Rushden Research Group: Wool Fair

Rushden Echo, 25th June 1909, transcribed by Kay Collins

Wool Fair at Wellingborough

Local Exhibitors

Mr. G. F. Bearn held his 22nd annual wool sale at Wellingborough, on Wednesday, there being a record display of 10,030 fleeces. The highest price reached was 28/6 per tod, compared with 19/6 last year.

Among the exhibitors were the following:-
[the pence column is enclosed in the binding so unreadable]

			Fleeces	s	d
Mr H H	Cross	Stanwick	248	28
Mr	Foster’s executors	I’thlingboro	138	27
Mr	Dunmore	Farndish	132	17
Mr	Fortescue	Irchester	214	26
Mr	Lay	Chelveston	50	25
Mr Hartop	Burns	Higham Park	265	26
Irthlingboro’ Urban Council			70	27
Mr A	Sanders	Rushden	40	26
Mr	Tilley	Wymington	24	26
Mr	Wallis	Souldrop	27	22
Mr	Stanton	Colworth	62	24
Mr T	Brown	Sharnbrook	93	25
Mr H	Wykes	Irchester	2	24
Mr	Hancock	Stanwick	17	26
Mr Asher	Abbott	Rushden	40	26
Mrs	Cross	Irthlingboro’	76	27
Mr J	Joyce	Rushden	14	25
Mr	Hardicker	Raunds	54	14
Mr G	Robinson	Hinwick	51	26
Messrs	Wallis Bros	Chelveston	18	26
Mr H	Smith	Chelveston	26	26
Mr	Measures	Higham Ferrers	40	26

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