FEUDING STOCK SALE

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 60, 12 March 1938, Page 9

FEUDING STOCK SALE

Breeding Ewe Values Recede STORE LAMBS CHEAPER FIRM ISATES FOR STATION CATTLE For the Feilding live stock sale yes tcrday there was again a very large offering of store sheep which faced a falling market. The offering included some well bred Lines of good quality breeding ewes but the bidding was by no means brisk. On the contrary, it was rather lifeless and sticky to a degree. Buyers found the prices generally in their favour and had the choice of buying in on very profitable terms. Store lambs found the market decid cdly easier and this was largely due to the over-supply accounted for by the fact of the dry weather conditions and the necessity for breeders to shorten up. The absence of feed is giving real concern throughout the lower Manawatu and Kangitikei, and operators yesterday had a free selection at low prices. Station cattle found the market quite firm, while fat cattle prices revealed a hardening up on late quotations. Fat sheep were easier, and the dairy section experienced a good, firm sale. Again the entries in the store sheep section far exceeded the advertised numbers, the yarding approximating 20,000. Through the failure of vendors to'notify their entries the organisation of the yarding was thrown somewhat out of gear to delay the start of the sale. Vendors should make a point of giving early notice of their intention to offer sheep in order that the totals may be advertised and prospective buyers notified. The market suffered a setback due to at least two factors, one being the oversupply and the other the dry conditions on this coast. Selling was rather sticky, and values for the best of the older* breeding ewes were down fully 2s a head on ewe fair prices. This, however, cannot be taken as an over-all average for the reason that buyers’ estimates of the \ alue of particular lines were very in and out. borne good sheep went cheaply and Inferior sneep, on the other hand, changed hands at values in excess of their apparent quaJ

ity, counting breeding prospects, wool, and the ultimate prospect of fattening Ihe sheep. The market was not only sticky, but hard and erratic. Some of the realisations arc as follow : Rewa bred sheep; a line of 60 5 and 0 year ewes offered on account of J. Brown sold at 18s. These were well bred ewes of known breeding value. A line of 300 4 and 5-year ewes offered on account of J. Macdonald changed hands at 255. Five-year ewes numbering 132 offered on account of T. Field sold at 15s 9d. A pen of 98 5-year ewes from To Awa offered on account of T. Williams realised 21s 6d. C. Cameron's offering of 203 5-year ewes made 19s 9d. On account of Whitauui, Ltd., 139 5-vcar ewes sold at lss. Medium quality but low conditioned 4-year ewes numbering 200 realised 13s 6d. A pen of 229 m.a. ewes offered on account of K. Macdonald sold at 20s 6d. A nice line of 5-year ewes on the same account made 24s Od. From Kiwitea, a pen of 123 5 year ewes offered on account of T. E. Craine realised 25s 3d. A small pen of 73 5-year ewes on account of the Lynch estate sold at 21s 7& For a pen of 55 5-ycar ewes offered on account of N. McGlone 14s 4d was paid. On account of £. Henaghan, of Buunythorpe, a line of "0 5-ycar ewes made 14s. Mixed aged ewes from Colytou on account of J. Walker realised 15s. On account of B. K. Thompson an offering of 357 5-year ewese were sold in two lots, realising 23s Sd and 23s O<L Four-year ewes on the same account, numbering 90, changed hands at 225. A very attractive line of well bred 2th ewes offered on account of A. M. Chrystal and numbering 128 sold in two lots at 37s and 37s 9a. For a nice line of 100 5-ycar ewes 25s lOd was paid. Seventeen good 2th ewes offered on account of D. P. Buchanan realised 40s A pen of 20 2th ewes offered on account of D. R. 11 a vies realised 38s. For a pen of 142 2th ewes 31s 7d was realised. Colyton bred 2th ewes made 325. These were offered on account of J. Walker. Store lamb values were considerable easier with an over-supply. Buying was active on the cheap market and practically all were disposed of under the hammer. Himatangi bred wether lambs, numbering 35, realised 11s. A pen of 40 wether lambs offered in the name of D. R. Davies made 12s Od. A pen of 86 good wether lambs offered on account pf Mrs. Robinson realised 15s. Twenty ewe lambs in good order offered on account of R. b. Wall made 17s 9d. For a pen of 149 blackface lambs in fair order 13s 3d was paid. Whitefacc wether iambs on the same account, numbering 325, sold at 8s od. Corriedale lambs, numbering 177. changed hands at 7s. On account of A. M. Henson 34 wether lambs sold at 21s 3d, and a pen of 14 blackface lambs on the same account made 10s. Blackface lambs numbering 45, offermi bv E. Lain?, realised lls 7d.

For a pen of 22 ewe lambs offered by J. Brown lls 3d was paid. An offering of 171 wether lambs ou account of W. S. Marshall realised lls •id. Good, well bred ewe lambs numbering 127 realised 23s 3d. For J. Nairn's offering of 21 wether lambs 10s was realised, and like money was paid for 57 blackface lambs offered on the same account. One hundred blackface lambs offered by J. Hurley sold at 15s, and a further pen of 74 on the same account realised money. For a pen of 92 blackface lambs offered by A. Campbell 13s 7d was realised. Forward wethers offered on account of R. IS. Wall, and numbering 48, sold at 19s Od. The entry of fat sheep was made up of almost an equal number of wethers and ewes totalling 300 odd and about 30 lambs. Taken over all, the quality was not so good, the sheep reflecting the dry conditions and were generally of medium quality down to light weights. Values were easier iu ail three departments, although some of the ewes made well above schedule rates. In the fat lamb section the offering was made up of mostly single sheep. A pen of six offered on account of Mrs. J. C. Brown, nicely finished good weights, sold at 265. On account of A. Wishnowsky, a pen of seven medium weights realised 225. Threo nice medium-quality lambs offered on account of Mrs. N. Newdick sold at 235. A couple of nice medium lambs were sold ou account of W. McConnon at 225. Other single entry pens sold at 18s, ISs 6d, 19s 6d, 21s 6d to 225. In the fat ewe pens one extra prime heavyweight sheep offered on account of Miss Piper realised 21s 6d. For a pen of 14 medium and somewhat light ewes offered on account of H. Collier 15s was paid. The offering of 15 on account of J. H. Perrett realised 18s. These were nice ewes in good condition. A peu of three offered on account of A. E. Prior made 14s 6d and a pen of five on account of J. H. Mason sold at 14s 3d. Three nice ewes offered on account of A. Wishnowsky realised 17s 9d. For a pen of three yarded in tfie name of Mrs. Pearson 17s Id was paid. Five good ewes offered on account of A. Burgess sold at 17s Id and a further seven on the same account made 13s. Southdown ewes in good condition and numbering 33 offered on account of K. Shortall realised ISs 9d. Seven maiden ewes on the same account made 23s 3d. For the 12 ewe 3 offered on account of S. S. Viles 17s 4d was realised. Ten maiden blackfaces in prime condition changed hands at 255. An offering of 10 ewes on account of the Miers estate realised 16s and a further 15 on the same account made 16s. Two pens of blackface ewes offered on account of H. J. Fagan and son and totalling 33 sold at 16s 5d to 17s. Eleven good-conditioned ewes offered in the name of B. Smith changed hands at 17s lOd. The top price for wether mutton -was 255, the sum paid for a pen of five offered ou account of T. Morgan. Another pen of 11 good firm sheep offered on the same account made 23s 3d. Ail offering of 77 medium weight wethers realised 20s to 22s 9d. Nine good wethers offered on account of H. A. Stewart sold at 23s lOd. On account of J. H. Perrett, a pen of 11 blackface wethers, good meaty sheep, sold at 23s lOd. A. E. Prior's offering of 31 wethers sold at 21s 9d. There was a good offering of fat cattle, which included a selection of station-bred cows of medium quality. Ex-dairy sorts were in full supply, with some heavy-weights of good quality. Values showed a firming up on last week's rates, with good, active competition. Four of a draft of 10 good Aberdeen. Angus cows offered on account of J. Linklatcr realised £8 and the balance sold at £6 2s 6d. A further pen of 10 on the same account were disposed of as follows;—Two at £7 13s, two at £7 ss, and six at £0 10s. A single bullock of medium weight and in good condition offered oil account of A. Palmer, of Whakaronga,

realised £9. Other fat cattlo quotations were as follow:—Heifers, £5 7s 6d, £5 10s to £7; cows, £3 7s 6d, £4 15s, £4 17s 6d, £5, £5 10s, £5 12s 6d, £5 13s, £6 2s 6d, £6 17s 6d, £7, £7 7s 6d to £8 10s; vealers, 20s, 30s, 325, £2, £2 7s 6d, £2 15s to £3 7s 6d; runners to £3 ss. Station-bred cattle in comparatively small lots made up for a good share of the yarding of store cattle. Tho younger stock was in fair to medium condition but the older beasts, with exceptions, were reflecting the dry conditions and had obviously had a hard time. Values firmed up actively and the tone was generally strong for wellbred lines. Young Aberdeen Angus steers in fair condition realised £5 Is for a pen of 10. A pen of eight Hereford steers of medium quality sold at £7 16s. Three well-grown A.A. steers changed hands at £S 6s. For a pen of 10 y.H. steers iu rather light condition £7 5s was paid. On account of S. G. Perry an offering of 23 A.A. young steers made £7 2s and a further six backward A.A. steers changed hands at £4. A line of 27 A.A. heifers in fair order offered on the same account made £6 Is. Good steers numbering 15, offered on account of Ormond Wilson, M.P., sold at £8 13s 6d. Good IS-month steers numbering 19, on the same account, made £7 10s, and a line of nice 18-month heifers, numbering 15, realised £6 4s. ,Station-bred cows and calves numbering 56 changed hands at £6 2s Gd. For a pen of 21 18-month steers of the Aberdeen Angus breed £6 13s was paid. Well-grown 2i-year steers numbering 13 realised £9 2s 6d. Light conditioned 18-month heifers iu two pens made from £4 lls to £4 16s. Other store cattle quotations were as follow: —Boner cows £2, £2 10s, £2 15s, £2 18s, £3, £3 ss, £3 7s 6d, £3 10s, £3 lls, £3 17s Gd, £4, £4 2s to £4 2s Gd; empty heifers, 35s to £3 7s Gd; coloured steers, £2 7s, £5 Is, £5 8s 6d, £5 12s to £6 10s; run cows, £6 7s; 18-month Jersey heifers, £3 10s; weaner heifers, 27s Gd, 37s 6d, £2 4s, £2 ss, £2 6s, £2 12s, £2 12s 6d to £2 .17s 6d. Business in the dairy section was quite active, with a very firm tone ruling for the quality cows and heifers. The offering was limited and in cases the bidding was quite spirited. Quotations are as follow; —Springing cows. £3 15s, £3 17s Gd, £4, £4 5s up to £9 12s Gd; springing heifers, £3 os, £3 15s, £4 10s, £5 12s 6d, £7, £7 15s to £9; cow in milk, £2 7s Gd.