FEILDING EWE FAIR.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 71, 23 February 1937, Page 4

FEILDING EWE FAIR.

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. The N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report on last week’s Feilding ewe fair: —Taken all through the quality of our entry was good and comprised the annual drafts from most of the lpading farmers in the district. Our offering of twotootha was exceptionally heavy, and contained many lines of outstanding sheep. Mr J. D. Hooking topped the market in twotooths, his pens making £2 14s and £3 Is. In the aged class we had comparatively few lots of broken-mouth sheep. At the start of the sale for two-tooths, biddjng was inclined to drag, the_ report showing a slight easing in wool prices at the Wellington salo no doubt shaking the_ confidence of the buyers. Competition brightened up as the sale proceeded, and we quitted under the hammer the whole of our yarding in this section, with the exception of one small pen of 37. In .the aged section bidding waa uneven and on the whole prices realised wore disappointing and showed a considerable fall on sales recently made in the paddock. Vendors, however, were out to quit, and here again we made practically a total clearance. Our main sales wero as follow, last year’s prices being given in parentheses:—2-th ewes: On account Dalrymple Bros., £2 5s 6d, 36e 6d (£2, 39s 6d); G. F. Johnston, 36s (33s 9d); Brown Bros., £2 10s, £2 9s, £2 8s 6d (£2 7s); J. E. Hewitt, £2 3s (£2); N. J. Short, £2 7s (£2); S. Williamson. £2 7s, £2 4s 6d (£2 3s 6d); J. D. Hocking, £3 Is, £2 14s (£2 2s, £2 3s); F. S. Mcßeth, 38s 6d (33s 9d); F. Krull, £2, 34s 6d (375); B. Short, £2, 39s 3d; Belmont Estate, £2 ss, 38s 6d (37s 6d); Sandilands Est., £2 Bs, £2 Is (355); Langdon and Son, £2 Is (35s 6d). 4-yr ewes: S. Williamson, 27s 6d (30b 6d); Clare Est., 28s 3d; A. Kidd, 345; O’Hagan, 31s 3d. 5-yr ewes: S. Williamson, 25s 3d; N. J. Short, 28s; G. F. Johnston, 23s 6d (23s 4d); Claro Estate, 25s (26s 7d); W. G. Clapham, 23s lOd; C. M. Richardson, 26s Id; S. E. Pearson, 255; Pearco Est., 23s 7d (24s Id); Orui Station, 27s 7d (255); H. M. Gray, 24s 4d. On account of other vendors: 4-yr ewes, 28s to 325; 4 and 5-yr ewes, 22s 6d, 235, 245, 25s 3d; 5-yr ewes, 18s, 18s fid, 19s 3d, 20s, 21s, 22s 6d, 234 ; 6-yr ewes, 17s, 17s Bd, 18s sd, 19s 9d, 20s 3d, 21e, 22s 3d.

Tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report on the Feilding ewo fair: —The total entry was between 40.000 and 50,000, which is perhaps a record. The sale aroused tremendous interest, and in addition to the strong buying done by local graziers buyers wero in attendance from neighbouring provinces and from the King Country and Waikato. Prior to the sale, it was difficult to forecast tho likely trend of values, although it was anticipated that young ewes would maintain and probably show an improvement. Anticipations did not materialise, except - with several lines of top two-tooths, and the general range of values for medium to good sheep of this class showed a decline on recent sales and in many eases passings wore noticeable. An over-supply on the day may have been tho factor mainly responsible for this. In the aged ewe section the entry was approximately . 38,000, and practically a complete clearance was effected. The salo opened on a level several shillings below recent sales, but gradually improved, and, although on the aggregate a general decline has to he reported, all lines of genuine annual draft age marked lines wore keenly competed for. The following arc some of our realisations; 7— 2-tooth ewes; Account F. Setter, 250 at 35s 7d; Barber Estate, 47 at 375; F. L. Kerr, 63 at 36s 3d; A. G. Price, 80 at 38s 6d; F. G. Smith Estate, 18 at 32s 3d; A. Satherby, 31 at 34s 6d; B. Wingate, 150 at 38s 9d; M. Wishnowsky, 30 at 375. 4, 5 and 6-year owes; Goulter Estate, 130 at 22s 3d; F. L. Kerr, 200 at 24s 3d; W. J. Anderson, 220 at 225-4 d; J. A. Kilsby, 212 at 22s 4d; F. L. Kerr, 100 at 245.10 d, 200 at 24s 7d; F. Setter, 170 at 20s; R. P. Kilgour, 43 at 20s 9d; Whiskic Bros., 186 at 20s lOd; Barber. Estate, 65 at' 30s 3d; F. Sotter, 220 at 24s 6d; Barber Estate, 268 at 24s lOd; G. R. Mcßeth, 160 at 21s; McKenzie Bros., 100 at 245; F. L. Kerr, 200 at 22s 9d; Barber Estate, 147 at 27s 8d; J. J. Roberts, 220 at 31s; J. A. Poppe, 65 at 17s 6d; R. Farquhanson, 160 at 18 9d; 0. A. Meyrick, 95 at 26s 4d; G. F. Smith Estate,, 380 at 255; F. L. Kerr, 200 at 23s • 3d; Goulter Estate, 211 at 17s 3d.