TINWALD SALE.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13363, 3 March 1909, Page 8

TINWALD SALE.

The weekly, sale at the Tinw-ald yards yesterday was largely attended 1 , and tho entry of all classes of stock 1 was the largest that has been brought forward for some considerable timo past. Tho total entry comoriscd 423 fat ewes, 2-18 butchers' lambs, 178 fat wethers, 2481 freezing sheep and lambs, 50 pigs, 17 fat cattle, 20 store cattlo, und 14,500 mixed classes of store slieop. Fat sheep sold l freely 1 , but as compared with prices obtained at tho last weekly sale there was a -drop of at loast is per head. Tho failing feed supply has no doubt induced: farmers to accept slightly lower values, rather than keep surplus stock on hand. Freezing lambs commanded keener competition, but the prices offered fell short of tho expectations of vendors, the top price obtained 1 being 14s 3d. Tho following are prices:— Fat ewes made 10s 5d to 12s, medium sorts 8s to 9s Bd, inferior 6s to 6s 3d ; fat wethers. 13s 3d to 13s lid, medium 10s Id to 13s Id; two-tooths, 12s to 13s Id; freezing lambs, 13s 6d> to 14s 3d ; lighter weights, lis to 13s Id'; backward sorbs, 8s to 10s Id. The entry of store sheep was a very mixed one, and a number of the lines were evidently from poor country. Compoti- • tion was not keen and only a limited; amount of business was transacted/ at prices Is to Is Gd per head below rates ruling at recent sales. Prices were:—Full and failing mouth three-quarter-bred ewes, 7s 3d to 8s Gd; failing mouth ewes and lambs. 9s Gd (all counted); sound mouth half and three-quarter-bred' ewes, 10s 8d to 12s I od ; two, four, six and eight-tooth <mtto, 12s 3ti to 13s 3d; four and sixtooth ditto, los lOd; two-tooth ditto. 13s 3d to 17s Gd; four and six-tooth ha If bred wethers, 1-k" 5d ; three-quarter-bred lambs (mixed sexes), lis Gd to 12s 2d; half bred lambs (ditto), late sorts, 9s; culls-, 4s 8d; old ewes made 3s to 3d lid. Cattle said well at tho following prices :—Fat steers, £7 ; fat heifers, £5 to £6: fat cows, £1 10s to £7 7s 6d: small stores, £2 2s 6d to £2 It's; springers. £5 5s to £6; dry cow.<\ £2 2s 6:1. Tlie first yarding of pigs for several months past was offered and competition was only fairly keen at the following prices:—One sow. in pig, £4 7s Gd : 1 ditto at £3 2s Gd; 1 sow and 9 of a litter. £5 1 sow, £2 los; 14 stores at £1 18s -' 25 ditto at £2 Is.