STOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 153, 30 June 1934, Page 15

STOCK MARKETS

THE FEILDING SALE STORE SHEEP DEARER ( Per Press Association). FEILDING, June 29. At the Foilding stock sale to-day there was a large yarding of fat sheep, which maintained late rates, with ewes and wethers possibly a Uttle better. There was a good demand for quality ewes in lamb. The dairy cattle market was brighter for quality lines and fat cattle sold well. Fat Lambs. —Primest heavy, 26s to 26s 9d; prime, 23s lOd to 24s (id; good, 21s 4d to 22s 6d; average, 19s Id to 20s 8d; inioiior, 17s 8d to 18s Id; primett heavy ewes, 23s to 23s fid; prime, 19s Id to 21s 4d; good, 18s fid; light and unfinished, 15s to J7s fid; inferior, 11 s; prime heavy wethers, 26s fid to 275; very good, 24s 5d to 255; fair to medium, 21s fid to 23s fid; prime b-f two-tooths, 22s to‘23s Bd. Stores: Ewes, r.w. Southdown rams, four and six-tooth to four-year, 25s 6d; six-tooth to four-year, 31s; four and five-year, 23s lOd to 26s lOd; aged, 18s to- 22s fid; ewo lambs, 21s Id; f. and f. ewes, 13s 3d; wether lambs, good condition. 16s 10d to 17s sd; fair, 12s to 16s. Fat Cattle. P.A. cows prime heavy, £4 14s to £5 16s; six .Shotthorn, cows, £4 16s; Hereford cows, £3 6s; Shorthorn heifers, good, £4 2s fid to £5 ss; light heifers, £2 5s to £3; other colours, £3 15s to £4 15s; fair condition bullocks, £5 2s; light, £2 12s fid. Dairy Cattle.—Special line, good quality Friesian heifers, £4 10s, £5 12s 6J, £6 12s to £7; ditto cows, £3 ss, £3 17s fid to £4; springing heifers, good, £5 2s fid; others, £2 7s fid to £3 17s 6d; springing cows, good, £4 5s to £4 10s, ethers from £3 7s fid; cows in milk, £3 10s to £4 17s 6d; heifers in milk, £3. Store Cattle. —P.A. cows r.w.b., £2 14s to £2 6s; P.A., 2|-ycar heifers, £3 ss; Hereford ditto, £2 18s 6d; heifers r.w.b., £3 2s fid; store cows, 29s 6d to 38s; poor from 17s; empty heifers, 39s 6d to £2 Ils 6d; yearling steers, 375; store bullocks, good condition, £5 2s to £5 11s.

WAVERLEY SALE DEMAND FOR STOCK The Farmers' Co-op. Organisation Society of New Zealand, Ltd., report that bad weather resulted in a slow sale at Waver! cy yesterday. There was a large yarding of sheep, ana only one line was passed in. A keen demand was shown for all classes of stock. (Quotations. —Two-tooth ewes, r.w. b.f. lambs, 30s Id; 4 and fl-tooth ewes, 28s sd; 5-year old ewes, 26s 3d; small ewe lambs, 19s; medium wether lambs, 17s 3d. Dairy heifers met with a dragging sale, realising £3, £3 10s, £3 15s and £4 2s. TAIHAPE SALE. Alessrs. Dalgety and Co. report having held their Taihape sale on Wednesday, June 27, when a small yarding of both sheep and cattle came to hand. There was a fair attendance of buyers and competition was keen for all classes of stock, prices being decidedly in sellers' favour. They quote: Small ewe lambs 17s fid to 18s 4d; small wether lambs 14s Id to 16s 7d; store wethers 23s 4d; 5year ewes to R. rams 22s 3d to 23s 3d; prime heavy wethers 25s fid, 2Gs, 26s 7d to 27s 4d; prime ewes 19s to 23s 3d- bust-fed wcaner P.A.-Here.-cross ste’ers 50s, heifers 335; dairy heifers in profit, good sorts, £4 17s fid to £5; boners 245; forward cows £2. WEEKLY REVIEW. The Farmers' Co-operative Organisation Society for New Zealand Limited in their weekly review of the Taranaki Stock Markets state that a steady week of trading has been maintained. The weather for the most part has been mild, both pastures and sheep reflecting the benefit of it. Interest has naturally been centred on the clearing sales held throughout the district and keen competition has been witnessed for good young cows to calve early, more backward, together with aged sorts, onlv being wanted at very reduced values. Both the butter and cheese markets have failed to maintain the advance of the last week or two, duo to extra heavy arrivals. This easing in values is, however, felt to bo

only temporary, an appreciation expected in July. Both lamb and mutton markets continue to display the same firm tendency as ever the last few

weeks with consumption at a slightly lower level, due to the hot seasonal conditions, but the outlook remains quite bright. Values of all classes of stock remain on a par with those ruling in our last report with keen demand existing in practically every class of the stock business. Fat Sheep. —The market for all classes of fat sheep remains very firm with, if anything, a firming tendency. Sales of fat owes include truck lots from 21s 6d to 22s 6d for extra prime sheep. Fat wethers continue to display hardening tendency with quotations few and far between. Sales of truck lots have been effected at from 29s fid to 31 s for extra prime sheep. Hoggets remain firm with a keen demand existing. Store Sheep.—A very keen demand exists for all classes of store sheep, difficult being experienced in obtaining quotations. Values of four and five year ewes from 25s 6<l to 28s with 2 and 4 tooth ewes from 30s to 33s for "top'' sheep. Ewe hoggets are in keen demand, sales including a line at 23s 6d and -values of wether hoggets ranging from 17s 6d to 19s. Fat Cattle.—Values in this section j remain on a par with those last re- | ported and sales include extra prime ! fat heifers to £5, lighter sorts £5 to | £5 10s, extra prime fat cows to £5 10s, lighter sorts £5. Store Cattle. —Values remain on a par, with a fairly keen demand, sales including a line of four year Hereford bullocks at £5. Young vattle arc fairly , keenly sought after with an improving demand in sight. Dairy Heifers. —As is natural at this time of the year, sales of dairy cows and heifers constitute the bulk of the business and since last reporting, a largo volume of business has been transacted. Sales of extra choice 2-year dairy heifers include 80 to a notheru j buyer in truck lots at from £5 15s. i £5 17s 6d to £6. Other sales include | 22 extra choice heife s at £5 15s, 16

at £5 6s, 18 at £5 and numerous truck lots of cattle from £4 15s to £5 10s. Sales of 3-ycar cattle include a very nice line to an outside buyer at £6 with a line of extra good Shorthorn heifers at £5. Quite a few herds on a forward delivery basis have been lifted this week. Further sales include a choice herd of 70 third calvers at £6 10s with a small herd at £6. Weaner Heifers. —An improving demand is apparent from clients . successful in disposing of their heifers. Sales of extra choice cattle have been made to £2 15s with a further line of 40 at £2, other sales including lots at £2, 35s to 30s for more inferior sorts. The rush of store cattle to our yard sales has cased somewhat, dairy stock constituting the bulk of the vardings. At our Opunake sale on Monday wo report a medium yarding of store cattle. Fat cows ‘changed hands at £3. £3 12s 6d to £4, stores 39s to £2 15s, store bulls £3 4s to £3 15s, dairy heifers £4 to £4 ss. A successful sale of furniture on behalf of Mrs. Tgbotson was held along with this sale. At Manaia on Tuesday we report a most successful sale of dairy cows on behalf of Mr. V. Reardon, held in conjunction with our fortnightly sale. There was an exceptionally large bench of buyers. The Tows (70 in all) came forward in the best condition and met an exceptionally keen demand from the start and keen competition was sustained throughout the sale. The average over all was £6 8s the ‘Mop” price being £7 10s which was paid for several of the cows. A good yarding of store cattle mot a readv sale, fat cows realising £3 10s to £4, extra good store cows £2. £2 ss, £2 6s to £3. medium 30s to £2, sows to furrow £4, £5 to £6 7s 6d. The Hawcra sale on Thursday, held under very inclement weather conditions. drew a medium yarding of dairy •cattle together with a small yarding of store cattle. A nice truck of fat bullocks realised £5 17s 6d, fat P.A. heifers £5 10s, fat Jersey cows £3 2s, £3 10s to £3 17s, store cows £1 10s to £2 6s. Fairy heifers close to profit were in demand at prices ranging from £5 to £6 15s, but more backward sorts were not wanted. Dairy cows realised £4 5s to £5 ss.