STOCK SALES

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20732, 16 February 1939, Page 16

STOCK SALES

MORRINSVILLE RAIVI FAIR The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, held their annual Morrinsville ram fair on Wednesday, when an entry of upwards of 750 rams, comprising mostly Southdowns, was submitted. The entry included annual drafts from wellknown local and southern breeders and met a good reception from a representative attendance of buyers. Southdown rams, well-grown and in good condition, were well sought and sold readily up to last year's prices, while small and inferior sold at rates showing an advance on those received in previous years. The top price in Southdowns was secured by Mr Thos. Lupton, of Waver ley, for a pen of well-grown one-shear rams purchased by Mr Angus Gibbons, of Morrinsville, at Mr W. X. Taylor, of Ohaupo, well-known Border Leicester breeder, had an entry of IS which averaged 4£gns. Following are some of the realisations: — On account G. W. Seton, Tirau: 25 rams from sgns. to 6£gns. On account J. R. Taylor, Hawera: 30 rams from to 6igns., averaging Ggns. On account D. Tweed, South Island: 2 4 rams averaging over On account W. 0. Williams, Hawera: 25 rams from sgns. to 7£gns. On account Estate W. Lockhead, Canterbury: 17 rams from 6gns. to 61gns. On account Thos. Lupton, Waverley: 46 rams from 6igns. to lOlgns., averaging over Sgns. On account client, ex Masterton: 38 rams from (Ugns. to 8 £gns., averaging about Bgns. On account D. W. Westerna, South Island: 23 rams from oigns. to 7£gns. On account Wilfred jlarbutt, Fencourt: 15 rams from 7gns. to averaging Signs. On account W. S. Germann, Paterangi: 12 rarns from 6gns. to 71gns. On account P. McXaughton, Morrinsville: 20 rams from 3*gns. to 6igns. SHEEP AT OTOROHANGA The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their annual sheep fair at Otorohanga on Wednesday, when a large entry of all classes of sheep was penned. Annual drafts from local vendors were penned and met good competition from a large bench of buyers. Bidding for store lambs was exceptionally keen, with values showing an increase on late sales. Store wethers and breeding ewes were traded at values on a par .with those ruling in other centres. QuoU-t-ions: Forward-conditioned shorn W.F. wether lambs, 13s to 13s Sd; for-ward-conditioned woolly B.F. lambs, lis to 12s; W.F. woolly ewe lambs, 15s 6d to 17s; small W.F. wether ( lambs, 8s 6d to 10s 3d; small m.s. ! lambs, 6s 9d to 7s 9d; prime B.F. two-tooth mutton, 16s to 17s; fat ewes, 8s 9d to 9s 6d; forward-con-ditioned store wethers, 15s to 16s 6d; small, 11s 6d to 13s 6d; best WF two-tooth 23s 6d to 255; small, 16s 6d to 20s: good 4 and 6tooth ewes, to 25s 9d: 4 and 5-year ewes, to 20s 3d; mixed age ewes, 16s 6d to 18s; S.M. ewes, 12s Id to 14s 7d; aged ewes, 5s 3d to 8s 9d.