STORTFORD LODGE.
(By Telegraph.—Press' Association.). :'•.' '" . HASTINGS, Wednesday. ..; The outstanding feature of the live stock sale at Stortf<ird""Liidge to-day was the sharp rise in the prices of woolly wether lambs, which; predominated in the. store sheep section. ■ Late rainsj''■ assuring summer feed, stimulated . competition, prices rising fully 1/0 to 2/ a head on! rates for. the Waipukurau offering the previous day. ..- "... ' ....'■ .' . ■Well-grown, forward-conditioned, wellwoolled entries made to 21/2, and fat and. forward extra well done Dowii-eross made to 21/9. Small-grown backward sorts sold surprisingly well, improving on anticipated sales. 'Well-grown very forward early shorn two-tooth wethers realised to 25/0. A short yarding accounted, for fat sheep rising 1/0 a head, best ewes making 24/ and top lambs 20/.' ... ■..'.. :■ Secondary cows predominated' in ' the short fat cattle yarding. . Extra, prime heavy sorts sold well, showing no change in values, with plain unfinished sorts dull of sale, several being., passed in.' ''There were very few "prime bullocks, and best and medium heavy sorts sold to'.£l2 10/. Only a few nondescript sniall entries of store cattle were offered. ■.■■>"■ .'.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 5, 7 January 1937, Page 4
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