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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 52, 25 February 1944, Page 3

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OPOTIKI SHEEP FAIR

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd. report having held tlveiir first Sheep Fair of the season at Opotiki on Monday, the. 7tli instant, when they submitted an offering of 1 sheep comprising annual drafts from clients in the surrounding districts. The yarding included some particularly good lines of fat and forward wethers lor which there was good competition from Rotorua buyers and also drafts of outstanding 5 year old ewes, for which competition was very keen, the, top price realised 2tts 9(1. being for a line on account of Messrs Rcdpath Bros., W airata Valley.

Owing to the drought conditions prevailing in the Waikato district no buyers were present from that area, but the Te Puke, Rotorua and Whakatane districts were well represented and there was also good enquiry from local farmers.

Following is a range of prices:— Fat and forward -I and (i tooth wethers 22s (id to 2f>s; fat and forward 2 tooth wethers 25s 0(1: forward-. 2 tooth wethers 21s to 225; good 5 year ewes 19s to 23s 9d; medium 5 year ewes Mis to IKs; medium to inferior 5 year- ewes lis 2d to 15s 9d; low conditioned 5 year ewes lis 9(1 to 1 .'is (><]; (5 year ewes 9s to IDs 8(1; Mi. A. ewes J (is to 17s. *)d; medium -1 and 5 year old ewes 11s (id to 14s; small: 6 tooth ewes 15s Ikl: medium 2 tooth ewes 19s Id. to 21s; good shorn wether lambs l is; medium shorn wether lambs lis to D«s 9(1; M.S. lambs 15s; small M.S. lambs 9s to 10s (?d; B.F. lambs Kls Id to 15s 9d; cull lambs 8s 9d to 12s 7d; I shear Romney rams :> :>-! to <>Vi gns: 1 shear Romney ranis 2 IM to sgns.