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SHEEP FAIR PRICES Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report having held their Annual Sheep Fair on Wednesday, February 12, when an entry in excess of the advertised numbers was offered to a large and representative bench of buyers. A total clearance was effected at prices on a par to advance of recent - realisations. The yarding came forward in first class condition.
We quote:' W.F. shorn wether lambs to 23s 6d; M.S. B.F. lambs, medium 20s 6d to 22s 9d; small lambs 18s 3d to 19s 6d; woolly W.F. wether lambs 22s lOd to 24s Id; woolly W.F. ewe lambs to 25s 6d; shorn W.F. ewe lambs, small to 19s 7d; small W.F. woolly M.S. lambs 20s 4d to 22s 2d; 2th wethers 25s to 28s; 4 and 6th wethers 29s to 325; 2th ewes 32s 6d to 33s 9d; M.A. ewes ex East Coast 29s 3d to 30s 6d; 4th ewes ex East Coast to 33s Id; 6 year ewes ex East Coast 27s to 30s; 5 year ewes ex East Coast 27s 6d; S.M. ewes 20s to 22s 6d; aged ewes 15s 6d to 19s 9d.
OPOTIKI RAM FAIR SATISFACTORY PRICES The first ram fair to be held at Opotiki took place on Friday last, when a total of slightly over 200 rams were offered by Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. in conjunction. The bulk of the entry comprised rams offered on account of local breeders, both in the Romney and Southdown sections, and the quality of these was well up to the best offered at any of the fairs in the larger centres. There was a good attendance of buyers with keen competition throughout but the bidding for the Southdown rams was particularly spirited and a total clearance of the yarding was effected at prices which must have, proved very satisfactory to the breeders concerned. Following are some of the realisations:— Southdown
On account of Mr Charles Gordon (1 shear) 13j and 13|gns, (2 shear) 14|gns; on account of Mr R. D. Looney (1 shear) 11 h to 13]gns; on account of Mr E. B. Carey (1 shear) 9 to 11-igns; on account Mr E. Cranswick (F.M.) to 14-igns; other' F.M. rams made 7i to B)gns. Seventeen purebred S.D. lambs offered on account of Mr E. Cranswick made 2gns and 10 P.B.S.D. ewes realised 2Jgns. Romneys
On account of Mr J. B. Stansbury (1 shear) 41 to 6igns, (2 shear) 5 to 6gns; on account of Messrs. Hensen and Green (1 shear) 31 to 6% gns.
The holding of a special fair for the sale of rams instead of offering these at the conclusion of the sheep fair proved an undoubted success from the point of view of both vendors and sellers and it is intended to hold a ram fair at Opotiki each year in future.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 96, 19 February 1947, Page 5
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481STOCK MARKET Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 96, 19 February 1947, Page 5
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