FEILDING ANNUAL EWE FAIR

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6844, 23 February 1929, Page 4

FEILDING ANNUAL EWE FAIR

A. and W.’s Report

Messrs Abraham and William’s, Ltd., report over 24,000 ewes were yarded at Feilding yesterday on the occasion of tho annual fair. With, tho ideal season wc have experienced, the majority of the entry came forward in capital condition. This was more pronounced in the ea&o of the younger sheep, there being some particularly attractive lines of one-shear Romney cross ewes showing quality and breed character. As is usual at this fixture, all tho well known breeders were represented. principally in the two tooth ewo section. The offering was submitted to one of the largest assemblies, of buyers for some time, there being •purchasers from as far north as the Waikato,, as well as a strong force of local graziers who were on the lookout for good breeding ewes. The sale was opened with the four and five-year-old ewes, whicn at the commencement was inclined to be a little sticky but by the time the first few pens were offered, the market hardened considerably and tho tone was sustained right to the close of the sale. Our entry comprised 11,395 which were all sold with tho exception of three pens. The fallowing are some of our sales: — 2-th ewes: On account A. McDougall 25 to Job Palmer, Raumai, at £2 17s 6d; account of 17. J. Short, 110 to E. McGregor, Turakina at £2 Ss 6d; on account Shannon Bros., 101 to Rcdmayne Estate, Pci)cling at £2 os; on account IV. G. Shannon 79 to F. J. Hunt To Kuiti at £2 ss; on account Estate E. Shannon, 99 to A. Adsctt, raonui, at £2 3s (id; on account J. C. Kennedy, 400 to Thomson Btos, Ivairanga at £2 2s Gd; 100 to T. H. WilLiams, Sanson, at 39s Id, ISO to VV. M. Simeox, Manakau, at 39s Id, 130 to C. Cowdrey, Halcombo at 395, 103 to L. Ferguson, Halcombe, at, £2 Is; on account Estate M. C. Thompson 77 to VV. M. Simeox at £2 Is GO, 112 to E. E. Pearson, Rongotea at, 36s 3d, 25S to P. Simeox at 365; on account A. E. Bartlett, 105 to Alex Gicen, Stanway at £2, 100 to E. Twigg at £2; on account T. Roulston 100 to Trustees Estate Mrs M. J. Godby, Levin at 38s; on account R. McE’onald IS7 to P. Simeox at 36s 3d; on account J. Northcott 57 to P. Simeox at 37s Id. 4-th ewes: On account Palmer .Bros, 164 to D. Henderson, Wanganui, at 36s 6d.

6-th ewes: On account J. C. Kennedy 173 to T. Lowrie, Feilding at 35s sd; on account S- N. Managh 149 to Mrs E. Bray, Colyton at 30s, 4 and 6-th ewes: On account J. C. Kennedy 160 to J. H. Houghton, Manakau at 31s 9d. \

4, 6-th and 4-yr ewes: On account J. C. Kennedy 208 to S. VV. Currin, Foxton at 34s 3d; on account Estate M. O. Thompson IS3 to T. V. Marshall, Stanway at 27s 4d. 4-yr ewes: On account R. McDonald £ls to Estate J. A. Baylcy, Sanson, at 33s Id; on account Mrs E. Shannon, 400 to J. Farley, Wanganui at 27s 3d; oji account Estate M. C. Thompson 100 to L. C. Forgusson, Halcombe. at 275, 2C7 to L. R. and E. Woodruffe, Foxton at 26s Gd; on account VV. G. Shannon, 227 to F. 11. Cash, Taihape at 25s 2d.

4 and 5-yr ewes: On account C. T. Keeble 100 to A. McDougall, Kiwitea, a' 30s 9d, 347 to B. Hardy, Te Kuiti, at 30s, 754 to J. M. Durie, Feilding, at 28s 9d; 600 to J. J. Taylor, Westmere, a( 29s 4d. 120 to W. Moynihan, Shannon at 29s 4d, 250 to H. Friedrich, Marion at 28s ’9d, 200 to D. McLachlan at 28s 9d, 330 to J. M. Durie at 28s 9d; or. account M. A. Conway, 110 to A, G. Riches, Taumarunui at 28s 9d; on account F. R. Waller 159 to L. R. and E, Woo-druffe, Awahuri at 245; on account S. N. Managh, 376 to Kilsby Bros at 26s 6d, 249 to L. Iloneylield at 23s 6d; on account of C. Meads, 112 to C, ,T. McLean, Feilding, at 24s 2d; on account Mrs F. Mcßeth, 100 to O. Laughton at 295, 59 to H. Ellery, Bulls, at 2Ss; on account Estate T. Shannon 202 to L. Parsons, Kairanga at 24s lOd; on account W. I l ’. Viles 136 to Parker Bros, Colyton, at 26s 10d. 5-yr ewes: On account C. C. Higginson 241 to B. Hardy, To Kuiti at 33s sd; on account W. H. Gaisford, 190 to J. Collis, Kairanga at 295, 110 to H. B. Johnston, Feilding, at 295; on account J. C. Kennedy, 109 to H. B. Johnston at 2Ss 3d, 240 to W. Fry, Feilding, at 275; on account A. G. Mowbray, 164 to A J. Lc Crcn, Feilding, at 28s 2d; on account A. V. Barrow', 148 to W. A. Mathieson, Kairanga at 23s Id; on account S. N .Managh, 217 mixed aged owes to F. 11. Gash at 25s 3d; on account Palmer Bros, 10 Lincoln ewes to B. Hardy at 325.