LIVESTOCK REPORTS HUNTERVILLE SALE

Wanganui Chronicle, 25 February 1947, Page 6

LIVESTOCK REPORTS HUNTERVILLE SALE

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report on the Hunterville sale:

"We yarded 4800 sheep, comprising 540 lambs. 1000 2-looth ewes. 2200 5year ewes, 200 4 and 6-tooth, 106 2tooth wethers, 350 4-year ewes and 200 6-year ewes.

“Top price in the 2-tooth section was secured by W. Voelkerling lor a choice pen of 51 which m.tde £2 2s; 5-year ewes, on account Giant Simpson, made 31s lOd; 4-toot.h ewes, on account W. Voelkerling, went to 36s 9d, and 6-tooth ewes, on account same vendor, realised 33s 7d, and 4 and 5year ewes, on account estate T. Cameron, made 27s 9d.

"Prices and vendors of main lots as follows: 2-tooth Ewes: On account W. Voelkerling, 51 at £2 2s; on account J. Morrison, 70 at 40s 6d; on account H. A. Nation, 209 at 33s 3d; on account E. McLachlan, 41 at 31s; on account L. Illston, 85 at 32s 7d; on account V. Weston instate, 84 at 32s 6d; on account |R, Craig, 125 at 32s 6d; on account Leslie uamoert, 60 at 30s; on account M. Quillinan, 52 at 325; on account H. A. Nation, 116 at 28s; on accoun. n. nieeu, 12 at 245.

4 and 6-tooth Ewes: On account W. Voelkerling. 42 at 36s 9d and 76 at 33s id; on account J. L. Lambert, 58 at 30s. 4 amt 5-year Ewes: On account Grant. Simpson, 400 at 31s lOd; 140 at 31s 3d; ojj account H. A. Nation, 220 at 27s and 178 at 26s ,6d; on account T. Cameron Estate, 114 at 27s 9d; on account L. Beil, 271 at 24s 4d; on account Graham Wilson, 217 at 245; on account H. Theed, 133 at 20s 3d; on account T. Stewart, 114 at 20s 6d; on account P. Weston Estate, 117 at 25s 6d; on account V. Wilson, 114 at 21s. Fattening Ewes: From 12s 6d to 13s 6d, on account. J. C. Fagan and Sons. Southdown Rams: 1-shear, from 7t gns. to lOigns. and from 2Jgns. to sgns.