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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11280, 9 August 1930, Page 2

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M ATA4VHMRO YARDS. •5 • -i. . V. •*<■. LITTLE CHANGE IN',SHEEP

PRICES,

Yesterday’s stock sale at the Alatawhoro yards brought only a, moderate entry. of..’ .storei sheep.;. -.-. Prices for breeding ewes were easy, and wethers were not in demand. Prices tor t,at isheep showed littlechange from those ' at the last- .sale.; There were only a • few 4 . l;go£ cattle yarded.

STQJiE; SHEEP

There was .only' a hritry of store sheep."'Breeding owes were a yery poor selection,.- ahdfmoSt.pens realised very csisy prices." ..Ihvo' pens, of young ewes made 17s, other - 'price's ranging' -from. 13s ltd' downwards. •Empty• ewes wore generally goody aiid made • • from •8s- to '''9s -tytrl; ] Hoggets were fairly good, and made tip to IJs 7d,. Wethers, woro.n()t. ip demand and made from 16s to,'lds 4xl.

Prices: — • ' x . -Breeding owesJlM ;4, 6 aiid 8-th, fair.order (p), 11s; 68.:4-th, iair size, good order, 17s; 19.9 2,. 4 and 6-th.-fairly.good lot, 17s ; 67j 2-th,',-medium size and condition, 13s.;lid; 152. plain (p), 12s 3d ; 86. up to!8-th. (many small (», 13s 7d; ISS 6vr. little condition (p>; 8s ; 134 6vr, fairly good Condition (p),. 9s 9d; PI4 AtUi, plain, 13s, 4<l. •■ Empty ewes.: 2t lorward fp.)., Ps 4d.; 49 good frames, forward (p);, r .y.s .pd| S 8 fair order (p), Bs. Hdo-oets: 18:1 fain, size ..and good condition;M2s 7d; ,113 fair size, but had a rough winter, 10s id; 1 < "pair size, 12s ; ‘ : B4 plain (p), ss. i- - . Wethers: 97 4 and G-th, fairly good order (p), 1.6 s Gd - 95 fairly good size and condition (p), 16s.

.. :■ FAT SHEEP. The entry of fat sheep totalled. 350, with the prices similar to those of the )a.4 fc sale. ..Ewes ihadQ .up'to ISs % >d, hut the best' pens;.generally. ‘.pmde from - 16 sto 17s: . Second 'grade sold particularly well, ewes ranging from 11s 7d to los Bd. Prices:— Fiftv-one ewes, mostly maidens,. (p), TB's p'43 do. (p) , TBs Sd ; IS Mo. hghter, 15s- 2d; 13 do.; (pY, 16s; /-2th. /()) 14s ; 13 ewes, Lincoln, lis 7d ;..28 ewes,' 16s 9d; 12 do. (p),- 15a.;.. 31 ewes, 16sAid; 3 wethers, 16s idp:4 ’Down 2-thSj-16s Gd; 27 ewes (p), lbs ; 16 e'ves (p), 10s 6d. : _ . . Second grade: 8 owes,, lls. 9d; o 2-feh ewes, 15s 8d; 2 ’Down. _-ihs, 12s Cd; 3 ewes, 14s, 4d;'l9 ewes, .losld; 9 .ewes', T2s 7d; 14 ewes, ;14s Id; ■lO ’’Down hoggets, 1,55; 10 ewes (p), 11s 6d; 11 ewes. 11s 7d; 10 ewes (p), lls9d; 8 ewes, 13s 3d.. FAT CATTLE.. . .. There was an entry of 16 fat ca ttle, which were a good average lot. Bidding was not. very brisk. X- pen of good colored cows, with fairly ;good finish and' weight, was passed nL at £7 17s 6d, while, a pen of. Four sold ?at £7 2s 6d.- One Jersey com realised £5 ss. ■!' ,■ ' Prices': Six cow-s. Polled Angus and Hereford (p), £7 17s’Gd4 cows, fair weight- £7 2s 6 ; Hereford cow, fanfinish (p),' £6; *1 Polled : Angus cow, £6 15s; 1 Jersey cow, £5 os. '. FEILDING YARD'S, FAT SHEEP SNAPPED ,up AT AT SALE ..PRICES.

(Press Association-! • ' FEILDING, August 8. Laro-e yardings of dairy. cattle, rat cattle/ and fat and store sheep were penned, at the stock sale- to-day ami prices generally were'in iavor. of vendors. Dairy cattle especially, found, h' re'a'dv market for good cows and heifers; though inferior lines , were hot wanted. . Eat sheep were snapped up readilv' at prices-, firm an, late 'rates. There was a 'risenn' the prices of cattle. The oiler mg included fa-ood Hues which found buyers at up to 32s per ICOlhs for prime cow and btef and 335. for hullock been ’ Fat lambs.—Special mum. 20s bd to 27s 6(1, prune T/s .Gd ,4o I,Bs c u > medium Its 3d to 10s 9d. Fat' ewes.—Special prime 20s to 22s Aid, good 17s to 19s, bl. twotooths 23s Id. ~ „ „ Store sheep. Lwo-tooth owe* r.w: ' Romney rams 21s bd four to' six-tooth ewes r.w. Bou'tiitlovvn rams 245, jeur. and Ax-toqth to aged ditto los Id to 21s, ty o tooth ditto 19s, empty ew.es tvvotonth 17s 4d, m.s. hoggets is b. Fat'forward good ewes 13s 9d, poqr 8s 10(1, do. lambs good 14s. ad, two tooths-wethers good \ cs Idjo ISs 6d, wether lanihs; good 14s od to los. medium 12s to 12s id, .poor 8s lUd, evi lambs' very, good 204 to 245, good 16s .to 17s Gd/'po.or 8s Id; ewe hog"etVi very good 24s <d. • , 7- E a irv cattle.—Good springing Lmierm special entry, to £l3 13s, others cod'd £ll to £l2-1 2s 6cL, fair £/ L)k to £lO ss, springing cows yen; good ■£i:o 15s to £ll, others from tk Fat-cattle. -Jersey heifors Ught £3 15s to '£4 15s, hotter weights to r- 7 pA. heifers, heavy £..< os Lo. LJ 2s? light do. £5 15s, Hereford cops •crood £B, Holstein cows £/, P A. com, good £S lss,' minted colors- con s -7 TPs; - light 'Jersey, sorts £O, .to. 4 - good Hereford bullocks £l4 m>d £ 17s 6d; medium; sorts £9 -L bd to . 15s, steers..£6AOs. • - ... - v . ' store cattle. —Dairy com s.4an 17s 6d to -£3 Is, empty cows £4 p, Meets' 3/s‘s, and calves. £4 • <5» 6d, heifers fair £3 11s lo .£3 lA yearling heifers £2. ■

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