LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 38, 16 February 1943, Page 1

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

RAETIHI EWE FAIR To an excellent attendance of buyers present from the Main Trunk, WaiKato, Waverley, Wanganui, and the West Coast of the North island, an excellent yarding of 25,000 breeding ewes was onierea at uie xtaeum Ewe Fair, states Messrs. Freeman R. Jackjon and Co., Ltd., in their report of the fixture. All classes were in excellent condition and a very keen sale resulted with a good clearance. Prices show a slight advance on recent fairs. Realisations on four ana iive-year ewes compared with our 1942 fair show an advance of 2s to 2s 6d, whilst two-tooth ewes were at last season s rates. A feature of the sale was the realisations on the five-year ewes which in many instances were within a few pence of tne four-year ewes. Despite heavy rain which set in early in the afternoon the attendance remained and the market held firm right to the end of the sale, in fact firmed up on the tail-end lots, one o± the last lots offered, a pen of sixyear crossbred ewes, making 17s. Top prices for four-year ewes was obtained for the Mason Estate at 25s 4d, whilst for five-year Messrs. Hunter and Sommervilie’s ewes made 22s Bd. Top price for two-tooth was secured by Mr. Frank Punch at 30s. More than 200 trucks were railed away from Kaetihi ana, despite tne delay that has been caused by abnormally heavy railing, tne yarding was very satisfactorily cleared by the week-end. Values were as follows:

Four-year ewes, 19s to 25s 4d; 5year ewes, tops 20s, 22s 8d; lower conditioned and later shorn, 16s, 19s 9d; 6-year and soundTmouthed ewes, 12s, 17s; m.a. ewes, 15s, 23s 6d; 2tooth ewes, 28s, 30s; medium, 255, 27s 6d; small, 23s 6d, 245; 4-tooth ewes, 235, 28s 6d; 6-tooth ewes, 245, 26s 6d.

The following are some of the rea-lisations:—4-year aged marked ewes, a/c. Mason Estate, 25s 4d; a/c. Duigan Bros., Mangoiho, 21s 2d; a/c. Chas. Duncan, 19s 3d; a/c. L. Hopkinson, 22s 9d; a/c. Ken. Hall, 22s 6d; a/c. R. Lilburn, 21s Id; a/c. T. C. Rhodes, 21s lOd; a/c. C. D. Scarrow Estate, 18s; a/c. Wilson and Miles (Te Kowhai), 19s 3d. 5-year ewes: A/c. Boyd Estate, 16s lOd; a/c. A. W. Burne, 18s Id; a/c. R. A. Bamber, 19s 4d; a/c. M. J. Bernard, 16s 4d; a/c. H. J. Donnelly, 18s 2d; a/c. Duigan Bros (Ohutu), 18s 9d, 20s 6d; (Mangoiho), 5 and 6-year, 15s 3d; (Ore Ore), 16s lOd; a/c. Wm. Fulton, 20s lOd; a/c. H. E. Friedrich, 15s; a/c. A. B. Gibbons, 16s 4d; a/c. C. W. Gregg, 17s Id; a/c. J. Handley, 16s; a/c. V. Houghton, 19s; a/c. Ken Hall, 18s; a/c. Hunter and Sommerville, 22s 8d; a/c. Kainui Station (C. B. Minogue), 20s 3d; a/c. H. R. Littlewood, 15s; a/c. Mitchelson and Bot’c, 20s Id; a/c. A. H. Miller, 18 3d; a/c. A. F. Malpas, 21s Id; a/c. Fred McNie, 18s 6d; a/c. Geo. McGirr, 18s 4d; a/c. W. J. McConbrie, 18s lOd; a/c. M. Nicholson, 16s 9d; a/c. C. V. Pearce, 18s 8d; a/c. J. E. Powell, 10s 9d; a/c. John Punch Estate, 16s 4d; a/c. C. J. Rhodes, 20s; a/c. F. A. Robb, 15s Id; a/c. Scott Estate, 20s 10s; a/c. W. D. Scarrow, 15s; a/c. C. B. Solly, 18s 6d; a/c. C. D. Scarrow Estate. 16s; a/c. John Turnbull, 19s Id; a/c. L. G. A. Volkerling, 15s lOd; a/c. Wilson and Miles (Te Kowhai), 17s 3d; a/c. M. J. Williams, 16s; a/c. R. C. Wilson Estate, 21s. 2-tooth ewes: A/c. Frank Punch, 30s; a/c. Kainui Station, 29s Id; a/c. Hunter and Sommerville, 28s; a/c. Wm. Fulton, 29s 6d; a/c.i R. C. Wallace, 28s 8d; a/c. R. C. Wilson Estate, 27s 3d; a/c. R. Lilburn, 28s lOd; a/c. A. F. Malpas, 25s Id; a/c. Mason Estate, 24s 8d: a/c. Fred McNie, 29s Id; a/c. Thos. McArthur. 275; a/c W. D. N. Strachan, 25s 3d; a/c. John Turnbull, 27s 2d; with small carry-over sorts making from 21s to 245. 4-tooth ewes: A/c. A. W. Burne, 23s 6d; a/c. C. A. Barrow, 28s 3d; a/c. Morikau Farm, 23s 3d; a/c. Scott Estate, 22s 2d; a/c. A. E. Volkerling, 23s 6d. 6-tooth ewes: A/c. C. A. Barrow, 265; a/c. Duigan Bros., 26s 6d; a/c. L. Hopkinson, 26s Id; a/c. Morikau Farm. 245. 6-year and s.m. ewes: A/c. R. J. Boyd Estate, 15s 6d; a/c. R. A. Bamber, 14s lOd; a/c. D. J. Berrv, Ils 6d: a/c. H. J. Donnelly, 13s 8d; a/c. Duigan Bros (5 and 6year), 15s 3d; a/c. H. E. Freidrich, 12si a/c. J. G. Irwin, 14s lOd; a/c. H. Lovenfosse. 15s; a/c. Morikau Farm, 14s Id; mixed age, 18s 6d; a/c. Mitcheson and Bott (mixed age), 23s 3d: a/c. J. P. Punch, 15s 3d; a/c. C. J. Rhodes (mixed age). 225; a/c. Risk Company (mixed age). 17s Id: a/c. Scott Estate ,6-year), 17s; a/c. T. S. Ward, 15s.