AROUND THE FAIRS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13166, 27 January 1936, Page 4

AROUND THE FAIRS.

FEILDING STOCK SALE.

DEMAND FOR STORE LAMBS. Between 7000 and 8000 store lambs wore yarded at the Feildmg stock salt- last week. This comparatii ely large offering found a ready market and the spirited bidding that iollowed witnessed a firming in prices. Fat sheep we re in short supply in •consequence ot the heavy inroads now being made by operators on the farms and values rose on last week .* quotations. Indications that the breeding ewe market is likely to he dear weie found in the competition for the few lines of low-conditioned ewes yarded. One line of medium-quality 2-th ewes realised 28s, while a line of 185 sound-mouthed ewes made 1/s 2a, while inferior and low-conditioned lots made 9s Id to 12s 3d. The demand for breeding ewes throughout the island suggests that there will be difficulty in fulfilling requirements.

The market was firm for store wethers with sales at values on a pax* with current quotations. Odd pens of run cattle were included in the offering of store cattle, and these sold at firm rates.

The beef offering was made up of female lines of only medium quality, with prices steady. The dairy stock market was quiet, with but two sales outside of ail offering of Jersey bulls, which sold at current rates.

The folio-wing are the quotations: — Fat sheep: Wethers, 18s. 22s 4d, 235, 245. 24s Id ; lambs, 18s Id, 19s 6d. 19s lOd, 21s to 22s 7d ; ewes, 13s. 13s 3d, 15s, 15s 6d. 16s 3d. 17s. 17s 3d to 17s 6d ; b.f.’s. 21s id, 21s 6d ; hoggets, 22s to 23s lOd. Fat cattle: Cows, £2 10s, £2 16s. £2 17s 6d, £3, £3 2s 6d, £3 os, £3 15s, £4, £4 2s 6d. £4 ss, £4 7s 6d, £4 10s. £5 7s 6d ; heifers, £3 2s 6d. £3 10s. £4, £4 os to £5; cows and vealers, £2 15s.

Store sheep: b.f. lambs, 15s Id, los 4d. 16s Id, 16s 7d. 17s, 18s 2d to 18s 6d. The line at 16s 7d number 435. Wether lambs, los, los Id. 16s. 16s Id. 16s 6d. 16s 10d. 17s, 17s Id, 17s 4d. 17s 6d. 17s Bd. 17s 9d to 18s; ewe lambs, 205 to 20s 6d; empty ewes, 9s Id to 12s 3d; 2-th wethers, 20s 7d to 20s 9d ; 2-th b.f. w ethers, 21s 2d ; m.s. lambs, L4s Bd. 14s lOd, los 9d to 19s lOd ; s.m. ewes. 17s 2d ; 2-th ewes. 28s. Store cattle: Cows. 30s, 325, 38s, 395, 40s. £2 Is, £2 2s. £2 4s, £2 10s, £2 13s, £2 14s. £2 los to £2 18s: Hereford-cross bullocks, £7 6s; cow’s and calves, £2 8s 6d to £4 ss; empty heifers, 335; A.A. cows, £4 2s 6d ; A.A. steers. £4 17s 6d: coloured steers £6 los; A.A. heifers, £3 17s. £4 12s 6d to £5.

Hairy stocks: Springing heifers, £2 10s. £3 2s 6d ; Jersey bulls, £2 los, £3. £3 2s 6d ; Jersev bulls, £2 los. £3. £3 ss, £3 7s 6d. £3 10s £4 12s 6d to £5 10s.

DANXEVIRKE SALK. At the Dannevirke sale there was a good yarding of store lambs and a medium yarding of cattle. On account of the heavy yarding buyers were inclined to be cautions with their bidding and a. decided drop of about F per head on medium lambs and a good Is drop on cull lambs was noticeable. Good lambs, however sold well up to recent rates. The New Zetland Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., made the following sales: Fat b.f. two-tooth ewes, 20s ; medium b.f. lambs, 15s, 16s 6d to 17s 6d ; gocxl shorn wether lambs, 17s Sd : medium, 14s 6d. 14s 7d, to los; others from 12s to 13s 9d; cull wether lambs, ss. 9s to 10s 6d ; medium ewe lambs. 14s 4d to 16s 7d : good two-t-ooth ewes, 30s 5d ; fat Jersey cows £3 10s ; four-year P.A. bullocks. £8 16s; P.A. empty cows, £4 Bs. 2£-yr. P.A. steers, £7 4s ; small 18-month P.A. steers, £4 12s ; empty Jersey cows, £2 4s, £2 13s to £2 16s; Jersey steers, £3 10s.

Oalgety and Co.. Ltd., report sales as follow: 107 Southdown lambs. IPs 4d : 74 ditto, 17s Id: 80 ditto, 17s lOd : 32 Romney wether lambs, 14s 3d : 40 ditto ewe lambs. 18s 3d ; 177 woolly Romney wether lambs. 17s Rd : 198 shorn Romney wether lambs, 16s Id; 42 small shorn Romney wether lambs. 10s Id ; 63 ditto ewe lambs, 14s 9d : 16 very small Southdown lambs m 12s 9d : 29 tiny w.f. wether lambs. 9s Id : 37 ditto ewe lambs. 12s 6d : 12 ram lambs, 9s Sd ; 30 small Romney wether lambs, 15s 5d ; three fat dairy cows, £2 12s 6d to £4 ; three fat bullocks, £7 16s to PR 7d ; three runners, £2 17s 6d to £5 8s; five P.A. cow's, £4: three crossbred bulls. £2 10s to £3 8s 6d ; 18 small P.A. and cross steers. £4 7s. and sundry small lots at current val-