WAIPIATA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27385, 10 May 1950, Page 9

WAIPIATA

Tile last sale for the 1950 series of Central Otago sales was held at Waipiata yesterday, when a yarding of 4500 sheep was penned and sold readily at satisfactory prices. The entry comprised approximately equal proportions of ewes, lambs, and full-mouthed wethers, and, apart from a few' outstanding pens of ewe and wether lambs, the quality was only average. Canterbury interests were well represented, and the local demand was keen for all suitable lines. Quotations:—

Full-mouth halfbred fat wethers made 45s 6d to 43s 6d: medium fat and forward, 40s to 41s 9d; f.m. store, 29s 6d to 335; medium halfbred two-tooth withers, 3Ss to 40s; s.m. halfbred ewes made 33s 9d to 35s 6d; four, six and eight-tooth halfbred ew’es, 34s 6d to 38s 6d; f.m. halfbred ewes. 28s to 325; f. and f. ewes, 17s to 24s fid; medium two-tooth halfbred ewes, 33s 3d to 365: cull two-tooth ewes, 26s 6d to 3Gs. Extra good Romney cross ewe lambs, 50s to 56s 9d; good, 46s to 47s 6d: medium, 34s to 335; cull, 27s 6d to 28s 9d; fat and forward wether lambs, 42s 6d to 435; small to medium, 30s 6d to 34s 6d.