THE MARKETS.

Wairarapa Age, 17 March 1927, Page 7

THE MARKETS.

MASTERTON SALE. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op erative Distributing Co., Lfd., report; We held our usual weekly sale'ut Masterton on Wednesday when we sub niitted a full yarding of sheep to a good attendance of buyers. We had a very successful sale, disposing of all our entry under the hammer, at prices on a par with recent sales. Prices were: 2-th ewes, 17/6, 21/ to 22/6; 4 and 5-year ewes, 11/6, 13/1, 14/3, 14/6 to 16/; 2-th wethers, 16/6, 17/9 to 18/5; lac&bs, medium, 12/2, 12/6; cull lambs, 9/ bo 10/; store ewes, 8/6, 9/6 to 10/3; b.f. lambs, 14/. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their Masterton sale as follows: A good entry of sheep was submitted to a large .attendance of buyers. Competition was keen throughout the sale, with juices quite on a par with recent sales, a clearance being effected at the following prices: Account Castlepoint station: 634 5-year ewes, at 15/ to 15/10; 613 4 and 6-th and 4-year ewes. 17/3 to 18/; 383 2-t.h ewes, 18/3 to 19/4; 101 2-th wethers, 18/10 (these lets being sold in conjunction with the W.F.C.A. Ltd.). Account R. S. Pilmer: 242 4-year ewes, 19/1; 165 5-year owes, 14/8; account J. A. McLean: 365 f.m. ewes, 13/ to 13/4; account Tikitapu Station: 356 shorn wether lambs, 14/10; 37 do, 12/3; 37 b.f. lambs, 14/. Southdown rams made from 1 gn. to gns.

Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd. report: Another heavy yarding of sheep came forward, our entry comprising 2400 of all classes. There was a good attendance and. buyers were operating from the Pahiatua and Marawatu districts. In sympathy with recent sales held in the district, it was anticipated that all lines would meet with a poor demand, but contrary to expectations, there was a very keen enquiry, and prices showed an advance of 2s to 3s as compared with late sales. Ewes in particular, sold very well, and it seemed that buyers were deterrtiined to fill their requirements, with the result that the majority sold at prices well above vendors’ expectations. Wethers and lambs were also in keen demand and we have to report a most successful sale. With the exception of one pen of ewes, we mad© a total clearance as follows: Account G. Moore and Sons: 2-th ewes, 26/1 to 26/2; 2-th ewes (heavy skins), 21/7; cull ewes, 17/9. Account W. Taylor: 2-th wethers, 19/6; 4 and 6-th wethers, 22/. Other vendors: 4 and 5-year ewes, 11/6 to 13/9; cull ewes, 8/ to 9/; 2tk wethers, 18/ to 19/; 4-th wethers, 20/ to 22/; b.f. lambs, 14/ to 15/2; w.f. lambs (small), 7/3 to 8/9; S.D. rams, 1£ to 10J gns. The Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association Ltd., stock department, report as follows: We offered approximately 1000 sheep, and in conjunction with other firms approximately 2000, to a large attendance. Competition throughout was keen and we disposed of the whole yarding, the bulk of which comprised some particularly good lines of breeding ewes, at prices from 2/ to 3/ per head on medium to superior lines in advance on our last week’s offering. Our principle lines were 4, '6 to f.f.m., on account Castlepoint Station (in conjunction with Dalgety and Co), which made from 17/3 to 18/. The 5-year ewes from the same vendor made from 15/ to 15/10; and 2-th withers, on account S. Mawley, 20/. We report: 101 2 and 4-th ewes, account J. Wardell (Stronvar), 19/6; 614 4, 6 to f.f. m. ewes, account Castlepoint station, 17/3, 17/9 to 18/; 634 5-year ewes, recount Castlcpoint station, 15/, 15/1 to 15/10; 383 2-th (medium) ewes ,account Castlepoint station, 18/3 to 19/4; 127 m.a. ewes, 10/10; 251 f.m. ewes, 1 ,8/6; 11 m.a. ewes, 11/9; 59 cull do, 4/3; small ewes, 14/3; small 2 and ' •4-th ewes, 13/2; 79 2-th wethers, account S. Mawley, 20/; 102 medium 2th wethers, 18/10; 15 woolly ewe lambs (good), account Murchie and Knight, 20/3; 88 w.f. woolly wether lambs, 14/6; 62 b.f. lambs, 13/9; 2 aged S.D. rams, 4-'gns.; 2 1-shear Southdown rams, 6$ gns.; 2 do, 7| gns.