FARMING NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 260, 1 October 1940, Page 10

FARMING NEWS

SPRING CATTLE FAIR

The New_ Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that the , spring cattle fair held at the Feilding yards on Friday was considered one of the best held in this district for several years. It was also the best fair held to date in the Manawatu and surrounding districts. . The stock came forward in excellent order and condition and wero offered to a large representation of buyers from all - parts of the North Island. Competition - throughout was exceptionally good and L values were slightly firmer than at recent . fairs. Practically the whole of our entry 1 1 \vas sold under the hammer, a few pass- ( I ings being sold privately after the sale.' In | the female section spirited competition | j was experienced and values, well in ex- ' cess of expectations, were obtained, the i majority being purchased by Taranaki buyers. Four and five-year steers were the ■ chief attraction in the male section, theso , being keenly sort after by a large sec- . tion of buyers, values being above the . vendors’ reserves. Two and 3-year steers were also in good demand and sold readily at late rates. Values in the yearling sec- ; tion were hardly up to expectations, although several very good sales were recorded. The following is a list of our prin- ; cipal sales:—Account F. J. G. W. Rob- ' erts, Pohangina, 12 2-yr. Hereford heifers at £4 10s; 12 2-yr mixed colour steers, £6 4s. Account W. M. Stewart, Waiata, 28 3-yr P.A. heifers, £6 11s. Account W. G. Shannon, 33 3 and 4-yr R.P. and S.H. heifers. £6 11s; 51 3-yr P.A. steers —45 at £8 ss. 6 at £7 10s—38 3vr P.A. steers, £7 16s; 27 3-yr P.A. steers, ■ £8 9s; 32 3-yr P.A. steers, £7 10s. Ac- : count Voss Bros. 28 2-yr P.A. heifers, £6 . 12s. Account E. Quinn 19 3-yr mixed colour steers, £7; 40 ylg P.A. steers, £4 10s. Account Wingate Estate, 17 4-yr P.A. bullocks, £9 10s; 7 5-yr P.A. bullocks. £ll 3s. Account Harrison and Lett, 17 3yr. mixed colour steers, £7 3s; 15 2-yr J mixed colour steers, £7 7s 6d; 22 ylg. P.A. steers, £5 7s 6d; 11 ylg. steers, £4. ' The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Coy. report on the Feilding spring ealtlo fair: Our entry, which was of uniformly good quality, came from tho leading farmers in tho district. A large gathering of buyers was present from, all parts, competition was keen, and we sold at auction practically tho whole of our offering. Female cattle were the first to come under the hummer, all lots' except one small pen telling at auction at prices much in advance of those ruling at last year’s fixture. An attractive pen of 3-yr. A.A. heifers sold on account of Mr J. Brown, Colyton, at £7 11s, was the best price obtained in this section. In flic 2yr class Messrs Dalrvniple Bros.’ Waitatapia entry of well-bred A.A. topped tho ( market at £6 10s. There was a keen demand for store and in-calf cows, the bulk of tile offering going to Wanganui and Taranaki buyers. In the grown bullock class Mr J. Beard, of Kiwitca. obtained j £l2 9s for his entry, this being tho highest price of the. day. Other top prices obtained by our vendors in the steer section were £lO 13s on account of Mr D. G. - Younger, Cinder Hill, for 2 and 3-yr steers, and £9 3s for a nice line of 2-yi A.A. steers sold on behalf of tho Estate <] of S. Williamson, Wnituna West. On the whole the demand for 2-yr. steers was 1 somewhat erratic and in some cases realisations must be considered in buyers’ favour. In the yearling steer class, buyers hid freely for best lines but were not keen on low grade lots. Tho R. E. .W. C Riddiford Estate, Orui Station, again obtained the highest prices, a line of well- n grown P.A.-I-lere. cross in great order making £6 12s 6d. Their pen of straight blacks at £6- 7s made the second best price of the clay. Yearling Jersey heifers were in short supply, tho few on offer * making highly satisfactory prices. A pen of good quality offered on account of the j Arthur Estate, Cheltenham, sold at £7 7s. ’this being the best prico obtained. On the whole the fair may be considered the most successful held for somo years past. A medium entry of fat and store sheep came forward. Prices for fats of all classes were fully firm on laic sales. The offering of stores was confined to ewe and wether hoggets. Competition was strong, all lots selling readily with a slight improvement in prices:—Quofations : Cattle, grown bullocks, £ll 5s to £l2 9s; 2 and 3-yr steers, £lO 13s; 3-yr steers, £8 10s, £9, £9 3s, £lO Is; 2-yr. steers. £7 9s, £7 12s fid, to £8; ylg. steers. £4 4s to £6 12s 6d; 3-vr. heifers, to £7 11s; 2-vr heifers, £5 5s to £6 10s; P.A. cows, £5 2s to £7; ylg. P.A. heifers, £3 15s lo £4 ; ylg. Jersey heifers. £5 t.o £7 7s. Sheep: Fat hoggets, 25s Id to 26s 4d; fat wethers, 37s 4d to 45s lOd; fat ewes, 27s 7d to 35s 1071; ewe hongets, 31s 3d to 33s Id ; wethers, 22s to 26s 2d.