FAT SHEEP RISE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21801, 25 August 1945, Page 8

FAT SHEEP RISE

PRICES AT MATAWHERO an average yarding Prices were much the same as previous ruling rates at the Matawhero stock sale yesterday with the exception of those lor fat sheep, which rose considerably. Entries were small, me yarding’ totalling 1500. of winch over 300 were fat sheep. Bidding was not slow. Prices: Fat Sheep Wethers. —Sixty-two, 3Gs 6d; five, 34s 6d; 11, 345; 19, 31s 9d. Ewes. —Fifteen, 34s 7d: 14. 345; 18, 335; 18, 30s 2d; 15, 28s; 10, 27s Gd: 37, 27s 3d; 16, 265; 10, 255; nine, 245; eight, 23s lOd; seven, 23s Gd; five, 19s 6d; nine, 18s 4d; 15, 18s; 13, 18s; 11, 17s; five ewe hoggets, 20s 9d. Store Sheep Wether Hoggets.—Forty, 26s 6d; 69, 255; 22, 24s lOd; 16. 24s Gd; 40, 24s 2d; 18 22s 2d; 46, 225; 30, 225; 248, 19s lid; 9, ’l9s; 45, 18s Gd; 55, 17s 4d; 23, 17s 9d; 19, 16s 4d; 5,13 s 2d. Ewe Hoggets.—Twenty-four, 27s 4d; 94, 24s 8d; 60, 225; 23,. 19s lOd. Southdown-cross Hoggets.—Eight, 21s; 40, 17s Id; five. 15s. Mixed-sex Hoggets.— Nineteen. 24s 3d; 19, 16s Gd, Breeding Ewes. —Thirty-three, fourtooth to five-year, b.w.r., Romney, 30s; nine, b.w.r., Southdown, 27s Gd; 10, up to five-year, b.w.r., Romney, 26s Id; 12, b.w.r., Piomney, 23s Gd: 15, mixed ages, b.w.r., Romney, 15s lOd. Empty Ewes. —Fifty-four, 17s 2d; 19, 16s scl; 22 15s 8cl; 11, 15s; 12, 14s; 12, 13s. Beef Two Hereford cows, £ll 17s Gd; 2 Hereford heifers, £lO 2s Gel; 2 heifers, £11; 5 P.A. cows, £lO 17s 6d; one Jersey cow, £9 10s; one cow, £7 12s Gd; one Jersey heifer, £7 2s Gd; one Jersey heifer, £7; one cow, £6 ss; one cow, £5 10s. Pigs The entry of pigs was small, the yarding comprising four weaners at 355, five weaners at 335, with slips ranging from 36s to 275,