TE KUITI SHEEP FAIR

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4805, 3 July 1939, Page 8

TE KUITI SHEEP FAIR

COMPLETE CLEARANCE. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their annual Winter Sheep Fair at Te Kuiti on Friday, when a medium entry was offered to an attendance of local and Waikato buyers. The yarding, though in numbers well below that of other years, comprised many lines of good quality ewes. Values showed a marked decline on last year's figures but we report, with the exception of one pen, a complete clearance. Buyers were low in their opening bids but on vendors meeting the market several pens sold under keen competition at prices wel labove expectations. For an entry of mixed aged ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, Mr. Wilfred Johnstone received 22s 6d, whilst Mr. Allan French sold at 18s 6d a line r.w. Romney rams. Mr. Wallace Johnstone sold a draft of top quality 4-year ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, at 20s. Mr. W. I. Hunt's annual entry of F.M. ewes, showing well in lamb to S.D. rams, made 16s 2d, Messrs. Tappin Bros, receiving 14s 2d for a pen r.w. Romney rams, whilst Mr. Rod. McKenzie sold a pen of 5-year ewes r.w. S.D. rams at 16s 3d.

Quotations: Medium fat ewes lis 6d, B.F. 2-tooths 13s 3d; wether hoggets 9s; good fat and forward 2tooth wethers 15s to 15s Id; good m.a. ewes r.w. S.D. rams 22s 6d; medium Romney rams 18s 6d; small lis 6d; good 4-year ewes r.w. S.D. rams 20s; medium 4-year ewes, late shorn, r.w. Romney rams, 13s 6d; good 5-year ewes r.w. Romney rams lGs 3d; med., r.w. S.D. rams, 12s 6d; extra good f.m. ewes r.w. S.D. rams 16s 2d; good r.w. Romney rams, 14s 2d; medium good conditioned, r.w. S.D. rams 12s 6d to 13s 6d; medium store condition, 9s to lis; low condition 4s to 5s 3d; culls 2s to 2s .6d.

Improvement in Values

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report a short yarding at Te Kuiti Winter Sheep Sale on Friday. There was a good attendance of buyers from local districts, the Waikato and Taumarunui, and we report an improved demand for all classes and an all round improvement in values.

Quotations: Fat wethers to 20s to 225; fat and forward wethers 16s 4d; good store wethers 15s; plain quality wethers lis 6d to 13s lOd; fairly good hoggets 10s 2d; forward Southdown hoggets lis 6d; small 4 and 6tooth ewes run with S.D. rams, 19s to 20s; good 4 and 5-year ewes 15s 6d to 16s; plain f.m. ewes lis to 12s 6d; rough class f.m. ewes 8s to lis.