FEILDING SALE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 33, 9 February 1937, Page 11

FEILDING SALE

ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS’ REPOR'I!. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd, report on the above sale as under: — Owing to the ram fair being held on Thursday and Friday last of last week, the weekly store sale had to be held on Saturday. A large yarding of lambs, with an average <ne of breeding ewes, was submitted and we report a good sale throughout, practically everything submitted being sold at auction with values on a par with late rates. A small entry of fat sheep came to hand and here we report practically no alteration in values. The usual number of store cows, ex the dairy, were penned and for these a free sale resulted. In the fat cattle section the entry was comprised practically of cows, these being ex the dairy, and we report a sound sale in this section, values being on a par with last week. Quotations:— Shorn wether lambs, 16s 6d, 17s, 17s 3d, 17s 9d to 18s; shorn ewe lambs, 18s, 19s, 21s, 22s 3d, 235, 24s 6d to 27s 3d; small shorn wether lambs, 10s 6d, Ils, 12s 3d, 13s 3d to 14s 6d; small shorn b.f. lambs, 13s 6d, 14s 6d, 15s to 16s 2d; an outstanding line of 2-tooth ewes, offered by us on account of Mr. R. E. Meech, Pongaroa, realised the good figure of £2 9s 6d; 5-year ewes, 20s, 225, 25s 6d to 28s. Cattle: Fat cows, all ex dairy, from £4, £4 7s 6d, £4 10s, £4 15s, £5, £5 ss, £5 10s, £6 to £6 ss; store cows, £2 ss, £2 10s, £2 15s, £3, £3 10s to £3 17s 6d.