STOCK SALES

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6852, 6 March 1929, Page 10

STOCK SALES

DALGETY AND CO.’S SALES. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.‘ Ltd. report ou the sales of last week as under: There was a moderate entry of stock at the Marton Sale on Monday, February 25th., which sold as below:—Aged low condition ewes 9/6; 2-th ewes 40/6; light fat cows £6/7/-; dairy cows £7. There was a very heavy yarding of sheep and a fair entry of cattle at the Tzihape sale on "Wednesday, February 27th. There was a large attendance of buyers and all lines submitted met with keen competition and changed hands at prices satisfactory to vendors. Wo report a total clearance at the following prices:—Fat ewes 23/6: ewes 12/1, 16/-, 18/J, to 22/-; 2-th ewes 33/1, 33/6, to 35/2; 4-th ewes 34/6; M.A. ewes 17/6. 20/-, 22/3, to 24/4; 4 and 5-yr. ewes 25/6, 26/-, to 27/10; 2-th wethers 26/-, 27/6, to 27/7; small M.S. b.f. lambs 12/1 to 13/5; shorn wether lambs 13/5 to 16/-; med-

ium ewe lambs 21/- to 22/-; Romney rams Is, 24, 34 to 4J gns.; S.D. rams 2 to 6 gns.; aged Ryclan’d rams 1 to 11 gns.; fat cows .€B/6/-; bullocks £S to £ll/7/6. Thero was a veiy successful clearing sale held on account of Mr. F. Maul at Ashhurst on Wednesday, February 27th. There was a large attendance of buyers and competition was keen. Quotations. M.A. ewes 32/-, 34/-, 35/7; 2-th ewes 35/2, 37/2; woolly ewe lambs 29/2; woolly wether lambs 21/7; 2-th wethers 28/1; S.D. rams 9 gns.; aged S.D. rams .14, 14 gns.; aged Romney rams 2J gns.; dairy cows in milk £7, £B, £9/5/-, £lO/5/- to £l3; S.H.' 18-mos. steers £7/4/-; iS.IT. 18-mos. heifers £5/10/-,

£7/7/6; M.S. S.H. weaners £2/18/-; S.H. bulls £10; 4-yr. gelding £l9/5/-; aged draughts £l4, £2O, to £2B; hayrake £10; plough £9; manure distributor £l3/10/-; drill £24; roller £l3/5/-; dises £5; spring dray £8; mower £l3; tyne harrows £5/15/-. There was a very good entry of sheep and a moderate yarding of cattle at the Mangaweka sale on Thursday. 28th. There was quitb a fair demand all through and the majority of stock changed hands. . Cull lambs 7/3, 8/1, 9/-, 9/6, 10/4; , small b.f. lambs 13/1, 13/3; wether lambs 15/- to 16/3; cull ewes 7/3, 8/-, j 9/-, 10/-/ to 12/1; M.A. ewes 16/6 to , 19/4; good 4 and 5 yr. ewes 28/6; 6-th ( to 4-yr. ewes 29/2; small 2-th ewes j 26/3; 2-th ewes 35/4; light fat cows £5/30/-; fat cows £7 to £7/10/-; small P.A: weaners 33/-; medium weaners £2/10/- to £3; 18-mos. steers £5; 15- ' mos. P.A. weaners £4. '

There was a large entry of sheep and a moderate yarding of cattle at the Feilding sal6 on Friday, Mar. 1. There was very keen competition for the better class of ewes but lambs were dull of sale at lower prices than those previouslv ruling. Fat lambs 21/6 to 22/9; fat ewes 20/6, 20/8; small b.f. lambs 12/- to 14/-; b.f. shorn lambs 16/-, 17/3, 17/8 to 18/1; b.L woolly lambs 3 7/4, 17/9 to 20/3; aged ewes 12/- to 14/6; 5-yr. ewes 21/-, 21/3 to 22/3; 4 and 5-yr. ewes 25/2; small 2 and 4-th ewes 29/-; 2-th ewes 32/4, 32/10 to 39/6; small weaner heifers £2/15/-; forward cows £5/12/6; fat cows £7/7/6 to £9/10/-.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., report: —A heavy yarding of sheep came forward for the usual weekly sale held at Feilding. It wa3 generally anticipated before the sale that ewes would show a sharp decline on late Tates in sympathy with the fat and wool prices. Guch was not the case. Lines of good ewes with clean mouths sold readily at prices approximately on a par with tho ewe fair. Aged and broken mouth ewes were neglected. A considerable portion of the yarding consisted of lambs, and although a total clearance was effected under the hammer prices were considerably easier. Store cattle were hard to quit and the beef market also was easier. "We quote: —Fat ewes 18/1 to 25/6; fat lambs 19/- to 28/-; fat wethers 27/-; fat cows £5/10/- to £B/15/-; fat heifers £9/17/6: fat bullocks £l3; 4 and 5 yr. ewes 24/1 to 28/10; 4-th ewes 30/- to 30/10; 2-th ewes 33/10 to 35/6; 6-th to 4-yr. ewes 32/10; f.f.m. cwes29/6; ewe lambs 22/4; wether lambs 34/5 to 16/6; cull ewes 6/8 to 19/3.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd. report: —At Feilding sale on Friday there was a large entry of all classes of store sheep and a fair yarding of cattle. Sheep prices were a little easier than those ruling at the Fair od February 22, but most of our entry changed hands. Cattle; were on a par with late rates. We quote:—Sheep: Fat wethers 27/-; fat ewes 18/9, 21/6: fat lambs 19/S, 24/6, 28/-; 2-th ewes 33/10, 35/4, 36/6, 37/-, 37/2 to 38/6; 4 and 5-yr. ewes, 25/3, 26/-, 26/1, 26/7, 27/-, 28/10, 29/6 to 32/10; 5-yr. ewes 23/-. 22/6, 25/-; aged ewes 15/-, 17/-, 19/7; rape Jambs 18/2; wether lambs 14/5, 16/8; , store lambs 14/9, 35/-; Southdown rams 7gns., Sgns., SJgns., to 10gns.; Romney rams li to 2j gns. Cattle: Fat bullocks £l3; fat cows £7, £7/7/6, £B, £B/10/-, £B/15/-; light fat cows £5/15/-, £6/7/6, £6/10/-; fat heifers £9/17/6; store cows £3/2/6, £3/8/6, £3/10/-, £4, £4/10/-, £4/12/G to £5; heifers r.w.b. £4 to £4/10/-; weaner heifers £2/10/-. £3, £3/17/-, £4/4/-, £4/9/-; springing heifers £B/15/-, £9; cows in milk £3/10/-, £4/2/6, £5/17/6, £6/10/- to £7/15/-; bulls £4, £4/5/-, £5/10/-, £7/5/-, £7/15/-, to £B/15/-; yearling steers £3, £5.