A WEAKENED MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 March 1943, Page 3

A WEAKENED MARKET

MET AT MASTERTON YESTERDAY. LOWER PRICES FOR LIVE STOCK. The Masterton Associated Auctioneers report as follows on their weekly sale, held at Masterton yesterday:—To an average yarding of equal entries of store lambs and breeding ewes, a weakened market was met, continued dry weather undoubtedly accounting for the main result of lower and steadier values at auction. Breeding ewes in all sections met a neglected market, and taking into account condition and quality yarded, a drop of 3s per head was recorded for ewes on previous sales held. The 2tooth ewes particularly appeared to be good buying in comparison with the 2-tooth wether market. Very few lines of good quality shorn wether lambs were offered, and for these local buyers, as usual, with lack of outside competition operating, bid conservatively. The yarding in the store blackface section, though small, maintained par values on recent sales for like condition and Quality. The following will indicate values:—Fat sheep: Wethers, 245. 23s Bd, 23s Gd, 225; lambs, 245, 20s, 18s Gd; b.f. ewes. 14s Id, 14s. Store sheep: 2-tooth ewes, 24s 3d, 21s, 20s; maiden 4-tooths, 225, 20s, 15s Id: 4 and D’tooths, 18s 9d; rn.a. ewes, 14s, 13s 2d, 95;4 and-5-year, 14s 4d, 12s; 5-year bwes, 10s 9d, 10s Bd, 10s 6d; 6-year ewes, 10s Id, 9s. B.F. Lambs: Good, 18s Gd, 18s; medium. 15s lOd, 15s 6d, 15s 4d: small, 7s Gd, 10s 4d, 10s. 6d, Ils W.W. lambs: 16s, 13s 9d, 10s Bd. Shorn w. lambs; 15s, 13s 9d, 13s and 8s Id to Ils. Ewe lambs: Woolly, 16s. 13s 7d, 12s Bd, 10s, 8s 3d; shorn, 14s lOd, Ils 7d, 8s 2d, 7s 6d. Wethers: B.F. 2-tooths, 21s lOd: 2-tooth wethers, forward condition, 21s lOd. Rams: Southdown rams, 6 to Bgns.. I’/a to 3‘/ 2 gns.; Romney, Ign. to I'Agns. Cattle: P.A. cows and calves. £G 7s, £3 12s 6d and £3; 18month steers. £4 7s Gd; fat cows, £7 10s. The following values were received for sheep donated to the Patriotic Fund by Mr R Liverton. Rewanui: —4-year ewes, 16s; 4 and 6-tOOth ewes, 16s 9d; 2-tooth ewes, 19s 2d.