STUD ROMNEYS
PHENOMENAL PRICES
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING, May 11. Phenomenal prices prevailed at the dispersal sale at Feilding today of the famed Parorangi stud Romney sheep flock. Buyers were present from all parts of the Dominion, also Australia, and the market was exceptionally keen from the start. - The total realisation of .500 ewes offered was over £8200, the average being not far short of £11. Stud rams brought very high prices, the 12 offered realising nearly 1000 guineas, the average being 82 guineas. The highest price was 190 guineas, paid by an Australian, buyer for a typical Parorangi ram. The highest price for a stud ewe was 47 guineas.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 111, 12 May 1937, Page 12
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110STUD ROMNEYS Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 111, 12 May 1937, Page 12
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