STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Daily Times, 10 February 1938, Page 8

STOCK MARKET

ADDINGTON PRICES. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Entries wore largely increased to-day at tlie Addington market, the total sheep entry being 27,000 to 28,000, mostly in the store pens. Good breeding ewes and wether lambs sold well at a little firmer prices, as did fat lambs, but fat sheep were easier by about 2s a head on account of the reduction in the export schedule, and fat cattle were down by 20s a head, the main cause being the heavy entry. Store lambs made from 18s to 10s 2d; medium rape sorts, 16s 6d to 17s Gd; carry-over lambs, 13s Gd to 14s 9d. Store sheep: The best of these made to 34s 3d for two-tooths and 30s for the remainder, and for four and fiveyear ewes from the same quarter, 24s 6d to 25s 6d. Fat lambs: There was a keen sale at full schedule rates of 7Jd a lb. Fat sheep: The export schedule has been reduced, and this was reflected in to-day’s market by a drop of about 2s a head for all sorts except the small entry of heavy wethers. Fat cattle: The market was weaker by 20s a head, except for prime med-ium-weight steers, these being down by 10s to 15s.—(P.A.) JOHNSONVILLE SALE. A rather smaller yarding of cattle than usual came forward at the Jolmsonville sale. Competition was keen for rvell-finished cattle, especially the heavier sort, and a good sale resulted at prices on a par with the last few sales. The yarding of sheep consisted of a good class of ewes, mostly heavy wethers. A few light quality hoggets were yarded, and the whole offering met with good competition at prices on a par to Is easier than last week’s sale. Good lambs were in keen demand, but unfinished sorts were not Avanted. Realisations Avere as follows: — Prime extra heavy bullocks, £ls 15s to £ls ss; prime heavy bullocks, £ls to £l4; heavy bullocks, £l4 to £l3 15s; light and unfinished bullocks, £l3 to £l2. ss; prime heavy cows and heifers, £9 10s to £9; coavs and heifers, £8 15s to £7 10s.

Prime extra heavy Avethers, 28s 6d to 27s Gd; prime heavy wethers, 27s to 265; medium Avethers, 25s Gd to 255; prime extra heavy eAves, £1 to 19s; prime heavy erves, 18s Gd to 17s 6d; medium erves, 17s to 16s Gd; heaA’y hoggets, 25s Gd to 24s Gd; light hoggets, 23s to 20s; lieaA’y lambs, 25s to 23s Gd; medium, 22s to 20s; light lambs, 20s to 17s Gd.

MASTERTON EWE FAIR.

Messrs Dalgety & Co., Ltd. report: We held our first annual ewe fair and shpep sale at the Masterton saleyards yesterday, Avhen fully the advertised numbers came forward to a large attendance of local farmers and buyers. A ferv buyers Avere present from the ManaAvatu, Danncvirke and Woodville districts. Generally speaking, prices were not up to expectations. However, vendors decided to meet the market, and we are able to report a total clearance under the hammer. Practically the whole offering Avas bought by local buyers. Rape lambs met with a keen demand and in this section a rise of 1/- to 1/6 per head was reached. In the young ewe section the top price of the day was obtained by Mr. J. P. Borthw'ick’s Te Whanga 2-th. ew T es, which realised 33/-. Some of our principal sales were as follow: 334, 2-th. eAves, 33/-; 154 2-th. ewes, 30/-; 96 2-th. eAves, 24/1; 170 2-th. ewes 28/9; small hold-over 2-th. ewes 22/6 to 23/9; four and 5-year ewes 20/-, 21/6, 23/- and 23/6; 6-year ewes, 17/- to 18/9; fattening, 12/6 to 14/1; good rape b.f. lambs, 17/2 to 18/4; shorn w.f. AA’ether lambs, 12/6 to 13/-; small b.f. lambs, 9/6 to 11/6,

The N.Z. Farmers ; Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report: We yarded an entry rather in excess of advertised numbers for the first ewe fair and Masterton sale yesterday. Consignments were forward from Totara Hills, Bushgrove, Marangai, Orui, Werata, Vly Y.W., Rathkeale, Castlepoint, Glenview, Norwood, Ihuraua and Rangitumau. Although in some cases prices were hardly up to expectations, vendors showed a willingness to meet the market and a complete clearance was affected. Following are some of the prices realised: Best 5-year-old ewes, 21/3 to 23/6; others 16/- to 20/-; cull, 13/6 to 15/-; 2-th. ewes 28/- to 32/-; small, 23/- to 25/-; b.f. lambs, 15/3 to 17/1; small 12/- to .13/6; small shorn w.f. wether lambs 9/2 to 10/6; small shorn w.f. ewe lambs 14/10. MASTERTON SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports:— We held our weekly sale yesterday when we had a fair entry of sheep which was offered to a fairly large attendance including buyers from outside districts. The yarding consisted chiefly of breeding ewes, the quality of which were very ordinary—very few station lines coming forward. We had a total clearance at the following prices:— Fat sheep: Fat ewes, 15/ to 17/; light ewes. 12/ to 14/; fat wethers, 24/ to 25/; fat b.f. 2-ths., 18/6 to 20/. Store sheep: 2-th. ewes, 2S/ to 29/; maiden 4-th. ewes, 31/; m.a. ewes, 20/, 21/ to 22/; 5-yr. ewes, 18/, 19/6 to 21/; s.m. ewes, 14/ to 16/6; fattening ewes, 7/3, 8/6 to 10/; b.f. rape lambs, 17/6 to 18/; medium lambs, 11/3 to 14/; cull lambs, 5/ to 6/; 2-th-. wethers, IS/6.

Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report: —The first ewe fair in conjunction with our usual weekly sale was held in the Columba yards yesterday. A full yarding came forward and was submitted to a big attendance, which included however, very few outside buyers.- Throughout the market was not buoyant, and buyers seemed very cautious. Generally speaking the quality of the ewes yarded was not up to the standard expected at the Masterton Ewe Fair, but there were exceptions, and buyers bid much more confidently on the better lines. There was a big entry of full and failing mouth sorts, practically only suitable for fattening, and these met with limited competition. Several pens of useful 2-th. ewes were offered and prices seemed to favour buyers. In fact, the young ewes, at prices ranging yesterday, looked very good buying. SeV-

oral pens of store wethers and lambs were also offered and made current values. Our entry comprised of 45G0 head, and although the passings were frequent under the hammer, we sold the majority later by private bidding as under: —A/c Fernyhurst, 4 and 6-th. ewes, 22/6; 6-yr. ewes, 26/1; 4 and 5-yr. ewes, 19/; a/c Ken Groves, 4 and 5-yr. ewes, 21/; a/c A. H. Falloon, 5-vr. ewes, 25/; a/c K. and G. Blatchford, 6-yr. ewes, IS/; a/c Lady Ferguson, 6 yr. ewes, 20/; a/c C. K. Judd, 4 and 5 yr. ewes, 18/6 and 19/3; a/c Te Parae, 2-th. ewes, 32/6; 6-th. ewes, 28/; a/c Rawhiti Station, 4-th. ewes, 30/; a/c I). C. Williams, 5-yr. ewes, 15/; a/c J. O’Hara, 5-yr. ewes, 17/9; a/c other vendors, 4 and 5-yr. ewes, 17/6 to 21/6; 4-th. ewes, 26/6 to 28/; 2-th. ewes, 28/6 to 30/6; b.f. lambs, 16/; w.f.w. lambs, 14/6 to 16/; shorn ewe lambs, 16/; shorn w. lambs (small), 8/9 to 9/. PAHIATUA EWE FAIR. The Kew Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report as follows on the Pnhiatua Annual Ewe Fair: —Annual drafts of sheep came forward from all parts of the district, the condition generally being quite good, especially in the two tooth class! The realisations generally depreciated considerably on those of last season, but bidding was quite been, especially on the top lines. We report a yarding of over 7000 ewes, and with the exception of one pen of aged ewes a total

clearance was effected. Manawatu, Rangitikei, Wanganui, and Levin buyers being well to the fore in the bidding, and purchased most of the yarding of 4 and Syr. olds, and practically the whole of our entry of 1400 twotooth ewes. Choice entries in our offering comprised two-tooth ewes on account of C. B. Tylee, J. P. Tylee, A. Ifoggard and Son, F. W. Blatcliford and H. Morison, the first two mentioned bringing the top money in the whole yarding at the fair. We quote some of our realisations: —On a/c C. B. Tylee, 160 2-th. ewes, 35/; a/c J. P. Tylee, 170 2-th. ewes' 35/; a/c F. W. Blatcliford, 30 2-th. ewes, 34/; a/c McLeod Estate, 60 2-th. ewes, 28/; 234 4-yr. ewes, 28/; a/c 11. Morison, 164 2-th. ewes, 31/; 52 4-yr. ewes, 26/6; a/c P. Valvois, 123 4-yr. ewes, 29/; 54 2-th. ewes, 30/6; a/c Poulton Bros., 50 2-th. ewes, 28/6; 68 4 and 6-tli. ewes, 29/3; 160 5-yr. ewes, 26/3; 70 6-yr. ewes, 19/9; a/c J. Breeds, 123 5-yr. ewes, 26/10; a/c A. I-loggard and Son, 120 2-tli. ewes, 31/6; 243 ewes.. 21/6; a/c A. Knox, 200 4 and 5-yr. ewes, 26/6; a/c J. R. Gardiner, 191 5-yr. ewes, 24/; 86 2-th. ewes, 30/3; a/c IT. H. Miller, 241 5 and 6-yr. ewes, 25/3; 101 2-tli. ewes, 28/; a/c E. H. J. Miller, 147 5-yr. ewes, 25/; a/c R. F. Vial,' 143 5-yr. ewes, 25/6; a/c Gardiner and Yoeman, 54 2-th. ewes, 23/6; 208 ewes, 19/6; a/e Campbell Bros., 130 5-vr. ewes, 22/; a/c Gupwell Estate, 104 5-yr. ewes, 24/; a/c Mrs. A. Checkley, 216 5-yr. ewes, 22/; a/c A. T. Sinclair, 346 5 and 6-yr. ewes, 20/9; a/c C. Douglas, 101 m.a. ewes, 25/; a/c C. H. Brown, 89 6-yr.

ewes, 17/6; a/c D. Buckley, 84 m.a* ewes, 22/6; a/c L. 11. Hughes, 47 5-yr< ewes, 21/; a/c R. Hibbard, 52 5 ancj 6-yr. ewes, 19/2; a/c A. P. Jensen, SOCK 6-yr. ewes, 20/; a/c M. Howatt, 70 6-yr. ewes, 18/; a/c R. Sinclair, 4lSg| aged ewes, 15/6; a/e J. Judd, 90 ewes, 19/; a/c, D. Miller, 61 ewes, 19/; 251 ewes, IS/G; a/c N. Avery, 136 6-yr« ewes, 16/; a/c J. S. Bairstow, 2-ttu ewes, 30/; a/c R. F. Vial, 58 2-tk< ewes, 26/6; a/c Mrs. Menkin, 60 2-thu ewes, 28/3; a/c Gupwell Estate, 31 2-th. ewes, 24/; aged ewes, 284 ewes a 10/6; 236, S/10; 170 ewes, 9/6; otheß prices small lots, 10/6, 12/, 12/3 to 13/ s