STOCK SALES

Southland Times, Issue 23792, 14 April 1939, Page 3

STOCK SALES

SHEEP SELL WELL AT WINTON YARDING OF 3500 FORWARD The yarding of rriore than 3500 sheep at the Winton stock sale yesterday consisted mostly of one-year ewes, which sold well up to late rates. Two-tooth ewes were in ready demand, although nothing of outstanding quality was orfering. Fat lambs sold from 18/10 to 23/9, fat ewes from 8/9 to 13/3 and fat wethers from 18/6 to 22/-. Ewe lambs made from 16/7 to 23/4 and wethsr lambs from 14/10 to .17/4. Top price for two-tooth ewes was 32/9, other prices being 31/7, 31, 6 and 21/3. The sales were:— The Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd.—l 6 fat ewes at 8/-, 42 f. and f. ewes at 6/-, 22 at 2/1, 18 rape lambs at 15/4, 56 f. and f. ewes at 10/8, 28 at 3/10, 76 at 11/7, 18 fat lambs at 18/2, 55 f. and f. ewes at 8/-, 36 twotooth ewes at 28/2, 1 fat lamb at 23/9, 1 fat ewe at 8/- 11 f. and f. ewes t 2/-, 39 fat lambs at 20/9, 12 fat ewes at 5/-, 52 fat lambs, at 19/-, 28 f. and f. ewes at 2/8, 4 fat ewes at 8/9, 41 f. and f. ewes at 3/7, 26 fat ewes at 8/3, 9 at 13/3, 1 fat wether at 22/-, 45 f. and f. ewes at 7/-, 55 ewe lambs at 19/7, 50 f. and f. ewes at 3/10, 31 fat ewes at 8/6, 18 at 8/6, 156 f.m. ewes at 15/7, 10 f. and f. ewes at 10/-, 183 two-tooth ewes at 31/7, 1 Romney ram at 3gns, 4 Southdown rams at 6gns, 3 at 25/-, 2 at sgns, 3 at 2gns, 2 at 7gns, 3 at 6|gns, lat 4gns, 2 at 2Jgns, 2 at 3agns, 2 at sgns, 3 at 4gns, 1 at 4gns. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd.— 40 lambs at 16/6, 48 ewes at 3/5, 161 2-tooth ewes at 27/7, 2 at 15/-, 6 fat wethers at 22/-, 5 at 18/6, 36 wether lambs at 16/5, 4 fat lambs at 21/3, 141 ewes at 12/-. 145 at 9/7, 5 Romney rams at 3gns, 3 Border Leicester rams at 2gn, 1 Southdown ram at sgns, 5 Border Leicester rams at 3.1 gns, 1 at 3Jgns, 6 Romney rams at 30/-, 1 at 10/-, 2 at 6/-. 3 at 2Jgns, 2 at 3gns, 3 Southdown rams at 6£gns, 1 at 6|gns. National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.—24B f.m. ewes at 15/8, 70 f. and f. ewes at 9/-, 54 ewe lambs at 22/6, 42 wether lambs at 17/4, 9 ewe lambs at 16/7, 68 wether lambs at 17/3, 35 at 15/11, 71 f. and f. ewes at 4/-, 5 fat lambs at 21/-, 82 2-tooth ewes at 32/9, 171 fat lambs at 18/10, 5 wethers t 14/6, 7 ewes at 1/-, 58 f. and f. ewes at 5/-, 27 fat lambs at 22/-, 28 fat ewes at 8/6, 35 fat lambs at 19/-, 35 ewe lambs at 23/4, 92 2-tooth ewes at 31/6, 1 Southdown ram at IJgns, 2 at 15/-, 2 Romney rams at Signs, 2 at Signs, 2 at 3gns, 2 Southdown rams at 18/-, 1 at 9Z-, 1 at 4/-, 4 Romney rams at 3gns, 4 at 4gns, 1 English Leicester ram at sgns, 3 at sgns, 8 Southdown rams at lgn, 1 at 10/6, 5 at 5/3, 12 Romney rams at 5/3. Dalgety and C 0. —104 fat lambs at 20/-, 17 at 18/-, 63 at 21/6, 10 at 18/4, 10 at 23/-, 67 ewes at 6/-, 120 at 16/2, 59 at 10/-, 45 at 16/2, 11 2-tooth ewes at 21/3, 51 wether lambs at 14/10, 4 rams for llgns, 4 at SOUND INQUIRY AT RIVERSDALE TWO-TOOTH EWES MAKE UP TO 31/3 There was a good entry of sheep at the monthly Riversdale stock sale yesterday and the inquiry was sound in most sections, prices being on a par with those at recent sales. Two-tooth ewes made up to 31/3, other lines making 30/1, 30/- and 25/-, with poorer sorts selling down to 20/-. Soundmouth ewes were sought and brought up to 21/-, other sorts making 17/-. There was a strong yarding of full and failing-mouth ewes and these made up to 13/-, other sorts selling down to 8/-, with failers making from 5/- to 7/-. Ewe lambs sold very well and realized up to 21/9, other lines selling from 18/- to 20/3. Wether lambs brought up to 17/4. Sales were:—

J. E. Watson and Company, Ltd., — Forty-seven f. and f.m. ewes at 12/1, 45 2-th ewes at 30/1, 33 at 25/3, 155 ewe lambs at 21/1, 128 wether lambs at 17/1, 20 fat lambs at 20/6, 29 2-th ewes at 31/3, 111 s.m. ewes at 21/-, 157 f. and f.m. ewes at 10/7, 78 at 13/4, 29 ewe lambs at 9/- (culls), 79 2-th ewes at 3/-, 115'f.m. ewes at 10/9, 95 wether lambs at 17/4, 204 ewe lambs at 20/-, 137 f.m. ewes at 7/4, 108 6-th ewes at 26/6, 98 f.m. ewes at 11/10, 30 f.m. ewes at 5/10, 200 f. and f.m. ewes at 12/-, 217 wether lambs at 15/7, 73 f.m. ewes at 8/-. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.— One hundred and twenty f.m. ewes at 7/-, 125 ewe lambs at 21/4, 70 at 21/3, 99 4-th ewes at 21/6, 118 f.m. ewes at 7/-, 48 at 5/-, 60 ewe lambs at 20/10, 30 2-th ewes at 21/-, 69 ewe lambs at 15/-, 70 f.m. ewes at 2/-, 46 2-th wethers at 14/1, 3 fat wethers at 16/6.

Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd..— Seventy-five f.m. ewes at 5/1, 100 at 8/7, 86 at 7/1, 273 f. and f.m. ewes at 12/-, 140 s.m. ewes at 17/-, 97 2-th ewes at 18/-, 222 ewe lambs at 14/2, 120 f. and f.m. ewes at 6/-, 77 ewe lambs at 20/-, 121 at 21/3. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.— Fifty ewe lambs at 17/8, 82 2-th ewes at 26/6, 108 s.m. ewes at 16/3, 119 f. and f.m. ewes at 8/3, 115 at 8/1, 83 at 3/3.

National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.—Forty f.m. ewes at 7/6, 11 2-th wethers at 18/4, 65 ewe lambs at 21/9, 6 at 15/6.

SHEEP YARDING AT WYNDHAM COMPETITION FOR BREEDING EWES There was a yarding of 5000 sheep at the Wyndham stock sale yesterday and, with the exception of a few pens of store sheep, the quality was not up to the standard of previous yardings. There was a good attendance o' buyers and bidding was keen for good breeding ewes. The top price for two-tooths reached 29/-. Full-mouth ewes were not so keenly sought, with the best price for Eve-year-olds being 13/-. Dairymen’s lines brought up to 14/- and indifferent sorts from 6/- to 9/-, the latter being hard to place.

Because of the abundance ol feed at this time of the year, store lambs were keenly sought, the better sorts selling it from 14/- to 17/9, which was an advance from 1/- to 1/6 on -scent values. There were only a few small pens of store wethers yarded ■ 1 these sold under good competition at late rates. Good fat lambs were only yarded in small numbers and realized from 19/to 22/-. Fat ewes and /ethers showed an advance of 1/- to 2/- a head. There was a medium yarding of good fat cattle, but because of the absence of buyers these declined up to 30/a head on late values. MIXED YARDING FORWARD AT OREPUKI Ewes and lambs made up the bulk of the yarding at the Orepuld stock sale yesterday. Thirteen dairy ©ws sold at £6 and pigs were sold at 17'-, 11/6 and 15/-. J. R. Mills and Son repa-ts the fol-

lowing sales.—l 7 ewes at 4/8, 83 at 4/-, 65 m.s. lambs at 16/6, 27 ewes at 3/—, 7 rams at £2 10/-, 2 at 21/-, 1 at 15/—, 10 calves at 25/-, 2 at 17/-, 3 steers at £4 12/6, 13 dairy cows at £6, 3 pigs at 17/-, 2 at 11/6, 1 at 15/-. Sheds and sundries were sold at full market rates.