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Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 March 1925, Page 2

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ADDINGTON PRICES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) OIJ RISTCH LURCH, Wednesday. There were again heavy yardings in all classes of adult sheep and cattle. Store Sheep. —One of the biggest entries of the season, and a sound sale throughout, big entries of ewes from the North Island, Nelson and 'local sheep selling at a shade firmer values. Forward lambs, 26» 9d to BOs .id; ordinarv, 23s (id to 265; medium, 22s to 2155; small, 19s (id to 21s 9d; cull, Ids to 19s; extra good 2-tooth I-ibred owes, 19s (id to 51s (id; good 2-tooth A-brcd, 11s to His (id; good 2-tooth Romney cross ewes, 40s to 12s (id; small, His to 19s; good 1, (i and 8-tooth crossbred ewes, 38s 6d to 11s; ordinary, l!2s to 38s; good 1 and 5-year A-brcd ewes,

3Ss to -10 s; low-conditioned, 29s to .‘Jos; f.m. do., 20s to 30s Gd; f.m. crossbred owes, 27s to 30s 9d; aged owes, 12s Gd to 225; -1 and G-tooth Homney cross wethers, 335; inferior libred wethers, 2Gs Gd to 30s; f-bred 2-tooth do., 24s Gd to 2Ss 9d. Pat Lambs. —A small entry and an improved market iby Is to Is Gd per head. Prime to 36libs made 12Ad, other qualities according to schedule rates. Extra prime lambs, 445; prime, 38s to 41s; medium, 35s to 37s Gd; light, 32s

(id to 31s 9d; store, 26s to 325. Fat Sheep.—An average-sized yarding and an improved market, particularly for ewes, of which exporters bought freely. Extra prime wethers. 18s 7d; prime, 38s to 12s; medium, 35s to 37s (id; light, 31s to 31s (id; extra prime ewes, 13s (id; prime, 33s (id to' 37s (id; medium, 29s (Id to 335; light, 26s to 28s 6d; aged, 22s 6d to 255. Fat Cattle. —Another heavy yarding of over 500 head. Cows were ' in big over-supply. Food beef eased slightly, and cow beef Ibv about 20s per head. Best beef made 33s to 36s per IDOl'bs, medium 31s to 32s (id, light 25s to 30s, and rough down to 15s. Extra prime steers £l6 12s 6d, prime £l3 10s to £ls ss, medium £lO 15s to £l3 os, light £8 os to £lO 10s, rough £6; extra prime heifers £l3 2s (id, prime £'B 10s to £lO 10s, ordinary £l to £3; extra prime cows £l2 10s, prime £7 15s to £lO, ordinary £4 15s to £7 10s, aged £3 to £4 10s. Vealers. —Runners to £5, good coalers £2 10s to E 4 os, good calves £1 5s to

£2 os'. Store Cattle.—A nondescript entry. A pen of 5-ycnr steers made £7 2s od. Dairy Cattle. —Cows at drop sold well. Best 2nd to 4th culvers, £lO to £l4 15s;'medium, £6 to £9 10s; best heifers, £8 to £l2; medium, £5 10s to £7 ■lO s; old cows, 30s to £3 Ids. Fat Figs.—A good sale. Choppers to £6 13s (id; baconers, £3 15s to £5; average per lb, Old to 7Ad; light porkers, £2 10s to £2 17s Od; heavy, £3 to £3 7s; average per lb, 73(1 to Sid. Store Figs.—A medium entry. Large stores were easier, and atlu*r (-hisses firmer. Wcaners, 13s Od to 22s Od; small stores, 25s to 335; medium, 33s to 40s; large, 495; sows®in pig, £3 lU-s to £4 ids.

MASTERTON SALE. The Wairarapa Farmer’s Co-op., Association, Ltd., report on their usual weekly sale as follows.—A fairly good entry of all classes of sheep came forward, our entry totalling 2150 head. The maiket tnrougnout was not as brisk as at last sale, although no outstanding j.nes were oifered in our list. We report a total clearance as follows: 200 5-yr ewes 26s Sd, 88 do 265, 234 do 24s (id, 201 4 and syr ewes 30s, 250 4yr ewes 295, 260 do _:9.s, 275 do 2&s, 43 4vr ewes 265, 14 2 and 2th ewes '29s 9d, 22 4 and 6th owes 30s lOd, 135 m.a. ewes 255, 40 m.a. ewes 22s 4d, 75 do 21s lid, 128 f.m. ewes 25s 3d, 80 do 21s, 64 fat ewes 29s 3d, 1 1-shear S.D. ram 8 gns, 1 do 7A gns, 1 do (i.j gns, 1 do 4 gns, 1 aged do 4 gns.

Dalgetv and Co., Ltd., report as follows:—A good yarding of sheep was submitted to a urge attendance. Included were several lines of outstanding ewes and lambs and although prices for the better class of owes show a decline on recent, sales, lambs sold on a par and even higher than at late sales, while medium ewes and inferior sorts also sold on a par with recent sales. Following is the range of prices:—4 and 6 tooth ewes, a/e. C. A . Cameron 375, 4 year ewes, a/c. same vendor 355, 5 year ewes a/c. Waihi Estate 31s, 4 and 6 tooth ewes 33s 9d, m.a. ewes 295, 28s sd, 26s 2d, 25s (id, call ewes 16s (id to 1/s, shorn wether lambs a/e. 11. P. Harrison 27s 9d, other lambs made 22s Sd, 21s, 20s (id, cull lambs 155,.

Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report:— We ottered a fair yarding of sheep to a good atcndanee. Prices maintained fairly well, and we made a total clearance at satisfactory prices. 2, 4 and (i tooth ewes (small) 2." is 7d to 28s 7d, 4 and (j-th ewes 225, b.f. lambs (good) 27s 7d, medium 2.4 s (id, call w.f la.inbs 8s 4d, store ewes ISs (id to 20s, cull ewes 10s 0d to 15s 2d.