MATAWHERO STOCK SALE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 279, 9 November 1931, Page 10

MATAWHERO STOCK SALE

FAT SHEEP PRICES EASIER. A fairly large yarding of fat sheep came forward at the Matawhero stock sale on Friday, when prices were easier. The beef cattle attracted little attention. BEEF. Not much interest was shown in the beef market. Bullocks sold to £5 17/6 and £6, good cows £5, and good heifers £4 5/-. Prices:—2 cows, £3 15/-; 3 Jersey cows, £2 10/-; 3 P.A. cows, £4 10/-; 2 light Jersey heifers, £2 10/-; 2 Here-ford-P.A. cross bullocks, £5 17/6; 1 good Hereford bullock, £6; 4 solid speyed cows, £5; 5 good speyed heifers, £4 5/-; 1 Jersey cow, £3 10/-; 1 Jersey cow, £2 17/6. FAT SHEEP. An entry of 795 fat sheep came forward.. There was an all-round decline in values. Woolly ewes made up to 7/10, shorn to 6/9, prime woolly, maiden, 4-th ewes 10/-, heavy woolly wethers 11/-, shorn wethers 7/6 to 8/4. Fat lambs brought 10/- and 10/7. Second grade woolly ewes went up to 6/2, and shorn to 5/-. Prices were: — Fat ewes: 60 shorn, 5/9; 64 woolly, 7/-; 26 woolly, 7/8; 27 woolly, 7/6; 8 shorn, 6/6; 6 woolly, 6/11; 10 woolly, 6/8; 25 woolly, 7/-; 40 maiden, very prime, 10/-; 8 woolly, 7/2; 13 woolly, 7/1; 8 shorn, 5/3; 17 shorn, 5/-; 78 shorn, 5/10;. 13 woolly, 7/6; 6 woolly, 7/4; 12 heavy shorn, 6/9; 9 heavy woolly, 7/6; 4 woolly, 7/-; 22 woolly, 6/1; 20 heavy shorn, 6/6; 22 shorn, 5/-; 5 woolly, 7/10; 20 heavy shorn, 6/7; 12 shorn, 5/10; 10 shorn, 5/8. Wethers: 53 shorn Down 2tE, 8/4; 4 shorn, 7/6; 15 woolly, heavy, 11/-; 5 heavy, shorn, 8/3. Lambs: 12 lambs. 10/-; 6 weighty, 10/7.

Second grade owes: 12 tvoolly, 6/-; 12 woolly, 6/2; 28 shorn, 5/-; 9 woolly, 6/-; 13 woolly, 5/-; 20 woolly, 5/10; 20

woolly, 5/8; 41 shorn, 4/6; 14 shorn, 4/3; 9 shorn, 4/10. STORE SHEEP. A hard sale with many pens passed in eh-racteristed the sale of store sheep. Prices were:— Hoggets: 72 wethers, woolly, good line, 7/6; 21 shorn ewes, good order, 6/6; 234 shorn ewes, good order, 5/9; 284 shorn, well-grown, good condition, 8/6; 52 shorn, mixed sex, fair size, good order, 5/-; 356 shorn wethers, good fresh condition, 7/6; 22 shorn, fresh conditioned wethers, 6/1; 234 shorn wethers, good order, 6/8; 258 shorn wethers, good order, 6/-; 89 shorn wethers, good order, 6/6; 32 shorn ewes, good size, fresh condition, 7/-. Ewes with lambs: 39 fair ewes, 37 fair lambs, 5/-; 86 fair ewes, 64 small lambs, no bid; 43 owes and 45 lambs, same description, no bid; 44 good mouthed ewes, 42 good ’Down lambs, no bid; 80 good mouthed, good conditioned ewes, 80 good lambs, 9/6; 66 rough ewes, 51 poor lambs, no bid; 17 ewes and 16 lambs, all fairly good, 9/10; 41 great conditioned, good mouthed ewes, 41 quality lambs, 13/10. Drv ewes: 47 woolly, fat and forward, young, 6/9; 24 woolly, fair mouthed, good conditioned, 4/-; 40 voting, good skinned anil conditioned. 6/-.