FEILDING STOCK SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 168, 15 June 1940, Page 2

FEILDING STOCK SALE.

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. Tlie Associated Auctioneers report on the Feilding sale: There was a small attendance of the public due to the coun-ter-attraction of the Winter Show. In all 2339 store sheep were penned, the main entry being an outstnding line of 500 well-bred 4 and 5-year-old Romney cross ewes running with Southdown ranis, offered on account of Mr L. E. B. Wallace, fliwinui. These sheep came forward in excellent condition, and wore keenly competed for at prices fully firm on recent sales, 4-year-olds making 28s Bd, 5-year-olds 27s 3d, 4 and 5-year-olds 255. The balance of the yarding, which was made up principally of owe and wether hoggets, a pen of two-toolh ewes,' and oddments,. also sold under active competition, and realisations were firm on last- week’s sale.-Eat. sneep : A small yarding of 583 were penned. Wethers were in shortsupply, ewes comprising the bulk of the entry. Values were firm from the outset and an excellent sale resulted with a total clearance. Fat cattle: A small yarding of 60 head sold to a good bench of buyers, with realisations showing a slight improvement on the previous week’s sale. Fifty head of boner cows met with a good sale. A small offering of 44 head of dairy cattle sold under good competition. A special entry of cows and heifers made up to 10i~ guineas. No run cattle were yarded We quote: Fat lambs, 18s 6d. 19s 6d, 19s Bd, ’ 20s Id, 21s 3d, 225, 235; fat ewes, 13s 6d. 14s 4d, 15s 6d, l?s, 18s, 20s, 20s lOd, 21s 2d;' fat wethers, 28s Id; 4 and 5 year ewes, r.w. S.D., 255, 265; 4-year ewes, 27s 7d, 28s 8d; 5-year ewes, 27s 3d; 2-toolfi ’ ewes, 27s 9d: 6-year ewes, 14s 9d to 12s 2d; w.f. wether lambs, 12s lOd, 13s 3d, 14s 3d, 15s 9d, 16s, 16s lOd, 17s 7d, 17s 9d; ewe lambs, 16s 6d, 17s to 235; 2-tooth wethers, 21s; potter com, £1 15s £3. £3. £3 2s, £3 3s,- £4 2s 6d; fat steers, £5 5s to £9 ss; fat fun cows and heifers. £4 2s 6d, £4 17s 6d, £5 7s 6d, ’£6 15s, £8 12s 6d; fat cows and heifers, ex dairy. £4 12s 6d. £4 15s, £4 19s, £5 2s 6d, £6 10s, £6 15s; vealers, £2 7s 6d. '