STOCK SALES

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 106, 7 May 1934, Page 12

STOCK SALES

HEAVY YARDING OF FATS

" Abraham.and Williams*, Ltd., report on the 1< eliding sale held on Friday as under:—A heavy yarding of fats again came forward, comprised principally of lambs on the average of medium quality, just rare pens of prime, well-finished sorts being submitted. The competition for these was not as keen as was the case last week owing no. doubt to the number ot medium lambs yarded. Fat cheep and wethers were on a par with recent sales, values just holding their own. btore sheep were yarded iv big numbers, and comprised principally lambs, any "ood sorts meeting good competition with a good clearance. Only a few pena of breeding ewes came to hand, the quality of these not being of the best. Consequently only a fair sale resulted. Dairy cattle and beef sold better than was the case last week, and we report a good clearance in this department. Practically no store cattle were yarded; store and potter cows met good competition. Quotations:— Fat sheep: Fat lambs, 18*. 18s Cd, ISs 9d, .19s, 19s 9d, lite 10d, 22s Id, 22s 3d « s 0d 23s M, 23s W. 245; fat ewes, 14 S , 14s lOd,' 176 17a 7d, 18s Od. 19s 2d, 19s 3d; fat wethers, to 23s Sd. Store sheep: 2-tooth owes, r.w. S.D. ram, 265; 2, 4, and 6tooth ewes r.w. S.D. rams,', 21s 6d to 225; i and 5-j-ear ewes r.w. S.D. rams. 20s 8d to 22s Od; 5-year, ewes r.w. S.D ram 20s; m.a. ewes, 13a 6d; b.f. lambs, 14s, 16s Wd, to 18s; wether lambs, to 15s 7d; ewe lambs, 17s 9d to 18s Sd. Fat cattle: Fat cows, £2, £2 3s 6d, £2 10s, £2 12s 6d, A3, £3 2s Cd, £3 10s, to £3 15s; fat heifers, £2 10s, £3 59, to £3 7s 6d, Store cattle: Weaner Jersey heifers, 225, 24s to 25s 6d; heifers r.w.b., £3 Is; store cows, 24s 6d, 28s, 30s, 31s, 375, £2, £2 4s, to £2 as. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, £2 /s 6d, £3, to £3 10s; springing cows, £3_ 12s 6d; cows in, milk, £2 to £3 15s. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on the Feilding sale:—A heavy yarding of fat sheep came forward and a full yarding of stores. With the exception,of one or two pens of finished fat cows, the cattle entry was below average, stores being in short supply. In the fat sheep section competition was barely as keen; the market for store sheep was slow, particularly eb in the lower grades. In the dairy section there was little alteration;^ fat cattle showed an improved tone. We quote:—Fat lambs, 17s 6d, 19s, 19a sd, 20s Id, 21s 3d, 225, 22s 3d, 22s 6d, 22s 7d, 235, 23s 6d, ,25 Si 2as. Id, 25s lOd; fat ewes, 16s, 17s Sd, 17s lOd; fat wethers, 20s; : 4 and 5-year ewes, r.w. S.D., 14s, 18s; 2-tooth wethers, 16s stf, 18s sd; m.s. 2-tooths, 18s od; b.f. lambs, small, 8s to 10* 6d, 10s 9d; wether lambs, 13s 7d; m.s. lambs, 16s 6d; fat P.A. cows and heifers, £4 7», £4 7s 6d, £4 Us, £5; fat cows, Jersey sorts, £1 18s, £2 ss, £2 7s; dairy heifers, in milk, ■£3 Is; weaner heifers, small, Bs,. 14s Bd, 18s; 2-year heifers, £1 ss; store cows, 20s to 30s. CARTERTON SALE. Wright, Stepherison, and Co., Ltd., report::—We offered a heavy yarding of pigs and average entries of cattle and sheep to the usual attendance at Carterton on Friday. Store lambs -were keenly sought-after, and prices advanced on Tecent sales. Springing cows and heifers also sold readily, but pigs were not in demand and eased in. price on last week's sales. Prices were as .under:—Sheep: Medium b.f. lambs, 14s to 15s; w.f. wether lambs, •to 15s; small w.f.'lambs, 9s to 9s 6d; m.st.'lambs (small), 10s 9d; empty ewes, 9s 6d to 10s. Cattle: Springing cows, £4 10s, £4 15s, to £4 17s 6d; springing heifers, £3 15s, £4 ss, to £4 10s; heifer just calved, £2 17s 6d; fat cows, £2 3s, £2 10e, to;£3; empty forward cows, 30s, 31s, to 345; store cows, 17s, 18s, 20s, 225, to 245. Pigs: Weanc pigs, 4s, 4s 6d, ss, 5s 6d, 6s, 7s, Bs,. to 9s 6d; slips, 10s 6d. 11s 6d, 12s 6d; porkers (light), 18s 6d, 19s 6d, to 23al'6d; bea\T, 285,'29s 6d, 30s, 31s, to ,38s.