LIVE STOCK MARKET

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 101, 23 January 1935, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKET

Poverty Bay Ram Fair > Dominion Special Service. Gisborne, January 22. The Poverty Bay stockbrokers annual ram fair was held for the first time iu the new rostrum at the A. and P. Society's grounds. . The appointments generally were considered equal to any in the Dominion. There was a brisk sale at good values during the morning, but easing was noticeable later. Flock Romneys: Highest price. 10 guineas, was secured by (i. V. Smith, Gisborne. W. H. Henson, Feilding, and' J. L. Camplin, Feilding. Prices averaged 54 guineas. Pahiatua Sale w ” Pahiatua, January 22. ' Competition throughout the Pahiatua stock sale yesterday was fairly keen, with prices on a par with those ruling at late sales. Although, at the commencement of the sale, bidding was not very lively, it gradually improved, and a good sale resulted. . ' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., offered a good, yarding, comprising mostly lambs, to a fair attendance, realising tbe following values:— Sheep: Best b.f. lambs, 15/9, lb/b to 17/4; best woolly w.f. lamljs, 14/1, 14/9, to 15/2; medium woolly w.f. lambs, 12/J, 13/3, to 13/7; small woolly wff lambs, 8/- to 10/6: shorn ewe lambs, 13/7 to 14/4; good 2-tooth and 4-tooth wethers, 20/4 to 20/10; small 2-tooth and 4-tooth wethers. 14/G to 16/1. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., submitted a "ood yarding of sheep to a moderate attendance, effecting a total clearance at the following range of prices:—Sheep: Good b.f. lambs, 15/7 to 17/2; b.f. lambs, 10,1 to 10/10: 2-tooth wethers, 18/6; wooby wether lambs, 12/8 to 14/10; shorn wether lambs. 12/2 to 13/9. Waipukurau Sale Waipukurau, January 22. -V fairly large yarding of sheep and a moderate one of cattle were offered.at the Waipukurau sate to-day. Values tor the former Showed little change, while prices for cattle were firm on recent rates. Only a few well-finished lines came forward. Twenty-seven four-tooth wethers, 23/7; five others, 21/6; fifty-three medium do., 19/1; twelve two-tooth ewes, 22/6; 114 Southdown lambs. 18/2; 193 store two-tooth wethers. 19/1; 350 do. ewes., 25/-• 311 rape Southdown lambs, 14/11; pen; lambs. 15/4; 240 four and five-year ewes 16/10; 143 good five-year ewes, 16/5; 101 six-tooth ewes. 19/2; 157 medium six and eight-tooth ewes, 16/11. Seven Hereford crossbred bullocks, £5 13/6: eleven P.A. do., £5/12/-; Hereford 18-mos. steers and heifers. £l/15/-; 19 Hereford yearling do., £l/10/-. CLUB BOWLING Games at Masterton Masterton. January 21. Further games in the Masterton Bowling Club’s champion anil club fours’ competitions were played by members of the club on Saturday, the results being as follow:— Champion fours: Christian, Davey, Wilkinson, Morton (s.) beat Stewart, D. Evans, Henderson, F, It. E'vans (s,) t 30-18; A. Welch, Brady. Douglas. Reid (s.) beat McCullough, Thompson. Hughes, Neilsen (s.), 16-14. Club fours: A. Welch. Dunderdale. Btane, Bvans (s.) beat Patterson, Campbell. Haycraft, Morton (s.), 21-12; Russell, Moore, Henderson. Hayne (s.) beat Carstens, Mill, Beecrott. Maxwell (s.), 24-13; Douglas, Malmo, Evans. Reid (s.) beat Weller. Biggs, D. Thompson, Hughes (s.), 21-19; Delaney, Brown. Roberts. Taylor (s.) beat Jacquery, Cooper. McCullough. Thurston (s.), 23-14; McNallv. McCraeffeu. Wilkinson (s.) beat Watson, Graham. Hunter (s.), 21-8; Denby, Larsen. Bannister. B. Welch (s.) beat Guild. Ixelly. Stewart, Neilsen (e ), 21-12.