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Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10320, 1 February 1927, Page 2

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SALE QF TE WERA STOCK. VALUES WELL UP TO LATE MARKET RATES. ; After an existence under private ownership for nearly a quarter of a century Te Wera station, a 10,000acre block in the Tahora district ap-proximately-fifty miles from Gisborne to-day passes into the hands of the Government, the result of a recent Crown purchase. Yesterday the whole of the stock, comprising 10,000 sheep, 800 cattle, and 50 horses, were submitted for auction. There was an atendance of nearly 200, of whom a large percentage were interested and prepared to operate. Gisborne and Coast buyers were conveyed to the station by auc;; moors and a special service run by the Do Luxe Service Company. Except for a few unimportant lii.es bidding was spirited throughout and values were well up to late market rates. Considering the size of t»-e station, and the length of time it Ivs been in existence, however, ilie q'.niity of the stock was not as good as might have been expected. The? sicca was auctioned conjointly by three firms, Messrs Common, Shelton disposing of the cattle, Messrs Dalgefcy ! and Co. the sheep, and Me jus Williams and Kettle the horses. SHEEP.

The sheep were a mixed lot true to no particular type, and showing traces to a more or less degree of Romney, Lincoln, and Border Leicester. Southdown rams were also included in the offering. Some very light-boned sheep were largely in evidence. Only a very small percentage were at all low in condition the majority being in good store order. Prices for the wethers left little margin of profit between the yard and freezing values, and the ewes fetched well up to Matawhero rates. One of the best lines sold was a lot of 2-th Romney-cross ewes which were bought on behalf of a client of one of the firms for 225.

The majority of the rams were of a particularly high standard, and prices compared with the recent Poverty Bay ram fair were cheap buying. Detailed prices and the names of the purchasers are as follow: 1672 4-th wethers, Nelson’s, Ltd., 20s 6d; 552 4_th ewes, Chas. Matthews, 23s 9d ; 276 4-th ewes, Chas. Matthews, 22s 2d; 130 6-th ewes, H. C. Craig, 18s lid; 140 6-th ewes, R. C. Craig, 20s 9d; 110 s.m. ewes, R. Fleming, 11s sd; 339 4-year ewes, J. Castles, 18s lOd; 500 4-year ewes (showing more Romney), A. H. Wall, 21s lOd; 302 5-yr ewes, Judd Bros. 16s lOd; 214 5-yr ewes (well in-

to Lincoln) Judd Bros., 16s 2d; 250 Border Leicester-cross 2-th ewes, Theo. Field, 19s Id; 241 2-th ewes (good even line well into Romney), client, 225; 230 2-th ewes, Theo Field 19s 3d; 185 Leicester-cross lambs, R. Brown, 11s lOd; 1800 2-th wethers (fat and forward), Hair Bros. 17s sd; 107 2-th wethers (light), R. Fleming, 13s 8d; 147 2-th ewes (Lin-coln-cross), F. Reid, 17s 2d; 130 2-th ewes (light), F. Reid 13s lOd; 406 wether lambs (fair conditioned even line, Leicester prominent), L. MaL manche, 12s 2d; 564 ewe lambs (mixed line both in breed and size, some very good and some small), Lougher Bros. 11s 4d; 280 m.a. ewes (light), J. T. Herbert, 10s 3d; 332 f.m. ewes (light but slightly better than last), J. T. Herbert, 12s 2d; 168 m.a. ewes (very light), E. Hingston, 7s.

12 3-shear Romney rams, bred by E. Riddiford (a particularly good line), W. B. Harding, sgns; 21 3shear Romney rams, bred by E. Riddiford (also good) R. C. Boyes, sgns; 6 3-shear Lincoln rams, IV. B. Harding, 2fgns ; 15 3-shear Romney rams, McKenzie Estate, 2jgns; 2 Southdown rams, bred by W. Knight, N. G. Nesbitt, ojgns; 6 3-shear Border Leicester rams, B. Brown, do J. T. Herbert, 2igns; 3 do J. T. Herbert, Jgns; 6 3 and 4-shear Romneys (fair quality sheep), Wilan Estate, Ign. CATTLE. As with the sheep, so with the cattle, there was no uniformity of breed, and though Herefords predominated, there was a fair sprinkling of Short, horn and Polled Angus-cross cattle. In many of the lots also the varying sizes of the animals was noticeable. All were in fair store condition though even in the oldest steers there were few very prime beasts. Prices were good, especially for the male cattle, and the 3-yr steers at £6 10s were practically all they were worth at the works as fats. Little demand was registered for the hulls, which, though practically all over three years, and had been through tlie season, were fine stamps of animals. Tlie off season was undoubtedly responsible. Prices for the cattle were as follow : 132 cows with calves at foot, Whyte, £5 10s; 67 3-yr steers, W. Livingstone, £6 os; 120 2-yr steers, H. W. Barker, £5 4s ; 88 2-yr heifers, W. Livingstone, £4 11s; 28 fat aiul forward cows, H. Symes £1 L*s , 122 yearlings and 2-yr steers, H. NY. Barker, £4 ss; 42 empty w >w«, H. Symes, £4 Is; 4° s n:i i <ul\ev, V. A. Judd. 21 6s ; 1-’ ycnr.in/ 1 infers, R. Graham £3 11s; 45 18-mtli steers F. Reid, £3 Is ; 14 P.A.-cross heifers, Judd Bros., £3 14s; 41 yearling heifers, A. H. Wall, £2 3s; 3 6-yr Hereford bulls, IV. Livingstone, Signs; 1 2-yr Hereford hull, Judd Bros., 4-J-gns; 1 6-yr Shorthorn hull, T. Field" 4Jgns; 1 3_yr Hereford hull, Judd Bros., 4gns; 1 do, P. Sherratt, 3gns; 3 5-yr do, G. C. Faulkner, l|gns. HORSES. Horses were in fair demand and bidding for tlie majority of.the lines was brisk. All the brood mares were in foal to tlie sire Ringwood.

Prices were as follow: Mare and foal, no bid; mare and foal, no bid; mare and foal, G. Scott, £6 10s; young mare and foal, G. Smart £5; Marshall Suit mare, and foal, H. Bigger, £l4; mare and foal, J. Little, £5; bay mare, £3 15s; bay gelding, G. Scott, £9 10s; hr gelding (aged), L. Jex-Blake, £5 10s; bay filly, no bid; bay mare, no bid; aged mare in foal, G. Smart, £2 ss; bay mare in foal, L. JexBlake, £1; 7-yr brown mare (heavy farm), Wade Bros., £8 10s; aged mare in foal, no bid; brood mare (good), L. Field, £8 ss; pack mare, in foal and saddle, H. Biggar, £3 10s; do, A. H. Wall, £3; do, T. Quirk, £6 10s; do (lame), Wade Bros., £3; do A. H. Wall, £5 10s; bay gelding, Thompson, £4 ss; sturdy roan mare, H .C. Boys, £9 "10s; Ringwood, 2-yr gelding, G. Witters, £5; do, G. Witters, £3; do F. Coventry, £7 ss. One stallion Ringwood (sire Woodstock), H. Biggar, £2B; 2-yr Ringwood colt, M. L. Holden, £l6 10s. SHEARING PLANT. Competition for the shearing plant and a chaff cutter was keen, the 6-stand Wolsely shearing plant with a 5J h.p. Wolsely engine running up from £25 to £122, R. Biggar being the purchaser. A Donald woolpress was sold to W. B. Harding for £9 and R. Biggar paid £6 5s for a . hand chaff cutter. HOME MEAT MARKET. The Bank of New Zealand reports : “Our London office cables as follows: “Wethers, heavy weights weaker; light weights remain steady.- Ewes, only poor demand. Lamb,' .owing to larger supplies arriving, market expected to go lower. Wethers, light 6|d to 7d.; heavy 5Jd to 6jd; ewes. B£d to 44d; lamhs two IOJd to 10|d; \ eights 10jd to 10|d; seconds 9£d ot iOd. '