FEILDING STOCK SALE

Chronicle (Levin), 20 August 1949, Page 6

FEILDING STOCK SALE

Store Hogget Market Shows Hardening Tendency With. values in all departments very. buoyant there was no very noteworthy cliange in the aetivities at yesterdav's live stock sale in Feilding although store hogget priees were inclined to harden. Mutton values refleeted no influence f rom the" liftiAg of controls and with the sqpply position really very good, buyers were able to satisfy requirements without unduly pressing the market. Ewe mutton strengthened somewhat while the best of the hoggets were dearer hut wethers were just a shade easier ."Station eattle sold well up to late rates' but the quality was not quite as strong as at the previous sale. The dairy cattle department was particularly active with a very strong enquiry. Fat Sheep An oft'ering of elose upon 1800 head of fat sheep eanie forward to meet with a steady sale from a good attendance of operators. The pens were not all as even as buyers like, many lots eontaining unfinished sheep and this tended to affeet, values. Coinpared with lasc week top sheep were dearer in the case of both hoggets and ewes but wethers, with the exceptiou of a single heavy prime sheep which sold at 68s 7d, wet'e sliglitly easier. Top wethers sold from 58s lOd to 62s 4d, the best of the hoggets from 45s 7d to 48s lOd aud aged ewes from 48s lOd to 47s 4d. Down cross mutton made to 60s 4d and the best of the maiden ewes to 57s ld. The first shorn sheep of the season eomprised a dozen hoggets in prime order whieh sold at 39s lOd. The realisations were: Down Cross 2-ths.: 5 at 60s 4d; 10 at 55s lOd; 10 at 47s lOd; 30 at 51s lOd; 6 at 44s 7d; 8 at 46s 7d; 8 at 45s lOd; maiden ewes, 18 at 46s 7d; 3 at 30s lOd; 9 at 41s ld; 20 at (52s lOd; 2 at 55s 4d; 13 at 45s ld; 2 at 57s ld; 3 at 59s lOd; 4 at 57s 10d; 3 at 55s 7d; 5 at 52s ld; 24 at 60s 4d; 35 at 58s 4d; 70 at 61s ld; 70 at 55s ld; 10 at 55s 4d; 13 at 57s 7d; 35 at 46s ld; 9 at 62s 4d;- 2 at 58? 7d; 1 at 63s 7d; 14 at 58s lOd; 7 at 59s lOd; 15 at 57s lOd; 17 at 58s lOd; 6 at 61s lOd; 9 at 59s 4d; 22 at 55s 7d; 25 at 57s lOd; 4 at 55s lOd; 11 at 56s 4d; 40 at 57s lOd; 12 at 57s lOd; 37 at 56s lOd; 3 at 59s 4d; 18 at 60s ld; > 19 at 58s ld; 16 at 61s 10d; 10 at 46s lOd; hoggets, 20 at 37s lOd; 12 at 37s 4d; 12 at 39s lOd; 8 at 47s ld; 42 at 45s lOd; 18 at 45s 4d; 14 at 45s 4d; 14 at 39s lOd; 6 at 46s ld; 9 at 45s 7d; 6 at 44s 7d; 18 at 45s ld; 20 at 39s ld; 30 at 42s lOd; 16 at 38s lOd; 10 at 48s lOd; 64 at 45s 7d; 8 at 47s ld; 10 at 43s 7d; 15 at 44s lOd; ewes, 3 at 39s lOd; 11 at 48s lOd; 55 at 42s lOd; 5 at 36s 4d; 9 at 35s ld; 8 at 41s lOd; 8 at 34s lOd; 22 at 40s 4d; 10 at 45s 7d; 14 at 31s 10 d; 19 at 43s lOd; 18 at 44s ld; 32 at 42s lOd; 16 at 34s lOd; 9 at

39s 4d; 11 at 40s 4d; 14 at 43s. lQd; 15 at 37s lOd; 76, at 4lp 4d; 14 at 38a lOd; 12 at-39s lOd; 56 at 42s lOd; 33 at 47s 4d.; 14 at 42s lOd; 23 at 40s 4d. Store Sheep Wether hoggets eomprised the majority of the sheep entered in the store pens and the enquiry for these-was as strong a*s ever with average priees inclined to strengthen. The top priee was 48s 6d which was 6d less than the top priee realised a'" fOrtnight back for. a really better draft. Two 2-th. wethers made to 54s and a pen of empty 2:tH | ewes sold at 53s 2d. The in-lam.b ewes was' represented by .two small pens of inferior types, which sold to 43s 7d. Generally the market was partic.ularly buoyant with the quality not • so even. The saies were: Wether hoggets, 162 at" 45s 6d; 126 at 45s 6d; 75 a,t 42s 4d; 20, at 31s 9d; 80 at 48s 6d; 59 at 45s; 99 at 46s 6d; 57 at 47s ld; 44 at 39s ld; 98 at 47s 7d; 54 at 41s ld; 46 at 433; 44 at 45s 6d; 43 (shorn) at 36s; 10 do. at 36s; 22 at 47s"; 17 at 44s 9d; ewe hoggets, 15 at 43s; Down cross hoggets, 80 at 42s 6d; 50 at 42s 8d; 21 at 37s 7d; 48 at 40s; 2-th wethers, 150 at 54s; 48 at 51s ld; in-lamb ewes, 33 at 43s 7d; 25 at 37s 6d; empty 2-th ewes, 59 at 53s 2d; Fat Cattle A matter of 19 head of statioi* cattle eomprised the offering of beef, made up of 13 A.A. heifers and 6 Shorthoru steers. A pen of 7 small young prime A.A. heifers sold at £15 17s 6d and another pen of 6, lighter and unfinished made £13 17s 6d. The Shorthorn steers were not big and required flnishing and sold for £18 7s 6d. Ex-dairy heifers sold from £9 5s to £10 5s. Station Cattle Young station eattle along with cows and heifers made up an offering off some 300 head with the quality rather in and out. Interest was quite active and most of the pens found buyers but some were passed in because vendors were inclined to be over optimistic. The realisations were: Yearling steers, 23 A.A. at £9 5s; 36 at £8 17s 6d and £8 15s'; 32 at £10 8s; 15 2-yr. A.A. steers at £12 8s; 17 2 and 3-yr. A.A. heifers £11 6s; 50 do at £12 11s; 27 do A.A.Hereford cross at £11 17s; 18 do Hereford at £11 6s; 15 do A.A.-Hereford cross at £10; 17 A.A.-Hereford cross empty cows at £11 7s; 33 A.A. empty cows at £11 6s. | Dalry Cattle Many of the cattle offered in the dairy section were rather doAvn in condition but the entries iucluded some good quality sorts which commanded strong competition. Priees for springing heifers went to £22 15s. The saies were: Springing hei'fers: £8 15s, £9 5s, £10, £10 5s, £11 15s, £12, £12 10s, £13, £13 53, £14 10s, £14 15s, £15, £15 10s, £15 15s, £16, £16 10s, £16 15s, £17, £17 5s, £19 15s, £22 10s, to £22 15s ;« yearling heLfers, £4 15s, £6, £8, £8 2s 6d, £8 5s, £8 10s, to £8 18s. ' . II II ■— II i— i ■■ II —II — II — li — II — II IH II — li