FEILDING STOCK SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 206, 31 July 1937, Page 5

FEILDING STOCK SALE.

FAT EWES DEARER. BREEDING EWES SELL WELL. Prices for fafc sheep were again firm at the Fcilding * stock sale ycaterday, with a medium offering of ewee and wethers and a light yarding of hoggets. Fat ewes show- I cd a rise of 2s per head. Exporters took ; the bulk of the yarding. _ Breeding ewes were quick of sale, with very good prices for both young and old ewes. One pen of two-toot hs r.w. Southdown rams, from Waiata, made 45r> 6d. Jiwo hoggets wore again in demand, wether hoggets, though firm, being perhaps slightly easier in price. FAT SHEEP. A pen of full-weight, great-skinned hoggets, on account of !>. Prouse, realised 27s bd. Four light-woolled but meaty hoggets on account of J. Thomas made 255. Eleven woolly, meaty hoggets on account of H. H. Bryce sold at 26s 7d, while a small pen of Southdowns on account of the same vendor were disposed of at 23s 3d. A small offering, on account of P. Simpson,''of very light sheep made only 15s 9d, while eight similar quality hoggets on account of P. Mitchell made 15s. O. Kcichcl secured 25s for a pen of two woolly hoggets. Meaty, but uneven "Woodvillc-grown hoggets, on account of D. Dodd, with 20 in the pen, realised 255; 14 on account of A. E. Sly made 24s Id and 15 on account of L. A. J. Henson 23s 9d. K. H. Farquharson disposed of a line of 347 at 21s lid. A dealer’s line of 275 ewe hoggets made 32s 6d. C. E. Bcc sold 138 wether hoggets for 22a 3d. Another dealer’s line of 139 found new ownership at 22s 6d, while A. E. Sly disposed of 69 at 255. Ninety-one black faces on account of tnc Anderson Est. sold at 15e. A line of 175 ewe hoggets offered on account of a dealer made 295, and lines of black faces made 3d, 13s 9d and 14s ■■2 d. . Two wether hoggets on account ot shannon Bros, sold at 30s 6d; 12 black laces offered by P. Siiripeon made 25s 6d: one on account of Mrs. Porter sold for 30s Id. Twenty-two primest quality woolly, woighty, and beautifully conditioned vclrc,ora on' account of Shannon Bros, realised 39,3 3d, while five extra prime wethers on account M. D. C’olquhoun made 3S=. I. Jensen got 37s for a small line ot prime quality wethers. M. D. Colquhoun’s three 2-th black faces, woolly and in good condition, made 335, while another pen of nine wethers on account of the same vendor realised 31s 6d. A. C. Bennett sold three pens of tat wethers containing 17, 33 and 23 at 28s 6d, 28s 7d and 30s 5d respectively. \ line of 28 black faces, of uneven weights, off Makino country and ottered by P. Simpson, sold at 26s 7(1. Another pen of woolly wethers in fairly prime condition met with good eompcti(ion and was knocked down at 30s, while a line of six eupcrgfr quality wethers made 36s 9d after strong' bidding. Well conditioned and meaty wethers, numbering 24, were quitted at 325. Two on account of Job Harm sold at 53s Sri: 70 on account of E. R. Vauticr, well-finished, made 37s 4(1; and seven on account of S. Shcrrard 36s 9d. . , , A line of 31, on account of O. Rciencl, realised 30s. , T n Five fat wethers on account of M. u. Colquhoun made 38s, being well grown ai JI. ’"jlclntvrc secured 32s for 24 wellgrown wethers; one 2-th wether on account of W. J. Corpc sold at 31s. Two lines of fat. Down wethers on account of W. F-- 13 oodroofc made 31s -d and 34s 6d. , T Eight fat maiden owes on account o! l. A. J. Henson made 34s 3d. and two Southdown ewes on account ot the same \endo colfl afc 28s 9rl. , p t A line of 22 good owes on account ot b, R Woodroofc made 33s Id, and another line on account of the same vendor, with 60 in the pen. 34s 4(1. Job. Harris's line of 42 mvos made 34 2d, and 18 on account of D. G. 1 oriong Southdown owes on account of Job Harris realised 255. , j os, P. Simpson’s lino of 23 b.f. s made 80 ewes on account of E. Woodroofe sold at 32s Id, and 62 on account of the same vendor 345. 01 A line of 21 ewes cn account of Shan non Bros, changed ownership a. 3/s on. and other lines of 40 and of th \V Sr 'Gray’s n 'offering of 38 ewes made 29s Qrl while 12 2-tli. blackfaced on account, of’ H W. Shepherd made 365, and nine owes offered by the same vendor made 37s 6t J. Whitehead secured 33s Id for a lmc Bryco disposed of two pens at 26s 2d Ten d Southdown owes on account of A. Campbell made 32s iOd and a port fat owes from Mr Campbell made 28s. An other pen of 30 realised 3us sd. STORE SHEEP. \ pen of 53 breeding owes on account of A P E Green sold at 31s 9d, and 54 s.m. ewe’s on account of W. Gray made 31 72 Z cwes r.w. Rycland rams, on account of G Foster Pratt, were disposed of at 30s 6d; 96 4 and syr. changed bands at L Camplin quitted a pen of 60 4-th to svr. ewes. r.w. Romney ram., at the top price of 42s 6d. The line was an outstanding one of particularly attractive ewes W. Davis disposed o.f a nice pen of 20 4, 6-th. and 4yr. ewes at 35s od. One hundred and sixty-two 4 and syr ewes r.w. S.D. ram, made 27s 6d, 68 2-th to syr„ r.w. S.D. ram, sold at 23s 9d Ninety-six 4 and syr. ewes r.w. S.D. ram, on account Dormer and Porter, rcal1S A pen of 88 ewes on account of D. W. Reid made 255, while another line on account of the same vendor made 153 An attractive line on account ot G. Stem, with 171 syr. ewes in the pen, made 32 realised 45s 6d for 43 2-th. ewes particularly well developed. The Gray Estate quitted 70 r.w. S.D. ram at 31s 6d. STORE HOGGETS.

60 wether hoggets on account, of T. R. Willis sold at 26s 9d; 85 2-ths on account of P. Norris, at 26s 7d. Three hundred and forty-seven off turnips made 21s lid. T Y Jcssop’s 62 hoggets brought 19s 6d, and 18 on account of the same vendor 13 A pen of 33 on account of Mrs England made 21s. , . , , Twentv-three fafc and forward hoggets on account of L. Bryce sold afc 203 4cl. 11. S. Coleman realised 20a for a lmc of 112 wether hoggets. . _ „ ■ , Offered on account of Wright, Stephenson and Co., a lino of 180 madfc 22s lid. Pens offered on account of R. Terrill, M. Smith, Ross, Rough and i (F pm°m’ and M. M. Lewis, made 22s 6d, 20s Id, 20s lOd 25s Id respectively. A line of store wether hoggets on account of P. Mitchell sold at 19s, and 29 on the same account made 21b iun. D. W. Reid secured 19s 6d for 120 blackfaj|dsj) Campbell’s offering of 56 ewe hoggets’ made. 26s 7d, and 26 on. the same acn Shcrrard sold five woolly ewe lambs at 31s; 134 on account of R. H. Farquharson wide 31s 9d: 65 on account of J. G Kcnncdv made 35s 9d. and A. L. Green topped the market, with a line of 51 for which he received 38s Id. W. J. Davis (Rongotca) disposed of a pen of 199 at 25s 9d. CATTLE.

Fat rattle sold at prices about, on a par with last week’s. The yarding consisted almost wholly of cx-dairy breeds, eo od prime heifers making up to 27s 6d per 1001 b. Potter cows were in fairly good demand. Practically no store cattle wero °* Dairy cows made up to £9 2s 6d, and dairy heifers £9 ss.

Quotations are:— „ , , Fat cow's, £4 17s 6d. £4 10s, £4 12s 6d. £5 ~£s IC-. £5 15s. £6, £6 ss, £6 10s, £6 15s £7, £7 2s 6d, £7 ss, £7 10s, £7 12s 6d,

£B, £8 ss; heifers, £3 17s, £4 ss, £4 12s 6d, £5, £5 7s 6d, £5 10s, £5 17s 6d, £6, £6 11s, £7, £7 18s, £8 Bs, £9 ss; vealers, £2 7s 6d, £2 15s, £3 16s; runners, £2 15s, £3 7s 6d, £3 12s 6d, £3 17s 6d, £3 18s, £4. Store cattle.—Heifers, £2 2s 6d, £2 17s 6d, £3 6s, £3 10s, £3 14s, £4 Is; cows, £2, £2 15s, £2 17s, £3, £3 ss, £3 12s 6d, £3 14s, £3 15s, £4, £4 12s 6d, £5 10s; yearling heifers, £2, £2 3s, £2 15s, £2 18s. Dairy cattle. —Spg. cows, £3 ss, £4 ss, £4 10s, £4 12s 6d, £4 15s, £5, £6, £6 15s, £7 ss, £7los, £B, £8 10s, £8 15s, £9, £9 2s 6d; heifers, £3 10s, £4 15s, £5, £5 2s 6d, £5 10s, £5 12s 6d, £6 10s, £7 2s 6d, £7 10s, £7 17s 6d, £8 ss, £8 10s, £9, £9 ss.

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the Fcilding side: —A large entry of sheep of all classes again came forward, the entry being comprised of breeding ewc6 of all ages, with a good penning of both ewe and wether hoggets. The quality of the ewe and wether hoggets submitted was above the average, and consequently a strong sale resulted for tin’s class of sheep. The best woolly wether hoggets carrying a lot of condition sold up to 265, good mcduiui sorts from 22s 6d to 245; ewe hoggets also sold readily, realising as high as 38s 6d for top sheep, good. medium sorts selling at from 30s to 355. One particularly choice lino of 4-th, 6-th, 4 and 5-yr Romney ewes running with stud Romney rains, sold by us on account, of J. L. Camplin, Waituna, realised the good price of £2 2s 6d, these being an outstanding lino of Romney owes. Fat sheep again met a strong market, the supply by no means satisfying the demand, and here we report the highest prices realised so far this year for fat ewes, some excellent quality sheep being penned. A good yarding of cattle came to hand, these being comprised chiefly of cows ex the dairy, and here we report a strong sale, with values well up on last week’s quotations. A largo entry of dairy cows and heifers came to hand, and for these wo report a sound sale throughout for both classes. Several pens of yearling heifers (Jersey) came to hand, and for well-grown quality sorts a strong sale resulted. Quotations :—Fat, sheep: Fat hoggets. 20s, 22s 6d, 255, 25s 6d, 26s 7d, 30s Id, 30s 6d; fat wetlieis, 30s, 355, 36s 9d, 37s 4d, 39s 3d; fat ewes, 18s 3d, 255, 27s 6d, 30s, 325, 345, 34s 6d, 37s 6d. Store sheep: Wether hoggets, 19s. 21s Id, 225, 22s lid, 23s sd, 24s 3d, 24s lOd; ewe hoggets, 26s 7d, 235, 29s 4d, 31s; 4 and 5-vr ewes r.w. Romney rain, 42s 6d: 5-yr owes r.w. S.D. ram, 27b 6d, 29b 4d, 30s. Fat cattle: P.A. cows, £6; vealers, £2 7s 6d. £2 15s, £3 10s; runners, £3 17s 6d, £3 18s: heifers, ex dairy, £3 12s 6d. £4 5s £4 12s 3d, £5, £5 2s 6d, £5 7s 6d, £5 15s, £5 17s 6d, £6, £6 7s 6d; cows, ex dairv, £4, £4 2s 6d. £4 ss. £4 7s 6d. £4 10s, £4 12s' 6d, £4 17s 6d, £5, £5 15s, £6, £6 7s 6d. S 6 12s 6d. Store cattle: Cows. £2 10s, £2 15s, £3, £3 12s 6d, £3 15s, £4, £4 12s 6d, £5, £5 10s; ylg Jersey heifers, £2 15s, £3 13s. Dairy cattle: Spg. heifers, £5, £6, £6 ss. £6 10s. £7 ss, £7 10s, £7 17s 6d, £8 ss. £8 10s. £9, £9 2s 6d, £9 ss; spg cows, £4. £4 15s, £5. £5 ss, £5 10s, £5 15s, £5 17s 6d, £6, £6 ss, £6 10s, £7, £7 ss, £B. £8 ss, £9 2s 6d; cows, calved, £5 10s. £6 16s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report Capacity entries were offered in all departments. Considering the lateness of the season, the entry of breeding ewes was surprisingly good, both in numbers and quality, and the market was fully firm on late rates. Store lambs considerably exceeded ihe advertised numbers. Both ewes and wethers of top quality sold about Is per head better than last week’s, whilst medium to good land’s which were in the majority, hardly held at last week’s values. The over-supply wa= obviously the reason for this. In the la* sheep section ewes took a sharp rise, wotiiore were slightly better, and lambs about on a. par with the last sale. Boncp concomprised the bulk of the store catt.o an try, and values wero very firm throughout. Fat cattle, of which there was a capacity entry, took a further rise on last week’s market. 'Die dairy sale wa« the best at tin' centre (his season, an extra heavy entiy being distributed to -a representative attendance of buyers, and at very satisfactory prices throughout. Quotations were as follow*—Fat sheep: Lambs, 23s Id, 24s 9d, 255, 26s 7d, 27s bd. 28s to 30s 6d; wethers. 26s 7rl, 28s 6d, 335. 34s 6d. 36s 7d, 37s 4d. to 39s 3d; ewes. 23s 9d, 255, 28s 9d, - 30 s. 33s od. 34s 6d. 366. to 37s 6d. Store sheep: 2-th ewes, to 45s 6d; 4 and 5-yr ewes, 2.V 6d, 36s to 42s 6d: 5-yr ewes. 29s 3d to 32s 8d; m.a. ewes, 23s 9d, 28s 7d. 31s 2d to 35? 6d; wether hoggets, 21s lid. 22s 6d. 24s lOd. 25s Id, to 26s 9d; ewe hoggets, 25s 9d, 31s 9d, 35s 9d to 33s 7d; b.f. hoggets, 19s bd. Fat cattle: Hereford heifers, £7, £8 5s w £9 ss* P.A. cows. £7, £7 17s 6d to £8 ss; cows ex dairy, £3 17s 6d, --4 12s 6d, £5 £6 ss; heifers, £4 12s 6d, £5 10s. -5 17s 6d, £6 7s 6d, £6 15s, £7 to £7 ss; vealers, £2 7s 6d to £4 12s 6d; runners. £3 is 6d, £3 17s 6rl to £3 18s. Stove cattle: Cows ex dairy, £2, £2 10s. £3, £3 Bs. £3 15s. £4 5s £4 12s 6d to £5 10s: wcaner heifers, £2 3s to £2 18s 6d. Dairy cattle: Spg. heifers. £3 10s, £5 2s 6d, £6 10s, £7 ss, £7 17s 6d, £8 ss, £9 to £9 ss; spg. cows. £3 7s 6d, £4 15s, £5 15s, £6, £6 10s £7 fie £8 to £9 3s 6d; cows in milk, £3 to £4 15=.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Per Press Association. ■ CHRISTCHURCH, July 30. The Canterbury grain and produce markets remain exceptionally quiet, even, for this time of the year. Indeed, taking it all round, 1937 has been ono of the dullest seasons in the history of the trade in recent years. The unfavourable weather in the autumn has had a lot to do with this. Tho potato position continues to bo unsatisfactory. Northern requirements have been filled for Ihe time being, and the apparent petering out of tho South American demand lias bad a depressing effect. Prices are about tho same as earlier in the week. Australian importations have left the chaff market largely lifeless. There is the usual seasonal quietness in tho oats market. There is a good demand for fowl wheat, but very littlo is offering. Small seeds are still very quiet, but it is expected that the spring demand will set in immediately after Grand National week. Indications are that there will be a fair sowing of grass in Canterbury in the spring, and if the North Island gets a decent dry spell there is bound to be a rush to. sow. Big areas arc being reported to bo ready for seeding once the weather allows farmers to start. Stocks of all classes of small seeds, particularly perennial ryegrass, arc reported to be very light throughout the Dominion because of the very poor crops harvested last autumn. There is at present no overseas demand for small seeds, the prospects of good crops in Great, Britain having doubtless influenced the situation.