Stable prices at Raetihi stock sale
Prices at the supplementary fair held in Raetihi last Thursday 27 February remained reasonably stable. There were about 4000 animals consisting mainly of ewes with a few lambs and a handful of rams in the yards. Capital stock from C S Hammond and a small number from the Ratoa partnership at Pipiriki were up for auction. Two and four-toothed ewes fetched between $49.50 and $57. M/A ewes fetched between $32 and $47.20 and five and six year old ewes fetched between $42 and $42.50. A small pen of B/F lambs sold for $37 and some ram lambs reached a good price of $42.70. There was a sound price for Romney rams and each realised $100. A handful of old romney s made $40 each, while two tooth Romneys sold for $100-$ 130, and aged Suffolk rams realised $50-$60.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 676, 4 March 1997, Page 10
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