FEILDING STOCK SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 254, 23 September 1933, Page 5

FEILDING STOCK SALE.

SMALLER DEMAND FOR WETHERS. FAT CATTLE BRIGHT. A slight easing was seen in fat sheep t values at Feilding, yesterday, wethers , particularly meeting with a lessened de- • mand. Good ewes sold at rates closely ap- , proaching recent rates, but the bulk of - the entry went at reduced prices. Hoggets received about the same attention as the 2 heavy sheep, while a pen of spring Jambs t realised 18s. Store sheep - wore scarce, but tho ewe 1 hoggets that were yarded came in for brisk 3 bidding to sell at 25s 3d for . the peak s price. > Fat cattle were in beautiful condition > mainly, and excepting heifers made a c good sale, cows showing an appreciable ■ advance over late sales. Heavy ox beef ; also found favour witn buyers. > Dairy stock of promise met with a 1 brighter demand, the tone throughout this section of the sale being more buoyant. ' Store cattle were light in supply, no enJ tries of run stock being on offer. * Detailed prices were as follow: — : Fat sheep.—Hoggets, l4s, 16s 3d, 17s 3d, 1 18s, 19s, 20s 3d to 22s sd; wethers, 17s 4d ; 19s 6d, 22s 6d, 235, 24s to 265; shorn ' ewes, 13s lOd; woolly do., 13s 9d, 14s, 15s, • 16s 6d, 17s 9d, 18s 6d, 19s 6d, 22s to 23s * sd; maiden ewes, 18s 7d; spring lambs, 18s. Store sheep.—Wether hoggets, 15s 10d, 5 lbs to 17s 2d; owe do., 16s 9d to 25s 3d; > m.s. do., 16s 6d; b.f. do., lbs Id; ewes 3 and lambs, 24s 9d. Fat cattle. —Heifers, £2 10s, £3, £3 9s, ' £3 15s, £4, £4 2s 6d to £5 19s; cows, Holstein, £2 11s 6d, £2 15s; 8.A., £3 11s, £4, ‘ £4 7s to £5 19s; bullocks, 8.A., £7 15s, 3 £7 19s to £8 ss; Holstein steers, £3 2s 6d. Store cattle. —Yearling Jersey heifers, £1 13s, £2 2s to £2 13s. Dairy cattle.—Spg. Jersey heifers, £2 12s 6d, £3 15s, £4 ss, £4 15s, £5 ss, £6 to £6 10s; heifers in milk, £2 2s 6d, £3 10s to £4; cows in milk, £1 7s 6d, £1 15s to £2 10s; spg cows, £1 17s, £3, £4 2s 6d to £4 bd. j AUCTIONEERS’”REPORTS. 5 Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report: The 5 entry of fat sheep yarded yesterday, 1 although fully up to last week’s standard l in quality, were not quite the same nuin- - her. At the commencement of the sale it - was noticeable that prices were down about , Is 6d per head on the previous week; in 5 the middle of the sale the market eased 3 considerably, and it finished up easily 3s 3 lower than previous week’s prices. In the i store sheep section there was only a small f entry, again being principally hoggets; all 3 classes of store sheep were in keen demand i and firm on last week’s prices. In the cattle l’ sections, dairy cattle showed a stronger , tone, and all lines were sold under the - hammer. A very small yarding of store 3 cattle came to hand, which maintained i late rates. Tho beef, which included some 3 good quality linos, sold firmly. Tho followl mg prices were realised: —Heifers, close to r profit, £4, £4 2s 6d, £4 ss, £4 7s 6d, £4 -10 s, £4 15s, £4 17s 6d, £5 ss, £5 10s; late ! heifers, £2 12s 6d, £2 15s, £3, £3 10s, £3 r 15s; heifers, calved, £2 15_s, £3 10s, £4; 3 cows ill milk, £4 10s; springing cows, £2 15s; light fat P.A. and Hereford heifers, - £3 9s, £3 14s, £3 15s, £3 16s, £3 17s 6d, £3 L 19s 6d, £4 8s: fat cows, £4, £4 2s 6d; 2yr l Shorthorn heifers, £2 16s; empty dairy . heifers, £1 14s; yearling Jersey bull, £5 : 17s 6d. Fat shorn 2-ths, lbs lOd; fat wethers, > 265; fat ewes, woolly, 13s 7d, 14s 15s 3d, 16s 6d, 17s 3d, 18s, 18s lOd; wether hoggets, 14s, 15s lOd, 17s Id, 17s 2d; aged ewes with b.f. lambs at foot, 24s 9d. POULTRY MARKET. WELLINGTON PRICES CURRENT. WELLINGTON, Sept. 23. Prices of live poultry ruling in the Wellington markets this week are quoted as follow:—Fowls: White Leghorns, hens, 2s to 2s 6d each; cockerels, Is 9d to 2s; pullets, 3s to 4s. Black Orpingtons: hens, heavy, 3s 6d to 4s each; medium, 2s 9d to 3s; cockerels, heavy, 4s to 4s 6d; medium, 2s 6d to 3s. Ducks: India Runner, young, 3s to 3s 6d each; old, 2s 6d to 2s 9d. White: heavy, 4s 3d to 4s 9d. Geese: 4s to 5s each. Turkeys, 8d to 9d a ib. 'tFARMING NEWS, RURAL RAKINGS. The lambing season is well advanced in the Woodvillc district and indications point to a number of averages exceeding 100 per cent. This figure has been reached at the Olawhao station. Ewes arc doing well, and there have been comparatively few losses in the district. Tho Ilopelands Dairy Company is advancing 9d for August supply, says the Woodvillc Examiner. If tho percentage increase in supply continues the season should bo a record one. The highest individual supplier is now bringing in 24001bs of milk daily, and other suppliers are also showing considerably increased returns. There is an abundance of feed and the cows are doing well. HIDES AND SKINS. SALE AT WELLINGTON. SHEEPSKINS DEARER. Competition for sheepskins was very keen and animated at the fortnightly sale held yesterday by the Wellington brokers. Prices advanced id, and in some eases £d a lb on those of two weeks ago. Salted skins showed a corresponding rise. There was a good demand for all grades of hides. As compared with late rates, heavies, mediums and lightweights were easier by gd to id, while kip and yearlings declined .up to jd. Calf met a weaker market, values generally being lower by id to |d. Fair supplies of tallow were offered, prices being fully firm on late rates. The range of prices is. as follows: — Dry sheepskins.—Halfbred, 7d to lOd; fine crossbred, 6id to 9RI; medium, sjd to 8d; coarse, 4d to 6id; half wools, 3d to , 63d; quarter wools, 2d to sid; pelts, Id to 2|d. ; Salted skins.— Half wools, 2s 6d to 3s 9d; three-quarter wools, 4s 4d; full wools, 4s lOd; lambs, Is 6d to 3s 4d. Hides.—Ox, 331 b to 441 b, to 6id; 451 b to 521 b, 4jd to 6id; 531 b to 591 b, sid to 6kl; 601 b to 691 b, 5d to 6id; 701 b and over, s|d to 6|d; cow, 331 b to 391 b, 3id to 6 J 4 d; 401 b to 481 b, 3|d to 6|d; 491 b and over, 3|d to sjjd; kip, 251 b to 321 b, 2jjd to 63d; 171 b to 241 b, 3J.d to 7gd; yearling, 111 b to 161 b, 3id to 7gd; calf, 91b to 101 b, 4d to 7|d; 61b to 81b, 7id to I2d; lib to 51b, 3|d to IOJd. Tallow. —In casks, 14s to 19s 3d; in tins, etc., 8s to 15s 6d. Sundries.—Oow tails, 5d to 63d; horse hair, 'l3id to 14id. SILVER. LONDON, Sept. 21.. Silver—Cash, 18id per ounce; forward, 18 3-Bd. . , , (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Sept. 21. Sterling on New York closed at 4.74. 3-4 dollars, and on Paris at 79 9-16 francs. The price of gold fell one shilling to 132 s 9d, including a premium of 9d over the French franc. The stock markets were j rather irregular. j

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. A strong tone was again evident in the Wellington market yesterday, and values tended to advance further, gains being shown in many cases. There was a very active demand, and sobers were not disposed to make concessions. Government loans and local body and other debentures 3 had a healthy tone, values being fully 5 firm. Wellington Racing Club 8 per -cents • moved up to £95, no sellers. Banks in " most cases tended upward. Union of Ausf tralias bad two sales at £lO 5s and another 3 at £lO Bs. Australasias wore sought at £l2 3 14s, but sellers hold for £l2 18s. Commercial 3 of Australia were firm at 16s lOd, sellers asking 4d higher. Commercial of Sydney 3 moved up to £lB 2s, E.S. and A. Bank to < £5 18s, and National of Australasia, £5 t paid, to £6 12s. New Zealand ordinaries eased t.o 45s Id, but the long-term morti gage shares wore 3d up at 33s 9d. In the i financial and pastoral section there wore e sellers of Dalgetys at £lO 17s 6d and of f New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 5 per cent, preference stock at £75. New Zealand i and River Plates wore very firm at 22s 3d, s and Goidsbrough, Morts were steady at 29s 6d. Much interest was shown in meat - shares. Union Steam preference firmed sharply to 24s 3d, sellers coining in at 25s lid. Wellington Woollen preference were , unchanged at £5 10s, sellers showing at 5s s higher. New Zealand Breweries eased to i 35s 6d. Miscellaneous industrials were firm , and active. Now Zealand Drugs gained s 3d at 70s 3d, and British Tobaccos wore . strong at 36s lOd. Henry Jones Co-op. , sold at 38s. Interest in mining shares was ; well sustained. Alexander contributing s sold nt 21s 2d and 21s 3d. Waihis at 26s 9d and Gillespie’s Beach at 2s 3d. - YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. , Yesterday’s buying and selling quotations . on the Wellington Stock Exchange were l as follow :

i FOREIGN EXCHANGES. ] —— i POSITION OF STERLING. , (British Official Wireless.) F RUGBY, Sept. 1)1. J The following rates on foreign exchanges were current to-day, compared with par: Sept. 21. Par.

Buyers Sellers. N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ s. d £ s. d. 4 p.c. Bonds, 1940 ...101 0 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 100 7 6 101 2 6 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 101 15 0 — i 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 100 15 0 — Rural Advance Bonds — 98 10 0 3A p.c. Ins. Stock 1939-43 100 0 0 — 31 p.c. ditto, 1938-52 ...101 5 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1940 101 0 0 101 7 6 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 100 7 6 101 0 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 101 10 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 — 100 15 0 DEBENTURES— t Chch. City, 5i p.c., , 1944 100 0 0 l Dunedin City, 5i p.c., 1944 100 5 0 — Well. City, 51 p.c., [ 1/10/1939 : 102 10 0 1 Well. Gas Co 102 10 0 — i Well. Racing Club ... 95 0 0 — Amid. Brick and Ripe, • Wellington 92 0 0 97 0 0 BANKS— Australasia *12 14 0 12 18 0 Comrcl. of Aust., ord. 0 16 10 0 17 2 Comrcl. Banking Co., Sydney 18 2 0 18 8 0 Eng., Scot, and Aust. 5 18 0 6 2 6 National of N.Z 4 5 6 4 7 0 Nat. of Australasia, £5 paid 6 12 0 — Now South Wales ... 33 5 0 34 0 0 New Zealand 2 5 1 2 6 0 Ditto, “D” long term 1 13 9 1 14 3 Union of Aust 10 5 0 10 9 6 FINANCIALAbraham and Williams, ord — 3 0 0 Dalgety and Co — 10 17 6 Goldsbrough, Mort and Co 1 9 6 1 10 0 National Mortgage, “B” 17 0 — N.Z. Guarantee Corp., ord *0 7 6 — Ditto, prof *110 1 2 6 N.Z. Invest., Mort. and Deposit 0 3 3 — N.Z. Loan and Mere., 5 p.c.. pref — 75 0 0 N.Z. and River Plate 12 3 — Well. Trust Loan .... 3 18 0 — GAS— Auckland — 13 9 Ditto, contrib — 0 17 6 Christchurch 17 9 — Wellington, ord 1 13 3 1 13 8 INSURANCE— National of N.Z — 0 18 3 New Zealand 2 15 0 2 15 9 South British — 3 15 6 MEAT PRESERVING— Gear Meat, cum rights 1 13 0 1 13 9 N.Z. Refrig., £1 paid 0 19 2 — Ditto, 10s paid 0 9 8 0 10 0 Well. Meat Ex., pref. 0 15 6 — South. Frozen Meat 2 11 0 — Canterbury Frozen Meat, ord 9 14 0 — TRANSPORT— Union Steam, pref. ... 1 4 3 1 5 11 WOOLLEN — Wellington, pref 5 10 0 5 15 0 COAL— Westport 0 12 9 — TIMBER— Kauri 0 12 6 0 15 0 Leyland-O’Brien 0 17 0 — BREWERIES— N.Z. Breweries 1 15 6 1 16 3 Staples and Co — 19 0 MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco, Aust., ord *1 16 10 1 17 6 Colonial Sugar 58 15 0 59 10 0 Con. Brick and Pipe — 0 6 2 Dominion Investments 13 0 — Donaghy’s Rope and Twine — 2 3 0 , D.I.C., pref 1 0 9 — Dunlop Perdriau *0 18 0 Electro. Zinc, 8 p.c., part pref *1 13 3 1 14 0 Henry donee Co-op. ... — 1 18 6 Howard Smith, ord. ... 0 11 0 N.Z. Drug *3 10 3 Northern Roller Mills 18 6 — Sharland and Co., pref. 10 0 — Ditto, prof. • 1 0 0 — Wilson’s Cement, cum. rights 1 15 6 1 16 0 Woohvorths (Sydney), I 7 p.c., pref — New Colosseum — 16 6 2 0 0 N.Z. Newspapers *17 0 1 10 0 Prestige (N.Z.), Ltd., pref — 1 2 0 I OIL- 1 Moturoa, ord 0 18 MINING— c Alexander, contrib. ... *110 Big River — 0 1 81 ' Blackwator 1 10 0 Gillespie’s Beach 0 2 2J 0 2 4 * Golden Sands — 0 3 7 t King Solomon *0 3 4 0 3 9 c Mount Lyell 1 2 10 13 11 Okarito 0 11 3 0 11 6 a Nokoinai 0 2 9 — c 17 0j Waihi *16 4 Waihi Grand Junction 0 4 0 — Bell Hooper 0 0 11 0 1 2 ‘ Bell Kilgour — 0 19* Central Shotover — 0 1 0 Mataki 0 2 1 0 2 6 c Oxenbridge 0 0 11 0 1 0 1 *Cum. dividend.

New York, dol. to £1 4.775 4.866 Montreal, dol. to £1 . 4.865 4.866 Paris, francs to £1 . 70 9-32 124.21 Brussels, bel. to £1 . 22.225 35.00 Geneva, francs to £1 . 16 25.225 Amsterdam, florins to £1 7.69 12.107 Milan, lire to £1 .... 59 92.46 Berlin, marks to £1 . 13.005 20.43 Stockholm, knr. to £1 19.575 18.159 Copenhagen, knr. to £i 22.40 18.159 Oslo, knr. to £1 19.90 18.159 Vienna, seligs. to £l . 29 34.585 Prague, knr. to £1 . 104.75 164.25 Hel’fors, marks to £1 226.50 193.23 Madrid, pes. to £1 . 37 3-32 25.225 Lisbon, esc. to £1 103 110 Athens, drach. to £1 560 375 Belgrade, din. to £1 240 276.31 Bucharest, lei to £1 . 532.50 813,60 Warsaw, zloty, to £1 — 43.38 Rio do J., p. to mil. . •Mg 5.899 B. Aires, p. to peso . t44j 47.62 M. Video, p. to peso *36 51 Calcutta, p. to rup. 181-32 18 Shanghai, p. to dol. . 15 5-16 — H.Kong, p. to dol. . 17 3-32 — Y’hama, p. to yen . Batavia, florins to £1 . ‘Nominal. 14 3-32 24.582 .... 7.70 ■(•Official. 12.107