COMMERCIAL PLEASANT POINT SALE
FAT CATTLE DEARER About 80 head of fat cattle, two races of fat sheep and a few pens of store sheep comprised the total yarding. The majority of the fat cattle penned were of good quality and appreciated fully 10/- a head on recent sales. The entry of fat sheep comprised a number of pens of prime heavy ewes and wethers which met a ready sale, but the lighter and unfinished sorts were hard to quit. A few pens of store sheep sold firm at late rates. Values were: Fat Cattle.—Prime heavy cows, 18/7/6 to £ll/2/6; light to medium, £5/7/6 to £6/7/6; prime heifers, £lO/2/6 to il2 17. <>; mud Jim to £B/7/6; prime steers. £l2/17/6 to .£l5/7/6; light to medium, £B/17/6 to £lO/2/6; prime runners to £lO/7/6. Fat Sheep.—Prime wethers, 38/10 to 41/4; light to medium, 32/1 to 37/4; prime heavy ewes, 21/1 to 26/10: medium to 17/4. Store Sheep.—Ewe lambs, 27/6 to 28/4; medium wether lambs to 20/6; two, four, six and eight-tooth wethers to 27/6.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVI, Issue 22935, 4 July 1944, Page 2
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171COMMERCIAL PLEASANT POINT SALE Timaru Herald, Volume CLVI, Issue 22935, 4 July 1944, Page 2
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