FIRM MARKET FOR SHEEP

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 80, 21 April 1937, Page 6

FIRM MARKET FOR SHEEP

Forward Wethers Advance by 1/- a Head LAMBS UNCHANGED A firm market pxevailed for store sheep ' at Stortford Lodge to-day when 12,000 head were penned.4 Lambs pre- ' dominated, while ' there were several entries Of f at and forward wethers and ewes in lamb. : . Wethers • in • very forward condition, being in killable order, ehowed an advance of 1/- a head to-day when a large draft off the Kereru hills topped the market at 28/-. Another splendid' entry, on account of Mr H. E. Clark, off his Rissington property, in excellent order, sold at 27/10. . . Lambs showed little change from last week, with the ' exception of a few second-quality- lines which improved slightly, while others made better buy? ing than a week ago. Fat arid forward shorn Eomney wether lambs made 21/10. Young ewes in lamb made to 31/3, while aged sorts, poorly-mo'uthsd, reached to 23/-. Forward einpty ewes realised 17/with aged poor store sorts realising' to 14/-. . • ' ; , Eealisations were as under:— On account of Mr Colin White, Te Mahanga, 160 aged ewes, running with Southdown rains since February 11, brought 23/1. On aqcount of Mr H. E. Clark, Awanui, Rissington, 208 well-framed, earlyshorn,* fat and" forward 'wethers, in splendid order, being well woolled and heavy, met the market at 27/9: • On account 'of Mr J, J. Gatenby,Haumoana, 287 shorn Romney ewe lambs, showing a Corriedale cross, sold at 22/6: * ' , . A further entry on accojunt of Mr. *H. E. Clark, off his Rissington property, of 229 well- woolled two and four-tooth fat and forward wethers, rather gmaller grown- than the previous pen out of the draft, sold at,26/7, * On account of Waikonini Station, 194 tw'o-tooth wethers in very- fdrward i'resh order and well ' woulled sold at 26/6. . • ' " " . • On accbunt of Mr.- Alex. McKay, an entry' .of 162 back-country-bred four and six-too£h' ewes, running with Southdown rams since February 24, sold, at" 31/3. ' "• Down off the Kereru Hills, a draft of well-grown and well-woolled fat And forward wethprs, iu fresh condition, having. been well done, sold in a line at 28/-. * : An entry of 241 Mokopeka-bred woolly' Romney wether lambs, medium grown and in bright" healthy order, made 17/3.- " On account of Whanakino Station, 169 small-grown woolly wether lambs in light condition realised 15/5. " • • * On account of Greenhill Estate, 186 shorn Romney wether lambs in fat and fprward order topped the market at 21/10. On account of Mr. J. Williams, Wai1 marama, 136 woolly Romney wether lambs, in good store condition, realised 17/7. - • ' ; On accunt of Mr. D. Wilson, Waimarama, 107 fat and forward. mediumgrown woolly Romney wether lambs in sound condition sold at 20/8. Oh acfeount , of Mr. F. McKenzie, * 83 medium-grown woolly Romney wetheir lambs in forward Order sold at 20/7. ■ On account of Mr. H. Judd, Eskdale, '92 five-year ewes running with "Southdown rams since Mar.ch 1 realised 21/-, ■On account of the Estate. M. Walker, Maraekakaho, 213 four and five-year ewe* running with Southdown rams since the first week in Marqh, rather low in the mouth, sold. at 22/9. Down from Te Mahanga, 90 small grown black-faced lambs in good store order and: hardy sold at 15/-. In- from Eskdale, an entry of 90 wellwoolled RQmney ewe lambs in ' good condition and sound realised 28/ r.-