SHEEP AND RAM FAIRS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22029, 8 February 1935, Page 5

SHEEP AND RAM FAIRS

VALUES AT WESTFIELD

GOOD LINES SELL WELL

DEMAND FOR SOUIHDOWNS

Fully 5000 sheep, including about 250 rams, were offered at the j.nnual sheen and ram fair held at the Westfield saleyards yesterday. The numbers were, below last year's totals and the smaller yardings resulted in keen competition for sheep and rams of oututanding quality. There was a decided safcrcity of the best-class aged ewes, while young ewes of good type and quality were also in the minority. The majority of the pens offered medium-qUality IiIKS and many buyers were unable to fill their requirements of good ewes. Wethers were also penned in numbers well under last year's figures. „

- The comparative dearth of good type, well-conditioned sheep stimulated competition and values were stated to bo a shade better than last year's prices. The top price for two-tooth ewes was 27s 9d for a line offerud on behalf of Mr. W. Burrill, of Papntoetoe. Satisfactory prices were also obtained for several other lines of thij same class. A good quality line offerocl by Mr. A. Collie, of Manurewa, realised 26s 6d, and a number on account of a Papatoetoe grazier brought 2£s 3d. Shorn lambs of good quality wero forward in limited numbers and sold freely up to 14s. Woolly lambs realised up to 14s i 6d.

Southdown rams were in keen demand and a choice line of over 50 from the Waikato topped the uale. The best individual price was 7fgi».. A line of fine quality Romney rams from Taihape also sold well, the best price being 6igns. Leicesters were offered in limited numbers and fair-quality rams realised up to 2sgns. The auctioneers report follows: —

Alfred Buckland and Soai, Limited.Yardings well up to advertised numbers were readily cleared. Neith«r the number# offering or the general stan-iurd of quality was up to last year's sale, anl there was a rtfady demand ior choice quality , lines. Prices ruling were:—She'iji: Two-tooth wethers, 14s 9d to 18s 3d; fall-mouth ewes, to IBs 3d; five-year-old ewes, 17s 9d to 20s 9d; local full-mouth ewes, 10a 6d to lGs 6d; Old and inferior, 5s to 9s; two-tooth ewes, ch6ice quality, 26s 6d:. others, 23s to 255. Lambs: Shorn, good condition, 12a to 14s; others, 8s 6d to lis; shorn ewe lambs, to 14s 3d; woolly lambs, 12ii 6d to 14s 6d; smaller, 9s to lis 6d; small, |>(J.toj Bs. Hams: Southdown, 1 two-tooth, 4igns. 1o 7}gns.; Leicesters, 2gns to 2|gns; Romaeys,. medium quality, to 3gns. New Zealand Loan and M«ri:antile Agency Company, Limited.—Sheep (fore penned ia gpod average numbers and sold freely under keen competition. A line of choice Romney rams met with a ready demand. Prices were: Sheep: Five-year-old ewes, 16s 9d to 21b 3d; four and six-tooth, ar.d four-year-old ewes, 16s 6d to 20s; two-toofcli ewes, to 25s 3d; other full-moutn ewes, 12s to 16s 6a; culled ewes, 6s to 10s. Lambs: Woolly lambs, 12s to 143; smaller, 3s Ho lis 6d: shorn lambs, 10s 9d to 12s; flora ewe lambs, 9s to lis 6d. Earns: Romneys, 2igns to 6Jgns; Southdowns, aged, to Bgns. Dalgety and Company, Limi ted.—lncluded in our yarding of fully 10(0 sheep was a line of choice, two-tooth >s which realised 27s 9d. ißams were fornrard in nurt - bers below average. All cliises met with a free sale. Realisations werj:—Sheep: Twotooth ewes, choice quality, J7s -9d;_ fourtooth wethers, to 20s 9d; foui and six-tooth ewes, to 20s; aged ewes, to 15s 6d. Lambs: Shorn lambs, 12s to 14s; otiters, 8s 6d to lis. Rams: alted, 2}gns to 3Jgns; Romneys, aged.-ligni to 2ignß.

SOUTHDOWNS AT GL A'JDELANDS * ' ~7 :. TOP PRICE OP 28. G UINEAS A[FROM Otm OWN COHR E! (FONDEST] HAMILTON, Thursday A ram fair conducted by three Hamilton auctioneering firms was opnued at Claudelands to-day. There was ail entry of 2200 rams of various breeds, representing studs from the Waikato, WangMiui, Manaivatu and Feilding districts. Southdown flock and sttd rams were offered to-day. The top price vag 28 guineas, secured by Mr. C. J. Haw'ton, of Mokoia. for a well-bred one-shear (Southdown. The purchaser was Mr. H. S., E.all. of Te Kauwhata, Mr. H. Rodgers,, of I'ukekohe./paid 20 guineas for ft particular!; r choice animal.

PRIDES AT IHWDDfO V ROMNEY REALISES i\l GUINEAS * i [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] .v FEILDIin-r, Thursday At the ram fair Komnerii were to*day. The sale opened with a quiet' tone but later there was a gr«a; improvement with prices better than thoi a at other fairs held this season. There was it keen demand for rams showing quality, bin inferior jams were neglected. The rams teaerally'showed the effects of the dry vreatber. Their;: wool was not looking at its-'beat. .-t'v ; Thq highest price for stud Eomneys was, 31 guineas,- the vendor bcii.g Mr. W.. P; Jacob and the purchaser llx, S. (3-. Perry. The highest price for floe's rams was 18 guineas, the vendor being Mr. G. E. Allen, while Mr. Alex Biown received 16 guineas and obtained the highest average, i Southdown rams will be offered, to-mor-row.

GOOD DEMAND AT PUKEKOHE [from our own* correspondent] PUKEKO3E, Thursday There was a good demand for stock at to-day's sale conducted by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, and tin bettor prices which ruled were attributed to the neoessity of farmers near Auckland buying more stock to keep, up to their contracts for city milk supply. Good dairy ours' brought up to £5 10s; other dairy cowu, £3 to £4 10s; best heifers, £4 to £5 as; (mailer heifers, £2 10s to £3 15s. Some really prime cow besf was penned and with good competition values were fully on a par with Westfield yesterday and showed a decided improvement on the company's last sale a fortnight «gt>. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers made from £6 15s to £8 2s 6d for a lim -from Mr. F. Hull, Otaua, and bought'by the Waiau Pa Butchery, Waiaa Pa; heavy prime, £5 7s 6d to £6 10s; lighter primn, £4 to £5 6s; light, £2 16s to £3 12si Od; other killable cows, £1 ,10s to £2 lis; borer cows, 12s to £1 12s; good store cows, £1 10s to £2 2s; others, £1 2s to £1 Bs. Bulu were dull of sale and realised from 10s tj £1 3s. Pairs of cows and calves made frcai £1 14s to £2. Pigs were yarded in full numbers. All prime baconers were in gcoi request and sold at values fully equal to those ruling at other centres. There was aft improvement in prices for porkers to the extent of about Is a head. Good framed stores sold under steady competition with liHle or no improvement in .values. Smill stores and weaners were in poor den and. Choppers sold from £1 5s to £2 Hi; heavy prime baconers, £3 14s to £3 18s; medium, £3 fis to £3 10s; light, £2 l.Ss to i'S 2s; heavv porkers, £2 7s to £2 lie'; medium, £2 2s to £2 ss; light, £1 14s to, £1 18u; small and unfinished, £1 Is to £1 10s; stores. 16s to £1 2s; slips, 10s to 13s; Wean ere, 3s fid to 9s; service boars, 3gns to sgns. Baconers and porkers sold at an' average price per lb. of from 6}d to s|d.

CLEARANCES IN THE NORTH [by telegraph—owx correspondent] KAITAIav Thursday

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agoncy Company, Limited. lie Id a sheep fair at Mungamuka on Monday, when a good clearance wns effected at Bali)factory prices. Wethers sold under keen competition up to 23s for a prime line; ethers brought from 17a to 21s. Ewes, two-tooth upward, brought to 21s 3d; four unci six-tooth, to 19s 7d; good fresh full-mo.nh, 13a to 17s Gd; aged, 10s 6d to l!!s; culla, 6s 9d to 10s. Lambs sold from Ss 6d to lis 6d; rams, at 4 guineas.

The North Auckland Faitr Co-opera-tive report holding sheep iairs in various centres of the Par North ilt ring the past week. At Kohumaru there 'wsre 1000 sheep penned, at Herekino 2850, at Victoria Valley 4500, and at Mangamuka Bridge 1-100. At all sales there was a gooc attendance of huyers. and practically alV.lots sold. At Herekipo prime fat withers made 20a to 225; fat ewes, I4s to 15i 4d; four-tooth wethers, ~]Bs to 19s Gd; two-tooth, 16s to 18s Gd; two-tooth ewes inadu 20s 3d to 245; four-year-olds. 15s and 19s; five-year-olds, 13s Gd to 16s; sound-mouthed, lis to 14s; need, 7s to 10s Gd. Best lands brought lis to 14s; Kood. 9s to lis; culls. 6s to 83; Southdown rums, two-tooVh, made 4 guineas to G guineas; Romney ramii, two-tooth, - 2i to K guineas; aged rams, ij-gumea to 2 guineas-.