DISTRICT SALES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20108, 29 March 1928, Page 9

DISTRICT SALES

MARTON SALE The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co. Ltd., report as follows:—On Monday we had a gocid yarding of 1700 sheep and* 200 head or cattle. There was a good attendance of buyers and although bidding was inclined to drag we solid all the sheep and all the cattle except one pen. We quote: 2-tooth wethers 24s 7d; woolly b.f. lambs 19s; shorn b.f. lambs 16s 7d to 18s 2id; w.f. wether lambs 15s and 15s 7d; smaller w.f.w. lambs Ils Id to 14s 6d; cull lambs 9s, s.m. ewes 19s 6d to 20s 9id, failing mouth ewes to 16s; 2i-year P.A. steers £7 7s; fat cows £5 to £6 ss; 18-month steers £4 to £4 6s 6d; empty cows £2 10s to £3; weaner heifers 25s to 30s. HUNTERVILLE SALE The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op., , Distributing Co., report on Tuesday We had a good yarding of 2400 sheep, principally lambs ami have to report a very good sale, practically everything being sold. The enquiry for ewes, however, was not so good. We quote: Best w.f. shorn wether lambs 17s to 17s 7d; medium w'.f. shorn wether lambs 12s 3d to 14s 6d; cull ditto 6s to 7s 9d; ewe lambs 17s Gd to ISs; small m.s. lambs 13s Id; fat lambs 20s; S.D. rams, 4 guineas to 64 geineas; mixed age»l ewes to 225; 2-tooth wethers 22s 3d; weaner pigs 6s 6d to 10s; slips 13s 6d to 14s; weaner heifers £3 to £4 6s; fat cows £4 5s to £5 12s 6cl. TAIHAPE. The Associated Auctioneers held their fortnightly stock sale at Taihape yesterday, w’hen a large entry of sheep (chiefly ewes and lambs) and a small yarding of cattle was offered to a large attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk and most of the lines submitted were sold at satisfactory prices. One pen of ewe lambs brought 23s 7d, while a pen of 2-tooth ewes realised 30s. Quotations are as follows: —100 4 and 5-year-old ewes, 24s Gd; 162 wether lambs, 14s 9d; 118 ewe lambs, 19s Gd; 83 wether lambs, 14s; 47 two-tooth wethers, 19s 4d; 21 m.a. ewes 12s; 17 ewe lambs 17s 4d; 74 s.m. ewes 19s 4d; 80 m.a. ewes 14s~ 6d; 100 m.a. ewes (chiefly 4 and 5-year), 19s 4d; 14 m.a. ewes (good) 20s 2d; 122 ewe lambs (good) 23s 7d; 130 wither lambs (good) 19s; 200 2-tooth wethers, passed, 19s 9d; 86 wether lambs, 13s 8d; 75 4 and 5-year old ewes 21s; 98 2tooth ewes (good) 30s; 17 b.f. lambs, 12s 8d; small pen lambs, 9s 6d; prime ewes 21s 9d; 17 m.a. ewes, 20s 2d; 323 wether lambs (good) 16s 2d; 290 m.a. ewes 23s 2d; 312 wether lambs, passed, 15s Gd; 223 wether lambs, 16s, passed; 340 wether lambs, passed, 15s; 300 wether lambs, 15s 8d; 100 wether lambs, 15s; G 8 m.a. ewes, 19s Id; 82 m.a. ewes, 20s; 69 2-tooth owes, 27s 6d; 124 wether lambs, 15s; 76 n.a. ewes (poor) 8s; 84 24, and 6tooth wethers, 22s 6d; 33 2tooth wethers 22s 4d; 62 cull lambs I.ls 9d; 64 small lambs Ils 4d; IS cull lambs 10s 2d.