Woodville Sheep Fair

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 12 (Supplement)

Woodville Sheep Fair

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Woodville sheep fair as under: “We submitted a large entry of some 7600 sheep comprised principally of breeding ewes of all ages, with several pens of lambs to a large attendance of buyers from the Manawatu, Rangtikei, Wairarapa and Dannevirke districts and have to report a highly successful sale throughout with an excellent clearance at auction. Only three pens of sheep out of the total yarding failed to meet vendors’ idea of values. The yarding of ewes at yesterday ’s fixture was certainly a credit to tho district, the ewes in the main coming forward iu good condition, showing great mouths and being good boned, strong constitutioned sorts and were keenly competed for. Some of our chief sales were as under:— Account Mr W. C. Arrow: 2, 4 and 6-th ewes, 33s 3d; 4 and 5-ycar ewes, 265; account Mr H. A. Houlbrooke, ewe lambs, 24s Id; 2 and 4-th ewes, 2Ss; 5 and 6-year ewes, 24s 3d; b,f. 2-ths, 245; account Messrs Poulton Bros.: 2-th ewes, 35s 3d; 4-th ewes, 33s 3d; 6-th ewes, 33s 9d; account Mr J. C. Bolton: 2-th ewes, £2 2s 6d; account Mr A. D. Rainsden: Shorn wether iambs, 16s 9d to 20s; account Mr T. Orr: 4-year ewes, 335; 5-year ewes, 30s; account W. A. Cook: 4-year ewes, 33s 9d; 5-year ewes, 265; account Mr P. Maurice: 2-th ewes, £2 2s 9d; 4-year ewes, 33s 3d; ewe lambs, 21s Id; account Mr O. C. Bridges: 5-year ewes, 235; account Mr R. E. Meech: 5-year ewes, 31s; account Mr F. R. Wilton: 6-year ewes, 20s 6d; account of other vendors: 4 and 6-th and 4-year ewes, 28s, 20s Gd, 31s 9d to 345; woolly b.f. lambs, 16s, 17s, ISs 6d, 19s 7d to 20s 3d; shorn w.f. lambs, 16s 18s, 18s Od, 19s; 5 and G-year ewes, 23s 6d, 24s 9d, 255, 26s 3d; small lambs, 14s, 15s, 16s, 16s 6d.