FEILDING STOCK SALE

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2340, 9 January 1926, Page 3

FEILDING STOCK SALE

NEW YEAR VALUES. There was a very large gathering of farmers at the first stock sale for the New Tear at Peilding yesterday, outside districts being particularly well represented. Sheep and cattle came forward in good supply, but buyers were not inclined to operate freely, being content to sit back and watch the progress of prices. Very few fat were yarded, but there was a much larger yarding of stores than Is usual for the opening sale of the year and the bulk of these came from over the ranges. As usual, the demand for these sheep was by no means keen and the prices realised for them was considerably lower than those for local stock. The sale opened without activity, but bidding improved considerably as the offerings became fewer. Store cattle were not sought after, although cow beef met with a steady market. The following are the quotations;—

Fat sheep.— Lambs 26/1; ewes, 17/6 to 26/-; 2-ths 20/-.

Fat cattle. —Cows £3 13/-, £3 17/6. £4 2/6, £4 5/-, £4 15/-, £5, £5 7/6, £6 2/6, £6 10/- to 7 £2/6; vealers to £2 2/-; heifers £2, £4 5/-. £6 7/6, £7 2/6 to £7 10/-; bullocks.to £8 15/-. Storo sheep.—Medium lambs: 5/6, 6/1, 8/3, 9/1 to 12/4; wether lambs: 7/6, 11/-, 8/-, 12/1, 13/3 to 13/9: 4 and 6rth to 4-ycar ewes: 12/6, 13/6 to 14/6; 2-th wethers 18/5, 21/-, to 22/9; 2 and 6-th ewes 22/4 to 24/5; 2-th ewes 21/- to 25/9; b.f. lambs 16/- to 17/6. Store cattle. —Cows: 35/-, 38/6. 42/6, 44/-. 47/6, 49/-, 50/-, to £2 17/6; 2 to 4-year p.a. bullocks £7 8/-; 4-year Hereford bullocks £7 12/6: heifers r.w. bull £5 5/-; cow and calf 37/6; p.a. empty cows £3; weaner heifers 24/-, Dairy stock. —Springing heifers, £2 10/- to £5; heifer calved £2 5/-. ' ’