EWES GO TO 35/-

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 158, 20 June 1935, Page 5

EWES GO TO 35/-

Keen Store Sheep Sale

QUALITY LINES PENNED With a moderate entry of high quality generally, interest in the store sheep section was focussed on several ewe drafts on otter from the Waipoapoa and Te Apiti Stations and Air E. il. Beamish. These sheep met with a particularly good demand, and the prices realised showed a pronounced rise in values, some pens selling at rates which have not been touched for some time past, up to 35/- being obtained. As will be seen from the appended list of entries and prices paid, five year ewes made up to 28/- and fourtooth ewes from 29/- to 35/- and this indicates the strong tone of the market. The few lines of hoggets on offer sold steadily at late rates. A selection of the entries and prices paid, from which an idea of the state of the market may be obtained, is as follows: — A line of 157 five and six-year-old ewes, run with Southdown rams from February 23 to Al ay 8, offered on account of Mr E. H. Beamish, Kohatunui, well framed, in good order, soundly mouthed and • well woolled, realised 21/-. A Alaraetotara entry of 122 five-year-old ewes, on account of Air G. Toxward, run with Southdown rams from March 1, well woolled, fairly framed, soundly mouthed, and in good active order, realised 22/-. A line of 141 whiteface wether lambs, well grown and forward conditioned, sold out at 16/7. A pen of 420 five and six-year-old ewes, run with Southdown rams from February 15, offered on account of Air I’. Lascelles, Mangatereterc, well framed, quite well mouthed for their age, store conditioned, passed at 21/6, A Wairoa entry of 104 mixed age ewes, offered on account of Air 11. J. Joblin, mixed in the mouths and in the wool, medium framed and stere conditioned, sold at 17/2. A draft of 420 two-tooth ewes, run with Southdown rams from the first week in Alarch to the end of Alay, on account of the Te Apiti Estate, quite well grown, fresh conditions and well woolled. made 28/6. A line of 93 fourtooth ewes from the same vendors, in similar order, very well woolled, made 32 - and 29/- in cuts. A draft of 312 two-tooth ewes, offered on account of the Waipoapoa Estate, in similar order to the Te Apiti twotooths, met the market at 28/9. Seventy-six four-tooth ewes from Waipoapoa, excellent sheep, sold under keen competition at 35/-. Soundly mouthed, i line of 108 fiveyear ewes, from Te Apiti, great sheep, in good order, run with Southdown rams, lor the same time as the previous drafts, realised 27/-. A pen of 152 five-year ewes from Waipoapoa, similar order, sold at 28/-. A pen of 170 black-face wether lambs, tairlv grown and in good w.'tjve order, made 15/-.