FARMING NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 265, 7 October 1940, Page 10

FARMING NEWS

FEILDING STOCK SALE. AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. The Associated Auctioneers report on the Feilding sale as follows:"—Approximately 1000 fat slieep were yarded, the majority being ewes. Values of wethers and hoggets showed a slight increase on recent sales, this being mainly on account of the short yarding. Two full races of fat ewes sold at prices in keeping with the last sale, vendors meeting the ' market in most cases. A light yarding of 1800 store sheep, comprising mainly ewe and wether hoggets and ewes and lambs, met wjth keen competition, prices maintaining recent high levels; a pen of very choico ewe hoggets roalised £2 0s 2d and a pen of 113 ewes with 132 lambs at foot reached 21s (all counted). Quite a number of station cattle came forward, the majority being yearling sorts. Competition was quite keen, but vendors’ reserves were often higher than the offers received. The 2-yr and 3-yr cattle, however, sold readily, prices if anything being slightly higher than those at last week’s cattle fair. The yarding in the dairy section was lighter than usual and met with a ready sale, prices being firm on recenL rates. Yearling Jersey heifers reached new high levels, three extra choice wellgrown heifers making £7 17s 6d and another pen of choice cattlo £7 6s. A large number of dairy bulls came forward and competition was very keen, prices being in advance of recent sales. Very few fat station cattle came forward, but a fait number of ex-dairy sorts were offered, prices being in keeping with recent sales. The following are some of the realisations. Fat sheep: Iloggets, 22s Id, 25s 4d, 27s Id, 31s 4d to 33s Id; wethers, 27s 4d, 33s Id, 34s lOd, 37s lOd, 44s 4d ; ewes. 18s lOd, 20s lOd, 21s Id, 23s 10d, 26s Id, 27s 4d, 28s Id (o 36s lOd. Store sheep: Wether hoggets, 19s 7d, 21s 6d, 225, 25s 9d, 26s 3d to 26s 9d; ewe hoggets, 37s 9d, to 40s 2d; ewes and lambs, 19s, 20s to 21s; empty store owes, 15s. Station cattle: Yearling P.A. steers, £4 10s, £5 14s, £5 15s; yearling P.A. heifers, £3 Is. £3 18s 6d to £4 7s; 2-ycar P.A. steers, £7 17s 6d; 2 and 3-year P.A. heifers, £5 16s to £7 126; 3-year P.A. bullocks, £9 16s; empty cows, £5 10s. Fat cattle; Fat run cows, £9 17s 6d, £lO 7s 6d to £ll 7s 6d ; bullocks, £8 17s 6d to £ll 7s 6d ; cx dairy cows and heifers, £5 7s 6d, £6 7s 6d, £7 2s 6d, £8 12s 6d to £9 2s 6d. Store cattlo: Boner cows, £2 10s, £3 10s, £4 2s 6d to £5 10s; ylg. Jersey heifers, £3 10s, £7 6s to £7 17s 6d. Dairy cattle: Spg. heifers, £7, £lO 5s to £l4; cows, £7 to £ls 2s 6d. ' Dairy bulls: 2-yr., £7 to £l3 ss; -yearlings, £4 to £6 15s.