W.F.C.A. SALES

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXX, Issue 146177, 13 February 1917, Page 2

W.F.C.A. SALES

TJic Wairarapa Earmers' Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., Pahiatua, report on their sales held during the past week as follows: —At PahUuua on Tuesday wo offered a good yarding of sheep and cattle to a representative attendance of buyers. All classes of sheep aud cattlo met, with good competition, and wo quitted our yarding at most satisfactory prices. We effected the following sales:—l2o 4-tooth to 4-year ewes (low condition), _ws 2d; 53 do., __s Cd; G8 2tooih wethers, ::2s Ud; 17 shorn lambs, SO wether lambs, woolly, 2is; 50 do., 22s Id; IS do., small, 1S»; 100 do. cuils, 14s Sd; 100 do., KJs Cd; 01 do., l.'is Cd; 94 shorn lambs, medium, LSs Id; ..(>'woolly lambs, medium, l'Js 3d; 7 2-tooth ewes, :>Bs; 10 2-tooth wethers, ;!7s ( Jd; 7 do., small, 20s; 2.'{ cull lambs, 8s 0d; Lincoln ram, C.lgus; forward cows, US 5s to £10 7s Od; store cows, £4 to £7 2s; fat cows, £10 10s to £12; Ll--moiilhs steers, £5 7s 0d; 15-months heifers, £4; weaner steers and heifers, £2 7s Od to £:> 12a od. At Pongaroa last Thursday we ottered a. larue yarding of sheep and a good entry of cattle to a large attendance of those interested. Sheep of all classes were dull of sale, but with the exception of one pen of lambs we quitted our yarding at fairly satisfactory prices. We effected the following sales:—loo 6year ewes, low condition, 22s Gd; 117 Ctooth ewes, 37s Cd; 222 2-tooth wethers, 2Ss 9d; 165 4-tooth wethers, 33s 4d; 125 shorn lambs, medium, 12s; 34 do., culls, Ss 9d; 29 do., lis sd; 91 5-year ewes, 245; 34 fat ewes, 32s Cd; 38 store ewes, 24s'cd; 2 Lincoln rams, Signs. Cattle. —Two working bullocks, £22 each; 25 18-month steers, £10; 25 cows and calves, £13 lis; 32 18-month steers, poor, £7 14s. Last Saturday we offered 175 rams at the local ram fair, to a very fair attendance of buyers. Competition ■ for anything showing quality was fairly "ood, but indifferent Lincoln rams were dull of sale. We disposed of 145 of the number offered at the following prices: —On account of A. McKay, 5 shearling Eomneys at 7:]gns, 1 do. at 9_gus, 1 do at. bgns and 1 at 9gns. On account of a client, bred by Quinton Donald, 10 shearling liomneys at Ogns, 5 do. at 7 gns, 5 do. at C.gns. On account of R. llal'liburton, 6 shearling Komneys at 8 gns, 1 do. at 7gus, 7 do. 7igns, 1 do. 10_ mis aud 1 do. N_g'ns. On account of A. D. Eglinton, 1 shearling Romney at 11 uns, 2 do. iOAgns, 1 do. 9_gns, 1 do. 7Lin.. On account of J. Harding, 5 shearling Komneys at sgns, 5 do. 4gns, 5 2-slnaV sgns, 5 do. Ogns. On account of K. Patterson. 5 Lincoln shearlings s'luns, 5 do. sgns, 10 do. 4_gns. On account'of 11. ii. Wilton, 5 Lincoln shearlin.'s at sgn_, 5 do. 5-Agns, 0 .So. 4_gns. On'account of \V. T. Keddell, .15 do. at o!gns. On account of H. R. Wilton, .1 st'iul shearling Lincoln 7gns, 1 4-shear ram lOgns. On account of T. Kennerley and CoT, 5 Southdown shearling rams b:\ <nis .do. 3-!_ns. 5 do. 2Agns. On account of W.'l). Taylor, 5 2-shear Southdown rams at 4gns, 0 do. 2!;gns, 1 at .1 gn. On account of Ebbett Bros., 1 at dvgns, 1 at ojgns. EKETAHUNA SHEEP FAIR. The Wairarapa Farmers' Stock Department report on their sheep fair, held at Hketahuna yesterday, as follows:— W r e submitted a very full yarding, com- ' prosing over 10,000 sheep, an excess of advertised numbers of more than 3000. We had difliculty in accommodating the large entry, and had to avail ourselves of the cattle pens. Several lots of good conditioned sheep were offered, but, taking the yarding throughout, the sheep lacked condition, the bulk of the owes being just off the lambs. The sale dragged somewhat, but livened up later on, and we have to report a satisfactory clearance, about 2000 sheep being turned out unsold, the balance being disposed of at current prices, but on the whole the sale can be described as in and out. Mr T. 11. Groves, of Tawataia, topped the market with a pen of 2-tooth ewes at 39s 9d, while Mr J. Albrcchtsen's wethers, which were a creditable lot, made the highest price for that class of sheep 33s Cd. A line of 280 4-tooth to 5-year ewes, offered on behalf of Mr T. H' Groves, made 355, and a small lot of aged ewea, sold on behalf of Mr Chris. Larson, made 355. Quotations:— 2-tooth ewes, 27s 9d to 39s 9d; 2 and 4-tooth owes, 32s to 35s Id; s.m. ewes, 265, 27s 3d, 28s Sd, 295, 29s 6d, 30s, 30a 7d,33a and up to 35s Id, according to quality; low conditioned ewes, 23a lid, 245, £4s Id, 24s lOd, 255, 25s 2d; owes with failing mouths, 18s 6d, 18s 9d, 20s 9d and up to 22s 9d; 2-tooth wethers, good, 31s, 31s 2d, 31b 3d, 32s 3d, 32s 6d, 32s 7d up to 33s 6d for an extra good lot; smaller sheep, 26s 6d, 27s 4d and 28s; 4 and 6-tooth store wethers, 33s lid; black face rape lambs, 15s 6d to 17s 9d; woolly lambs, mixed sexes, up to 20s 7d; shorn ewe lambs, 21s Id; mixed shorn lambs, 18s to 19s; culls, 16s; wasters, 10s 9d to 12s; 2-tooth Southdown rams, sgnß.