Feiling Stock Sale

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 230, 30 September 1935, Page 3

Feiling Stock Sale

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on Friday's sale. An average entry of fat slieep camo to hand, the larger proportion being shorn. The quality was a little mixed, but prices remained firm. Fat hoggets were inquired for, and there was a good sale in this section. A slightly heavier yarding of store sheep was submitted but the quality of tho hoggets with few exceptions was of tho lower grade, and these met a dull sale. A few lines of ewes and iambs also were offered, but competition was not particularly good, no doubt owing to the late season and tho shortago of feed about. There was a good sale of beef cattle, the market being firm with an upward tendency. Kuu cattle met a steady sale, but here again —the lack of feed had some effect on tho market. Dairy stock showing quality and close to profit were in strong demand, and Friday’s sale was the best in this direction that has been seen for some time. We quote: —

Fat shorn hoggets, 16s lOd; fat woolly hoggets, 22s 7d, 22s Sd; fat owes, 11s 7d, ISs 9d, 20s 3d, 20s Od; fat b.f. civcs, 19s 4d; fat shorn ewes, 11s Od to 14s 9d; fat wethers, 22s 6d to 27s Gd; ewe hoggets, 21s 6d, 23s 10d; wether hoggets, 16s. Heifers, r.w.b., £4 17s 6d, £5, £5 12s Gd to £6 I2s Gd; Jersey cows, r.w.b., £5 7s Gd; fat P.A. cows, £8; fat Hereford cows, £0 18s Gd; fat cows, £3 10s, £3 17s Gd, £4 2s Gd, £4 15s, £7; P.A, yearling steers, £4 14s; P.A. and Hereford steers, £6 6s; store cows, 30s, 335, 39s to £2 11s.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report good yardings iu all sections at last week’s Feilding sale, the inquiry for all classes of stock not being quite so keen as has been the case over the past few weeks. The store sheep entry was comprised principally of ewe and wether hoggets of just medium quality, and consequently just a fair sale resulted, borne good-quality fat ewes were submitted and for these values were firm at recent rates.

A heavy yarding of both beef aud dairy cattle came to hand, the quality of beef submitted not being first-class, with the result that just a fair sale resulted. Dairy cows, both cows and heifers of quality and close to profit, sold well with practically a total clearance at auction. A fair entry of runbred cuttle came forward, tho market for these being sticky, with few sales effected. Yearling Jersey heifers showing quality sold freely, the supply in this section not being equal to the demand. Quotations: —

Fat sheep: Fat hoggets, 21s Id, 21s 3d, 21s 7d, 21s lOd, 22s 3d, 23s 3d, 23s 7d, 245, 24s Gd, 25s Id, 25s 4d; fat ewes, 13s Id, 13s Cd, 14s 7d, 15s Sd, ISs Gd, 20s, 20s 2d, 20s 3d; fat wethers, 23s Od, 27s Id. Store sheep: Wether hoggets, lGs 7d, 17s 4d, 21s Id, 21s Gd, 21s lOd; ewe hoggets, 21s Id, 2Ss Id, 295. Fat cattle: Fat P.A. cows, £4 ss, £5 7s Gd, £6 10s, £7, £7 Is, £7 3s; P.A heifers, £0 10s, £7; Hereford cows, £G 10s; Shorthorn heifers, £7 ss; xt cows, £2 17s Gd, £3, £3 7s Gd, £3 10s, £3 15s, £4, £4 ss, £4 10s, £4 12s Gd, £4 15s; £5 10s. Store cows: Cows, 16s, 20s, 225, 255, 275, 28s, 30s, 325, 355, 3Ss, £- i s; yearling heifers 30s, 395, £2, £2 2s Gd, £2 4s, £2 10s, £2 14s. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, £3 £3 10s, £3 17s 6d, £-4 2s Gd, £4 7s Gd, £i 15s, £5, £5 10s, £5 17s Gd, £G, £6 2s Gd, £6 ss, £8; heifers, calved, £2 10s, £2 15s; springing cows, £3 10s, £4, £5 7s Gd.

The N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report on tho Feilding sale:— Quite a good yarding of all classes of stock came forward for fast week’s 1 . Feilding sale.- Fat ewes,,with tho exception, of lines of outstanding quality, were hardly up to tho previous week’s rates. The entry of store sheep consisted largely of hoggets, which were slightly easier in price. Some choice' station fat cattle came forward, and these were keenly competed for. Fat dairy sorts were slightly easier. Dairy cattle .were keenly

competed for, good heifers and cows selling particularly well. Station cattle sold at late rates. Quotations:

Fat sheep; Fat ewes (woolly), 15s, 16s, 17s Gd, 18s Gd, 19s Gd, 20s 3d; fat ewes (shorn)-, 13s Gd to 15s; fat wethers (shorn), I7s Gd, ISs, ISs 9d, 19s Gd; fat hoggets (woolly), 20s to 23s lOd; shorn, 17s -Id to 19s. Fat cattle: Fat bullocks, £7, £8 10s, £9 ss, £lO 2s, £l2 2s Gd; fat cows, P.A. aud Hereford, £0 10s, £7, £8 ss, £S 17s Gd, £9; dairy sorts, £3, £3 10s, £4 ss, £5 10s, £G 10:?, £7 7s 7d. Store sheep: W.f.w. hoggets, 17s Gd, 19s, 21s, 21s 10d, 22s 9d; ewe hoggets, 21s Gd, 235, 23s Bd, 255, 275; ewes with lambs at foot, 23s 9d, 24s Cd. ■ Store cattle: Pearling P.A. steers, £3 10s to £4 15s; empty P.A. cows, £4 to £4 Gs; dairy cattle, springing heifers, £3 10s to £8; springing cows, £3 10s to £6 ss.

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report a good entry at the Feilding sale. There was a fanyarding of store sheep, which sold at late rates. Fat owes were down about Is Gd a head, fat hoggets and wethers sold at late rates. There was a heavyyarding in the beef section, and there seemed to be an over supply for butchers’ requirements, best-quality run beef holding the previous week’s prices. Dairy sorts showed a slight decline, with the exception of tho last few pens, which met with good competition. Boners sold on a par with tho previous sale. Some of the prices realised were as follow:

164 ewe hoggets at 24s Gd, 16 do, at 20s 4d, IGI do. at 27s Id, 32 wether hoggets at 17s, 44 do. at ISs 7d, 57 wethers at 235, 79 ewes and lambs (all counted) at 12s 3d, 40 ewes and lambs (ail counted) at 13s Gd, 11 fat wethers at 26s 2d, 24 fat hoggets at 19s Bd, 19 do. at 15s 7d, 11 do. at 21s Gd, 43 fat ewes at ISs Id.

Spx'inging heifers, £2, £2 15s, £3 7s, £4 7s Gd, £4 17s Gd, £5, £5 ss, £5 10s, £6 2s Gd, £6 10s, £7, £S 12s Gd; dairycows, £3 15s to'£s; boner cows, 25s to 455; fat P.A. heifers, £7 16s; fat P.A. cows, £5 15s; fat cattle, dairy sorts, £3 to £4.