FEILDING STOCK MARKET.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 255, 26 September 1942, Page 2

FEILDING STOCK MARKET.

At the stock salo in Feilding yesterday tile market for beef Was easier, while station store cattle met with a difficult sale and there were some passings m the weancr and female soctions. Wether mutton made up to 42s 6d, there being a short supply. Ewe mutton was a shade easier and the yarding included both shorn and woolly sorts. In the dairy cattle section Holstein heifers on account W. A. Kyle made from llgns to 14giis; bpg. heifers told at lato rates, with the usual firtn inquiry for choice lines. Store cows were sold at values ranging from £2 10s to £4 10s. Additional sales included the following: Fat sheep.—Ewes, account A. Stuart, 24s Id; account 0. Wilson, 25s Id; account \V. McKay, b.f.’B at 18s lOd; account W. 11. Cowan, 16s 4d; maiden ewes, account W. 11. Gibson, 34s 4d; hoggets, account B, Frecklinglon, 295; account R. A. Wilson, 26s lOd; wethers, accdunt Bailey Estate, 375. Store sheep.—Account J. Edmonds, ewe hoggets at 30s 6d; account E. Kerrigan, Wether hoggets at 24s 4d; account L. A. Hayden, woolly wether hoggets at 25s 2d. Uthcr prices: 2th wethers, 16s 3d, 19s; m.a. ewes, 12s, 16s; shorn wether hoggets, 19s lOdewe hoggets, 275; m.a, owes with lambs, 16s (all counted).

Station cattle.—Bullocks, £8 6s to £lO 16s; steers, £5 17s 6d; F.A. steers account J. J. Ncsdalc, £9 ss. Fat cattle.—Account R. W. Buchanan, Ilfd. bullocks, at £ll 2s 6d; Hid. heifers, £9 12s 6d; account Hocking Bros., heifers at £6 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d ; runners, £5 11s to £6 7s; account R. W. Buchanan, runners at £2 15s. Other prices: Ex dairy cows, £5 7s 6d to £7 2s 6d; steer, £9; runners, £4, £5; P.A. cows, account R. W. Buchanan, £7 7s 6d, £lO 7s 6d. The Associated Auctioneers report on the Feilding sale: There was a fair yarding of fat sheep and prices were on a par with last week, with the exception of fat wothers. which were a little higher. Owing to the small yarding of store sheep they met With a keen domand. A good yarding of station cattle met with a ready sale, cows showing a further rise. in values. A small yarding of beef edttle met with strong competition. Dairy cows were again in keen demand. Quotations: Fat hoggets, 24s lOd to 30s lOd; fat wethers, 22s 4d to 42s 6d; fat ewes, 14s Id to 26s Id; maiden ewes, 26s lOd to 34s 4d ; Wethers, 16s 3d to 19s; b.f. hoggets, woolly tops, 24s 2d, 275; medium, tops, 18s sd, 20s; wether Woolly hgts., 24s to 25s 2d; owe ligts, 30s 6d; .dairy cows, £6 5s to £9 10s ; dairy heifers, £5 15s to £ll 15s; p.b. Holstein heifers] £ll lls to £l4 14s; potter cows. £2 15s to £4 12s 6d; fat run cows, £5 2s 6d to £lO 7s 6d ; fat run heifers, £8 15s to £9 12s fid; fat ex-dairy cows, £5 2s 6d to £6 17s 6d; fat bullocks, £ll 12s 6d; runners, £5 12s, £6 7s; vealers, £2 15s to £3 10s; weuner Jersey heifers, £4 10s; ylg. llfd. heifers, £4 ss; yig. P.A. steers, £5 17s 6d; 2-3-yr P.A. steers, £6 5s to £9 ss; P.A. bullocks, £9 ss; Ilfd. bullocks, £8 6s to £lO 16s; run cows, £6 10s, £6 15s; bulls, £4 to £6.

WESTFIELD SALE. Prices. at, tlie \Vestlicld sale this week Were: —Beef: Kxll-a- choice ox ( £2 2s pet 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 19s to £2 Is; secondary and plain, £1 15s to £1 17s; extra- prime yoUng Cow and heifer, £1 13s to £1 17s; choice and prime, £1 9s to £1 11s; ordinary cow beef, £1 5s to £1 7s; extra heavy prime steers, £l7 10s to £2O 10s; heavy, £ls to £l6; lighter, £l3 10s to £l4 10s; light, £l2 to £l3; small and unfinished, £9 to £11; extra lit ivy prime young cows and heifers, £ll to £l2 12s 6d; heavy, £9 to £10; lighter, £7 10s to £8 10a; others, £5 10s to £6 10s. Sheep: Extra heavy prime -wethers, £2 8s to £2 10s; heavy, £2 59 6d to £2 6s 6d; medium, £2 2s to £2 4s; light and prime, £1 17s 6d to £2; extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes, £1 13s to £1 17s; heavy, £1 9s to £1 11s; lighter, £1 5s to £1 6s 6d. Pigs: Choppers, £1 10s to £3 10s; heavy baconers, £4 9s to £4 14s; medium, £4 Is to £4 4s; light, £3-153 to £4; heavy porkers, £3 10s to £3 15s; medium, £3 to £3 ss; light, £2 14s to £2 17s; small and unfinished, £2 6s to £2 12s; stores, £2 to £2 10s; slips, £1 10a to £l‘l6s; Wcahera, £1 to £1 12s.