OTAUTAU STOOK SALE.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 313, 2 May 1911, Page 5

OTAUTAU STOOK SALE.

For the speoial stock sale on Friday there was an entry of— 5634 Ewes] 1998 Lambs 145 Wethers 150 Rams 7992 Sheep. The day was about as bad as possible as far as weather was concerned, and the conditions both for buyers, agents and sellers verged on the miserable. The sale was a bit draggy, but on the who^e prioes were satisfactory and practically a clean sweep was naade qf the. enJ.rv.

The following represent actual sales under the hammer : - Ewes. Lambs. 150 12s6d 87 10d 6d 408 16s 6d 103 7s 9d 179 6s4d 62 12* Od 100 17s 81 114 llsOd 89 10s OJ 129 12s Od 92 6s 9d 84 *8s Id 142 63 3d 30 10s 81 148 9a 8d 179 9s 3d 18 9s lOd 115 lib 8d 82 5d Id 804 9i Id 76 6s 6d 105 lis id 41 .13.<0d 58 8s Ua 39 7s 7d 187 ll 3 6d 120 12s 9d 95 8s Id There was only a very moderate entry of cattle, which sold at full rates, and up to recent values.