LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 46, 24 February 1936, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

OTOROHANGA. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report on their annual Otorohanga ram fair held on Friday:—We entered approximately 150 head, comprising a majority of S.D.'s, but including a representative proportion of Romney rams. The general standard of quality was only mediocre, but there was a scattering of fairly good sheep. Buyers were plentiful and quite a good sale resulted, with values being fully on a par with the recent Claudelands fixtures' realisations. Most of the entry changed hands, and all good rams sold readily. We quote:—Good S.D. flock rams, 4V& to sgs: medium S.D. flock rams,

3% to 4%gs; inferior S.D. rams, 2% to | 3%gs; well-bred flock Romney rams, 5% to 6%gs; medium sorts of Romney rams, 4 to sVigs; inferior. 3%gs. GISBORNE VALUES. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") GISBORNE, Saturday. Despite the fact that it followed sc closely on the ewe fair, the weekly stoci* sale at Matawhero attracted a Rood attendance and entries were up to the average. In the beef section first quality Hereford cows made to £5 16/, lighter sorts £4 9/ and £4 10/; heavy Jerseys made £4 and lighter sorts £2 5/ to £2 8/; fat ewes made 13/9 to 14/8, and lambs sold at 21/2 and 21/3. A good yarding ot store sheep sold at late rates, two-toot.l ewes making 21/1 to 24/3, and older sorts 15/ to 16/. Good lambs made 13/10 to 16/4, and wethers sold from 19/ to 21/2.