TEKAPO SALE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18519, 17 March 1930, Page 8

TEKAPO SALE.

LARGE YARDING OF SHEEP. LOW PRICES PREVAIL. j The annual sale of Mackenzie County sheep was held at Tekapo on Saturday. The yarding this year showed a considerable advance in numbers on that of last year, the total being in the

vicinity of 28.000. The sheep came forward in fairly good condition, but the sale generally was a most disappointing one. There was a fair attendance of the public, but buyers were not so numerous as in previous years. Usually a fair number of sheep from this sale find their way south, but on Saturday southern buyers were conspicuous by their absence. There were a fair number present from North Canterbury, but they were operating on very small limits.

The sale, which was opened by Mr T. D. Burnett. M.P.. commenced at 10.30, and concluded between 3 and 4 o’clock.

The low prices ruling at wool sales throughout the Dominion this season were reflected at Tekapo, where merinos were neglected, and hard to sell. The bulk of the sheep offered brought prices about half of those realised at the Tekapo sale yast year. Some of the main sales were as follows: Account Simon’s Pass Station—3lß wethers 10/-; 64 wether lambs, 2/3. Account Glenbrook Station Merino wether lambs. 2/11; 775 £-bred wether lambs. 7/5; 168 i-bred wether lambs. 3/-; 341 first cross ewe lambs, 14/-; 53 2-tooth Merino ewes, 10/6; 101 2 and 4-tooth Merino wethers, 7/9; 216 i-bred ewes. 7 2; 210 first cross wether lambs. 8 3; 641 Merino ewes. 1/10; 160 Merino ewe lambs, 7 371 i-bred ewe lambs, 7/5. Account Mt. John Station—sß 2 and 4-tooth wethers. 14,6; 222 i-bred wether lambs, 5/-; 73 2-tooth wethers, 9/2; 152 ?wes, 3/-; 502 J-bred wether lambs, 7/3. Account Mary Hill Station i-bred wether lambs, 7/3; 281 ewes, 2/8. Account Glentanner Station—l 26 4 and 6-tooth Merino wethers, 9/8; 350 Merino ewes, 7 11; 255 Merino ewes, 6/-; 124 f.m. Merino wethers, 5/8. Account Irishman Creek Station—994 i-bred wether lambs, 8 2; 139 m.s. ibred lambs, 5. 6; 503 4 and 5-year ewes, 5/-. Account Rhotoro Station Merino ewes, 23; 129 2-tooth Merino wethers, 8 6; 407 Merino whether lambs, 5/3; 191 first cross wether lambs, 10/3. Account Lake Station—ss7 Merino ewes, 5/-; 464 i-bred wether lambs, 6/11; 429 4, 6 and 8-tooth i-bred wethers, 14/10; 350 2 and 4-tooth £-bred wethers, 9/9. Account Lochinvar Station Merino ewes, 6/3. Account Mount Cook Station—4so Merino ewes, 9/9; 422 6 and 8-tooth Merino ewes, 10/-. Account Coxs Downs —152 6 and 8tooth Merino ewes, 10/-. Account Omarama Station—sß3 2tooth Merino ewes, 10/7; 1230 5-year Merino ewes, 4 9 to 5/4. Account Haldon Station—432 Merino ewes, 5/1; 1300 Merino ewes, 7/6. Account Creamlands Station—36B cast ewes, 8/-. Account Glenmore Station—26o 4tooth wethers. 11 -. Account Wolds Station—l7l 4, 6 and 8-tooth i-bred ewes, 15/-; 85 cast ewes, 4/9. Account Guidehill Station —130 m.s. i-bred lambs, 13/1; 266 Merino ewes, 3/-. Account Simon’s Hill Station—32B cast ewes, 4/-; 600 wether lambs, 7/-. Account McKenzie Peaks Station--398 4, 6 and 8-tooth i-bred ewes, 9/-.