WOODVILLE STOCK SALE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13100, 31 January 1936, Page 5

WOODVILLE STOCK SALE.

BEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. ix*port as unck-r on tlio above fixture held on Wednesday - At the Woodville sah on Monday we report a lull yarding of lambs of a. i iluscriptious Tliorv lipium vt*rv sheep ol other description- varded. I!i. sale taking it on the whoii was tin be st salt- of lambs Feld this year. Out o; a total yarding ot 2798 we sold the kite with the exception of two small liens, prices showing a firming tendency all round on recent sales.

Included in our entry were some pens of particularly choice rape lambs and the following arc* a few ot the more important -ahs:_\c-c-ount A. Arl dge Woodville- Eiv > lambs. 33s 2d; 1~7 woolly b.i lambs -Is 4d. Account E. W Hansen. Pahiatua. :>S<I woolly wither lambs. IPs och Account A. Ramsden. Kumeroa. 215 -h. in w.f. wether lambs. 19s Ihis price constitutes a record for this year. Th,. pen ~, wether lambs were outstanding and in . ur opinion Wore the beet pen of w.f. lambs we nave ccen varded lor manv years. Account H. Williams. Woodv'lle, 267 shorn w.f. wether lambs. 18s 7d. Account R. MacDonald. Ashhurst. 220 shorn w.l. wether lambs, 1. s :td. Aiooomrb H. Hold brook, Woodville. 65 shorn b.i. lambs. 17s Is.

In the cattle section we renort a lair yarding ot all classes which met with a brisk sale. The' following are our quotations : Fat cattle Cows £3. £3 8s 6d. £4. £1 2s. £4 10s. • heifers. £4 4. £4 ss, £4 15s. £o’ -Store cattle: Cows. 21s. 295, 3os. C2 £2 2s 6d ; yearling heifers, r.w.h.. £•> 10s; empty P.A. heifers; £3 17s 6d - P.A. steers. £5. £6 7s 6d. Dairy cattlo: Springing hosiers, £2 15s Pigs: Slips. 13s. 18*.