Sale of Pigs

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7107, 16 March 1933, Page 4

Sale of Pigs

Messrs Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., report having held Mr. J. A. Bussell 'a annual sale of pedigree pigs at the Palmerston North Showgrounds on Tuesday, tho 14th iustant. There was a very large attendance and buyers were present from Gisborne, Taranaki, Wairarapa and Auckland districts. There was very keen competition right throughout the sale and practically every lot was disposed of under tho hammer. The top price of the sale was realised for the Berkshire sow “Blythewood 's Kival’s Hope” by the imported sire “Bival’s Chief 2nd,’’ this lot falling to the bid of Messrs Carroll and Cooper, Gisborne, for 21 guineas, after keen competition. The following ivero tho principal sales: — Berkshire sows: One at Ggns. to lfutt Development Co.; 1 at 7 gns. to Hutt Development Co.; 1 at 12gus. to O. Clausen, Palmerston North; 1 at sgns. to If. Parsons, Paten; 1 at ogns. to H. Parsons, Patca; 1 at 12gns. to Carroll and Cooper, Gisborne; 1. at Signs, to H. E. Ficldhouse, Bongotea; 1 at 4sgns. to A. B. Bcavis, Bulls; 2 at 3gns. to Gilbertson, Hastings; 1 at 3gns. to W. Jamieson, Bulls; 1 at 31-gns. to Williams and Terry, Mauricevillo West. Berkshire boars: One at 41gns. to O. A. W urn low, Mangaweka; 9. at 41grts. to A. Wycherley, Ashliurst; 1 at GJgns. to H. A. English; 1 at Signs, to K. Langston, Awapuni; 1 at sgns. to Wesley College; 1 at sgns. 1o H. Baynor, Carterton; 1 at 4lgns. to T. Lean, Manakau; 1 at Ggns. to Carroll and Cooper.

Tamwortk sows: One at 7gns. to Wesley College; .1 at 9gns. to Williams and Terry; 1 at 9gns. to M. K, Murphy, Gisborne; I at Sgus. to E. Timmins', Manga raaire; I 6-months Tamworth sow at 3gris. to P. T. Jamieson.

Tamworth boars; Ono at Signs. to Williams and Terry; 1 at Sgns. to W. Parsons, Patoa; .1 at 7gns. to M. E. Murphy; 1 at Signs. to 11. S. Jones, Mangawkata.