FAT SHEEP
EXCELLENT DEMAND KEEN COMPETITION FOR YARDING. QUALITY OF ENTRY IMPROVED. A small yarding of approximately 1000 fat sheep met an excellent demand at Stortford Lodge yesterday when values realised showed still further improvement on last week’s rates, the improvement being due to the strength of both local and outside competition operating on a relatively short yarding. The quality of the entry was good, with ewe lines predominating. Right from the start competition was keen, with outside interests going hard af«*r ewes which were in greatest supply. Local buyers were also keen, and values rose at once, being maintained and improved throughout the course of the sale. Lightly finished lines of stock did not appreciate in value as much as the prime lines, but they were by no means neglected. How these rates will be maintained during the next month would be difficult to foretell, but there is evidently a shortage of fat sheep on the more southern markets of the Island, and judging by the excellent percentages that are being realised in the Hawke’s Bay flocks this year, there will not be the same supply of dry ewes available on the local markets. The sale was probably one of the brightest this season, not a single entry being passed in, showing how good buyers’ rates were when compared with the vendors’ ideas of value. The first of the spring lamb were offered at yesterday’s sale, and these attracted considerable attention. The quality of the entry was good, with some particularly fine lines of ewes and wethers being entered. Some of the entries and prices paid, from which an idea of the state of the market may be gained, were as follows :— In from Mangateretere and offered •n account of Messrs Thompson Bros., two pens of hoggets, fairly grown and finished, realised 18/- and 17/- in two tuts. Ex Whakamarama and on account of Mr L. Lowe, an entry of ewes ranging from medium to prime in condition made good prices, a pen of 26 selling at 17/6 and two pens of 12 making 10/7 and 19/6 respectively. A pen of light ewes offered on behalf of Mr J. Beattie, 10 in the pen, met the market at 15/9. An Opapa draft from Mr R. Beve-
ridge realised 18/6 and 18/4 for two pens of medium ewes, while the tops made 19/-. In from the St. Lawrence district and on behalf of Mr W. Crampton, a pen of prime ewee sold out at 19/-. A Pakipaki draft from Messrs C. Rosser and Son sold at 19/6 for a pen of 21 4 and 6-th. prime ewes, well framed and woolled. Thirty-seven medium framed and finished ewes realised 17/1, while a small pen of seven light ewes made 16/7. A pen of small framed medium finished, in from a Ngatarawa vendor, sold at 17/6, another pen from the same property realising 16/-. Two pens of prime heavy maiden ewes, 18 and 10 in the pens, met keen competition to sell at 22/3 and 22/2 respectively. A Mangateretere draft, offered on account of Messrs Thompson Bros., of 10 medium conditioned ewes realised 17/4. In from Poukawa and offered on account of Mr D. Douglas, a line of 89 prime heavy wethers, well grown and woolled, met a very brisk demand, 21/4 being realised for a pen of 39 and 21/- for a pen of 50. Offered on account of Mr J. Le Quesne, a Puketapu draft of ewes realised 18/10 for the tops, the remainder gelling at prices ranging from 15/8 to Tff/-. A single prime whiteface hogget offered on account of this vendor topped the hoggets at 24/-, a lighter hogget making 21/6. Ex Pakowhai, and on account of Mr Tattersall, a ewe draft of 45 realised 20/6 for a pen of 10 6-th. maiden ewes, 24 medium framed prime ewes making 19/-, while the remainder sold at 17/6. A Tamumu consignment on account of Mr J. D. Logan, of 25 prime ewes met the market at 20/-. A single fat wether topped the market at 25/-. A pen of spring lambs, offered on account of Mr H. McLeod, 16 Blackface crossbred lambs met the market at 22/6 for four, tho remainder being available at this figure. In from Poukawa and offered on account of Mr C. Buddo, a ewe draft realised 19/7 for the top pen of eight prime maiden ewes, tho remainder selling at prices ranging from 18/6 to 18/10. Judged on the day’s markets the following range of prices ruled:— Ewes — Medium to prime .. 18, Gto 22/3 Others from .. . - 11/* Hoggets .. .. .. 17/- to 24/Wethers— Medium to prime .. 19/3 to 25/Others from <. .. 17/Lambs «•<*»*_ t 0 W®
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 227, 7 September 1933, Page 11
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778FAT SHEEP Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 227, 7 September 1933, Page 11
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