PRICES INCREASE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 17, 16 February 1942, Page 8

PRICES INCREASE

OPOTIKI SHEEP FAIR

BETTER QUALITY OF STOCK

Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report having held their annual sheep fair at Opotiki on Monday, February 9, when a large entry totalling 13,000 of all classes of sheep came forward. The quality and condition showed an improvement on past years. There was a large attendance ol' buyers representing Rotorua, Tc Puke, Tauranga and Wliakatanc districts. Wethers comprised some 4500 chiefly 4 and 6 tooth, for Avhich competition was keen at values in excess of vendors expectations. Ewes were yarded in average numbers and here again the quality showed improvement. Competition was keen throughout with values showing an Increase on our W hakatanc Sheep Fair rates. Lambs also sold under keen competition at slightly increas- i ed values. Practically a total clearance was effected under the hammer. Romnej r rams sold at reduced prices *> Realisations: Fat wethers 22s to 245: fat ewes 7s to lis; 2-tooth ewes, good 23s 6d to 275; medium l!)s to 21s; inferior 15s to 17: 4-tooth ewes 20s to 22s 6d; 6-tooth ewes 17s Od to 21s 6d; 4-year ewes 17s to 20s: 5ycar 14s t,o 16s 6d: medium sorts 12s to 13s 6d; inferior 9s to 1 Is; 6-year ewes 10s to 14s 6d: full mouth ewes 10s to 12s; inferior 7s to 9s; 4-tooth wethers 18s to 21s 3d; 4 and G-teoth wethers 17s Gd to 19s; 2-tooth wethers 16s 6d to 17s Od; medium sorts 13s to 14s 6d; shorn wether lambs 12s to 13s. 9d; shorn ewe lambs 13s to 15s; cull lambs 6s to 8s; shearing Roinnev rams to sgns. Principal Sales Effected: Account Mr C. Shaw, Pakihi, 274 1 and 6tootli wethers 18; Mr M. C. Ryan, Nukuhcu, 272 wethers 18s: Est. P. Edwards, Whitikau, 173 4-tooth we tilers 19s 7d: Mr C. G. An eel!. Waiockn, 86 4-tooth wethers 20s Gd: Mr A. A. Campbell. Pakihi. 251 4-tooth wethers 18s: Cordon Bros.. Pakihi. 259 4-loolh wethers 18s 1d; Redpath Bros., Wairnta, 275 -Moolh wethers ■20s 8d: A. E. Gellert. Wairatn. 52 1-tooth wf-l hers 19s 6:1: Haliam Bros. Waiaua. 82 1 and 6-toolh wethers Edward:- Bros.. Whitikau. Mi ■-i-loolh wethers IRs tit"!: (1. T. (.kirk. Opotiki. 87 2-tooth wethers 17s 8(1: A. J. Macrae. Oponae. 33 wethers 18s 3d: A. J. ' Macrae, Oponae, 111 2-tooth we I hers 17 s 3d: Est J. M. Butler. Waioeka. 71 6-teoth wethers 17.s Id.; C. F. Joblin, Woodlands, 69 4-tooth wethers 17s sd: .T. G. Murray, Opotiki. 252 2-tooth welhevs 16s 9d: Est W. Kecnlyside. Ton Ton. 125 2-tooth wethers 16s (id; C. G. Ancell, Waioeka, 217 2>-tooth ewes 275; J. B. Stansbury, Tirohangn, 3S 2-tooth ewes 21s Id: A. G. Pile. Opotiki, 293 2-tooth wethers 23s 9d: H. S. Holmes, Ltd, Opotiki, 60 4-tooth wethers 265: A. J. Macrae, Oponae, 446 5-year wethers 13s 1 OclEst P. Edwards. Whitikau, 107 5-year wethers 14s Id; W. J. Orr, Whakatane, 521 5-year wethers 16s . .d; C. Downey. Hick's Bay, 100 5-year Avethers 14s 2d; Edwards Bros, Opotiki, 128 5 and 6-year ewes lis lid: W. J. Orr, Whakatane, 125 6-wear cavcs 14s 6d: A. J. Macrae, Oponae, 198 shorn wether lambs 13s 3d; A. F. Gellert. Wairata, 215 5-year ewes 15s 7d; Redpath Bros, Oponae, 230 5-year ewes 14s. 6d;, Hensen and Green, Matawai. 1 hear Romney rams sgns; •T. B. Stansbury, Opotiki, 1 shear Romney rams 4gns; E. Fisher, Mo to, Shearling Romney rams 2gns.