FEILDING STOCK SALE

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 258, 30 October 1937, Page 9

FEILDING STOCK SALE

Fat Sheep Market Recovers HIGH PRICES FOR EWE HOGGETS STRONG TONE IN BEEF MARKET Entries in the several sections at the Feilding live stock sale yesterday were generally moderate. In the fat sheep section there was a slight recovery on last week's notable collapse but tho activity was hardly as strong as was anticipated in view of the refreshing rains. A very short supply of store sheep found the market very firm with a decidedly strong tone for owe hoggets which yesterday made up to £2 4s 6d. In the beef section run cattle sold well up to late rates, while ex-dairy sorts experienced n particularly buoyant market at hardening values. Store run cattle were yarded in limited numbers and the sales made were at late rates with a firming tendency. Recent rains have encouraged pasture growth and the indications are that cattle are likely to be dearer in the near future. There will not be a sale next week and the intervening fortnight will probably witness considerable activity in the store cattle market at prices in excess of late quotations. Business in the dairy cattle section was quite firm but the quality of the offering was, as usual, very mixed. The offering of fat sheep numbered just short of 1000 head, being made up of 240 hoggets, 80 wethers and almost COO ewes. The quality was generally good and the market, although at times inclined to be erratic, showed a recovery on last week's collapse. Most of the entries were shorn and in some instances it was rather difficult to reconcile the prices of sheep In the wool and the shorn lots. An illustration of this occurred in the case of wethers, a pen of 28 woolly sheep, good fleeces and in forward condition, selling at 34s lOd. Immediately following this sale a pen of three shorn wethers, in prime condition, well finished, sold at 345. It was a poser for both sellers and buyers for there was not that difference between the meat value of the woolly wethers and the shorn sheep. Bidding on the hoggets opened rather cautiously and the first pen of 35 woolly sheep, offered on account of P. J. Kerrigan, was passed in at 29s fid and subsequently sold at 30s. They were a nice line but unfinished from the meat value. Two pens of nice blackfaces, numbering 4S, were passed in at 23s 9d. For a pen of 25 shorn hoggets, inclined to be leggy but with medium to good carcases, offered on account of W. Ward, realised 25s 4d. On account of J. S. Thomas a pen of 12 woolly hoggets changed hands at 29s 4d. Sixteen light weight shorn hoggets on account of K. Kerr realised 235, and a further pen of 32, shorn, on the same account, better weights, realised 24s 3d. A nice line of 15 shorn hoggets offered on account of J. G. Jarrett, made 26s 2d, and a further seven, on the same account, medium weights, realised 23s 2d. On account of J. 1). Hocking a pen of 20 well grown hoggets, shorn, good carcases, made 255. At this stage the market commenced to firm up and an offering of seven shorn hoggets, of medium weight, on account of W. Ward, realised 255. Seven woolly hoggets offered on account of A. B. Farmer, of Kakariki, realised 29s 4d. An offering of 47 shorn hoggets, in three pens, on account of A. Shalders, Makino, made from 25s to 25s Id. A small pen of six shorn hoggets offered on account of Mrs. Milne, Glen Oroua, realised 25s fid. Eight woolly hoggets sold on account of F. Dorn made 29s fid. Wether mutton was in short supply and of the offering of 80, all but 23 were shorn. Tho pen of 28 in the wool had good fleeces but failed to realise more than 34s lOd, despite the healthy condition of the sheep. These wethers were marketed on account of T. Little. Three shorn heavy weight wethers, offered on account of L. Millward, sold at the firm price of 345. Ten small wethers, unfinished, but otherwise in good condition, offered on account of W. Ward, realised 2Ss. A nice line of 39 whiteface wethers in good order realised 30s. Good shorn ewes appreciated round about 2s a head, while values for good woolly lines showed little variation on last week's values. For a pen of four maiden woolly ewes of medium weights 31s Gd was paid. A pen of blackface maiden ewe 3 from Bulls realised 265. On account of H. C. Hare a pen of six maiden shoru ewes realised 24s 6d. A pen of 23 shorn heavy weight ewes in good condition, offered on account of W. J. Hutchinson, of Aokautere, 25s 9d was paid. Fifteen good weighty shorn ewes on account of W. Ward realised 25s Id. On account of Ormond Wilson, M.P., a pen of 57 woolly ewes realised 34s Bd. Shorn ewes numbering 19, offered on account of Meagher Bros., realised 255. On account of A. G. Collins a pen of 31 shorn ewes sold at 24s 3d, and a further pen on tho samo account, lighter sheep, made 21s Id. A small pen of five woolly ewes from Bunuythorpe made 29s 9d. Whakarongo ewes numbering five, in the wool, made 31s. Ou account of A. Adsett a pen of 21 shorn ewes made 245.

For a pen of shorn ewes offered on account of D. G. Forlong 24s was paid, while a pen of eight woolly ewes on the same account made 33s 6d. An offering of ten woolly ewes on account of R. Linklater made 31s Id. For a pen of 14 woolly ewes offered on account of T. O'Donnell 31s 3d was paid. The beef market was fully firm at late rates, with a definite hardening tendency for ex-dairy sorts in good condition. As a matter of fact, tho market was particularly keen for this class of beef despite the rather large offering. Station-bred and finished beef was also in firm demand. A line of eight cows on account of O. A. Collis sold as follows, three at £l2 ss, two at £lO 7s Sd and singles at £ll 17s fid, £ll, £lO 12s 6d. Threo fat cows on account of J. Reed realised as follows: Two at £lO 2s fid, one at £B. The offering made on account of L. J. Henson sold as follows: One heifer at £lO 15s; two cows at £9 7s 6d, one cow at £lO 12s fid, one bullock at £l3 15s and two bullocks at £l2 ss. Other sales were made as follow: Cows £5 15s, £5 17s 6d, £6 7s fid, £7, £7 7s 6d, £7 10s, £7 12s fid, £7 14s, £7 15s, £7 15s fid, £S 2s fid, £8 ss, £8 17s Gd, £9 7s fid to £lO 14s; heifers £5 ss, £6 ss, £fi 13s to £lO 2s fid; vealers £3 2s Gd to £3 ss; steers to £lO 15s. A small entry of store sheep met with a ready sale on a firm market. From the sales made ewe hoggets are still being inquired for, the best price for this class of stock being £2 4s fid. A line of very nice ewe hoggets offered on account of R. Marshall excited keen bidding and was finally knocked down at £2 4a fid. For a small line of 17 ewe hoggets on account of A. Waldin £2 2s 9d was paid. A pen of 9G ewe hoggets changed hands at 3fis and another pen of C 5 made 35s 9d. Wether hoggets numbering 170 offered on account, of T. O’Donnell realised 29s lOd. Offered on account of R. Linklater, a pen of 26 wether Hoggets made 295. Shorn blackface hoggets offered on account of H. C. Haro and numbering 5S sold at 23s 9d. There were good forward sheep. Shorn wethers on the same account, numbering 24, sold at 23s 4d. A further line of wethers on the same account made 25s 6d. Medium quality wether hoggets (62) realised 23s 9d. Entries in the store cattle section were largely confined to boner cows and young dairy stock. A short supply of run cattle found the market fairly active, with indications of a strengthening. It is anticipated that recent rains will shortly influence the run cattle position to the extent of values hardenA pen of two to thrce-year-old A.A steers offered on account of G. Shannon realised £9 ss. Yearling A.A. steers sold at £G 4s for a pen of 15 and £6 10s for a pen of 34 offered on account of dealers. A small lino of good young Hereford steers realised £7 ss. Odd coloured steers of the Jersey and Jersey cross type made from £3 10s to £5 12s 6d. Other store cattle quotations are as follow: —Boner cows, 30s, 355, 38s, £2, £2 ss, £2 lOif, £2 12s fid, £2 15s, £3, £3 Is, £3 ss, £3 10s, £3 17s 6d, £2 19s, £4, £4 2s, £4 3s, £4 4s, £4 ss, £4 6s, £4 11s £4 12s fid; cows and calves £4 3s to £5 6s, yearling Jersey heifers £3 7s fid, £4 ss, £4 7s fid, £4 10s, £4 11s, £4 12s, • £4 13s to £5 2s; 2-yr heifers £4 Is to £0 2s fid; empty atoro heifers £3. The dairy cattle market was steady at late rates, the mixed quality offering experiencing a firm market with a good strong inquiry for good cows and heifers. Quotations:— -Springing heifers £5 ss, £5 15s, £6 10s, £7, £7 5s to £8; springing cows £3 ss, £3 10s, £3 15s, £5, £5 10s, £5 15s, £6, £6 2s 6d, £6 ss, £6 7s fid, £7, £7 ss, £7 10s, £9 to £9 ss; heifers in milk, £3 15s to £6 10s.