Ewe Market Eases

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 30, 19 February 1937, Page 6

Ewe Market Eases

STORIFORD FAIR ftices 4/- to 5/- Down on First Sale TO-DAY 'S REALISATIONS A drop in the market of from #/- to 5/- a head took place at toewe fair at Stortford Lodge When compared with the values of- • fered at the first fair a fortnight ago. An easier market was anticipated in view of the easing tend- . ency in values at Waipukurau. To- • day's yarding totalled 45,000, in- ' cluding all ages of sheep, of which • about one-third consisted of younss ; eorts. The selling this morning was at times veiy erratic, and on the basis of quality was difficult to follow. The top price during the earlier portion of the sellIng was 38/9 for an attractive entry of two-tooths offered on account of Clareinch Siatfon. The best five-year-olds, well mouthed, tnade to 25/6. Poorlymouthed lines were slow to sell to 20/-. Inferior lines suitable only as fattenIng propositions sold as low as 14/r. • Several well known farmers consider•d that to-day'a prices approached more reasonable trading levels. The high westerly winds experienced over the last few days had dried up eertain districts, with the result that farmers wero a little nervous of the prospects «f their pastures. One veiy fine line of two-tooths, eqnal in quality to the best in the yards and which would have made 43/- at the first. fair, made only 35/3 to-day. E mnother station line, the quality of .whieh was xeally better than at the first fair, to-clay 's value was 34/9, agalnst 38/9 a fortnight ago. To-day 's offering included entries frorn many well-known stations, the younger sheep from which were yarded In ezcellent order. There was a laTge attendance, and competition was widespread at the more restricted limits. The arrangements for the handling of this exceptional yarding were capably earried out by Mr. D. Thompson and those who assisted him. , Bealisations were made as follow:— . ffURRAY, BOBERTS AND CO., LTD. On account of Messrs Hansard and Hnner, £04 five-year-old well-framed rwes, good mouthed and roomy, brought tl/IO. On acconnt of Mr B. Peffer, Opapa, .50 low-mouthed ewes, in light to meinm order, were passed at 14/-. On account of Mr J. A. McNeill, Vaimarama, 200 five-year-old wellraaned ewefc, particnlarly well mouthd and in good breeding condition, realsed 25/3. One hundred and sixty-seven fourhooth ewes, late shorn and off high ountry but not looking their best beause they hhd just been dipped, were assed at 27/9. On account of Mr J. Connor,- Omaere, 123 quite well-grown two-tooth wes, ih good order, made 34/1. An entjy of 80 Border Leicester-cross wo-tooth ewes, in good condition, were assed at 30/-. An entry of 176 nicely-grown earlyihorn, four-tooth ewes, in fresh con[ition and in good doing order, made 3/-. WILLIAMS AND KETTLE, LTD. On account of the Estate of Mr Mchee, Mason Ridge, 200 early shorn enies, fairly well-grown and in fresh rder, having been well done, were assed at 36/-. On acconnt of Olrig tation, 210 six-year-old ewes, fairly ell mouthed and carrying a good slipe, »ld at 23/6. ,On account of Mr H. B. Campbell, oukawa, 186 four, six and eight-tooth irly-ahorn well-framed roomy Owes dd at 25/r. On account of Te Apiti Estate, 366 eH-grown eaTly-shorn two-tooth ewes, l splendid fresh condition, sound in mstitution, a very attractive entry of aung sheep, brought 35/6. On account of Clareinch Station, 192 icely-grown eaTly-shorn two-tooth wtaf particularly well done and in Bry bright condition and attractive, adq 38/9. = On account of Mr John Russell, ananui, 197 fivo and six-year-old >omy ewe>i, fair mouthed and in quite >od order, made 20/-. > On account of Mr J. Teschamalcer linte, Mangatahi, 126 quite ■ wcllonthed " sheep, in medium condition *4 carrying a good slipe, made 20/-. * On account of Mr S. Arayes, Eskdale, K) well-framed five-year-old ewes, the pnths of some being a little low, ade *19/6. A Mangakuri line of two-tooth ewes,. (My growp and woolled, iu good rfier, sold at 36/6. jOn account of Mr. B. R. Campbell, •okawa, 90 five and six-year-old ewes, »il framed, poorly mouthed and carrytg a good slipe, made 18/6. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE - ' AGENCY CO., LTD.' On account of Mr. G. Field, Waimania, 153 sound-mouthed ewes, carryLg a lot of condition, brought 19/6. On account of Moteo Station, 135 x-year-old ewes, well framed aucl >omy, made 20/-. • DALGETY AND CO., LTD. On account of Mr. F. Hildreth, Maniwhare, 109 quite well-mouthed iive-sar-old ewes, iu goc*d condition, madp [/-. ' On account of Mr. Harold Beamish, "hanawhana, 112 aiedium-grown earlytorn two-tooth ewes, well done and , splendid doing order, brought 34/6. On account of Mr. S. Hilyard, Araiwanui, 100 five-year-old ewes, a little w in condition but well-mouthed, ■alised 19/10. On account of Mr. G. W. McRobbie, L entry of sound-mouthed ewes carryg a good slipe brought 20/9. ; An entry of 150 five-year-old ewes, taranteed sound-mouthed, late-shorn it empty after some days on the road, ade 23/6. On account of Mr. J. H. Hartree, aihou, 121 six-year-old ewes, inixed in se wool aui in light condition, bufc

would fatten readily, were passed at 14/3. On account of Mr. N. M. McGregor, Rissington, 88 four, six and eight-tooth ewes, rather low in condition but would quickly cocne on with "good pasture; ( were passed at 19/-. H.B. FARMERS '^COrOP. ASSN., LTD. On account of Mr. G. F. Hardy, " Motonui," 144 medium-grown densewoolled two-tooth ewes, in fresh con- ' dition, made 33/1. On account of Maunganui .Station, 115 two, four and six-tooth ewes, in hardy, good-doing order, made 26/-. On account of Mt. Cameron Station, Puketapu, 72 well-framed early shorn, good-doing and in hardy condition, brought 29/6. •On account of Rosser and Son, Pakipaki, 73 particularly wellgrown Octo-ber-shorn two-tooth ewes, in splendid condition havingi been extra-weli done, were passed at 35/3. On account of Mr. G. F. Hardy, Elsthorpe. 68 dense- woolled nicfiy-grown two-tooth ewes in fresh attractive order made 34/3. On account of Mr H. Jacksons, Mangatahi, 96 six-year-old ewes, mixed in the wool but carrying a lot of condition, brought 20/-. A Greenhill line of 235 slx-year ewes on account of Mr John Lyons, bigframed 6heep, soundly mouthed, strong wools predominating, met the ^market at 20/-. A line of 100 2-th ewes in from Mangatahi and offered on account of Mr Henry Jackson, medium-framed, 1 fairly oohed, the eheep in good order, made 32/6. ■* A pen of 73 maiden 4-th Ryeland crossbred ewes, in from Kereru and on account of Mr E. Averill, Echills, eold at 27/6. A line of 111 five and six-year ewes down from Mount Cameron, soundly mouthed, hardy sheep, mixed in the wool with strong qualities predominating,- store condition, made 20/6. A draft of 146 mixed-age ewes, down from Rissington and on account of Mr. Urenf mostly in itore order, late shorn, sornewliat mixed in size, apparently fairly well mouthed, made 16/2. A Motunui draft of 2-tooths oo account of Mr. G. F. Hardy, medium to well grown, well woolled generally, in

good, fresh order, healthy sheep, maJ« 37/6 for 181, the balance of 100 selling at 36/3. A line of 189 6-year ewes, down from tho llacFarlane Estate at Waiterenui, well framed sheep, in good condition generally, somewhat cnixed in the wool, made 19/-. The five-year sheep from Waiterenui, 176 in the lin§, sound in mouths anu' udders, similarly woolled, sold at 23/9. On account of Dartmoor Station, 176 mixed-age ewes iu light condition, splendidly mouthed and woolled, and would come away readily on good pasture, brought 21/-. On account of Mr E. Rosser, Pakipaki, 97 well-grown extra-well woolled ew.es, in .splendid condition, . and well done realised 36/4. On account of Greenhill Station, ,118. six-year-old ewes, poorly mouthed, well constitutioned and in quite, good breeding order made 19/9. DE PELICHET, McLEOD AND CO., LTD. A Tukemokihi Station' line of 6*th. ewes, well' grown/ fairly woolled, passed at 31/-. A draft of 263 five-year e'wes, in from Ponui Station and on account of Mr Dick Williams, soundly mouthed, late shorn, carrying 6tore to fresh condition, met the market at 23/6. A line of 6-year ewes, on account oi Mr. J. Thom, Maraetotara, rnet the market. at 20/1. , Sixty 2-tooth ewes, in from Ponui Station and on account of Mr. Dick Williams, small to medium framed, strong in the wool generally, sold out at 30/6. , A well-mouthed line of five-yeai ewes, fairly fraited, late shorn, strong ly woolled, store, sold at 25/9. A line of 203 two-tooth ewes, dowu from Glen Aros and on account of Mr. J. A. MacFarlane, fairly grown, in good order, somewhat mixed in the wool, made 36/9. A line of 110 six-tooth ewes in from Taurapa Station, well framed and in good order, . strong in quality, met the market at 31/-. A pen of 95 from Taurapa Station, medium to fairly grown, good store -to fresh, somewhat mixed in the wool, realised 30/-. A pen of 642 four-tooth ewes, down from Chesterhope and on accdunt of Mr. D. Fernie, fairly-grown sheep carrying a strong quality wool and iu good store order, met the market - at 30/6. A pen of 490 2-tooths, also from Chesterhope, English Leicester cross, sold at 29/6 and 30/2 in cuts.