Feilding Stock Sale

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6864, 21 May 1932, Page 3

Feilding Stock Sale

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS. The quality of both fat lambs and ewes offered at tho Feilding stock sale yesterday was slightly better than that of last week, but rates showed little variation. There was a fine sale for tho moderate yarding of store sheep which included some good breeding ewes and forward lambs. Fat and store cattle were quiet, while thero was a good inquiry for good dairy lines. The following are tho quotations: — Fat sheep: Lambs, 9s 9d, 10s, 10s <sd, 11s, 11s lOd, 12s 4d, 13s lOd, 14s lOd to 15s 4d; prime single at 17s 7d; ewes, 6s, 6s lid, 7s 4d, 8s Id, 11s to 12s; wethers, 9s, 10s 7d, 11s Id, 12s 2d, 12s 6d to 13s 2d. •Store sheep: Four and five-year r.w. •S.D. rams, 4s 4d, 6s 3d, 9s 3d, 10s sd; 4-year do., 9s lid; fat and forward ewes, 4s 4d, 4s 7d, 5s 3d; empty ewes, Is 7d, 2s lOd, 4s 4d, 4s Sd, 5s Id; forward wethers, 10s Id, 10s 8d; b.f. lambs, Ss 6d; m.a. ewes r.w. S.D. rains, 4s Id, 6s 3d, 7s lOd; wether lambs, ss 2d, 8s lOd. Store cattle: Wcanor heifers, 12s, 20s, 25s 6 d, 28s, 30s to 365; heifers r.w. bull, £3 to £5 ss; 18-months steers, 15s; 21-year steers, 31s 6d; P.A. heifers, 30s; P.A. cows, 27s 6d; good P.A. steers, £2 7s 6d; buils, 10s to 20s. Fat cattle: Cows, £l, £1 ss, £1 10s, £2, £2-7s; heifers, £2 9s to £2 15s; bullocks, £5; vealers, £l. Dairy cattle: Heifers r.w. bull, £3, £6 10s, £7; heifers in milk, £2 10s; cows in milk 12s 6d (poor) to 3Qs; springing cows, £3 10s.