STOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 256, 29 October 1934, Page 11

STOCK MARKETS

FEILDING SALE REPORTS BY AGENTS Agents who operated at last week’s Feilding sale report as under:— Abraham and Williams Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: —Lor this period of the year a rather heavy yarding of run cattle was yarded and we estimated that at Friday’s sale there would be 2500 head of cattle offered. Of the total yarding a considerable proportion was passed under the hammer, realisations not being up to vendors’ ideas oi value. This was noticeable right throughout the sale in practically every class of cattle- It was only to be expected that the market would show an easing tendency, as during the past four or live weeks there have been sonic heavy transactions in cattle, with the result that some of our major buyers have filled up their requirements. In the dairy section values were on a parity with those ruling during t&e last few weeks, there being no appreciable advance in either dairy cows or heifers. In the sheep offering the total number of fat sheep yarded was about on an even break with that of the past few weeks. Prices at the opening of yesterday’s sale showed no appreciable change on late rates, although as the sale progressed prices showed an easing tendency. The yarding in the store sheep section was not sufficient to get a line on values, there being only a few pens of indifferent hoggets and a couple of small pens of ewes and lambs. For these an excellent sale resulted. We quote as follows: —Fat sheep: Fat shorn ewes, 18s 4d, 18s lOd, 18s Ud, 19s; fat woolly ewes, 19s Bd, 20s 6d, 265; fat wethers, 22s 9d, 24s Id, 2b*; fat hoggets, 22s 6d, 23s Bd, 245, 25s 6d. Store sheep: Ewes with lambs, 31s t 31s 3d; ewe hoggets, 21s Id, 24.5, 27s’ 2d; b.f. hoggets, 17s 3d. Eat cattle: Fat Jersey cows, £3 10s, £3 15s, £4, £4 ss, £5 2s 6d, £5 12s 6d; fat heifers, £2 17s 6d, £3 15s, £4, £4 10s. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, £2 10s, £3 ss, £3 10s; springing cows, £2 12s 6d, £3, £4 to £4 ss; cows m milk, £2 ss,’ £2 12s 6d, £3 to £4. Store cattle; Two-year P.A. steers, £2 19s, £3 12s, £4 ss, £4 10s; two-year Hereford steers. £2 19s to £3 ss; yearling P.Asteers, £2 9s £2 ’os; yearling P.A. heifers, £2 2s to £2 ss; yearling Jersey heifers, 255, 28s, 38s to £2; potter cows, 15s, 20s, 26s to 30s. Bulls: Yearling Jersey bulls, £2 2s 6d to £2 10s; two-year bulls, 2|gns. to signs. Faxffiers’ Distributing Coy. The general tone of the cattle market at the sale was dull, prices showing a drop of 5s to 10s per head on last week’s sale. The most noticeable drop was in station-bred yearlings, of which very few were sold under the hammer. In the fat cattle section the offering was made up of cows and heifers, prices being slightly easier. The fat sheep prices were decidedly down, and the market for store hoggets was inclined to be easier. The dairy cattle offering was very mixed, with only the best-conditioned heifers claiming attention. There was very little demand for yearling Jersey heifers. Quotations: —Store cattle: 3-year steers, £3 ss, £4, £4 2s 6d, £4 7s; empty P.A. heifers, £2 18s, £3 ss, £3 10s, £3 Ils, £3 15s, £4 4s; empty cows, £2 5s to £2 15s; yearling steers, £2 9s to £2 12s; yearling heifers, 2sl, 235, 28s 6d, 345, 38s; fat cows, £2 10s, £3 10s, £4, £4 15s, £ 52s 6d, £6 7s 6d. Fat heifers, £4 10s to £5 2s 6d. Sheep: Fat ewes, 14s lOd, 16s 3d, 16s lid, 18s 3d, 18s 6d, 19s, 21s; fat wethers, 235, 24s 6d; fat hoggets, 21s, 225, 22s 6d, 23s Id, 23s 6d, 24s 6d; wether hoggets, 20s 3d, 21s, 21s 9d, 225; springing heifers, £2 16s, £3, £3 10s, £4, £4 10s, £5; yearling Jersey heifers, 21s, 255, 30s, 37s 6d. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co-, Ltd... reports the following sales:—Fat sheep: Woolly ewes, 19s, 20.5, 225; shorn ewes, 15s, 16s. 17s 3d, 18s 6d; fat hoggets. 21s, 225,’ 23s 6d: ewe hoggets. 245. 25s 3d, 26s to 27s 3d; wether hoggets, 19s. 21s to 22s 2d. Fat cattle: Bullocks, £7 5-3, £7 15s, £8 ss; fat cows, £4, £4 10s to £5 12s. Stere cattle: P.A. bullocks, £5. £5 10s to £5 15s; two-year steers, £3 15s, £4 to £4 ss; store cows, £2 to £3 5.5; dairy cattle, springing heifers, £2, £2 10s to £3 5sDalgety and Co. Dalgety and Company Limited report: There "was a fair yarding of sheep and full entry of cattle, including some outstanding lines of bullocks. Fat sheep were a little easier, while store sheep barely maintained late rates. All classes of cattle showed a decided casing so that an unusual percentage failed to reach vendors’ reserves. We quote: —Fat hoggets 22s 6d, fat ewes 15s 2d, 17s 6d. 17s lOd, 18s, 18s 3d, 18s 7d, 20s 6d, 225; fat. wethers 21s. 22s 4d, 22s 9d, 24s 3d,»24s 4d, 25s 6d; ewe hoggets 25s lOd, 27s 2d; wether hoggets 19s 7d, 22s 2d; m.s. hoggets 17s 9d; b.f. 2-ths 19s, 21s 8d; 2-th wethers 19s; ewes and lambs 31s, 31s 3d; 4-yr bullocks £4 19s, £5 3s, £5 ss, £5 12s 6d; steers £3 10s, £3 17s 6d; store cows £1 Ils, 1 14s; yearling P.A. steers £2 15s; yearling Hereford heifers £1 10s; fat 10s, £5; heifers, r.w.b., £1 10s, £2, £3 7s; cows £2 7s 6d to £5 ss; fat heifers £4 heifers, calved, £2 2s 6d; cows, r.w.b., £2, £2 15s, £3 10s; yearling Jersey bulls £2, £2 15s; 2-yr Jersey bulls £3 15s; 15months Jersey bulls £4, £5 7s 6d.