PAHIATUA SALE

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 122, 26 May 1938, Page 2

PAHIATUA SALE

Farmers’ Co-op. Report LARGE OFFERING OF WETHERS The New Zealand Farmers’ Cooperative Distributing Co., Ltd. report on tho Pahiatua weekly sale held on Tuesday: There was a large attendance of the public and Luyers wero present from Rangitikci, Manawatu, Southern Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki and local districts. Our share of the yarding comprised 3664 sheep, 40 head of dairy stock and 20 pigs, and with the exception of four pens of wethers there was a total clearance at ruling market rates. Some very choice wethers were yarded, and the top price realised was 27s 6d for a particularly nice pen of 4-tooths. Lambs sold particularly well, the top price paid for W.F. w. lambs in good forward condition being 19s Id. Good quality ewes made a good figure, while poorer ewes were somewhat neglected. The sale, at commencement, was very erratic on wethers, quito a number of pens being passed in at auction, but these were sold later iu the day.

Quotations: 410 2-th. wethers 245, 100 2-th. wethers 23s 6d, 185 fat and fwd. 2-th. wethers 24s 10d, 165 2-th. wethers 23s 7d, 31 2-th. wethers 23s 3d, 45 2-tli. wethers 245, 72 2-th. wethers 24s 7d, 132 fat 4-th. wethers 27s £>d, 78 2-th. wethers 245, 39 2-th. wethers 245, 69 small 2-th. wethers 22s 6d, 55 fwd. 2-th wethers 235, 30 fwd. wethers (small) 235, 51 2 and 4-th. wethers 24s 3d, several smaller lines making similar prices. 100 W.F. w. lambs (good) 18s, 74 W.F. w. lambs (fwd.) 19s Id, 148 B.F. and W.F. lambs (medium) 13s 7d, 66 W.F. w. lambs 17s 3d, 64 W.F. w. lambs (medium) 13s 9d, 70 B.F. lambs 17s, 80 W.F. w. lambs (small) 11s, 200 W.F. w. lambs (good medium) 16s Bd, 42 B.F. lambs (small) 13s Id; other prices of small pens were good. Wether lambs 13s 3d, 13s 9d; B.F. lambs 13s, 13s Id, small 11s. SO 2-th. ewes r.w. S.D. r. 37s 6d, m.a. ewes r.w. S.D. rams 30s to 2Ss, 70 4-yr. ewes r.w. S.D. r. 265, 5-yr. ewes r.w. S.D. r. 255. Springing dairy heifers £5 ss, £5 10s, £6 6s, £ ss. Pigs (weaners), ss, 10s, 12s Gd to 17s. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. report on tho weekly sale held on Tuesday, when a good yarding of sheep came forward and met with good competition. Some very good lines of sheep came forward and, although competition was not up to expectations, vendors in most cases met the market and a good sale resulted. Lambs appreciated in value. Quotations: — Two-tooth wethers (good) to 255, medium. 23s to 245, small 2-th. wethers to 20s 6d, fat B.F. 2-th. 24s Gd, m.a. ewes r.w. S.D. r. 20s 6d to 24s 4d, 4-th. and 6-th. ewes r.w. S.D. r. 30s, culi ewes 15s 9d to 16s 3d, store ewes 12s, woolly wether lambs (good) 16s 8d to 17s, medium 13s 2d to 14s, B.F. lambs (good) 15s 7d to 16s, medium 13s 2d to 14s 6d. Springing Jersey heifers to £7, empty heifers to £4 7s 6d, weanor heifers £2