FEILDING STOCK SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 263, 4 October 1940, Page 2

FEILDING STOCK SALE.

A MODERATE YARDING

A moderate entry of store sheep came forward for the Fcilding slock sale today, tho offering including some good pens of wether and ewe hoggets and also some well-bred ewes with lambs at foot. The offering of fat mutton was smaller Ilian usual, but the quality was up to standard. Fat cattle occupied a small number of pens, as did also boner cattle. Dairy cattle were in fair supply, and the quality was on a par with recent sales. Station cattle made up a fairy entry and all classes of cattle were represented. in this section

Fat sheep.—Hoggets, 20s lOd, 21s lOd, 22s Id, 22s 4d, 22s lOd, 2§s 4d, 25s lOd, 26s lOd, 27s 3d, 27s 7d, 27s lOd, 31s 4d, 33s Id, 41s 10d; wethers, 22s 7d, 25s lOd, 27s 4d, 33s Id, 34s lOd, 36s Id, 37s lOd, 44s 4d, 45s Id; ewes, 18s lOd, 20s, 20s lOd, 21s Id, 22s lOd. 245, 24s lOd. 25s Id, 25s lOd, 26s Id, 26s lOd, 27s 4d, 28? 4d, 29s 4d, 36s lOd (maiden). Dairy cattle.—Heifers in milk, £6 10s, £8 ss, £10; cows in milk, £l3 2s 6d, £ls 2s 6d; spg. heifers, £3 2s 6d, £5 15s, £6, £7 10s. £8 ss, £8 10s. £9 ss, £lO ss, £ll, £l2, £l2 10s, £l2 15s, £l3, £l4; spg. cows, £7 15s, £9. £l3. Store cattle.—Cows, up to £5 10s; heifers £3 2s 6d. £5 15s. £6. £7 10s; reading do.. £5, £5 10s, £6 10s, £7 6s. Station cattle.—P.A. ylg. steers, £4 10s: P.A. 2-yr steers, £7: 4-yr and 5-yr bullocks. £9 6s; P.A. heifers, £3 18s 6d, £5 16s, £7 12s: cows, £6 10s.