STOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 281, 30 November 1935, Page 15

STOCK MARKETS

THE FEILDING SALE [ Per Press Association. ] FEILDING, Nov. 29. At the Feilding stock sale to-day . fat ffieep prices were easier by Is a head. For store sheep there was a fair sale at slightly lower rates. Dairy, cattle were dull of sale, but fat cattle were fairly good. Fat Sheep. —Prime woolly ewes, 19s to 19s 7d; lighter. 17s 6d, prime shorn, 16s to lGs 6d; light, from 14s to 15s 10d; prime woolly hoggets, to 255; light, to 23s 6d; shorn, 18s 9d to 21s; two-tooth wethers, 20s to 22s 3d; blackfaces, to 22s Id. Store Sheep.—Blackface two-tooths, 19s Sd; ewe lambs, 14s; wether hoggets, good, to 23s 8d; fair, from 16s lid; inferior, 13s; m.s. hoggets, 20s 3d; ewes and lambs (all counted), 13s 7d to 16s; ewe hoggets, good, to 23s 9d; specially goorl line, 26s 9d; fair, from 16s 6d; cull ewes. 10s to 12s 6d. Dairy Cattle. —Cows in milk, £2 5s to £3 15s; springing heifers, £2 17s 6d to £4 15s according to calving dates. Fat Cattle.—Light mixed steers, £5 Js 6d td £6 17s 6d; Hereford bullocks, £8 6s; Hereford cows, £5 10s; P.A. bullocks, £lO, £9 15s, £8 7s 6d; do., cows. £7 3s; heifers, £4; Shorthorn heifers, £3 12s 6d; Jersey cows, heavy prime, to £6 10s; light, from £2 17s 6J to £5 2s fid; Jersey heifers, prime, £6 Ils to £7 lh; vealers, £2 ss ; runners, £3 2s; Hojstcin bullocks, £9 7s 6d Store Cattle. Two-year Jersey heifers, £2 8s 6d to £3; yearling Jersey heifers, good, to £3; others, from £2 2s up; store cows, boners, to 3Ss; dairy breeds, to £3 8s; P.A. steers, £3 5s to £4; P.A. cows, £3 19s; Hereford •cows, 37s fid; cows and calves, £2 13* to £3 10s; R.P. steers, £2 17s 6d; R.P. cows, r.w.b., £3 10s.

WEEKLY REVIEW. The Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation Society of New Zealand Limited, in their weekly review of the stock markets, state that business has been all that quotations would allow. Ensilage making and shearing operations everywhere have naturally created somewhat of a lull in these markets and affected attendances at most sales. Interest during the week has centred on the result that the policy of the new Government will have on future stock markets. The Auckland wool sale held in the early part of the week showed a very substantial rise un values ruling at this period last year, this result being very pleasing to everyone. Dairy produce values have continued to show much fluctuation during the. week, this being difficult to account for. However, as far as butter is concerned, it appears that more competition will be met in the future from the manufacture of the same article in the Old Country and an easing in values is to be expected. A pleasing feature of this market, however, with the lowering of the retail price, has been very much increased consumption offsetting to a certain extent the increased •amount coining on to the English market. ' Ptrt Stock. Values of all classes of fat stock remain on a par with these ruling in our last report. Quotations at the moment in the fat ewe section arc difficult enough to procure, but incieased numbers are assured at an early date. Values of shorn fat ewes range from 15s 6d to 16s fid, with fat wethers at from 23s fid to 255. Quotations of fat cattle are slightly more plentiful, with increased interest being shown in sales of fat cows ex dairy, this having an effect on the market fop the better bred cattle. Quotations of best prime Cat cows range from £fi 10s to £7, best prime fat heifers from £0 Jss to £7 ss. Store Stock.

Quotations of store sheep are still some of a limited nature, with interest being shown in practically all sections. Ewes with lambs at foot are eagerly sought after, sales during the week including 400 5-year ewes with 100 per cent b.f. lambs at 335, IGO sound mouth ewes with 150 per cent. b.f. lambs at foot al 365, and 100 5-year ewes with b.f. lambs at foot at 37s fid. Quotations of 2-toofh ewes off the shears are coining on to the market in increasing numbers at values ranging from 30s to 32s for January delivery. Quotations of two-tooth wethers eff the shears are distinctly limited, with values ranging from 21s to 21s fid. Renewed activity is being shown in all quotations of store cattle, the supply being limited. Hales during the week include 113 good 3-year old P.A. heifers at £5 4s, and 50 P.A. and Shorthorn cows at £4 ss. A firm market is likely to rule for this class of cattle for some time. Due to the lateness of the season, tie heifer market is almost closed. Some enquiry is being shown for the Jersey yearling heifer, sales during the week including two trucks at £3 7s 6d to an outside buyer, quotations of really top cattle still being difficult to pro cure. , Yard Sales.

Our sales at all centres have shown an easing in the number of cattle being yarded, due, as reported, to shearing and ensilage operations in most districts. At our Opunake sale on Monday, November 25, a medium yarding came forward and a brisk sale in all sections resulted. Competition among works’ buyers was keen for heavy cows. A line of 21 woolly hoggets was disposed of at 255. Dairy cattle were in fair demand, though the numbers submitted for auction in this section were small. Realisations were; — Springing heifers to £5, calved heifers to £5, paddock cows £2, £2 7s 6d, £2 17s (3<l to £3, heavier sorts £3 16s, £3 17s fid to £4 2s, fat cows £4 10s, £5 5s to £6 7s, woolly hoggets to 255, weanei pigs to 14s, light porkers to 22s 6d. Works bulls changed hands at £4 10s to £4 17s Gd, and an aged gelding (all work) at £l4. At rhe Urenui sale on Monday 7, a fair yarding of cattle came forward. A total clearance under the hammer was effected with prices on a par with late rates. Realisations were: —Medium woolly hoggets 21s fid, holdover heifers to £2 7s, 2-year heifers r.w.b. to £2 IQs, fat cows (Jersey) to £4 10s. unfinished cows to £4 3s, paddock cows to £3 12s fid, store cows to £2 10s, boners, 18s to 235, dairy heifers to £5 12s 6d.

sound bulls to £5 ss, works bulls to £5 2s 6d and good slip pigs to 275. The Hawera sale on Thursday, clashing with people’s day at the Stratford Show, attracted only a moderate entry in all sections. A line of .104 2-tooth webtiers realised 21s, with shorn fat ewes making 17s. Fat cows ex dairy changing hands at £5 to £5 10s, lighter sorts £4 to £4 15s, paddock cows £2 to £2 15s, stores 25s to 32s - 6d. A medium yarding of pigs met keen compctition, light porkers making to 355, large stores from 25s to 31s, small stores £1 to 24s and weauers 10s to 15 8.