SHEEP HARD TO SELL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 52, 17 March 1937, Page 6

SHEEP HARD TO SELL

. Wether Lambs Easiest to Quit DULL MARKET The yarding of 13,000 store sheep at fStortford Lodge met with a dull market in which the selling was slow and lifeless. Values were easier for practically all entries, the best selling lots being very forward, . well-done wether lambs. » The outstanding entry yn account of Ohiti Station, being an early shorn well-bred . entry showing quality throughout with a large number in kfllable order, selling at 19/6. Smail-grown woolly iines were hard to quit to 15/-. Breeding ewes were not in 'active demand, one of the best .lines, a very early lambing proposition in from Puketapu, making 23/6. Fattening- ewes made cheaper rates, ranging from 12/- down to 7/6 for very poor in condition lots. Values were mad© as nnder for pelected entries. On account of Mr. R. Buddo, Te Mahanga, 76 mixed-aged ewes, a fattening proposition, brought 12/-. An entry of 198 fairly grown, woolly, white-faced lambs, in forward, sound order, realised 19/1. In off the Puketapu hilla, 234 woolly wether lambs, medium grown and in light to -medium ord(er, brought 14/6. Off hill country on the Middle road, 236 store ewes, a fattening proposition, many being in light order, brought 12/6. An entry of 189 small-grown, late, woolly, white-faced lambs, in healthy, sound order and just crutched> was passed at 13/9. On account of the Hakowhai Station, Puketapu, 138 late, woolly, whitefaced wether lambs, in sound, bright condition, were passed at 14/;. An entry of 223 Bmall-grown,. blackfaced lambs, in meaty condition, was ' sold at 17/-. An entry of 189 late-shorn, aged ewes for fattening, some being fairly well mquthed, brought 7/6. On account of Ohiti Station, 233 forward in condition, very early shom, white-faced lambs, including a. number of killable sorts, made 19/6. On account of Mr. J. Le Quesne, Puketapu; 110 five-year, guaranleed sound-mouthed ewes, runnihg with Southdown rams since January 15, being a very early lambing proposition, were passed at 23/6. These ewes .were welj f ramed . and in good sound condition. " In from .Waimarama, 156 fattening ewes in light to medium order brought 11/-. • On account of Mr. S. Porter, Kaiwaka, 127 llve-year ewes, many being small f ramed but in very sound order and well mouthed, . brought. 20/9. An entry of 104 medium-framed, fiveyear ewes, running with, three Southdown rams since March • 1, brought 21/6. ' On account of Mr; J. Connor, Omapere/ 243 shorn, medium-;grqwn, whitefaced* wether lambs, in* fresh, hardy condition, were passed at 14/9. An entry of 131 five-year ewes, well mouthed, carryiug a good slipe, being in sound condition and running with three Southdown rama since March 1. made 20/9. Down from Argyll, 84 well-grown, early-shorn, two-tooth ewes, in good fresh condition, - realised 32/6On account of Mr T. Simcox, Puketitiri, 100 well-grown wethers, in very forward condition, being well woolled, topped the market at 2o/3. An excellent entry of 96 well-grown, well-bred woolly white-faced wether lfimbs realised 21/10. On account of Le Quesne Bros., Puketapu,. 56 nicely grown, woolly ewe lambs, showing a touch of halfbred, being in very healthy order, were passed at 25/3,