MASTERTON EWE FAIR

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 February 1939, Page 9

MASTERTON EWE FAIR

ALMOST TOTAL CLEARANCE EFFECTED. STRONG COMPETITION EVIDENT. The Wairarapa Live Stock Auctioneering Association report: We held our second annual ewe fair at the Masterton Yards yesterday, when 26,500 breeding ewes were penned to a large and representative gathering of local farmers. Buyers were present also from the Manawatu, Dannevirke and .Wanganui Districts, and from the Waikato. The quality of the sheep generally speaking was right up to standard. In the offering some 7,000 2 and 4-th ewes commanded strong competition throughout. The 4-yr old ewes also met with keen demand, while in the 5-year-old section the main lines of well known station drafts commanded at times very spirited competition. Ewes that were inclined to be down in the mouth, however, were rather hard of sale. We are able to report practically a total clearance under the hammer. The top price of the day was secured, for an attractive ilne of 2-th ewes on account of “Te Whanga,” this line realising 32s 6d. In the maiden 4-th section an attractive line of 2-th ewes on ac■unt of “Te Awaite” realised 28s 3d j?he “Flatpoint” 4-th ewes sold unde keen competition, topping the marketer 4-year-old ewes at 21s 6d. A very attractive line of 5-year-old ewes on account of M. D. McGregor fell to the bid of 20s 9d. The principal sales of the day were as follows:— 4- ewes, a/c “Flatpoint,” 21s ad; a/c H. West, 20s; a/c C. L. Welch 19s 9d; a/c W. G. Groves, 19s; a/c N. W. Groves, 18s 6d; others, according to quality and condition, 16s 6d to 17s 9d. 5- ewes: A/c M. D. McGregor, 20s 9d; a/c Percy Cooper, 20s; a/c A. H. Falloon, 18s 4d; a/c C. R. Judd, 18s; a/c H. G. Groves, 19s; a/c “Tikitapu” estate, 18s 6d; a/c “Maringi,” 18s 7d; a/c “Flatpoint,” 17s 6d; a/c G. and J. Moore, 17s. Others, according to quality and teeth, from 12s 6d to 15s and up to 16s 6d. An attractive line of 6-year-old ewes were sold on account of Mr M. D. McGregor at 18s 3d, this being the top price for this age on the day. A line of R. P. Larsen’s made 14s, while the “Kumu Kumu”Tine realised 13s 4d and “Flatpoint” 13s. In the 2-tooth ewe section competition throughout was keen and the following are our realisations: —“Te Whanga,” 32s 6d; “Flatpoint,” 28s 7d; H. J. W. Lord, 24s 9d; “Mamaku,” 265; J. H. Cameron Estate, 265; “Matahiwi,” 26s 8d; F. Price, 25s 6d; T. A. Brown, 295; G. and J. Moore, 26s 2d; J. L. Heckler, 27s 6d; “Springhill,” 24s Gd; Laird Meredith, 28s; Percy Cooper, 265. Small hold-over 2-th ewes ranged in price from 17s to 21s. Maiden 4-th ewes, which also commanded keen competition, realised: “Te Awaite,” 28s 3d, 25s 7d; A. and J. Gray, 26s 3d; J. H. Cameron Estate, 28s; G. and J. Moore, 25s 6d; “Castlepoint,” 225.