FEILDING STOCK SALE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 73, 23 February 1945, Page 5

FEILDING STOCK SALE

The second phase of the I‘cilding ewe fair was held today, when a yarding ot 25,000 head of 4 and 6-th and 4, 5 and 6-yr ewes came to hand. The quality was particularly good. Bred on all classes of country, the entries were such as to suit allrequirements. The yarding today, however, was smaller than last year’s, when the limit number of 25,000 was handled. All entries in the fat sheep and dairy and boner cattle sections were light, with station cattle best represented. Beef was in short supply. Prices up to 1 p.m. were: Store sheep.—Breeding ewes: 4 and 5 vr, account A. E. I’earco, 150 at 28s 6d; Argvle Farm, 200 at 24s 9d; B. McLeod, 160 at 24s 9d; E. E. Short, 100 at 335; R. W. T’urton, 125 at 30s; Leicester and Armstrong, 90 at 325; L. J. Northcott. 210 at 335. 5-vr: Account G. P. Burr, 180 at 24s 6d; Coulter Est.., 200 at 235; N. Guylee, 130 at 28s lOd; A. Harrison, 190 at 24s lOd; J. Wealleans, 150 at 22s 4d; W. J. Anderson, 80 at 19s; E. N. Moynek ,l2o at 25s- F. S. Mcßeth, 70 at 26s 2d; P. Cnchr’ist 80 at 295; A. R. Bartlett and Son, 90 at 27s 6d. 4-th, 6-th to 4-yr ewes: Account V. R. M'illiams, 222 at 25a 9d. Fat sheep.—Lambs, 3 at 26s lOd; 7 at 27s 4d- 11 at 24s 4d; 23 at 16s; 3 at 28s 10d* wethers, 7 at 29s lOd, 8 at 30s lOd, 13 at 27s 4d, 6 at 28s lOd, 16 at 24s 4d, 8 at 28s, 9 at 26s lOd, 3 at 29s lOd, 36 at 31s lOd, 32 at 29s 4d. 3 at 29s lOd, 36 30 at 28s lOd; b.f. lambs, 6 at 30s lOd, 17 at 29s Id, 3 at 27s lOd. Store cattle.—Cows, £4 17s to £6 15s; cows and vealcrs, £7 8s; cows with calves, £s’7s 6d. Dairy cattle. —Cows, calved. £7 10s, £lO 10s, £ll 10s, £l4; spg. heifers, £9, £lO, £l2 10s; heifer and calf, £8 15s. Jersey wnr. heifers. £5. Station cattle; 25 P..A. heifers at £9, 33 at £lO ss, 77 P.A. bul-, locks, £l4 4a,