FEILDING STOCK SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 212, 7 August 1937, Page 4

FEILDING STOCK SALE.

FAT EWES 2s DEARER. FAT HOGGETS EASIER. At the Foilding stock sal® yCfiteKdiv, there was a good entry of nice fresh, sound breeding owes in the storo sheep pens which sold up to schedule values. of the breeding ewes on olfer were of good quality. Good owe hoggets made up to 37s 6d," while shorn owe hoggets made to 25s 3d. 1 he .equity was confined to the better qualify sheep, uiidcrsizo and inferior quality lines being unsought.. ... A pen of m.a.' breeding, ewes otiared by F. IV. Gorton, in excellent condition and suitable for most districts, realised 38s. There ■vvere 3i in the line. f i wenry-four 2-ths, r.w. K. ram, on account. J. .T. Thomson, sold at 36s lOd. It was an attractive line of well-bred ewes of a desirable, type. Another line of 19 ewes r.w. S.D. ram on the same account made 31s. Fifty 5-vr ewes r.w. S.D. rams offered by Mr McBcih changed hands at 35a, while 79 2, 4, and 6-ths r.w. R. ram on acount C. A. Herbert realised 34s Id. H. B. Johnston disposed of a lino of 49 mixed aged ewes r.w. S.D. ram at 32s Id; while F. IV. Gorton for a line of 47 m.a. ewes received 31s 6d. Thirty shillings was tho value placed on a pen of 65 ewes r.w. S.D. ram sold on account J. Whitehead, while 17 owes r.w. It. rain on account C. A. Herbert brought 30s 6d. The largest pen in the sale, one of 128 ewce on account W. Farquharson realised 24s 4d. D. \V. Reid 6 pen of 29 ewes mado 23s sd, while 42 b.f. s on account N. J. Campbell sold at 235. A pen of 117 ewe hoggets, well grovyn and desirable sheep, made 37s 2d, while 100 slightly better quality sheep changed hands at 37s 6d. L. E. Harris, quitted lines of 43, 38 and 37 at 30s, 25s 6d and 235, respectively. J. Sinclair,' I’ahiatua. disposed of a pen of 25 at 27s 3d, whilo A. J. O.dfield secured 2€e 9d for a pen of five. A pen of three on account M. Smith made 26s 3d. Dealers’ lines of 103, 21, and 156, b.f.A, sold at 19s 3d, 20s 2d. and 18s, respectively. Pens of b.f.’s on account of R. J. Managh realised 21s 7d, 17s 4d, and 11s 9d. H. J. Tod rtalised 18s for his pen of 34 b.f.’s, while Mr Ga.lvin. Eketahuna, topped r.he market with a hundred b.f. s, for which he got 245. The last-mentioned line wero in good nick and vvero carrying good skins. L. IV. MncLean topped tho market for wether hoggets with a lino of 43, which sold at 255. 3d, while a larger pen containing 193 on account L. G. Harris made 245. Another pen of five on account L. IV. MabEean mado 21s 6d. Pahiatua lambs on account J. Sinclair changed ownership at 223 and 76 on account of H. J. Tod sold at 22s Bd. Several penis on account of R. w. Humphrey realised 19s, 17s 6d, arm 235. Two inferior pens sold at 12s and 13-. D. IV. Reid’s pen of 29 made 20s sd, while 50 on account C. Abbies mado 18s 6d. FAT SHEEP. Fat ewes met with a strong demand, and prices rose Is 6d to 2s per head, the high est price paid being 39s sd. lat Wethers found the market steady, with prices on a par with recent quotations. Lambs mado up to 31s Bd, but on the whole the market was easier for this class of sheep. Tho quality of the offering was not prime, and up-country competition was lacking and local freezing works were tho chief operators. A lino of 10 medium quality hoggets offered by J. 1,. .Complin realised 24s Id. Seven on account of A. J. Oldfield, email and uneven, made 16s. 11. J. Bryce secured 23s for a pen of nine good clean skinned, but rather light, hoggets. J. Corpo seemed 26s for a line of even weight, attractive hoggets, while for a pen of five, well finished and in heavy wool, he secured 31s Bd. Twenty-six on account Marshall Estate, of uniform weight but, rather on the light side, made 20s 6d. S. 8.. Marshall secured 19s for a pen of 14 unfinished hoggets. Sixtv-two evvo hoggets on account J. C. Kennedy made 30s Id, 62 wether hoggets on account N. J. Campbell changed hands at 235. while 84 on account of F. IV. Bassett (Colvton) realised 24s 2d. Throe maiden ewes of extra prime quality offered on account Ur Henaghan real ieed 39s Id, while E. P. Svvainson’s pen of 15 was disposed Of at 39s 5cL One on account IV. A. Sandilunde sold at 40s. A pen of prime quality ewes on account F. Gorton told a, 1 36s 3d, ns did a pen of 29 offered by A. Stewart. Ho also disposed of a lino of 2d at 325, Orie 4-tli maiden owe of good quality sold for 31s 6d. D. Bartlett succeeded in getting 37s for an attractive line of 21.

A email line of good weight, clean ewes on account J. L. W. McLean (F’itzherbort VVcet) sold at 35s fid, while eight on account J. A. Gornfoot maejo 325. A pair on account W. J. Whyte realised 355. R. W. Humphrey received 22s for a single entry. A pen offered on account of the National Mortgage Agency Co., Ltd., Longburn, sold at 33s 4d. An exceptionally oven lino of 41. on account J. A. Gornfoot, realised 36s 6d. Seven maiden ewes made 32s and were offered on account J. L. Camplin. Bidding was spirited for a. pen of particularly choice fat wethers sold by F. W. Blatcbford at 40s 7d. Another pen, also offered by the same vendor, realised 38s 3d. E. R. Vautier’s pen of 35, also prime and heavy, made 38s. E. Kerrigan secured 36s 8d for a pen of choice fat wethers, while four on account J. L. Camplin made 365. Thirty-one Pahiatua wethers sold by C. 11. Wilton realised 345. Pens of 33 and 58 on account of tho National Mortgage Agency, Co., Ltd., made 33s 4d and 35s 6(1. Ten Woodville wethers on account, of Mr Harding sold at 32s 3d, as did a similar pen on account J. Jenson ; 19 on account A. Stewart realised 32s 7d. R. J. Managh realised 33s for a pen of 47, and N. B. Viles. 28s 4d for a pen of 5.

CATTLE. The offering of dairy cattle was not of good quality and prices eased considerably. Quotations are: Cows. —Springing, £4 159, £5, £5 10s, £6, £6 ss, £6 10s, £6 15s, £6 17s fid, £7, £7 10s, to £9, tho last mentioned being on account 11. Shepherd; cows in milk, £3 10? to £5: 2nd cal vers, £6 17s fid, £7, £7 10s; heifers, springing, £3 10s £3 )2s 6d, £4, £4 ss, £4 10s, £4 15s, £5, £5 ss, £5 7s 6d, £6, £6 2s 6d, £6 ss, £7, £B, tlm last mentioned being on account Mrs E. Shannon. Store cattle.—Boner cows remained steady at previous rates, the yarding being of tho usual size. A fine of 72 yearling P.A, steers on account E. McKenzie sold at prices from £6 10s to £6 lls. Yearling heifers made to £3 15s. Quotations are: Cows.—£l, £1 15s. £2 13s, £2 17s 6d, £3, £3 ss. £3 7s 6d, £3 Bs, £5 17s, £4, £4 2s 6d. £4 7s 6d, £4 12s 6d; yearling heifers, £2 3s, £2 15s, £3. £3 3s, £3 15s; yearling P.A. steers, £2, £6 10s, £6 lls. Fat cattle.—Giood quality cows and heifers met with a strong market and prices ranged from £3 10s to £9 15s. Lines offered from the Kairanga district brought best prices. Extra prime, well finished heavy bullocks on -account C. Cameron realised £l2 18s. P.A. heifers made to £3 7s 6d, vealers £4, and runners £3 12s 6d. Quotations are: Heifers—£3 10s. £4 2s 6d, £4 10s. £4 15s £4 17s 6d, £5, £5 10s. £5 15s, £5 17s 6d ’ £6 £6 ss. £6 10s, £6 12s 6d, £6 15s. £6 17s' 6d, £7, £7 2s. £7 5?, £7 17s 6d, £8 £8 ss. £8 17s 6d, £9 lls, £9 15*; P.A. heifers £3 7s 6d ; empty cows, £5 10?. £6; vealers, £2 17s 6d, £4; runners, £3 12s 6d; bullocks, £l2, £l2 18s.

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as under on tho above sale: —A 1 smaller entry than usual caiiiO forward in all sections. In the store sheep section the entry comprised a light entry of breeding ewes, with a fair penning of both ewe and wethci hoggets of mixed quality. The demand for ewes r.w. S.D. r. was sound for reliable sorts, values being on a par with recent rates. Both ewe and wether hoggeis ol good quality sold freely; small badly-brert sorts, nf which a fair number were conspicuous in tho yarding, failed to interest prospective buyers. An average entry ol fat sheep eat'no to hand and here again we report a buoyant sale, with values up on last, week’s rates for both ewes a.mJ wethcre. Fat lambs were on a par with

last week’s rate?. Fat cattle of all classes ssld freely at values on a par with those ruling last week. A medium entry of dairy cattle met with a sound sale for reliable sorts. Two or three pens of yearling P.A. realising up to £6 11s for good quality steers sold to keen competition, these realising up to £6 11s for good quality sorts. Quotations: —Fat sheep: Ewes, 255, 30s, 335, 34s 9d, 36s 6d, 38s, 39s Id; wethers, 29s 3d, 325, 32s 3d, 335, 365, 37s Bd, 38s; hoggets, 19s 9d, 24s Id, 275, 31s 3d. Store sheep : Wether hoggets, 245, 24s 2d ; b.f. hoggets, 11s 9d, 17s 4d, 21s, 245; ewo hoggets,. 235, 25s 6d, 26s 9d, 20s; 5-yr ewes r.vv. S.D., 30s, 355. Fat cattle: VealerS, £2 17s; cows and vealers, £4: cows, £3 7s, £4, £4 ss, £4 10s. £5. £5 12s 6d, £6, £6 103, £7 ss. £8 ss. Store cattle : Cows, £3, £2 Is, £2 12s 6d, £2 16s, £2 17s 6d, £3. £3 2s 6d, £3 7s 6d, £3 12s, £4 7s 6d; 2-yr heifers. £3, £3 7s 6d, £3 lls; woaner Jersey heifers. 3/s £2, £2 10s. Dairy cattle: Sp g heifers, £3 15? £4 ss, £4 12 s 6d, £5 ss, £5 7s 6d, £6 2s 6d, £6 10s. £6 17s 6d, £7 2s 6d. £7 7s 6d: spg cows, £4, £5 2s 6d, £5 10s, £6 ss. , ~ Dnlgoty and C'o., Ltd., report: At the Feilding sale a much lighter entry of breeding owe? came forward; anything that was reliable sold firmlv at late rales. The entry of hoggets would he almost us large as last week, but, generally speaking, the quality was a grade lower. Competition was barely as strong, and several line? vvero passed in at auction, although sales were mado privately. Best ewe and wether hoggets, however, vvero in strong domain], with practically no easing in price. A fair entry of fat sheep, principally prime ewes met with a sound sale, the domand forcing owes to a further rise of 2s; wethers sold firmly at par, and hoggets showed practically no chnnge in value. A fud yarding of beef, including some finished bullocks, met with a sound sale, but in places this market was inclined to be irregular. The store cattle section comprised principally Jersey cows, with one or two lines of run cattle, and there was a good sale in this department. Tho dairy sale entry was moro of a nondescript nature and the competition lagged, tho sale being inclined tn be heavy. We quote: Fat hogget?, 20? 6d, 245; ewes, 325. 35s 9d. 36s 6d to 39s 6d; v/ethers, 33s 4d, 345. 35s 6d, 2,4, 6th ewes r.w. Romnevs. 34s 9d; 4, 5 6-vear-old ewes, r.w. Southdown, 32s id, cwv> hoggets. 31s 3d, 335, 3l? 6d; vvetliei do., 19s, 21s 6d, 23?, 25s 3d: b.f. do., 18?. 20s 2d; cull do., 12s lid 13s. Springing heifers, £5 10s, £6 12? 6d. £7: dairy cows, £3 17s 6d, £5. £5 10s, £6 ss, £8; store cows, £1 17? 6d. £2 10?. £3 7s 6d, £4 ss; fat cows, ex dairy, £4, £4 10?, £5 10?, £6- fab heifers, ex dairy, £4 2s 6d, £5 17s 6d. £6 2? 6d, £6 15s. , Tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report on tho Fcilding salo as follows: — , . .. Moderate entries came forward m ail sheep departments and a sound sale was the order. Breeding ewes fully maintained late rate?., but there was a much smallcr selection available and the quality varied considerably. Store lambs wore in moderate siipplv. There vvero not the top qua! ity lines 'of wethers so prominent in last week’s entry, but relatively tho salo was just as good. Good ewe lambs reached new price levels for the season-—in fart all classes of ewo lambs sold well throughout. A further vise was noticeable in tlio fat sheep section, both ewes and wethers being affected. Jn the fat cattle pens there was a larger proportion of station-bred sorts than usual. ’These, including several pens of well-finished biilloeks,, elicited keen competition, but cows ex-dairy, of which thoio was an extra heavy penning, receded in values as compared with last week. Boner cows, maintained late levels and tho entry was again heavy. In the dairy section a firm sale existed, but values wore not up to the level of last week, duo to the absence of quality. Yearling Jersey heifers found a ready ‘sale. Quotations vvero as follow: — , ft tore sheen. —Breeding ewes. 2-in, obs 10d: 2-1 h, 4-th. 6-th. 34s 8d: svv., 28s. 30s. to 355; f. and f.m., 23s sd, 24s 4d; ewe hoggets, 26s 3d. 30s Id, up to 37s 6d: b.f. hoggets, 235: wether hoggets. 16s Id to 225. Store eattlo: Station yearling P.A. eteers, to £6 lls; ex-dnirv, boner cows, 355. £2 2s 6d, £2 7s 6d, £2 15s, £3. £3 ss, £3 12s 6d, to £4; forward cows, £4 5s to £4 12s 6d. Fat sheep: Ifoggcts, 17s, 19s fid, 235, 24s 2d, 265. 3ls; owes. 335. 355, 375, 39s Id, 39s 6d; wothers, 36s Bd, 37s 3d, £2 0s 7d. Fat cattle: Station, heavy prime P.A. bullocks, £l2, £l2 18s: P.A. cows, £9 lls: P.A. heifers £8 17s 6d; Hereford cows, £6 10s, £7; Red Poll heifers. £9 15s; ox-dairv, £4 5?, £4 12s 6d, £5, £5 ss, £5 10s, £5 17s 6d. to £6 ss: vealers up to £3. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers. £4 ss, £5, £5 12s 6d, £6, £6 15s up to £8; springing cows. £4 15s, £5 2s fid, £5 17s 6d, £6 15s, £6 17s 6d to £7 10s.