Mutton Values Steady At Feilding

Chronicle (Levin), 16 July 1949, Page 7

Mutton Values Steady At Feilding

Welcome sunshine prevailcd for tbe Feilding live stoek saie yestor-hiy when tbe entries in the sheep section.were in excess of the advertis'ed numbers. Over 2000 head of fat sheep were yarded and' experieneed a steady saie vvith aii improved average price foi wethers. Hogget inutton was also dear er for the tops but ewe mutton wa> lighter. The best priee for wethers was02s lOd for big' aged sheep and extrn prinie hoggets sold to 59s lOd and ord inary ewe mutton inade to 40s 4d. There was guod lirm conipetition for ihlamb ewes and wetlier hoggets realisei the top price of the season at 45s Od. The dairy eattle seetion presented a largei offering of all types and run cows made up most of- the entries in the station cattle departmeht. Pat Sheep Outsize wethers number 70 from »tlit Grasslands Divisiou of the Department of Agdculture exeited no little interesi in the offering of just on 2000 liead of fat sheep. These big wethers whicn years ago were a coxnmon sight caused lnueh speeulattion as to their weights as careases and compared witli last week V pen of 40 whrcli realised 00s 4d, the view was that tliev would be heavier.

Some of those offered last week killeu out at SOlbs and it was considered that the Grasslands Division sheep whieh had been matured under extremely favourable conditious in a series of tests, would not be far short ot lOOlbs for tbe heaviest. They realised top price of 02s 10 d wliich was good value for the age. Prinie younger sortt. made to 5Ss lOd which made for a siigbtly better average- price than last week. Hoggets were mostly of the me didum to good types witli not so many peus of extra prime qualitv. In tbe c-ase ot the ewes tbe qualitv was lighter there being only a couple of pens of good nieaty sheep. Several pens of wethers and ewes were passed in mainly ueeause vendors wanted more than was lii'ering on a well supplied market. The realisations were: ilaiden ewes, 7 at 4 Is lOd; 12 at 47s lOd; Down Gross 2tlis, 4 at 50s 7d; 0 at 48s 10d* 5 at 52-s ul; •) at 39s 1L d; 14 at -)Ss 4dj 24 at 4Ss 4.1; 8 at 40s 4d; wethers, 2 at 52s

10(1; 81 at 51s ld; 55 at 54s 5d; 2 at o.'Is 4d; 30 at 58s 10d; 12 at 49s ld; 10 ut 51s ld; 17 at 43s lOd; 40 at 47s 10d; 5s. at oOs / d; 3i> at 44s lOd; 14 at 4»>s lOd; 42 at 58s ld; 0 at 40s ld; 5 at 52s , id; ld at 57s ld; 20 at 50s ld; 5 at 54s LOd; 70 at 02s 10.1; 21 at 40s ld; 10 at 27s lOd; 20 at 40s 4d; 10 at 48s ld; 21 at 57s kl; hoggets, 42 at 42s 4d; 5 at IS.s 4d; 0 at 37s JOd; 47 at 42s 10'd; 19 at 38s lOd; 40- at 39s 10d; 10 at 45s 4d; 81 at 39s 10d; 31 at 89s ld; 47. at 38h II ti; 45 at 41s ld; 4 at p9s 10(1; 18 at OLs 4d; 4 at 55s 10d; 18 at 3Ss^l0d;5 at 38s lOd; 11 at 87s 0d; 80 at 80s; 9 at 40s 10(1 ; 0 at 40s ld; 18 at 87s 4d; !1 at 80s -ld ; 48 at 80s lOd; 20 at 41s 7 ti ; ewes, 48 at 88s -id; 82- at 40s 4u; 82 at 34s 10d; 54 at 38s lUcl; 57 at 30-. ld; 12 at 27s 4d; 50 at 40s ld; 02 at ;..a ld; 120 at 37s lOd. Store Sheep The in-lamb ewe .whivh rfqil'esenled' •"iore than lialf the entries in the store sheep pens were dearer than last week and prices were not so verv far reuiovjed from the best prices for the aged •r.vls that operated in the dune saies, i'ii. age- were "from 4 and 5-yr. to 0-yr. and the sheep represented good ayterage qualitv types in verv good order. T te pens of niixed 4 and 5 yr. made to 5'is ld aud the 5-yr. liaes ^old lyom 18s 8(1 to 40s 0d while 6-yr. lines sohl to 40s 8(1. The best of the wcther hogget:rcilised 15s Od which was the best jirice offered tliis season. The yarding' tolalled approximutely 2501) head. Saies were: In-lamb ewes, 5-yr. 82 r.w. Romnev rams at 17s 3d; 05 r.w. >S.D. rams at 19s Od: 150 r.w. S.I). rams at 45s 0d; 87 r.w. S.i). rams at 10s 0(1; 49 r.w. S.I). rams at 43s 3d; 4 and 5-yr. 104 r.w. S.D.

ramseat 48s; 59 r.w. S.D. rams at 50s 4d; (5-yr. 77 at 32s Sd; 112 at 40s 3d; 91 at 37s Od; 80 at 37s Od; wether hog gets, 83 at 38s; 200 at 40s 9d; 00 a. 37s 3d; 212 at 37s 6d; 00 at 4Us; So at 39s 9d; 57 at 45;s 6d; 89 at 40s; pojvu - cross hoggets, 4S at 32s dd; 9 at 20s:; t'attening ewes, 102 at 24s 7d. Station Cattl^ Station cattle interest found .verv little on o'ffer, the ya.rding compr.isin^ mostly cows and heifers in small lot> and only oue line of steers of the 3-oi type. The cows, mixed A.A.' Hciefoiy. tyjJes were not big but mostlv youii0 and sold to £10 12s and A.A. lieifb r. with some condition made to £11 l-'s 'The 3-off steers were on the small sido and were passed in after the biddin., hovered between £12 and £13. The saiewere, 18 A.A. Hereford cows at £10 12s; 23 do at £10 9s; 5 A.A'. heifers £11 10s; 7 do at £9 10s; 4 small weaner A.A. steers £5 19s.

Fat (Jattie A small offering of beef, mostly ex dairy sorts, sold according to condition as follows: Heifers £12 2s Od; cows £7 £8 17s Gd, £10 10s, £11 to £12 2s 0d: ' vealer £8 17s (5(1. Dairy Cattle A large entrv of dairy cattle of mixed qualitv sold on an active markei with prices tending to lirm up. Tii saies were, Bpvinging hei/ers, £9 5s, £9 10s, £10 l()s. £11 15s, £12 5s, £12 jo*. £13 5s, .£13 10s, £13 12* (id, £14 ,5s, £U 10s, £14 15s, £15, £15 10s, £1(5, £10 10 to £19 15s; springing cows. £9 to £1. 10s; weaner and yearling' heifers, £5 15s, £(3, £7 9s, £7 13s to £9. Store Cattle Late rates preyailed for boner cattle, piices being: Cows, £8 17s 0(1, £4 2s 0d, £4 15s, £0, £0 2s 0d; £0 7s Otl, £7 7s (5d £7 10s, £9 to £9 l5*;"steer £14 15s. •r i ■ n -