Values Fully Firm At Mid-Winter Sale

Wanganui Chronicle, 26 June 1948, Page 6

Values Fully Firm At Mid-Winter Sale

In spite of inclement weather there was a large attendance of buyers, including strong representation from the Waikato, at Freeman R. Jackson and Co.'s mid-winter sheep and cattle fair. The sale for hoggets was a keen orte, particularly for all top lots of wether hoggets, which sold at an advance ot from 5s 6d to 6s a head on recent sales. The long overdue advance after the dry autumn market rates appears to have arrived at last, states the firm. ,Ewe hoggets also sold well- A good offering of breeding ewes was offered. All the top lots were mated to Southdown rams and sold well, but buyers were not so keen on ewes mated to Romneys. Late lambing and poor condition lots were slightly neglected. A light yarding of grown wethers sold well. Of a total yarding of about 7500 sheep, practically a total clearance was made. The large yarding in the cattle section met with a good, bright sale fully firm on recent rates. There was a total clearance except for two pens. On the whole it was really an excellent sale for this time of the year. Realisations were as follow: Sheep: Good wether hoggets, 27s 6d to 30s 4d; average, 24s to 27s 3d; small, 20s to 235; good to average ewe hoggets, 34s 3d to 355; average, 27s to 29s 6d; small, to 21s 9d; top b.f. hoggets to 26s 6d; medium and late shorn, 15s to 18s 6d; 2-tooth wethers, 37s 6d to 38s 6d; small, 34s to 34s 7d; breeding ewes mated to Southdowns, good m.a. ewes, 38s; 5-year ewes, 28s to 30s 3d; poor conditioned, 23s to 265; small 2-tooth ewes, 355; 5-year ewes, mated to Romney rams, 26s to 31s; m.a. ditto, 29s 3d to 31s Id; small, 26s to 28s; poor conditioned and late shorn, 21s to 25s- , Cattle: Good forward Hereford and P.A. bullocks, £l3 10s to £l5 ss; 21-yr. P.A. steers to £lO ss; rather small, £8 17s 6d; light, fat and forward P.A. heifers, £lO 10s to £ll 15s; Hereford breeding cows (low conditioned), £4 7s 6d: empty ditto, £4 15s; 20-months P.A. heifers, £6; small P.A. and Hereford weaner steers, £2 13s to £4; ditto heifers (hard done), £2 7s; prime cows (ex dairy), £7 15s to £lO 12s »J; early calving Jersey heifers ,to £l3; backward and small, £7.