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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 2789, 28 May 1921, Page 5

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Electric Telegraph—Press Association

Copyright. , Australian-N.Z. Cable Association.) Melbourne. May 27.

All good conditioned lines of hides have advanced Jd per pound; other* classes are unchanged. Barley, English 4s to 4s 4 Id, Capo 3s to 3s 6d; oats 2s 6Jd; potatoes. £4 to £5 10s; onions, £2 10s to £3 FIELDING SA LE. MUCH BETTER TONE. There* was a good attendance of buyers and large yardings in bothcattle sind sheep at the Fielding salo yesterday. The market showed a. much better tone in sheep of ail classes, and a good demand for fat stock in both caxtle ami sheep. SHEEP. Hie prices all round. foj* sheep showed an improvement, with a decided rise for fats. The prices for the latter showed an increase of from 2s to 3s on late sales’ rates. This was largely accounted for by tlie fact that a number of outside buyers were operating, thus promoting keener competition than has been the rule lor a number of weeks past. So mo very choice lines w ere offered, and for these tlie bidding was keen. One pen of extra good white-faced fat lambs brought 16s 7d, while fat wethers went as high as 17s 9d. Fat ewe** made up to 16s Gd. Average prices for tlie sale were as under:— Fats: B.F. lambs 11s to 15s Id, w .f. lambs 10s Gd to 12s Gd, wether lambs IDs lid to 11s 7d, extra good w-.f. lambs 16s 7d, wethers 16s Gd to 17s 9d, ewes 12s to 16s Gd, two and four-tooth mixed sexes to 15s. Stores: Small w.f. lambs 5s to 6s Gd. small b.f. lambs 7s to Bs, good w.f. lambs 10s to 10s Bd. m.s. lambs Gs Gd to 7s 9d, small two-tooth, wethers 10s to 11s. two-tooth wethers 10s 9d to 12s Gd, two and four-tooth wethers 12s 8d to 13s lOd, aged, ewes in lamb to b.f. ranis Gs to H? ewe 9

running with Romney rams 7s 9d to 8s 3d, two-tooth ewes 11s s.m. ewes in lamb to b.f. rams 14s to 15s Id. CATTLE. The cattle pens contained some very nice lines, and there was a good representative yarding of forward * nod store beasts. The presence of outside buyers influenced to some extent the prices for fats, but the demand in stores was confined to particularly choice lots. A good line of forward four-year bullocks was passed in at £7 7s Gd. There was good competition fox an especially nice lino of light Hen-ford fat cows, which, realised from £'l 71s 6d tr* £6 Gs The dairy stock offered was not greatly sought after, as there veto only one or two really good beasts offering. A good guaranteed cow brought £2O Average prices were:— Light fat Hereford steers to £7 14s, small weaner steers to £1 Is. medium 18 month steers to 30s. good P.A. 20-month steers to £3 3s, Hereford do. £2 12s. forward P.A. steer# £4 7 Is. rough Ah roe and four-year bullocks £3 70s to C 3 15s. good forward cow s £3 16s to £3 19s 6d, store cows £1 to £2 7s. light fat Hereford cows £4 17s to £6 6s, potting bulls j 39s to £2 4s, dairy cow (guaranteed) £2O, heifer do £ls 10s, re odium, either sorts £7 to £7 4s, cull dairy cows £3 to £5.