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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19247, 12 February 1937, Page 6

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MATAWHERO STOCK SALE BIG STORK SHEEP ENTRY The weekly stock sale conducted by the Poverty Bav Stockbrokers' Association at the Matawhero saleyavds to-day attracted a good attendance of local buyers. There was a big yarding of store sheep Up to the luncheon adjournment values for lambs not first class were easier. BEEP Fat cattle of dairy type, rather not well finished were offered in the beet section. The demand was good, the entry Bellingi readily. A heavy black cow made £5 ss, good Jerseys £3 15s io £4 4s, heifers to £6 5s for a P.A. and £5 for a brindle. Prices : Cows.—4 Jersevs. medium, £2 lis bd ; ' 1 plain Hereford.' £4; 1 black, £3 7s; 1 plain Jersey. £2 3s ; 2 Jerseys. £3 10s: 3 Jersevs. '£4 4s ; 4 Jerseys, £3 10s : 4 Jersevs! £4 ; 2 medium Jerseys, £3 4s : 2 Jerseys, £3 10s; 4 Jerseys, £2 17s; 1 Jersey." £2; 3 good Jerseys, £3 17s; 4 young Jersevs. £3 15s: 4 ditto, plain, £2 lls;'l Jersey, Co 14s: 1 weighty black. £5 ss; 1 Jersey, £2 7s ; 2 Jerseys. X. 6 15s : 3 Jersevs, £3 ss. Heifers.—l brindle, £5. Mixed sorts.—l good, brindle Hereford steer. £6 11.8; 5 Jersey runner steers. £2 t{ ; s- 1 Jersey, medium vealer, £2; 1 P.A. heifer. £6 5s : 2 Jersey heifers, £2 10s. FAT SHEEP Just over 100 fat sheep were yarded. Ewes with good mouths to 22s Gd, otherwise, 17s 5(1 to 20s. Prices:— Ewes.—2o at 17s sd; 5 Ronthdowns, 22s 4d; 7. 19s 2d; 5. 6, and 8-th, 21s; 6,22 s 6d; 25 heavy, 20s; 38, IBs. STORE SHEEP There was a large entry of store slice]). up to lunch adjournment all lambs not first class were easier. Prices :

Lambs.—Ewes: 44, small, woolly, active, 17s Id; 49, biff, good condition, woollv, Ms Id; 132, shorn, big, sturdy, first class lot. 20s lOd. rive and six year ewes.—94. guaranteed, frame and condition, 21s; 66, even mouths, frame anil condition (p), 18s. Mixed age ewes.—l6o, 4-th to syr, eoo.l store condition, 24s 8(1; 42, fairly enod mouths, good order, 17s; 144. good 1.-eih. medium to light condition, 19s 6d ; H), 7 !, from Otol.o. good mouths, light condition. 20s Id; 99, 4, 6 and 8-th. good store condition, 24s 4d ; 106, 4 and Syr, good stoie condition, 20s 6d.

" Wethers. 116. 2-tlis, store condition, high country, medium size, 22s Id; 133, good frame,' with condition, 24s 3d; 22, 2-th, small to average size, store condition, 22s 7d : 161 well-girown, good order, 23s 6d • 86. 4-th. good size and condition, 255. Wether lambs.—2.l."!, good size and condition, woollv, 17s 3d; 36.1, good size, fresh 'Downs, 10s Id; 109, short., good frame, medium condition, 17s; {53, shorn, fairly good size and condition, 17s; 209, shorn, with frame and condition. L'O.s Od; ?r2, big, woolly, good order, 17s <ld; 198, shorn, a good pen, straight line at ISs. Aged ewes.—72, good to forward, lf,s 2d; -Hi, medium condition, Ills; 11, liehl. medium condition, 12s

Two-tooth ewes.—o2, late shorn, fairly good size, 27s Od; Ml, good size, with condition, .'!2s '.\. Young ewes.— 4:!. (1 and 8-th, size and condition, 27s 6cL Six year ewes.—l4l, good lusty type, medium mouths, 21s 9d; ">Ol, good ewes, from the coast, 2Js. Kwe lambs. —(13, .shorn, fairly good size, Leicester.*, ISs 3d; ES, shorn 'Downs, good order. His (id; 61, wellgrown, good condition, woolly, L'l!s S<\.