EASIER TONE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 5, 29 September 1937, Page 5

EASIER TONE

Sfatre.Sheep Valuei at Stortford Lodge hoggets sell to 31/4 After m'eeting with particularly brisk selling for several weeks past, an easier market Tuled for hoggets, which constituted practicttlly the whole of the ojfering of stbre sheep at Btoftfofd Lodge to:dtty. The selling lacked tho elastmity fii late saies, although ihe coinpetitidn waa added to by outside interests. The uncfertainty bf thb wobl m'afket in Gr'eat Britain and adver.se local climatic cottditiotts . Were believed to be poSsible cotttributing factbrs . to tho casing of the market. Extra Well growtt Woblly Wether hoggfeti mttde to 81/4 but smqll grown lots wero diflicult to trade. "Eettlisatibtts were as under:— In ' from Maraekakaho, 222 small to medium grown woolly Romney wether hoggets, in medium order, were passed at 25/4. On account of Mr Miki Thomas,» Waimarama, 273 faarly grown Down cross ewe hoggets, in fqrward order and should be ready to hang up ott" the sttears, were sold at 25/6. An etttry of 154 medium grown woolly Romney ewe hoggets, in forward order and healthy, sold at 33/-. _ Ott account of Mr H. Anderson, Pakipaki, 132 "well grown woolly Eomney wether libggets, in forward condition and should clio well, met the market at 2S/10; Ott account of Mr Miki Thoinas, Waimarama, 331 Dcwn -cross wether hoggets, in forward condition, realised 26/10. On account of Mr D. P. H. Thornden, Twyford, 130 nicely-growtt wellwoolled Eoniney WctjiCr hoggets^ itt forward order and should deVelop ittto tt SpiCndid line of two-tooths btt ihe sttears, soia at 81/3. An entry of 296 medium grown Romhey wether hoggets, unshortt tts lambs and in healthy order, wfefe paSsed at 27/-. In from Maraekakaho, 207 rather smaller grown .woolly Eomney wether hoggets, in inaium order and bright, were passed at 24/- after little inquiry. On account of Eamsay Bros., Haumoana, a particularly well grown line of 133 woolly Eomney wether hoggets, ih forward order and healthy, topped tlie niarket at 31/4. In from Puketapu, 117 sihall grown woolly Eomney wether hoggets, in me'dium ordef, sold at 25/9. Att btttry of 156 Romnfey wether Hoggets, shbrii as lambs, fairly grown and in gobd Stofb cdttdition attd sottiid, were passed at 24/9.