EKETAHUNA SALE

Wairarapa Age, 23 May 1936, Page 7

EKETAHUNA SALE

N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At our weekly Eketahuna sale on Thursday we offered a full yarding comprising 2700 sheep, of all classes and a fair entry of cattle. The offering attracted a large attendance from local, Manawatu and Wairarapa districts. Keen bidding resulted for all pens and competition was strong to the finish of the sale. Cattle and pigs sold well at late rates. We quote:— Sheep: A/e F. and H. C. Percy, 2tooth wethers, 25/2; 4-year ewes, r.w. S.D., 31/1; 5-year do., 30/6; 2-tooth do., 36/4; 4 and 6-tooth do., 32/7; fat ewes, 21/. A/c Jno. Olsen, 4 and 6tooth ewes, r.w. S.D., 33/8; 2-tooth.do., 36/2; 4 and 5-year do., 30/4. A/c Ed. Jewett, 2-tooth wethers, ’24/7;- a/e M. Robbie, do., 25/; a/e L. P. Larsen Estate, do., 26/; a/c Corrigan Estate, 4 and 5-year ewes, r.w. S.D., 24/1; a/e P. Edwards, m.a. ewes, r.w. S.D., 27/3; a/e George Estate, 5-year ewes, r.w. S.D., 22/9; 4 and 5-year do., 25/; a/c w. Keith, do., 29/4; a/c J. H. Macdonald, 5-year ewes, r.w. S.D., 26/6; a/e B. Harman, 2-tooth to 5-year ewes, r.w. S.D., 28/1; a/e Misses Heckler, 4 and 6-tooth ewes, r.w. S.D., 29/7; cull ewes, r.w. S.D., made from 14/ to 22/; fat ewes, 18/ to 21/; ewe lambs, 20/1, 23/6, 25/8 to 18/6; w.w. lambs, 19/9, 18/, 18/3 to 14/1; sh. w. lambs, to 18/1; store b.f. lambs, 16/8, 15/ to 12/10. f.f. ewes, 20/. Cattle: P.A. weaner steers, a/e McLennan Estate, £5; P.A. weaner heifers, a/e do., £3/10/; a/e .W. W. Edmonds, P.A. weaner steers, £4/18/; a/c other vendors, Hereford cows, r.w. P.A. bull, £5/14/; vealers, £2 to £3; store cows, meaty, £3; 2-year dairy heifers, r.w.b., £4/2/6, £4; 3-year do., £4/15/; light fat cows, £4; springing dairy cow, £6/15/; weaner heifers, £2 14/; store dairy cows, £2/7/; weaner pigs, 14/, 10/ to 7/6.