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Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 February 1940, Page 3

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EKETAHUNA SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. report as follows: —At our weekly sale at Eketahuna a full yarding of lambs came forward and wo submitted .3490 lambs and a few pens of ewes and wethers to a good attendance. Buyers were present from Manawatu, Pahiatua and local districts and keen competition resulted for lop lines of both b.f. and w.f. lambs whilst medium sorts were more readily saleable at prices in advance of those ruling at previous sales. We disposed of the whole of the yarding at. the following prices:—A/c Turner Estate, woolly w. lambs, 17s Id. 14s 2d; Wright Estate, medium do. 12s lOd; J. H. Hudson do, 13s: A. McDonald do, 14s; a/c A. E. Brittain, b.f. rape lambs. 16s Bd/ a’c C. Y. Davie do, 16s; a/c A. McDonald do, 15s 3d; a/c F. Koce, 16s; a/c N. Albrctchtsen, 16s; a/c C. W. Gunderson, sh wr lambs, 15s lOd; a/c Raleigh and Co., 13s Id; a/c W. Edmonds. 12s 9d; a/c W Matthews. 15s. A/c other vendors, medium b.f. lambs 14s 6d, Ils Od, 12s to 9s 2d; small. 5s to 8s; medium sh wr lambs, Ils lOd, 10s 4d, 10s 9d, 9s 6d to 8s; small do, 7s to ss; cull do to 3s; ewe lambs, a/c C. W. Gunderson, sh, 17s; a/c C. W. Dagg 14s 6d; a/c other vendors, sh 12s, woolly small Ils; wethers. 2th. 15s 4d. 15s to 14s lOd; owes. 5-yr. 15s; S.M. 10s.