MASTERTON SALE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 60, 12 March 1937, Page 12

MASTERTON SALE

Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., reports: A yarding far in excess to advertised numbers came forward at the Masterton sa,le on Wednesday. Our entry comprised 4550 sheep of all classes. .There was a fair attendance, and buyers from outside districts were operating. Buyers were very cautious and only the best lines met with anything like good competition. Inferior and backward-conditioned ewes were practically neglected, and lines of quite useful ewes changed hands at. prices which appeared very much in favour of buyers. Store wethers met a weak market and looked good buying for anyone who could hold for a month or-two. Lambs met with a dragging sale and only well-grown, good-condi-tioned lambs were sought after. We had to pass two or three lines of ewes, but otherwise made a total clearance as follows: —

Account Glendonald. five-year ewes, 27s Id. Account R. Elliott, Ngahape, five-year ewes, 245. Account Geo. Taylor Craigielea, four-tooth ewes, 30s sd. Account Sid. Schofield. four-year ewes, 28s 9d. Account R. S. Pilmer, twotooth ewes, 28s; m.a. ewes, 245; fiveyear ewe's, 24s 6d to 27s Id; two-tooth ewes, 24s to 275; m.a. ewes, 20s to 21s 9d; s.m. ewes, 16s to 17s 7d; f.m. ewes, 12s 9d to 15s 6d; two- and four-tooth wethers, 23s to 23s 4d; two-tooth wethers 18s to 22s 7d; fat b.f. lambs, to 245; medium b.f. lambs, to 15s; woolly wether lambs, 11s Id to 13s 6d; shorn wether lambs, 6s lOd to 11s 3d; Romney rams, to 3i guineas; Southdown rams, to U guineas.