New High Level

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 16, 3 February 1937, Page 6

New High Level

WHARERANGI LAMBS Bk Entry of Ewes at Stortford To-day STORE-SHEEP MARKET Ae. a prellminary bo the owe fair on Friday there was quite a large of1'ering of breeding ewes at Stortford Lodge to-day. In the offering of lfl, 000 store sheep lambs were not on offer in such large numbers, but - their scarcity was compensa'ted by the much larger entries of ewes and fat and forward wethers. All useful lines of lambs again met wouderfully buoyant market m wiich

a iarge entry of fat and forward b'ackfaced lambs offered on account o£ Mr P. Parsons, Wharerangi, reacheil to 23/7, setting a new high level in pricea pence better than the top price at Waipukurau yesterday. Shorn ewe lambe offered on account of Mr T. May made 28/3, and the top line of shorn wether lambls made 19/-. The outstanding draft of breeding ewes was on account of Mr May, and which oonsisted of pens of all ages. These all made gjood selling, the ewes being in good order. Most of the entries of ewes were sound-mouthed and older, the latter being chiefly fattening propositions. Well-mouthed lines met. with a good inquiry, but others were slower of sale.

The ' top lines of v fat ' frnd fo'rward wethers made to 26/-, which on the basis of " quality ' made particularly good selling. ' Realisations were made as undor:— On account- of Mr T. May, Ocean; Beach,' 230. well-framed - . early-sho'rn f our-year-old breeding • ewes, . in' - splen--did store condition, realised: 33/7. • An- entry of -196 Paitoka-bred fairly well-mouthed ewes, ; some being in-' diflerent,' made . 21/3." TKese ewes were roomy and' carrying.a-good-'slipe. • On account .. of- ■. Mr - J. . - Alexander, Puketapu, 230 six-year-old eyea with . failingmouths .brought -19/7..- - « On account of "Mr"j; May, 324 'wellframed roomy "five-year-'old" ewes splen* didly, mouthed' and . in~i ex'cellent* condition, sold'at 29/-. On account of Mr E -D. Holt, Petane, 135 well-framed six-year-old ewes, quite fair mouthed, • bein'g a .useful' line off hill country," brought ' 20/9. An entry of 164 large-f ramed ■ six-year-old ewes, fair to.. good mouthed, being in good order and condition, brought 23/8, - In from Pukehoij, 124 aged ewes, ,a fattening proposition only, made 18/-, On account of ' Mr T. May, 133 2-tooth to five-year-old ewes, early shorn ahd caxrying a " good slipe, splendidly mouthed and in very good order, sold at 33/9. An entry of 121 five-year-old ewes, guaranteed sound mouthed, off hard country, in good condition and carrying a gool slipe, made 26/3. On account of Mr M. Brodie, Rissington, 143 five-year-old ewes, 'containing a few of younger sheep, splendid mouthed and in good breeding order, brought 28/-. An entry of 169 five-year-old,' ra ther low in the mouth,*in medium order and dipped, brought-22/10. On account of • Mr H. • Hassall, 175 small-grown woolly white-faced lambs, in light condition, made- 16/1. On account of . Mr. B. L. Chaxnbers, Potutu, 120 well-framed ;fat and for ward wethers showing a touch of Ryeland and in very good order, made 25/7. On account of Mr T. May, .290 nicelygrown early-shorn ' white-faced ewe lambs, in splendid order, ' having been well done, realised 28/7. In from Waikare, 95 woolly whitefaced wether lambs carrying quite a lot of condition made 20/9. ; . On account of Mr W. T. Burt, Omakere, 100 fairly-grown forward black'faced lambs brought 20/9. On account of Mr P. Parsons, Puketapu, 440 well-grown fat and forward black-faeed lambs in excellent ordef topped the market at 23/7 for 200, tho remainder being passed at 22/6. An entry of 150 woolly mediumgrown ewe lambs brought- 25/-. - • From Waikare, an entry of forward" wethera in fair order was passed »t 23/10. From the Waikare district, 104 four and five-year-old well-mouthed ewes in light condition, very empty in appearance due to road and rail travel,. orought 26/3,. ... From the same district. 192 two-tooth to five-year-old ewes, very well mouthed and in similar empty condition to the previous entry, realised 26/3. An entry of 152 small to- mediumgrown woolly white-faced lambs in fair order was passed at 18/3. From Kaiwaka, 76 woolly white-faced well-grown wether lambs in medium condition brought 19/7. On account of Mr. W. T. Watson, Patangata, 144 early-shorn large-f ramed fat and forward wethers in very good order made 26/-. ' - On account of the same vendor, 162 early-shorn younger wethers, being two and four-toothed and in good order brought 25/5, In from Otamauri, an entry of five and six-year-old ewes carrying a good slipe brought 22/6. On account of Mrs. E. Edgecombe, Waimarama, 20 six-year-old ewes, poor mouthed but carrying good store condition, brought 20/6. On account of Mr T. May, 100 4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes, a little low in condition, brought 34/-. On account of of Mr T. F. Lincoln. Patangata, 80 extra well woolled and nicely-grown ewe lambs in good order made 29/6. On account of Mr B. Williams, 276 early-shorn well-grown white-faced lambs, in splendid order, brought 19/-.