STORTFORD LODGE SALE

Chronicle (Levin), 9 January 1947, Page 2

STORTFORD LODGE SALE

TOP FRICB FOR QUALITY LAJMiib WAS ZLt/li By Telegraph—Press Association liAtoTijSOB, Jan. S> Top quality lanibs met with another sound sale at Btortford Lodge today although the market for medium and smail grovvn sorts was sticky at tnnes. The yarding, 16,000, was mueh iarger than reeent offerings and it included some attraetive, lines. Almost the whole yarding again consisted of lanibs and the top priee was 2osr Od, obtained for a draft of 408 Roinney woollv wetlier lanibs. Other wether lambs in wool changed liands at from 22s Od to 23s 2d. Mixed sex woolly lambs sokl at from 24s to 24s ld for best quality pens, at from 20s to 21s ld for medium lines and from 18s to 10s ld for sinaller grown pens. A few sliorn lines were oifered, wether lambs inaking from 17s1, 9d to 20s 6d and ewe lambs 20s. Woolly rape lambs sold at 25s 2d and Down eross lanibs at 24s Od. A pen of forward wethers made 80s 0d. Fat slieep values showed "a llrniiug Lendency. Heavy wethers made i'rom 20s 4d to 80s 7d, prinie 82s lOd and un linished from 28s 7d to 29s lOd. For lieavy ewos the, prices ranged from 21s 7d to 22s lOd, medium inaking 20s lOd and unlinislied ISs 7d. Lambs were. in tjhort supply, selliug at from 10s to 29s 4d and prices for a few woollv hog gets ranged from 27s lOd to 53s lOd. Little interest was iaken in the sale of a sniall entrv of 100 head of sture eattle, and, exeepl for bullueks, Ihe market was lii'eiess. Hereford bullueks made from £13 15s to £14 10s and a sniall pen of one-off Hereford heil'er:reaiised £7. One-ulf sleers were passed in at £5 os to £7 5s, ernpty euws at l'ro-in £8ri5s to £9 and eows and ealvea al £7 15s.

Famaie 'cattle predominated iu 20!) beef and although a few buyers wsre .missing the demand was steady, partieularly for summer weights and values were firm on ruling rates. Tojj priee for ox was again obtained for a draft uf 10 attraetive A.A. builoeJis whieh were suid at from £21 13s Od to £22 11s at an average of £22 Is 'Od. Aiiother attraetive draft of o: sold at up to £21 18s Od at ari av erage of £18 18s. Heavy ox made from £21 18s to £22 11s, prinie from £18 0s to £19 18s Od, mediuiii from £10 8s Od to £17 18s Od and unlinislied from £12 3h Od to £15 8s 0d. Prinie heifer.-, reaiised i'rom £13 10s to £14 J8s Od, medium £J0 13s Od, and unlinislied from £8 Lo £9 Ss Od. Hume good quaiily heavv eows eame forward inaking £ii 13s Od to £13 Is, medium selling at froni £9 10s to £10 18s Od. •••• •■>■■■