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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 60, 29 February 1908, Page 5

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Iai.LIKS and NAURU'S ltLl'iiKT. j CJilies and Xalder rejiort that at their annual slieep fair, held at llawera on riJay, 21st, there was a very large itteudante and a yarding, AJ''"'l'rh pi-iees showed a iieavy drop on [ Hi.' prices ruliii" last year, most ot.tlie cnii'y changed hands before the end (f 1 lie sale. For lambs there was a <mod 'lonian,!, and all were sold at from 8s (id lo lis 2d. We sold 2-t,i,itl, ,»e* at I.'ls 10 14s. 4 and IMooil, i is ; jt i ; o a|u | l-tooth wethers lis. s<.veral lines ..f '■"»l|> li'om the Ijusli could not he ..,,t in, and we are promised these for our supplementary fair on the 27th March At our annual ram fair on Satnrdii' 22ml mst . we. had a very large entry of rams. Wo sold a large proportion I'lit prices were very much in favor .f buyers. Stud Lincolns made 8 :: /,,..s I'f'igs, and Stud English' Lei' usteis Bgs, Hock Lincolns 1 guinea 'o

On Monday, 24th iiisi.. in the- Hirstlands clc-aiiiij; .ale lUii,., he«n h.\ed for this date, our sale at okaiawa was not so well attends. a fa "' yarding, and we sold most of the entries at late quotation-. At I law via oil Thursday. 27th in-i.. laere was a yard in;: of stock more than the advertised number j"s 'orwiird. A yond line of -.horn lanilis sold well from lis <i,| t„ i; s til | ainlis 4s ii,|. Owiujj to ilie works bcii,.. blocked. some of tin* liuyers of fat |„,JU and Imm-rs were not operatiii", and -n consequence prices of these ,-attlc which, have been vel'v plentiful a-id have Iktii sollinj; very much in favor of vendors, are dull of Nl |e at lowr pi ices. Although the recent rain has done an inimciise aniount of "oud in mittinjr out fires, there was not suili'•■enl to affect the prices of stock-, and Hi-re is hardly any demand vet for ynunjj cattle.