

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. The Associated Live Stock Auctioneers, Ltd., report: Tho Feilding sale on Friday, 3rd inst., was the first to bo conducted at that centre by Associated Live Stock Auctioneers, Ltd., when a largo yarding of all classes of stock was submitted to an unusually large attendance of farmers, butchers and representatives of various meat exporting companies. There was naturally a great deal of interest taken in this fixture, it being among the first with central combined working to be held in the Dominion. The grouping of tho various classes, lambs, wethers and ewes in their different sections created favourable comment, and should prove helpful to buyers, of any particular class of stock. Smooth running was the order of the day and purchasers and vendors were well satisfied with the good conduct of the sale under the new organisation. Fat sheep: These were well filled and, while the grown sheep showed quality, with prices for ewes firm, and wethers at a slight advance, the majority of tho lambs wero indifferent and this combined with a slight easing in export values caused a decline in values. Quotations: Fat lambs, 8s 3d, 9s 6d, 10s 9d, 11s, 11s 4d, 11s 6d, 11s 7d, 12s Id, 12s lOd, 13s Id, 13s 7d, 13s lOd, 14s, 14s 4d, 15s, 16e, 17s; fat ewes, 7s, Bs, 9s, 9s 3d 9s 6d, 10s 2d, 10s 3d, 10s 6d, lie 4d, Is sd, 12s, 12s 6d,12s 7d, 13s 4d, 13s 9d, 14s 3d; fat wethers, 12s, 12s Id, 13s 2d 14s 6d, 14s 9d, 14s 10d, 15s, 15s 6d, 15s 7d,’ 15s 9d, 16s, 16s 4d, 17s lOd. Store sheep: A good entry came to hand and comprised some really good pens of ewes in lamb to Southdown rams which met with keen competition. The few pens of lambs offered met a ready sale at advanced prices and practically a total clearance of all store sheep was effected. Quotations: 4 and 5-yr owes r.w. S.D. rams, 6s sd, 9s 2d, 9s Bd, 10a Id, 11s 7d, 13s Id; 4 and 5-year ewes r.w. Rom. rams, 9s Id; 5-year ewes r.w. S.l). rains, 5s Bd, 8s 4d, 10s lOd; 2-tooth ewes r.w. S.D. rams, 15s 6d; wether lambs, 7s 8d 7s lOd, 8s sd, 10s 8d; ewe lambs, 8s 4d’ 12s, 15s; b f lambs, 5s 7d, 8s sd, 8s lid; store lambs, 5s Od; ompty ewes, sa, 5s Bd, 6s Id. Fat cattle: There was a good entry of fat cattle, including a few pens of prime heifers and prices wore on a par with last week. Quotations: Fat cows, £2, £2 Is, £2 2s, £2 4s, £2 10s, £2 15e, £2 16s, £4 2s 6d; fat heifers, £2 7s, £2 17s, £3 10s, £4 9s. Storo cattle: Only a moderate yarding came to hand and for these the demand was only fair. The vendors were, however, out to meet the market and nearly every line changed hands. Quotations: Store cows, £1 ss, £1 6s, £1 7s, £1 9s, £1 11s, £1 12s fid, £1 13s £1 16a, £1 17s £1 19s: weaner Jersey heiters, £2, £2 3s; Hereford bullocks, £4 10s; bulls, £3, £3 ss, £3 15s, £4 2s 6d, £4 10s, £4 19s. Dairy cattle: Exceptionally heavy entries came -to hand in this section, few lots showing quality, the majority being medium sorts and consequently prices suffered accordingly. Quotations: Springing heifers, £3, £3 3s 6d, £3 ss, £3 15s £4, £4 10s, £4 15s, £5, £6 ss, £6 10s; heifers in milk, £2 ss, £3 ss, £5, £6 ss; springing cows, £2 7s, £3 17s 6d, £4 ss, £4 10s £5 2s 6d, £5 15s, £7, £7 15s; late calvers £2, £2 15s, £3, £3 10s; cows in milk, £3, £3 ss, £3 10s, £3 15s, £4, ss, £4 12s 6d, £5 6s, £5 10s, £7 10s.

FEILDING MART. Prices at tho mart in Feilding yesterday were as follow: Hens, Is 7d to 23 sd; cockerels Is 6d to 2s 8d; pullets, 4s; ducks, 3s to 4s’ 7d. Pigs: Porkers, £1 4s 6d to £1 9s 6d. ASSOCIATED LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEERS, LTD. OPENING SALE AT FEILDING.

A" considerable amount of interest was shown by a large attendance of farmers and others at the first sale held at the Feilding yards yesterday by the Associated Livestock Auctioneers, Ltd., the recently formed company which embraces firms previously acting individually at the Feilding yards and other centres in this district. The fixture was among the first of its kind in the Dominion, and tho new arrangements adopted for the delivery of stock, etc., and other aspects of the sale gave an indication that these features will promote more rapid handling of the business sale. Yesterday’s fixture was quite a success, and tho sale was over and the stock in process of delivery at an earlier hour than usual despite the heavy yarding.