THE MARKETS.

Wairarapa Age, 10 March 1927, Page 7

THE MARKETS.

MASTERTON SALE. The N.Z. Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Co., Ltd., report:—<We held our usual weekly sale at Mastcrton yesterday, when we yarded 1500 sheep to a good attendance of buyers. We had an exceptionally good sale for any class of sheep that was showing quality, but inferior ewes were difficult to sell, although we were successful in disposing ®fi ntost pf our entry at the following prices:—Fifty 2-tooth ewes (small) 17/6, 31 do. 20/3, 120 do. 22/10, 100 6-tooth ewes 25/-, 105 4-ycar ewes 20/4, 100 5-year ewes 14/-, 130 5-year ewes 15/9, 30 5-year ewes 16/-, 216 5-year ewos 16/-, 63 store ewes 9/6, 106 2-tooth wethers 19/6, 85 b.f. rape lambs 16/6,

37 do, 17/4, 95 small shorn lambs 9/3. S.D. rams 3gns to 4gns. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report on their Masterton sale held yesterday as fol lows:—We offered a fair yarding of

sheep to a good attendance. Com.-.-eti tion was not so keen as last week, and prices all round were easier for breeding owes. Old bad-mouth ewes especially were hard to quit, except at very low figures. Lambs mot with an iniproved market. We quote: S.M. Romney ewes 19/6, 4-tooth and f.m. ewes 16/-, 2-tooth ewos (small) 15/-, cull ewos 4/1 to 7/6, small b.f. lambs 9/6 to 11/(4, white face lambs small 7/6 to 11/2.

The Wairarapa Farmers report:—We offered a total of about 2800 sheep, and also 732 head in conjunction with Messrs. Dalgety and Co. In our list were some particularly good lines of 4-th., 6-th. and 4-year old ewes, the best of which were offered on account of Mr. R. O. Smith, these were early shorn sheep bearing ages marks true to 1 description, all of which met with keen i competition. Other principle vendors were 5 year ewes ex Rawhiti, and 4 year ewes (late shorn) ex Kahaumingi. The sale for inferior lots was a comparison with last sale’s report, hut on medium lots the demand was slower than at last sale, it being quite evident that the bulk of the enquiries for breeding ewes has been filled. A good number of shearling' Southdown rams sold readily at prices ranging up to 8 gns. We report: 177 4-th. ewes ex.

R. O. Smith 265. 9d.; 44 4 and 6-th. ewes ex J. O’Hara 265. 3d.; 142 4-th. ewos ex R. O. Smith 225. 7<1.; 50 medium 4 and 6-th. ewes ex R. O. Smith 215.; 85 4 and 6-th. ewes ex Rawhiti station 205.; 91 2-th. ewes ex Glcnside station 255. 3d.; 334 4-yr. ewes iex R. O. Smith 21s. 6d.; 550 4-yr. ewes (late shorn) IBs. 6d.; 220 5-yr. ewes ex Rawhiti 15s. 9d.; 181 do. ex W. P. O’Brien 14s. W.; 200 6-th. to f.m. ewes ex J. AV. Buchanan 14s. 3d.; on account other vendors 20.1 f.m. ewes Ils. 6d.; 51 do 9s. 6d.; other small lines of f.m. ewes from 7s. 2d. to Bs. 3c!.; 42 4-th. wethers 20s. 9d.; 35 small b.f. lambs 9s. 6d.; 15 shearling Southdown rams 7gns. to Bgns.; 6 1-sh. to 3shear S.D. rams 3igns.; 6 aged S.D. rams 2gns. to 2Agns. in conjunction with Messrs. Dalgety and Co.; on ac-

count A. G. Pilmer 505 4-yr. ewes 10d.; 24 fat ewes 14s. 6d.; 203 2-th. ewes 18s. 3d. to 19s.

Dalgety and C 9., Ltd., report on the above sale as follows.-—A full yarding of sheep was submitted to a large attendance. Competition was slack on most linos, with a drop in prices compared with last week’s sale. Young ewes, however, met with fair competi-

tion and a total clearance was effected as follows:—A/c. W. R. Birch 200 4-th. ewes 265.; 296 5-yr. ewes at 13s. 10d.; a/e. A. G. Pilmer 203 2-th. ewes 18s. 3d. to 19d.; 502 4-yr. ewes JBs lOd. (in conj. with W.F.C.A.) Other sales were effected- as follows: P.b. Romney ewes 30a.; 2-th.ewes 235.; fat wethers 18s. to 255.; w.f. woolly lambs 14*?.; b.f. lambs 135.; S.D. rams 94gns., 6|gns., 6gns., 4tgns. to 4gns. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report.—Another big yarding of sheep came forward yesterday, our entry comprising approximately 3000 sheep. There was a good attendance of buyers, but prices were easier than last week and practically the whole yarding met with a dragging sale. We made a total clearance at the following prices: A/c. J. W. Colquhoan, 2-th. ewes 265. 3d. (top price of sale); a/c. Percy Falconer, 2-th. ew’es 235.; a/c. E. Pain, 2 and 4-th. wethers 215.; a/c. other vendors, 2-th. ewes 20s. to 225. 6d.; 4 'and 5-yr. ewes 13s. to 175.; 2-th. wethers 18s. to 205.; 4-th. wethers 18s. to 215.; w.f. lambs 12s. 6d. to 155.; cull w.f. lambs 7s. to Bs. 6d.; b.f. lambs 15s. to 17s. 6d.; cull b.f. lambs Bs. to 10s. 6d.; cull ewes ss. to Bs.