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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1941, Page 9

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SALE AT ADDINGTON DROP IN SHEEP PRICES. ( p BACONER VALUES IMPROVE. ißy Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. February 12. Entries were considerably reduced in the store sheep and store lamb sections *• at the Addington sale today, but be- • cause of concern being created by the ’’ dry weather there was a dull demand ’■ for all but the most forward lambs and best of open-woolled ewes. The average easing for lambs was about Is. a head, and for ewes Is. 6d. Aged culls ewes declined a good deal more in the " case of finer wools. Many cull pens 1 sold at from 4s. to 65., but on the other v hand some coarse wools made to 18s. “ Fat lambs numbered 2300, including ’• prime heavy lines from the coast, but generally they were a moderate lot. Full schedule rates were maintained throughout. The 4500 fat sheep included a small proportion of wethers, which maintained values, making from 28s. to 355. for the best, medium weights 245. to 275. 6d.. and light down to 17s. Ewes were easier by is. Gd. a head, most of the penning being export sorts. Exporters operated freely for this class, secondary sorts being slightly under schedule rates. Good ewes made from 20s. to 245„ but the bulk of the entry ranged

from 12s. to 16s. The fat cattle entry of 500 exceeded requirements. A small proportion of prime cattle maintained last week’s rates, but all secondary classes were down by about 10s. a head, with rough cows more. Best steers made from £l4 10s. to £l6, a few tops to £l7 12s. 6d.. medium light prime £l2 10s. to £l4: best heifers £9 10s to £ll 17s. 6d. medium £8 to £9 55., and cows about 20s. cheaper. Good beef made 345. to 375. a hundred pounds, with some special pens at 38s. Fat pigs had a smaller entry and there was a sharp improvement in values for baconers. They ranked in price from £3 2s. 6d. to £4 14s. 6d„ making 7d. to 74d. a lb. Porkers improved by up to 25., averaging 6?d. to 7‘d. EWE FAIR PRICES AT MASTERTON YESTERDAY. BIDDING RESTRICTED. The first annual Masterton ewe fair was held by the Associated Auctioneers at Masterton yesterday. A yarding of approximately 9000 ewes was offered to a fair attendance of mainly local buyers. Bidding was restricted, and a general nervousness was shown in the market, more especially in the aged ewe section, younger ewes being more keenly sought after. The sale opened on a line of 650 aged marked 5-yr. ewes on account of Mamaku Station, which realised 20s lid, which proved to be the top price in the five-year-old ewe section. In the younger ewe section, the top price for 2-th. ewes was 32s 4d, for an offering on account of N. and G. Blatchford. and for maiden 4-th. ewes 80s on account of T. A. Brown, “Waihi.” The following list of prices will indicate values;—Two-tooth ewes: Good, 30s to 32s 4d; good, medium, 25s to 27s 10d; medium. 22s to 24s 2d; hold over. 18s 6d to 19s. Four-tooth ewes: Good. 28s to 30s; medium. 22s 3d to 245. Sixtooth ewes, 20s to’ 235. Four-year ewes (small lines), 19s. Five-year ewes: Good, 18s to 20s lid; medium, 16s 6d to 17s 3d; low mouth, 15s. Six-year ewes, 13s to 14s; low, 10s to 12s. Fattening ewes, 9s to 10s. Lambs: Woolly wether lambs (good), 17s lOd to 18s 7d; woolly wether medium lambs, 14s Id; woolly wether cull lambs, 10s to Ils 4d. Shorn wether lambs. 16s; shorn wether lambs (small), Ils 4d to 13s Gd. B.F. lambs, 15s lOd to 17s Id: b.f. lambs, small. Us to 12s 3d; b.f. lambs, cull, 7s.