ANNUAL STOCK FAIR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 112, 13 May 1929, Page 9

ANNUAL STOCK FAIR

AT UPPER WANGAEHU. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd. and Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd., report on their first annual stock fair held in Mr A. H. Ross’ yards as above on Thursday last. At this' the first fixture we yarded in all 4565 sheep and 1008 head cattle. Without doubt the offering in the cattle section comprised lines of the best bred bullocks which have come under the hammer for many a long day. This was. the opinion expressed on all .ides from the large assembly of breeders and graziers present from practically all parts of the North Island. Among the offering in the sheep iine were some particularly highclass 5-year-old ewes and some real good lines of wethers. Buyers were present from the Auckland Province, Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, Rangitikei, the Manawatu and Levin districts and wo report a total clearance with the exception of one pen «.f sheep and two pens of cattle. From the opinions expressed on all sides the Upper We.ngaehu stock fair is undoubted!, going to develop into an outstanding fixture as tihe quality of the yarding right throughout was unictliing considerably above the average. The following arc a few of our sales: — Cattle.—Account Messrs Hearn and Co., Pungatawa station, 34 fat bullocks at £l3 15s; account Henry Collier, 'isq., Taihape, 104 fat bullocks at £l3 15s; account Messrs Hearn and Co., Pungatawa Station, 80 fat and forward bullocks at £l3; 50 cows at £11; 32 fat heifers at £9 4s. Account \. H. Ross, Esq., Karioi, .141 4J-ycar bullocks at £l2 10s; 87 34-year-old bullocks at £ll 15s; 16 Shorthorn bullocks at £lO 12s fid. Account Messrs J. Kennedy and Sons, Otumauma Station, 71 3Lyear-old P.A. bullocks at £l2, 72 P.A. cov r.w. P.A. bull at £lO 13s. Account F. L. Anderson, Esq., Kahura, 57 3}-year-old Shorthorn bullocks at £ll Is. Account W. Bell, Esq., Mataroa, 10 Hereford bullcoks at £ll 12s fid.

Sheep.—Account Messrs J. Kennedy and Sons, Otumauma Station, 600 5-year-old ewes at 345; 478 4, 6 and 8-th. ewes at 335. Account A. H. Ross, Esq., Karioi, 376 4-th. wethers at 31s lOd; 212 2-th. wethers at 30s 9d. Account F. L. Anderson, Esq., Kahura, 509 4 and 6-th. wethers at 30/-; 198 f.m. wethers at 28s 8d; account Messrs Hearn and Co., Pungatawa Station, 742 small b.f. lambs at 13s Ld, 220 cull lambs at 8s lOd. Account G. C. Greaves Esq., Karioi, 78 shorn ewe lamlxs at 255. Account Messrs Casey and Woodhouse, Taihape, 133 wethers at 13s Id, 184 ewes at 19s 9d.