STOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 168, 20 July 1935, Page 15

STOCK MARKETS

THE FEILDING SALE STOKE EWE HOGGETS IN DEMAND 1 ' EAT SHEEP EASIER ( I’er Press Association ) EEILDING, July 19. At the Ecilding sale to-day there was a splendid sale of store ewe hoggets, also of fat cattle, but fat sheep generally were easier. That was a iairly good demand fe-r breeding ewes. Eat {Sheep.—Fat hoggets, prime, 2(Js 10d, good JB-s 3d to J9s 6d, fair 16s 9d to 18s, inferior from 16s; fat ewes, prime maiden ewes, 19s 6cl to 20s lOd, prime ewes 18s 3d to 19s 3d; good weights 17s to 18s, light and uufinished 16s to IBs 9dj prime wethers, 23s 3d to 245, good 2Gs lOd to 22s 9d, fair 18s to 19s 6d; fat. blackfaces, good, 23s 3d to 23s 7d, light 18s. ♦Store Sheep.—Breeding ewes, four and live-ycar, 21s lOd to 22s 9d, poor condition 13s lOd, six-tooth to five-year 27s 5d to 27s Bd, aged 12s to 18s; ewe hoggets, very good, 27s Id to 28s 7d, good 23s 5d to 26s 6d, average to 22s 4d, slightly inferior 20s 4d; wether hoggets, good, IBs to 17s, fair from 12s 6d; blackface hoggets, good, 17s to 18s 4d, fair 16s 2d to 16s sd; others from 10s, wethers 16s Bd. Dairy Cattle.—Springing cows, 40s to £5 Is, according to calving dates, springmg heifers, 35s to £3 6s; second ealvers, £2 2s 6d. J* Fat Cattle.—Fat Jersey cows, prime quality, £4 5s to £5, good 60s t-o £3 17s Bil, light from £2 10s; Jersey heifers, prime £3 2s 6d to £5; P.A. heifers £3 13s; P.A. cross bullocks £7; Jersey bullocks, £5 15s to £6; bulls, £i> 15s; runners, £2 14s; vealers, 25s to Store Cattle—Weaner heifers, 12s 6d; vcarlings heifers, 17-s to 31s; boner cows, £2 5s to £2 10s; empty heifers, 24s 6d to 38s; store cows, 25s to 375. SALES OF THE WEEK GOOD TRADING REPORTED. The Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation Society of New Zealand, Ltd., in their weekly review, report a further steady week of trading per medium of clearing sales, yard sales and private treaty. The weather has shown a decided improvement, and quite spring-like conditions have been enjoyed throughout the week, very large yardings of dairy stock having come forward at all centres, with satisfactory sales resulting. as was seen at Waverley and Inglewood, where total clearances under the hammer was.effected. “Top” heifers are every day becoming more difficult to procure, and where yarded attract very keen competition at enhanced values. Both butter and cheese values remain on a par with those ruling last week, and as far .as butter is concerned, with stocks considerably reduced, the stage seems set for a more favourable start for the new season than has been the case for some considerable time. Wool values continue to remain firm, Ihe recent London sales giving every appearance of a likelihood of a continuance of better prices. Both lamb and mutton remain firm, the former showing a welcome hardening tendency on the Smithfield Market. Eat Stock. All classes of fat stock remain very firm with values on a par with (hose ruling in our last report. The society reports difficulty in satisfying the en quiry for prime fat ewes, and appearances point to a recovery in values as far as this market is concerned. Sales since our last report include four trucks of prime sheep at 18s, and odd trucks at from 17s 68 to 18s. Sales of wethers include 80 at 23s 6d, a fairly quiet tone prevailing at present in this coin modify. Sales of fat hoggets include a. line of 150 at 17s 6d Values of fat cattle continue to show a hardening tendency, with prospects definitely bright. Best prime fat heifers have changed hands at £6 10s to £7; best prime fat cows, £6 to £6 10s; with limited supplies available. Store Cattle. As far a.s store sheep are concerned, the volume of business is limited, due to scarcity of quotations. Quite a, keen enquiry is shown for ewes mated to S.D. rams, but in most cases quotations are quite a deal above intending purchasers’ idea of value, with a consequent difficulty in effecting business. Ewe hoggets are in keen demand, but here again value sin most eases are too high as yet, to interest those in search of same. Sales during the week include a. line of 174 exceptionally good sheep at 245, Business in store station cattle remains limited, due to difficulty in obtaining quotations, with quite a keen enquiry existing. Dairy Stock. AVilh (he large entries of dairy stock coming forward to our sales, business per medium of private treaty has been Io a certain extent limited. Good young cows, close to profit, are keenly sought after, and sales include a small herd of choice cows at £7, 25 at £6 10s, and 36 at. £5 Jss. Sales of dairy heifers in chide 30 at £5 10s, 20 at £5 ;‘s, 12 at £5, 12 at £l 17s 6d, ami numerous small lots at from £4 10s to £5 10s. Weaner calves continue to find favour, “top’’ cattle realising from £2 10s Io £.”>; smaller but good quality, 35s to £2; holdovers (difficult Io procure i, 25s to 30s. Sales at all centres have al tract ed [ large entries, with excellent sales re suiting. Waverley Sale. AI this fixture a. good yarding of all classes of cattle was submitted for aue lion, and a satisfactory sale resulted Dairy cows changed hands at, £4, £4 ss, £4 15s, Io £5; dairy heifers, £1 15s, £5, £5 Ids to £7; bullocks, £5, £5 ss, to £5 Ils; paddock cows, £3 to £3 15s: boner cows, 255, 2.8 s to .Lts; empty 2 year heifers, 37s (id to 4Ls; yearling heifers, 30s. In the pig .section, maiden Berkshire sows realised £3 15s In the sheep section, a line of 100 ewes changed hands al 24s 3d. A (dealing sale was held in the. Wav | erley yards, in conjunction with the 1 usual fortnightly sale, on account ol Mr. I-;. Benton, when an offering of 50 Iniry cows caiim forward These cows I camo forward in good condition, but

were mostly August ealvers. July calv ; ers made £6 10s, £7, £7 10s, £8 5s to £9 10s; August ealvers, £3 10s, £4 10s, £4 15s, £5, to £5 ss; dairy heifers, £3 ss, £3 10s, £4 to £4 15s. A clearing sale was also held on account of Air. Tp. Derrett on Tuesday. July 16, and the day being fine, an extra large attendance of buyers from as far afield as Sanson, Feilding, Bruns wick, Maxwell, Urenui, Okato, Opunake and Inglewood resulted, local buyers being present in great numbers. The offering comprised 25 horses, 30 dairy cows, 9 heifers, 13 forward bullocks, and 650 sheep, and a large assortment of farm implements and sundries. The whole offering came forward in good condition and an 'excellent sale resulted. Some of the realisations were:—Unbroken 2-year geldings r.nd fillies (which comprised the bulk of the offering in the horse section), £36 10s, £3B, £4O. £42. £44 io £47 10s; Arab mare in foal, £l5; 25 ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 21s Gd: 250 fat wethers, 225; 150 forward wethers. 19s 4d; 13 forward bullocks. £'.» 16s; 9 forward cows and heifers, £1 IBs; dairy cows, £6, £6 10s, £7 ss,’ £7 10s, to £10; calved cows, £4 ss, £4 10s, £5, £5 ss; dairy heifers, £3 10s, £4 to £6 ss; yearling heifers, 355. A large entry of farm implementamc forward in splendid condition and keep competition resulted. A s.f. plough changed hands at £l.O JOs, s.f. ditto, £ll 15s;- spring cart, £27; hayrake, £9 10s; mower, £l5 ss; hay sweep, £2l; chaff cutter, £26; hay press, £94; Fordson liaclor, £80; Whnkatane hariaws £2O 15s; wool press £2O lus.