Taihape Ewe Fair

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7103, 11 March 1933, Page 10

Taihape Ewe Fair

Messrs . Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., port having held their ewe fair at Taihape on Wednesday, March 8, when a yarding of 12,000 ewes camo to hand. There was a very representative attendance of buyers from Manawatu, Foilding, West Coast and Main Trunk centres. Prices were inclined to bo easier owing to the lateness of the season, but there was quito a good demand right throughout the sale, and out of the total yarding only four lines were passed in. The quality of the bulk of the ewes yarded was good and some very nice lines of two-tooth to five-year-old ewes were yarded by the following vendors:— Erowhon Station: 1050 Syr. ewes, high-country sheep, realised os sd; .T. Stoddart, 200 4yr ewes, 11s; J. McCartin, 130 at 10s and 130 at 9s Dd for a good line of 4yr ewes; E. Garnionsway, 175 4yr ewes at 9s 8d; Estate W. Strachan, 106 4-th, 6-th and 4yr ew-es 10s; same vendor, 141 4 and 6th ewes 10s Od, 76 4yr ewes 9s 2d, 436 2-th ewes 10s Od; Bruce and Treadw'ell, 346 Syr ewes 8s 5d and 8s Id, 127 f.m. ewes 7s Gd, 47 2-tli ewes 10s; E. Garmonsway, 222 Syr ewes 7s Gd, 178 2-th ewes 11s 9d; It. W. Smith, 277 Syr ewes 7s 5d and 7s, 14S 2-tli ewes 11s 2d; E. E. Ilowie, 359 Syr ewes 7s 10d, 7s 9d and 7s Od; E. B. Totrnan, 457 2-th ewes, 300 at 12s Gd and 187 at 11s 7d; Mrs. A. S. Cleaver, 100 2-th ewes, 13s Id; 11. 11. Steedman, ISO 2-tli ewes, 12s 7d; W. Coogan, 196 2-th ewes, 13s 7d; J. Devane. 270 Syr ewes 7s 2d and 7s Id; Estate Jean Bell, 22S 2-t.li ewes 11s, 33 2 and 6-t.h ewes, Ss 3d; Wall and Co., 386 4 and Syr ewes, 7s; B. C. Fitzherbert, 425 Syr ewes, 7s 7d; W. E. Duncan, 574 ewes (aged), Ss 9d and 5s 6d; Anderson Bros., 346 aged ewes, Ss 6d and 5s Sd; W. W. Olliver, 174 aged ewes, Ss Id; N. P. .Spooner, 19,S ewes, Ss 7d; I). E. Boon, 54 ewes, 6s; C. O’Brien, 125 ewes 4s 2d; B, Siddlo 151 ewes, Ss; S. Livingstone, 190 ewes, 'Ss Sd and Ss 3d; B. E. Iveiller, 309 ewe's, 4s 6d; V. Smith, 100 2-th ewes 9s 7d; Marsh and Miller, 55 4yr ewes, 6s Gel; McCann Bros., 66 2-tli ewes, 10s 2d; 135 4 and Syr ewes Ss; .1. Tierney, 70 ewes, 4s 3d; D. Broom, 14 7 ewes, Ss Sd; Ohinewairua Station, 202 ewes, Ss; C. E. Laidley 51 ewes, Ss; S. Bunning, 144 2-th ewes, 10s Sd; A. Mickleson, 75 2-th ewes 13s, 72 ewes 4s Sd; H. C. Speedy, 49 ewes, 7s Gd; F. Kelly, 110 ewes, 6s; P. Becker, SS ewes, 4s; McLennan Bros. 86 cull ewes, 2s; E. Howland, 93 cull ewes, 3's 7d; ,J. F. Casey, 165 cull ewes, 3s; F. C. Jurgens, SO cull ewes, 3s 3d; L. E. Deacon, 70 cull ewes, Is lid.