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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 109, 11 May 1931, Page 9

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THE FEILDING SALE. Dalgcty and Co. I.id. report ha\in: a good yarding of Loth fat and slot sheep at their Feilding salp on Friday. Sth instant. Primo fat Jambs sold .u a slight advance on previous week' rates, lower grades were not in such keen, demand. Fat, sheep generally showed an casing tendency in valueTho yarding of store sheep chiefly com prised ewes r.w. rams and a number of these showing lack of condition fail e<l Io change hands. Dairy cattle were yarded in large numbers but compete lion was not keen. This also appliv.to the store cattle snle. There was a fair entry of fat cattle which sold a’ ruling rates. Quotations; Fat lainb<. 10s sd. Ils 6d. 12s fid. 13<. 13s sd: fat ewes, light. 7s, 7s 9d. 3d. 9s; fal wethers. 12s Gr to .13s 9d: fat maiden ewes. 12s; fat b.f.’s 12s. 12s 4d, 12s (Li. 13s 2d. 13s 4<l; ewe lambs. 9s. 10.-. ■ small 2-th. ewes r.w. rams. Ils 9d; 5year ewes r.w. S.l). rams, 7s 3d. 7s 7<l; springing heifers, £5 10s, £6; springing cows, £4 10s, £5, £5 JOs, £5 15s; omprv cows, 90s, £2: .Tersev Cross wearier hoif ers, £2. £2 ss, £2’.los- 18-mos. r. A. steers, £3 4s; 18-mos. P.A. steers, £2col. 2A-yoar steers. £3 3s Gd; fat cow«. £3. £3 TOs. £l. £1 ss; fat heifers, £1 10s. £4 15s. Messrs Abraham and Williams. I,ini ited. report on Feilding sale held Friday May 8. Another very heavy yarding of fat sheep and lambs came forward consisting of some good qua! ity pens, lint the majority being onlv fair to medium. The store pens were also well filled. The demand for good quality fat sheep and lambs was keen, but medium qualify pens wore hard to quit, although every pen sold under thhammer. The demand for ewes in Jamb was keen especially for young shoe; A large entry of both run and dair - cattle met with poor demand. Fats so -i at late rates. We quote; Fal lambs. 77d. 7s 9d. Ss. 10s, 10s 7d. 11s, 11s Uld 12s. 12s JOd. 13s sd. 14s Id. 15s to 15Id; fat ewes, 7s 3d. 7s sd, 7s 9(1, ,R< 8s 10(1. 9s 3d. 9s Gd 9s 9d. to 10s 8d: fat wethers, 13s 3d; .-lore Jambs. 6s Gd: 4 and 6-th. ewes, r.w.S.D. ram. 9s; str.ro ewes, 4s Gd; I».f. lambs. 5s 9d; ewe lamb-, Gs sd. 7s lid to 12s 10d; 2-th. wothi'i-s. 9s 6d; 2-th. ewes r.w S.T>. ram. 15s 71 to ISs 2d; fat cows, £2 ss. £2 7s Gd, £2 9s. £2 12s. £3 7s Gd. £3 17; Gd; fat heifers-. £5 ss; weaner heifers. £1 7< Gd. £2, £2 15s; store cows. 15s to £1 15s; S.TT. steers, £2 4s; heifers, r.w.b.. £2 13s Gd. £2 17s 61, £3 13s, £3 15s. £7 12s Gd; springing heifers, £8 ss; cows in milk, £8 ss; springing cows, £3. £.". 10s, £3 17s 6d. £4. £4 2s f.d £4 10s £8 12s Gd. Messrs Lovin and Co. Ltd., report the following prices at the Feilding sal« on May B:—Fat lambs, Ils 9d to 14s; fat ewes. 7s Gd to Ils Id,-'ewe lambs. 8s to 12s 2d; b.f. lambs, 8s; m.s. lamb* 4s_9d; 4 and 5-year ewes r.w.S.l). rams. :>sss 3d tn 8s Gd; springing cows, £t--10s; P.A. am] Hereford heifers, 36s te £2; 18-mos. P.A. steers. £3 2s; 18-mos and 24-year Hereford and S.IT steer£2 5s to £3 4s. TAIHAPE CATTLE FAIR Dalgety and Company Ltd. had an entry of 840 head of cattle at their Tnihapc Autumn Cattle Fair on Wednesday, and report a clearance with the exception of a few small pens. Young cattle of all classes sold well above late rates. The demand for grown cattle was fair, but aged cows, both empty and in calf, were neglected. Included in the offering was a particu larly good line of 157 weaner llereforo steers, and a pen of 85 weaner Hereford heifers account Air J. F. Stuu'holme, and these met with keen competition, the steers selling at £2 10s, £2 Ils, and the heifers at 30s. Quotations: —Fat cows £4. 2s to Lss; 3|-year steers £5 7s 6d, £5 lO.sj 2i-year steers, £4 7s 6d, £4 Ils, £4 13s, 18-months Hereford steers, £3 2s, £3 6s, £3 J9s; 18-months Crossbred steers, £i J 6s; 18-months P.A. steers, £3 Bs, £3 14s, £3 15s; 18-months Hereford heifers, £2 Ils to £2 15s; 18-months P.A. cross heifers, £2 6s; empty cows, 355, aged Hereford cows, r.w.b., 27s to 345; aged P.A. cows, r.w.b., 40s 6d; weanci P.A. steers, 335, 355; weaner Hereford steers, 275, £2 10s, £2 Ils; weaner Hereford heifers, 30s; mixed Hereford weaners, 365; cull Hereford weaner heifers, 16s (id; 18-months dairy heifers, r.w.b., £4 10s. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd. report having a good entry of sheep at their Mangaweka Sale on Thursday, 7th instant, all of which met with good compel: tion and a total clearance was effected. Quotations: —5-year ewes r.w. S.D. rams, 6s 3d, 8s 9d, 9s 9d,10s 2d; 4 and 5-year ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, Ils 10d, .13s 3d; 4 and 5-yoar ewes r.w. 1 Romney rams. Bs, 10s Gd, 10s 9d; ew* lambs, 10s, 13s; b.f. lambs, 7s 7d; wether lambs, Gs Gd. 7s 9d; cull lambs, 3s 3d; fat and fwd. lambs, 10s. In conjunction with N.Z. Farmers’ Distributing Co. Ltd., 4 and 5-year ewes r.w. S.D. rams sold account of Mr R. ArcNeill at 9s 9d. Jos 2d. I ls 10d, .13s 3d. Weaner Jersey cross heifers. £2 ss ; i (-nil weaner Hereford cross heifers. 20s.