Feilding Livestock Sale

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 55, 6 March 1943, Page 6

Feilding Livestock Sale

BREEDING EWES SELL READILY GOOD ENQUIRY TOR STATION CATTLE The Feilding live stock sale yesterday attracted large entries in all, but the fat sheep section and the attendance was in keeping with the active interest now being shown in the breeding ewe market. Prices for all classes of stock were firm with perhaps a sliffht weakening in the store sheep section. Beef sold readily and the enquiry for station cattle w as very firm. Tat Sheep. A somewhat larger offering of wether mutton contributed to the entries in the fat sheep section and prices were firmer. Sales were:—Ewes, 19 at 12s lOd; 95 at 13s Tel; 10 at 12s 7d; 11 at 10s lOd; wethers, 13 at 20s Id; 5 at 27s 4d; i at 22s lOd; 6 at 26s 7d; 3 at 26s 7d; 3 at 24s lOd; 4 at 26s 10d; 11 at 24s Id; 9 at 27s 7d; 15 at 27s 7d; 18 at 26s 7d; blackface mutton, 15 at 28s 4d; lambs, 16 at 21s lOd; 14 at 20s 7d. Store Lambs. The market showed a slight weakening in values for store lambs although the better conditioned lots realised prices in keeping with the general firmness for this class of stock. The sales included the following:—Wether lambs, 168 account M. Port at 14s; 114 at 8s; 95 at 11s 9d; IG7 at 10s Id; 105 at 19s Id; 125 account E. M. Lloyd at 14s 3d; 180 at IGs lOd; 118 at 15s Gd; 04 at 13s; 18 account H. Stewart at 17s; 45 at 12s Gd; ewe lambs, 294 at 20s 2d; G 7 account B. Smith at 225; GS at IGs; .137 at 12s 8d; 93 at 12s 9d; G 3 at 11s Gd; 41 at Ss lOd; 50 account H. Stewart at 20s 3d; 90 at 255; blackface lambs, 200 account Leen estate at 18s 9d; S 3 at 16s IQd; 51 at 15s lOd; 34G at 12s 3d; 348 at IGs Gd; 124 account E. M. Simpson at 15s lOd; 6G account P. Whiteman at IGs 4d; 117 at 15s; 32 at 9s 9d; 150 account H. Glasgow at IGs Id and 150 at 14s Id and 13s; 7G at 12s 9d; 270 at 20s 9d; 111 at IGs Id. Breeding Ewes. The breeding ewe market was particularly active and the large offering representing the fourth in succession attracted ft large attendance of operators. The quality was uneven although the pens included many good quality sheep for which firm values operated. Generally the sale was a good one and satisfactory to vendors. The realisations included the following sales: —2-th ewes, S 3 account M. A. Conway at 345; 66 at 275; 51 at 22s Id; 90 at 265; 32 account W. H. Gibson at 375; 48 account H. D Brewster at 26s 7d; 70 at 245; 102 at 27s 6d; 113 account H. D. Brewster at 2Ss; 185 at 27s Gd; .112 at 27s Id; 57 at 32s 3d; 59 at 245; 40 at 275; 137 at 24s lOd; 191 at 28s; 174 at 26s 8d and 2Gs 3d; 98 at 235; 85 at 25s

3d; G 4 at 30s Gd; 104 at 23s 9d; 357 at 21s; 82 at 245; 100 at 25s 4d; 53 at 24s 7d; 48 at 23s 8d; 137 at 24s lOd; 120 account F. W. Lethbridge at 235; 9S at 26s Od; 43 at 27s 6d; 63 account Dr. Walls 32s Gd; 5G at 31s Gd; 95 at 34s 3d; 94 at 24s Gd; 147 at 235; 2, 4 and 6-th ewes, 159 account H. B. Johnston at 275; 112 account H. D. Brewster at 23s lOd; 50 account E. E. Short at 265; 144 at 24s 4d and 235; 81 at 20s Gd; 45 at 20s 2d; 39 at 23s Gd; 70 at 245; 102 at IGs 4d; m.a., 39 at 225; G 4 at 19s Gd; 201 at 14s Id; 4-yr. 99 account H. D. Brewster at 21s 7d; 183 account A. Green estate at 15s 4d; 179 at 15s 4d and 14s Gd; o-yr. 237 account L. Lambert at 18s 7d and 18s G(l; 204 account J. Ridd and Son at 13s Gd; 172 account S. Strachan at 15s 9d; 342 account Q. O. Wilson at 13s Id and 11s 9d; 298 at 18s; 155 at 15s; 191 at IGs 7d; 87 at 15s; 210 account P. Whiteman at IGs Gd; 122 at 15s; 112 at 15s 4d; G-tli to 4-yr. 138 at 19s; 194 at 21s 3d. Eat Cattle. Butchers found an improved selection of beef in the fat cattle pens and well finished station sorts were readily taken up at firm prices. The sales included:— One bullock account E. W. J. Collins at £l3 17s Gd; 5 A.A. cows at £9 2s Gd; 2 A.A. heifers at £lO 7s Gd; 2 do. at £8 17s Gd; 11 do. at £8 12s Gd to £6 17s 6d; Jersey steers at £7 17s Gd to £9 12s Gd; Red Poll cows at £7 17s Gd; other run cows from £S 7s Gd to £10; ex-dairy sorts at £5 7s Gd, £5 12s Gd to £7 2s Gd; heifers, £5 ss; runners, 25s to £6; vealers, £2 17s Gd to £4. Station Cattle. A large entry of station cattle generally in fresh condition experienced a very good enquiry and sold on a firm market well up to vendors’ expectations. The realisations included the following:—3s A.A. forward steers on account D. Kennedy at £lO 2s Gd; 22 Hereford steers at £9 18s Gd; 14 Hereford forward steers account W. J. Collins at £l2 Gs; 25 A.A. do. on the same account at £l2 12s; G Hereford steers at £lO Gs; 22 Hereford steers at £9 18s Gd; 21 3-yr. A.A. steers at £9 7s; 17 A.A. steers at £8; 11 A.A. steers at £9 Gs; 23 A.A. 2-yr. steers at £7 IGs; 2G do. at £7 10s; 6 18-mths. S.H. steers at £4; 10 Jersey cross steers at £6 IGs; 4 A.A. steers at £6 15s; 2 A.A. steers at £6 15s; 25 A.A. cows at £5 9s; 9 A.A. heifers at £5 19s; 28 A.A. heifers at £6 7s; 22 empty A.A. cows at £5 ss; 19 A.A. heifers, r.w.b. at £7 10s; 9 empty A.A. cows at £5 10s; 7 A.A. cows with calves at foot at £7 ss. Store Cattle. Operators in the store cattle section had a good selection and the offering changed hands readily at schedule rates. The prices were:—Boner cows, 30s, 355, £3, £3 Is, £3 ss, £3 7s Gd, £3 10s, £3 Ils, £3 15s, £3 18s; £3 19s, £4 2s Gd to £4 I7s Gd; bulls, £3 10s, £4 2s Gd; empty heifers, £2 7s Gd. Dairy Cattle. There was very little offering in the dairy cattle section, -the lots selling as .follows: Springing cows, £lO 10s; cow milk, £9 15s; Jersey wcuner heifers, oJs, £2 4s, £3 ss, £3 10s to £5 15s. Dalgety & Company report on the annual Ewe Fair held at Bulls which was held in conjunction with the usual fortnightly sale. There was a largo entry of approximately 3500 ewes which came to hand in excellent order and condition. There was a large attendance of buyers who wore keenly interested in the offering. Competition was keen from the outset and we report a particularly bright sale with a total clear- i ance at prices, if anything, showing a slight improvement on recent sales. A few pens of lambs and fat sheep were also on offer which met with a ready sale with values firm ut lute rates. Boutlidown ranis also met with u strong enquiry at improved priees. An average yarding of fat cattle enjoyed a good market at satisfactory prices. Store cows made late rates. Some nice quality weaner Jersey heifers came to hand which met with a ready sale. A large offering of pigs sold to a good enquiry and late rates were fully maintained. QUOTATIONS. —Fat wethers, 225, 235, 23s 9d, 25s 3d; fat ewes, 30s 9d, 11s 6d, 12s, 12s 4d; 2-th ewes, 20s, 21s, 255; 5-yr. old ewes, 14s, 15s, 15s Gd, IGs 10d, 17s Gd, 39s 7d; 6-tli to 4-yr old ewes, 18s, 18s 9d; 6-yr. old ewes, 30s 7d, Us Gd, 12s Id, 13s Sd, 35s Id; black face lambs 10s, 12s, IGs; stud 2-tli Soutlidowns 4gns.; Southdown rams, 2:igns, 4gus, sgns, 7gns, ll’igns; weaner

pigs, 21s 6d, 235; slips, 275, 295, 335; stores, 3Gs, 41s; fat cows ex dairv, £4, £4 13s, £5, £5 ss, £G; fat steers, £9 2s; store cows £3 10s, £4; weaner Jersey heifers, £2 10s, £2 13s; vealers, £2 10s.