FEILDING STOCK SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 138, 11 May 1940, Page 12

FEILDING STOCK SALE.

BREEDING EWES IN DEMAND. FAT SHEEP VALUES IMPROVE. ... At the Feilding stock sale, yesterday, values for the good breeding ewes offered improved and the best of the yarding made 32s 6d. Lambs sold on a par. Fat sheep met with a good demand at prices in advance of last week’s. There was, however, only a moderate offering of mutton, and that fact may have had a bearing oil the riso experienced. Dairy cattlo maintained late rates, and boner cows were about on a par with last week’s prices There were only two pens of station cattlo, with no grown cattle on offer. Fat cattle sold at late rates. FAT SHEEP. Wethers. —Account D. W. Reid, 15 at '29s 3d, 16 at 265, 15 at 295, 6 at 29s 3d; account W. Currie, 6 at 295. Other sales: 2 at 26s 3d, 19 at 20s, 7 at 19s 3d. Ewes: Account W. Currie, 12 at 23s 6d, 14 at 235. Other sales: 6 at 18s, 20 at 22s 3d, 7 at 16s 9d, 18 at 14s lOd, 70 at 14s 9d, 11'at 17s, 9 at 16s, b.f.’s, account W. Currie, 9 at 265. Lambs: Account L. Field, 14 at 20s 3d. Other sales: 11 at 225, 25 at • 22s 9d. STORE SHEEP. Account W. Bailey, 117 S.D. lambs at 14s, account Feilding Aerodrome, 26 wether lambs at 15s; account H. E. Port, 28 2ths at 23s Id; account D. G. Short, 52 syr ewes at 14s. Wethers: 34 at 19s lid, 7 at 16s Id. Wether lambs: 9 at 18s lOd; 5 at 11s 9d, 17 at 11s Id, 9 at 13s, 27 at 11s 10d. Ewo lambs: 104 at 20s 6d. Breeding ewes: 131 syr at 18s lOd, 12 at 10s Bd, 17 at 153 6d, 72 2ths at 30s, 60 at 32s 9d, 133 4-6t,hs at 28s, 173 4yr at 225, 111 2ths at' 28s 6d. 20 m.a. at 8s 7d, 50 store at 8s lOd. Black faced lambs: 7 at 19s, 7 at 7s. Mixed Sexed lambs: 12 at 10s lOd. FAT CATTLE. Cows. £4 ss, £4 10s. £4 15s, £4 17s 6d. £5, £5 2s 6d, £5 ss. £5 10s. £ss 12s 6d, £5 15s. £5 17s 6d, £6, £6 12s 6d, £6 15s; heifers, £5 12s 6d, £6 3s, £6 11s. £6 13s, £7 Is, £7 11s; Jersey bullocks, £7 10s, £8 17s 6d; runners, £3 ss, £4 12s 6d, £6 2s 6d; vealers, £1 2s 6d. P.A. heifers, £6 18s 6d; account J. Waugh, 9 heifers at £4 17s 6d. (1) and £6 12s 6d (8). DAIRY CATTLE. 'Spg. cows, £3, £4 10s. £6. £6 10s, £8 10s. £9: do, heifers, £9; 2nd cal vers, £4 2s 6d; heifers r.w.b., £4 ss. STORE CATTLE. Weaner heifers, £2 15s, £3 ss; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 15s; empty heifers, £3 ss; cows, £1 10s, to £3 18s, odd bullock, £8 ss. • ' STATION CATTLE. Account C. E. Wheeler, 9 steers at £3 Is; P.A. heifers, £3. AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. The Associated Auctioneers report: Smaller yardings in all departments were submitted to a poor attendance of buyers; due to the wet weather conditions which prevailed throughout file district for the past two days.. Some good quality local cWes were included in the offering of 1336 .store shcop; the balance of the yarding was made up of odd pens of wethers and lambs. ■ There was a sound enquiry for all the young ewes at prices a shade firmer than last week's rates, the best twd-tootlis selling from 30s to 32s 6d, 4 and 6 tooth owes 28s, 4 year-olds 22s 9cj. 5 year-olds 17s to 18s TOd. Wethers and lambs were also enquired for and values were fully firm. Fat sheep were in short supply and prices all over firmed fully Is.a' head on last week’s sale. A good yarding of boqf sold .under steady competition, values showing a slight appreciation on recent sales. Boner cows made late, rates. Only a few pons of oddments came to hand in tho run cattle section, and values wore unchanged. Thirtyfivo dairy cattle were yarded, with a keen enquiry for all young cows and heifers close to profit. /We quote:—Fat lambs,, 19s 9d, 20s 3d, 21s 6d; fat wethers, 20s, 265, 26s 3d, 295, 29s 3d ; fat ewes, 14s 3d, 16s 9d, 18s. 18s 6d, 22s 3d. 23s 6d; twotooth ewes, 30s, 32s 6d; 4-6th ewes, 28s; 5. year owes. 18s lOd. 6 year owes. 14s; wethers, 16s Id, 19s lid; ewe lambs, 20s 6d; w.f. wether lambs, 11s 9(1, 15s, 18s lOd; cull lambs, 7s, 7s 6d. 8s 3d; boner cows, £2 10s, £2 17s, £3 2s 6d, £3 18s 6d, £4; fat run cows and heifers, £6 3s,_ £6 7s 6d, £6 11s, £6 12s, £6 12s 6d; ex, dairy cows and heifers, £4 10s, £4.155, £4 17s 6d, £5, £5 12s 6d, £6 15s; runners, £4 12s 6d, £6 2s 6d; dairy cows close to profit, £6, £6 10s, £8 15s; heifers, r.w.b., £4 2s 6d, £5, £5 10s, £6 12s 6d; weaner heifers, £2 15s, £3 ss. TAIILAPE AUTUMN CATTLE Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the Taihape autumn cattle fair as follows: As usual at the fair, a very representative yarding of cattle was seen, the entry comprising 2000 in all, made up as follows: 1200 lg-yr, 2£-yr and 34-yr steers, 300 m.s. wcaners, 500 females. With the exception

of three 6inall pens, the cattle yarded were all station-bred cattle of • the AberdecnAngus and Hereford strain. Considering tile backward season, the total entry came forward in excellent condition and met with tho keenest of competition from a wido range of buyers from the T’e Kuiti, Taranaki, Manawatu and Pahiatua districts. Right from the outset it was quite evident that we were going to sec a strong sale up to full market value. Of our portion of the yarding, 1293 head, wo report a total clearance under the hammer with the exception of one small pen of 2£-yr steers and a !pen of weaner P.A. heifers. The top price of the day was secured by Mr A. E. Rayner. of Utiku. for a non of very choice 3i-yr. steers, at £7 17s. Tho following are a fow of our major sales; Account A. E. Rayner, Utiku, 3£-yr steers, £7 17s; C. Leary, Pohonui, 3£-yr steers, £7 16s; Geo. Gibbs, Taihape, 3-i-yr steers, £7 15s;’ W, J. Foley, Ohotu, 3j-yr steers, £7 15s; R. Siddcll, Taihape, 3j-yr steers, £7 13s; B, E. Keillor, Taihape, '3£-'yr steers, £7 6s; P. O’Keefe, Taihape, 3£-yr steers, £7 11s; Ron Doan, Utiku, steers, £7 13s; C. Leary, Pohonui, 2i-yr steers, £6 15s; J. Bartosh, Taihape, 2i-yr steers, £6 19s; Geo. Gibbs, Taihape, 3j-yr steers, £5 17s; R. W. Smith, Taihape, 2£-yr steers, £6 Is; Pat Henery, Utiku, 2j-yr steers, ‘£6 4s; J. Bartosh, Taihape, 2)-yr steers, £6 10s; Patrick Henery, Utiku, 18-rncs. and 2£--yr ~steers, £4 19s; John Bartosh, Taihape, lj-yr steers, £4 9s; C, O’Brien, Taihape, l£-yr steers, £4 6s; W. J. Foley, Ohotu, 14-yr steers, £3 15s, £3 13s; R. Siddel, Taihape, weaner P.A. steers, £3 6s (top price); Cl. O’Brien, Taihape. ‘weaner P.A. steers, £3 ss; R. Siddel, Taihnnc, weaner P.A. steers, £3 2s; Geo. Gibbs, Taihape, weaner P.A. steers, £2 17s; C. O’Brien, Taihanc, weaner P.A. heifers, £2; R. Siddel, Taihape, weaner P.A. heifers, £1 16s; A. L. Moore. Taihape, weaner P.A. steers, £1 14s; A. ’l’. Moore, Taihanc, weaner P.A. steers, £2 4«; R. Siddell; Taihape,. 2i-yr, A.A. heifers, £4; A.’ T. Moore, Taihape, Horcford cows r.w.b., £3 4s; A. L. Moore, Taihape, A.A. cows r.w.b.. £3'ss; Miss Donovan, Taihape, backward daily heifers, £5 16s.