BIG SHEEP YARDINGS AT TINWALD DOUBLE SALE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 77, 31 March 1931, Page 9

BIG SHEEP YARDINGS AT TINWALD DOUBLE SALE.

(Special to the “Star.”) / ASHBUBTON, March 31. Ther© was an exceptionally heavy yarding of fat and store sheep at the double sale at the Tinwald yards to-day. The butchers’ pens comprised fair to average quality, and although prices in some cases showed an easier tendency prime conditioned sorts sold at prices about equal to those of the Ashburton sale last week. Top price for ewes, 6s Id, was secured by M. O’Keefe, Tinwald. The best wethers brought 12s lOd, which went to J. B. Stevenson, Tinwald, while iv the lamb market at 14s lOd. The principal sales were: — Fat Ewes—Twelve at 3 s Id, twentyone at 4s lOd, twenty-two at 4s, ten at 5s 4d, thirteen at 4s 7d, eleven at 3s lOd, eleven at 4s sd, twelve at 5s lOd, nine at 6s 10d, nine at 6s Id, ten at 5s 10d, ten at 5s 7d, nine at 5s lOd, four at 3s 4d, twelve at 5s 7d to 9s Id, twenty at 3s 9d, seventeen at 4s Id, twenty-four at 3s 4d, twenty-four at 3s lOd, twenty at 3s Id, ten at 5s lOd, ten at 4s 10d, ten at 4s Id, ten at 5s Id, ten at 5s 7d, seven at 5s 4d, eleven at iod 10d ’ ten 8t Ss 7d> twent y- two at 3s Fat Wethers—Xine at 10s Id, three at 10s lOd. ten at 12s lOd, ten at 11s lOd, three at 11s 7d, ten at 11s lOd, ten at 10s 4a, seven at 11s 4d, eight at 11s 7d, seven at 12s 4d. Fat Lambs—Seven at 13s 7d, eleven a . °ne at 14s lod, eight at 14s bd, eleven at 14s 4d. one at 11s, five at 9s lOd, thirteen at 8s Id.