MASTERTON PRICES

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 52, 2 March 1934, Page 10

MASTERTON PRICES

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., ottered a good yarding of sheep at the Mastcrton sale this week. There was a largo attendance of buyers, and very keen competition ou all lines offered. A good line of 428 five-year-old ewes, on account of Mr. T. A. Brown, "Wailii," realised 225. Other sales were:—Aeeouul .''Okau" Station, lup sixyear ewes, 17s '2d; 107 'do., 17s; 1-10 maiden tour-tootU wes, 2ot; 100 do., "Jjs Ud; U'J do., l'2s; 39 dv., 10s lid; j:jl sixtooth to i'oiir-ycar ewes, lUd 10il; 31 tivotootli wethers, 20s Sd; 73 wethcr.s, 235; 32 w.L woolly wether lambs, l(is; 21 w.f'. woolly ewe lambs, 17s; 13 wethers, 17s 4d; 15 ewes, lls Cd; 17 do., 12s 3d. Wright, Stephensoii, and Co., Ltd., report:—A heavy yarding of sheep came forward at our weekly sale at Masterton on Wednesday, our offering numbering 2895. There was a large and representative attendance, buj-ers from the West Coast operating freely. However, local farmers were not easily outbid, and the bigger portion of the yarding remained in this district. Prices were on a high level throughout, although the quality of the breeding ewes was not up to the standard of the previous fair. Buyers had to fill their requirements, and considering quality, prices were in advance of last sale. Wethers showed a sharp rise and realised in: some cases 2s to 3s above venders' expectations. Lambs also sold well. We made a total clearance as under: Account- "Awapiripiri," 199 two-tooth ewes, 19s; 45 four and six-tooth ewes, 17s lOd; .105 four and five-year ewes, 20s; 95 four-tooth wethers (good), 23s 6d; 297 two and four-tooth wethers, 22s Id. Account J. Bannister: 12S two-tooth ewes, 22s 6d; 5S four-tooth to four-year ewes, 225; 35. two-tooth ewes (small), ISs; 155- five-yehv ewes,'2os lOd; S9 two-! . Other commercial items will he found on page 3. ] .__ tooth wethers, 23s 3d. Account-J. H. O'Hura: 89 four and five-year ewes' 18s 3d; 25 wethers, 22s Od; 17 b.f. lambs', 17s Id. Account Hichmond Beethain: 51 twoand four-tooth ewes, 19s. Account Chas Clarke: 10S four and five-year ewes 18s od; 20 do., 13s Gd; 129 two and foui-tooth wethers, 225; 36 wethers, 235. Account 1 Summers: 53 two-tooth to four-year ewes' 21s; 6 fat wethers, 24s 9d; fat ewes, TJS (extra good); 95 five-year ewes, 17s sd-j 31 ewe Jambs, 13s 9d (medium). Account i: 11. Coulsou: 113 four and five-year ewes, 15s 9d. Account F.,E. Chalmers: 61 iour and six-tooth ewes, 19s Sd- 183 fiveyear ewes; 17s lOd. Account other venders: 'Five-year ewes, 18s to 21s; fouryear ewes, 20s Gd; two and four-tooth owes 21s-6d to 23s Gd; two-tooth wethers (small), ISs to 19s Gd; wether lambs 13s Gd to 15s; b.f. lambs, 13s Gd to 15s Sd. COMPETITION AT EKETAHUNA. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that there was keen competition for all lines offered at the Eketahuna sale yesterday Mixed age ewes made 13s to 23s 2d; two-tooth ewes, "21s to 245; five-year ewes, 19s- f m ewcß, IBs sd; b.f. lambs, ]4s 5d to lGs Sdfat wethers, 23s Gd; Southdown rams I^-s to 3gs.