FEILDING STOCK SALE

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6815, 19 January 1929, Page 3

FEILDING STOCK SALE

IMPROVED YARDING-. There was a decided improvement in the yarding of sheep on offer at tfic Feilding yards yesterday but no outstanding variation in the values was made. Fat sheep sold readily at current, rates but stores showed a uownward tendency. A few head of dairy cattle sold readily, while stores were in demand and brought good value." Fat cattle were at about tho same quotation as at recent sales. Details are as follow: — Fat sheep: Lambs (shorn) 23s 6d; woolly 295, 31s 6d; 2ths., 24s 3d; woolly ewes, 235, 23s 6d, 25s 4d; wethers ,30s 9d, 31s. Store Sheep: Woolly wether lambs, 235, 23s 3d, 23s Cd; w.f. wether lambs, 17s 7d, 18s 6d, 19s 6d; woolly ewe lambs, 23s 9d, 27s 9d; b.f. rape lambs, 16s, 16s 3d, 16s 7d, 17s, 17s 6d, ISs 2d, ISs 6d, 19s, 19s 4d, 20s 4d, 21s, 21s Gd; 4 and 5 year ewes 255, 26s 2d; evil ewes, 12s 6d, IGs, 16s 4d; ewes and lambs, 35s 3d; cull lambs, 13s, 13s 6d; m.s. woolly lambs 21s; m.s. shorn lambs 16s.

Dairy stock: Springing heifers, £7, £7 10s, £S, £10; springing cows, £7 ss, £S 10s; £9 ss; cows in milk, £7 15s. Store cattle: Forward cows, £5, £5 2s, £5 Ss, £5 10s, £6 2s 6d, £6 6s, £7 15s; yearling heifers r.w.b. £4 ss, £5 ss; IS-mos steers, £6 ss; weaner steers, £3 15s; weaner bulls, £2 9s; weaner heifers, £1 17s, £2 10s, £3, £3 3s, £3 15s, £4.

Fat Cattle: Cows, £7 17s 6d, £S ss, £8 10s, £S 14s, £9 3s, £9 17s 6d, £10; heifers £8 12s Cd, £lO 16s; small bullocks, £lO 10s; vealers £2 15s.