FAT SHEEP.

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 149, 21 June 1934, Page 6

FAT SHEEP.

Values Rise at Stortford.

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EWES ALSO SELL WELL

Wethers met an exceptionally strong demand at the Stortford JLOUge sale yesterday in the fat sheep section, values improving about 1/6 a head under good export demand. Ewes also sold well, moving up about 9d a head on export weights. The recent firming tone on fat lambs was maintained.

A pen of 25 wethers, in,from a Twyford vendor medium framed and prime met the market at 25/8.

Offered on account of Mr W. J. Bimblett, Ngatarawa, and carrying prime order, a pen of 42 ewes made 21/6.

A single weighty lamb sold at 255.

Fifteen prime heavy Romney crossbred lambs had a strong sale at 2//6.

A pen of 133 well woolled mediumframe prime wethers, offered on. account of Te Apiti Station, made 255.

A pen of 130 2-th wethers, well finished, realised 245. In from Eskdale and offered on account of Mr H. R. Clark, a pen of 14 prime heavy wethers sold out at 2//6. Further pens on account of the same vendor realised 25/7. In from Tauroa Station, Havelock North, three pens of prime heavy ewes made 22/3 and 225. Approximation of the range of prices:— Ewes— Medium to prime 19/- to 22/3 Others from .... 14/Wethers— Medium to prime .. 24/6 to 27/6 Others from .... 22/Lambs — 18/6 to 27/6 STORE SHEER BREEDING EWES Breeding ewes constituted a big proportion of the entry of 5000 head in the store sheep section at the Stortford Lodge sale yesterday, and met with a good degree of enquiry, late rates being well maintained. Wethers and hoggets met with their usual degree of competition and showed relatively little change, with some wether lines meeting a better degree of enquiry than others.

A line of 108 5-yr ewes in from and On account of Te Apiti Station, soundly mouthed well woolled, running with Southdown rams since March 2, met the market at 25/5. In from Tutira Station, a pen of 207 2-th wethers, in good store order, realised 21/4.

Store conditioned, a pen of 185 small-framed white-face wether hoggets, ex Tutira Station, made 16. A bid of 28/10 secured .a pen of 352 2-th ewes, in from and on' account of Waipoapoa Station in excellent condition and running with Southdown rams since March 2.

The 4-th ewes from Te Apiti, a pen of 112 well grown and woolled sheep, met the market at 32/9.

A Waipoapoa Station draft of 2-th ewes, running with z Southdown rams since March 2, well framed, fairly woolled and in good order, met the market at 29/6.

FAT CATTLE BULLOCKS IN GOOD DEMAND Weather conditions did not affect the fat cattle market to any degree. With an entry of 480 head in thia section, including some of the best finished cattle that have been entered this season, demand was steady, with export and local buyers operating well. Bullocks met an excellent reception, making prices which were on a par to slightly improved on last week, cows and heifers making late rates, with a variation on some female lines. The entry generally was of good class and aroused much favourable comment from buyers. Included were cattle from Mr H. M. Campbell, Poukawa, Mr T. H. Lowry, Omaranui, Rukumoana Station, Te Pohue, Mr F. Lopdell, Eskdale and Mr R. White, Porangahau. There were some exceptionally good cattle included in these entries. COW PRICES In from Poukawa and offered on account of Mr H. M. Campbell, a pen of three well-grown prime Hereford cows sold at £4 16s. A single ??.A. A further pen of four big prime Herebeast from the same vendor male £5. fords from Mr Campbell, sold at £4 17s. BULLOCK VALUES A further Porangahau draft of nine

P.A. bullocks on account of Mr R. White made i£6 and £6 9s in cuts.

A pen of four well-grown prime P.A. bullocks in from Elsthorpe, met the market at £8 Bs.

Well-grown, nuggety and prime, a pen of five P.A. bullocks, in from Elsthorpe, sold out at £8 2/6.

HEIFER RATES

A pen of six Hereford heifers, in from Poukawa and on account of Mr H. M. Campbell, medium-framed and prime, met the market at £5. A further pen of six Herefords realised £5 10s and £5 7s, this pen being heavier and in really prime order. A single prime heavy P.A. heifer, in great order, met keen competition to sell out at £6. This beast was offered on account of Mr Seton Wenley. A lighter heifer made £5 8/6. QUALITY IMPROVES The quality was improved to a considerable degree in the store cattle section. With an entry of approximately 400 head demand was good and prices were maintained at last week’s levels.

Included in the entry were drafts from Poporangi Station, Waiwhenua Station, Waitio Ltd., and Rukumoana Station.

A pen of 20 P.A. bullocks, in from Porangahau, and offered on account of Mr B. White fairly grown, and in good forward order, realised £5 18/6. A bid of £4 16s secured a pen of 23 rising 3-year-old P.A. steers, fairly framed and store conditioned.

A pen of 19 P.A. and dehorned Hereford weaner steers, in good order and well grown made £2 10s.

A pen of 40 P.A. and P.A.-Hereford crossbred weaner heifers, store conditioned and medium framed, sold out at £1 14s.

Tn from and on account of Poporangi Station, a line of 38 P.A. cows, running with P.A. and Hereford bulls made £4 2s. BROKERS’ RANGE At the usual sale there was a very big yarding of fat cattle and a medium yarding of stores. Eats sold very well, especially for quality; at the start, but eased a bit towards the finish of the sale. Store cattle sold exceptionally well,especially for any well-bred station lines and an especially nice lino of 50 P.. weaner stores on account of H. L. Sheild, Waiwhenua Station, brought £2 8.; also .a well-bred line of P.A. cows in calf, only medium condition, from Poporangi Station were sold at £4. The following is a range of prices:—Fat bullocks, prime heavy £7 15s to £9, medium £6 5s to £7 10s; fat heifers, prime heavy from £5 3s to £6, medium £3 15s to £4 15s; fat cows, prime 4 to £5; medium £2 10s to £3 10s; fat and forward bullocks up to £5 10/6; 3|-yr P.A. bullocks, up to £4 16s; 24-yr steers £2 15s to £3 10s; weaner steers £2 to £2 10s; weaner heifers 25s to 355.

There was a medium yarding of fat and store sheep. Fats were on a par with previous sales, but stores showed a sharp upward tendency. Waipoapoa Station and Te Apiti Station yarded an exceptionally good line of mixed aged ewes, the 2-th making from 28/10 to 33s 4-ths from 29/6 to 32/9, 4 and 6-ths 25s and 5-yr olds 21/8 to 25/5. A straight line of age marked 5-yr-olds from McKinnon % Stratholm Estate, Wairoa, were passed in at 245. The followisg is a range of prices: Fat ewes good 17/6 to 18/10; medium 15/6 to !6/8; fat lambs 19/10 to 23/1; 5-yr ewes (in lamb Southdown rams) 20s to 25/5; store wethers 21/6 to 235; wether hoggets 11/6 to 18/1; ewe lambs, medium 16/9 to 17/10; fat and forward ewes 12/3 to 13/9.