Breeding Ewes In Demand At Feilding

Chronicle (Levin), 5 March 1949, Page 2

Breeding Ewes In Demand At Feilding

Despite the thousands of breeding i ewes already disposed of this seasor. there was 110 slackening in the demand at yesterday's live stock saie in Feilding when a further 10,000 were tradeu ' 011 a very buoyant market. The competitioii from a large attendance of the publio was'keen for all classes througkout and taking into account the faet that the quality was not so even, prices were high and in line with late quota tions. The best of the 2-ths oft'ering reaiised 5(5s (5d while. 4 and 0-th lotr ' made 54s. tStraight lines of 5-year ewes , solu to 41s and 4-year ewes made 45 1 (Jd. Store lambs sold under a very strong enquiry with a slight upwards luovement in values. Fat sheep were a1 late rates and the small entry of statioi. cattle sold readily. r Breeding Ewes Close on 10,000 breeding eWes came forward to represent the i'ourth offering of the season and the market was. exceedingly bright. Any expectationof a tailing off in the buoyaney exper ienced over the past three 'saies was not reaiised, buyers operating . freely. and conlidently on all classes. Although. the bulk of the best of the 2-ths had lieen disposed of at earlier saies there were a few carry-over lots olfering and sorae very good quality 4-th and 0-ti» owes which commanded very satisfac-, tory prices. The aged ewes also sold on a brisk market. The realisations were: — 2-th ewes: 157 a/c G. H. Wilson at 43s lOd; 98 a/c A. R. Humphrey at 44s, 30 a/c A. AValdin at 51s; 09 a/c J. II. Macdonald at 48s lOd; 81 a/c A. D. Waldin at 55s; -88 a/c P. Savage at 37s 9d; 208 a/c L. G. Nitschke at 43s 4d and 43s 8d; 80 a/c Marist Fathers at 50s Od; 274 a/c li. H. Farquarhson at 39s, b 2 at 45s and 100 at 42s. 4-th ewes: 151 a/c A. M. Henson at 50s 3d. 0-th: 194 a/c A. M. Henson at 54s, 90 at 40s 7d; 102 4 and 0-th a/c O. Wilson at 40s Od. 5-year ewes: 241 at 34s ld; 405 at 30s 9d and 30s Od; 84 at 41s; 140 at 34s 3d; 58 a/c Westefhill at 30s 2d; 8o at 20s; 179 at 30s; 230 r.w. S.D. rains at 33s 9d and 32s lOd; 20,1 at 34s 9d, 173 r.w. (8.1). rams at 30s Od; 93 at J9s; 103 at 28s; 99 at 35s; 53 at 276, H5 at 32s Od; 200 at 29s lOd; 70 at 30s. „ Alixed ages: 152 5 and 6-year a/c O. Wilson at 29s Od and 28s; 107 4-year r.w. S.D. rams at 35s; 121 4 and 5-yeai at 31s; 90 4 and -5-year at 30s 9d; 50 m.a. a/c L. E. Short at 33s Od; 114 4-year a/c F. C. Rasmussen at 40s; 80 4-year a/c W. G. Frecklington at 45s 9d; 81 m.a. at 41s 3d; 01 m.a. at 20s; 80 m.a. at 39s 9d; 143 4 and 5-year ai35s ld; 209 4 and 5-year at 29s Od; 107 t and o-year at 35s 7d; 124 5 and G-y6ai ■at 32s 9d. Store Lam'bs The market for store lambs was stronger and a very good sale resulted. rhe realisations were: — • Wether lambs: 201 at 29s 8d; 208 a/c A. W. Bartlett at 32s 9d; 208 at 28s 7d; 280 a/c Shannon Bros. at 30s and 29s; 0 at 28s ld; 200 a/c Land and Eurvey at 20s 8d; 87 at 25s 7d; 198 at 30s; 09 1 at 27s; 48 at 23s ld; 131 at 27s; 127 at 31s Od; 43 at 24s Od; JDown fross lambs: 199 at 20s Od; 149 at 20s 3d; 140 at 27s 2d; 138 at 20s Od; ewe lambs: 140 a/c O. Perry at 30s 5d; 9i at 37s Od; 2-th wethers: 50 at 30s lOd; 74 at 34s; 02 (ilown cross) at 35s 7d; 248 at 39s. Fat Sheep Just over 300 head of fat sheep were yarded and the market showed nt> change on last week's quotations. Wethers made to 44s 7d, equal to iast week, excepting for oue heavy prinie sheep which sold at 47s, and the onbs noticeable appreciation being for heavy prime lambs which made to 39s 4d. Thc realisations were: — Dowti cross 2-th: 12 at 42s 10d;-4 at 44s 7d; 10 at 4ls ld; 3 at 41s lOd; wethers: 2 at 44s 7d; 11 at 38s lOd; 5 at 44s 7d; oue at 47s; 11 at 44 ld; 10 at 39s lOd; 42 at 44s ld; 15 at 42s lOd, ewes: 12 at 23s; 12 at 20s lOd; 8 at 29s 4d; 10 at 20s lOd; 5 at 27s lOd; lu (S.D.) at 30s 7d; 20 at 21s lOd; 4 at 19s ld; 8 at 31s 7d; 3 (8.H.) .at 30s 4d; lambs: 19 at 27s lOd; 10 at 34s ld; 53 at 31s ld; 9 at ,30s 4d. Station Cattle Round about 100 head of station cattle were olfere-1, these comprising sinai! lots of mixed ages in good order. The market was quite aetive and the cattle, being in mostly forward order, were readily absorbed. The saies were: 4 A.A bullocks wel] grown and in nice condition £17 18s; 5 JRed poll 4-off steers £15 10s; 3-off steers: 2 at £14 15s; 22 Hereford at £13 14s;. 24 A.A. at £13 5s; 13 A.A. at £13 5s; 2-off steers: 32 A.A. at £10 13s Od; 2 at £12;

one at £10. Dairy Cattle Early autumn calvers figured in the dairy cattle sectian where entries wero small. . Good business was done uiidca iirm enquiiy, with saies as follows: — Spg. cows: £8 5s, £9 5s, £9 15s, £1! 10s, £12 5s to £17 15s; spg. heifers £10, £10 10s to £15 10s; wn. heifers £5. Store Cattle Values for bouer cattle were close to the adjusted sche&ule rates and vendors experienced a good sale at the following prices: — Boner cows: £3 15s, £4 17s Od, £5 2s Od, £5 5s,' £5 15s, £0, £0 7s Od, £6 13s, £6 17s 6d, £7, £7 10s, £7 12s Od, £8 4s, £8 11s to £9 17s Od; bulls: £0 17s Od, £7 17s Od; steers: £7 12s Od; eiupty. heifers: £5 2s 6d, £9 5s. Fat Cattle Only two beasts figured in the fat cattle pens and these were ex-dairy sorts which sold as follows: — Cows: £8 5s to £11. .