THE STOCK MARKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20110, 31 March 1928, Page 9

THE STOCK MARKET

PRICES AT FEILDING [ Per Pi ess Association. j FEILDING, March 30. At the Feilding sale to-day there was a medium yarding of sheep and a small yarding of cattle. The uulk of the store sheep were breeding ewes of all ages, ainclj sold well at prices satisfactory to the vendors. A large entry of black faced lambs of all descriptions sold at prices well up to late rates, A good yarding of fat sheep and lambs was practically all sold at prices equal to late rates.

Eat lambs made 19s 6d to 26s 6d, fat ewes 2Us to 2.1 s lighter 18s 6d to 20s, fat wethers fair 26s 3d, good 29s to 31s, ‘wether lambs 15s to 15s 7d, store B.F. lambs medium 14s tn 18s 4a two tooth, ewes 325, 6-tooth and four year ewes 27s Id, two tooth ewes 23s 6d to 245, four and five year owes R. W.B.D. rams 21s to 255, two tooth ewes R.W.B.D. rams 375, four and five year empty ewes 23s 2d to 23s ewe lambs 16s 3d to 19s 6d. About 3UO head of cattle were offcr,cd to a fairly keen market and the | prices realised were up to late rates, i Two and a half year polled Angus heifers made £5 ss, two anii a half Hereford S.H. cross heifers £4 19s» three and a half year bullocks, Jersey weaners, heifers £2 10s to £3 15s, store cows £2 to £4 15s, fat cows £4 17s 6d to £5 7s 6d, three year Hereford steers £7 9s 6d, empty F.P, Hereford cows £6 3s, Holstein cows in calf £3 10s, Holstein cross heifers £4 15s. RAETI.HI SALE Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their fortnightly Raetihi stock sale. A heavy yarding of both cattle and sheep came forward. They report a total clearance of 3,500 sheep and 80 head of cattle, at following prices:—Good, 4-month ewes 26s Gd; good 5-year ewes 245; good 2-tooth ewes 31s 7d,*3ls; 6-tooth ew’es 28s 9«, shornc wether lambs 15s lOd, 15s 2d, 14s Id; shorn ewe Jambs, 20s, 17s Id, 14s; woolly ewe lambs 2.1 s 6d; m.s. lambs 16s Id, 13s sd; cull lambs 10s, 7s lid, 6s 6d; 4 and 6-tooth wethers 23s 3d, 235; 2 and 4-tooth •wethers 24s Id; 2-tooth wethers 22s lid, 235, 22s 3d; 4 and 5-year ewes 18s 2d, ISs 6d, 19s 6d, 19s 3d, 16s 7d; Southdown rams (aged) 2|gns; 2-tooth Romney rams to 14gns.. 4-year Hereford bullocks £9; good 3-year steers £6 18s; 3-mon. steers £5 10s; 4-year bullocks, £8 ss, £7 2s Gd; steers £6; 18months steers £4, £3 7s; empty cows £3 2s, £5 Is, £5 ss, £2 £4 10s. ——— TAIHAPE SALE. Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report having a very good entry of sheep and a small yardipg of cattle at the Taihapo sale on Wednesday. There was ready competition for all lines of sheep and a total clearance effected. Quotations:—Small lambs 9s 6s to Ils 3d; small b.p. lambs 12s8d to 13s 3d; aged ewes 8s; low conditioned ewes S.H. J3s 8d to 14s Gd; 4 and 5-year ewes 19s Id, 19s 4d; 20s 2d, 21s, 23 s 9d, 23s 2d; 2tooth ewes 30s; small ewe lambs 17s 4d; wether lambs 15s, 15s 3d, IGs 3d, to IGs 9d; fat ewes 21s 9d, 2, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 22s 6d; woolly wether lambs 13s. TAIHAPE SALE. The following completes the report of Wednesday’s stock sale: —Small pen lambs 14s 3d; 78 wether lambs 13s 6d; 43 m.a. ewes 19s 3d; 38 s.m. ewes 19s; 50 2-tooth ewes, passed, 23s 6d; 103 ewe lambs 16s 7d; J4O lambs (clean) passed, Ils; small pen cull lambs, 10s; 77 m.a. ewes, 22s 9d; 22 2-tooth ewes, 295; 38 4 and 6-tooth wethers 22s lOd; 100 medium lambs 12s 6d; small pen two-tooth ewes, 29s 3d; 45 cross-bred lambs 10s 3d; 27 m.a. ewes 17s; small pen two-tooth ewes 21s 6d; 41 ewe lambs 13s 3d; 11 fat sheep 255; 35 small lambs 13s 3d; small pen lambs 10s 9d; 24 wether lambs 13s; two-shear ! Southdown rams, half a guinea to 4'} gns.; 5 two-shear Southdown rams, 7J gns.; one young Jersey cow £2 Ils (subject to owner’s approval); one bullock £8 18s 6d. MANGAWEKA SALE. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having a very good entry of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle at the Mangaweka sale on Thursday, when practically a total clearance was effected. Quotations: —Small lambs, 8s 3d, 8s 7d, 8s Bd, 9s Id, 9s sd, 10s tc 10s lid; medium wether lambs, 12s 7d, 12s lOd, 13s 8d , 14s 2<l, 14s 3d to 14s lid; wethei lambs, good, 17s 8d to 17s lid; ewe Jambs, 16s, 16s 7d, 16s 9d, 18s to 18s Id; small 2-tooth wethers 22s 9d; weaner Jersey heifers £3; 18-montlis steers £4 16s; mixed yearlings £3 17s 3J-year steers £8 ss; rough bullocks £8 ss. JOHNSTONVILLE SALE. Messrs. Abraham & Williams, Ltd, and Wright Stephenson & Co. Ltod., report on the Johnsonville sale held recently. A good yarding of quality sheep and lambs came forward, but the cattle entry was short, most of the bullocks being unfinished. Bidding was keen throughout, and prices, especially sheep, showed an increase on previous week’s quotations. We quote: — ,

Bullocks: £ll 2s 6d, £ll 10s, £l2 2s 6d, £l2 10s to £l3 2s 6rl. Vealers: 30s, 335, £2 3s, £2 Ils, £2 16s Gd to £3 Ils. Light heifers: £5 2s 6d to £6 ss. Wethers: 275, 30s. 30s 2d to 31s 3d. Maiden ewes: 26s 9d to 30s. Ewes: 22s 9d, 24s 9d, 26s 3d, 26s 6d to 27s 6d. Lambs: 19s, 20s, 22s Gd, 245, 24s 6d, 265, 26s Id to 27s Id.