COMPETITION FOR FATS.

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

COMPETITION FOR FATS.

Dalgcty and Company, limited, report on their Fcilding sale:—Good entries came to hand in all sheep sections, but in the cattle pens, the entries were on the lighter side. Fat sheep again met with strong competition, particularly heavy owes; the market again firmed. Prime wethers held their own. One odd lots of prime hoggets were included in the yarding, but these sold at the best of recent prices. Store sheep comprised principally hoggets, of which the quality was rather better than the average that has been the case during the last month. Buying power was present from Taranaki and the Main Trunk, which helped to absorb the offering at very firm prices. Breeding ewes owing to the nearness of lambing were confined to about six pens. Competition was strong, with a good sale. A lighter entry of beef cattle, particularly dairy sorts, met with fair sale. No run-bred store cattle were offered, and although the dairy pens were not filled to the same extent as previous weeks, a good supply came to hand, but the market was. inclined to be indifferent here. Quotations:— Fat hoggets, 265; fat ewes, 20s, 20s 4d, 23s 9d, 255, 275, 28s 3d, 29s Id, 29s 6d; fat wethers, 28s, 28s 6d, 325; ewe hoggets,' 25s 6d, 31s, 325. 34s 6d; b.f. ewe hoggets 25s 3d; wether hoggets, 18s 9d, 23s 2d; b.f. hoggets, 16s, 18s 6d, 18s 9d, 19s 6d. 22s 7d; m.s. hoggets. 15s .6d, 15s 9d; five-year ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 25s 8d; old breeding ewes, r.w. S.D. ram, 15s 6d; emptyewes, 12s 3d, 12s 9d, 14s; dairy hpifers, r.w.b., £4, £4 2s 6d. £4 7s 6d, £5 15s; dairy cows, r.w.b., £4 15s, £5, £5 17s 6.d; store cows, £1 16s, £2 Is, £2 4s, £2 Bs. £2 10s, £3, £3 I9s; empty heifers, 10s; fat Jersey cows. £2 17s 6d, £3 ss, £4 ss, £4 7s 6d, £4 15s, £5 ss, £5 12s 6d. PIGS AND POULTRY. The Dominion Auctioneering Company, Palmerston North, reports a large yarding of pigs at their weekly pig fair held on Saturday, with a good demand for all sorts. Realisations were as follows:—Small weaners, 10s to 14s; best weaners, 17s 6d to 19s; slips, 15s 6d to 20s; stores, 17s to 25sporkers, up to 335. There was also a good demand for poultry, all lines being cleared at prices satisfactory to sellers. Realisations were as follows:—White hens, 5s lOd to 6s 8d per pair; black hens, 6s 6d to 8s; cockerels, 7s to 11s; ducks', 5s 2d to 7s.