HEAVY YARDING OF DAIRY STOCK

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6991, 17 August 1929, Page 3

HEAVY YARDING OF DAIRY STOCK

Sells Readily at Feilding OTHER STOCK PRICES SOUND Over 300 head of dairy stock came forward at the Feilding stock sale yesterday and sold readily under the hammer. A total clearance was recorded at very satisfactory prices, springing cows realising up to £l6. There was a fair entry of medium to good quality fat sheep, which sold at market rates while store lines were a little easier with the exception of ewe hoggets, which commanded good prices, As usual, store cattle made a good sale at late rates. Following are the quotations: — Fat sheep: Hoggets, 19s 3d, 19s 6d, 19s Sd, 20s 3d, 20s 6d, 21s 6d, 21s 9d, 225, 22s 6d, 235, 255, 26s Id up to 335; wethers, 29s 2d, 30s, 31s 2d, 325, 34s Bd, 365, 36s 2d; ewes 25s 6d, 265, 27s 7d, 295, 31s lOd, 33s 5d to 33s 6d. Fat cattle: Cows, £5 17s 6d, £8 to £ll 7s; heifers, £9 15s, £lO, £lO 4s 6d, £lO 10s, £ll ss, £ll 10s to £l3 10s; bullocks £l2 10s. Store sheep: Ewe hoggets 26s 4d, 27s 9d, 30s 4d, 33s Id, 365; wether hoggets, 17s, 21e, 23s Bd, 24s 4d, 26s 3d to 275; b.f. hoggets, 12s 4d, 15s 3d, 16s 4d, 17s 6d, 18s, 19s, 20s, 20s 2d, to 21s 6d; m.s .hoggets 9s 2d to 255; svm. ewes in lamb (low conditioned) 18s 6d.' Store cattle: Cows, £2 13s, £3 7s 6d, £4 7s 6d, £4 12s 6d to £4 15s; cows and calves to £7; young cows, £5 to £5 3s; yearling heifers, £3 15s, £4 6s, £4 14s to £6 ss; yearling steers £2 15s; Hereford cows, £5 17s 0d; Hereford cows r.w. P.A. bull, £7 7a; yearling P.A. steers, £5 16s; Jersey steers, £4; Jersey crossbred heifers, £4 2s; P.A. cows r.w. PA. bulls, £7 11s to £lO 155.; bulls, £lO 15s. Dairy Stock: Springing hoifers, £6 10s, £7 2s 6d, £7 ss, £8 ss, £9 7s 6d, £lO ss, £ll 15s, £l3, £l4, to £l4 Ise; heifers calved £5 15s; springing cows £6 10s, £B, £9 ss, £lO 10s, £ll ss, £ll 10s, £l2 ss, £l3, £l3 15s, to £l6; cows calved, £6 15s; cows in milk £4 to £5 10s.