STORTFORD LODGE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21632, 8 February 1945, Page 8

STORTFORD LODGE

LARGE SHEEP YARDING

,S.R.) lIA STINTS. Fob. S. Aescerd.iy's yarding of 20,1100 sheep at Stortford Lodge was composed of lambs, breeding owes and wethers. Ewes made up fully one-half of the yarding, and iuoluden were a number of lines of four-tooths. Several very forward lines of Southdowncross lambs sold at late rates. Only one main line of top-class woolly w.f. lambs was on oiler, being a draft on account of Tuahu station, Waimarama, which sold at 23s lid.

Breeding ewes, best live-year-olds, late shorn, brought 25s (id. Others, fair mouths made to 21s Od, with low-mouthed sheep down to Ms.

Maiden four-tooth ewes made from 20s 0d to 295, with four-tooths broil from last year making 27 s. Medium two-tootha brought 28s, with good carry over pens making from 24s to 24s lOd. Good class four-tooth wethers made 27s lOd. On account Ohiti station, 143 early-shorn maiden four-tooth ewes, mixed in the wool, Uisborne bred, sold at 26s Od.

Kates were inclined to firm on late quotations for a fair yarding of fat sheep made ■up principally of ewes. Extra prime wethers sold at from 31s Id to 32s ltld, and prime 28a ltld to 29s Mil. Heavy ewes from 21s ■ld to 23s Id, and medium 17s Mil to 20s 7u. Maiden two-tooths. well done, made to 2Ss Kid and four-tooths 20s 7d. Southdown-cross two-tooths realised 24s Id to 20s 4d, arm four-tooths to 27s 4d. Heavy, well-grown lambs made from 20s Til to 28s 7d, ami medium-grown from 23s 7d to 25s 4d. 'the small yarding of 149 head of store cattle was made up of small tail-end lots. The main ottering was on account of a Wairoa station which had been on the road for more than a week and were in lull'd order. They sold at £9 Os, with seconds at £0 lSi and the remainder at £0 2s, for m.u. heifers. On the same account, 14s A.A. and w.f. cows, in hard order, brought £0 ISs. Out of the same draft, It mixed agen. heifers, mostly w.f., sold at £0 2s. Extra prime ox from the Wairoa district sold to £l3 13s Od. Summer weights made £ls Ss Od, and plain were passed at £l3 18s (kl.

Jersey ox, light finish, sold at from £9 Ms to £lO 3s Od. Prime Jersey cows sold at from £0 8s 0d to £7 Us, and plain unfinished £3 18s 6d to £5 8s 6d. Well-grown runners sold to £7 10s, and small £4 Is.