FEILDING STOCK SALE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 13, 30 January 1937, Page 16

FEILDING STOCK SALE

Heavy Offering of Storc Sheep MARKET GENERALLY FIRM Close upon 29,000 shaep were yarded| for the stock sale at Feilding yesterday,j when the market was generally firm ia; all departments. The sale o£ sheep: opened with the market inclined to drag, slightly, but as the selling proceeded' values firmed and lat.e rates were fully ; maintained with the business generallyj in favour of the vendors. Interest mainly centred upon thej large oflcering of store lambs, the coa-j dition of which varied considerably and, for the best lines bidding was keen andanimated. The best of the ewe laznb% a line of 174'from Massey College, made 32s 2d, while Colyton-bred wether lambs, made to 22s 9d. The first of the breed-, ing ewes came forward, mixed agesi making to 30s, while a straight line ofl four-tooths realised 3d less. An entryl of 6-yr. ewes made 22s. Fat and forward station eattle, comprising special entries on account of N. J. Short and the Short Estate, made £11 15s and £11 2s respectively. There was a small offiering of stationbred cattle, A.A. steers realising £7 and; S.H." steers £6 17s. A fow of the pens| were passed as the bidding was short J of the vendors' reserves. j Dairy stock were in" short supply andj the quality of the stock was not of the! best. Fat sheep: Wethers, 25s 2d, 25s 3d, 25s 4d, 25s 5d, 25s 6d, 25s 9d, 26s 2d, 26s 3d, 27s, 27s 4d to 28s 9d; ewes, 17s, 18s 7d, 18s 9d, 19s, 19s ld, 19s 6d,. 20s, 20s 6d, 21s 9d, 21s lOd, 22s to 27s, and 31s 6d for extra prime lots; lambs, 23s 6d, 23s 8d, 23s 9d, 24s, 25s. Fat cattle: Heifers, £4 17s 6d; cows, £4 12s 6d, £4 15s, £4 17s 6d, £5, £5 2s 6d, £5 5s, £5 7s 6d, £5 10s, £5 15s, £5 17s v6d, £6, £6 5s, £6 10s, £6 15s, £6 17s 6d; vealers, 25s, £2 7s, £2 10s, £2 los to £3 2s. Store sheep: Wether lambs, 10s, 11s. lOd, 12s 8d, 14s 8d, 14s lOd, 15s, 15s 3d, 16s 6d (144 from Clare Estate), 17s 9d (247 from Clare Estate), 18s ld (260 from Hunterville), 19s ld (224 from W. Gr. Romley), 19s 4d, 20s 6d (162 from J. A. T. Brown), 20s 7d, 21s 7d (243 from Clare Estate), 22s 7d (384 from Y. B. Grotian, Pohangina), to 22s 9d (293 from A. Langdon, Colyton); ewe lambs, 23s 7d, 25s (155 from M. and G. Paiker, Colyton), 25s ld (79 from W. G. Romley), to 32s 2d (174 from Massey College); b.f. lambs, 16s ld, 17s, 17s 9d, 18s 2d (322 from E. Kerrigan), to 19s 2d (151 from F. Lethbridge); breeding ewes, 18s, 2is 3d to 30s; 4-th. ewes, 29s 9d; 6-yr. ewes, 22s. Etore cattle: 40 3^-yr. ±. and f. A.A. steers on account N. J. Short, £11 15s; 40 4£-yr. f. and f. Herei'ord steers on account Short Estate, £11 2s; bouer cows, £2 9s, £2 18s, £3 3s, £3 7s 6d, £3 11s, £3 17s, £3 19s; empty heifers, 30s, £2 los to £3 13s 6d; weaner heifers, £2 11s, £2 15s; S.H. steers, £6 17s; A.A. steers, £7; A.A. heifers, £3 to £5. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, £4 10s to £4 17s 6d; heifer, calved, £4; springing cowg, £3 10s fo £5, , ,