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Wairarapa Daily Times, 2 March 1934, Page 3

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EKETAHUNA SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report on the Eketahuna sale as follows:—A medium entry of sheep was submitted to a good gathering of buyers. Competition was keen throughout the sale, a clearance being effected as follows: —A/c G. H. Hickman, m.a. ewes, 23/2; 2-th. do. 24/-; 2-tli wethers, 21/-. A/c C. Welch, 5year ewes, 19/-; b.f. lambs, 16/8. A/c J. H. McDonald, m.a. ewes, 18/2. A/c 11. H. Allen, m.a. ewes, 17/6. A/c W. Horne, m.a. ewes, 16/- to 13/-; b.f. 2tooths, 21/6 to 22/-. A/c Mrs M. M. Halberg, fat wethers, 23/6; f.m. ewes, 16/5. A/c C. T. Richardson, b.f. lambs 14/5. A/c S. Nilsson Estate, 2tooth ewes, 21/-. Southdown rams, a/c various clients realised from 14 to 3 guineas. Messrs Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., report having had a fair entry of sheep at the Eketahuna Sale yesterday, when prices realised were well up to late rates. The following prices were realised: —4-year ewes, to 18/10; 4-tli ewes, to 17/1; 2th ewes, to 19/7; w.f. woolly wether lambs, 9/8, 10/4, 13/- to 14/9; Southdown rams, 3gns; Romney rams, 24gns to 3igns; weaner pigs, 12/-, 13/-. MARTIN3OROUGH SALE. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report:—Wo held our Martinborougli Sale yesterday when we submitted a fair yarding of sheep and a few pens of cattle to a good attendance. Competition right from the beginning was exceptionally keen, and the whole yarding was disposed of locally at prices in advance of those ruling at recent sales. Realisations were as un-der:—Sheep.—s-year breeding ewes, 20/-, 20/3, 20/8 to 21/-; 4-year breeding ewes, 21/3, 21/9, 22/3 to 23/-; 2tooth to 5-year ewes, 22/- to 23/-; 4tooth ewes, 22/-; b.f. rape lambs, 18/7; w.f. woolly wether lambs, 12/9 to 15/-; ewe lambs (medium), 12/- to 14/5; m.s. lambs, 12/2; medium b.f. lambs, 14/3 to 16/10; fat lambs, to 24/2. Cattle.— Fat cows, £3/10/- to £3/15/-; light fat cows, £3/1/-; fat heifers, £3/5/-; store cows, 22/- to 25/-.