FEILDING LIVE STOCK SALE

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 148, 25 June 1938, Page 9

FEILDING LIVE STOCK SALE

Lack of Inquiry For Store Sheep The large entry of store sheep at yesterday’s Feilding live-stock sale suffered through lack of enquiry, mainly on account of the wet condition of the countryside. Business in the fat sheep section was mostly confined to export operators who secured most of the offering at lower values. The enquiry for both ewe and wether mutton was weak and values were easier. The beef market was inclined to be “sticky” and values overall eased a shade. There was a small offering of station cattle and while there was an enquiry buyers were not prepared to operate up to vendors’ ideas of the values. Practically the whole of the entry 01 just on 500 lambs in the fat sheep section was taken by local export interests. The bulk of the offering was on the light side and thore was little competition for these but for the better finished sorts local and district butchers volunteered modest bids which, however, failed to eliminate the freezing interests. The first peu offered, 15 blacxl'ace lambs, on account of W. Davies, made 18s sd. These were compact, small and meaty sheep of medium quality. On the same account fairish lightweights in otherwise good condition sold &t 16s. Somewhat mixed in quality, a pen ot 14 bff.s offered on account of the Managh Estate realised 16s 4d. Six woolly unfinished b.f.s realised 16s, and two medium quality weli grown woolly b.f.s sold at 20s Gd. T. J. Taylor’s offering of 60 Romney woolly lambs of light to medium quality realised 17s. Two pens containing & total of 51 Eomnev lambs in fresh condition and of medium meat quality offered on account of A. Gee, changed hands at 17s sd.

For a pen of 22 good, well-finished b.f.s offered on account of S. H. Lodge 20s 6d was realised. A line number of woolly blackface lambs of heavy type on the same account made 22s under competition. Small prime b.f. lambs numbering five on account of J. Walker, of Colyton, sold at 17s Id. Good meaty blackface lambs numbering 11 offered on account of C. Jones made 21s Id, and a further ten on the same account, a shade lighter ana smaller, sold at 18s. The offering of 27 lambs on account of H. Ellery, of Bulls, realised 13s. These were unfinished but good, fresh lambs. Gordon Brothers, of Kongotea, obtained 20s for a pen of 1(J woolly Romney lambs in good condition. Four prime lambs ou account of L. Beazer realised 23s 9d and other entries on the same account made 13s lOd to 17s 3d. For a pen of 12 b.f. lambs, woolly, offered on account of J. W. Corpe, yd was obtained. Sold in three pens, A. Mitchell ’s offering of 82 Romney lambs realised from 18s lid, IDs 4d to 20s. Wether mutton found the market still difficult. The yarding contained some quite good sheep as well as several inferior lines. The better prices were offering for well-finished blackface lines. Justr under 40 Romney wethers offerca on account of W, Davies, of Waituna, sold at 24s 4d. W. T. Maxwell's offering of 13 mixed quality wethers which included some good weight sheep, realised 24s 6d. Seven prime blackface 2-ths on the same account realised 25s 4d. Small Romney wethers in good order numbering 12 and offered on account of Mrs. Jenkins sold at 23s 9d. A pen containing three heavy wethers in good order, offered on account of Chisholm Bros., of Hunterville, realised 275. These were nice, well-finished sheep.

On account of J. Wealleans, of Colyton, a pen of 30 nicely finished 2-tli wethers, Bomnev breed, realised 25s 2d. Blackfaco wethers on the same account made 255. Seven nice, meaty blackfaces offered on account of P. B. Simpson sold at 24s 6d. On account of D. W. Reid a pen of 23 well-grown and good blackface wethers realised 26s 6<L Other lines of blackface wethers realised 25s 6d. Generally speaking, ewe mutton was also hard of sale and values w ere easier. The best of the ewe mutton, a pen of 64 offered on account of W. Fry, realised IDs. A pen of 12 offered on accbunt of T. A. Smith sold at 14s Id. The offering ou account of the Managh Estate of just over 80 ewes sold in two lots for 11s 9d and 12s. A pen of 55 offered on account of T. Bean realised 14s 9d. On the same account a pen of 20 realised 15s. A further offering of 51 on account o* W. Fry sold at 16s 6d. Operations in the store sheep section were marked by a very poor inquiry and the sale dragged. There were many passings, and while some business was done privately the market generally was dull for the in-lamb ewes. A good line of 2-th. ewes running with Southdown rams, offered on account of T. A. Smith, sold at 37s 6d. W. and F. Franklin’s offering of 61 2-ths. realised 28s 6d. A pen of 148 2-ths. running with Southdown rams changed hands at 29s lOd. fur a pen of 40 5 and C-yr. ewes running with Southdown rams 21s Od was paid. Mixed aged ewes of medium quality,