THE CROPS IN RANGITIKEI LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 154, 25 March 1919, Page 10

THE CROPS IN RANGITIKEI

LIVE STOCK SALES

Marton, March 21. The harvest in the Kaugitikei district is now practically in, ami the rcsulls "Have been' exceedingly 'satisfactory; Some crops have 'yielded sixty-five bushels of' wheat lo the'acre, whilst n number have Kone over fifty. 'I'ho avorago for the district will probably work out at Ihirty:five buslicis. .which is twelve bushels over the hist two seasons'. averages.. The ■*Kiit; [ctoK ioo, . lu/s been'Ko'tid,. and. as ,i"ii'siial,' the 'bulk of it will bo chaffed. The nveraße'for the district will probablv be two tone to the acre.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report tiint at their Pahatnmii salo they submitted a lariro yardinK ot both sheep and cattle to a fair attendance, and cleared most of their yarding at satisfactory prices. Thoy sold: Mixed aeo ewes, £3s. M.; 2tooth wethers, «s. to 245. Id.; forward ewes 20s. 7d.; medium lamiis, 125.; small lambe, 9s. 2(i.; potter rams, 12s. 6d.; spriujr calvlne cows.-.-EB 10s. to £8 12s. 6d.; store cows, £5 to £7 155.; forward cows, £8 195.; weaner heifers. .£1 9s. to £2 Is.; 2-year steers feood colours), £9 2s. 6a.; cowb and calves at foot £8 25.; 16-month heifers, Mossrn'. Abraham and. Williams Ltd., report that at-Feildlng on Starch 21 they had a eoojl entry of both aheep ant) cattle.- All cattle yarded wero sold under tho. hammer. Ewes woro not in (lenwnd. most lots' failing to reach thevendore reserves. Good lambe sold well. IVe quote: Sheep: Fat ewes, 206. 6d., to 235. 3d.; 5year ewes .13s. 6d., 15s. 3d., 18a. 9d., to 19?. 9d.; t.m. ewes, 7s. lCd., 11s., to 11s. 6d.; 2-tooth wethera, 24b. Id., 245. 6(1., to 248. lid.; mixed 2-tootlie, 17s. 6i!., to 195.; lambs. 12s. Bd., 13a. 3d., 15s. Bd. to Ms. lid.; roiiei 2-toolhn. 17s. 6d.. to 19a.; tombs, 12s. Bd.. 13s. 3d., 15s. Bd., 16a. , . 16s. Id., to 16s. 6d.i b.f. lambs, 6s. Id., 7a. 3d, 7s. ii., 8s 2d. to 10s.: cull lamba. 4s. 3d.. 55., ss. Id, 7s. lfld.. to Bs. 7d. Oattle: Forward cowa, £7, £9. to £9 Is.; store cows. £4 2e. 6d., £5, £5 15b. to £6 10s.; cows, r w P.A. bull. £10 55.; sprlnsin? cows. £14, 15s. to £16 55.; 2-year steers, £6, £8 Zβ., to £8 108.; jB-month steers £4 to £4 is. 6d.j 18-month heifers, £4 to £4 Us.; miied ■weaners, £1 7s. to £2 4b.; bulls, £5 15a., £10 2b. 6d.. £11' 17b. 6(1... m IDs., to P.G.A., Ltd. (Stock Department), Dannevirke report on their weekly sale held on Friday, ae follows:—A-fair entry of stock came forward, the demand for which was only limited, prices being on «. par with last sales report. Sales:-213 forward , f.m. ewes, IBs.; 75 ui.a, ewes. 16«. 3d.: 166 aged ewes (lots), is. 7d. to 10a.; 138 medium lambe dote), 4 8 . 3d., Bs., to 6s. 6d.; 12 fm. rams, 10s.; 11 2-year off-coloured steere, £5 17s. (d. to .€6 55.: 11 Booft con. ditioned steers, £B 55.; 1 fat. cow, x 8 10b.