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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8981, 15 November 1907, Page 7

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Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Masterton spring cattle fair, held on Wednesday, as follows:—The sale, from every viey, constituted a record for Wairarapa, a noticeable feature being the absence of cull lots. Buyers were present from all parts of the North Island, and as the bulk of them were keen for business the sale was the most animated we, have yet held, the few pens which were passed at auction being immediately sold private^. A word of praise is due to the vendors for the manner in which they drafted their cattle, buyers expressing their satisfaction of being afforded the opportunity of purchasing clean straight lines. Messrs Williams Bros.' entry of bullocks was keenly competed for, i Messrs Hall and Gower, of Manawatu, securing a straight line of 230, the balance being purchased by the local fattenors. Buyers from the outside districts secured the bulk of the cattle jarded. Although our yarding accommodation was taxed to the utmost, we quitted every line except one small lot of twenty-five head. Very few sheep were yarded, and not much business was done. We quote:- Cattle—Fat cows and heifers £6 to £8 10s, fat and forward cows £4 to £4 15s, springing cows £3 10s to £5 ss, empty heifers £2 Is to £2 10s, heifers in calf £1 17s 6d to £2 lis, yearlings mixed sexes £2 6s to £2 lis, poorer sorts £1 to £1 7s 6d, 2year stsers and heife~s £2 18s 6d, 2year steers £3 12s to £4 12s 6d, 2£ and 3-year-old steers £4 lis 6d to £5 ss; bullocks, 3 year-olds, a large entry made*from £5 I2s to £6 10s; 3 and 4-year-olds £6 8s 6d to £7 2s, bulls, sjprthorns, Z\ to 15 guinea?, according to quality. Sheep—Fat ewes 22s 3d, ewes and lambs 23s Id to 23s 6d. Pigs-Slips 12s to 14s fid. Sheep dogs—£4 to £B.