LIVESTOCK MARKET
TAIHAPE SALE Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited (Inc in England) report on the Taihape sale held on Wednesday last when an offering of approximately 6000 ewes and a few pens of wellbred station cattle were submitted to a large attendance of buyers from the Waikato, Rangitikei and Manawatu districts. Breeding ewes met with a keen demand and we report a total clearance, at prices fully firm on recent sales. Messrs. Wall and Co.’s entry of station cattle which were a particularly well-bred line, commanded keen attention. A pen of forward 3-year-old P.A. bullocks realised £ll 12s and a line of P.A. cows with calves at foot, sold at £9 17s. Quotations: 2-th ewes 25s 6d, 28s. 2-th wethers 20s 9d, 4 and 6-th ewes 20s 4d. 4-yr ewes 18s 9d, 18s 4d, 5-yr. ewes 14s 4d. 15s, 16s 4d. 6-yr ewes 12s 6d, 13s, 13s 6(1. fattened ewes 6s 7d, 9s, Southdown rams 2gns, 4gns. 6gns. Signs; fat cows £7 14s, P.A. bullocks £ll 12s, P.A. cows with calves at foot £9 17s, Jersey dairy cow, just calved, £9
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 62, 16 March 1943, Page 6
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181LIVESTOCK MARKET Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 62, 16 March 1943, Page 6
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