FEILDING SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 283, 27 October 1934, Page 5

FEILDING SALE.

CATTLE PRICES DROP. SHEEP VALUES FIRM. the yarding of station cattle proved too big 1 for the demand at the Feilding saJe yesterday, a dull sale taking place for all classes, with a corresponding drop in prices compared with tho previous week. Over the average tho decline was from 5s to 10s per head on tho previous week’s values. Some exceptionally nice lines of grown P.A. and Hereford bullocks came forward, but the quotations for these did not reach the owners’ ideas of values, and no sales took place. Store cows and heifers for fattenlng purposes sold relatively better than the male entry, but hero again prices were below those of the previous week. The yearling P.A. heifers submitted were mainly good lines, but not many wore sold, prices for these being down 7s 6d to 10s per head. Fat cattle opened with a brisk display of bidding, but tho supply outstayed the demand and once butchers’ requirements were filled prices eased. Store sheep, tho yarding being mainly hoggets, again sold well, and fat sheep held firm at recent rates. Dairy stock met with a slow sale. Detailed prices are as follow: Fat sheep.—Hoggets, 21s, 22s t>cl, 22s 9(1, 23s Id, 23s 8d to 24s 6d (woollv) : ewes, 15s 6d, 18s 3d, las lid, 19s Bd, 20s 6d, 21s 6d, 22s 9d to 24s (woolly); wothors, 21s, 22s 4d, 22s 9d, 24s Id to 25s 6d. Store sheep.—Ewe hoggets, 245, 25s 10d, 265, 27s 2d, 27s 3d; wether do., 19s 7d, 203d, 225, 22s 2d; m.s. do., 17s 9d, 2as Id; b.f. do., 17s 3d. 19s Bd, 21s 8d; 2lh wethers, 19s, 21s sd; 4t.h do 235; ewes and lambs, 31s, 31s 3d.

Store cattle.—Four-year S.H. and Hereford cross bullocks, £5 3s to £5 12s 6d; 4yr Hereford bullocks, £4 19s; 3yr P.A. and Hereford cross steers, £4 ss, £4 6s, £4 10s; 3yr P.A. steers, £5 ss; 3yr m.c. steers. £3 ss, £3 12s, £3 14s 6d, £3 19s 6d to £4 7s; 2vr P.A. steers, £2 19s: 2vr P.A. heifers, £2, £2 15s, £3 16s; P.A. cows, £2 14s, £3 10s; 2yr Hereford heifers, £2 15s; ylg. P.A. steers, £2 9s, to £2 15s; empty P A. heifers, £3 10s, £3 11s, £4 It-: empty Hereford heifers, £3 2s; ylg. P.A. heifers, £2 9s to £3 ss; ylg. Jersey heifers, £1 ss, £1 15s to £2; empty m.c. heifers, 235, 295, £2 16s to £3 ss; boner cows, 3is, 34s to 45 c . Fat cattle.' —Cows, £2 7s 6d, £3 10s, £3 17s 6d, £4 ss, £4 15s, £5 2s 6d, £5 7s 6d to £6 7s 6d; heifers, £2 17s 6d, £3, £3 15s, £4, £4 14s 6d, £5 2s 6d; P.A. and Hereford bullocks. £8 2s 6d. Dairy stock. —Sppr. heifers. £2 7s 6d, £2 15s, £3. £3 7s 6d, £4 to £5; heifers in milk, £2 2s 6d ; spg. cows, £2 ss, £2 15s, £3 10s, £3 15s to £4 ss; cows in milk, £2, £2 12s 6d, £3, to £4. AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. Dalrgety and Co., Ltd., report on the Feilding sale held yesterday. There was k fair yarding of sheep and a full entry ot cattle including some outstanding lines ol bullocks. Fat sheep were a little easier, while store sheep barely maintained late rates. All classes of cattle showed a decided easing, so that an unusual percentage failed to reach vendors’ reserves. They quote: Fat hoggets, 22s 6d; fat ewes, 15s 2d, 17s 6d. 17s lOd, 18s, 18s 3d, 18s 7d, 20s 6d, 225; fat wethers, 21s, 22s 4d, 22s 9d, 24s 3d, 24s 4d, 25s 6d; ewe hoggets, 25s lOd, 27s 2d; wether hoggets, 19s 7d, 22s 2d; m.s. hoggets, 17s 9d; b.f. 2-ths, 19s, 21s 8d; 2-th wethers, 19s; ewes and lambs, 31s, 31s 3d; 4-yr bullocks, £4 19s, £5 ss, £5 ss, £5 12s 6d; steers, £3 10s, £3 17s 6d; store cown, £1 11s, £1 14s; yearling P.A. steers, £2 15s; yearling Hereford heifers, £1 10s; fat cows, £2 7s 6d to £5 ss; fat heifers, £4 10s, £5; heifers, r.w.b., £1 10s, £2, £3 76; heifers, calved, £2 2s _6d; cows, r.w.b., £2, £2 15s, £3 10s; yearling Jersey bulls, £2. £2 15s; 2-yr Jersey bulls, £3 iss; 15-mos. Jersey bulls, £4, £5 7s 6d.