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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 319, 27 October 1915, Page 8

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| FEILDING- CATTLE FAIR. Messrs. Abraham and ‘Williams, ! Ltd., report on their Cattle Fair held ; on Friday, October 22, as follows: | There were over 3.000 yarded, our entry consisting of 95(5 head. Buyers j were present from all parts of the | country, and the sale was undoubtedly j the best ever held in the district. A large number of the cattle were bought iby Waikato buyers. We quote:—On account of Mrs. McDonald, 93 3- and 4- ! year bullocks, £ll 6/6; on account H. ‘ Stewart, Waiata, 10 3-year bullocks, '£10; on account G. Turnbull, Makino, 17 3-yoar bullocks, £S 9/; on account Donald Fraser, Bulls, S fat bullocks, £ls, and 5> ditto, £l4 12/6; on account G. Turnbull, 33. 2- and 3-year steers, £ 11/; on account Mrs. McDonald, 40 2year steers, £5 IS/; and £2 small 2year steers, £4 IS/; on account E. D. Rodgers, 33 2-year steers, £6 5/, and 4t* P.A. empty cows, £S 2/; on account W, Anderson, 30 2-year P.A. heifers, £3 19/6; 30 2-year Hereford heifers, £4 6/; 9 yearling heifers, £2 S/; 12 2-year steers, small, £3 19/; 23 yearling P.A. heifers, £2 17/; on account J. Nicholson, Makino, 10 steers, £4 10/; on account E. Taylor, Cunninghams, 30 steers, £2 17/; 15 heifers, £2 7/6; on account J. Honeyfield, Haleombe, 21 yearling steers, £2 19/; on account J. Morrison, Tckorangi, 17 steers, £4 IS/0; on account C. Masters, 13 empty heifers, £4 15/9; ditto, £4 10/; on account H. C'Jare, Waituna, 44 yearling steer* £5 16/: on account D. Gordon, 71 empty heifers, £4 2/6. Sheep: Ewes and .1 lamb, 34/6; fat ewes, 30/, 32/6 to 33/.

MELBOURNE WOOL SALES. RECORD FOR CROSSBREDS. ' MELBOURNE, Oct. 26. \ At the wool sales there was keen j competition for crossbreds and the bctI tor class of comebacks. Greasy crossI breds touched the record price of 1 2lid, faulty and inferior merinos were ! unchanged, while the better qualities j slightly on late rates.

i AN AUSTRALIAN RECORD.

SYDNEY, October 26. Yesterday ISld was paid for greasy comeback wool, which establishes an Australian record.