FEILDING SALE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 144, 17 June 1944, Page 3

FEILDING SALE

In two departments, fat sheep and fat cattle, prices showed a higher tendency at to-day's stock sale, when 6000 sheep and 300 cattip were yarded. Fat sheep were higher by a full 2s per head.

not so good, and some two-tooths were passed, but for five-year ewes there was good bidding. Dairy cattle sold readily, primest, 32s 4d; prime, to 30s lOd; good, to 30s. Fat ewes: Specially good line, 28s Id; very good, to 26s 4d; ordinary, to 19s lOd. Store Sheep.—Breeding ewes: Two tooth, to 27s 6d; 4 and 5-year ewes, to 255; five-year, 275; f, and f. lambs, 28s; ewe lambs, 23s Id. Run Cattle.—P.A. cows, passed at £5 10s; bullocks, passed at £8; steers, sold at £4 Is to £6 3s; heifers, to £4 Ils; Hereford cows, £3 2s. Dairy Cattle.—At higher prices, though comparisons are hard to make, because of quality, and the forward condition, or otherwise. Some pens of run cattle were sold, and some passed. •.al cattle were in strong demand, with some prinu'stuff on oiler. The range of sale prices is:— Fat. blackface, primest, 32s 7d; prime, to 31s lOd; good, to 30s Id. Fat lambs: Primest, 31s lOd; prime. 30s ?d; good, 27s 7d. Fat wethers: Springing cows, to £«1 10s; heifers to £l2 5.5. Fat Cattle.- P.A. bullocks, prime, to £12.7s Gd; heifers, prime, to £9 17s 6d; coloured bullock, £ll 7s Gd; R,P. cows, prime, £lO 7s Gd; ex-dairy cows, to £7 7s Gd; runners, £4 15s; vealers, £3 12 s 6d.