STOCK SALES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19358, 13 July 1925, Page 8

STOCK SALES

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on Feilding sale, held on 10th inst:—A heavy yarding of sheep and a good entry of cattle came forward. Sheep sold freely at late rates. Cattle, with the exception of grown bullocks, also sold well. Dairy heifers sold at prices in favour of purchasers. We quote: Sheep.—Fat lambs, 255; fat wethers, 37s 6d, £2, to £2 4s; fat ewes, 25s to 295; ewes, 6-tooth to 4-year, in lamb to S.D. rams. 36s 6d to £2 6s; 4-tooth to 4-year ewes in lamb to Romney rams. £2 Is 4d and £2 Is 7d; 2-tooth to 4-year owes r.w. S.D. rams. 33s 7d to 35s 9d; hoggets, wether. 24s Sd to 27s lOd; hog gets. ewe. 28s 6d. Cattle.—Fat bullocks. £lO to £lO 2s; fat heifers, £7 Is, £7 5s to £7 12s; fat cows, £4 12s (id, £5 10s, £6 2s Gd, £7 8s tn £8 7s; vealcrs, £2 Ils; forward cows, £2 10s. £2 15s, £3, £3 10s; store cows, 255, 30s to £2; dairy heifers, springing. £4 15s, £5 12s (id. £6 2s 6d. £7, £7 7s 6d, £B, £9 2s Gd, £lO 12s 6d; dairv cows, £7 10s, £7 15s; bulls, £5 10s to £6.

The Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation Society of N.Z. Ltd. (Hawera branch) reports: —The market has been an active and lively one the past week. Yardings have not been particularly heavy, but keen competition has been the order right throughout the offerings. Sheep have been eagerly snapped up and young store cows have found ready buyers. At Hawera on Thursday, 9th inst.., we had a good yarding, over which keen bidding came forward from a good attendance of buyers. Weaner pigs, 20s; prime woolly ewes, £2 7s; m.t. ewes, 2Gs 7d; store wethers, 33s 9d; medium hoggets, 23s lOd to 245; hoggets, 275; aged ewes in lamb to B.F. rams, 335; good 2-tooth. ewes in lamb Romney rams, 41s Id. Prime cows, £S 6s; prime heifers, £8; fat cows £7 6s to £7 13s; fat and forward cows, £5 to £5 10s; m.t. young cows, £2 10s to £3 10s; good quality yearling heifers. £3 12s to £4 10s; small yearling heifers, 25s to 32s 6d. At Waverley on Friday, 10th inst., we had a fair yarding and a good sale. Prime light weight heifers, £6 17s Gd; prime cows. £7 15s; forward bullocks, £8; forward cows to £3 10s; wethers, 345; aged wethers, 25s 6d; forward m.t. ewes, 25s 9d; b.f. woolly lambs, 22s lid. In the dairy pens, on account of "Mr E. A. Langley: Best cows £lO to £ll 15s; others £7 to £9 10s; backward, late and r jed, £4 to £G 10s.