FEILDING STOCK SALE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 83, 24 April 1937, Page 9

FEILDING STOCK SALE

Beef Market Very Firm ALL SECTIONS AT LATE RATES Yaluee in an seetions at the Frilding stock sale yesterday were fnlly «p to late rates with evidence of a fitming tendency particularly with regard to beef. There was a very large offering Oi fat cottle inclnding a big percentage of ez dairy sorts of very good quality and with the export feuyers operating values hardened somewhai. Boner cows again made1 up a large proportion o£ the store cattle entry and these met with spirited eompetition with overseas buyers operating freely. There appears to be a strong demand for this class of stock and good prices are offering. A few station cattle were yarded and these conun^dod prices well up to late quotations. Breeding ewes running witk rams again exeited keen interest and sold well. A few pens of indifferent quality as weH as some with reserves a bit on the high side Were passed in but otherwise the sale was good and values firm. The demand for lambs was keen and values for the better sorts experieneed a rise, Fat sheep again met with a good eom* petition aud here again prices trmed somewhat with a total clearanoe under the hammer. A small entry of dairy stock add at late rates, ...