HAWERA SHOW TO BE HELD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3168, 20 August 1917, Page 8

HAWERA SHOW TO BE HELD

By Telegraph—Press Association. . . ;.; Hawera, August 18. .■• At; a special general meeting of members of tbo EginbntCA.ond. P. Association to-day it was decided, by 38 votes to '26, to rescind the resolution passed at the annual -'meeting'discontinuing the show during the war. LIVE STOCK SALES The New Zealand.Loan and Mercantile' ligency Co.. Ltd., report:—'At likctahiina' on Friday' wo had .a? medium entry of cattle and" a small-ono of sheop. There was a cood- demand for' all classes, and with the exception ot one pen we made a total clearance ae follows :~B.F. hoggets, 215.;. cows,. £16, £11, £10 12s. 6d., £9; dairy heifers. £9 55.; store cows, £5 7s. 6d. Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Pahiatua on Tuesday we • had only a email entry of ■sheep, and a, fair one of cattle,. whfen we submitted to the usual attendance of buyers.. Competition was by no means animated, and several lines we passed in. ,We ciuoto:—Backward conditioned ewes, io lamb to Romney. and S.D. nut, 225. 6tt.; enipty.::6ows, T £9:,25.'"6 d.; backward anrineing- heifers,. £7.t0 £7 2s. 6d. The' New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Agency. Co., resort:—A Feildjng on Fiiday wo had a, heavy yarding of sheeo and »' medium entry of cattle. Shecpeold well and we have to report a total clearance under the hammer. Small hoggets, 18s. <ld.: medium .'ewe hoggets, 23b. 4d. to 255. 6d.;.. medium wether hoggets, 245. to 245. ti.i woolly wother hoggets (good), 28s. 3d.: shorn wether liosgets (good), 295.. to'3os.' J'd.: fat ewes', 37b. 3d.: yearling heifers.£3 10s:'to £4 10b.: 15 months , ' heifers, ; £6i yearling-steers (small). £5 45.; springing heifers, £8 ss. to £8 10s.; cowe. in calf, £8- 10s. to- £9 12s. 6d.; fresh cows,. £8 sb. . • ■ ■' ' ' • MeEsrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Pellnerston North, report:—Tho weekly atock gale was- held at Palmcreton North .on Thursday. We had a fairly good muster of cattle and a small oritry of Bheerj. There was a. fairly good all-round demajjd, and most of the lots offered found .buyers, prices as follow ruling:-Dairy cpwa (gpqd).; £11 10s. to £13 10s.; medium ditto, £9 to £10 155.; medium quality dairy vheifers, £B to '£10;' backward and , small ditto. £6 10s. to £7 155.; forward cows, £8-3s, 6d. to £9 10s.; store.cows, £6 ss. to £7 10s.; backward heifers, in calf, £5 17s. 6d. to. £7 55.; yearlinii steere (medium), £5 125.. ti. to £6; ditto (coloured), £5 2s. 6d.:. yearling heifers. £4 2s. to £4 11s.-; 2-tooth. wethers, 355. Id.; medium mixed hoggets, 18s. Id. to 19s. IOd". - , On Thursday we held our annual noEEet ■sale at Sanson, at- which there was a large and representative attendance. Wo had a fairly good muster, pra'ctically' tho whole of which-were sold. There was an unsatisfied demand and good priceß were the order of the day. The sale wae held in yards kindly lent by Mr: Alf. Gray, who had evyjthing in ship-shapo order and everything went well from the start. Ewe hoggets brought from 28s. 2d. to 295. 3d.; medium ditto, 245. 2d. to 275. 3d.; wether hoggets, 245. to 26a. IOd.; mixed. 25b. to 265. 6d.; medium ditto, 235. to 24a. 6d. ..At Betiding on Friday we had a moderate critry of stock, almost tho whole o.f which wae disposed of. Competition was keen, and good prices were realised for the various lines ofiered. Good dairy cows brought from £12 to £13 Uβ.; , .medium ditto, -£9 to £11 10s.; aged apd inferior ditto, £6 10s. to £8 65.; springing heifers. £9 10s. to £11 5b.; small and backward ditto, £7 10s. to £9; forward cows, £8 •2s. 6d. to £9 7s. 6d.; store cows, £7 to £7 18s. ;•. small ditto, £5 17a. 6d. to £6 175.; coloured yearling steers, £5; aged ewes in lamb, 19s. to 235. 6d.; light fat owes and. ■wethers, 305.; light fat wethers. 38s. 9d.; mixed hoggets,. 20s. 6d.; cull ewe's, 7s.