MATAWHERO STOCK SALE.
SMALL YARDING OF STORE SHEEP
The Poverty Bay Stockbrokers’ Association held their weekly sal© of stock at the Mata,whero yards to-day. there being ,u small yarding of sheep, and a fair attendance of buyers. Bidding was poor. 'lhere was a Keen demand for good hoggets. Only 87 fat sheep were yarded', good ewes making 20s, while light unfinished ewes made 16s 6d. There was a small yarding of nine pigs. Stores made 21s and 235, small porkers 245, and light baconers up to 57s 6d.
Approximately 2500 store sheep were yarded, mostly ewes in lamb,
Small hoggets sold at prices from 12s 6d up to 14s 7d : , medium 18s, a,ml good sorts 225. A specially good line made 25s 2d. Empty ewes brought 8s to- 13s 9d, ewes in lamb from 15s 9d up to 22s for fairly good ewes. Fat sheep: 1 wether 245, 17 ewes (p) 12s, 20 do. 20s, 7 do. (p) 19s, 6 2-th ewes (]i) 20s. 11 ewes 20s, 9 light ewes 15s 6d, 16 light ewes 16s 9d.
Pig?.: 2 light baconors £2 17s 6d, 1 do. £8 7s 6d, 2 small porkers 245, 3 do. 225. 1 do. 265.
Store sheep: 70 tn.s. hoggets (p) 18s 9d, 67 f. and f. empty ewes 13s 9d, 111 m.s. hoggets 17s, 30 f.rn. empty ewes (p) 11s 6d, 21 m.s. hoggets 16s, 41 f.m. ewes in lamb (p) 15s 9d, 30 f.m. empty ewes (p) Bs, 88 2-tli and 5-year ewes in lamb (p) 19s 6(1. 134 m.s. hoggets 225, 77 m.a. •ewes in lamb' (p) 18s 3d, 86 ewe hoggets 25s 2d, 128 f.m. ewes in lamb 21s 6d, 123 m.a. ewes in lamb (p) 235, 36 2-tli do. (p) 225, 109 f.m. empty ewes <n) ICs 3d, 97 iri.s. hoggets (small) (p) 12s 6d, 64 4 to 5-year ewes in lamb (p) 19« 3d. 8? f.m. ewes in lamb (p) 18s 6d, 45 Southdown m.s. hoguel-s 17s. 55 4 to 5year ewes in lamb 17r. 22 2-tli do. (p) 22s 6d. 24 m.s. hoggets 24s 7d, 53 npa. ewes in lamb 235.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16495, 30 July 1924, Page 12
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352MATAWHERO STOCK SALE. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16495, 30 July 1924, Page 12
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