SHEEP AT FEILDING

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 35, 10 August 1936, Page 12

SHEEP AT FEILDING

HOGGETS IN DEMAND

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report lighter . yardings than usual in the sheep section at Friday's Feilding sale, with a heavy yarding of dairy cattle and medium pennings of fat and store cattle. The demand for both ewe and wether hoggets, also young ewes, was particularly keen, with practically a total clearance for all lots offered at auction. A medium penning of fat sheep of all classes came to hand, the market for these remaining firm at about last week's rates. Although dairy cattle again came forward in large numbers, the demand remained firm, with values approximately on a par with the previous week's rates. Owing to a lighter entry than usual of beef the demand was keen, with almost a total clearance at auction, and values firming on the previous week's rates. Odd pens of station-bred cattle sold freely at late rates.

Quotations: —Fat Sheep: Hoggets, 225, 235, 23s 6d, 245, 24s 4d, 26s 9d, 275; ewes, 19s 3d, 20s, 23s 4d, 24s 6d, 30s; wethers, 275, 27s 6d, 28s, 28s Bd. Store sheep: 5-year ewes, r.w.s.d., 27s 6d, 28s 8d; 5- and 6-year ewes, r.w.s.d., 26s 6d; wether hoggets, 15s Id to 20s; b.f. hoggets, 19s. Fat cattle: Hereford cows, £5 10s, £6, £7; Hereford heifers, £6; cows, £3 12s 6d, £3 15s, £4, £4 ss, £4 12s 6d, £4 15s, £5, £5 10s, £5 12s 6d. Store cattle: Cows, 21s, 30s, 365, £2, £2 7s, £2 13s, £3 Is, £3 ss, £3 12s, £4; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 2s 6d, £3 13s, £4. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, £3 7s 6d, £4, £4 ss, £4 10s, £4 15s, £5, £5 6s, £5 7s 6d, £5 15s, £6, £7 7s; springing cows, £3, £3 ss, £3 10s, £4 ss, £5 ss, £5 10s, £5 15s, £6 10s, £6 15s.