WINTER SHEEP FAIR

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4514, 3 July 1937, Page 5

WINTER SHEEP FAIR

STRONG COMPETITION. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Te Kuiti, report having held their Winter Sheep Fair at Te Kuiti yesterday. There was a full yarding of sheep and a good attendance of buyers from all parts of the Northern King Country and Waikato. The competition for quality lines of local sheep at rates on a par with late ruling prices. For out of condition sheep and mixed and poor conditioned sorts there was less demand than has been the case lately, and a number of lines of this class went out unsold. The demand for young quality ewes was strong and this class improved in value. Wethers and hoggets sold under strong competition at late ruling rates. Our top price for ewes was £2 5s 7d for a line of two, four and six-tooth ewes from Mr. W. Albrechtsen. For aged ewes our top price was £1 14s for a good quality line from Mr. C. R. Milne. Top price of the day for ewe hoggets was made for a very well grown and good conditioned line from Mr. B. Board, which realised 34s Id. Quotations: 2, 4 and 6-tooth ewes run with Romney rams, £2 5s 7d; best 5-year ewes 32s to 345; 5- and 6-year ewes 27s to 31s; sound mouthed ewes made 23s to 265, while aged and inferior sorts sold at from 15s to 20s, according to condition; best ewe hoggets sold at 34s Id; fair quality sorts 26s 6d; small sorts 23s 6d; best wether hoggets made 23s lOd; smaller sorts 17s 9d to 18s 3d.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their annual Winter Ewe Fair at Te'Kuiti yesterday, when the advertised number of sheep was offered to a fair attendance of local and a few outside buyers. The usual lines of ewes entered at this Fair came forward and the quality generally was not quite equal to that offered in previous years. Bidding was slack for a start and throughout the sale prices were erratic. Some lines of really good ewes did not realise ' quite their full value, ' whilst ' some inferior good sorts were remarkably well sold. The demand for young ewes running with Romney rams was particularly keen and prices for this class were good. Hoggets commanded keen attention and values were perhaps a shade higher than at recent sales. Top price for 4 and 5-year-old ewes was obtained for Mr. J. W. Andrew's entry from Tangitu which realised 38s, whilst £2 5s was obtained for 2-tooth ewes from R. S. Barker, Mangapehi. A line of 219 2, 4 and 6-tocth ewes sold on account of Mr. W. Albrechtsen realised the good price of £2 5s 7d. We give below list of our principal sale:—2s2 f.m. ewes, S. D. rams, 325; 172 do, 295; 113 f.m. ewes, S.D. and R. rams, 20s; 44 do, 20s 6d; 57 do, 31s 6d; 52 do, 265; 39 4 and 5-year ewes, Romney rams, 38s; 68 5-year do, S.D. rams, 29s 6d; 102 f.m. do, 27s 6d; 136 do, 295; 139 do, 28s; 59 6-year ewes, Romney rams, 235; 51 do, 28s; 128 f.m. ewes, S.D. rams, 26s 9d; 63 5 and 6-year ewes, Romney rams, 31s 3d; 61 m.a. ewes, Romney rams, 34s 6d; 66 do, 34s 3d; 66 do, 295; 46 2-tooth ewes, Romney ram, £2 ss; 219 2, 4 and 6-tooth ewes, Romney rams, £2 5s 7d; 39 b.f. 2-tooth ewes, S.D. rams, 29s 6d; 57 wether hoggets, 24s 3d.