STEADY BUYING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20486, 21 February 1941, Page 8

STEADY BUYING

SALE AT MATAWHERO YARDING OF OVER 3000 LAMB MARKET SOUND LESS DEMAND FOR EWES Buyers operated steadily in the store iamb market at the Matawhero saleyards to-day, and there was little alteration in values, but the demand for breeding ewes was slack, very few of the ewe buyers being present. The fat stock yardings were small and values wore much the same as recently. Store Sheep The yarding of store sheep and lambs totalled over 3000, of which I more than 2000 were offered before I lunch. The pens were smaller, while the lambs were smaller on the average than those penned in recent weeks, although the condition for the most part was good. Most of the lambs on offer were small to medium, with no really well grown sorts in the yards. Bidding was usually fairly keen for the lambs, and shorn wether lambs reached 14s 9d for a fairly well-grown line from Motu, fair-sized sorts selling from 11s to 13s Id, and small to medium from 7s 9d to 10s 9d. Woolly wether lambs, of which only two pens were offered before lunch, sold at 9s and 11s. Ewe lambs were mainly small to medium sorts and sold from 10s 7d to 13s lOd for shorn and 13s 2d for woolly, while a pen of small mixedsex lambs was knocked down at 6s lOd. Only three pens of wethers came forward, two fairly well-framed lots selling at 17s lid and 19s, with a pen of small two-tooths at 12s Bd. Most of the breeding ewes were passed in, but a pen of five-year-olds with fair frames brought 13s 3d. Fattening ewes were not sought, and a pe.n of light-framed and small ewes found a buyer at 2s. Lamb Prices Wether Lambs, Shorn.—-Thirty-seven, medium size, store condition, on account of Mr. V. C. R. Mitford, 9s 9d; 143, fair size, good store condition, (p) 13s Id; 47, small, fairly good store condition, high country, 9s; 60, medium size, store condition, on account of Mr. Francis Stafford, Pehiri, 10s 7d; 60, medium size, good store condition, 10s 6d; 44, fair size, fairly good store condition, 11s; 49, fairly well grown, good store condition, on account of Mr. H. C. Boys, Motu, 14s 9d; 53, medium size, store condition, on account of Mr. H. C. Bpys, 10s 9d; 79, fair size, good store condition, on account of Mr. E. R. Bull, 11s Id; 189, medium size, light condition, a straight line, 7s 9d; 46, , small, very fair store condition, 8s , lOd; 81, fair size, store condition, 12s 9d.

Wether Lambs, Woolly.—Ninetyfive, fair size, store condition, on account of Mangarara station, 11s; 135, fair size, store condition, on account of Mr. Francis Stafford, Pehiri, 9s. Ewe Lambs.—Thirty, shorn, small, fairly good store condition, 10s 7d; 63, woolly, medium size, store condition', on account of Mr. Francis Stafford, Pehiri, 13s 2d; 44, shorn, small, store condition, from Rakauroa, 12s 7d; 56, medium size, good store condition, on account of Mr. O. Swarbrick, Wharcrata, 13s lOd; 66,..5h0rn, medium size, store condition, on account of Mr, H. C. Boys, Motu, 13s lOd; 60, shorn, medium size, store condition, on account of Messrs. Law Bros., Tiniroto, 13s Gd; 169, shorn, medium size, store condition, from Rere, 13s 4d. Mixed Sex Lambs.—Thirty, woolly, small, store condition, 6s lOd. Older Sheep

Wethers.—One hundred and two, mainly 4-th, fairly well framed, good store condition, 19s; 11, 2-th, small, store condition, 12s 8d; 17, 'fair frames, good store condition, on account of Mr. H. C. Boys, 17s lidBreeding Ewes. Fortymine, 4, 6 and 8-th, fair frames, store condition (p). 14s; 53, 2-th, medium size, store condition (p), 15s Gd; G2, 5-yr, medium to fair frames, light store condition (p), 9s Gd; GB, 5-yr, fairly well .framed, store condition, 13s 3d; 69, 6-yr, fair frames, very fair store order, Bs. Fattening Ewes. Thirty, small to medium frames, light condition, 2s; 49 fair frames, store to good condition. 4s 9d. Fat Sheep Just over 100 fat sheep were yarded, and although the number was small it was ’ the largest for a few weeks Values were not much altered, but bids were harder to get than recently Ewes sold to 13s Gd for black-faced and also for a pen of others. Twotooth wethers sold to 17s Gd. Prices:— Wethers.—Six, 2-tooth, lGs; IG, 2-tooth, 17s Gd. Pvves.—Eight (p), 12s; 10, black-face. 13s Gd; 24, 13s Gd;'7, 12s Id; 6,13 s ld; 18, 12s IQd; 6,11 s 7d. v Beef Cattle The yarding of beef cattle totalled nearly 40 head, but included nothing of attractive quality, comprising mainly dairy cows, with a number of P.A. runner heifers. The demand was slack. Cows sold to £5 7s 6d and heifers to £5 Is. Prices:

Cows.—Five, Jersey, £4 10s; 1, Jersey, £4 14s; 1, Jersey, £3 10s; 2. Jersey, £4 ss; 1, Jersey, £4 10s; 1, red >'p), £3 11s; 1, Jersey (p), £3 15s: 1. Jersey (p), £4; 1, red, £5; 1, Jersey, £5 7s Gd. Heifers. —One, Jersey. £5; 2, brindie, runners, £4 ss; 1, P.A., runner, £4 12s Gd; 1, P.A., runner, £4 7s Gd; 1, P.A., runner, £3 10s; 1, Jersey, small, £4 Is; 4, P.A., runners (p), £3 15s; 1, P.A., runner, £4 ss; 1, Jersey (p), £3'lss; 1, Jersey, £5 Is; 1, Hereford, small (p), £4 10s.