Feilding Live Stock Sale

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 85, 10 April 1943, Page 6

Feilding Live Stock Sale

QUIETER TONE PREVAILS AS AUTUMN MOVES IN There was a quieter tone at yesterday’s Feilding live stock sale when activities appeared to be largely influenced by the prevailing dry spell. The autumn conditions synchronise with live stock adjustments and although j-esterday !s yarding was comparatively large buyers were only prepared to operate at their own valuations and these were conservative. There was little variation in the rates and passings in the station cattle and store sheep sections were noted. Beef values fluctuated somewhat duo to an over supply while fat sheep prices were fairly steady. Fat Sheep. There was little change in late rates for mutton and the prices operating were:—Fat ewes: 46 at 13s 4d; 16 at 9s lOd; S 5 at 11s 6d; 7 at 9s 7d; 18 at 12s 7d; 11 at 8s; 7 at 12s 7d; IS at 12s 7(1; 17 at 12s 7d; 7 at 9s Id; 50 account E. M. Meyrick at 15s Id, 26 at 14s 6d and 32 at 13s Id; maiden ewes: 17 at 225; wethers: 15 at 24s lOd; 17 at 17s; 20 account H. D. Richardson at 25s 7d; S account J. Milligan at 25s 7d and 8 at 26s 4d; 36 account J. A. Toogood at 23s lOd; lambs: 18 at 20s lOd; 13 at 19s; 2 at 24s 4d; 10 at 18s 7d; 2 at 21s 7d; 3 at 17s lOd; 5 at 18s lOd; 14 at 20s 4d; 17 at 21s 7d; 100 at 225; blackface mutton: 16 at 23s Id; 16 at 22s lOd; 44 at 24s lOd; 30 at 24s Id; 6 at 21s lOd; 6 at 23s 4d. Store Sheep. Values in the store sheep market were down on late rates and activities were generally quiet. Realisations included the following: —Wether lambs: 67 at 8s 4d; 48 at 10s 8d; 36 at 11s 7d; 40 at 9s sd; 28 at 12s 6d; ewe lambs: 33 at os 6d; 64 at 16s; '64 at 10s Id; blackface lambs: 81 at 12s; 39 at 12s 10d; 12 at 13s; 12S at 12s; 395 at 12s 6d; 109 at 10s; 24 at 11s 2d; blackface 2-ths: 105 at 20s lOd; 73 at 21s lid; breeding gwes: 49 mixed aged at 16s; 51 2-th r.w. Romney ram, 245; 78 do., 23s 7d; 36 do., 19s 6d; 55 do., at 23s 6d; 41 4-th r.w. Southdown ram at 17s 7d; 200 2-th at 21s 2d; 106 do., at 21s 6d; 35 do., at 16s 6d; fattening ewes: 4s, 4s 9d, 5s 6d to 6s; 2-th wethers: 21s 9d. Fat Cattle. Duo to offerings iu excess of requirements, the beef market was unsteady with prices generally lower. The sales included the following:—Ten AA. cows, account H. M. Darragh: £8 17s 6d, a single steer at £l2 12s 6d and a Jersey steer at £8 7s 6d; a Hereford steer on accpunt D. R. Willis made £9 12s 6d. Other quotations: Run cows: £6 7s 6d, £7 7s 6d to £8 12s 6d; run heifers: £7 2& tid to £7 12s 6d; odd steers: £6 12s 6d; runners: £3 19s to £4 ss; vealers: 27s 6d to £6; ex dairy sorts sold at round about late rates. Station Cattle. Station cattle values showed little variation on last week’s quotations and the market was not by any means active. The absence of rain continues to influence operations in this section and until this comes the market is likely to be dull. A pen of fat and forward AA. steers on account K. G. Daiziell and Sons changed hands at £ll 11s, while another pen of 6 made £ll. Two and a half year steers on account W. S. Hawkins made £S 12s and those on account M. A. Conway & Son sold at £S 4s, while a pen of 37 sold at £B. Other quotations were:—l9 AA. steers account Mrs. A. Waldin: £6 15s; 14 AA. steers: £7 12s 6d; 11 AA. steers: £7 6s; 2S Hereford steers: £4 7s; 3 Hereford steers: £6 17s; 37 AA. steers: £6 14s; 31 do., £6 ss; 30 AA. steers account H. G. Monrad: £7 18s; 18 AA. steers: £5 11s; 10 AA. steers: £7 10s; 31 weaner AA. steers: £4 7s; 10 Hereford heifers: £4 15s; 23 AA. cows: £4 14s. Store Cattle. Improved quality in the boner cow' offering accounted for lirmer values. The sales were: —Cows: £2 6s, £2 10s, £2 17s Gd, £3, £3 Is, £3 4s, £3 ss, £3 7s, £3 7s 6d, £4 2s 6d, £4 ss, £4 7s 6d; bulls: £4 Is, £4 12s 6d, £4 15s, £5 to £5 15s; stags: £2. Dairy Cattle. A light offering of dairj’’ cattle sold as follows: —Cows in milk: £3 10s to £5 15s; springing cows: £7, £8 to £11; springing heifers: £5 2s to £5 2s 6d; Jersev weaner heifers: £1 17s 6d, £2 2s 6d, £2 5s to £3 10s. Social Security Benefits Regret that the Government could not consider the suggestion that recipients of age benefits under the Social Security Act should be allowed to have other sources of income without a proportionate reduction in benefits was expressed by the Minister of Social Security, Hon. W. E. Parry, in a letter to the Associated Chambers of Commerce of New Zealand. A copy of the reply has been received by the Wanganui Chamber. ‘‘The subject matter of this resolution has been forwarded to me by different Associations throughout New Zealand,” the Minister stated. “In determining age benefits, there are definite limits of other income allowed, and to extend, or remove, these limits would bring within the ambit of the Social Security age benefits many persons denied grants because of other income, and would entitle beneficiaries receiving reduced grants to additional assistance. ‘ ‘ Regarded in this light it will be readily understood that by removing income limitations, the Governmeni would have to budget for a considerable increase in expenditure from the Social Security fund. It is not thought that the time is opportune for such a move. “In an endeavour to facilitate the absorption of age beneficiaries into industry, an amendment was recently introduced by which the Social Security Commission was able to exclude any income received by a beneficiary during the period his age benefit was forfeited, and to grant a full age benefit from the date the earnings ceased. "

“Many beneficiaries have taken advantage of this concession and have surrendered their age benefits to take up employment. However, the remarks of your Association will not bo losi sight of when the Government finds il possible to extend and improve the con dition;* of payments of benefits generally. ’ ’