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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 8 December 1927, Page 9

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STORTFORD LODGE SALE. There was a full yarding of cattle yesterday and a fair yarding of sheep at the Stortford Lodge sale, with a sli'ght downward tendency in prices, except in the case of fat stock. Fat. bullocks sold from £8 to £ll 15s, and extra heavy prime bullocks up to £l4. fat cows and heifers £5 to £7, extra heavy u- to £8 19s, grown bullocks in forward condition £7 to £8 10s, 3 and 4-year steers £6 to £7, 2-,rear heifers £3 to £l. 3-year do. up to £4 18s, small 2 and 3-year steers £5 to £5 10s. Dairy cattle were a mixed lot and sold at pottery prices. Fat ewes 18s 6d to 20s lid. fat lambs 17s 6d to 225. fat wethers (light) 24s 4d. 2-tooth weds 17s to 22s txl 4-tooth weds l?s to 235. fat and forward 4-tooth weds 245. 2tooth ewes 19s to 275. 6-tooth ewes 21s, woqllv eWes (aged) 15s to 235. The various brokers report sales as under: — Williams and Kettle, Ltd.—2 fat bullocks £lO, 3 fat cows £5 2s 6d. 2 do. £5 ss. 5 do. £4 17s Cd. 6 steers £5 Bs, 11 do. £5 3s. 1 do. £5 12s i’d. 9 do. £5 10s. 7 do. £2 2s fid, 1 do. £2 6s 1 do. £3 ss, 1 do. £7 ss, 1 do. £5 Us. do. £3 13s (id. 1 do. £1 2s fid, 35 Hereford steers £6 15s. G do. £5 17s 6d, 9 do. £7 6 do. £2 las, I do. £5. 6 Hereford he'-fers £4 16s, 6 P.A. heifers £4 18s, 4 heifers £3 12s, 5 do. £3 2s 6d. 23 PJA. heifers £1 Is, 7 S.H. heifers £3 3s, 11 do, £2 7s. 1 do. £2 ss. 2 do. £4. 1 daTrv cow £4 17s 6d, 2 do. £3 ss, 1 do. £2 7s 6d. 1 dairy heifer £4 7s 6d. 33 f. and f. wethers 245. 86 2-tooth wethers 20s 9d. 12 do. 14s (id. 1 do. 12s. 98 2-tooth ewes 19s, 17 fat woolly ewes 235, 1 do. 275, 4 fat lambs 17s 6d, 12 woolly ewes los. H.B. Farmers' Co-operative Association. Ltd.—3 fat cows £5 19s. 3 fat heifers £5. 11 P.A steers £4 15s. 8 do. £5, 12 do. £3 15s, 6 steers L'4 7s, 29 fat ewes 18s 6d. 13 do. 20s, 18 do. 17s, 8 do. 16s 10 m.s. 2tooths 18s 3d. 13 2-tooth ewes 255, 5 fat ewes 17s. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.—l 7 steers £3 17s 6d, 3 Tieifers £3 10s, 4 fat heifers £4 I.os. 8 Holste'n heifers £3 ss. 7 steers £5 6s, 10 do. £5, 6 do. £6, 3 do. £5 ISs. 7 heifers £3 los. 7 empty cov £3 18s. 1 store cow £2 13s. 3 -oung heifers 30s. 2 do. £2 7s, 1 Jersey steer £2, 1 fat cow £7 15s. 3 do. £4 12s, 2 do. £6 ss, 14 fat ewes 20s. De Pelichet. McLead and Co., Ltd. —1 fat cow £u 2s 6d, 1 at £5, 1 at £1 10s 2 at £6 17s 6d. 2 fat heifers £5 7s 6d, 2 at £7 16s. 1 at £6 10s. 2 fat bullocks £9 17s' 6<l. 2 at £lO, 1 dairy cow £7. 52 fat 6-tooth ewes 24s 2d. 101. fat ewes 20s 6d, 1 fat wether 21s 6d. 1 at 235, 960 4-too:h wethers 235. 353 at 21s 6d. 216 6tooth wethers 22s 6d, 61 4-tooth wethers 18s 2d.

Dalgety and Co , Ltd.—3 fat bullocks £ll los. 2 at £l3. 3 at £l2 15s. 4 at £l4, 3 fat cows £8 7s 6d, 4 at £8 195,1 at £6 15s. 1 at £7 2s 6d, 1 at £6 15s. 3 at £7 6s. 2 at £7 17s, 2 at £7 12s. 1 at £7 2s 6d, 40 P.A. bullocks £8 10s, 21 at £8 ]os, 1 3-year steer £6 10s. 1 fat 2-tooth 23s 6 2-tooth wethers 16s 6d. Murray. Roberts and Co., Ltd. —1 fat cow £5 10s, 2 at £6 7s 6d. 5 at £5 15s 6d, 2 at £5 105,2 at £6. 6at £5 17s. 2 at £6 10s, 2 at £5 los, 1 fat bullock £9 15s, 36 P.A. heifers £5 2s 6d, 15 Hereford heifers £4 10s, 10 at £5 4s, 4 at £4 13s 6d, 1 at £3, 1 at £3 12s. 20 fat ewes 22s Bd. 20 at 21s 6d. 2 at 265, 1 at £1 Is, 22 fat lambs 225. 308 4-tooth wethers 235, 118 2-tooth wethers 22s (id, 1-70 at 21s 7d, 22 at 19s 7d. 154 2-tooth ewes 275, 29 ewes and lambs 29s 6d, 6 m.s. 2-tooths 14s 7d, 12 store ewes 16s.