FEILDING SALE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 49, 28 February 1939, Page 11

FEILDING SALE

TWENTY THOUSAND SHEEP OFFERED AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT A yarding of approximately 20,000 sheep came forward at the Feilding sale to only a fair attendance of buyers, report the associated auctioneers. In the two-tooth ewe section the market was easier with prices slightly down on last week. The aged ewes, although bidding was quiet, realised prices fully up locate rates. Store lambs and wethers met with a dull market and towards the end of the lamb sale practically no buyers were left to operate.

A good entry of fat sheep sold with values slightly easier. In the cattle section a medium lot of fat cattle came forward with prices at par, while the store cattle market was dull. Boner and dairy cattle showed no alteration in values. Quotations: — Sheep.—Fat lambs, extra prime, 20s; lighter, 14s 9d; fat ewes, extra prime heavy, 10s, Ils 6d; prime, 8s Id, 9s; lighter, 5s 9d, 7s Id; fat wethers, extra prime, 16s 6d, 17s 7d; prime, 13s, 15s 6d; two-tooth ewes, good, 275, 30s Id; medium, 225, 26s 6d inferior, 17s, 20s; six-tooth ewes. 18s, 22s 9d; four-year ewes, 18s, 21s; five-year ewes, 16s, 18s lOd, 13s Bd, 15s sd; aged ewes, 9s lOd. 12s lOd; store wethers 13s Id, 14s 4d; b.f. lambs, woolly, 15s Id; b.f. lambs, shorn, medium, Ils; ewe lambs, shorn, 13s, 17s 3d; wether lambs, tops to 13s; medium, 8s Id to 10s; culls, 4s 6d; Southdown rams, 2ilgns. to 51gns. Cattle.—Dairy heifers, springing, £6 10s £8; dairy cows, £4, £8; potter cows, £3, £4 4s; fat cows ex dairy, heavy prime, £5, £5 10s; heavy, £4 ss, £5 15s; fat run cows, extra prime, Jo £8; prime, to £6 15s; lighter, £4 15s, £5 2s 6d; Jersey weaners, £2, £3 4s; bullocks, Hereford, fat and forward, £8 15s, £9 17s 6d.

TAUMARUNUI ENTRY

Abraham and Williams, limited, reports at the Taumarunui sale an entry of 2352 sheep, 139 head of cattle, 91 pigs and 21 horses. Competition was not spirited, but a good clearance was made at prices on a par with other centres. Fat wethers made 18s to 19s 3d; store wethers 12s 6d to 16s 3d; sound-mouth ewes 12s 4d, to 13s lid; two-tooth ewes 24s to 30s, fat and forward lambs 17s sd; ewe lambs 13 s to 14s Id; wether lambs 8s to 9s 6d; small 6s Id to 7s 9d; small one-shear Southdown rams 21gns; one-shear Romney rams 2Jgns; aged rams 10s; fat cows £4 to £4 10s; fresh conditioned cows £2 to £3 12s 6d; small 15-month steers £3 to £3 ss, weaner Jersey heifers 30s to £2; store cows £1 to £2 10s; store pigs 20s to

2Ss; weaner pigs 10s 6rt; store pigs 20s to 28s; weaner pigs 10s 6d to 18s 6d; draught mares £26 5s to £4O, draught geldings £32 to £35.

FIRM WAIPUKURAU SALE

Vendors were pleasantly surprised when prices at the third ewe fair at Waipukurau on Friday were above expectations. The market was firm for young sheep. Many older sorts sold well up to late rates. In a yarding of 22,000 the quality was mixed. Many lines went to the Waikato. Top price was 26s 4d for a line of 1'23 well-grown big-framed early shorn two-tooths carrying good type wool. The next best price was 26s for a line of fairly coarse woolled two-tooths. Few foiir-tooths came forward, top price being 23s 6d. The average price for two-tooths was 23s to 24s 6d; best medium 19s to 225; small 14s to 18s; six-tooths to 19s 9d; four-year-olds 18s Id. Top price for five-year ewes was 17s; average price 15s to 16s lOd; tops medium, 13s to 14s 8d; low 10s lOd to 12s 9d; six-year-olds Ils to 13s; fresh-conditioned sorts, medium, 10s’to 10s 10d; poor 7s 7d to 9s 6d; mixed aged ewes to 16s.