2000 Yarded At Kamo

Northern Advocate, 17 January 1948, Page 3

2000 Yarded At Kamo

More than 20G0 sheep were yarded at Kamo lor the first sheep fair of the season. Four of the principal firms opciated. Competition was keen throughout, especially in the shorn lamb sections, where values were well in excess oi those ruling last year.

Stud sheep from a southern bieedei sold well, and the general range ot values i'or all classes was high. Quotations included: Store wethers, 35/6 to 37/9; fat ewes, 40/- to 42/6; tat lambs, •ary. to 37/-; 2-tooth ewes. 40/- to 47/-, 6-year owes, 31/6 to 33/-; aged ewes, 22/to" 27/-; small black-facecl store lambs, 22/-; shorn Romney wether lambs, good Quality 25/- to 27/2; smaller, 22/- to 24/3, cull lambS, 18/- to 21/-; cull ewe lambs, 20/3 to 22/6. At Messrs E. A. Vyle and Sons’ annual ram fair, held at Ctaika. where the New Zealand Farmers’ Coop., Ltd., opeiated, bii.sk competition was repotted toi a in entry ot rams showing a considerable improvement in quality. All but two ot the sheep sold under the hammer. Best one-shear Southdowns made fiom icons to 12‘7gns, others making sl,»gnss l ,»gns to ‘Pisns. C'ne-shear Romneys realised Bgns to 'icVigns, others selling irom s,2gns to 7 : *iigns. The whole line ot rams avei aged V, the Maungaturoto ram fair, where iho same linn operated, the milry was small. Compelitiun lrom a small bench of buyers was keen for the lev. South - down rams, which made l-ign* to l-,2«ns. Romneys were harder to quit, making o ,-j A Htood varding of sheep offered at Pakotai hv tlie NAF and Dalgoty and Co ltd ‘met with only moderate compel! lien,'selling at late rates, realisations being: Extra good shorn wotlioi lainbs, 30/3; medium quality shorn wetner lambs 2’!/- to 25/-; cull shorn wetnei lambs.’ 13/6 to 17/6; small ewe lambs, •>!/.■ cull ewe lambs. 17/6 to 18/6, mixsexed cull lambs, 17/-; Down cross lambs, 20/3 to 28/7: small 2-tootn ewes, .>l/6. forward conditioned wethers, ,>4/G, killable ewes, 20/9. _ From Maungakaramea, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency CoLtd., reported a small yaiding, which met keen competition, quotations including. Friesian heifers, autumn calvers f ; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, S-IJ/10/-to £l2; heavy boner cows, £6/it)/- to

£B/12/6; medium. £4 to £5/15/-: boner bulls. £4/10/- to £10; store pigs, £4 to £4/11/-; slips, £3 to £3/4/-. The same firm, operating at Waiotira, advised that a small yarding was ottered. making late rates. Jersey cows, close to profit, made £ll to £l2/15/-; fat cows realising £ll to £l2/7/6. Fat pigs sold well at the ordinary Kamo fixtures. Dairy cattle were penned in better numbers, realising late rates, while store cattle sold steadily at recent values. ' Quotations were: Dairy cows, close to profit, £lO to £l2; springing heifers, £lO to £l2; later calvers, £8 to £9/15/ ; Shorthorn heifers, £B/5/-; heavy prime baconcr pigs. £6/10/- to £6/13/-; medium baconers, £6/5/- to £6/8/-; light bacon-ei-s and heavy porkers. £5/6/- to £5/19/-; large stores, £4/15/- to £5; medium stores. £3/10/- to £4/10/-; slips, £2/16/to £3/1/-; weaners, £1 to £2/5/-; choppers, £5/2/6 to £6/2/6.