Stock Market

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 45, 1 October 1892, Page 2

Stock Market

.. _ a Messrs Stevens aud Gorton's sale at Feilding yesterday was fairly well attended. The entries of both cattle and sheep were very good. Stores were rather lower, except those in good condition. Fat cattle fetched the highest price eyer realized in Feilding. There was a great demand for hoggets, which brought satisfactory prices. We quote : — Cattle— Fat bullocks, £9 Is 6d to L 9 3s 6d ; fat cows, L 5 Is ; forward empty heifers, L 4 7s 6d ; heifers, L 3 5s ; 2-year heifers, L 2 17s ; milkers in calf, L 4 6s ; 2rV-year steers, L 3 7s to L 3 16s ; yearling steers, L 2 6s. Sheep — Fat shorn wethers, 10s 3d ; ewe hoggets, 13s 4d ; mixed hoggets, prices from 9s 9d to 13s ; ewes and lambs, 13s 1. This was the sale held by the old firm of Stevens and Gorton. We trust that the highly satisfactory result of this sale may prove a forecast and omen of good promise for the respective new firms in the future, and wish them continued prosperity.

Messrs Lowes and Irons report on tlieir hlket.ihuna stock sale as follows: — Notwithstanding the wet weather the 3'ards were full of both sheep and cattle nt the Eketahuna sale on Wednesday last. Buyers were plentiful, but the bidding was not so brisk as might have been expected ; there was evidentally a feeling that owing to the very high prices dealers hare been giving privately, the reserves would be high, and as a result the buyers were backward. More than half the stock was passed iv, but with the exception of a few lines all were quitted privately at satisfactory figures. The following prices were realised :— Good hoggets, mixed sexes, 13s 3d ; Inferior hoggets, 9s 6d to 10s ; old ewes with lambs, from bush section, 9s ; Dairy cows and springers, from £4 10s to £5 19s; old cows, low m condition, 60s; heifers, 65s to 90s : 2-year old steers, 85s to 95s ; 18 to 20- month steers, 60s ; year lings, mixed sexes, 47s 6d ; Weaners, poor condition, 345 ; a hack for £7 5s and a pen of pigs, 6s to 8s and 1 sow 50s closed the sale.

Messrs Freeman R. Jackson and Co. correct the telegraphed report of their Johnsonyille sale as follows : — Fat cattle in full numbers, and were well competed for throughout. Small but prime bul« locks were in great request, occasional pens of this class making up to 25s the 1001 b, Large oxen and moderate sorts remained at last week's values. Heifers were in good demand, and sold steadily at from 20s to 22s the 1001 b, according to quality. Sheep — In moderate supply, and though the quality and condition varied greatly, everything found ready purchasers. Prime wethers, 20s 3d to 21s 9d ; medium to good, 16s 6d to 18s <kl ; light weights, 153 6d ; prime ewes 190 3d to 19s 6d ; others, 15s 6dto 16s 8d Pigs — A small entry, yrincipally stores, tor which low prices ruled.