FEILDING STOCK SALE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13171, 1 February 1936, Page 4

FEILDING STOCK SALE.

EWE MUTTON RECEDES. An over-supply of ewes in the fat sliecp pens at the Feilding stock sale yesterday was lesponsihlc lor a fall in prices and operations were based on current schedule rates. Toe best ol the fat lambs maintained late rates with good competition whi'e wether mutton showed no great variation on current quotations. Ihe fat cattic- market was easier, whilst the quality of the offering comprised dairy lines A particularly large offering ot store sheep came forward and the total entry included several pens ot breeding ewes of inferioi.to medium quality. Lambs sold particularly well with the market very active. The breeding ewes found buyers in keeping with the quality hut on the fflgh side.

The yarding of store c-attle did not sell as freely as the entry suggested but the sales made under the" hammer were at values on a par with late quotations. Hit* offering of dairy stock comprised a- limited assortment -yf springing heifers which sold up co £4.

A ery few cattle were yarded. In the sheep pens there a..s hut a moderate entry of breeding ewes, lew ot these being two-tooths. The en 1 ries_ were chiefly of lambs, the proportion of b.f. being modest. W f. lambs, wether, made up the greater pari of the sheep. The demand became stronger as the sale proceeded. The following arc the quotations - Fat sheep: Lambs, 18s. 19* 3d. ids 6d, 21s 3d. 21s 6d. 2ls gd 22s -7 2 s Id, 22s Gd. 22s 10s, 23s Gd “to 24s 3d; ewes. 12s. 13s. 13s 6d, 13s 7u, 13s 9d, 14s, 14s Id, lis 2d, 14s 3d. 14s 4d. 4s sd, 15s, 15s 3d, 15s sd, los 6d. los 9d to 16s 9d - wethers 20s Bd. 20s 9d. 21s. 21s 2d. 22-. °3s’ 23s 3d. 23s 8d to 24* 6d ; b.ft’s. “lßs Od. 21s. 21s sd. 235. 23s 7d. 23s Sd to 245; maiden ewes, 23s 4d. Fat cattle: Heifers, £3 ss, £3 12s 6<J, £3 15s to £4 10s, cows, £3 10*. £3 los _£3 li s Gd. £4. £4 2s 6d. £4 ss. £4 . * Cel. £4 los. £5. £5 os. £.5 12s ba, £5 los, DC, £6 6s. £6 10s, £6 12s 6d to £6 los ; bullocks £8 _ Store sheep Wether lambs. 13s <d, los 15s 4d, 16s. ICs Id, 16s 5d 16s Bd, 16s lOd, 17s 4d 17s <>d 17s 10d, 18s. 18s Id, 18s 3d. 18s 6d. 18s 9d; b.f. lambs, 14s 4d. 16s 9d I*s* Jd, 18s 9d to 19s; ewe lambs." 19s 9d ; 2-tll wethers. 2(ls 5d to 21s 2<l - 2-th ewes. 31s 8*1; s.m cues. *is "sd! ■2s, 13s to 13* 7d ; 5 and 6-yr. ewes (148) 18s: oyr. ewe*. 5s 2d to 2f)s bd; 4 and 6-th to 4 and 5-vr ewe--235; 4 and 5-vr. ewes, 21s'; 4 ami 6-th. ewes, 23s ; 4 and 6-th." to 4-vr ewes, 2bs 3d to 30s Od.

, O St -' > V° cattle: Empty heifers. £1 18s Od. £2 13s to £2 15s; cow-. 20s. 2os 2,5. 30s. 325, 355. 365. 39.-. 40-. £ 2 6s - £2 7s 6(1. £2 12- Gd. f‘ A Us; heifers, ru b.. £(T Us 6d; A.A. cows. £3 19s to £4 ids ; A. A. cows and calves, £4 14ssteers, £5 13*

Dau-y sotek : Springing heifer-. £2. £2 2s 6*l. £2 10s. £2 12- Od. t « .ss, £3 (s bd. £3 lOs. £3 15s to £4; cow in milk. £1 12* (id. Jersey bulls, £2 15-. £3 12- Od. £4 I,- Oil. £5 12s (id £6 10s £6 12s 6d. £6 15s to £7.