THE STOCK MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 159, 7 June 1937, Page 12

THE STOCK MARKETS.

FEILDING SALE. Tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., Ltd., report on the Feilding sale held on tho 4th instant, as follows: —Smaller offerings in each section wore tho order of the market. Tho presence of buyers from the King Country, who operated keenly for breeding ewes, assisted the market for this class, and the sale was very firm throughout. Apart from several lines of top true-to-age owes, tho quality was mediocre. The yarding of store iambs was the smallest for many months, and here again a sound market existed throughout for an offering which, except for one outstanding lino of owe lambs, was of medium to poor quality. The advertised lines of store wethers elicited keen competition. A drop of approximately Is per head was recorded on all classes in tho fat sheep section as compared with the previous week’s sale. There were medium entries of fat and boner cattle, and light entries of run and dairy cattle. Full clearances were for tho mdst part effected with no alteration in values. Quotations wore: — Fat sheep: Lambs, 18s 6d, 20s, 22s 3d, 25s 7d, to 26s 2d; wethers, 245, 27s 6d, 28s 6d, 30s Id, to 31s 7d; ewes, 21s 6d, 235, 24s 6d, 25s 4d, to 265. Store sheep: 2th ewes r.w. S.D. rams, 32s 6d, to 38s 7d; 4th to 4yr ewes, 25s 6d; 4 and syr owes, 24s Id to 26s 9cl ; 5 and 6yr ewes, 20s, 225. to 25s 6(1; m.a. ewes, 225: ewe lambs, 20s, 20s 3d, 23s 2d, 25s 9d, 27s 6d, 30s, to 355; b.f. lambs, 13>s 6d to 17s; w.f. wether lambs, 12s 3d, 13s 6d, 16s,' 18s lOd, lo 20s; 2th wethers, 19s 6d, 22s sd, 25s 10(1. to 27s 9d. Fat cattle; Cows, cx dairy, £3 ss, £3 12s 6d, £4 7s 6d. £5 ss, £5 12s, to £7 ss; heifers, £3 12s 6d, £4 7s 6d to £5 2s 6d; light bullocks, £5 18s 6d; vealer, £3 17s 6d; runners. £2 9s. Store cattle: Potter cows, £2, £2 ,ss, £2 10s to £3 ss; wCaner heifers, 30s, 345, to £2 ss; empty heifers, 30s, 32s to £2 12s 6d. Dairy cattle: Spg. heifers, £3, £3 10s, £4 10s, £5, £5 ss, £6, £6 15a, to £7 2s 6d; spg. cows, £3 10s, £3 12s 6d, £4 ss, £5, £5 10s, £6 7s 6d, £6 15s to £7; cows in milk, £6 15s, £7, to £7 2s 6d.

CLEARING SALE. The N.Z. Loan and 'Mercantile Agency Cov., Ltd., report- on Mr L. S. Purdom’s clearing sale at Pyke’s Road, Rangiotu, as follows: —A percentage of late Olivers and the fact that the cows were carrying too much condition accounted for tho apparent drop in value at this sale. However, better sorts met with a ready sale and 25 of the offering of 50 cows averaged £7 5s 6d. Young stock, horses, and machinery attracted keen attention, 13 yearling heifers selling at £3 3s, an aged mare at £l4 10s, and • a school pony for £lO.

NEW ZEALAND TALLOW.

INCREASE IN EXPORTS. Shipments of tallow from Dominion ports last month totalled 2953 tons, of which 1637 J tons were for Europe, 645 tons for India; 4751 tons for Japan. 191 J tons for the United States, and four tons went “elsewhere.” According to the returns compiled by Dalgety and Co., Ltd,, exports of tallow for the 11 months to May 28 totalled 24,896 tons, as compared with 19.498 tons for the corresponding period of 1935-36, an increase of 5398 tons. Sales of tallow in New Zealand last month totalled 41} tons.