EAGER DEMAND FOR FAT SHEEP

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6631, 9 June 1928, Page 3

EAGER DEMAND FOR FAT SHEEP

BIG TABBING SELLS FEEBLY,

HIGH PRICES FEILDING SALE,

Prices for fat sheep, particularly lambs, reached their highest at the Pcilding stock sale yesterday, when a heavy yarding of nicely finished linos, came forward, and sold rapidly. The lengthy summer, together with the phenomenal autumn, has been responsible for a wonderful growth of feed, and young stock have, in consequence, put on condition to an amazing degree. Lambs have fared particularly well and the quality of those offered yesterday commanded the utmost interest, and provoked astonishing competition. The result was that prices fairly shot up and a total clearance was recorded. Fat lambs sold up. to £2/5/-, ewes to £2/1/-, b.f. lambs to £2/0/6, and wethers to 40/-. Yesterday’s sale was easily the best this year. There was also a good yarding of fat cattle, which also found a ready market at improved rates. Bullocks sold up to £ll/15/-, heifers to £9/15/-, and cotvs to £9/12/6.

Mixed aged‘ ewes in lamb comprised the bulk of the entry of store sheep, and with the exception of exceptional entries, these sold at late rates. Stud Southdown ewes r.w. stud S.D. rams changed hands at 51 gns., and a line of stud S.D. ram lambs sold at the same figure. ' In the dairy section some choice springing heifers and cows found a favourable market at late rates .

The following are the quotations:— Fat Sheep: Lambs 25/-, 25/6. 20/-, 29/3, 30/-, 31/3, 31/10, 32/-, 35/-, 30/-, 38/9, 40/-, 42/-, 42/2, 44/-, to 45/-, b.f. lambs 37/-, 37/6, 3.8/6, 39/3 to 40/6, wethers 36/6, 36/9, 37/-, 37/6, 39/- to 40/-, ewes 25/-, 28/2, 29/5, 29/9, 30/-, 30/1, 30/3, 30/5, 31/-, 32/9, 33/3 to 41/-, two-tooths 33/3. Fat Cattle: Cows £5/1/-, £5/15/-,' £5/19/-, £O, £6/7/-, £7, £7/4/-, £7/12/-, £S, £B/17/6 to £9/12/6, bullocks I £lo/2/-, £lO/10/-, £lO/15/- to £ll/15/-, heifers £6/10/-, £7/7/6, . £B/7/6; £B/10/- to ££7/15/-. Store Sheep: Four-tooth, six-tooth to four-year ewes r.w. S.D. rams 30/3, 35/2 to 38/2, six-tooth, four, and fiveyear ewes r.w. S.D. rams 33/6, four and five year ewes r.w. S.D. rams 24/- to 24/1, four and six-tooth ewes r.w. S.D. rams 43/3, stud S.D. ewes r.w. stud S.D. rams 51 gns., ewe lambs 21/6, 22/6 to 23/6, stud S.D. ram lambs 51 gns., empty ewes 16/4, m.a. ewes r.w. S.D. rams 38/6, wether lambs 23/1. Store Cattle: Wcancr heifer £2/5/6, £3, £4/10/-, £4/12/6, £4/16/- to £5/5/-, cows £3/5/-, £3/7/6, £3/15/-, £3/18/-, £4/11/-, £4/13/ to £5, two and a half year steers £5/14/-, £6/2/6 to £7/16/-, bullocks £lO/5/-. Dairy Cattle: Spring heifers £4/5/-, £4/10/-, £4/12/6, £7/10/-, £B,. £B/10/-, £lO to £l2, spring cows £7, £7/5/-, £9, £9/17/6, £ll, £ll/10/- to £l2/10/-. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.vreport: At Fcilding yesterday there was a large entry of sheep, all the fat pens

being well filled, and a fair entry of cattle. Buyers were well'represented and wo sold practically lb whole of out offering. We quote:— Sheep. Fat wethers, 3Gs, 36s Gd. 36s 9d, 37s to 395; fat ewes, 25s 34, 2Ss 2d, 29s sd, 30s 3d, 31s, 32s 9d, 33s 3d, 345, to 41s; fat lambs, 25s 6d, 295, 29s 3d, 30s, 31s 3d, 31s Gd, 31s lOd, 325. 355, 3Gs, 39s 3d, 40s Gd, 44s to 455; fat black faces, 37s Gd; six tooth to 4-yr. ewes r.w. S.D. rams, 33s Gd, 35s 3d, 38.1 2d to 43s 3d; four and 5-yr ewes r.w Eomney rams, 24s Id; empty ewes, 12s to 16s 4d; stud Southdown ewes, 5J guineas; stud Southdown ram lambs. 5J guineas; woolly lambs, 21s Gd; mixed sox lambs, 22s Gd Cattle.—Fat steers, £lO 2s to £lO 10s; fat heifers, £6 to £9 15s; fat cows, £5 15s, £5 19s to £7;.empty cows, £3 ss, £3 10s, £3 18s; £4 11s; £4 13s to £5 7s; weaner heifers, £4 12s Gd; weaner steers, £1 17s Gd; springing cows, £9; spring calving cows, £4 10s to £G 15s; springing heifers, £9; late calving heifers, £4 ss.