Feilding Ewe Fair Opens Buoyantly

Manawatu Times, Volume 70, Issue 41, 17 February 1945, Page 6

Feilding Ewe Fair Opens Buoyantly

HIGHER OVERALL VALUES FOR TWO-TOOTHS Considered one of the best, if not in fact the best, yarding of 2-th ewes ever offered at Feilding tho first stage of the annual ewe fair opened yesterday in hot sunshine. With one or two exceptions tho yarding of 20,000 2-ths canie forward in excellent condition and vendors soon found that values were well in accord with estimates and in many cases in excess. Some of the sheep were not so well grown, albeit in good condition, due to the dry spell of the summer of 1943-44 when lambs had a difficult time where pastures dried up early. This did not influence values as the breeding was there and buyers made their purchases readily to make the sale quite the best experienced. The top price was (50s in favour of the Hocking Estate, of lviwitea, for a pen of 39. A second pen of 40 on the same account realised 57s (3d which was the next best price. A sale at, 53s on account of M. Conway, of Cheltenham, for a pen of 40 indicated the strength of the market for ewes from these well known fiocks. Last year Messrs. Brown Bros, obtained 01s compared with the 1943 top price of 48s in favour of the Ilocking Estate and 51s for the fair of 1942. Mr. Conway’s best price in 1944 was 50s. Apart from tho entries of established Romney breeders good values prevailed and top price was 43s for a pen of 100 on account of Mr. L. N. J. Northcott. This price was shared by Air. M. A. MacLeod, of Taonui. A line on tho tomper of the market can bo gathered from the sale on account of Messrs. Dalrymple Bros., of Bulls, whose annual draft this year sold for 38s and 37s 6d compared with 31s Cd and 30s 6d obtained for their 2-ths. in 1944. Another illustration is found in the price obtained by Air. F. S. Alcßeth, of lviwitea, of 43s yesterday compared with 34s 3d last year. Details of some of tho sales are as follow: — 2-th. Ewes A/c. J. E. Anderson 100 at 32s 3d; a/c. L. Portch 130 at 335, a/c. R. 11. Cole 125 at 325; a/c. E. D. Younger 148 at 38s 9d; a/c. V. E. Williams 150 at 325; a/c. Cooperative Wholesale Society 196 at 40s, a/c. Est. S. Williamson 240 at 36s 6d; a/c. E. AI. Meyriclc 225 at 38s and 37s Gd; a/c. V. Ingram 149 at 33s 8d; u/c. M. Conway 40 at 535; a/c. Brown Bros. 40 at 42s Gd; a/c. Al. Z. MacLeod 20 at 455; a/c. W. C. Small 5-0 at 40s, 50 at 37s and 50 at 33s Gd; a/c. F. O. Stack 73 at 3Gs Gd; a/c. D. L. Younger 60 at 29s Gd; a/c. Hocking Est. 39 at 60s and 40 at 57s Gd; a/c. E. Shannon Est. 81 at 375; 'a/c. F. Ivrull 311 at 29s Gd; a/c. H. B. Johnston 120 at 3Ss; a/c. Judd Bros. 93 at 34s 9d; a/c. P. Whiteman, 102 at 24s 2d; a/c. L. Aleads 88 at 355; a/c. J. Leicester GG at 30s; a/c. A. E. Bartlett and Son 155 at 395; a/c. E. C. Vowell 63 at 365; a/c. C. E. Johnston

100 at 38s; a/c. R. H. Farquharson GJ at 339; a/c. J. Walker G 7 at 37s Gd a/c. V.B. Short SO at 33s Gd; a/c W AI. Laing 209 at 34s Gd; a/c. Hocking Est. 70 at S9s; a/c. W. V. Shannon 10C at 37s Gd; a/c A. Jones 79 at 36s Gd; a/c L. N. J. Northcott 100 at 455; a/c N. W, Cooper 411 at 33s 9d and 32s Gd; a/c. T. Simpson 156 at 37s 3d and 36s 4d; a/c. S. Williams Est. 115 at 34s 2d; a/c. H. W. Ivilsby 222 at 3Gs 9d; a/c. E. W. Barnett 7G at 24s Gd; a/c. Bussell Bros. 100 at 38s Gd; a/c. B. Bradley 332 at 39s 3d, 37s 3d and 35s 9d; a/c. A. P. Langdon 120 at 35s Gd; a/c. G. ’Lubbock 115 at 35s 2d; a/c. R. H. Farquharson 89 at 34s Gd; a/c. A. E. Bartlett and Sons 85 at 365; a/c. Oppatt and Sons 170 at 265; a/c. W. E. Davies 113 at 3t)s; a/c. Bruce Est. 300 at 33s Gd and 355; a/c. B. AlcLeod 247 at 36s Gd; a/c. Airs. S. E. Shapleski 176 at 3Gs Gd; a/c. C. T. Iveeble 192 at 38s; a/c. H. B. Johnston GO at 355; a/c. F. S. Mcßetli 120 at 435; a/c. J. Batchelor 145 at 39s 2d; a/c. Belmont Est. 270 at 3Ss Gd; u/c. Newman Bros. 473 at 38s 7d; a/c. W. H. E. Wilson 140 at 335; a/c. AI. 11. Oram 200 at 325; a/c. Dalrymple Bros. 522 at 3Ss and 37s Gd; a/c. E. Linklater 202 at 365; a/c. A. E. AVenzell 51 at 355; a/c. Clere Est. 164 at 36s Gd; a/c. F. J. Russell 225 at 39s 9d; a/c. P. Whiteman 299 at 335; a/e. A. H. M. Maurice 127 at 375. Store Lambs An offering of over 6000 store lambs came forward and business was active on an easing market only good forward sorts holding anywhere near the quotations of a fortnight back. The sales included the following:—Whiteface wether lambs, 139 at 23s 9d, 250 at 21s Sd, 95 at 22s Gd, ISS at 19s 9d, 76 at ISs 9d, 45 at 19s, 298 at 20s 3d, .151 at 18s lOd, 46 at 24s 3d, 51 at 21s 4d, 109 at 19s lOd, 117 at 20s Gd, 121 at 225, 142 at 21s, SG at 21s lOd; ewe lambs, 85 at 27s 8d; 173 at 15s Gd; blackface lambs, 101 at 20s, 338 at 21 s 3d; 89 (woolly) at 26s lOd; IS7 at 22s 9d, 117 at 21s Id, 96 at 21s, 200 at 21s 9d, 195 at 19s 4d, 200 at 22s sd, 130 at 23s 4d. Fat Sheep A light offering of approximately 250 fat sheep sold at late rates, the sales being:—Hoggets, 3 at 30s 4d; ewes, 0 at 17s 46,, 4 at 16s Id, 16s lOd, 4 'at 15s lOd, 20 at ISs 4d; lambs, 5 at 25s 7d, 2 at 24s lOd, 20 at 31s Id; 2-th. ewes at 31s Id; blackfaces, 9 at 27s Gd, 4 at 33s lOd, 37 at 32s 4d; wethers, G at 31s lOd, 5 at 2Ss 4d, S at 30s 7d, 7 at 32s Id, 7 at 2Gs lOd, 20 at 32s 4d, 15 at 30s Id, one at 32s 4d, 15 at 31s lOd, 33 at 32s lOd, 13 at 32s lOd, 4 at 29s 7d. Fat Cattle The fat cattle market was quite

buoyant with buyers paying up to schedule rates for all classes. A single Jersey steer realised £l2 12s Gd, station heifers made from £8 2s Gd, £9 12s Gd to £ll 12s Gd; station cows to £lO 17s Gd. Ex dairy sorts were in demand with prices as follows: Cows £6 17s Gd to £8 7s Gd; heifers £7 12s Gd to £8 17s Gd. Station Cattle There was a mild sensation during the selling of the station cattle when a pen of 38 Aberdeen Angus forward condition bullocks offered on account of D. W. Reid changed hands at £ls 4s, the highest price recorded in the local yards for store cattle. There were no fats in this pen but the cattle were well grown and in good forward condition. Alostly bullocks changed hands and prices were on a par with late quotations for this class of cattle. Some of the sales were:—43 A.A. bullocks at £l2 15s, 20 do. a/c. Hunt Est. at £32 14s, 27 A.A. bullocks at £l2 ss; 10 do. at £l2, 38 A.A. bullocks a/c. D. \V. Reid at £ls 4s, 58 bullocks at £ll Is, 29 do. at £ll ss, 22 do. at £ll 10s, 20 Hereford steers at £ll 7s 6d, 36 A.A. at £lO 10s; 23 steers at £9 19s, 22 Hereford steers at £lO 15s, 7 yearling Jersey steers at £3 10s Store Cattle Schedule rates prevailed for the offering of boner cows which realised as follows: —£3 16s, £4 19s, £5 ss, £5 10s, £5 12s Gd, £5 15s, £7 to £7 15s; empty heifers £5 12s Gd. Dairy Cattle There was a good sale for the limited offering of dairy cattle with values at late rates. The sales were: Springing heifers £5, £7 15s, £8 15s, £9 10s, £ll 10s to £ll 15s; springing cows £8 10s to £l2.