Haleombe & Sherwill's Monthly Report

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 79, 13 December 1884, Page 2

Haleombe & Sherwill's Monthly Report

During December we hare held three sales, viz., at Halcombe, Ashurst, and Feilding. At Haleombe we yarded 89 head of cattle and 59 sheep. The attendance was large but the bidding was not brisk, and the weather most inclement. The following prices were realized : —Beet, £7 10s ; 2-year-old heifers, £2 10s ; fat cows. £4 ss ; 3-year-old steers, £3 15 8 to £4 Is; hacks, £3 10s to £5 ; fat wethers, 10s. At Ashurst we yarded 91 head of e?ttle. Kain fell hearily all day. Prices realized :— Dairy cows, £1 $„ to £9 ; weaners, 15s ; yearlings. £1 10s to £1 16s; 18 months and 2-year-old steers, £2 to £2 16s. The sheep adrertised could not come forward owing to the weather. At Feilding we yarded 284 head of cattle and 1,497 sheep. Nearly the whole of the cattle were sold under the hammer. The atteqdance was good and the bidding brisker than we have known it for some time. The prices realized gave entire satisfaction to the vendors, in most instances being over reserres. We were unable to quit the ewes and lambs (600) owing to the reserve being somewhat above market value. We were surprised that the fat wethers did not sell, as they were pnme and well worth the reserve placed upon them. Prices obtained : — Pat cows. £4 7. 6d; 3 and 4-y w . o ld bullocks, £3 17s 6d to £4 18a 6d ; store- " cows, £1 6s to £1 7s 6d ; yearlings, £p? * 10» to £1 16.; 2£ year-old steers; £3 g» 6d to £3 10s; 2-year-old steer, md heifers, mixed, £1 18s 6d to £2 • fat wethers (shorn), 10* 6 d ; fat ewes (shorn) 8s lOd; store wethers (in wool); 10s 6d ■ dry ewes (in wool), 9« 6d; ewe* (shorn) On the 3rd instant Mr Ketemeyer'a * ere k?enI * competed for »nd realized from 4s 6d to 9s each. We "Tould again draw the attention of our riients to theadmablc-nessof forward?^ hundred head of cattle came into our F«U«)gy ard , U* Thursday, of whbh -re had had only one d, v's notice priV Sve^d/ Co ™^y U noj Kalcombb A^HBawiii, Auctioneers..