Stronger Fat Lamb Values Prevail

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7191, 24 June 1933, Page 3

Stronger Fat Lamb Values Prevail

EXCITED MARKET AT FEILDiN C-i RECORD OFFERING KEENLY COMPETED FOR Not since the boom clays of 11 years ago has the Feilding stock sale been as excited as it was yesterday, when there was striking evidence of a rapidly strengthening conlidcncc in lamb and breeding owes. The difficulty which faced the auctioneers yesterday was to iiud accommodation for an offering of over 4000 fat lambs, in addition to a Javge entry of fat wethers and ewes, as well as an offering' ot store sheep which taxed the capacity of the store pens. Each coast had fat lambs to offer, and no fewer than 44 motor lorries brought drafts to the yards. The usual starting time came and went before the auctioneers were ready, ami as the first pen of lambs went up the crowded pathways concentrated on the export buyers who, as was the case last week, immediately set the pace for another upward move in values. The first pen went at 15s Bd. to be followed by an offering at 21s 9d, and this latter figure satisfied all present that the market was, for the fortunate vendor, as strong as ever. Halt a dozen pens later a small line of well-grown Suffolk Down lambs —a very rare offering—came under the hammer to command the top price oi. the lamb sale, namely, 2Gs 9d. These came from the Marion district, and their quality was immediately evident. Generally speaking, lamb values were decidedly firmer on last week’s sale, and in cases appeared to be slightly in excess of current schedule rates. The quality was uneven, many pens containing a good percentage of forward stores, but the competition was such as to witness a total clearance. Mutton prices were firm with a hardening tendency.

The s:i!c of fat sheep concluded :n the middle of the afternoon, when a start was made on the store sheep. Interest ran high in the splendid offering of ewes in iamb, and prices jumped from between, 2s to 3 s a head on late rates. A particularly fine line off 2-th ewes in lamb commanded 23s 9d, a figure which set all present agog with excitement. There was a hecn demand for store lambs, which were not in over-supply, wether lambs realising to 12s and ewe lots to Ids. Selling was in progress as darkness set in. Beef values were linn at last week's quotations, while fairly brisk competition was recorded in the store cattle pens, which held a good offering o! voting cattle. There was a representative gathering at the offering of dairy stock, when a steady sale resulted with no exceptional activity. The following are the quotations: — Fat Sheep. —Lambs: !)s -Id, 10s, 10s 3d, 11s 6d, 12s Sd, l'3s 9d, 13s lOd, 14s fid, 14s fid, 14s 10d, 15s, 15s Id, 15s -Id, 15s sd, ,13s lOd, lfis, 16s 4d, 17s. 17s 4d, 17s lOd, 18s, 1-Ss 3d, 18s lOd. lfis, lfis Id, 19s 3d, 19s 6d, 19s lOd, 20s, 20s 3d, 20s fid, 21s, 225, 22s fid, 22s fid, 23s fid, 245, 24s 3d, 24s fid, 255, 265, 2(is fid to 26s fid; wethers, 10s, 12s, 12s fid, 13s Sd, 14s, 14s 3d, 14s fid., 14s lOd, 15s, 15s 3d, 15s fid. ,15s Sd 15s fid, lfis to lfis fid; ewes, (is, 7s, Ss, Ss 7d. Ss fid, Ss lid, 9s, 9s 3d, 9s fid, 9s lOd. 10s, 10? 2d, 10s fid, 11s 4d, 11s sd, 11? fid. 12s. 12s 3d, 12s fid, 12s Sd, 12s .lOd, 13s 2d, 13s 3d, 13s fid to 17s; b.f. 2-ths, 10s, 15s, ,17s; maiden ewes, 15s. Fat Cattle. —Heifers. 355. £2 Is, £2 7s fid. £2 12s fid. £2 14s, £3 4s, £3 ss, £3 lfis. £3 17s fid. £3 ISs fid, £3 19s. fid to £4; cows, 325, 375, 37s fid, £2 ss, £2 7s'fid, £2 10s, £2 12? fid, £2 15?, £2 lfis, £2 17s, £3, £3 4s Grl, £3 10s, £3 15s, £3 17s to £4 4s; steer, £3 10s; vealer, 2S? fid; runner, £2 4s. ■ Store Sheep.—4 and Syr ewes r.w. S.D. rams, 11s 9d, 12s Sd, 13s fid, 13s <)d, 14s fid to lfis 9d; 2th do., 13s 9d to 23? 3; m.a. do., Us JOd; s.m. do., 11s; svr do., 8s 9d; 2, 4 and 6-th do., 15s lid; 4 and 6-th to Syr, 15s sd; forward wethers, 13s; wether lambs, Ss fid, 9s 7d, 10s Id, 10? 9d, to 12s; owe lambs, 8s Id to 13s. Store Cattle. —P.A. steers, £2 ls ; £2

17s, £3 2s 6d, £3 ss, £4 Is to £4 14s; weaner heifers, 20s, 2Gs, 275, 31s, 38? to 40s; cows, 14s, 17s fid to 225; empty heifers, 38s; Hereford weaner steers, 30s; P.A. weaner steers, 37s fid; Hereford cows r.w. bull, £2 Is; P.A. heifers and cows, £2 4s; P.A. and Hereford cross weaner steers, 39s 6d; mixed coloured weaner steers, 25s to 375; bullocks, £3 15s to £4 17s. Dairy Stock. —Cows, 355, £2 ss, £2 12s, £2 15s, £3. £3 2s fid, £3 fis, £3 12s 6d, £3 17s fid, £-1, £4 2s (id, £5 £6 15s to £7 7s fid; springing cows, 30s, £3 ss, £5, £5 7s fid, £5 10s fid to £fi £6 15s; heifers, r.w. bull, £2 7s fid, £2 12s fid, £3, £3 10s. £3 12s, £4 2s fid, £4 15s, £1 17s fid, £5 2s fid to £5 ss; heifers, calved, 31s, £2, £2 ss, £2 15s to £4 15s; cows, in milk, 32s G, £2 7s fid to £2 10s.