Feilding Live Stock Sale BREEDING EWE MARKET BRIGHTER

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 58, 11 March 1944, Page 3

Feilding Live Stock Sale BREEDING EWE MARKET BRIGHTER

GOOD DEMAND FOR FORWARD LAMBS. Both breeding ewes and store lambs met with a ready sale at the Feilding live stock offering yesterday when prices were somewhat firmer*on late rates. Recent rains have brought away pastures and this has given confidence to finishers and breeders who operated freely. Store sheep sections held offerings in excess of advertised numbers and selling was continued until late in the afternoon. The mutton and beef markets were quiet with small offerings based on the influence of rationing. , Mutton was in very short supply and prices were slightly better although there were passings. Fat Sheep. As with beef, operations in the mutton section were governed by caution. The yarding was short and this accounted for the improvement in values over last week’s quotations. In the caso of wethers the adjusted schedulo was reflected slightly in the values. Realisa tions were.—Fat ewes: 8 at 14s 7d; 7 at 16s 4d; 4 at 13s Id: 12 at 14s IQs; 9 at 15s Id; 8 at 11s lOd; wethers: 7 at 23s 7d; 13 at 22s 7d; 11 at 22s Id; 19 at 22s 7d; 34 at 22s 7d; 2 at 21s 4d; 6 at 23s Id; 2 at 22s lOd; lambs: 18s 10s, 22s Id, 22s 6d to 28s lOd for prime sorts; blackfaces: 225, 23s Id to 23s lOd. Several pens of wethers were passed in. Breeding Ewes. Another heavy offering of breeding ewes came forward to find the market •slightly firmer than last week. Buyers were offered a good selection from well bred 2-ths on account of stud breeders to good straight lines of 5-yr. ewes. Keen competition resulted apd practically every head was disposed of under the hammer. The realisations included the following.—2-th ewes: 75 at 275; 35 at 18s; 82 at 30s; 140 at 25s fid; 19 at

21s fid; 78 at 25s 3d; 217 at 26s fid; 344 at 25s fid; 609 at 275; 56 at 335; 96 at 18s; 76 a/c J. E. Hewitt at 335; 21 a/c Massey College at 30s fid; 33 a/c Brown Bros, at 355; 56 at 26s fid; 5-yr. ewes: 98 at 13s 2d; 148 at 15s 3d; 156 at 17s 3d; 118 at 17s; 300 at 14s 7d; 154 at 15s; 152 at 15s lOd; 140 at 15s 2d; 100' at 20s 9d; 352 at lfis fid; 97 at 17s 9d; 40 at 18s 9d; fill at 14s 2d; 80 at lfis fid; 110 at 14s 4d; 179 at 15s fid; 154 at 13s 2d; 136 at 15s lOd; 100 at 18s 9d; 60 at 15s Id; 61 at 19s fid; 4 and 5-yr.: 154 at 15s; 99 at 18s Id; 124 at 21s 9d; 72 at 12s 8d; 169 at 12s lOd; 4-yr.: 172 at 19s; 312 at 20s 2d; 111 at 225; 112 at 21s 3d; 5 and fi-yr.: 209 at 10s; 99 at 6s fid; 4 and G-th.: 3.02 at 19s lid; 90 at 22s 2d; 122 at 20s; 213 at 23s fid; m.a.in.: 103 at 39s fid; 48 at 225; 4 anti 6-th to 4-yr.: 235 at 25s 2d and 255; 6-yr.: 50 at 9s 3d; 83 at 10s and 76 ut 10s. Store Lambs. Compared with last week’s realisations prices for the forward condition store lambs were up yesterday when a heavy offering was made before good competition. The yarding was heavier and due to the recent refreshing rains finishers were on the market. Prices were.—Blackface lambs: 120 at lfis sd; 134 at 15s; 114 a/c D. W. Reid at 17s fid; 45 at lfis 9d; 244 a/c A. Waldin at 19s 7d; 180 at 17s; 200 at 19s Id; 102 ai lfis fid; 95 at 15s fid; 117 at 15s 9d; 78 at lfis 8d; 104 at los 7d; 203 at lfis fid; 143 at 15s lid; 193 a/c B. Smith ai 20s; 64 at 13s 3d; 128 at 17s fid; 13G ut 14s 6d; 128 at 13s 9d; 75 at 12s 4d; 103 at 14s fid; white face wether lambs: 25S at 13s lOd; 82 at 10s fid; 146 at 14s; 119 at 15s; 175 at 17s; 53 at 11s lOd; 14 at 12s fid; 89 at 11s 7d; 117 at 13s; 92 at 12s Sd; ewe lambs: 100 at 14s fid; 130 a/c Boddy Bros, at 21s; 89 at 13s fid; 41 at 8s fid. Fat Cattle. Operations in the fat cattlo section could not be described as disclosing confidence on the part of buyers who are obviously safe-guarding themselves against any unforeseen repercussions from the operation of rationing. Female station beef changed hands at approximately 35s per 100 lbs. with cows anu heifers selling at £9 17s fid, £9 7s fid and £8 12s fid, with two medium heifers realising £S 17s fid. Ex dairy cows sold on a generally lower basis with prices at £4 17s fid, £5 2s fid, £5 7s fid, £5 12s fid, £5 17s fid, £6 7s fid, £6 17s fid to £7 7s 6d; heifers: £4 17s fid, £5 17s fid, £0 17s fid to £7 7s fid; runner: £4 Is. Station Cattle. A light offering of station cattle found the market very firm, a consequence of the recent rains »and the promising pasture growth. A pen ot good bullocks on account of AI. D. Colquhoun realised £l2 2s fid, with four lighter sorts making £lO 2s fid. A pen of 16 AA heifers on the same accouut realised £8 10s. Light steers sold at £7 17s 6d. Store Cattle. There was no change in values for 1 store cattlo and a steady demand saw the yarding quitted at the following values. —Boner cows: 355, £2, £2 12s 6d, £3 ss, £4, £4 4s, £4 9s, £4 10s; bulls: £5 12s 6d, £5 15s, £6, to £6 15s; empty heifers, £3 ss. Dairy Cattle. For the few offerings yarded in the dairy section there was firm competition, the sales being: Springing cows £4 los to £ll ss; springing heifers £6 and £8; Jersey weaner heifers £3, £3 2s to £3 15s, |