PAHIATUA EWE FAIR.
A GOOD SALE. Per Press Association. PAHIATUA, Feb. 12. Farmers of the Pahiatua distiict were all smiles yesterday after the annual ewe fair. A heavy yarding of 18,000 attracted an unusually large bench of buyers considering the dry season and the shortage of grass, and prices were remarkably good. Sheep came forward m splendid quality and condition, the top line of two-tootlis ewes realising 31s 9d. Another batch of 245 brought 295. Fouryear ewes realised 23s lOd and fiveyear 21s 3d. These prices represent a n advance of several shillings on the recent sales in surrounding districts and in the general opinion it was the best sale in the Wellington province this season. . , The chief buyers were from the Manawatu, Taranaki and "Wanganui, one lot of 1000 going as far as Te Awamutu.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19350213.2.12
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 65, 13 February 1935, Page 2
Word Count
136PAHIATUA EWE FAIR. Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 65, 13 February 1935, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.