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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 March 1939, Page 3

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EKETAHUNA SALE. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co Ltd report as follows: A good yarding of sheep came forward at our Eketahuna sale yesterday and was offered to a fair attendance. Competition for breeding ewes was limited and sheep lacking condition were hard to quit. Lambs sold on a par with late rates, and practically a total clearance was made at the following prices:—syr ewes, 10s 3d to' 12s 6d; 4yr ewes to 15s 6d; small 2-th ewes, 15s to 16s 6d; w.wr. lambs, to 10s 6d; b.f. lambs, 10s to 10s 6d; small b.f. lambs, to 9s. N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE CO. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co Ltd report:—At our Eketahuna sale held yesterday, an entry came forward in excess of advertised numbers and was submitted to a fair attendance of local, Pahiatua and Masterton buyers. Prices remained on a par with those ruling at surrounding sales, but competition for better class ewes was quite keen up to buyers limits. The yarding of cattle created little interest, a number of pens being passed in. However, of our total entry of 1300 odd sheep, all were disposed of at auction. A good yarding of pigs were readily saleable at the reduced prices now ruling. We quote as follows:—

Sheep: 4 and 6th ewes, 225; 4yr ewes, 17s 7d, 15s 9d to 13s 6d; syr ewes, 12s sd, 12s 9d, 11s lOd to 10s; s.m. ewes, 9s, 8s 6d to 6s 6d; aged f.m. ewes, 5s to 4s; 2th ewes 23s 4d, small do 20s; shorn ewe lambs, 14s, 12s 3d to 9s 6d; shorn wr lambs, med, 8s 6d to 8s; b.f. lambs, small, 9s Id; Southdown rams 2,?gns, 2gns to llgns; Romney rams, Ign to l.i'gns. Cattle: Weaner heifers, £2 13s, £2 10s, £3 to £3 ss; store cows, ex dairy, £2 10s; coloured steers, £2 14s; P.A. X steers, £4 ss, do bullocks, £6 18s; 2yr heifers, £3 12s 6d. Pigs: Weaners, best, 14s, 10s to 8s; med. 7s to 6s 6d.