FEILDING STOCK SALE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 231, 30 August 1937, Page 4

FEILDING STOCK SALE

The N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., LUI„ report on the Fcilding sale: A heavy yarding of fat sheep, principally owes, camo forward. Although prices for owes wore barely up to the previous week’s rates there was good competition for well-finished heavy lots. Tat hoggets sold at slightly increased values, while wethers in the wool were on a par with last week’s rates. The store sheep entry comprised hoggets, and only one small pen of ewes with lambs. Bidding at the start of the sale dragged, but improved as the sale progressed. Top lutes of wether hoggets? met with keen competition, the best price at 28s 4d, obtained by Mr A. li. Sinclair, Pahiatua, being the highest so far obtained this season. Jlcdium add inferior lots of wether hoggets wore hard to quit. Two outstanding lines of ewe hoggets came forward, but all lots were in active demand at late rates. A feature of the sale was the keen demand for dairy stock and beef; in both sections bidding was very active and the appreciation in values was most marked. A full yarding of boner cows sold at the previous week’s rates. Very few run cattle came forward, a clearance being made at auction and privately. Quotations: Fat hoggets, prime medium weights, 27s to 28s; lighter, 25s Id to 26s Id; prime wethers, £2 to £2 2s 6d; others, 55s 6d to 38s; maiden ewes, £2 to £2 Is; prune heavy ewes, 39s 2d to £2; prime, 35s to 38s 6d; 'lighter, 26s 6d to 33s 3d: ewe hoggets, best, 33s 4d to 36s 6d; medium sorts, 26s 6d to 29s lOd; top wether hoggets, 27s 7d to 28s 4d; good sorts, 25s to 26s 6d; lower grade, 21fi to 23s lOd; b.f. hoggets, 22s Id to 255; ewes with lambs at foot, £2 Is 6d. Dairv heifers close to profit, top lots £9 15s to £lO 10s; good, £7 15s to £9; later ealvers, £5 to £7 7s! first calved, £5 10s 1 to £6 15s; springing cows, best, £8 10s to £lO ,ss; good sorts, £7 15s to £8 ss; backward, £4 15s to £7; cows in milk, £6 15s to £7 15s.' Beef: Single bullock, light, £lO 12s 6d; fat heifers, ex dairv, prime heavy, £8 10s to £9 ss; prune, £7 10s to £8; lighter sorts,. £4 10s to £6 15s- prime heavy cows, ex dairy, £7 12s 6d to £9: prime, £6 10s to £7 ss; others, £4 ss, £4 15s, . £5, £5 10s, £5 15s to' £6 si?: vealers, light, 36s to £2 17s 6d; boner cows, meaty. £2 15s to £3 ss; others, 31s to £2 11s; weancr Jersey heifers, £4, £4 2s 6d; mixed coloured 3-yr steers, £8 to £9 ss.