SALE OF PEDIGREE STOCK.
' HIGH PRICES FOR‘ FRIESIANS. ! HAMILTON, Oct. 16. Unusually high prices were obtained for pedigree Friesian eatfle sold at the annual pedigree stock sale yesterday. ‘For the cow, Monv-ale Rita Paxton, the .sum of 250gns was paid, While.Mon'avale M-adelfne Paxton brought 300gns. Both were sold for export, on account 'ol‘ 9. 'o‘ydlle;.' breeder. » j» The cattle, on the whole, were in better condition than those’, offered last year, but prices all‘ r.oun'd were only fair.] Jerseys were eagerly sought after, the demand being in xcess of the supply. Yearling bull-s sold wt; from 42gns to 56gns; two-year-oldsi, 31gns to 42gns; .tlLree~year~old-s, 40gns. There was only a ‘fair inquiry for Holstein-Friesians. Two - year - lolds brought 23gng to 31gns_. three-year 26gns'to 30gn's, yearlings llgns to 17gns. V ! The -bulls. yarded in the Short-f horn classes were generally much better j than last yea.r’rs lot. The highest price for a Shorfhorn‘ bul-1 was 4Sgns. |
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3314, 18 October 1919, Page 6
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