Stock Sales

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 193, 17 August 1936, Page 2

Stock Sales

YEELDING SALE

Dalgety and Company Limited, report on their Feilding sale held on Friday; —Heavy entries of hoggets formed the major portion of the sheep entry. Tho quality was good particularly for ewe hoggets, of which some well bred lines wero submitted. Tho attendance was good with sound competition throughout with prices generally at a higher range than recent sales. Mr. B. y. Lawrence, of Sanson, ior whom wo advertised two straight earmark lines, realised 34s and 36s respectively. Breeding ewes were confined to an odd pen as tho lambing season is at hand. Fat sheep were in medium supply and met with strong competition ior finished lots. Another large entry of dairy eat tie, the quality of which was only medium met a fair demand and sold at latest rates. In the beef pens some nice quality steers sold to good competition and the sale of dairy fats was considerably stronger. Only an odd pen of station store cattle was offered. They quote: — Fat hoggets, 21s 6d, 255; fat ewes, 255; fat wethers, 29s 6d; b.f. hoggets, 18s, 19s 3d, 20s Sd; wether hoggets, 20s, 245; ewe hoggets, 27s Bd, 2Ss 6d, 31s Gd, 34s to 30s; 2, -4 and 0-th. ewes, r.w. Rom. rams, 28s; dairy heifers, r.w.b., £4, £4 2s Od, £4 15s, £5 2s 6d to £6 ss; dairy cows, r.w.b., £3, £4 Jss to £5; store cows, £1 10s, £2 Is, £2 0s to £2 10s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd., report heavy' yardings in tho store sheep section with u short one in fat sheep at the weekly Feiluing sale. A heavy yarding of dairy cattle was also submitted with an average one of beef and run bred cattle.

The store sheep submitted were comprised principally of ewe and wether hoggets, these attracting a largo number of outside buyers and in this section they report one of the keenest sales held so far this season for hoggets of both sexes.

Just odd pens of breeding ewes came to hand, the quality being just fair; consequently the demand for these was not strong. Fat sheep wero penned m short supply with the quality good; consequently an excellent sale resulted in this section.

A heavy yarding of dairy cows and heifers were again yarded, anything showing quality sold readily whereas backward sorts were practically neglected. Just an average yarding of beef was submitted, values showing little variation over last week, ltuu bred eattle wero : again penned in small numbers, anything submitted meeting with a ready sale at full late rates. Cjuotations: — Fat sheep: Fat hoggets, 21s Od, 22s 9d, 235, 23s Od; fat ewes, 2Ss, 295, 9d, 31 s, 32s Od; fat wethers, 21s, 2Ss od, 325, 33s Od. Store sheep: Wether boggets, 17s 9d, ISs 9d, 21s 4d, 21s 7d, 225, 23s Id, 23s l'od, ewe hoggets, 27s 9d, 28s Od, 295, 30s Od, 33s 3d; b.f. hoggets, 17s Id, 19s Td. Fat cattle: Hereford cows, £5 17s Od, £5 18s, £0 17s; vealers, £2 ss, £3; cows, £3 17s Od, £4, £4 ss, £4 15s, £5, £5 2s Od, £5 12s Od, £O. Store eattle: Cows, 225, 375, £2, £2 ss, £2 12s Od, £3 14s; ylg. Jersey heifers, £2 12s Od, £2 17s Od; P.A. steers, £5 17s Gd. Dairy cattle: >Spg. heifers, £3 10s, £4, £4 10s, £4 15s, £4 17s Od, £5, £5 2s Gd, £5 7s Od, £5 12s Od, £5 15s; £6 ss, £7; spg. cows, £3 2s Od, £3 10s, £3 15s, £4 15s, £5, £5 ss, £5 10s, £5 15s, £5 17s Gd, £0 ss.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Co. Ltd., report having offered a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle to a good attendance of the public. Competition was keen throughout all lots being sold at prices well up to late rates. We report the following sales:—Fat hoggets 22s 4d; wether hoggets, 14s 7d, 19s Id to 20s Id; fat Jersey cows, £3 15s, £3 17s Od to £4; fat Jersey heifers, £2 17s 6d to £3 11 s; fat and forward bullocks, £S 15s; 2-yr. Hereford steers, £0 ss; yearling P.A. steers, £5 10s; small Jersey steers, £2 15s' to £4 12s 0d; potter jersey bulls, £2 10s.' . '

DANNEVZR..EE The Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-op. Association Ltd., report on the Danuevirkc sale held on Thursday, August 13, as uuder:— They offered a good yarding of both sheep and eattle to a large attendance. Sliccp prices were fully maintained while dairy cows and heifers showed a slight advance on last week’s rates. Our chief sales comprise the following:— .

Fat ewes, £1 4s Gu to £1 10s; 5-yr. ewes S.l). rams, £1 Os Id; ewe hoggets, £1 7s Id to £1 12s Od; 4-th. wethers, £1 5s 3d; wether hoggets, £1 to £1 2s 7d; fat P.A. heifers (light), £5 10s; fat Jersey cows, £3 10s to £4; springing heifers, £3 10s to £0; springing dairy cows, £3 10s to £5; weaner jersey 1 "fifers, £2 ss, £2 7s to £2 10s; store cows, £l. 10s to £2. . Messrs. Williams and Kettle Ltd., report having held their weekly stock sale when- they offered a good yarding of- Sheep and cattle of all classes and pigs. All lots of sheep met with good competition and maintained recent • market rates. W 7 ell finished fat cattle sold well whilo dairy cows and heifers me,t with a dragging sale only good quality early ealvers being in demand. They quote as follow: Sheep: Prime heavy fat ewes, 30s; fat ewes, 26s to 27 3d; 51 empty 2-th. ewes, 325; 89 ewe hoggets, 28s 8d; wether hoggets good, 18s to 22s lid; small wether hoggets, 15s s(r; b.f. hoggets, 19s 6d. Cattle: Heavy fat bullocks, £9 las to £l2 ssj fat P.A.

and Hereford cows and heifers, £5 to £7 2s; fat Jersey cows and lieifcrs, £2 13s to £4 15s; S 2-yr. Hereford -and Shorthorn steers, £0 18s; springing Jersey cows, £3 7s 6d to £5 ss; springing Jersey heifers, £3 17s Od to £0 7s 6d; Jersey heifers calved, £3 3s to. £5 15s; store Jersey cows, £1 17s to £2 Us. Pigs: Weaner pigs, 16s to ISs Od; light porkers, 19s to 23s Od.

Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report having sold the following at their weekly sale:—

00 2-th. ewes r.w. Romney rams, 31s 3d; 4 and 5-yr. old ewes from 14s 0d; fat Poly cows from £5 15s to £6 10s; a single fat Hereford cow, £7 6s; springing Jersey cows from £4 to £0 7s 0d; springing Jersey heifers from £c 7s Gd. i;