FKETAHUNA CATTLE FAIR.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3079, 9 May 1917, Page 10

FKETAHUNA CATTLE FAIR.

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., stock department, resort [ on their Eketahuna cattle fair as under The entry -was in excess of advertised numbers, 1000 being offered to a very faj attendance. Taken as a whole the quality was far above the average, and speaking generally, creditable to the district. . Several lines of well-grown, goodconditioned bullocks were offered, but thev I were difficult to quit, owing to buyers for this class of cattle being limited in num- - bers. On the other hand, young cattlo sold extremely well, and some good sales were recorded. Business at auction except in few instances, could not be described as animated,, and . several pena were passed, but good business was done later by private treaty, and on the whole a. Batisfactor* sale has to be reported. Mr W. M'Gruddy topped We market with 13 good-conditioned, large-framed bullocks at £17. Other sales worthy of mention vrero on behalf of Mr. F. 0. Turnor 28 'P.A. bullocks, £16, and 23 two end a halfyear Hereford cress, steers, £13 158 • Mr Anders Anderson sold a- pen of' goodconditioned P.A. bullocks at £16 10s Prices m]ed as under.:-Three-year steers'' fair condition, £16 to £16; cd, up to £17; two and a half.j'ear steers £12 10s., £13 55., £13 10s., to £13 12s • eishteen-month steers, £10, £11 55., £12 2s" 6d., to £13 10s. for good.cattle; fat cows! £10 £1 Ss.. £12 105.,. £13 '55.. to £14 ss. fat heifers, £11, £12, to £13 7s. 6d.; cows in calf, £9 )os.. £10 10s., to £11 55.-. store cows, £6 10s;, £7 12s. 6d., to £8 10s.; springing heifers. £8 10s. to £9 15s.': eighteenmonth heifers in calf, £6, £6 10s., £6 15s to £7 Is.; weaner cahes, £2 15s. to £3 55.; bulls, 3gns. to £6 Us. The Kamona. was to have left Wostportat 11 o'clock last night for Wellington. She has a cargo of coal, and is due'hero •this evening.