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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 99, 24 October 1893, Page 2

Eguiont Farmers' Union (Limited) stock report. — The Stratford yards were well filled last Friday, the 18th inst., with cattle of very useful classes, and there was a good demand for all young stock, prices being on a par with those of the previous sale. We quote : — Cattle.— Eighteen months to 2-year steers, X' 2 19a 6d to £4 2s b'd ; yearlings, £2, to £2 7s 6d ; springers, and cows in calf, £8 10s to £1 11s 6d ; heifers in calf, £3 2s to £3 10a. There was an unusually large attendanco at the Glover road salo yards, Hawera, on Wednesday, the 18th inst , and we had a large entry of cattle to offer, several of the lines, particularly the fat stock being of a superior quality. Bidding was very slow from start to finish, though little of the stock left the yards without changing. hands. It is worthy of note that in spite of the abundance of grass and the scarcity of stock, prices are easier all round. "We quote :— Cattle— Fat bullocks, £6 to £6 10s ; 14 to 2.}-year old steers, £3 2s to £4 9s ; yearlings and weaners, £1 17s to £2 17s ; tat cows, £4 15s to £5 4s ; springers, £5 to £0 ; cows and heifers in calf, £8 17s to M 7s Od ; 1% to 18-montha' heifers, £2 ss9d to i'26s. Sheep— Wethers, 4« tooth 8s 9d.