FEUDING EWE FAIR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 38, 16 February 1943, Page 1

FEUDING EWE FAIR

The first Feilding Ewe Fait of the 1943 season was held in the Feilding yards on Friday, February 12. Because of restrictions on transport, both by rail and by road, this year’s fixture was conducted on somewhat different lines from former fairs. At Friday's fixture nothing other than one-shear ewes were offered, there being in all a total yarding o. 14,500 ewes, the majority of which were offered on behalf of breeders in the Manawatu district. The quality of the ewes in the main was up to the usual Feilding Ewe Fair standard, there being some particularly choice lines of ewes on offer and these sold under very strong competition.

Contrary to expectation the purchasing power was restricted solely to the ManawaLu and Rangitikei districts, there being no outside competition whatever. Despite this fact competition was just as keen on the final pens as at the start of the sale. It was evident after the first few pens were sold that a very strong sale would be the result. Buyers were assembled round the ringside all day and seemed anxious to fill their requirements in the way of really good ewes. Of the total yarding at least 90 per cent, were straight lines, the balance showing signs of road strain, and for these competition was not quite so brisk. Messrs. Abrhama and Williams report: Of our yarding of 5112 ewes, a total clearance was effected under the hammer, with the exception of 41. Included in our offering were some particularly choice lines of ewes sold on behalf of various breeders and graziers in the Manawatu. The following are a few of our major sales:— A/c W. H. Gibson, Kiwitea, 72 twotooth ewes, at 465; A/c F. O. Stack. Kiwitea, 62 two-to.Uh ewes at 38s; A/c E. Shannon Estate, Wailuna West. 109 two-tooth ewes at 35s 6d; A/c John Collis. Kairanga, 624 twotooth ewes at 34s 3d; A/c L. N. J. Northcott, Pakihikura, 215 two-tooth ewes a* 335; A/c Mitchell Bros. Longburn. 150 two-tooth ewes at 335; E. C. Vowel 1 Rewa, 160 two-tooth ewes at 32s 6d: A/c H. B. Johnston. Cheltenham, 173 two-tooth ewes at 31s Id; A/c Mitchell Bros., Lnngburn, 100 two-too'h ewes at 31s 6d: A/c .1 Walker. Colvton, 201 two-tooth ewes at 31s 3d; A/c Eartlett and Sons Kimbolton. 205 two-tooth ewes at 31s Id; A/c John Collis, Kairanga, 264 two-tooth ewes at 31s; A/c A. R.>

Bartlett and Sons. Kimbolton. 165 two-tooth ewes at 30s 9d; A/c F. S. Mcßeth, Kiwitea. 175 two-tooth ewes at 30s 3d; A/c W. C. Small, Cunninghams, 169 two-tooth ewes at 30s; A/c S. Williams. Feilding, 323 two-tooth ewes at 29s Id; A/c V. McGlone, Kimbolton 200 two-tooth ewes a» 295; A/c R. H. Farquharson, Feilding, 287 two-tooth ewes at 28s 8d; A/c Guylee Estate, Waituna. 61 twotooth ewes at 28s Bd.

A Mixed-age Ewe Fai r will be conducted in the Feilding yards on Friday. February 19. and the two subsequent sales for ewes of ail ages.