FEILDING SALE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 113, 29 May 1937, Page 19

FEILDING SALE

Large Offering of Fat Sheep The shCep sections of yesterday 's Feilding live-stock sale were eupported by entries well in excess of advertised numbers, the yardmg approximately over 10,000, including over 2000 fat sheep. The faet that the wshedule rates for fat lambs were dropped during the week by a farthing, together with the absence of the competition provided by export buyers last week, caused the market for lamb an-a. mutton to ease up slightly. The quality of the fat sheep generally was very good. The sale attracted a good attendance and actiyities in all sections were followed With keen interest. The dairy market continues to reflect an improving tone and the indications are that close to profit cows and .heifers will become dearer. Over 2000 fat sh^ep were ofirered comprising 1000 lambs, 5p0 wethqrs and over 600 ewes. The quality, excepting in a few pefiS, was above that of the previoua week but values were inclined to be easier, maiuly because of the absence of competition among export buyers. In the caSe of the fat lambs practically the whole yarding was purchased by the Feilding workfe with little competition. During the week some of the freezing interests dropped the schedule price id and while this tended fco depress prices in the yard a little the main factOr was undoubtedly the absence of the competition which was so strong during the sale of the pfovio'us week. There was more competition for the oweB and wethers but on a lower basis. Prices generally were lower than those realised last week despite the fact that the sheep were in better conditif® And ^carried goo.d %ecea,