Store Wethers Main Interest At Feilding Sale

Chronicle (Levin), 3 December 1949, Page 7

Store Wethers Main Interest At Feilding Sale

With one of ' the smaliest pffexihgs pi fat shqep ever recorded for this period oi thfe year, interest in yesterday 's live. stock sale in' Feilding was .centred'niainv ly in the trading of store wethers of vyhich over 1000 changed hands at- rates showing an improvemeht on those oi fast 1 we,ek. Tha ' abs.etn.c,e .oi .;any„ • reiljy ''tfoyjiV .whfle^ftxig^a 1 ;B|£ween, , f at '\rid Atd'je Avet.hei Jvalue^ t the subjqet Oi ihucn CQjntnjent', an||4fafmqr.s vfe©.i that .,the poaition^ is far;rf r6m bajng satisfae - ^tphy.-^. ^tnalh off eringa of vstation; . cottle - experienc£d,. a,.^ffieult.-,sale. ,V eryM.itHi:1; •interest was jdispjayed ainl onlyisa' Few pehs :we s.oJd. , . ... - . v'r i • Fat Sheep * ; - "v ' ■ Fat sheep wer^'ih 'very 'short siipplv the^yafdiag h'feihg'* one'-Tjf the shiali|s1 V^eorded, e'oniprising just' over 80 hehd For "the satne - sale last ye~ar th6'. p"ger ■' ing Was 'just dver-lbO'head vvith weth ers dominating but with prides over tli-. past fejv weeks equal to and in casetlower than those offering for store wc, therSj vendors haye withheld dfafts Actually wether mutton, two pens tptal

ling-48 headr corapianded an improve'.: tone yesterday, the best. pfice at;;l3sMd being a penny bet.ter than Ihe pTice fo:" last week 's top. line, A pen of 12 fat hoggets, carrying.. heavy 'goqd •quality fleeces, represented the hest buy. of ;t h * • day a't 61s lOd as,. the vrbol waBiwoft!. at least 35s on .today Vhigh values,^bJti' ewe mutt on was ' offering. , T.he; vf e&lisations were: Hoggets, ff- at -38s 4d^ ■ 1(woolly) .at 61s iodj wethers; 11 ; at. 42s lOd ; S7 at 43s- ld;. D6wn cro.ss -2ths, 6 at 38s ld; 9 at 36s 4d. . Store Sheep . • ; . Contpared with. last week 's prices thr tuarket was . strOnger Jfer- store . wether.1despite the faet that ^ we.ih over .400 head were not disposed. of * - ffust. ov-ei • .1000 head were s'old and. tltere tnadr to 39s 11. Tlie realisations were: 2-th wethers: ,158 at- " 38s 3d; ]24 at 37s ld; 100 at 38s 73 £ 16 at*35s 7(1; 49 at 39s • 1 ld . 96 at -38s 10d;, 49 at 39s lld; 53 at 38s 4d; 14 at 35s 6d; 4-th wethers, 64 at 39s ; 250 at 3Ss;10d; 16 at 30s 8d; Down fiross 2-ths'5 af. 23s 6d; Down cross hoggets, 10 at 3§s 4d; 5 ewes with 5 lanibs at fo.ot 26s- 3d ali counted. . .Station Oattle A small yarding Of station cattlo elaimed very little interest sihce the

accepted tinie for sueh transactiona ha passed as far as this season is concern ed. flotvever there were a few saies under the hammer, the purchasers being satisfied with the mediuin and mixod. quality available. The trading wan as follows: Yearling steers 21 A.A. ai £10 4s; 2-yr steers, 25 A.A.-Hereforu eross at £13 11s; 26 Hereford at £1 14s; run rowS, 28 A.A.-Hereford eros.1at £1F 12a; 6 A.A. at £10 2s; 2-yr he> fers 17 Hereford at £9 7s 6d; 16 3-yi A.A. at £13 4s. Most of the entries were passed in. Dairy Oattle The best sale for mature animals iithe dairy seetion was a line of spring Ing heifers, which sold at £17. Thesi were good quality beasts but late ea! vers. Other saies were: Springing hei - ' fers £6 to £10 5s; springing eow £1. 10s; yearling heifers: £4 12s 6d, £8 10^. £9 10s, to £10 Is; eow in milk £10 10?. Store Cattle Late rates prevailed in the store cat tle department with priees as follows Cowp £3 5s, £3 19s, £5 15s, £6, £7 2s Od. £7 17s 6d, £8, £8 5s, £9, £9 17s 6d, £l.n to £12 2s 6d, eOw and ealf £9 1 7s 6d.