LIVE STOCK

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 19 April 1934, Page 10

LIVE STOCK

THE BLENHEIM SALE

Curiously .'enougli,! although.during the earlier' stages of Tuesday’s Blenheim slock sale the* market appeared to have slumped to the extent of about Is 6d a head for fats, ;Ts ilie auction p'rogreSs,ed prices improved until they were on a par with those, in force'at the previous '•week’s sale, (reports the “Express”). A; Ini,a! of 351 fat sheep were penned, but the average quality, was much poorer I lian l:as been the case 'for some weeks, in llieistore department 430 sheep were offeied and most of (hem quit toil at prices which revealed little alteration.' The fixture was field, a day earlier Ilian usual so as not, io ’ eiTineide with the Ward Show. ... The fat lamb offering was something of a record, close, on ,100 -head being penned. The host price realised was 21s 3d for a trio of heavyweights, and a similar pen -fetching 20s Gil. Another attractive figurb was 18s Oil for tysiiigle lamb. A • uumbeK' of ' iitediurii'M.-a .ty iambs were included, and thcstUTound'

buyers.at from 14s lid to 15s 2d, and a rather light lot made 14s 6d. At the previous sale the price range" was from 19s Id down to 15s 3d. , , .

Four'extra prime pens of ewes changed hands at 13s 7d, 13s Sd. 14s Id. and 15s, lil, and other prime lots sold at down-tol' 12s sd. Medium-lines fetched from 10s 6d to 11s 7d and the only really light lot commanded 9s 6d.' A" week ago the range for ewes Was from 13s 8d to 15s. 2i;l. There was only a Sprinkling of wethers, 18s beipg secured for a mixed pen of two-tootlr wethers and maiden ewes, 19s 4d for a small draff of heavyweights, and 17s 6d for another prime lot, which were offeied oil account of Mr J. W. Lovell.’To Ron

The outstanding 'pens in' the "store section were foiwnrd Indfbied wether lambs at 14s Id. halfhred ewe lambs at 15s sd, mixed-sex .crossbred lambs at 14s sd. fat and forward 6 and 8-tli crossbred wethers on acc'uut of Mr I. IV. Lovell at 17s 4b. forward 4-th cross, bred wethers at lGs 7d, and 2, 4. and 6-th and s.m, crossbred ewes at 13s 6d.