THE MARKETS.

Wairarapa Age, 7 March 1929, Page 7

THE MARKETS.

MAhTERTON SALE

The W.F.C.A. Ltd, stock dcpartwnt, I report having heki their weekly Masterbon sale yesterday, when they offered a full yarding of 1.600 sheep, comprising mostly breeding ewes, to a good attendance of local buyers. Pricw ’were well up io recent quotations ano Ithey made a total clearance under the ’hammer at th following prices: A good c |]ane fo 200 s.m. ewes, on account Kumu Kumu Station, made the good price . of 26s Bd. Another run of the same ’ line of 377 ewes made 265. Other u prices were: 379 ,s.m. ewes, 24s 9d; 250 s 5-year ewes, 23s 7d; 136 do, 22s 6d; 108 & do, 23s 2d; 166 6-th ewes (small), 29s ' 9d; aged ewes, 17s to 21s; m.a. ewes, '2ss; m.s. lambs (small), 13s 4d to 15s; J 1 shorn wether lambs, 17s 4d; 2-th weth‘jers, 27s to 28s 2d; B.D. rams, Ggns to e |7gms. I The New Zealand Loan and Mercan--5 tile Agency Co., Ltd., report as fol- ’■ lows: A good entry of all. classes of Y sheep came forward, medium class ewes •' maintaining late rates, but better classes of young ewes being much r easier than at previous sales. Our b offering comprised a few pens only of a good class young ewes and rams, ail j rines .-ledling at auction. We report: 2-th ewes on account W. H. Buick and 1 Sbn, 29s to 365; oter small lines, 30s to 37s 6d; f.m. Romney ewes, 275; 1 purebred m.a. SJ). ewes, Ifgns; s.m 3 ewes, 255; shearling S.D. .rams, 5. 6$ to 7gns; 11 shearling Romney rams, on ' account Adam McKay, 4i, 6 to 9gns. , The New Zealaind Farmers ’ Co-op-r eracive Distributing Co., Ltd., report ’ on the Mas tert on sale as follows: We ’ had a good yarding of sheep and a ’ large entry of pigs. Competition for ’ all lines of sheep was on about a level with the previous week and we disposed of our whole entry at the follow--5 ing prices: 5-ycar ewes (medium), 21s to 21s Sd; 2-tooth ewes, 325; 4-tooth • ewes, 3.1 s 6d: aged ewes, 14s to 17s ’ Sd; cull ewes, Ils; 4-toofh to 4-year » ewes, 25s 3d; good b.f. lambs, 19s 4d r to 19s 10d; fat ewes, 19s 7d; fat weth- * ers, 29s sd; Itomney rams, £3 3s; SJ). 3 rams, 3gns to s£gns; weaner pigs, 7s to ’ 15s. 3 Wright, Stephenson and 00., Ltd., ’ report: Another fair yarding of sheep 1 came forward, comprised chiefly of breeding ewes. It was noticeable that s the quality of sheep offered yesterday ■ was not up to the previous week. Neve ertheiless there was a very keen dea’.nand, buyers, no doubt, wishing to fill ’ their demands without further delay. e We made a total clearance as follows: 2-th ewes, 32s to 345; isjn. ewes, 22s to 24s 6d; 5-year ewes, 24s 6d to 265: f 2-th wethers, 275; S.D. rains, 6}gns to r 7gns; Lincoln rams, 5 to 6gns; aged t Romney rams, l|gns. • Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on the Master ton sale as follows: A good t yarding of sheep was submitted to a e large gathering of buyers. There was ■ a keen demand throughout the sale s for all classes of sheep with prices on 0 a par with recent sales. Following is ■ the range of prices: Account P. M. - Compton, 2-tooth ewes, 40s. Account sR. Buick, 2-th ewes, 375. Account * Springhill Station, 2-th ewes., 355. Ac- *- count Matahiwi Estate, 2-tooth ewes, 33s to, 35s lOd. Account Manawa

Station, 4 and 6-tooth ewes, 30s sd; 5-year ewes, 25s 4d. Account I. D. Balfour, 5-year ewes, 25s 3d; s.m ewes, 23s sd. Account Mrs M. J. Lees, s.m. ewes, 23® sd. JOHNSONVILLE SALE Messrs Wright, Stephenson and 00., Ltd., report on thie Johnsonville sale, as follows: To the aveiragei attendance of butchers we (submitted a large yarding of cattle, sheep and lambs. Considering the lower range of values ruling for fat stock, the sale must be considered a good one. Competition for all classes of stock was keen, except for wethers, which were not in demand. The cattle offered comprised good quality bullocks and cows, and a total clearance was effected at prices slightly easier than last week’s i-ates. Sheep and lamb prices also showed a flight decline, in sympathy with the 1 recent fall in export values. W'e quote: Bullocks, £l3 2s to £l6 10s; cows, £ll to £ll ss; wethers, 30s 9d to 325; ewes, 23s to 24s 7d; lambs, 20s to’ 265; vealers, £3 Ils to £4 ss.