ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27396, 8 July 1954, Page 6

ADDINGTON MARKET

VALUES FOR FAT CATTLE RISE

Most Sections Show Little Change

SMALLER ENTRIES Only in one section did prices show any marked variation at Addington stock market yesterday. That was in tbe fat cattle, where steers were about £2 a head dearer, heifers up to 10s to £1 dearer, and cows £1 to 30s dearer.

Store sheep, fat hoggets; fat sheep, store cattle, dairy cattle and veal values all remained at about the levels ruling a week ago. In the main, entries of stock were smaller. STORE SHEEP Store sheep prices continued firm. Tfie offering of 2409 included a fair proportion of good quality and sizeable lines The entry consisted of 1149 wether hoggets 111 ewe hoggets, 909 ewes, and 240 t ? tal of 2409 compared with 3627 test week. The sale was followed bv a ,f, ai jJ y large gallery of farmers. Wether hoggets were slightly harder to sell than at the excellent sale last week, put values still maintained very satisfactory levels and over the whole sale there was very little difference in rates. The best of the offering realised 69s 6d to 70s good 61s to 68s, medium 53s to 60s. and others down to 475. _ To ™ P rice of the day—76s—was paid , f 2f. 32 iY°2. ls * rom Mrs M. Barker Grilmpur (Weedons) sold 70 Romneys at 725, 70 Corrisdales from ?io dd . IS^ and Brown ( Amberley) fetched J™ A a lot of 55 wether lambs 7GsT?d A ’ V ’ Baker (Culyerden) realised

a J?®£® as + only a handful of ewe lambs apd sale of a sizeable line was that of 37 Romneys from Blenheim which were knocked down at 74s 6d. Values ranged from 59s to 80s. *. was another good sale for ewes, the offering of which included a good number of useful farmers’ sheep. Values gain w ®. re n °f Noticeably different from those ruling a week ago. A line of Romneys Cla verley district made the pi ? ce « of £6 9s a head. The of the selection ranged from 97s to g ° od 79s to 76s 6d, medium 62s to 70s, and others down to 425. Other sales of ewes included: on achr^? 1 ° NeiU /Waituna), 185 half-three-quarterbred five-year-old ®wes mated with Romney rams on April W - J - Cars °n (Waipara), 186 Corriedale one-year ewes due to lamb to Southdown rams at the end a J zl? 8 to 70s; and estate G. L. Rutherford (Parnassus). 60 two-tooth Romney cross ewes mated with Southdown rarns in the middle of April at 99s >,32® r% r ,2 ff ® rin * “lauded only 240 Oi. C D ha P man (Little River) sold £ omn ® y wethers at 71s 6d er ?l e M h ? e offering wethers fetched from 635, 6d to 86s. FAT HOGGETS 2L fa ,‘ Cossets was 575. compared with 4d6 last week. Quality was Sl^ ced ’r>? s *l s . ex Pected this time of the u. 3 ?® competed keenly fror the Rmited selection of good hoggets and FLVJ ers W m the ma rket for the lighter weights. There was little change m prices with the market from par to 2s a head firmer. Top price in this sale was 97s Id paid for four from J E Fletcher (Hawarden). 50,41 one iamb 1 b ? st «P rice of 933 M. Best gg ® te made to 97s Id, good 78s Id to 89s Id, medium 67s Id to 77s Id, and others down to 58s Id. Representative sales included:— National Mortgage and Agency Company Sim Francis (Ha?sa ii 93S A ld T ; Poulter (Motunau), . ?. Id * A- T-- Macaulay (Darfleld). 47 97s Id to 85 Is; A. J. McLaughlin and Son (Mount Hutt), 15 at 76s Id to 78s New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: on account of I* K Sloss (Omihi), 29 shorn at 64s Id to 70s Id: A. P. Bruce (Pendarves), 20 shorn a ! IS’’ M ' Wa, tahe (Cheviot). 1 2* S s J . d .' Sloss (Omihi), 55 at 67s Id *2 J.?* Fletcher (Hawarden), 4 ld; L. H. Stanton (Kalapoi), 8 at Dalgety and Company. Ltd., sold: on account of estate J. A. Wells (Oxford), 19 shorn at 73s Id to 75s Id; F. A. Wells (West Melton), 12 at 82s Id to 83s Id: J. B- V. Chepman (Tat Tapu), 1 at 59s Id. H. Matson and Company sold: on account of H. Ford (Ashburton). 40 at 69s Id to 77s 7d; P. Boelager (Ashburton), L a «« 7 %.’. L Southgate (Oxford). 21 ?r a B3 J d A C ' Ashworth and Sons (Leittifteld). 6 at 70s 7d to 70s Id; Harris l2 e S_l. Waikuku) ' 3 at 64s 7d to 67s Id; W. M. Dailey (Oxford). 5 at 65s Id; E. W. Jones (Lewton), 13 at 63s Id to 70s Id; M. 7d P ° ley (Teddington (’ 12 at 66s Id to 69s

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of W. D. and B. N Maw (Ashburton). 11 at 80s Id; Beddls and Bro™ (Parnassus), 11 at 77s Id; G. S. and J. D^n^!d (Barfield). 22 at 73s Id to 82s J? tt 2SS r (Ashburton). 22 at 65s It y : 1 (Balrala). II at 89s Id. K. Bradmg (Rakaia), 11 at 555; £ H ,2 ge ?, (Greendale). 30 at 68s Id s iWirrsu (Greendale), 5 at 71s Id to 80s Id; J. Foster (Rolleston), 65 at 67s Id to 85s Id. FAT SHEEP Although the entry of fat sheep was S?fh lle ™? lan i last week—24sB compared with 3021—values for both wethers and ewes showed no quotable variation. m ? d . e to £6 3s Id for four (Culverden), and ewes (Horo?ate) W f ° r tW ° £r ° m J ‘ F ' Values were:— Extra prime heavy wethers, to £6 3s Id. Prime, 85s 7d to 95s Id. Medium, 74s Id to 84s Id. Light and plain, down to 535. Extra prime ewes, to 79s Id. ‘ FT 1 !”®’ 508 7d to 59s 7d - Light and plain, down to 325. Representative sales included:— w Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative As--2,1 account of &. H. Harrlson (Cheviot), 39 ewes at 32s Id; G B ur>d K K n 4^ an ’i2 n ? a, i shorn ewes at es * ate J- H. Jarman (Darfield), 20 ewes at 62s Id to 67s Id; J (Annat), 24 ewes at 66s Id to Zt RzJ^’iH A Ls T 4.>?4L ei \ (Scan? 1 1 72 ewes i young ewes at 77s at Spurtelton Downs ? ® wes at 50 8 !d to 70s Id, 18 (^Srtvfik? S i« d to 945 l d; J - H ’ ( Horrelville), 16 ewes at 69s Id; J. A Graham (Horreiville), 14 ewes at 70s Id; r?; S’ (Bennetts), 17 ewes at to A 93 r- ld w 2l i we^® rs at 93s Id. ewM s.t l ßQa A iz« G * (HorrelviHe), 20 6 ?1 ld to 703 10; R- T. McMillan 15 youn ® e w4b at 70s Id to 76s 59S 4 ld ’ 25 wethers at 88s ? 5 Os ai d: R. J. Watson (Halkett), 4 wethers at 62s Id to 69s Id 37 m»rfiei t rt> 49 ?n ld 55s ld: c - (Darfleld), 10 ewes at 60s Id; G. H Harrlj >n E (D S2!SSi; 5 /w ethe ? at £5 12s ld; at irk Vi « < i l ? w ?, rd ' n) ' 22 wethers .. to i . Bss ld : C. B. Watson (Oxr? r< hi F wethers at 84s Id to 94s Id; L. £’ <Ba n K"ora). 23 ewes at 55s la a? ?d : Smitil (Femside). 8 ewes

ensnt M and Company sold: on account of R. J. Southgate (Oxford). 11 Sons 19 s 7d; C " worth and r? na (Leithfield), 12 ewes at 70s Id to 72s (OxfnS^R 1,8 at £5 . 6 C S ld: W - M - DaUey (Oxford), 6 ewes at 65s 7d to 74s Id. 5 a Ku 7s * d ’ J - Foley (Teddington), 4 wethers at 92s 7d to 94s 7d; W/D. Walker (Dunsandel), 5 ewes at 70s Id, 35 wethers at 87s 7d to 94s 7d; W. J. Patterson and Sons (Lakeside), 20 wethers at R 9 lxx? d; J* A^ nd r»/’A S - Br 2 oks (Brookside), 7t L to 69s ld ’ 12 wethers at v" S estate w - J- Clinton (Darfleld) 1 wether at £5 14s ld, 21 ewes at 70s Id to iss Id; J. J. Skurr (Oxford), 13 ewes at 66s Id to 73s ld; A. and M. (Oxford), 11 ewes at 62s Id. National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: on account of G. J. Francis (Haxswell), 64 wethers at £5 5s Id to £5 15s Id, 1 maiden ewe at 84s Id; S. T. Poulter (Motunau), 5 wethers at 99s Id; Crysell Farm (Cust), 31 ewes at 76s Id to 77s Id; S. W. Worsfold (Greendale), 6 ewes at 61s Id, 4 wethers at 85s Id; J. J. Minehan (Fendalton), 43 wethers at 96s Id to £5 4s Id, 16 ewes at 75s Id; estate T. W. Brooks (Brookside). 23 wethers at 89s Id to 99s Id; G. E. Thompson (East Eyreton), 11 wethers at 93s Id to 94s Id; W. T. Scott (Temuka), 24 wethers at 90s Id to 97s Id.

Dalgety and Company. Ltd., sold: on account of H. E. Evans (Fernside), 38 ewes at 50s Id to 71s Id, 28 wethers at £5 3s Id to £5 6s Id; T. V. Harris (Hororata), 34 ewes at 64s Id to 71s Id; J. M. Pickering (Oxford), 21 wethers at 99s Id to £5 3s ld; J. W. Graham and Son (Tai Tapu), 54 wethers at 87s ld to 98s Id; F. Sauer (Methven), 25 wethers at £5 10s Id to £5 Ils Id; J. Ivan Johns (Culverden), 16 wethers at £5 9s Id to £6 3s Id; W. R. Lock (Methven). 35 wethers at 99s Id to £5 12s Id; M F Macfarlane (Waikari), 34 wethers at 94s Id to 95s Id: D. O. Redfern (Darfield), 17 ewes at 69s Id to 70s Id, 3 two-tooth ewes at 86s Id; C. C. and K. M. Wells (Oxford). 40 ewes at 73s Id to 77s Id; estate J. A. Wells (Oxford), 33 ewes at 75s Id to 78s Id: I- J. Beatty (Darfield). 11 ewes at 70s Id; Mount Palm Estate (Rotherham), 62 wethers at 87s id to 99s Id; J. E. V. Chapman (Little River), 11 shorn wethers at 84s Id; P. Hyde (Cust), 41 wetners at 87s Id to £5 2s Id; R. Thompson (Rutherford, Oxford), 36 wethers at 79s Id to £5 4s Id: C. L. P-'pe (Dunsandel) 22 wethers at 84s 3d to 86s Id.

Pyne. Gould. Guinness Ltd. sold: on account of W. G. and D. A. Maw (Ashburton). 57 wethers at 88s Id to £5 14s Id; G. S. and J. R. Donald (Da’-field), 10 wethers at 87s Id to £5 5s Id: R. T. mer (Ashburton), 11 ewes at 63s Id. 11 wethers at £5 10s Id; J. F. Thwaites

(Hororata), 8 ewes at 51s Id to 79s Id, 5 weth>ers at 77s Id to 88s Id; C. A. Ridgen (Greendale), 5 wethers at 70s Id to 93s Id; H. W. J. Adams (Greendale), 2 ewes at 71s Id, 4 wethers at £5 5s Id to £5 9s Id: C. Crossen (Rakaia), 12 ewes at 47s Id to 57s Id, 22 wethers at 66s Id to 74s Id; C. Addington (Darfield), 23 ewes at 65s Id to 72s Id; S. J. Hunt (Hororata), 30 ewes at 57s v ld 65s id; R - A - Callaghan (Methven), 10 ewes at 63s Id to 72s Id, 15 wethers at 99s Id to £5 5s 6d; H. J. Harrison (Rakaia), 23 ewes at 61s Id to 68s S’ A. Jenkins (Hororata), 37 wethers at 84s Id to £5 10s Id; H. C. Barr (Prebbleton), 59 wethers at 64s Id to 87s Id; W. Logan (Hororata), 13 wethers at 92s Id to £5 10s Id; estate H. J. Harrison (Rakaia), 35 withers at £5 3s Id to £5 7s Id; J. Irwin (Rakaia), 23 wethers at £5 Is Id to £5 2s Id; Mrs D. N. Knowles (Darfield), 10 wethers at £5 3s Id to £5 Ils Id; I. McCrae (Springston), 4 ewes at 62s Id, 11 wethers at 95s Id; R. J. Westaway (Courtenay), 7 wethers at 89s Id to 99s Id; Innes Bros. (Sheffield). 2 wethers at £5 2s Id; F. H. Smith (Cheviot). 5 wethers at 75s Id to £5 9s ld; W. J. Smith (Fernside), 25 wethers at 81s Id to 91s Id. FAT CATTLE Fat cattle .prices improved appreciably. The entry was down to 366 head, from 465 last week, and the demand was keen for the' whole selection. The trade could have handled a larger offering. Bullocks were dearer by up to £2 and in some' cases for good quality values were up to £2 10s a head better. Medium steer beef improved proportionately and was £1 to 30s dearer. Heifer beef was fully firm to 10s to £1 a head dearer. Cow prices were also better. Early in the sale they looked to be £2 a head up on late rates, but on the average they were £1 to 30s dearer.

Steers made to £53 17s 6d for one from C. G. Gardner (Waiau). A line of eight steers from Sullivan Bros. (Fox Glacier) averaged £56 4s each, and eight from M. F. A. Childs (Cheviot) £52 17s 6d each. Top price for heifers was £42 2s 6d for a single beast from Williams Bros. (Robinson’s Bay), and cows made to £4O 7s 6d for the tops of a line from E. A. Mangin (Meth ven).

Best steer beef made to 127 s 6d per 1001 b, medium v to 107 s 6d; best heifer, to 121 s 6d; medium, to 108 s 6d; best cow beef, to 97s 6d; medium, to 85s. Values were:— Extra prime steers, to £53 17s 6d. Prime. £43 10s to £47. Prime medium-weight, £4O to £43. Plain and light, down to £32. Extra prime heifers, to £42 2s 6d. Prime, £26 10s to £34. Ordinary and plain, down to £22. Extra prime cows, to £4O 7s 6d. Prime, £26 to £33. Plain, down to £l9. Representative sales included:— New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: -on account of Sullivan Bros. (Fox Glacier), 8 steers at £52 17s 6d to £53 12s 6d; O. A. Williams (Port Levy), 9 heifers at £3l 2s 6d to £37 17s 6d. 1 cow at £29 12s 6d; J. Bain (MarshdU L TOW at £26 17s sd : A - Graydon (Sheffield), 1 cow at £37 17s 6d; S. Hogue (Oxford), 2 cows at £24 2s 6d to £29 2s A « J- McDonald (Oxford), 1 heifer at £29 ,s 6d; Mrs F. Oldman (Oxford), 3 heifers at £2B 7s 6d to £3O 7s 6d; E M. r or^2P«< Oxford ). 2 steers at £3O 2s 6d $2 2s 6d > 2 cows at £22 17s 6d to £23 Mor ean (Oxford), 1 steer at £39 17s 6d.

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of Dense Bros. (Moana), 2 heifers to £26 17s 6d: w - J - Woods (Waikari), 1 cow at £2O 2s 6d; D. McLeod (Methven), 1 heifer at £2l 12s 6d; Mangin (Methven), 3 cows at £29 l 2s Sla 1 *! £4 9 7s 6d « 5 steers at £35 2s 6d 7s * F - A - Childs (Cheviot), 8 steers at £5l 7s 6d to £53 12s 6d; E. M. ?? d a2-A A - P ttle (Waiau). 6 steers at £32 12s %r to^ £42 128 6d: es kte H. J. Thom--12? e^ 8 steers at £4B 2s 6d £si

National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: on account of W. J. Monk at £35 7s 6d to £46 J? (Koiterangi). 2 steers f* 1 ? 8^ d: P- Nolan (Wataroa), 11 baby’beef steers at £32 12s 6d to £4O 12s 8 heifers at to £39 17s 6d : L. Weston < Kalap oi), 8 steers at £36 2s 6d to £37 S ( rj£®° n Bay) > 9 steers f d to £4 ? 2 s «. 6d ' 1 heifer at £ 3 , 3 78 at £33 17S 6d; M. J RH le i y J Ted< l in Jl? n ?A 2 heifers at £37 17s 6d, 1 cow at £3l 12s 6d; L. Couzens (TeRutherfnrrt TiT 8 at 7 s 6d; estate N. i 7^ th Rj f t» d J?n ar ?o ass H 5) - U steers at £43 zlr 2? d to dJSQ 12s 6d; F. A. Pickering (Motanau) 1 steer at £47 2s 6d; S T. « tu Tl u> ’ h eife rs at £3O 17s (KottPifnwi 1 2S O o£ t’ esta t e jy A - Jamieson ;? oi^ ra 2 gi li 9 steers at £43 2s 6d to £47 at £2i '7s’6d‘ Marshall (Lakeside), 1 cow Pyne Gould Guinness Ltd., sold: on (H C i?knJvi° f a Moore and Son (Hickory) 9 steers at £42 2s 6d to £43 ♦“IS? , R> M Gould (Rotherham), 3 6d 7^ 6d ’ 1 heifer « tet ®- Ia O. Buchanan £4i gh i2? rh!’ w J* £35 178 W to (Greendale), i heifer at £32 7a 8d: H C Greenwood (Hororata), 7 steers at £43 12s at 532 £ 2? m 6 f d ' i-vJ V ? rd J Cust) ' 9 cows M ' 3 b««ers at £36 17s 6d to £39 12s 6d; B. G. WlnS £M ( iT: m Ji ka U * steers at £35 12s 6d 178 6 , d '„B.- J - Dunkley (Ashb-ur-t°n)> 1 cow at £27 2s 6d; Lands and Sur-o-X Department (Bose Hill). 1 heifer at H,^? l A 2s , 6d: R ' Man sln and Son (Lyndr,i> 2 »? > n s 33 12s 6d to «SS 12» 17s ad?’ r IC ? a< t»> (El {? s ?S? re) ' 1 cow at £27 at B!?n k (Templeton), i CO w at e 39 2s 6d, H. D. Catherwood (Swanna?an V > £2B 12s 6d: estate M. NoIa w (Dadbrooks), 1 cow at £26 7s 6d. a . on . and Company sold: on acestate W. A. Jamieson (Kolterh” E V't 9 m e^ s aJJ 243 7s 6d to £47 17s 7?’im’ 2 steers at £4O art 112.,® 42 I 78 .?!!' 1 cow at £39 17s 6d s heifers at £3l 17s 6d to £39 17s V -„? Vareln S (Belfast), 10 cows at MSrfl 7, ( w , .v tO u.^ 31 < 175 6d; Mrs E - M - Morris (Walkuku). 1 heifer at £3B 12s ? C3S Mrs E - Palmer P ?ll' 1 K? OW a > at £37 28 G - Alexander (Marshland), j cow at £34 17s 6d; E \ Bennie (Irwell), 1 heifer at £3O «a s . Si..? COV 2 at £29 2s 6d to £3l 12s fid; Williams Brothers (Robinsons Bay). 1 J? e “S^. at .^ 42 2 ? Sd. 2 cows at £32 Bd 39 , 123 fid: S. C. Hampton (Wainonl at £2B 12s 8d; C. G. Garaaer (Waiau), 2 steers at £5O 2s 6d to £53 173 P. Wall (Hart Hart). 6 at 17 ? 6 ? *° 3 ®»S fid’ 1 heifer at £32 ?n.Si<™.‘ eer . at £39 . 7s e d; G. Goodwin (Ranglora), 1 cow at £3B 2s 6d; E. Chamberlain (Ellesmere), 1 steer at £3B a? i f g O t n o al l¥ 2 n 7s ( S ahere) ' 9 8ta “ 8 STORE CATTLE ’ The store cattle offering was a typical end-of-the-season one. It was small in size and, apart from one lot of calves * O1 ? 4.5“ West Coast, there were no straight lines. Prices were generally up to the rates of a week ago. P Eleven Hereford steer calves sold at « s Hereford heifer calves at £l9 8s 6d, 11 Hereford heifer calves at £l6 Ils, and 12 mixed sex and mixed coloured calves at £l5 13s 6d. There were two pens of good steers. Sixteen t Y ,o Z^? ar ’° !d Aberdeen Angus steers sola at £3l 8s 6d to £34 18s 6d. Good fresh young cows made up to £2l. DAIRY CATTLE Quality in the dairy cattle section was much better than last week, but prices were about the same. The entry was 45 head. A line of six grade Friesian heifers a month to six weeks off calving made £36 to £49. They averaged £4l 3s 4d each. The balance of the heifers sold at about late rates.

Best second, third and fourth calvers realised from £33 to £3B, with a few sales up to £4B 10s, medium £27 to £32, and others down to £l2. Best Friesian heifers (other than those already quoted) sold at £3B to £47, with the balance of the small section making from £22 to £34. VEALERS The vealer market was very similar to last week. The entry was small and quality was very mixed. Values were about on a par with late rates. Prime large runners made to £29 3s 6d, medium £l5 Is to £l9 13s 6d; best suckers, to £23 2s 6d, medium £l4 5s to £lB 7s 6d; large calves, £8 12s 6d to £l3 7s 6d; smali calves, down to 70s.

FAT PIGS There was a much smaller entry in the pork and bacon sections. Competition was much keener over the first half of the sale, but slackened slightly over the last two races. Values wure 3s to 5s a head in advance of last week. There was an entry of only seven choppers, and for these competition showed little change. Values were:—

Light and unfinished porkers, £5 2s 6d to £5 14s 6d.

Medium porkers, £6 7s 6d to £7 9s 6d. Heavy porkers, £7 12s 6d to £8 9s 6d. Choppers. £l2 18s 6d to £l5 18s 6d. Light baconers, £9 14s 6d to £ll 2s 6d.

Medium baconers, £ll 4s 6d to £l2 2s 6d.

baconers, £l2 4s 6d to £l3 19s

STORE PIGS The entry in the store pig section was much larger than last week, and included a large number of sows in pig and sows with litters. There was a medium attendance of buyers and at the opening competition was very restricted, with values easier by 3s to 4s a head. As the sale progressed, however, values rose and practically maintained last week’s levels. The yarding of 12 sows in pig met good competition, with values ranging from £27 to £32 10s° Ur S ° WS With IRterS made Values were:— Small weaners, 52s to 60s. Best weaners, 62s to 695. Slips, 65s to 755. Small and medium stores, 76s to 89s Large stores, 90s to 100 s. TEMUKA **The Press” Special Service 4. 1 , TIMARU, July 7. One hundred head of mixed quality fat cattle met a firm demand today at Temuka and store cattle also sold well. Quality was outstanding in the two races of fat sheep and, with widespread competition, values held firm. A tail-end

entry of store sheep met keen competition. Values here also were held to a high level. Values were:— Fat Cattle.—Prime fat steers, £42 17s 6d to £5O; light to medium, £33 2s 6d to £3B 2s 6d; prime heifers, £33 2s 6d to £4l 2s 6d: light to medium, £2B 2s 6d to £3l 17s 6d. Prime cows, £29 17s 6d to £34 12s 6d; light' to medium, £l6 2s 6d to £23 2s 6d.

Store Cattle.—Yearling steers and heifers, £l7 2s 6d to £2O 15s; two-year-old steers and heifers, to £27 ss. Breeding cows, to £35; dairy cows, up to £4O. Fat Sheep.—Prime wethers, 98s Id to £5 7s Id; medium wethers, 84s Id to 89s Id; prime ewes, 71s Id to 77s Id; light to medium ewes, 52s Id to 64s Id; prime hoggets, to 77s ld. Store Sheep.—Two-tooth wethers, to 82s 6d; full-mouth ewes, 73s to 82s 6d: medium wether hoggets, 65s to 735; small ewe hoggets, to 725: two-tooth ewes, medium, to £5 4s. ASHBURTON Prices for fat stock were easier by 3s to 4s a head on last week’s rates at the Ashburton stock sale on Tuesday. There was a good yarding of fat sheep, but a light yarding of stores for which there was keen demand. a t- ew * es Ol< L up to 488 f °r lightweights, to 60s for medium quality, to 68s for prime, and up to 82s Id for extra prime ewes, sold on account of E, C. and H. White (Eiffelton). Fat wethers realised up to 87s for medium, to 99s for prime, and up to 110 s Id for extra prime quality. Fat? lambs sold up to 74s Id for prime, and up to 85s Id for extra prime quality. In the store section, 90 mixed aged es Ort s ° ld # x 7Bs ’ 54 full-mouth ewes at 745, 80. small two-tooth ewes at 745, and <8 four and five-year ewes at 82s.