FAT SHEEP VALUES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 47, 11 March 1937, Page 15

FAT SHEEP VALUES

Recent Levels Maintained at Stortford SMALL YARDING Values for fat sheep at Stortford Lodge yesterday were fully maintained at late rates when a small yarding, mixed in quality, was ofFered. Light to medium ewes made the freezing schedule, whwile heavy sorts brought t,o 21/-. Very few wethers wero penned, and a lightly-finished lot made 26/6. Prime Down cross two-tooths were in demand, making to 24/4 Most of the laxnbs offered .were medium weights, making to 24/-, one extra heavy Romney realising the high figure of 34/-. Second quality sorts brought to 21/9. Eealisations were as unfler: — A small entry from Qpapa of mediumgrown black-faced lambs, in quite good order, made 24/-. Five medium ewes, quite well finished, made 18/9. A pen of small-grown black-faced lambs, a line of second quality, made 21/9, A single extra prime, very heavy, white-faced lamb realised 34/-. An entry of 17 Down crosa twotooths, prime finished, of good quality, should hang up at about 441bs., made 24/4. A small pen of medium ewes from Rissington made 18/-. Ten mediuin Dqwh cross two-tooths made 21/6, On account of Mr, R. Bqrgess, Otane, a small entry of Snffold cross ewes of prime quality brought 21/-. A small entry of heavy, prime, very eariy-shorn wethers made 28/10. Twe»ty-one rather light-finishefl, early-shom wethers made 26/6. Forty-five heavy prime ewes sold at 21/-,