SENSATIONAL SALE OF EWES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 31, 20 February 1937, Page 19

SENSATIONAL SALE OF EWES

Shilling Bids for Five^Year Te Apiti Line THE LATER SALES 'Ihe lnarket for the concluding oft'eringa at yesterday's evve fair at btortlpiil Louge reinaiiied uncnauged wita tnaii i uixug dunng the iirst portion oi the seliing. Biudmg was dt tnnes eu'atio in the eourse of the ebb and how of tlve selnng. «oiae quite good saies Were eif'ectea for a few of the fiflal lots. Buyers showed » mafkecl tenueucy to hpiu olf the aged eweo that were pooriy mouthed, many of wuiph were tattooing propositions only. As reported yesterday the seiling di the, 't'e Apiti live-year-old ewes Btaged tjie seriBatipn of the sale, Two buyers Wero f ^JJy'deteimined to purchase thv well-known aad wpll-bred line. Starting at 31/- the bids rose 1/- at a tilne in quick auccession to 38/-, The beil intef vened before a further bid could be given, and it was likely that the '40/ inark wotild have been veaohed Or evcn bettered. Tui whole g&theriug was amazdd at this astonishing biddiug, tbi tjiese ewes., in quality and breeding, dift'ered little from the outstandiug Waipoapoa draft which realised 83/ The* purChaser of these ewea, who waiited thenl for his property at Wanstead. was the bidder who waa cut put by the bell for the Te Apiti draft The top price for HveTyear*olda at thp flrst fair was 32/8 for Mr E. B(. Bearnisli'B Kohatunui draft. Eseeptional twO'toOths made tb 38/11 which were equkl to the best offerings at the fii'st fair when 47/6 was reaPhed. Additipnal realisatione to those published yesterday were aa underi — WILLIAMS AND LTD. On acepunt pf Mr. Gordon Holt, Puketitiri, 86 mediilnl-gfQwn very hardy two-tooth ewea, sound in conStitUtiOn and in fresh cpndition, madp 82/9. On aecount of Mr F. Hammond, Kaiwaka, 111 five and" six-year-old soundmouthed ewPs brought 19/9. On acepunt of Mr Evan Davis, Puketapu, 107 four and six-tooth ewes, some a little harsh in the wool, but in splpndid condition, being in fresh order, made 30/-. On aecount of Mr E. H. Glendining, Waihua, 93 six-year-old ewes, quite well mouthed and in light to medium condition, made 15/9, On aecount of Mr J. Praser, Kaiwaka, 100 five and six-year-old ewes, in light condition, brought 18/4. On aecount of Mr T. Siscox, Puketitiri, i00 fiye-year-old ewes, eplendidly mouthed, a good high-country line and carryinfi a good slfpe, brought 19/9. On aecount of Mr F. B. Logan, Pukekino, Kereru, 100 medium-growni early shorn two-tooths, in very hardy ordei, brought 31/-. On accoiint of "Mokopeka" Station, , 115 eariy-shorn four-tooth ewes, in fresh, i'orward condition, realised 30/3. On aecount of the Waipoapoa Station, 40f well-framed and well-bred fiye-year-old ' early-shorn ewes, in eplendid fresh condition, sold at 33/-. On aecount of Olrig Station, 428 five-year-old ewan, well mouthed and in good breeding order, made 26/3. On aecount of Mr W. J. Gimblett, Ngatarawa, an entry of nicely-grown eariy-shorn two-tooth ew&s, in good qrder, brought 34/3. . ' . On accouht of Whanakino Station, 109 five-year-old ewes, well' mouthed, well framed and in good breeding ordpf, were passed at 22/-. On aecount of Mangakuri Station, 281 niceljr-grown early-shorn two-tooths OWps ih f orward hardy* order made 35/9. ' On aecount of Te Apiti Station, 535 gunranteed five?year-old ewes, bred on the ' station and in exceptional order, he.ine in vety fresh condition and well woolled, topped ihe market to make 38/- i'or 4Q0, the remainder seiling at "On aecount of Clifton Station, 150 nieely growq two-tooth ewes, earlyghorn and in fresh, forward order. WQn fccount of Mr L. Brownlie, Puketitiri, 127 well-mouthed fiYe'y®a^.".° ewe"i in nardv ordpr, a good brPedmg lipe. made. 26/6. . On aecount of the estate pf P. ^ Phee. Mason Ridge, 255 well-mouthe^ "five-year-pld ewes in ^endid prder. n good breeding line, replised 29/-. g On aecount of Whanakino Station, 250 quite well-grown. sound in constitm tion two-tooth ewes, a Mtle i pfert j the wool and in good doing order realised 32/6 H,B. PABMEES- CO-OP. ASSJT.- 1-TD. vn 'pm «f W igq five-year-old ewes showing - land 5raiu, being in particularly goo, COnof30ecoSUgo" Mr'A- a Ben^tt Patoka, 120 five-year-old owes, roomY and in healthy, sound order, made 25/3. j)Q PELICHET, MeLEOD & CO., LTD. On aecount of Tawppa Station, 88 cmaranteed four-year-ol4 ewes, in very good "order and carrying a good slipe, made 25/-. , , On aecount of Taqrapa Station, 151 four-tooths, well grown and in splpndid condition, well woolled. and attractive brought 35/3. . On aecount of Taurapa Station, 24H I nicely-grown fresh-in-condition two tooths, in splendid order, brqught 35/-. On accoqnt of Mr Ian Gordqn, Hau- ! pciuri Station, 150 particularly wpll- ! grown two-to.oths, ' arly shorn and in splendid fresh condition, realised 38/2/* MURRAY, ROBERTS AND CQ„ LTD An entry of 117 Down-cross ifiixpdagPd ewes in splendid store condition, [ wero pasBed at 23/-.